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India to see a hotter-than-normal summer this year

India to see a hotter-than-normal summer this year

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

The seasonal temperature would be above normal by more than one degree Celsius over Northwest India.

Jab Shah Rukh and Anushka got grooving

Jab Shah Rukh and Anushka got grooving

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Spotted: Harry and Sejal!

'Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai'

'Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'

Biden nominates Desi lawyer to head office of personnel management

Biden nominates Desi lawyer to head office of personnel management

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

United States President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer and rights activist Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages America's more than two million civil servants.

The heat is on! Weatherman warns of a warmer summer ahead

The heat is on! Weatherman warns of a warmer summer ahead

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

Several states are likely to witness heat wave conditions, the India Meteorological Department said in its summer forecast for the season (March to May).

30 arrested over attack on Hindu temple in Pakistan

30 arrested over attack on Hindu temple in Pakistan

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

A central leader of radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Rehmat Salam Khattak, is among 30 arrested in raids following the attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district on Wednesday, Station House Officer Rehmatullah Khan told PTI.

Monsoon progress: Near-normal rainfall in first 10 days

Monsoon progress: Near-normal rainfall in first 10 days

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Rain for the central and northwestern parts a concern.

Monsoon to be delayed by 4 days, to hit Kerala on June 5

Monsoon to be delayed by 4 days, to hit Kerala on June 5

Rediff.com15 May 2020

According to the IMD forecast, monsoon is likely to be normal this year.

Denied ticket, BJP MP Udit Raj joins Congress

Denied ticket, BJP MP Udit Raj joins Congress

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

The BJP had replaced Raj from the North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency with Punjabi Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans.

Delhi air quality nears 'severe' zone as farm fires shoot up

Delhi air quality nears 'severe' zone as farm fires shoot up

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said a significant increase in the number of "fire points" was observed over Punjab (around 3,000), Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, which is likely to impact the air quality of Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India.

Which club will Messi sign for?

Which club will Messi sign for?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Messi announced he wanted to leave Barcelona, on Tuesday, after spending his entire career at the Catalan club.

'Dancing with Shilpa Shetty was surreal'

'Dancing with Shilpa Shetty was surreal'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

'Even today when I think of it, I wonder how it fell on my plate.' 'Not just the remix, but also to do it with the original leading lady, Shilpa Shetty.'

China warns of pneumonia worse than COVID in Kazakhstan

China warns of pneumonia worse than COVID in Kazakhstan

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The "unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the year, including 628 people in June alone", the Chinese embassy in the central Asian country said in a statement.

Just who is Rhea Chakraborty?

Just who is Rhea Chakraborty?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

As the case gets nastier by the day -- with the coverage on some news television channels getting shriller and uglier -- Namrata Thakker finds out more about the woman at the centre of it all.

Pre-monsoon rainfall lowest in 65 years: Skymet

Pre-monsoon rainfall lowest in 65 years: Skymet

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Pre-monsoon rainfall, colloquial referred to as "mango showers", is vital to many parts of the country.

'Climate change is used as an excuse for calamities'

'Climate change is used as an excuse for calamities'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

'It is high time that we act instead of just talking about how and why the climate is changing.'

AAP's Atishi Marlena drops her last name

AAP's Atishi Marlena drops her last name

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

The party has rejected reports that it forced the AAP leader to change her last name because it was "Christian-sounding".

Crackers, farm fires make Delhi's air quality 'severe'; relief likely

Crackers, farm fires make Delhi's air quality 'severe'; relief likely

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

The air quality had turned 'severe' on Saturday evening with stubble burning accounting for 32 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution, but firecracker emissions and calm winds made the situation even worse.

Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD

Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD

Rediff.com26 May 2021

The IMD has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.

Bengal, Odisha evacuate lakhs of people as 'Yaas' nears coast

Bengal, Odisha evacuate lakhs of people as 'Yaas' nears coast

Rediff.com25 May 2021

West Bengal and Odisha have evacuated lakhs of people from vulnerable areas to safety as severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is nearing the coast and is expected to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning.

31-yr-old constable is Delhi Police's 1st COVID-19 fatality

31-yr-old constable is Delhi Police's 1st COVID-19 fatality

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The constable, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, was posted at the Bharat Nagar Police Station in northwest Delhi, police said. He lived with a colleague at a rented house in Gandhi Vihar area.

NASA finds debris of Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander on Moon

NASA finds debris of Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander on Moon

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

NASA posted images clicked by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera, showing the site's changes on the Moon and the impact point before and after the spacecraft had made a hard-landing on the lunar surface.

