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Raj poll: Congress fields Jaswant Singh's son against Vasundhara Raje

Raj poll: Congress fields Jaswant Singh's son against Vasundhara Raje

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

Manvendra Singh will take on the Rajasthan CM from Jhalrapatan constituency.

Pak used drones to drop off arms, say Punjab cops

Pak used drones to drop off arms, say Punjab cops

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

In the first such incident reported in Punjab, drones were used to drop weapons and communication devices, among others, from across the border, an official said, adding that a half-burnt drone used in the operation was recovered from Tarn Taran.

Superspreader protest? Farmers defiant as experts fear COVID-19 surge

Superspreader protest? Farmers defiant as experts fear COVID-19 surge

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

There had been few signs of social distancing as thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana began their protest last week against the three new agro-marketing laws, setting off on a march to the national capital.

Punjab to give Rs 10m for Olympic gold winner

Punjab to give Rs 10m for Olympic gold winner

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

The government said it will also give Rs five million to silver medal winners and Rs 2.5 million for bronze.

Indian football: New Year new luck as SC East Bengal log first win

Indian football: New Year new luck as SC East Bengal log first win

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

Both sides created chances in the first half but it was SCEB who converted them and deservedly headed into the break with a two-goal cushion.

List of dead

List of dead

Rediff.com22 Jul 2003

List of dead

Meet the Indians in action at the World Athletics

Meet the Indians in action at the World Athletics

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Indian athletes will begin their campaign in the World Championships in Beijing, on Sunday.

High fuel prices: OMCs may also be hit next quarter

High fuel prices: OMCs may also be hit next quarter

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

In the next quarter, the country will also start gearing up for various Assembly elections could put the government as well as the OMCs under pressure

Sudha fails to qualify for final round in Athletics Worlds

Sudha fails to qualify for final round in Athletics Worlds

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Asian Games gold medallist Sudha Singh failed to qualify for the women's 3000m steeplechase final round as she finished a disappointing 12th in the heats in the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Saturday.

Satisfied with our work, says defiant Haryana CM after Dera violence

Satisfied with our work, says defiant Haryana CM after Dera violence

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

There will not be any change in leadership, said Khattar after submitting a report to Shah on the violence in Haryana.

Punjab farmer who met Rahul Gandhi recently commits suicide

Punjab farmer who met Rahul Gandhi recently commits suicide

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

A debt-stressed farmer, who recently met Rahul Gandhi and told him about agrarian problems, on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance.

India hockey team embarrass Hong Kong to win by a record 26-0 margin

India hockey team embarrass Hong Kong to win by a record 26-0 margin

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

The huge gulf between the two sides was evident as India bettered its 86-year-old record when it defeated USA with a 24-1 margin in Olympics.

Gurmeet creates history! 1st Indian to win Asian Walk C'ships

Gurmeet creates history! 1st Indian to win Asian Walk C'ships

Rediff.com20 Mar 2016

Gurmeet Singh, on Sunday, created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Asian 20km Race Walk Championships as he won the men's event with his season's best effort.

Ivanov gives Russia men's 20km walk gold; Indians disappoint

Ivanov gives Russia men's 20km walk gold; Indians disappoint

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

Aleksandr Ivanov brought a sparse Luzhniki stadium to its feet and claimed a third successive men's 20-kilometre race walk gold for Russia on Sunday, becoming the youngest walk winner at a World Championships.

5 LeT terrorists among 11 killed in ongoing Kupwara gunbattle

5 LeT terrorists among 11 killed in ongoing Kupwara gunbattle

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

The army has killed five militants of Lashkar-e-Tayiba outfit in north Kashmir's forest area during the ongoing operations launched Monday last.

Bus falls into canal in Punjab, 2 killed, over 40 feared drowned

Bus falls into canal in Punjab, 2 killed, over 40 feared drowned

Rediff.com31 Jul 2013

Two passengers were killed and at least 42 feared drowned after a Punjab roadways bus fell into a canal near Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab in the wee hours on Wednesday, the police said.

PIX: Shah Rukh, Priyanka, Deepika dance for the Mumbai Police

PIX: Shah Rukh, Priyanka, Deepika dance for the Mumbai Police

Rediff.com11 Jan 2015

Images from the Umang Mumbai Police show, 2015.

Army foils infiltration bid, kills 2 militants in Kashmir

Army foils infiltration bid, kills 2 militants in Kashmir

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

The army has gunned down two more intruding militants on the Line of Control in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Ashwini among 15 Indian athletes for World Championships

Ashwini among 15 Indian athletes for World Championships

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

Double Asian Games gold-medallist Ashwini Akkunji was on Saturday named in the Indian women's 4x400m relay squad for next month's World Championships in Moscow just days after completing a two-year ban for a dope offence.

Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin extradited to India

Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin extradited to India

Rediff.com17 Jan 2015

Babbar Khalsa militant Jagtar Singh Tara, convicted for life in the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassination, was brought in New Delhi on Friday night by a team of Punjab Police after being extradited from Bangkok.

Nabbed after 10-yr-run, Beant Singh assassin deported from Thailand

Nabbed after 10-yr-run, Beant Singh assassin deported from Thailand

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

On the run for over 10 years, Sikh militant Jagtar Singh Tara, convicted for life in the then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination, has been deported by Thailand.

