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Euro 2016: Tear gas, water cannon used at fan zone

Euro 2016: Tear gas, water cannon used at fan zone

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

French police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of people trying to enter the "fan zone" at the foot of the Eiffel Tower to watch the final of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament on Sunday evening to prevent overcrowding.

PHOTOS: Mumbai turns hazy under blanket of smog

PHOTOS: Mumbai turns hazy under blanket of smog

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

On Friday, for the second day in a row, residents across Mumbai woke up to unusually thick smog in the air.

Why some Ladakh villages are much cleaner than others

Why some Ladakh villages are much cleaner than others

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

Ama Tsogspa believes that any issue related to the community is their concern and responds to it organically.

India Is Paying The Price For Politics Of Hate

India Is Paying The Price For Politics Of Hate

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

If you love India, you cannot weaponise religion to stay in power, asserts Ramesh Menon, author, Modi Demystified: The Making Of A Prime Minister.

Avoid full meals, keep white flag: Dos/don'ts for Indians stuck in Kharkiv

Avoid full meals, keep white flag: Dos/don'ts for Indians stuck in Kharkiv

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

According to the ministry, "potentially dangerous or difficult situations" that are "to be expected" include use of Molotov cocktails (including by local people or militia), building collapse, falling debris, internet jamming, lack of electricity or food or water, exposure to freezing temperature, psychological trauma, injuries, lack of medical support, lack of transportation and face-to-face situation with armed fighters or military personnel.

Civic employees in Mumbai on strike

Civic employees in Mumbai on strike

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staff, owing allegiance to the Municipal Mazdoor Union led by Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Rao, went on a strike on Tuesday demanding salaries on the lines of the sixth pay commission. Civic employees who have joined the strike include those involved in jobs such as garbage collection, dousing fires, monitoring water supply and working in civic hospitals.

The lesson India must learn from Indore

The lesson India must learn from Indore

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

The city is waging a war against garbage, says Anjuli Bhargava.

Smoky haze shrouds Delhi-NCR; air quality now 'very poor'

Smoky haze shrouds Delhi-NCR; air quality now 'very poor'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Delhi recorded an air quality index of 315 at 11:10 am. The last time the air quality hit such a poor level was in February.

10 Films You Must Watch

10 Films You Must Watch

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.'

Barca-Real Madrid clash set for Dec 18 amid Catalan crisis

Barca-Real Madrid clash set for Dec 18 amid Catalan crisis

Rediff.com19 Oct 2019

Barcelona's rescheduled La Liga game at home to Real Madrid is set to take place on December 18 as both clubs came to an agreement after the match, due to be played on October 26, was postponed amid violent political demonstrations in Catalonia.

Rahul visits Deonar ground, slams PM over Swachch Bharat

Rahul visits Deonar ground, slams PM over Swachch Bharat

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

This dumping ground should be closed down and some strategy must be found out (to resolve the issue). Only talking of Swachch Bharat and doing Swachch Bharat are two different things. It is a sad affair," he said.

Rashford's mural vandalised as Eng players racially abused

Rashford's mural vandalised as Eng players racially abused

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

The Football Association said fans who exhibited such "disgusting behaviour" were not welcome and urged the authorities to hand out "the toughest punishments possible".

Twin blasts in crowded Guwahati shopping area injures 4

Twin blasts in crowded Guwahati shopping area injures 4

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Four persons, including a six-year-old girl, were injured in two explosions that rocked he city's commercial hub Fancy Bazaar on Saturday.

Caste-based violence engulf UP's Saharanpur

Caste-based violence engulf UP's Saharanpur

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Over 20 vehicles torched while several instances of stone pelting and clashes were reported on Tuesday from across Saharanpur,

Smog shrouds Delhi-NCR again; schools shut till Fri

Smog shrouds Delhi-NCR again; schools shut till Fri

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

New Delhi's overall air quality index read 456 at 4 pm, up from 425 at 4 pm on Tuesday.

Nothing can save those with death wish: UP CM on CAA violence

Nothing can save those with death wish: UP CM on CAA violence

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

'If someone comes out to kill an innocent person and he is challenged by police, then either he or the policemen have to die'

Bhagalpur riots: Union minister's son arrested, sent to judicial custody

Bhagalpur riots: Union minister's son arrested, sent to judicial custody

Rediff.com1 Apr 2018

The arrest came barely a few hours after a Bhagalpur court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Shashwat against whom an arrest warrant was issued on March 24.

Toxic haze over Delhi as air quality turns 'very poor'

Toxic haze over Delhi as air quality turns 'very poor'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana are contributing to polluting the air.

