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18 Indians among 23 killed in Sudan factory fire

18 Indians among 23 killed in Sudan factory fire

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

16 Indians were missing after the incident that happened at Seela Ceramic Factory in Bahri area in Khartoum, the national capital, on Tuesday.

Hindu Rashtra Is Here!

Hindu Rashtra Is Here!

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

In a mistaken zeal to bolster the BJP's electoral base, the party - or at least its rabid followers - appear to have convinced themselves that the Hindu rashtra is already here. It's grave mistake, warns Amulya Ganguli.

Grappling with the 'chaotic' second Covid surge

Grappling with the 'chaotic' second Covid surge

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

Many hospitals are scrambling for beds and oxygen as COVID-19 infections surged to a new daily record. The situation is so bad that at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi, the country's largest facility treating COVID-19 patients, two or three patients were seen sharing single beds in some wards. Here's a glimpse of the struggle.

Swiss train attack: Man attacks commuters with fire, knife; injures 6

Swiss train attack: Man attacks commuters with fire, knife; injures 6

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

The man, a 27-year-old Swiss citizen, carried out the attack on a train travelling in Switzerland's far east, along its border with Liechtenstein, and was also injured.

Explosion at major global port in Dubai causes huge fire

Explosion at major global port in Dubai causes huge fire

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

The blast occurred in the container aboard the vessel, preparing to dock away from the Jebel Ali Port's main shipping line at around midnight.

Army did not identify civilians before firing, tried to hide bodies: Report

Army did not identify civilians before firing, tried to hide bodies: Report

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

The Army made no attempt to ascertain the identity of the civilians returning from work on a pick-up truck before shooting them in Nagaland's Mon district on Saturday, a joint report by the state's Director General of Police T John Longkumer and Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor has said.

How a Chinese drink plans to capture the global market

How a Chinese drink plans to capture the global market

Rediff.com7 Jul 2013

Baijiu is the world's most consumed form of liquor thanks to its popularity in China.

BMC's dos and don'ts ahead of Cyclone Nisarga

BMC's dos and don'ts ahead of Cyclone Nisarga

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

Cyclone Nisarga, the first such storm to threaten Mumbai in over a century, is heading to the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts and is expected to make landfall at Alibaug, about 100 km from Mumbai, on Wednesday afternoon. Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has put out a list of dos and don'ts for citizens.

Divya-Ilavarasan's tragic love story

Divya-Ilavarasan's tragic love story

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Ilavarasan's tragic end was the result of the most flammable mixture in India -- caste and politics. Ganesh Nadar reports

'Horror' in Spain: Live animals set on fire in centuries old festival

'Horror' in Spain: Live animals set on fire in centuries old festival

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The Joy of the Bull -- or Toro Jubilo festival -- is one of the 'cultural' highlights of the medieval village of Medinaceli, in the province of Soria, north east of Madrid. Animal rights activists have been demanding the banning of the festival, which features live bulls being set on fire and sent to charge about the village streets for entertainment.

Now, drive cars built on cornstarch

Now, drive cars built on cornstarch

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

A specialised team at Tata Motors, the country's largest automobile producer, is using cornstarch in the making of body parts for cars.

London fire: Manslaughter charges could be filed

London fire: Manslaughter charges could be filed

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

The British government has also ordered an examination of Hotpoint's Fridge Freezer units following the Scotland Yard's statement

Indian driver killed: Modi expresses concern to Aus PM

Indian driver killed: Modi expresses concern to Aus PM

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

Modi conveyed a "sense of concern being felt in India over the recent brutal killing of Manmeet Alisher, a person of Indian origin, in Australia," a prime minister's office statement said.

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

Attackers' efforts to hire the bigger truck failed when his payment was declined.

Paris: Hooded men set public bus afire

Paris: Hooded men set public bus afire

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

Officials also said that a group of 50 youths were throwing stones at cars.

NDMA issues guidelines to safely open industries

NDMA issues guidelines to safely open industries

Rediff.com10 May 2020

In a communication to all states and union territories, the NDMA said due to several weeks of lockdown and the closure of industrial units, it is possible that some of the operators might not have followed the established standard operating procedures.

72 killed in fire at footwear factory in Philippines

72 killed in fire at footwear factory in Philippines

Rediff.com14 May 2015

A fire that engulfed a footwear factory in the northern Philippines has killed 72 people.

