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Budget: Despite talk of cutback, central schemes' outlay on rise

Budget: Despite talk of cutback, central schemes' outlay on rise

Rediff.com2 Feb 2021

The number of centrally sponsored schemes have increased to 35 in FY22 from 30 in FY21 and central sector schemes have increased to 704 from 685 in the previous year, reports Dilasha Seth.

La Liga: Bale to stay at Madrid, says Zidane

La Liga: Bale to stay at Madrid, says Zidane

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

Meanwhile, Real Mallorca made a dream return to La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Eibar at the Estadi Son Moix on Saturday, less than two months after sealing back-to-back promotions to rejoin Spain's soccer elite.

Saviours in the Valley of Death

Saviours in the Valley of Death

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

Pilots and crew of the Indian Air Force fought a valiant battle against Nature to save thousands of lives in Uttarakhand's treacherous valleys, scripting India's greatest rescue operation. Archana Masih reports from the IAF station in Barrackore.

Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing

Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

A Torpedo Recovery Vessel of the Indian Navy sunk off the Visakhapatnam coast on Thursday during a naval exercise, killing one sailor while four others went missing.

Bollywood's 10 Best Known Spy Movies

Bollywood's 10 Best Known Spy Movies

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe, starring John Abraham as a RAW agent, is a political espionage thriller.

Insisted on full disengagement in all talks with China: Govt

Insisted on full disengagement in all talks with China: Govt

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

"Numerous rounds of talks have taken place with the Chinese counterparts to deescalate the situation without compromising on India's stand of 'complete disengagement and immediate restoration of status quo ante'," the defence ministry said.

Char Dham Highway: 'Damage will be irreversible'

Char Dham Highway: 'Damage will be irreversible'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

'From environmental impact assessment to forest clearances, this has turned out to be an unscientific road-widening project with catastrophic consequences.'

Objects spotted in Indonesian waters not from AirAsia plane

Objects spotted in Indonesian waters not from AirAsia plane

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

The search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 carrying 162 people in the Indonesian waters met a dead end on Monday.

DGCA had flagged safety lapses at Kozhikode airport last year

DGCA had flagged safety lapses at Kozhikode airport last year

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

The DGCA pointed to cracks on the runway, water stagnation and excessive rubber deposits among other lapses in its show-cause notice. The DGCA conducted the inspection after an Air India Express flight coming from Dammam in Saudi Arabia had a 'tail strike' while landing at the Calicut (Kozhikode) airport on July 2 last year, an official said.

They are good enough to die for us but...

They are good enough to die for us but...

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Banking system has placed our soldiers in the lowest hierarchy of the new 'caste' system that has been created.

PICS: Indian, US troops hold 'Yudh Abhyas' at Fort Bragg

PICS: Indian, US troops hold 'Yudh Abhyas' at Fort Bragg

Rediff.com15 May 2013

Can Indian and American troops join hands to carry out a successful peacekeeping mission in a third country to rescue innocent civilians, whose lives are threatened either by their own regime or armed opposition?

Extraction review

Extraction review

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

'Stripped of all humour and heft, Chris Hemsworth's Tyler Rake is Thor sans the thunder,' declares Sukanya Verma.

Budget 2019: Social services sector gets major boost

Budget 2019: Social services sector gets major boost

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

The Centre's programmes of maternity benefit and Child Protection Services also got a major boost in the Budget.

Cyclone Ockhi: Centre offers all aid to Kerala; death toll reaches 25

Cyclone Ockhi: Centre offers all aid to Kerala; death toll reaches 25

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited cyclone-hit Kerala and assured the state of all help while asserting that rescue operations would continue till every missing fishermen was brought back safely.

After taking 'tremendous advantage', now Pak will have 'real relationship' with US: Trump

After taking 'tremendous advantage', now Pak will have 'real relationship' with US: Trump

Rediff.com14 Oct 2017

Trump had slammed Pakistan for its continued support to terrorist groups

Soldier kills 20 in Thailand mall siege, shot dead

Soldier kills 20 in Thailand mall siege, shot dead

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

The alleged shooter, who carried an assault rifle, was a sergeant in the Thai military. He was clad in camouflage and a helmet during the rampage. The gunman wrote on his Facebook page earlier in the day that 'Death is inevitable for everyone'.

Military, cultural strength on display at R-Day parade

Military, cultural strength on display at R-Day parade

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

The nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day on Sunday with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath.

ISIS chief Al-Baghdadi dead in US raid: Trump

ISIS chief Al-Baghdadi dead in US raid: Trump

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

US President Trump said the IS leader spent his last moments "whimpering and crying and screaming" in a dead-end tunnel before he blew himself up, killing also his three children.

PICS: Aubameyang 'tricks' in Arsenal win; Man Utd held

PICS: Aubameyang 'tricks' in Arsenal win; Man Utd held

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.

'Human shield' incident circumstances-based, not SOP: Army chief

'Human shield' incident circumstances-based, not SOP: Army chief

Rediff.com17 Jun 2017

"But we are concerned about human rights and we make sure rights of people are not violated," he said.

