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Covid-19 pandemic is boom time for the 'faraway doctor'

Covid-19 pandemic is boom time for the 'faraway doctor'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

Tele/video-consults have been effective for patients requiring post-hospitalisation follow-up, especially if they are from outside the city; patients with chronic diseases that need periodic monitoring; and pregnant women who require routine checkup with minimum exposure.

Maneka flays Maha govt for 'ghastly murder' of tigress Avni

Maneka flays Maha govt for 'ghastly murder' of tigress Avni

Rediff.com4 Nov 2018

Tigress Avni, who is believed to be responsible for the deaths of 13 people in the past two years, was killed in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Friday as part of an operation.

Auto, taxi strike in Delhi hits commuters hard

Auto, taxi strike in Delhi hits commuters hard

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Twenty unions of autos and taxis have formed a Joint Action Committee, which has called for the indefinite strike.

Uttarakhand verdict: 'Setback for Modi'

Uttarakhand verdict: 'Setback for Modi'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

'Verdict shows they had illegally imposed President's rule in Uttarakhand.'

Raj Thackeray comes out in support of Campa Cola residents

Raj Thackeray comes out in support of Campa Cola residents

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Calling the action against residents of illegal flats in Worli's Campa Cola compound as "unjust", MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said the builders and authorities concerned who are responsible for such unauthorised structures should be punished and sent to jail.

Govt wants re-auction of all 218 coal blocks, Attorney General tells SC

Govt wants re-auction of all 218 coal blocks, Attorney General tells SC

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

The award of more than 200 coal blocks to steel, cement and power companies has been at the centre of the so-called "Coalgate" scandal.

K'taka govt is 'gold medalist' in graft, Cong leaders 'drunk on power': Modi

K'taka govt is 'gold medalist' in graft, Cong leaders 'drunk on power': Modi

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Modi said that the JD-S was going to finish a "poor, distant third".

Kangana sued for tweet on elderly woman farmer protester

Kangana sued for tweet on elderly woman farmer protester

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Ranaut, who made headlines with her ugly spat with Dosanjh on Twitter, was served a legal notice on Friday by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee which is seeking an unconditional apology from the actor.

Narine boost for KKR as BCCI clears him with final warning

Narine boost for KKR as BCCI clears him with final warning

Rediff.com7 May 2015

BCCI on Thursday cleared Sunil Narine's action after giving him a final warning.

Phishing study: A bunch of lies

Phishing study: A bunch of lies

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

The report tries to present data from the annual reports of the Indian Computer Emergency Team, and Symantec in a way that suits its story.

3 activists sent back home from Pune, kept under house arrest

3 activists sent back home from Pune, kept under house arrest

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Varavara Rao reached home in Hyderabad on Thursday morning, while activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, were sent to Mumbai by road.

Imran's 'endorsement' of Modi could be Congress ploy: Sitharaman

Imran's 'endorsement' of Modi could be Congress ploy: Sitharaman

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

'Has the Supreme court even remotely said that PM Modi is not chowkidar?'

Farmer agitation 'infiltrated by Leftists, Maoists': Goyal

Farmer agitation 'infiltrated by Leftists, Maoists': Goyal

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

"We now realise that the so-called farmer agitation hardly remains a farmers' agitation. It has almost got infiltrated by Leftist and Maoist elements, a flavour of which we saw over the last two days when there were extraneous demands to release people who have been put behind bars for anti-national (and) who have been put behind bars for illegal activities," Goyal, the Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Food and Consumers Affairs, said at FICCI's annual meeting.

SC keen on bringing back black money

SC keen on bringing back black money

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was more interested in getting the black money stashed abroad back to the country than the disclosure of names of illegal account holders in foreign banks.

Not a single person will lose citizenship due to NRC, CAB: Mamata

Not a single person will lose citizenship due to NRC, CAB: Mamata

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

As CAB was tabled in Lok Sabha, West Bengal CM said she will never allow NRC in the state.

Indian man detained at US airport dies in custody

Indian man detained at US airport dies in custody

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Patel was denied entry into the country as he did not possess the necessary immigration documents.

Why Kenya is burning 100 tonnes of ivory

Why Kenya is burning 100 tonnes of ivory

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Conservationists are going to light up 5 per cent of the world's ivory in an attempt to deter poachers.

CBI raids residences, office of K'taka Congress MP's associates

CBI raids residences, office of K'taka Congress MP's associates

Rediff.com31 May 2018

Shivakumar and his MP brother Suresh calling it a 'vindictive act' by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre to frame them.

Opposed to online pharmacy, chemists observe total bandh

Opposed to online pharmacy, chemists observe total bandh

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Some 8.5 lakh chemists across the nation on Wednesday downed their shutters demanding action from the government against "illegal" online sale of medicines.

