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After N-test, North Korea fires two missiles

After N-test, North Korea fires two missiles

Rediff.com26 May 2009

A pair of short-range missiles -- one surface-to-air and one surface-to-water with a range of 130 km -- were fired from its east coast launch pad, Yonhap news agency reported quoting an unnamed government official in Seoul

ONGC to increase natural gas output 53% as new fields start

ONGC to increase natural gas output 53% as new fields start

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

The newer gas finds will help turn the tide for ONGC, which has seen oil and gas output stagnating in recent times.

Cyclone Yaas: Centre asks states to stock medical supplies

Cyclone Yaas: Centre asks states to stock medical supplies

Rediff.com21 May 2021

The Centre has asked Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands to ensure that health facilities are stocked with essential medicines and supplies to meet any exigencies in the wake of Cyclone Yaas which is expected to make a landfall later this month.

Tamil teacher among 106 arrested for Sri Lanka blasts

Tamil teacher among 106 arrested for Sri Lanka blasts

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

President Maithripala Sirisena said Friday that over 130 suspects linked to the Islamic State terror group have been operating in the country.

Rescue work on after Sandy's DESTRUCTION

Rescue work on after Sandy's DESTRUCTION

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Rescue workers began evacuating stranded residents from flooded neighbourhoods after Sandy, the most devastating megastorm in decades, hit the densely populated United States east coast region, even as President Barack Obama warned that the storm was "not yet over".

Cyclone Phailin: Planes grounded; road, rail traffic disrupted

Cyclone Phailin: Planes grounded; road, rail traffic disrupted

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

With Cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts on Saturday evening, rail, road and air traffic has been badly disrupted in the states.

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

An intense winter storm has caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000 homes and businesses along the US east coast are without power. The storm is the product of a rapid and rare drop in barometric pressure known as bombogenesis, or bomb cyclone. Heavy snow has pounded the east coast from Maine as far south as North Carolina, taking out power lines, icing over roads and closing hundreds of schools.

Mukesh Ambani's vision of India

Mukesh Ambani's vision of India

Rediff.com26 Nov 2005

As Yaas rolls in, fishermen rue absence of insurance scheme

As Yaas rolls in, fishermen rue absence of insurance scheme

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The cover provided under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, which is a vital safety net for them, ended almost a year back on May 31, 2020. Ever since, there hasn't been much progress on the higher insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh promised under the newly launched Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.

15 amazing underwater tunnels

15 amazing underwater tunnels

Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

Infrastructure projects that transformed the world.

RIL-BP to invest $10bn to quadruple natural gas output by 2020

RIL-BP to invest $10bn to quadruple natural gas output by 2020

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

RIL-BP, who are currently producing about 11.8 million standard cubic metres per day of gas from the flagging eastern offshore KG-D6 block, is targeting newer fields in KG-D6 block and gas discoveries in neighbouring north-east coast and Cauvery basin to raise output.

PHOTOS: Gala reception awaits Xi Jinping at Mahabalipuram

PHOTOS: Gala reception awaits Xi Jinping at Mahabalipuram

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

On his arrival, Xi will be welcomed by traditional peformances including 'tappu' folk drum art display at the airport by about 500 artistes.

How Tokyo is preparing for 2020 Olympics

How Tokyo is preparing for 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

Tokyo 2020 organisers held an earthquake drill on Thursday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre, a newly built venue for next year's Olympics, to test their readiness

US struggles to recover after storm dumps 40 inches of snow

US struggles to recover after storm dumps 40 inches of snow

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

States across America are beginning the process of digging their way out of record-breaking snowfall on Monday after Winter Storm Jonas battered the nation's East Coast, wreaking havoc on millions and turning major cities into ghost towns.

More US venture capitalists coming to India!

More US venture capitalists coming to India!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

A delegation of venture capitalists from the East Coast, US, with a worldwide portfolio of $20 billion, will visit India next month as part of TiE event to explore the possibilities of investing in Indian IT

Reliance finds more gas

Reliance finds more gas

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

Around 15 years ago, when Reliance Industries (RIL) struck natural gas in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin off the east coast, the government made plans to supply that fuel cheaply to scores of generators that sprang up in India triggered by the discovery. Most of the plants, which account for 6 per cent of India's total generation capacity, operate sparsely after the KG-D6 area first failed to meet production targets, and then finally shut shop. Affordable domestic gas was why those thermal plants came up and the rate of the fuel today is why those generators hardly operate. Record liquefied natural gas (LNG) rates may yet again unravel India's ambitions to expand use of gas in industries, households and vehicles. Rates, while volatile, may stay strong this decade as developed nations with higher purchasing power embrace gas as the transition fuel.

Amazing images of Sydney!

Amazing images of Sydney!

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia.

Amazing images of Sydney!

Amazing images of Sydney!

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia.

PIX: Mount Etna erupts yet again, puts on a fiery show

PIX: Mount Etna erupts yet again, puts on a fiery show

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

Europe's most active volcano -- Mount Etna in Italy -- erupted for the sixth time this year on Thursday. Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily. Thursday's eruption is the 24th in a series of volcanic eruptions since January.

