News for 'ground-zero'

'Something historic is happening'

'Something historic is happening'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

'Through this one step, and more steps that follow, log judte jayenge (more people will come together); I'm sure of that.'

5 Tips To Take Care Of Your Teeth

5 Tips To Take Care Of Your Teeth

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

Those with gum disease are at an increased risk for developing heart disease, warns Dr Karishma Jaradi, head dental surgeon at Dentzz Dental.

India's digital economy to grow 10x to $800 bn by 2030

India's digital economy to grow 10x to $800 bn by 2030

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

India's consumer digital economy which was pegged at $85-90 billion in calendar year 2020, is expected to become a $800 billion market by 2030, according to reports released by consulting firm RedSeer at its flagship event Ground Zero 5.0. The digital economy includes 60 per cent of travel, 40 per cent non-grocery retail, 30 per cent of education, 25 per cent of food and beverages services and 6 per cent of pharma/grocery going through digital channels by calendar year 2030. Online retail is set to become the third-largest market by scale by CY30 with an annual gross merchandise value (GMV) of $350 billion in CY30, said RedSeer.

Prashant Kishor's team says 'confined' to hotel in Tripura

Prashant Kishor's team says 'confined' to hotel in Tripura

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

While Tripura unit of TMC described it as an "attack on democracy" and said they were confined to their hotel by the police, Manik Das, Superintendent of Police, West Tripura, claimed members of the 22-member I-Pac team are being questioned in a Agartala city-based hotel, as part of a routine check-up.

Wrote notes on legs in jail for report: Journalist Mandeep Punia

Wrote notes on legs in jail for report: Journalist Mandeep Punia

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Freelance journalist Mandeep Punia, who was arrested by the Delhi Police from the Singhu border, has said that he talked to farmers and scribbled notes on his legs inside the Tihar Jail to write a report.

'Respect Constitutional boundary, no brazen encroachment'

'Respect Constitutional boundary, no brazen encroachment'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

'Ensure to respect that whatever is within the Constitutional boundaries (of the two states) is not to be encroached upon brazenly by anyone.'

Still living with 9/11

Still living with 9/11

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

Sixteen years ago, the course of American history changed. Terrorists carried out four coordinated terror attacks killing 2,997 people, injuring over 6,000 people and leaving an indelible scar on people the world over. In the wake of the attack, the families of victims inaugurated a small museum on Liberty Street, Manhattan, called the 9/11 Tribute Center. In June of this year, the museum needing more space to redesign their exhibition after years of reflection reopened their museum at 92 Greenwich Street, now as a full and proper '9/11 Tribute Museum'. Here's a glimpse of the exhibit.

BJP, Cong seek new allies as exit polls predict hung assembly in Goa

BJP, Cong seek new allies as exit polls predict hung assembly in Goa

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Both the BJP and the Congress said they will seek support of the MGP in case they fall short of the majority mark of 21.

The very best of the NSG

The very best of the NSG

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

These stunning photos are a tribute to the martyrs and capture the 'men in black' at their combative best.

Clinton to return to campaign trail on Thursday

Clinton to return to campaign trail on Thursday

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

On Sunday, she fell ill at Ground Zero and was forced to leave the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York early.

47 dead as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand; rescue ops on

47 dead as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand; rescue ops on

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the loss of lives in Uttarakhand and noted that rescue operations are underway to help the affected.

IN PICS: 9/11 Memorial set to open on WTC site

IN PICS: 9/11 Memorial set to open on WTC site

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

A decade after the Twin Towers were razed to the ground in the 9/11 attacks, an altered Ground Zero will be unveiled to the public, with waterfalls, reflecting pools and hundreds of trees at the site honouring the memory of the nearly 3000 victims of the terror strike.

Osama's death brings some sense of closure: Obama

Osama's death brings some sense of closure: Obama

Rediff.com6 May 2011

Osama bin Laden's killing by American special forces shows the US' unfailing commitment to bring terrorists to justice, President Barack Obama said during an emotional visit to the Ground Zero in New York to provide some closure to families of the victims of 9/11 attacks.

PHOTOS: Ayodhya holds its breath

PHOTOS: Ayodhya holds its breath

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

Scenes from ground zero, Ayodhya.

Palin tweets against mosque near 9/11 site

Palin tweets against mosque near 9/11 site

Rediff.com20 Jul 2010

Former United States Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has come out against a mosque and community center being planned near the "Ground Zero" in New York and asked "peace-seeking Muslims" to reject the plans.

'Mosques are being challenged all across US'

'Mosques are being challenged all across US'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

Opposition to the 'Ground Zero' mosque in downtown Manhattan is part of the troubling trend of mounting anti-Muslim sentiment across America, head of a major Muslim advocacy group in the United States said.

On 9/11 eve, Obama defends NYC Islamic Centre

On 9/11 eve, Obama defends NYC Islamic Centre

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, President Barack Obama strongly defended the building of a mosque near Ground Zero, saying that if one can build a Hindu temple then why not a mosque.

Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 259 in China

Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 259 in China

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

So far about 124 positive cases have been reported in a host of countries, including India where the first case was confirmed in Kerala.

'Mood toward China has changed in Washington'

'Mood toward China has changed in Washington'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

'There is little appetite in the Democratic foreign policy establishment to pick a fight with India.'