Daler Mehndi joins Bharatiya Janata Party

Daler Mehndi joins Bharatiya Janata Party

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

BJP's candidate from northwest Delhi constituency Hans Raj Hans, Union minister and Chandni Chowk candidate Harsh Vardhan and other party leaders were also present.

IOC to buy stakes in Petronas' LNG project for $900 mn

IOC to buy stakes in Petronas' LNG project for $900 mn

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

The acquisition of stake in Progress Energy Resources Corp's shale gas assets and Pacific NorthWest LNG for 1 billion Canadian dollars ($900 million) marks IOC's maiden entry into North America.

Monsoon deficiency drops to 21% from 33%

Monsoon deficiency drops to 21% from 33%

Rediff.com7 Jul 2019

According to the Central Water Commission, of the 91 major reservoirs in the country, 62 water bodies reported 80 per cent or below of normal storage.

Horrifying! 8-month-old raped by her cousin in Delhi

Horrifying! 8-month-old raped by her cousin in Delhi

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

The 28-year-old confessed to raping the baby on under the influence of alcohol.

3 Chinese astronauts enter space station after successful docking op

3 Chinese astronauts enter space station after successful docking op

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday entered the country's new space station after their spaceship successfully docked with it, just over seven hours after the launch from the Gobi Desert, in a major milestone for the Communist giant's space exploration plans and its bid to become a leading space power.

What PM and CMs can learn from this Collector

What PM and CMs can learn from this Collector

Rediff.com1 May 2021

Dr Rajendra Bharud has done what no other district collector in India could do as the pandemic ravaged the nation. He not only made Nandurbar district oxygen surplus, but ensured that the supply of life-saving oxygen remained uninterrupted for patients -- something even Delhi and Mumbai hospitals have not achieved yet.

Baghdadi's remains disposed of as per law: Pentagon

Baghdadi's remains disposed of as per law: Pentagon

Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

"His remains were disposed of appropriately in accordance with our SOP (standard operating procedure) and the law of armed conflict," the top general said.

Delhi's air quality turns 'severe' on Diwali

Delhi's air quality turns 'severe' on Diwali

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Pollution levels in Delhi during the Diwali period are likely to remain in the higher end of the 'very poor' category in the absence of emissions due to fireworks, the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR said.

Lakers to pay tribute to Kobe at Friday's game

Lakers to pay tribute to Kobe at Friday's game

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

The Los Angeles Lakers will pay tribute to Kobe Bryant on Friday when the team plays its first game since the NBA great died, although details of what that will entail remain unclear. Bryant perished along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in foggy weather on a hillside northwest of Los Angeles on Sunday.

Will Tokyo Olympics happen in 2021?

Will Tokyo Olympics happen in 2021?

Rediff.com26 May 2021

Japan's Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial

'Indian Army's advantage has been lost'

'Indian Army's advantage has been lost'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

'The military advantage the Indian Army had gained by the Special Frontier Force occupying the heights of the Rezang La-Rechin La ridge on the Kailash Range is lost without the PLA withdrawing to east of the Khurnak Fort line.'

Foreign fighters in Syria have moved to other places: India at UNSC

Foreign fighters in Syria have moved to other places: India at UNSC

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

India has expressed concern that foreign fighters involved in the conflict in Syria have moved to other places as mercenaries, as New Delhi underlined that it is ready to play a constructive role in the Security Council to help realise the objective of the West Asian country reclaiming its place in the comity of nations.

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Moments before Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the pilot had tried to climb out of layer of clouds, but the aircraft then banked sharply and lurched toward the ground. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute.

Young American voters hold key to White House

Young American voters hold key to White House

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

More than eight million young people who voted early or absentee in the 2020 elections.

China opens world's highest railway tunnel

China opens world's highest railway tunnel

Rediff.com2 May 2014

The world's highest tunnel for high-speed trains is now open in northwest China.

June witnessed 16 per cent more than normal rainfall: IMD

June witnessed 16 per cent more than normal rainfall: IMD

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

The country received 16 per cent more rainfall than its normal limit in June, the IMD on Tuesday said.

Will a warmer summer help slow down coronavirus spread?

Will a warmer summer help slow down coronavirus spread?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

IMD has said the temperature in April-June across most parts in India is expected to be 0.5-1 degrees Celsius warmer than normal. However, doctors and scientists say they haven't found any direct correlation between the speed of COVID-19 spread and warm weather.

20 UNFORGETTABLE FRAMES of Dilip Kumar

20 UNFORGETTABLE FRAMES of Dilip Kumar

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.