Isro and India's e-vehicle dream

Isro and India's e-vehicle dream

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

In view of cost, these vehicles will justify deployment only as public buses, taxis, three-wheelers

Blaze sweeps Dubai's Torch Tower for second time

Blaze sweeps Dubai's Torch Tower for second time

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

Flames shot up the sides of the Torch tower in the second blaze to hit the high-rise since 2015, forcing hundreds of occupants to flee as burning debris showered down the sides of the 1,105 foot structure.

Now, a battery that can charge your phone in just 60 seconds!

Now, a battery that can charge your phone in just 60 seconds!

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The inexpensive aluminium battery has been developed by Stanford scientists.

18 injured after minivan crashes into pedestrians in Shanghai

18 injured after minivan crashes into pedestrians in Shanghai

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

Police, however, said the crash was not intentional and it was an accident and not an attack, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Minister for setting up statutory safety body for oil and gas sectors

Minister for setting up statutory safety body for oil and gas sectors

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

The Oil Industry Safety Directorate, under the Petroleum Ministry, carries out safety audits of oil and gas installations, besides formulating and standardising procedures and guidelines for design, operation and maintenance.

Disaster in the making? Thousands evacuated as 27 UK towers fail fire safety test

Disaster in the making? Thousands evacuated as 27 UK towers fail fire safety test

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Residents of 650 flats in four tower blocks on an estate in the Swiss Cottage area of north London were evacuated on Friday night by the local Camden Council, following tests ordered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze on June 14, which claimed at least 79 lives and displaced hundreds others.

2 dead in chemical plant explosion in US

2 dead in chemical plant explosion in US

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Two workers of a petrochemical plant have been killed following an explosion and a subsequent fire that ripped through the site in central Louisiana in the United States.

Mirchpur Dalits killing case: HC convicts 33, 12 gets life term

Mirchpur Dalits killing case: HC convicts 33, 12 gets life term

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

A 60-year-old Dalit man and his physically challenged daughter were burnt alive by members of the Jat community in Mirchpur village in Haryana's Hisar district in April 2010.

Negligence obliterated GAIL pipeline in AP

Negligence obliterated GAIL pipeline in AP

Rediff.com17 Aug 2014

The petroleum ministry has blamed negligence for causing the devastating fire at state-owned gas transporter GAIL India Ltd's gas pipeline in Andhra Pradesh that killed 22 people.

Astounding images from the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Astounding images from the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

Talented photographers from across the world have been named as winners of diverse open categories at the Sony World Photography Awards -- and the champions were judged on just a single image. Faced with hundreds of thousands of entries, the judges have chosen a winner for each of ten categories that include architecture, culture and landscape. Also announced were the winners of the National Awards. Chosen from the same pool of images as the open competition, the National Award recognises the best entrant from each of 62 countries.

Blue Whale Challenge & the modern-day Pied Pipers luring our children to death

Blue Whale Challenge & the modern-day Pied Pipers luring our children to death

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

The Blue Whale challenge didn't spring out of nowhere. It belongs to the well-established tradition of the glamourisation of self-harm on the internet.

Indian bus driver burnt to death by passenger in Brisbane

Indian bus driver burnt to death by passenger in Brisbane

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

The driver was identified as 29-year-old Manmeet Alisher, well-known in Brisbane's Indian community.

What Gadkari is doing to end India's fuel crisis

What Gadkari is doing to end India's fuel crisis

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

India annually spends Rs 4.5 lakh crore on importing petroleum products, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari feels methane is a cost-effective import substitution. But is it? Pallava Bagla examines the pros and cons.

Review: Zanjeer is an unforgivably bad remake

Review: Zanjeer is an unforgivably bad remake

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Raja Sen feels Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer is an unwarranted, atrocious remake.

The activist who took on Subway and won

The activist who took on Subway and won

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Vani Hari discusses her battle for healthier food in America with P Rajendran

Review: Bombay Velvet is an epic misfire

Review: Bombay Velvet is an epic misfire

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Bombay Velvet is an obviously shallow film, an all-out retro masala-movie with homage on the rocks and cocktail-shakers brimming with cliche.

Review: Madhuri Dixit dazzles with Dedh Ishqiya

Review: Madhuri Dixit dazzles with Dedh Ishqiya

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

Raja Sen feels Dedh Ishqiya is a genuinely smart film.

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