PHOTOS: Boston Marathon ends in pain and tears

PHOTOS: Boston Marathon ends in pain and tears

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Some photos from the spot where the twin blasts went off

Do you think Sharapova should be punished more?

Do you think Sharapova should be punished more?

Rediff.com26 Apr 2017

Women's Tennis Association Chief Executive Steve Simon has defended the wildcard entry awarded to former world number one Maria Sharapova.

Live Updates: Modi's 'Maha Garjana' rally

Live Updates: Modi's 'Maha Garjana' rally

Rediff.com22 Dec 2013

Realtime updates from Modi's 'Maha Garjana' rally at MMRDA grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex locality in Mumbai

PHOTOS: On 11th anniversary solemn US looks back at 9/11

PHOTOS: On 11th anniversary solemn US looks back at 9/11

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

Hundreds of Americans, including victims' families, gathered on Tuesday at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon, Pennsylvania and Washington to remember nearly 3,000 victims of the worst terrorist attacks in United States history that devastated the country 11 years ago.

Coronavirus: India temporarily suspends e-visa for Chinese citizens

Coronavirus: India temporarily suspends e-visa for Chinese citizens

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

On Sunday, India airlifted a second batch of 323 stranded Indians and seven Maldivian citizens from coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, taking the total number of people evacuated to 654.

Why 35 lakh Hyderabadis are not celebrating

Why 35 lakh Hyderabadis are not celebrating

Rediff.com2 Jun 2014

People in India's newest state Telangana may be celebrating. But 35 lakh residents of state capital Hyderabad, who hail from the Seema-Andhra region, life seems to have become "different".

IN PHOTOS: Catastrophic violence in Ukraine protests

IN PHOTOS: Catastrophic violence in Ukraine protests

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

A shaky truce crumbled in troubled Kiev on Thursday morning, when gunfire erupted at Independence Square which has been ground zero for anti-government protesters in Ukraine.

Why Ali Asghar Zaveri is not welcome in Bhavnagar's Krishna Nagar

Why Ali Asghar Zaveri is not welcome in Bhavnagar's Krishna Nagar

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

Why are Bhavnagar's Hindus preventing a Muslim trader from settling in their colony? What are the undercurrents at play even as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad fishes in troubled waters? Who is to blame for this fracas in Bhavnagar town? A report from ground zero.

BJP builds on early gains in Telangana

BJP builds on early gains in Telangana

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

The BJP has incorporated caste as a significant component of its politics.

America remembers 9/11, 18 years on

America remembers 9/11, 18 years on

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

Bells tolled across New York City, United States President Trump spoke at the Pentagon and moments of silence were observed across the nation on Wednesday as America commemorated the 18th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Virus cannot be man made: Wuhan lab denies coronavirus link

Virus cannot be man made: Wuhan lab denies coronavirus link

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'Never believed that we humans have the capability at this time to create such a virus'

China probed weaponising COVID in 2015: Reports

China probed weaponising COVID in 2015: Reports

Rediff.com10 May 2021

The paper also includes musing that SARS -- which hit China in 2003 -- could have been a man-made bioweapon deliberately unleashed by "terrorists".

Advantage Maoists as UPA confused by Jairam's line

Advantage Maoists as UPA confused by Jairam's line

Rediff.com29 May 2013

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had a talk with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday about security related, developmental and the political situation on Ground Zero in Chhattisgarh's tribal area.

Exercise, reading and 'sewa': Farmer's 'protest life' at Delhi borders

Exercise, reading and 'sewa': Farmer's 'protest life' at Delhi borders

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Twenty days on, life has settled into a routine for protesting farmers who are devising ways to crack the code of living through an agitation with no immediate end in sight.

Silence marks 9/11 anniversary in US

Silence marks 9/11 anniversary in US

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

Thousands gathered at 'Ground Zero' in lower Manhattan fell silent at 8:46 am EDT, when the first plane struck the WTC two years back.

The sorry state of India's largest COVID-19 facility

The sorry state of India's largest COVID-19 facility

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

New Delhi's Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan hospital is the ground zero of COVID-19 treatment in India. It's an exclusive Covid-dedicated hospital with 2,000 beds. Nowhere in India are so many coronavirus patients being treated under one roof.

Deserted streets, locked inside homes: Student recalls his time in Wuhan

Deserted streets, locked inside homes: Student recalls his time in Wuhan

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

Ashish Kurme, an MBBS student studying at a university near Wuhan, tells the grim story of ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak.

Mumbai building crash: Narrow lanes, crowds impede rescue ops

Mumbai building crash: Narrow lanes, crowds impede rescue ops

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

The rescuers had to make hectic efforts to remove the mangled frames of furniture, including large sofas, from the rubble at the mishap site.

Covid & festive politics

Covid & festive politics

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

Shifting positions on religiosity and Covid may confuse the Hindutva citizenry, but you can rely on Bengal to turn a non-arguable issue into a raging controversy, notes Kanika Datta.

Delhi protests: 'Numbers may have thinned, but not spirits'

Delhi protests: 'Numbers may have thinned, but not spirits'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

K Akhter reports from ground zero of the protests aimed at securing justice for the bus gang-rape victim and women's rights.

I will surely go to Delhi:  Modi tells Gujarat

I will surely go to Delhi: Modi tells Gujarat

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Fresh from the hat-trick in the assembly polls, which pitch-forked him in the BJP's prime ministerial candidates' race, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if he had committed any mistake, he seeks forgiveness from the people.