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Meet this German gaurakshak, who houses hundreds of sick, abandoned cows

Meet this German gaurakshak, who houses hundreds of sick, abandoned cows

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

As many as 1,200 cows -- mostly abandoned, sick and injured -- have found a saviour in 59-year-old German national Friederike Irina Bruning.

Distinguish between terrorists and civilians: US to Israel

Distinguish between terrorists and civilians: US to Israel

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

'We have also been incredibly clear to Hizbollah and any other malign actors that they should not use this opportunity to widen this conflict. And when we're talking about a humanitarian pause, what we are talking about is conditions that simultaneously ensure that Hamas is not in a position in which it can regroup, restrengthen itself'

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

Get more people working, get more people working in modern manufacturing and services in our cities, and get people working better and longer, suggests Naushad Forbes, past president, CII.

An Indian Amazon Adventure

An Indian Amazon Adventure

Rediff.com8 May 2023

An Indian family, the Pandays, spend a few days on the Nepo river.

Polish airlines refuses boarding to Russian player; Lufthansa denies ticket

Polish airlines refuses boarding to Russian player; Lufthansa denies ticket

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

A Russian tennis player was refused boarding by a Polish airlines and then denied a ticket by German airlines Lufthansa.

Police allowed to conduct DNA test on Bitti Mohanty

Police allowed to conduct DNA test on Bitti Mohanty

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

The Kerala high court on Friday upheld a lower court order allowing police to conduct a DNA test on Alwar rape convict Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole and was arrested after five years from Kannur district.

Visa on time: Embassies work to meet spike in applications by Indians

Visa on time: Embassies work to meet spike in applications by Indians

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

Visa delays have perturbed Indian visitors this summer. But a solution could be in sight soon, as embassies gear up to address the challenges caused by a spike in applications and staff shortages. While the British High Commission has said it is working urgently to reduce the current visa processing time, the German Embassy has introduced extra shifts to process more visas. However, appointments with the latter are fully booked till August-end due to high volumes.

Easter Bunny cometh: German couple decorates tree with 10,000 eggs!

Easter Bunny cometh: German couple decorates tree with 10,000 eggs!

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

Septuagenarian Volker Kraft and his wife have been decorating an apple tree in their garden since the early 1990s.

Your visa got delayed? Here's why

Your visa got delayed? Here's why

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

It was supposed to be a happy journey to London, one that the Imam family had been planning for the past two months. Everything was set - except the visa, which did not arrive in time for one of its members. "Visa was the villain...As a consequence, half of the family of four will be in London today and the other half at home in India and the US, respectively," Sanjar Imam, director of travel firm Panache World, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.

Wanted: white skin tourists!

Wanted: white skin tourists!

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Maha family killed in Nepal crash cremated at Pashupatinath temple

Maha family killed in Nepal crash cremated at Pashupatinath temple

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

The bodies of four Indians, who were among 22 people killed in the Tara Air plane crash in Nepal's mountainous Mustang district, were cremated on Thursday at the sacred Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.

Black box of crashed Nepal plane recovered

Black box of crashed Nepal plane recovered

Rediff.com31 May 2022

The plane was found scattered at an altitude of 4,200 metres, a four-hour uphill hike from the centre of Thasang Village Municipality.

Bodies of all Nepal plane crash victims brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem

Bodies of all Nepal plane crash victims brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem

Rediff.com31 May 2022

All the bodies have been sent to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for post-mortem examinations.

Bad weather caused Nepal plane crash: Preliminary probe

Bad weather caused Nepal plane crash: Preliminary probe

Rediff.com31 May 2022

Preliminary investigation revealed that the aircraft had crashed into the mountains after it swerved to the right, instead of turning to the left due to inclement weather.

Missing Nepal plane found crashed, 21 bodies recovered

Missing Nepal plane found crashed, 21 bodies recovered

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Rescuers on Monday recovered 20 bodies from the wreckage site of the Tara Air plane that crashed in Nepal's mountainous Mustang district on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, minutes after taking off from the tourist city of Pokhara, officials said.

Nepal crash: Thane family's reunion trip meets tragic end

Nepal crash: Thane family's reunion trip meets tragic end

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Ashok Tripathi, 54, who ran a company in Odisha, and Vaibhavi Bandekar Tripathi, 51, who worked in a firm at Bandra-Kurla Complex in neighbouring Mumbai, had separated following court orders, an official from Kapurbawdi police station in Thane said on Monday.

Bad weather hits search for crashed Nepal plane, fate of 22 flyers unknown

Bad weather hits search for crashed Nepal plane, fate of 22 flyers unknown

Rediff.com29 May 2022

According to an air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport, they was an unconfirmed report about a loud noise reported in the Ghasa region of Jomsom, according to the Post report.

Last body recovered from Nepal plane crash site

Last body recovered from Nepal plane crash site

Rediff.com31 May 2022

Now it is confirmed that all 22 people, including four Indian nationals and three crew members, have been killed in the tragedy.

Nepal plane crash: Pilot's mobile signals may help locate accident site

Nepal plane crash: Pilot's mobile signals may help locate accident site

Rediff.com29 May 2022

The missing plane could possibly be located on Monday after Nepal Telecom tracked down the cellphone of the airplane's pilot Captain Prabhakar Ghimire through the Global Positioning System network.

