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A Vigil for Afghanistan

A Vigil for Afghanistan

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Scenes from the world over after the Taliban captured Kabul.

19 killed as heavy rains lash north India; rivers in spate

19 killed as heavy rains lash north India; rivers in spate

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

The Northern Railways said it has cancelled around 17 trains and diverted around 12 others, while traffic has been suspended at four locations due to waterlogging.

UP issues draft notice for urban body polls with OBC, SC quota

UP issues draft notice for urban body polls with OBC, SC quota

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday issued a provisional list of reserved seats for mayors of municipal corporations, and chairpersons of municipal councils and nagar panchayats for the three-tier urban elections.

Chinese firm gets contract for Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

Chinese firm gets contract for Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

The NCRTC, which is executing the country's first RRTS, said the contract was awarded following the set procedure and guidelines.

Why Are These Farmers Digging Graves?

Why Are These Farmers Digging Graves?

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

Launching an occasional feature, capturing the many moods across our land.

NDRF to send 3rd rescue team to Turkiye, toll crosses 9000

NDRF to send 3rd rescue team to Turkiye, toll crosses 9000

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

A fresh team of 51 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel is being rushed to earthquake-hit Turkiye even as two teams present there have launched rescue operations at multiple collapsed structures, Director General of the force Atul Karwal said Wednesday.

They Won The Pulitzer For These Images

They Won The Pulitzer For These Images

Rediff.com11 May 2022

Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui, who was killed last July while on assignment covering the war in Afghanistan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India.

Easy Recipe: Spicy BBQ Paneer/Chicken

Easy Recipe: Spicy BBQ Paneer/Chicken

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

Always a winner, BBQ fare can be served with lime wedges and a side of green salad or Indian breads.

'Free country from all fears': PM, Rahul urge UP to vote

'Free country from all fears': PM, Rahul urge UP to vote

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Polling for 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state began in the morning.

VK Singh's tweet sparks questions on health system

VK Singh's tweet sparks questions on health system

Rediff.com18 Apr 2021

Singh's post prompted Twitterati to question the state of the medical infrastructure in the country where even the minister's relatives were struggling.

Wishes for yatra's success, won't join it: Ahkilesh; Maya yet to decide

Wishes for yatra's success, won't join it: Ahkilesh; Maya yet to decide

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

SP chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said Akhilesh will not participate in the yatra, nor will any other leader from the party.

Politician Shrikant Tyagi, who abused woman, gets bail

Politician Shrikant Tyagi, who abused woman, gets bail

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

His family thanked the Tyagi Community for its support during their ordeal.

UP takes steps to ban meat sale in open on Kanwar Yatra routes

UP takes steps to ban meat sale in open on Kanwar Yatra routes

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

The local, district and police administration are reaching out to meat traders to ensure this, officials said.

6 dead as earthquake jolts Nepal, tremors felt across north India

6 dead as earthquake jolts Nepal, tremors felt across north India

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

Th epicentre of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which struck at 1.57 am, was in Nepal, about 90 km east-southeast of Pithoragarh

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

SP president Akhilesh Yadav and ally RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary are unlikely to participate in the Yatra due to "preoccupation" with their party programmes, their party leaders said.

SC to hear Zee News anchor's plea on Thursday; police summon him to Raipur

SC to hear Zee News anchor's plea on Thursday; police summon him to Raipur

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

"Ranjan is absconding and efforts are on to trace him," Raipur's Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told PTI.

Downpour floods Delhi, hits traffic movement; IMD issues alert

Downpour floods Delhi, hits traffic movement; IMD issues alert

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

The national capital has been witnessing an incessant spell of light to moderate rain for the past two days.

Thousands of toys from Hamleys, Archies fail quality test

Thousands of toys from Hamleys, Archies fail quality test

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

The government on Thursday said 18,600 toys have been seized in the last one month from major retail stores, including those of Hamleys and Archies, at airports and malls across India for lack of BIS quality mark and use of fake licences. Meanwhile, consumer protection regulator CCPA has also issued notices to three major e-commerce players -- Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal -- for alleged violation of toys quality control order, it said. Since January 1, 2021, the government has made it mandatory for toys to conform with safety norms specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a national standard setting body.

India reports 14,917 Covid cases, 32 deaths

India reports 14,917 Covid cases, 32 deaths

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,36,23,804, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

Journalist rebuts ED, says did not use public funds for self

Journalist rebuts ED, says did not use public funds for self

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Journalist Rana Ayyub rejected allegations on Friday that she "misused" donor funds raised in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying money-laundering charges levelled against her are "preposterous and wholly mala fide".

SEE: Raina, Pant train together in nets amid COVID-19

SEE: Raina, Pant train together in nets amid COVID-19

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

With the hope of finding their way back into the Indian team, cricketers Rishabh Pant and Suresh Raina recently hit the nets together in Ghaziabad, resuming practice after the prolonged COVID-19 forced break. The season was cut short in March due to COVID-19 and both batsmen will be jostling for space in a more or less settled batting line-up.