Bihar crisis: Patna HC stays Nitish Kumar's election as JD-U legislature party chief

Bihar crisis: Patna HC stays Nitish Kumar's election as JD-U legislature party chief

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

In a major setback for former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Patna High Court on Wednesday termed his re-election as JD-U legislative party leader unconstitutional.

Kafeel Khan fears UP govt may frame him again

Kafeel Khan fears UP govt may frame him again

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

'The administration was not ready for (my) release, but I have been released because of the prayers of people.'

Amarinder hopes Pak's move won't affect Kartarpur corridor

Amarinder hopes Pak's move won't affect Kartarpur corridor

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Amarinder Singh described the neighbouring nation's action 'knee-jerk and uncalled for'.

Ticket counters to open at select railway stations from May 22

Ticket counters to open at select railway stations from May 22

Rediff.com22 May 2020

It said it will also allow reservation of reserved tickets from common service centres (CSC) and through ticketing agents with effect from Friday. The zonal railways have been instructed to decide and notify opening of reservation counters as per local needs and conditions, the order stated.

Raj phone tapping row: Congress demands Union Min's resignation

Raj phone tapping row: Congress demands Union Min's resignation

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

'Shekhawat has no moral authority to continue as a Union minister and should resign so that the investigation is not influenced'

Resign and face fresh election: AGP tells Sonowal

Resign and face fresh election: AGP tells Sonowal

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

Accusing the BJP of adopting an anti-Assam policy, Mahanta said, "Let the BJP form a new government alone. We will welcome that".

SC awards Rs 50 lakh to ex-ISRO scientist for 'harassment' in espionage case

SC awards Rs 50 lakh to ex-ISRO scientist for 'harassment' in espionage case

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

The court ordered a probe into the role of Kerala police officers involved in arrest of Nambi Narayanan.

'Muslims have lost faith in KCR'

'Muslims have lost faith in KCR'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

'The Telangana police are working on the same agenda against Muslims as the Modi government at the Centre.'

Fighting big and bountiful, Sebi gets new anti-fraud powers

Fighting big and bountiful, Sebi gets new anti-fraud powers

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

Summing up the year gone by, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha told PTI that the regulator was also able to provide clarity and a direction to the market in areas like corporate governance and investor protection during 2013.

Lynching incident: No communal tension in Nagaland, say Muslim bodies

Lynching incident: No communal tension in Nagaland, say Muslim bodies

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Muslim bodies in Nagaland have called for restraint after widespread protests in wake of the lynching of a rape accused on March 5.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics payments probe team established

Tokyo 2020 Olympics payments probe team established

Rediff.com25 May 2016

The Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday established a team to investigate whether any illegal payments were made during its successful bid for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

'Yes, we are sitting on a time bomb'

'Yes, we are sitting on a time bomb'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

'If the Amendment Bill 2016 becomes law, the indigenous people of Assam will become a minority and the language, literature and culture of Assam will be lost.'

Row over NRC list in Assam echoes in Parliament

Row over NRC list in Assam echoes in Parliament

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

The govt asserted the Centre has no role in the preparation of the draft list.

CBI to probe alleged misuse of data of India's Facebook users

CBI to probe alleged misuse of data of India's Facebook users

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Prasad said the probe by the CBI will determine whether Cambridge Analytica violated the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Indian Penal Code.

'India should start thinking about having its own crypto exchange and crypto currency'

'India should start thinking about having its own crypto exchange and crypto currency'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

'India should start leveraging rather than banning crypto.'

SC directs UP to shift Kappan to Delhi hospital for better treatment

SC directs UP to shift Kappan to Delhi hospital for better treatment

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

"We are confined to health issue. It is in the interest of the state also that the accused gets better treatment," the bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and A S Bopanna observed.

Narine undergoes testing in Chennai to get off-breaks cleared

Narine undergoes testing in Chennai to get off-breaks cleared

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Kolkata Knight Riders' mystery spinner Sunil Narine underwent in Chennai on Thursday in order to get his off-breaks cleared for the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League.

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Chen scores world record for massive lead over shocked Hanyu

Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law. The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA. Imagine yourself or your child at the other end of this, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Over 600 authors, scientists seek withdrawal of citizenship bill

Over 600 authors, scientists seek withdrawal of citizenship bill

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

Scholars and students have cautioned that the proposed divisive and discriminatory changes would harm the country.

CJI led bench to hear plea of CBI Chief Alok Verma on Friday

CJI led bench to hear plea of CBI Chief Alok Verma on Friday

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

He has also sought stay of the Centre's order asking him to proceed on leave and giving the interim charge of his post to Joint Director M Nageswara Rao, a 1986 batch Odisha-cadre IPS officer.