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Assam floods: 35 dead, 11 lakh stranded

Assam floods: 35 dead, 11 lakh stranded

Rediff.com30 Jun 2012

The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with four more deaths in different areas of the state taking the toll to 35 even as the water level in some of the rivers have started receding, official sources said.

A force, a firefly. Shine on Sushant

A force, a firefly. Shine on Sushant

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput came, sparkled and left for a world that will hopefully understand and treat him better, hopes Sukanya Verma.

How is the gaming experience on ASUS ROG Strix Scar Edition?

How is the gaming experience on ASUS ROG Strix Scar Edition?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

What works, what doesn't?

'Quit Rajya Sabha because I was told to stay away from Punjab'

'Quit Rajya Sabha because I was told to stay away from Punjab'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

The former cricketer reiterated his love for his state, saying he would choose it over any party or family.

Review: Titanic in 3D is a tad understated

Review: Titanic in 3D is a tad understated

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

The first two hours barely reflect any 3D and the concluding one hour is unfairly mingy on technology that plays up its re-release.

Is it time for Barca's coach to be fired?

Is it time for Barca's coach to be fired?

Rediff.com8 May 2019

"I don't know how this affects my future," Valverde said.

Gill's comment on Assam agitation martyr angers people

Gill's comment on Assam agitation martyr angers people

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

'Super Cop', K P S Gill has stirred the proverbial hornet's nest with his comment that the first martyr of the Assam agitation against illegal migrants, Khargeswar Talukdar, was not killed because of police action but drowned in a pond.

More than 10 lakh people affected by Bihar floods

More than 10 lakh people affected by Bihar floods

Rediff.com22 Aug 2011

The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Monday with more than 10 lakh people affected and thousands forced to flee their homes and take shelter on highrise embankments, national highways, railway lines and in schools and other buildings

Doob maro: Modi to Oppn over stance on Art 370

Doob maro: Modi to Oppn over stance on Art 370

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Modi said he was shocked that such voices are being raised for political gains in the land of Shivaji Maharaj.

Five Indians dead as ship sinks near Oman

Five Indians dead as ship sinks near Oman

Rediff.com6 Nov 2011

An Indian ship sank off the coast of southern Oman, drowning five Indian sailors and leaving nine others missing.

201 Indian crew members rescued from Costa; 1 missing

201 Indian crew members rescued from Costa; 1 missing

Rediff.com16 Jan 2012

One Indian is missing in a luxury cruiser drowning incident off the Tuscan coast in Italy while 201 crew members from the country have been rescued, officials said in Rome on Monday.

Like Shastri, you too can rise to the occasion Mr PM

Like Shastri, you too can rise to the occasion Mr PM

Rediff.com11 Jan 2012

Taking a cue from former prime minister Lal Bhadur Shastri, Dr Manmohan Singh should break free of the inhibitory shackles that bind him to fulfill the expectations reposed in him by the people of India, says Vivek Gumaste.

Chennai boat accident: Navy joins search operations

Chennai boat accident: Navy joins search operations

Rediff.com26 Dec 2011

Naval ships and divers have joined the search operations to locate the bodies of victims in the boat tragedy at a lake near Chennai which claimed 22 lives, officials said on Monday.

Bihar flood: Toll rises to 42; have patience, says Nitish

Bihar flood: Toll rises to 42; have patience, says Nitish

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

'You are talking as if Patna has been the only place which has suffered on account of heavy rain. What happened in Mumbai and America when these places were battered by similar downpour?'

Chennai rains: Amma stickers on relief material enrage hungry survivors

Chennai rains: Amma stickers on relief material enrage hungry survivors

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Several people posted scathing comments on social media to register their anger.

Move aside ice bucket, here comes the #condomchallenge!

Move aside ice bucket, here comes the #condomchallenge!

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

You have seen it all -- the fire challenge, the twerking challenge, the rice bucket challenge -- viral trends tend to take the internet by storm and now there is a new craze that is overwhelming the social media.

Is the government killing Air India?

Is the government killing Air India?

Rediff.com11 May 2011

State of Air India reveals one of the sorriest aspects of Indian public life.

Monsoon session: Rising prices, Kasab rock Parl

Monsoon session: Rising prices, Kasab rock Parl

Rediff.com2 Aug 2011

A torrent of issues ranging from price rise to demand for dismissal of Mayawati government and immediate execution of Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru drowned the second day of the Monsoon session of Parliament on Tuesday.

Review: Kanchana is torture to watch

Review: Kanchana is torture to watch

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

You can happily give Kanchana a miss and save yourself some hours of torture.

Mining scam: A nexus between blood and iron

Mining scam: A nexus between blood and iron

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

Blood And Iron is veteran journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta's painstaking effort at documenting the mining scams that erupted in south India this year.

35 killed as bus falls into pond in Bihar's Madhubani

35 killed as bus falls into pond in Bihar's Madhubani

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

State announces ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of those who died. Search operations are on.

