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Annan to name Ross Mountain as envoy to Iraq

Annan to name Ross Mountain as envoy to Iraq

Rediff.com10 Dec 2003

Ross Mountain will replace Sergio Vieirra De Mello who was killed in a suicide attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad on August 19.

U'khand avalanche: Toll rises to 16 as 12 more bodies retrieved, 15 missing

U'khand avalanche: Toll rises to 16 as 12 more bodies retrieved, 15 missing

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Of the 16 bodies retrieved, 14 are of trainees and two of instructors, NIM said in a bulletin.

Vajpayee ex-aide's book blames Musharraf's K-stand for Agra Summit collapse

Vajpayee ex-aide's book blames Musharraf's K-stand for Agra Summit collapse

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

In the book, Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship Between India and Pakistan, Bisaria says this public telecast sounded to observers like a mid-summit report on the talks, where Pakistan's hard views were being inflicted on India, while New Delhi's positions were unclear.

2024: 10 Places To Visit In India

2024: 10 Places To Visit In India

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

India offers travel adventures no other country can offer.

'What the rat miners did was tremendous'

'What the rat miners did was tremendous'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

'These are people whom very few give importance and they were doing a mammoth job for the nation.'

UNESCO Nominated: 12 Amazing Forts

UNESCO Nominated: 12 Amazing Forts

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Know the forts India has nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Gaurav Gill to participate in 'Rally of Gods'

Gaurav Gill to participate in 'Rally of Gods'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Gaurav Gill is all set to take part in World Rally Championship (WRC) 2023 season, starting with the Acropolis Rally of Greece.

Historic! India women rout England by 347 runs in 1st Test

Historic! India women rout England by 347 runs in 1st Test

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

India women registered the biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of women's Test cricket.

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma.

De Kock, Klaasen star as SA trounce Bangladesh

De Kock, Klaasen star as SA trounce Bangladesh

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

De Kock combined with Markram (60) in a 131-run stand to steady the innings before he and Heinrich Klaasen tore apart the Bangladesh attack plundering 142 runs from 87 balls.

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma.

No quick exit in sight for trapped workers as auger drill stuck in rubble

No quick exit in sight for trapped workers as auger drill stuck in rubble

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

The auger machine was facing repeated obstructions in the rubble in the past few days.

'Terrorist handlers across LoC should feel the heat'

'Terrorist handlers across LoC should feel the heat'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

'Terrorists who are active in Poonch and Rajouri are not relying on random locals for logistics, guidance etc.' 'They are being supported by a selected few who are being vetted, cleared and directed from across the LoC.'

Polling officials trek, cross rivers to reach Meghalaya booths

Polling officials trek, cross rivers to reach Meghalaya booths

Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

Over 19,000 polling officials have been deployed at 3,419 booths set up for the elections to the 59 assembly seats, Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said.

6 Offbeat Places to Find Summer Cool

6 Offbeat Places to Find Summer Cool

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

Enjoy your summer hols at these chill places.

Nature Like Never Before

Nature Like Never Before

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Extraordinary award-winning photographs from more than 20,000 images from all over the world.

Army, IAF special forces carry out multi-domain drill in eastern sector

Army, IAF special forces carry out multi-domain drill in eastern sector

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

The exercise was aimed at validating joint plans for strategic airlift of specialised forces employing IAF's fixed and rotary wing platforms by landing and dropping in designated areas for undertaking kinetic actions, they said.

Shivani Jaissi Koi Nahi

Shivani Jaissi Koi Nahi

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

Her understated style sidesteps jazz even if she is Jazz Kaur.

For people living in Jammu mountains, IAF pilots are messiahs

For people living in Jammu mountains, IAF pilots are messiahs

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

"Our house is gone, household goods have perished and all our animals killed. We did not have anything to eat," said Chamail Singh of Rajouri district while showering praise on Indian Air Force for air-dropping food items and other relief material.

Jammu region rocked by 5 earthquakes in a day

Jammu region rocked by 5 earthquakes in a day

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Officials said there were no reports so far of any loss of life or damage to property.