Priyanka Chopra's banner announces 6 films in Cannes

Priyanka Chopra's banner announces 6 films in Cannes

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Priyanka Chopra is busy promoting Baywatch.
Her mommy has been busy as well, announcing 6 films at Cannes.

Bitti Mohanty taken to Jaipur despite HC stay

Bitti Mohanty taken to Jaipur despite HC stay

Rediff.com7 Dec 2013

In a controversial move, rape convict Bitti Mohanty has been sent to Jaipur by Kerala police, despite the Kerala high court staying his transfer till December 10.

Why Did Jamsetji Tata Build the Taj?

Why Did Jamsetji Tata Build the Taj?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

The reason why Jamsetji Tata built the Taj Mahal Hotel was his love for Mumbai and India. For him, the 'why' was so powerful that it urged him to stake his reputation, withstand all scepticism, and invest a very large sum of resources to create the iconic hotel.

Bunking in the bunker

Bunking in the bunker

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Visitors can take part in the 16-hour-long experience of staying inside a East German bunker and get a feel of the life and times of the Deutsche Demokratische Republik.

World Cup Extra Time: Exploring Stalin's bunker

World Cup Extra Time: Exploring Stalin's bunker

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Hundreds of visiting supporters have been queuing up to visit Josef Stalin's bunker - chambers dug out underneath the southwestern city to protect the Soviet leader from a Nazi German assault that never came.

'If the Taliban see my father, they could harm him'

'If the Taliban see my father, they could harm him'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

For Afghans in India, including medical tourists from the war-torn country as well as migrants and refugees staying here much longer, the safety of friends and families is the biggest concern - particularly for those linked to the now collapsed government or who have had work ties with the US.

The odd, odd world around us!

The odd, odd world around us!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

These 10 images prove that we live in a wonderfully weird world.

Engels Marries. Marx, Lenin attend

Engels Marries. Marx, Lenin attend

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Though the bride and groom were Roman Catholics, Engels made it clear that it would not be a church wedding for him.

'Terrorists planning attacks against Americans'

'Terrorists planning attacks against Americans'

Rediff.com12 May 2007

Quoting law enforcement officials, ABC news said US air marshals have been diverted to provide expanded protection of flights between Germany and the US.

Kochi: Passenger boat rams into Viraat; no casualties

Kochi: Passenger boat rams into Viraat; no casualties

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

A Kerala state owned boat ferrying about 100 passengers rammed into aircraft carrier INS Viraat in Kochi, naval sources said on Monday.

Organised chaos on Indian roads intrigues Vettel

Organised chaos on Indian roads intrigues Vettel

Rediff.com28 Oct 2011

Nothing Sebastian Vettel experiences on the track this weekend can match what the world champion has witnessed on India's roads.

Hundreds of foreigners still stranded in quake-hit Nepal

Hundreds of foreigners still stranded in quake-hit Nepal

Rediff.com2 May 2015

A large number of foreign nationals including Dutch, Israelis and at least around 1,000 Canadians are still stranded in parts of Nepal, a week after the earthquake battered the Himalayan nation.

Goa in 2008: Sun, sand, sexual assaults & cover-up

Goa in 2008: Sun, sand, sexual assaults & cover-up

Rediff.com30 Dec 2008

Sexual assault of two foreign teenagers and allegations of a cover-up sparked law and order concerns in Goa where terror threat has hit tourist inflow during the peak season this year. However, the state with a history of political uncertainty saw the Congress-led government surviving in office despite two attempts at rebellion within the coalition.

Norwegian national asked to leave India for violating visa norms

Norwegian national asked to leave India for violating visa norms

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Janne-Mette Johansson, a Norwegian national on a tourist visa, came under the scanner of Bureau of Immigration authorities over her suspected participation in an anti- Citizenship Amendment Act protest in the Kochi three days ago.

Now you can take a vegan vacation

Now you can take a vegan vacation

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

Food is one of the biggest incentives for travellers to start a vegan tour.

Turkey hunts for gunman after New Year's Day attack

Turkey hunts for gunman after New Year's Day attack

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said he believes the attacker will be found soon.

Lufthansa starts Hyderabad-Frankfurt service

Lufthansa starts Hyderabad-Frankfurt service

Rediff.com18 Feb 2005

German Airlines Lufthansa on Friday operated its first direct flight from Hyderabad to Frankfurt, making Hyderabad the network's fifth destination in India.

Checkpoint Charlie memorial razed

Checkpoint Charlie memorial razed

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

Images that will make you go WOW!

Images that will make you go WOW!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images

Authorities to go ahead with Zubin Mehta concert in Srinagar

Authorities to go ahead with Zubin Mehta concert in Srinagar

Rediff.com2 Sep 2013

Brushing aside the strong opposition to it from separatist leaders, religious heads and some civil society groups, authorities have decided to go ahead with the high profile Zubin Mehta concert in Srinagar on September 7.

The ODDEST moments of 2018

The ODDEST moments of 2018

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

These 22 bizarre photos are perfect examples of the weird and sometimes hilarious world we live in.