'I forgive Osama. He's in God's hands to punish'

'I forgive Osama. He's in God's hands to punish'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

It has been ten years since her death in the 9/11 terror strike, but the memories are still vivid for Valsa Raju's family. George Joseph reports

PHOTOS: Rare Titanic items go on display

PHOTOS: Rare Titanic items go on display

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic -- the 269.06-metre-long iconic British luxury passenger liner with 2,224 passengers and crew -- sank, killing over 1,500 people and in course becoming one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th century. A 106 years later, rare and never-seen-before Titanic memorabilia will go on display at The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall as part of the 'Titanic Stories' to examine tales of survivors, victims and descendants of the catastrophe. And fans of the Oscar award-winning 1997 movie Titanic will also be in for a treat as props from the movie will also be exhibited.

Bollywood enjoys Monsoon's first shower

Bollywood enjoys Monsoon's first shower

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

41 dead, 10 injured in UP trolley mishap

41 dead, 10 injured in UP trolley mishap

Rediff.com22 Aug 2011

At least 40 pilgrims were on Monday killed when a tractor trolley carrying them overturned in a waterlogged ditch in Nagra area of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

Hum Dono review: Absolute must-watch

Hum Dono review: Absolute must-watch

Rediff.com4 Feb 2011

Don't miss this emotionally fascinating drama that stubbornly refuses to have anything to do with filmmaking conventions.

Indo-Pak ties complicated by terror: Krishna

Indo-Pak ties complicated by terror: Krishna

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

Terrorism emanating from Pakistan's soil has complicated India's relations with that country, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here, as he slammed Islamabad for not doing enough to crack drown on extremist elements.

After 2 years, Micromax returns to top 5 in smartphone sales

After 2 years, Micromax returns to top 5 in smartphone sales

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

But this could be shortlived as the rise has been buoyed on Chhattisgarh assembly poll freebies

As the markets sank, they scaled new heights

As the markets sank, they scaled new heights

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

Radhika Gupta and Anant Jatia, start-up entrepreneurs, speak about the impetus for their unusual start up, that led them to switch countries and gamble on their futures. They also discuss what it takes to succeed with their unique business proposition, why they quit lucrative careers to start a company in India and their success mantras.

Holi day sees 11 deaths across Delhi

Holi day sees 11 deaths across Delhi

Rediff.com21 Mar 2011

Murders of a driver and a labourer, five fatal accidents killing seven people and drowning of two teenagers were reported on Sunday, with the police saying these incidents were related to Holi. Among the dead are two women, both victims of road accidents

'In my grief, I blocked off Venezuela'

'In my grief, I blocked off Venezuela'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

'The phone rang on the night of January 15.' 'The voice of an Indian family friend in Venezuela came on.' 'That morning, there had been an accident on the highway'. 'My father had died on the spot.' Radha Roy Biswas reveals her heart-warming and heart-breaking relation with a country drowning in economic chaos.

JK: Cloudburst in Pulwama, army rushes to rescue

JK: Cloudburst in Pulwama, army rushes to rescue

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

The flashfloods inundated the low-lying areas and submerged the ground floor of the houses in the villages. A large number of livestock were drowned and standing crops were destroyed.

Charlie Hebdo triggers outrage over cartoon on dead Syrian toddler

Charlie Hebdo triggers outrage over cartoon on dead Syrian toddler

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Opinion is divided on the message that Charlie Hebdo was trying to send across using the cartoons depicting Aylan.

J&K: Curfew in Baramulla following protests

J&K: Curfew in Baramulla following protests

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

Curfew was clamped in Baramulla town of north Kashmir on Wednesday, which witnessed protests over the drowning of a student, even as authorities terminated the services of a policeman accused by locals of pushing him into the river.

Singer Chitra's daughter passes away

Singer Chitra's daughter passes away

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

Nandana was only eight years old.

Hyderabad: Rains kill 3; damage Charminar

Hyderabad: Rains kill 3; damage Charminar

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

Overnight heavy rain in Hyderabad has claimed lives of three children of the same family, caused minor damage to the historic monument of Charminar and left several low lying areas under water.

Will this mother's grief move Aung San Suu Kyi?

Will this mother's grief move Aung San Suu Kyi?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

Death pursued this Rohingya family as they fled the violence in Myanmar.

How hunger and floods killed him in Pakistan

How hunger and floods killed him in Pakistan

Rediff.com19 Aug 2010

In flood-ravaged Pakistan, the government's awfully slow rescue operations are proving out to be largely ineffective, as the destitute victims' plight is turning irreparable, notes Tahir Ali.

Amid war of words, Omar says Modi lacks courage to come to Kashmir

Amid war of words, Omar says Modi lacks courage to come to Kashmir

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

Narendra Modi and the father-son duo of Farooq and Omar Abdullah were on Monday engaged in bitter sparring, with the Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate alleging that the biggest blow to secularism in the country was delivered in Kashmir from where Kashmiri Pandits were forced out due to their religion.

Mubarak had warned US not to invade Iraq

Mubarak had warned US not to invade Iraq

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

"Mubarak said that when President Bush Sr had called and asked what Mubarak thought about invading Iraq to get to rid of Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf war, Mubarak had told him not to because 'you won't be able to get out and you will drown in Iraq,'" according to cables released by WikiLeaks.