'Cyclones will affect coastal regions more'

'Cyclones will affect coastal regions more'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

'We will have to face the effects of climate change for generations to come!'

PHOTOS: EYE-POPPING views of earth from space

PHOTOS: EYE-POPPING views of earth from space

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Here's a collection of some photographs released by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency of cities and continents taken from the International Space Station in recent times.

FAQ: What's a cyclone; how destructive can it be?

FAQ: What's a cyclone; how destructive can it be?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

So how are tropical cyclones formed? How destructive can they be? How are their names chosen? Find out the answers to these and other questions in our cyclone FAQ.

Odisha travel: Bidding goodbye to the 'scenic, serene, sublime'

Odisha travel: Bidding goodbye to the 'scenic, serene, sublime'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

The final part of Deepak Kripalani's Odisha travelogue.

Hurricane Sandy: Then to now, a year later in photos

Hurricane Sandy: Then to now, a year later in photos

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Then and now photographs of Hurricane Sandy tell a remarkable story of how New York and New Jersey's effort to rebuild the cities a year after the disaster.

BJP's Khushbu held, Manusmriti row escalates

BJP's Khushbu held, Manusmriti row escalates

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

With BJP workers staging agitations across the state demanding that Thol Thirumavalavan apologise for his remark allegedly denigrating women, the VCK cadres countered it by flash protests and they allegedly attacked saffron party office-bearers at Madurai.

Sandy leaves 55 dead; Rescuers struggle to clear debris

Sandy leaves 55 dead; Rescuers struggle to clear debris

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Sandy, the most devastating storm to hit the United States in decades, killed nearly 50 people as it struck densely populated US east coast region leaving a trail of destruction and millions of waterlogged homes in darkness.

CCI clears RIL's block for oil, gas production

CCI clears RIL's block for oil, gas production

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

In its first decision, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Wednesday cleared Reliance Industries' producing KG-D6 block and gas discovery area NEC-25 along with 3 other areas where the Defence Ministry had either barred oil and gas activity or put stringent conditions on that.

It's not over yet! After Sandy, another storm to hit US

It's not over yet! After Sandy, another storm to hit US

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

Just as the United States east coast is limping back to recovery from the destruction caused by Sandy, another strong coastal storm threatens to hit the region this week and could result in high winds, flooding and power outages, further exacerbating the damage caused by the megastorm.

Superstorm Sandy causes 'major damage' to UN complex

Superstorm Sandy causes 'major damage' to UN complex

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

The United Nations headquarters overlooking the East River in United Nations suffered "major damage" as the megastorm Sandy caused heavy flooding in the world body's complex, the United Nations security chief has said.

PICS: Superstorm Sandy leaves 70 dead, 4mn without power

PICS: Superstorm Sandy leaves 70 dead, 4mn without power

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Superstorm Sandy left a trail of bodies and wreckage on the densely-populated United States East Coast, claiming over 70 lives and sparking burglaries in flooded neighbourhoods as nearly 4 million Americans still struggled without power and communication.

In PHOTOS: Superstorm Sandy recedes, leaves US battered

In PHOTOS: Superstorm Sandy recedes, leaves US battered

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Millions of Americans woke up to scenes of destruction wrought by Sandy after the powerful storm smashed into the United States east coast, destroying buildings, flooding streets, and cutting power across 15 states. Here's a look at the aftermath of the 'Frankenstorm'.

Gurdwaras turned into shelter homes in Sandy-hit areas

Gurdwaras turned into shelter homes in Sandy-hit areas

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

As superstorm Sandy hit the United States East Coast affecting millions of people, an international Sikh forum on Tuesday announced that Gurdwaras in the country have been turned into shelter homes for the affected.

Obama, Romney put poll campaign on backburner

Obama, Romney put poll campaign on backburner

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Hurricane Sandy, the monster of a storm threatening to hit America's East coast relegated the US election campaign to the backburner, as President Barack Obama rushed to the White House to personally review preparations and his rival Mitt Romney cancelled his campaign activities.

US bombers fly close to North Korea amid tensions

US bombers fly close to North Korea amid tensions

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

The US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam, along with the force's F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, flew in international airspace over the waters east of North Korea

North Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

The reported test came amid escalating cross-border tensions, with the North threatening retaliation over the start of South Korea-US military exercises condemned by Pyongyang.

BP sells Malaysian plant to RIL for $230 mn

BP sells Malaysian plant to RIL for $230 mn

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

All current staff of BPCM is expected to transfer to the new owners under equivalent terms and conditions.

Quake off Taiwan; tsunami headed for Phillipines

Quake off Taiwan; tsunami headed for Phillipines

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Japan's Met Agency said an earthquake struck off Taiwan measuring preliminary magnitude 7.2.

Former MotoGP champion Hayden hit by car in Italy

Former MotoGP champion Hayden hit by car in Italy

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Media reports said the "Kentucky Kid", who won the MotoGP championship on a Honda in 2006, is in a serious condition.