Former CBI officer alleges pressure to drop Dera head probe

Former CBI officer alleges pressure to drop Dera head probe

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

Mulinja Narayanan, who headed the probe against Gurmeet Ram Rahim, recalled the pressures he faced while investigating the crime and how his subordinates pleaded he stop the probe.

Delhi HC expresses concern over Blue Whale challenge

Delhi HC expresses concern over Blue Whale challenge

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

The bench said it can understand children getting influenced, but why were adults getting involved in it.

Gold decoded: When coach got Tejinderpal to shift focus from ailing father to Asiad

Gold decoded: When coach got Tejinderpal to shift focus from ailing father to Asiad

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Dhillon, who has been training Tejinder for the last five years, revealed that his ward could not give his best at the Commonwealth Games due to his father's cancer.

Former Punjab CM's assassin arrested in Thailand

Former Punjab CM's assassin arrested in Thailand

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Thai police have arrested a fugitive Sikh terrorist who was involved in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and several others in 1995.

Indians at World Athletics: Inderjeet fails to impress; race walkers disappoint

Indians at World Athletics: Inderjeet fails to impress; race walkers disappoint

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Shot putter Inderjeet Singh finished last in the final round to end his maiden World Athletics Championships appearance in disappointment.

Amid Centre's worry, censor won't let Dera chief's film release

Amid Centre's worry, censor won't let Dera chief's film release

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Even as the home ministry sent out alerts to states over Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim's movie, Messenger of God, the Censor Board has refused to certify the film taking exception to the spiritual leader depicting himself as god on the silver screen.

How Indian athletes fared on Day 7 in Rio

How Indian athletes fared on Day 7 in Rio

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

India's report card on the seventh day of the 2016 Olympics.

Nashik Kumbh: Thousands take holy dip during first 'shahi snan'

Nashik Kumbh: Thousands take holy dip during first 'shahi snan'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

The first 'shahi snan' of the ongoing Kumbh Mela began in Nashik on Saturday with thousands of devotees, including 'mahants' of various akhadas, thronging the ghats of the River Godavari to take the holy dip.

The adman who headed Dera chief Gurmeet's business

The adman who headed Dera chief Gurmeet's business

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

Though Dentsu Aegis says C P Arora left the business in July 2016, his Twitter handle and LinkedIn profile continue to refer to him as Group CFO of Denstu India.

We expect infiltration across LoC but are prepared: Army

We expect infiltration across LoC but are prepared: Army

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Army on said militant activities at the launching pads across the Line of Control have not died down but the troops are ready to face the challenge.

At 35, Heffernan finally wins 50km walk; Indians flop

At 35, Heffernan finally wins 50km walk; Indians flop

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Ireland's Robert Heffernan won the world championship 50km walk title on Wednesday as the 35-year-old finally tasted glory after 13 years of heartbreak and near-misses.

Renjith, women's 4x400m relay team flop as India draw a blank

Renjith, women's 4x400m relay team flop as India draw a blank

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary finished sixth in the heats and the women's 4x400m relay team last as India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships ended in Moscow on Friday.

Problem of plenty as seven walkers better Olympic qualification

Problem of plenty as seven walkers better Olympic qualification

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Uttarakhand's Gurmeet Singh turned out to be the winner as a record number of seven Indian 20km race walkers bettered the Rio Olympics qualifying standards on a fast Jaipur course in the National Championships, in Jaipur, on Saturday.

28 militants killed in 2 months at LoC

28 militants killed in 2 months at LoC

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

"Since the Hyderpora attack of June 24, there have been a series of successful operations both on LoC and in the hinterland area. We have killed 28 terrorists in this period, out of which 18 were eliminated on the LoC and 10 in the hinterland," GOC of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh told reporters in Srinagar.

Refund Rs 49,000 cr to investors: Sebi to PACL

Refund Rs 49,000 cr to investors: Sebi to PACL

Rediff.com23 Aug 2014

Amount more than twice the size of Sahara's; collective investment scheme operator has 3 months to return money and wind up.

Highlights of Day 7: Tennis, boxing bring smile after spate of failures

Highlights of Day 7: Tennis, boxing bring smile after spate of failures

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

India lifted its sagging morale as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna cruised into the semi-finals while pugilist Vikas Krishan advanced to the quarters on a day the shooters, archers, shuttlers and track and field athletes suffered reverses at the Rio Olympics.

Steeplechaser Sudha betters personal mark at National Open Athletics

Steeplechaser Sudha betters personal mark at National Open Athletics

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

National record holder Sudha Singh of Railways bettered her own meet mark while winning gold in the women's 3000m steeplechase on the third and penultimate day of the 53rd National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Monday.

'Is Kiku Sharda a criminal?'

'Is Kiku Sharda a criminal?'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

'We have become the other version of Taliban or Islamic State. There is no difference. Our levels are lower, but we are getting there.' 'If you say we are better than Pakistan, then I am sorry to say that we are as bad as Pakistan and Afghanistan.'

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

The well-irrigated states of Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, western Uttar Pradesh and coastal states such as Odisha are, for the first time, feeling the effects of a poor monsoon.