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19 passengers from Bihar still missing after Odisha triple train crash

19 passengers from Bihar still missing after Odisha triple train crash

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

At least 19 people from Bihar, who were on board the Coromandel Express, are still missing after the train accident in Odisha's Balasore district on June 2 in which 288 people were killed, said the state disaster management department (DMD).

Indian scientists' new DNA chip for speeding up rice breeding

Indian scientists' new DNA chip for speeding up rice breeding

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

One Chinese lie has been finally nailed this time by a team of Indian scientists who provide irrefutable evidence that rice did originate in India, a fact contested by China.

'Our Aim Is Housing Finance's Siginficant Role In Economic Growth'

'Our Aim Is Housing Finance's Siginficant Role In Economic Growth'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

'We are working with a few housing finance companies to drive affordable lending because that's where we believe our sweet spot is.'

Byju's growing slowly but sustainably; it's close to profitability: CEO

Byju's growing slowly but sustainably; it's close to profitability: CEO

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

Edtech major Byju's is growing slowly but sustainably and is close to achieving profitability at the group level, the company's CEO Byju Raveendran said on Thursday. The company organised a town hall with Raveendran to allay apprehensions about the uncertainty around the company's growth and its future. According to sources, who attended the town hall, Raveendran said that issues with $1.2 billion Term Loan B lenders are being resolved through discussion and hopeful of a positive outcome in the next few weeks without the court's intervention.

Aiming to be among the best by its 100th year in 2032: IAF chief

Aiming to be among the best by its 100th year in 2032: IAF chief

Rediff.com8 Oct 2023

In the current complex and dynamic strategic environment, refining the IAF's strategy, building robust capabilities and developing a flexible mindset to "prosecute future wars" will prove decisive, the chief of air staff said.

Delhi police await court nod for narco test on Aaftab

Delhi police await court nod for narco test on Aaftab

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

The Delhi police has sought nod to conduct a narco test of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of killing his live-in partner and dumping her body parts in a forest area in south Delhi's Chhatarpur, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Mira Road murder accused wrote porn sites names on paper

Mira Road murder accused wrote porn sites names on paper

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Police said that after allegedly murdering Vaidya, Sane had taken pictures of the body and also did many Google searches to find out how to dispose of the body.

Will Monsoon Session Be Another Washout?

Will Monsoon Session Be Another Washout?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

The productivity of the Budget session was abysmal. The Lok Sabha functioned for 33% of its scheduled time (46 hours); the Rajya Sabha 24% (32 hours).

Why Saudi is going all out to sign football's biggest names

Why Saudi is going all out to sign football's biggest names

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

Saudi clubs have spent more than 400 million euros ($439 million) in the close season to sign players from Europe's elite teams.

'My sister's body was lying in the forest for five days'

'My sister's body was lying in the forest for five days'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

'We buried her yesterday.' 'There were so many bodies, they could not fit in the hospital anymore, so they put them in an army base nearby.'

UP madrasas to get Urdu translation of 'Mann ki Baat'

UP madrasas to get Urdu translation of 'Mann ki Baat'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

Uttar Pradesh BJP Minority Morcha President Kunwar Basit Ali has compiled 12 episodes of the prime minister's radio programme for the year 2022.

Justice R M Lodha: Law is in his DNA

Justice R M Lodha: Law is in his DNA

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Justice Lodha's attribution of guilt to the owners of teams, rather than to individuals, has laid out the law of command and responsibility, responsibility by virtue of ownership of shareholding, team membership and holding out to be the face of the team, says Indira Jaising.

World Cup 2023: 7 Memorable Moments

World Cup 2023: 7 Memorable Moments

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

A look at 7 memorable moments of World Cup 2023.

SC faults Gujarat HC, allows rape survivor's abortion of 27-week foetus

SC faults Gujarat HC, allows rape survivor's abortion of 27-week foetus

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Observing that pregnancy outside marriage is injurious and a cause of stress, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her over 27-week pregnancy.

Zydus Cadila starts supply of COVID-19 vaccine to govt

Zydus Cadila starts supply of COVID-19 vaccine to govt

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine administered intradermally.

She returned from Canada to meet her lover, was killed and buried

She returned from Canada to meet her lover, was killed and buried

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

A young woman from Haryana's Rohtak who had gone to Canada last year to pursue higher studies was allegedly murdered and buried in a field in Sonipat by her lover in June 2022 when she came to meet him.

Azad has become BJP's loyal soldier: Congress

Azad has become BJP's loyal soldier: Congress

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

Azad ended his five-decade association with the Congress last month, saying the party was comprehensively destroyed and lashing out at Rahul Gandhi for "demolishing" its entire consultative mechanism.

Man City on cusp of European coronation, but ...

Man City on cusp of European coronation, but ...

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Now only Inter stand in the way of a treble that would match Manchester United's still unique feat of 1999.