Divers continue to hunt for AirAsia victims; 50 bodies found till date

Divers continue to hunt for AirAsia victims; 50 bodies found till date

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

Divers on Thursday searched the sunken fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jet in the JavaSea to retrieve the missing bodies of the 162 people killed in the disaster, a day after the main wreck was located in the choppy waters after over two weeks of multi-national hunt.

Why Pujara rates Adelaide innings among his top five

Why Pujara rates Adelaide innings among his top five

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

'I knew that I had to stay patient and wait for the loose balls but the way they bowled, they bowled in the right areas'

Review: Akshay and Action are Kesari's strengths

Review: Akshay and Action are Kesari's strengths

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

'Kesari devotes a significant chunk of its script to brandish Akshay's might as the dauntless, magnanimous, Sardar, Havildar Ishar Singh.' 'To his credit, the actor is a picture of restraint and righteousness as the worldly-wise Sardar on a mission,' notes Sukanya Verma.

4 days on, no sign of debris or survivors from missing IAF AN-32 plane

4 days on, no sign of debris or survivors from missing IAF AN-32 plane

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

On challenges being faced in the search operations, Bargotra said the weather which was bad had improved since Sunday.

The Desi Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

The Desi Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

'I consider myself a pilgrim who is here to shape tomorrow.'

India seeks Romeo anti-submarine choppers from US

India seeks Romeo anti-submarine choppers from US

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

MH-60 Romeo Seahawks would add lethal capabilities of the Indian Navy, which experts say is the need of the hour given the aggressive behavior of China in the Indian Ocean region.

Trapped miner's body retrieved from Meghalaya mine

Trapped miner's body retrieved from Meghalaya mine

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

The body of the trapped miner was spotted on January 16 and efforts were on to pull it out of the shaft of the coal mine filled with water.

In Space, On a Joyride

In Space, On a Joyride

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

Will space tourism with a niche market of serving only the uber-rich ever be profitable, asks Kumar Abishek.

ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-17 launched successfully from French Guiana

ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-17 launched successfully from French Guiana

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

It also carries equipment for meteorological data relay and satellite based search and rescue services being provided by earlier INSAT satellites.

'Searchers may have located tail of crashed AirAsia plane'

'Searchers may have located tail of crashed AirAsia plane'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

Navy divers on Monday resumed efforts to find more wreckage of the ill-fated AirAsia jet with no signal detected yet from the black box recorders, as rescue teams expanded search eastward to locate large objects of the plane believed to be on the ocean floor.

Lanka seeks to repair strained ties with US

Lanka seeks to repair strained ties with US

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The prime mission behind the new Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris' meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is to repair the strained relations between the US and Sri Lanka, which took a beating last year when the Sri Lankan forces were crushing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The US had alleged that there were large scale human rights violations during the military offensive against the tigers.

Kargil: How Sonam Wangchuk and 40 men defeated 135 Pakistani troops

Kargil: How Sonam Wangchuk and 40 men defeated 135 Pakistani troops

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Colonel Sonam Wangchuk was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest honour for courage, for wresting the first victory of the Kargil War. Leading 40 men, his unit evicted 135 Pakistani troops in a three day battle fought in two feet snow and minus 6 degrees.

Report makes shocking revelations about Chinese losses in Galwan

Report makes shocking revelations about Chinese losses in Galwan

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

At least 38 PLA troops drowned while crossing a fast-flowing, sub-zero river in darkness, according to an article in the Australian newspaper The Klaxon which cited a report prepared by a group of social media researchers after a year-long investigation.

5 days on, no trace of missing IAF plane

5 days on, no trace of missing IAF plane

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

'The IAF has flown more than 100 hours in search operations. No effort is being spared to locate the missing aircraft,' the statement added.

'China doesn't want war'

'China doesn't want war'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

'China would rather tie us down; and bleed us as much as it can so that we aren't able to lift our heads to face them.'

Navy resumes operation to retrieve trapped miner's body, not successful

Navy resumes operation to retrieve trapped miner's body, not successful

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

Efforts to retrieve the body would continue on Wednesday.

No need for nuclear arsenal once Kashmir is resolved: Pak PM

No need for nuclear arsenal once Kashmir is resolved: Pak PM

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is 'simply a deterrent' to protect the country and there will no longer be any need for it once the Kashmir issue is resolved, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as he asserted that if the Americans have the resolve and the will, the issue can be sorted out.

Hurricane Harvey's death toll rises to 47

Hurricane Harvey's death toll rises to 47

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Rescue work has intensified in Texas with officials launching search operations as desperate residents remain stranded without food and water.

India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund

India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

India contributed $10 million to the Ebola Trust Fund and helped in evacuating Indians as well as many foreign nationals from war-torn Yemen in 2015.

How India's Covid-19 stimulus differs from other nations'

How India's Covid-19 stimulus differs from other nations'

Rediff.com13 May 2020

Modi's Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan or Self-reliant India Mission is about 10 per cent of India's GDP in 2019-20 and would rank behind Japan, the US, Sweden, Australia and Germany. But unlike most of the relief packages announced globally, Rs 20 lakh crore is not entirely in new spending and includes Rs 1.7 lakh crore package the government had announced in March as well as the steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) such as liquidity enhancing measures and interest rate cuts.