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Explosives found near Devlali army camp

Explosives found near Devlali army camp

Rediff.com19 Jan 2014

A cache of explosives, including two live hand-grenades, 28 cartridges, and five empty cases of firearms was found dumped in a garbage-carrying vehicle in the vicinity of Army Centre in Deolali Camp area near Nashik on Saturday, police 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".

Heavy rain lashes Mumbai, downpour to continue on Sunday

Heavy rain lashes Mumbai, downpour to continue on Sunday

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

'Very heavy with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>200mm) forecasted for N Konkan including Mumbai in 24 hrs. Entire west coast very active monsoon'

Eeeks! A collection made from waste

Eeeks! A collection made from waste

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

It's the kind of collection we would keep our hands off!

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.

Why BJP Targets Congress All The Time

Why BJP Targets Congress All The Time

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

The BJP believes that the only party still capable of leading a credible challenge against it is the Congress. Please note how BJP campaigners in states where the Congress may count for a cipher or thereabouts, mostly attack the Congress, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Delhi's unaccountable Raja Kejriwal

Delhi's unaccountable Raja Kejriwal

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

'The Aam Aadmi's prophet is out of touch with both the city and his own flock.'

A long list I never want to hear again

A long list I never want to hear again

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

Kishore Singh draws up a list of terms he never wants to hear or read again.

BJP MP cleans up clogged toilet at village primary school

BJP MP cleans up clogged toilet at village primary school

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Janardhan Mishra said he was no stranger to such work.

Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India

Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Thimpu apparently didn't think it necessary to take Delhi into confidence. Bhutan is loathe to getting dragged into the geopolitical rivalry between India and China. And for Beijing, this was too good an opportunity to be missed to thumb its nose at the powers-that-be in Delhi, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

A Wedding Dress Bank for the Poor

A Wedding Dress Bank for the Poor

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

'You will never be able to do any work for society if you wait to make enough money.'

Amid Covid shadow, PM to address nation from Red Fort

Amid Covid shadow, PM to address nation from Red Fort

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

All eyes will be on what the prime minister says as his August 15 addresses have often been marked by big announcements, his government's achievements and bringing to people's attention what he believes to be the major challenges facing the country.

334 COVID-19 'super-spreaders' found in Ahmedabad

334 COVID-19 'super-spreaders' found in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com10 May 2020

'Super-spreaders' are the infectious disease carriers who could transmit the pathogen to a large number of people.

Aus kid takes out neighbours' trash to watch Ashes

Aus kid takes out neighbours' trash to watch Ashes

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

Max Waight's father Damien Waight told him that if he could earn 1,500 Australian dollars (AUD), he would take him to the UK.

'Protecting Mother Earth should become a habit'

'Protecting Mother Earth should become a habit'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

'When we talk of disaster, it is a combination of hazard and vulnerability.' 'If we reduce vulnerability, it will remain a hazard.'

No austerity please! Protests shut down Europe

No austerity please! Protests shut down Europe

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Streets remained deserted and garbage cans overflowed as workers across Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy went on a 24-hour strike to protest austerity measures and tax hikes.

No coercive steps against Delhi slum dwellers: Govt tells SC

No coercive steps against Delhi slum dwellers: Govt tells SC

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

The top court on August 31 had directed the removal of around 48,000 slum dwellings along the railway tracks in Delhi within three months and said there shall not be any kind of political interference in execution of the plan.

Just why am I a champion of Slumdog?

Just why am I a champion of Slumdog?

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

India is too great a country to have its reputation made or broken by a single movie.

Blaze continues at Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai on day 3

Blaze continues at Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai on day 3

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Fresh smoke was witnessed on Monday at the Deonar dumping ground, where the fire which has been raging for three days now intensified last evening even as people living in the vicinity complained of discomfort due to the fumes emanating from the site.

WALL-E: Brilliant watch

WALL-E: Brilliant watch

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

WALL-E itself is far more than a simple piece of mindless entertainment. With its beautifully rendered world and cheerfully choreographed sequences, it does serve its primary purpose of entertaining, but for those willing to burrow below the surface it offers so much more.

Blast kills four in Kolkata

Blast kills four in Kolkata

Rediff.com3 Aug 2008

Four persons including a three-year-old child were killed and nine others injured in an explosion in Chitpur in North Kolkata on Sunday evening, police said. The explosion occured at a garbage dump at Sarbamangala Ghat in the Sutanati slum area in Chitpur, mainly inhabited by ragpickers.

