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President Xi praises PLA's model border battalion in Tibet

President Xi praises PLA's model border battalion in Tibet

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Xi commended the battalion members for their remarkable efforts in guarding China's border region, noting that they have dedicated their youth to securing the country's territorial integrity and have accomplished their missions well, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

For one, triangles are involved.

The village chosen for the 'Babri Masjid'

The village chosen for the 'Babri Masjid'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

Iqbal Ansari, one of the main plaintiffs who fought for the right of the community over the disputed land, says Muslims in Ayodhya won't be satisfied if the Sunni Waqf Board accepts the five acres in Dhannipur.

'BJP won't weaken AIADMK before 2024'

'BJP won't weaken AIADMK before 2024'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

'The BJP plans to win 10 (Lok Sabha) seats (in Tamil Nadu) and the alliance (with the AIADMK) 20 seats in 2024.'

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal

Rediff.com15 May 2022

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent self-made industrialists on social media. And now he has been flooded with booking writing proposals and has even been offered money for a biopic. In February this year, Agarwal, 68, started tweeting his journey from Bihar to Mumbai first and then to London to head a globally diversified natural resources company with interests in zinc-lead-silver, iron ore, steel, copper, aluminium, power, oil and gas.

Ayodhya mosque may not have traditional shape: Trust official

Ayodhya mosque may not have traditional shape: Trust official

Rediff.com20 Sep 2020

The state government has allotted the five-acre plot in Ayodhya's Dhannipur for the construction of the mosque on the directive of the apex court.

Say No To Cookies From Strangers

Say No To Cookies From Strangers

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.

Shoaib left out of training squad over fine disput

Shoaib left out of training squad over fine disput

Rediff.com18 Jul 2008

Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been left out of a Champions Trophy training camp after the Pakistan Cricket Board blocked his attendance over an unpaid fine. Chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed said the board had not cleared Shoaib to be among the 24-man party despite being named in the initial preliminary squad for the Sept 11-28 tournament.

Portugal club luring Buffon with custard tarts, museum tickets

Portugal club luring Buffon with custard tarts, museum tickets

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Belenenses is one of Portugal's oldest clubs, but split with Belenenses SAD in 2018 over a dispute and were forced to start again from the bottom of the Portuguese football pyramid.

Judges Must Stand Up For Citizens Against A Malign State

Judges Must Stand Up For Citizens Against A Malign State

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

If the government and the political party controlling it want to destroy the homes of people without trial or conviction, where do those people go?, asks Aakar Patel.

Why Lataji Didn't Sing With Rafi, SD...

Why Lataji Didn't Sing With Rafi, SD...

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

Long before she won royalty rights for playback singers, there was an undisclosed incident in Lataji's life where she not only put a male colleague in place, but also refused to sing with him thereafter.

SC: Nirmohi Akhara to lose Ayodhya land rights if...

SC: Nirmohi Akhara to lose Ayodhya land rights if...

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

The Allahabad high court, in its judgment of 2010 on four civil lawsuits, had partitioned the 2.77-acre disputed land in Ayodhya equally among the three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.

Centre seeks SC nod to transfer Ayodhya land to Ram temple trust

Centre seeks SC nod to transfer Ayodhya land to Ram temple trust

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

In a fresh plea on Tuesday, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land including the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site and sought permission of the top court to return the excess land to its original owners.

'Yogi Adityanath fled from Ayodhya'

'Yogi Adityanath fled from Ayodhya'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

'Sarkar jo bhi gana gaye, is bar sarkar paltegi'

Need to build guidelines for Indo-Pacific: Outgoing US envoy Juster

Need to build guidelines for Indo-Pacific: Outgoing US envoy Juster

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Juster said as democracies, the US and India are committed to a rules based order as well as to peace and diplomacy.

Fortis to re-brand itself as Parkway

Fortis to re-brand itself as Parkway

Rediff.com15 Aug 2020

The company said this was 'important' to reinforce the 'complete disassociation' from its erstwhile promoters -- Malvinder and Shivinder Singh.

Ayodhya mosques spread message of harmony ahead of bhoomi pujan

Ayodhya mosques spread message of harmony ahead of bhoomi pujan

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

"It is the greatness of Ayodhya that the mosques surrounding the Ram temple are giving a strong message of communal harmony to the rest of the world," Haji Asad Ahmad, the corporator of the Ram Kot ward, told PTI.

Rahane steers clear of Wasim Jaffer controversy

Rahane steers clear of Wasim Jaffer controversy

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

Ajinkya Rahane steered clear of the controversy surrounding domestic stalwart and his former Mumbai teammate Wasim Jaffer

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

The PFI is alleged to have been continuously involved in anti-government propaganda and spreading the narrative that Muslims were being persecuted in India.

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

If BJP Wins Telangana, He May Be CM

If BJP Wins Telangana, He May Be CM

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Amit Shah believes Bandi Sanjay Kumar is 'single-handedly' capable of unseating the TRS government in the December 2023 assembly election and there is no need for the BJP's central leaders to jump into the Telangana scene.