Aaftab's narco test report submitted; cops to get his voice sample

Aaftab's narco test report submitted; cops to get his voice sample

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

Police said according to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report, the blood samples recovered from Poonawala's house were of Walkar's.

White House condemns trolling of scribe who questioned Modi

White House condemns trolling of scribe who questioned Modi

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

Last week, The Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui asked Prime Minister Modi about the rights of minorities in India and what steps his government was willing to take to improve them and also uphold free speech.

Zydus's India-made Covid vaccine gets emergency use approval

Zydus's India-made Covid vaccine gets emergency use approval

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

This is the world's first DNA-based vaccine against the coronavirus, and this three-dose vaccine when injected produces the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and elicits an immune response, which plays a vital role in protection from the disease as well as viral clearance

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul in Kargil

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul in Kargil

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Raking up the border issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said every individual in Ladakh knows that China has "taken away our land" and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that not an inch of land was taken away was "absolutely false".

Muslim men found charred to death, family blames Bajrang Dal

Muslim men found charred to death, family blames Bajrang Dal

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Two men were found charred to death in a car in Haryana's Bhiwani district Thursday after they were allegedly abducted from Bharatpur district in Rajasthan by men said to be cow vigilantes.

Finding Aaron: A Lost-And-Found Miracle

Finding Aaron: A Lost-And-Found Miracle

Rediff.com31 May 2023

John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him. Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.

Monsoon session of Parliament begins today, set to be stormy

Monsoon session of Parliament begins today, set to be stormy

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi has said that 31 bills will be taken up in the monsoon session. Among these include the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023.

Review: Gumraah Fails To Impress

Review: Gumraah Fails To Impress

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

Detective shows like CID did a better job than Gumraah of creating thrilling cases, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Police should have 'body of evidence': Court on post-Godhra acquittal

Police should have 'body of evidence': Court on post-Godhra acquittal

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

It is a general rule not to convict anybody until the body has been found, the court said.

Delhi police may seek Aaftab's dating details from Bumble

Delhi police may seek Aaftab's dating details from Bumble

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

The Delhi police wants to ascertain if any of the women Aftab dated on the app could be a possible motive behind Shraddha's murder.

David Warner pumped up ahead of milestone Test

David Warner pumped up ahead of milestone Test

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

Warner has not scored a Test century in almost three years

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

Bhagwat is 'rashtra pita', says top Muslim cleric after RSS chief visits mosque

Bhagwat is 'rashtra pita', says top Muslim cleric after RSS chief visits mosque

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday, met with many Muslim intellectuals including Chief Imam Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi.

India's vaccine makers prepare to take on Omicron

India's vaccine makers prepare to take on Omicron

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

As the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2 takes centrestage, vaccine makers in India are of the view that scaling up the existing vaccines to make them more effective is possible.

Adipurush Review: Why Mess With An Epic?

Adipurush Review: Why Mess With An Epic?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty, asserts Deepa Gahlot.

'This Fight Is Against Terrorism'

'This Fight Is Against Terrorism'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

'99.6 per cent is occupied by Arab countries in the Middle East; Israel occupies just 0.4 per cent of the entire Middle East.' 'That 0.4 per cent is also a big issue for them.'

New twist in Mira Road murder, accused claims to be HIV+

New twist in Mira Road murder, accused claims to be HIV+

Rediff.com10 Jun 2023

The crime came to light after neighbours alerted the police about a foul smell coming out of the flat.

Why Zydus is likely to continue with its outperformance

Why Zydus is likely to continue with its outperformance

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

Even as most of its large-cap pharmaceutical peers have struggled to stay above water on the returns front, Zydus Lifesciences has been one of the big outperformers within the sector over the past year with a return of over 30 per cent. The gains have come on the back of multiple triggers such as the scaling up of new product launches in the US market, clearance for its Moraiya (Gujarat) facility and steady performance in the domestic market. Though it has been the top pharma gainer in the 2022-23 financial year (FY23), brokerages continue to maintain their 'buy' stance, given the strong visibility in the US market.

Hayden reveals reason for India's ICC title drought

Hayden reveals reason for India's ICC title drought

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

Hayden advises Team India to forget about outcome in WTC final

282 skeletons of Indian soldiers killed in 1857 revolt found

282 skeletons of Indian soldiers killed in 1857 revolt found

Rediff.com11 May 2022

The soldiers were said to have revolted against the use of pork and beef-greased cartridges.

Called an apple, an apple: Mahua Moitra on remarks in Parliament

Called an apple, an apple: Mahua Moitra on remarks in Parliament

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Moitra was heard using an objectionable word to which the Chair objected and urged members to avoid cuss words.

Mistrust of India is embedded in the Pak army's DNA

Mistrust of India is embedded in the Pak army's DNA

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

'There were assurances that Jaish-e-Mohammad was being reined in as was the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, but Pakistan's security forces could not risk opening too many dangerous new fronts,' notes former foreign secretary Ambassador Shyam Saran, who has just returned from a visit to Lahore.