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'

Wake-up call: Pakistan's concerns grow as Australia win

Wake-up call: Pakistan's concerns grow as Australia win

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Pakistan left with plenty to ponder following 14-run loss to Australia

40-km long roads in 57 years: Meet Maharashtra's Mountain Man

40-km long roads in 57 years: Meet Maharashtra's Mountain Man

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Rajaram Bhapkar, an 84-year-old, at Gundegaon village has cut through 7 hills in 57 years to make 40-km roads.

Katrina Gets The Summer Blues

Katrina Gets The Summer Blues

Rediff.com7 May 2023

Sara gets poetic... Mithila goes for a concert... Rajkummar is in New York...

3 Nepalese Sherpas buried alive in avalanche on Mt Everest

3 Nepalese Sherpas buried alive in avalanche on Mt Everest

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

Three Nepalese Sherpa guides went missing on Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on the most dangerous section of Mt Everest amidst an avalanche, in the season's first accident at the world's tallest peak.

Lyon believes young Australia can climb 'cricket's biggest mountain'

Lyon believes young Australia can climb 'cricket's biggest mountain'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

'We may have to play ugly to score runs and take wickets. Captain Steve Smith talked about adapting to the conditions'

Snowfall Sets Foot in Himachal

Snowfall Sets Foot in Himachal

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Scenes from Himachal Pradesh, which received its first snowfall of the season.

PIX: Urvashi Rautela, Nawazuddin Siddiqui watch Manjhi The Mountain Man

PIX: Urvashi Rautela, Nawazuddin Siddiqui watch Manjhi The Mountain Man

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Check out the star arrivals.

I was handed a hot potato with carte blanche: Naravane on LAC tensions

I was handed a hot potato with carte blanche: Naravane on LAC tensions

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

In his memoir Four Stars of Destiny, Naravane recounts Singh's direction as well as a flurry of phone calls between the defence minister, external affairs minister, the national security advisor and the chief of defence staff that night on the sensitive situation.

Watch Aishwarya's Romance Gone Wrong On OTT

Watch Aishwarya's Romance Gone Wrong On OTT

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.

South Africa looking to take Netherlands in their stride!

South Africa looking to take Netherlands in their stride!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

From staying under the radar in the lead-up to the World Cup to becoming high-flyers, South Africa have started playing to potential and are firm favourites against the Dutch.

The amputee who helps other amputees scale mountains

The amputee who helps other amputees scale mountains

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

Meet Mona Patel, one of CNN's Top 10 Heroes of the Year.

Windies have a mountain to climb after Dhoni, VVS tons

Windies have a mountain to climb after Dhoni, VVS tons

Rediff.com15 Nov 2011

After declaring on 631-7 in the post-tea session, India reduced the West Indies to 34-2 before bad light forced an early end to the second day's play in the second Test. The West Indies trail by 597 runs.

What Keeps Nimrat Cosy On A Rainy Day?

What Keeps Nimrat Cosy On A Rainy Day?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

The actor has many reasons to fall in love with the rains.

'We have overloaded the unstable Himalayas'

'We have overloaded the unstable Himalayas'

Rediff.com26 May 2023

'And Joshimath has already shown the dangers ahead.' 'We have to acknowledge that our mountains are still young babies.' 'You don't put an extra load on the back of a growing child!'

What Saiyami Can't Resist

What Saiyami Can't Resist

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

She loves the rush of adrenaline and has a weakness for chocolates.

Respecting Religious Sentiments Doesn't Mean Constructing 6-Lane Highways

Respecting Religious Sentiments Doesn't Mean Constructing 6-Lane Highways

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

In recent years, the twin demands of both religion and defence have been added to the development argument to sweep aside environmental and terrain considerations while undertaking infrastructure development in the Himalayan zone, points out former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

Poorna Review: Goes for mountains, settles for mole-hills

Poorna Review: Goes for mountains, settles for mole-hills

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

There is no escaping Rahul Bose's compassion. He wears it like a name tag in Poorna, feels Sreehari Nair.

More than 1,000 killed, 1,200 hurt as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco

More than 1,000 killed, 1,200 hurt as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

Local television showed images of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.

6-inch lifeline pipe reaches trapped men in Silkyara, to send food and oxygen

6-inch lifeline pipe reaches trapped men in Silkyara, to send food and oxygen

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

A six-inch pipe has been laid at the Silkyara tunnel through which nutritious food and medicines could be supplied to the 41 labourers, trapped for over a week after parts of the under-construction structure collapsed following a landslide.