Cong workers follow Rahul, sport t-shirts in UP cold

Cong workers follow Rahul, sport t-shirts in UP cold

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a white t-shirt in the biting cold has been a hot topic of discussion -- and not just in top political circles.

Hathras borders sealed, Sec 144 imposed as Rahul, Priyanka to visit

Hathras borders sealed, Sec 144 imposed as Rahul, Priyanka to visit

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

The administration has also ordered to seal the borders of Hathras district. The decision was taken to maintain law and order in the district, which hogged limelight after a 19-year-old Dalit gang rape victim from the district died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday.

2 more booked over Haridwar Dharma Sansad hate speeches

2 more booked over Haridwar Dharma Sansad hate speeches

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

The FIR has been lodged under Section 153A of the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language).

Recipe: Fresh, Light, Easy Tiramisu

Recipe: Fresh, Light, Easy Tiramisu

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

A mid-week treat.

Narasimhanand picked up from Haridwar in Dharma Sansad case

Narasimhanand picked up from Haridwar in Dharma Sansad case

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

The Uttarakhand police on Saturday picked up Yati Narasimhanand from his dharna site in Haridwar in connection with the case of Dharma Sansad where alleged hate speeches against Muslims were delivered.

UP crematorium roof collapse: Families prepare for 2nd funeral in 2 days

UP crematorium roof collapse: Families prepare for 2nd funeral in 2 days

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Twenty-four people, most of them attending a funeral, were killed and 17 others injured when the roof of a shelter at a cremation ground in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar collapsed on Sunday, police said.

Even A Flood Couldn't Stop This Wedding!

Even A Flood Couldn't Stop This Wedding!

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

Indian student who was shot at in Kyiv reaches Delhi on IAF flight

Indian student who was shot at in Kyiv reaches Delhi on IAF flight

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh and around 200 Indians, mainly students, also returned to India on the flight that landed at 6.15 pm, they said.

HC restrains ED from attaching funds of journalist Rana Ayyub

HC restrains ED from attaching funds of journalist Rana Ayyub

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the investigating agency on Ayyub's petition against the provisional attachment and sought a response from it within six weeks.

HC stays arrest of Kumar Vishwas

HC stays arrest of Kumar Vishwas

Rediff.com2 May 2022

The case was registered against him by the Punjab Police on April 12.

Suspected killer of Indian student in Canada arrested

Suspected killer of Indian student in Canada arrested

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Kartik was shot on Thursday evening at the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne TTC station in St James Town. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police sets up SIT to probe cases against Alt News' Zubair across UP

Police sets up SIT to probe cases against Alt News' Zubair across UP

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for a "transparent" and expeditious probe into cases lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in various districts of the state, a senior official said.

Delhi-based realtor behind Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest: Police

Delhi-based realtor behind Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest: Police

Rediff.com31 Aug 2022

The police officials, who have been working to establish the identity of the Twitter handle @balajikijaiin operating under the name 'Hanuman Bhakt,' did not disclose the businessman's name.

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, was picked up on Saturday night from Sarvanand Ghat of the Ganga, where he was staging a 'satyagraha' against the arrest of another accused in the case Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, earlier known as Waseem Rizvi.

ED stops scribe Rana Ayyub at airport from flying abroad, asks to join probe

ED stops scribe Rana Ayyub at airport from flying abroad, asks to join probe

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

The federal probe agency wants to question and record Ayyub's statement in a money laundering case against her.

PHOTOS: What to expect on Air Force Day

PHOTOS: What to expect on Air Force Day

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

Ahead of the spectacular air show, here's a tiny glimpse of what to expect.

ED attaches scribe Rana Ayyub's funds in money laundering case

ED attaches scribe Rana Ayyub's funds in money laundering case

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Ayyub is the account holder and deposits totalling Rs 1,77,27,704 have been attached by the ED.

CNG and piped cooking gas prices hiked in Delhi

CNG and piped cooking gas prices hiked in Delhi

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

After hike in rates of petrol, diesel and LPG, the prices of CNG and cooking gas piped to household kitchens (PNG) in the national capital were hiked on Thursday by Re 1. CNG price in NCT of Delhi has been increased to Rs 59.01 per kg from Rs 58.01, according to the information posted on the website of Indraprastha Gas Ltd - the firm which retails CNG and piped cooking gas in the national capital. This is the third increase in CNG rates this month, which follows a spike in input (natural gas) prices across the globe.

UP polls: SP picks winnable candidates, ally RLD relies on clean record

UP polls: SP picks winnable candidates, ally RLD relies on clean record

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

The Rashtriya Lok Dal has chosen educated candidates hailing from the constituency and with no criminal background, while partner the Samajwadi Party picked them on their 'winnability' factor as the alliance announced the first list of nominees for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.