PM reviews pollution situation in North India

PM reviews pollution situation in North India

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

The top court did some tough-talking and had warned that the administration at large will be made accountable even if there is a single incident of stubble burning henceforth.

Delhi continues to choke with 'very poor' air quality

Delhi continues to choke with 'very poor' air quality

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

The eight areas that recorded 'severe' air quality Saturday are Anand Vihar, Dwarka Sector 8, Narela, Punjabi Bagh, Bawana, Mundaka, Vivek Vihar and Rohini.

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

The challenges authorities face in cleaning Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi.

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.

Every breath we take is poison

Every breath we take is poison

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

'And for the developing lungs of our children, this should not be tolerated. Not at all,' says Sunita Narain.

Hard life of a MLA: Free foreign trips, but only in 'cattle class'

Hard life of a MLA: Free foreign trips, but only in 'cattle class'

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Thirty Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly are headed to South America to 'study' the waterfalls in the Amazon forests.

Can you let people die like this? SC flays states over pollution

Can you let people die like this? SC flays states over pollution

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

"We have to make government responsible for this," the bench said and asked, "Why can't govt machinery stop stubble burning?"

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Goodbye selfie! Goodbye bae! Goodbye yummy mummy...

Goodbye selfie! Goodbye bae! Goodbye yummy mummy...

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

It's time we said goodbye to the most overused words and phrases of 2016.

Gujarat: Patel agitation turns violent, curfew clamped

Gujarat: Patel agitation turns violent, curfew clamped

Rediff.com17 Apr 2016

Curfew was clamped in Mehsana town in Gujarat and mobile internet service banned on Sunday as a massive rally of the Patel community demanding reservation.

'Kashi ka bachcha' Modi vows to expose 'kala dhan and kale mann'

'Kashi ka bachcha' Modi vows to expose 'kala dhan and kale mann'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

In a scathing attack on the Opposition for stalling Parliament over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged they were trying to "rescue the corrupt" like Pakistan gives cover fire to terrorists to cross border and said the note ban will expose the kala dhan (black money) as well as 'kale mann' (ill-intentions) of many.

Toxic Capital: Delhi shuts schools, bans construction work

Toxic Capital: Delhi shuts schools, bans construction work

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

As pollution levels worsened in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said schools in the city will remain closed till Wednesday and announced a raft of "emergency" measures to deal with the situation including ban on construction and demolition activities for next five days and temporary closure of Badarpur Power Plant.

This is genocide, says HC on alarming Delhi pollution

This is genocide, says HC on alarming Delhi pollution

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

The alarming pollution level is literally 'capital punishment' for Delhi'ites who are being robbed of three years of their lives due to it, Delhi High Court said on Thursday, holding government's inaction and stubble burning in Punjab as being responsible for the "genocide".

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.

Reckless businessman to reckless president: Decoding Donald

Reckless businessman to reckless president: Decoding Donald

Rediff.com5 May 2018

'Can he be the statesman that a divided nation needs?' 'Not remotely, but by following his gut, he may yet surprise the scores upon scores of naysayers,' says Vikram Johri.

K'taka govt is 'gold medalist' in graft, Cong leaders 'drunk on power': Modi

K'taka govt is 'gold medalist' in graft, Cong leaders 'drunk on power': Modi

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Modi said that the JD-S was going to finish a "poor, distant third".

A white elephant called the Bullet train

A white elephant called the Bullet train

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

The Bullet train is a childish desire to join an elite club at the cost of 99.9 per cent of rail passengers, says S Pushpavanam.

Delhi, the No-No capital

Delhi, the No-No capital

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

Delhi is a year-round health hazard that visitors shun like the plague, says Sunil Sethi.

Pyeongchang on track to be coldest Olympics in decades

Pyeongchang on track to be coldest Olympics in decades

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Brutally cold conditions in Pyeongchang are warping skis and forcing some athletes to toss them out after training runs, an Alpine skiing course worker told Reuters on Wednesday.

Powerful winning images from the World Press Photo Awards

Powerful winning images from the World Press Photo Awards

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

The best in international photojournalism was recently announced by World Press Photo's Annual Photo Contest. Despite fierce competition, the jury was forced to select just a handful of images from more than 73,044 photos by 4,548 photographers across 125 different countries. This year's grand prize was awarded to Venezuelan photographer Ronaldo Schemidt, earning him the title of Press Photographer of the Year. Here are some of the winners.

World Press Photo 2019: The nominees

World Press Photo 2019: The nominees

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

After going through more than 78,000 photographs from over 4,700 photographers, the expert judges of the World Press Photo contest have announced the finalists of the 2019 competition. The panelists have selected 43 photographers from 23 countries to represent the best in photojournalism.