With broom and spade... Tendulkar drives operation clean-up!

With broom and spade... Tendulkar drives operation clean-up!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar picked a broom, spade and mattock and cleared garbage in a filthy locality in Mumbai recently.

Helping the Poor through Aarthik Qurbani

Helping the Poor through Aarthik Qurbani

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

Over the last decade, individual Muslims have started breaking from the tradition of sacrificing animals on Bakra Eid, motivated by the thought that the considerable amount spent on buying and sacrificing animals would be put to better use for the community's welfare, specially education.

Why Bihar's Musahars won't get vaccinated

Why Bihar's Musahars won't get vaccinated

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

'They are not ready to take the vaccine.' 'They fear that if they do, they will die.'

Tendulkar bats with PM Modi for 'Swachh Bharat'

Tendulkar bats with PM Modi for 'Swachh Bharat'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of his contribution to the Swachh Bharat campaign.

Second wave of floods hit Hyderabad as rains return

Second wave of floods hit Hyderabad as rains return

Rediff.com18 Oct 2020

The latest rains since Saturday evening led to lakes and other water bodies overflowing and triggering flooding of several low-lying areas, including places affected last week, in Hyderabad and on the outskirts.

Allowing mosquitoes to breed akin to culpable homicide: Delhi HC

Allowing mosquitoes to breed akin to culpable homicide: Delhi HC

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The strong words came after the ASG said that the MCDs and the other agencies need to work together in an integrated and synergetic manner to handle the problem.

Hiding from police, migrants try to walk home in heat

Hiding from police, migrants try to walk home in heat

Rediff.com18 May 2020

'They treat us like garbage. We are not humans for them'

Aligarh toddler murdered over Rs 10,000; 5 cops suspended

Aligarh toddler murdered over Rs 10,000; 5 cops suspended

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

Two suspects have been arrested and police say the case is a fallout of a monetary dispute.

'We will sacrifice our lives for our mother Ganga'

'We will sacrifice our lives for our mother Ganga'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'The present government swears by Hinduism. But we lost three of our sants during earlier BJP regimes.'

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; train services badly hit

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; train services badly hit

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

However, flight operations at the Mumbai airport were not impacted due to rains, an airport official said.

Indian footballers go on clean-up drive for #SwachhBharat week

Indian footballers go on clean-up drive for #SwachhBharat week

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The team is in Mumbai to prepare for the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying round match against Macau on October 11.

How Delhi plans to curb and control pollution

How Delhi plans to curb and control pollution

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

In December 2016, the Supreme Court directed the central government to have a graded action plan to tackle the menace of air pollution. There are two plans - Comprehensive Action Plan and Graded Response Action Plan.

How govt can save the ravishing hills of Kumaon

How govt can save the ravishing hills of Kumaon

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Uttarakhand's Kumaon hills are setting new standards in dirt and poor solid waste management, sys Anjuli Bhargava.

Railways may convert 20,000 coaches into isolation wards

Railways may convert 20,000 coaches into isolation wards

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

In a letter to all the zonal general managers on Monday, the board has said that initially 5,000 coaches will be converted.

Naxal attack martyrs' blood-stained uniforms found in dump

Naxal attack martyrs' blood-stained uniforms found in dump

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

The Central Reserve Police Force on Thursday said it has ordered an inquiry into the shocking recovery of uniforms, suspected to be that of troopers martyred in a recent Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh, in a garbage dump near a hospital in state capital Raipur.

People cannot be left to die: SC on Delhi pollution

People cannot be left to die: SC on Delhi pollution

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

The top court called the pollution in Delhi-NCR as atrocious and said no one is safe even inside homes. "It is too much. No one is safe even inside their house. It is atrocious," the bench said.

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.

DMK goes for the kill in Stalin's Kolathur segment

DMK goes for the kill in Stalin's Kolathur segment

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

The DMK's campaign appeared to be the most visible with propaganda at a feverish pace across the segment for the April 6 assembly polls and Stalin is the party's chief minister candidate.

10 best moments from India in the week gone by

10 best moments from India in the week gone by

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

Catch up on everything that happened in the country, in images.