Withdraw false land-grab charges: Amartya Sen to V-B VC

Withdraw false land-grab charges: Amartya Sen to V-B VC

Rediff.com19 Jan 2021

The noted economist said in the letter that his father had purchased free-hold land from the market and not from Visva-Bharati - to add to their homestead and he has been paying taxes for them.

'Pegasus may have spied on over 40 Indian journalists'

'Pegasus may have spied on over 40 Indian journalists'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

'The phone numbers of over 40 Indian journalists appear on a leaked list of potential targets for surveillance, and forensic tests have confirmed that some of them were successfully snooped upon by an unidentified agency using Pegasus spyware,' report Anuj Srivas and Kabir Agarwal in The Wire.

Why were Indian soldiers sent unarmed to martrydom, asks Rahul

Why were Indian soldiers sent unarmed to martrydom, asks Rahul

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

The former Congress president has been questioning the government over the martyrdom of Indian soldiers and has demanded answers from the prime minister.

Rajkot royals bicker over property worth hundreds of crores

Rajkot royals bicker over property worth hundreds of crores

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

A bitter dispute has broken out in the Rajkot royal family of Gujarat over the ancestral property worth hundreds of crores with one of the members moving court.

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

In the course of his various tenures, Yediyurappa made many adversaries. Bommai, by contrast, knows the Opposition well and has many friends, cutting across parties -- he is, after all, only a 2008 BJP entrant.

Centre testing our patience, emasculating tribunals: SC

Centre testing our patience, emasculating tribunals: SC

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court Monday said the Centre was testing its "patience" and "emasculating" tribunals by not appointing officials to the quasi-judicial bodies which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and technical members and sought action on the matter by September 13.

Nepal's move on new map may backfire, say experts

Nepal's move on new map may backfire, say experts

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

'The redrawing of the map with the inclusion of Kalapani area by Nepal and endorsement from the House of Representatives shows the KP Oli government's move to gain cheap popularity in the name of nationalism'

Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I.

D K Jain appointed BCCI ombudsman; to decide on Hardik-Rahul punishment

D K Jain appointed BCCI ombudsman; to decide on Hardik-Rahul punishment

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court appointed its former judge, Justice D K Jain, as the first court-appointed ombudsman for the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Tendulkar settles lawsuit against bat manufacturers Spartan

Tendulkar settles lawsuit against bat manufacturers Spartan

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Sachin Tendulkar has decided to settle his lawsuit against bat-maker Spartan in the Federal Court of Australia after the company apologised for "breach of contract". In 2016, Tendulkar entered into a worldwide exclusive sponsorship agreement with Spartan to promote its sporting goods and sportswear.

Trust unveils design of mosque in Ayodhya

Trust unveils design of mosque in Ayodhya

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

"The design of the mosque has been prepared using modern technology, and it will be egg-shaped without any dome. The two-storeyed mosque will not have any minaret. Solar power will be installed in the mosque, and around 2,000 people will be able to offer 'namaaz' at the same time," he said.

Soccer eases life in Jordan refugee camp, until goal dispute!

Soccer eases life in Jordan refugee camp, until goal dispute!

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Playing helps me forget the war, the bombs, the rockets and the children who were killed.

Hindu organisation accused of using forced labour at temple sites in US

Hindu organisation accused of using forced labour at temple sites in US

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

The New York Times said in a report on Wednesday that in the lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court and amended last month, BAPS has been accused 'of luring labourers from India to work on temples near Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles, as well as in Robbinsville, New Jersey, paying them just $450 a month'.

Ayodhya land scam: Priyanka Gandhi, Mayawati seek SC probe

Ayodhya land scam: Priyanka Gandhi, Mayawati seek SC probe

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

Gandhi dismissed as an "eyewash" the probe into what she called as Ayodhya land 'scam' in areas around the proposed Ram temple while Mayawati demanded that the state government cancel the land deals if the allegations in a media report on the issue are true.

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Testimony presented before the Bhima Korgaon Commission over the last two months reveals the background to the violence that broke out on January 1, 2018.

'Desecration' of Shivaji's statue triggers vandalism, war of words between Maha, K'taka

'Desecration' of Shivaji's statue triggers vandalism, war of words between Maha, K'taka

Rediff.com18 Dec 2021

Following the alleged desecration of the Maratha king's statue, miscreants in Belagavi shouted slogans and pelted government vehicles with stones and freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna's statue was subsequently vandalised.

'Happy SC accepted it is Ram Janambhoomi'

'Happy SC accepted it is Ram Janambhoomi'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

'Hindus have fought for almost 500 years for the land and today our dream has been realised.'

US firm has no locus standi in Elgar case: Maha govt to HC

US firm has no locus standi in Elgar case: Maha govt to HC

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

United States digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting claimed that evidence had been 'planted' on electronic devices of some accused persons in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case

Day after name calling, Shivpal says 'all is well' in Yadav family

Day after name calling, Shivpal says 'all is well' in Yadav family

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

A day after high drama at a key meeting of the ruling Samajwadi Party, its state unit chief Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday said all was well in the party as he visited Mulayam Singh Yadav's residence and was joined in later by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.