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3,282 lives and counting... Coronavirus death toll across the globe

3,282 lives and counting... Coronavirus death toll across the globe

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

The number of people, who were diagnosed with COVID-19, has reached 95,333, including 80,565 people in China

Suno bhai sadho: Teaching kids through Kabir's bhajans

Suno bhai sadho: Teaching kids through Kabir's bhajans

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Probably the only such school in India, the Satguru Kabir Shiksha Samstha in Luniyakhedi village, Madhya Pradesh, is based on Kabir's philosophy and ideals.

Help pours in for Dana Majhi, who walked 10 km with dead wife on shoulder

Help pours in for Dana Majhi, who walked 10 km with dead wife on shoulder

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

A little bewildered by the turn of events and the sudden attention on him and one who candidly says he does not know what one lakh means, Majhi, who hails from remote Melaghar village in Kalahandi district, has seen his kitty swell to Rs 15 lakh. But he sorely misses his wife.

Indian chess player stuck in Ukraine 'awaiting instructions from embassy'

Indian chess player stuck in Ukraine 'awaiting instructions from embassy'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

'I am here in my apartment alone. And I don't know what is in store. The attack happened all of a sudden. So, couldn't have done anything.'

HELP Satish Achieve His Dream

HELP Satish Achieve His Dream

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

The one thing holding back the plucky youngster who has never hesitated to plunge into unknown territory, is funds

How world's costliest mangoes are guarded

How world's costliest mangoes are guarded

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

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Cloudbursts bury houses in Tehri district in Uttarakhand

Cloudbursts bury houses in Tehri district in Uttarakhand

Rediff.com28 May 2016

The cloudbursts took place about 3 pm on Saturday over Kothiara village bringing around 50 residential houses under loads of debris.

Become a corporate trainer

Become a corporate trainer

Rediff.com2 Mar 2009

Attend the three-day certification workshop on Training and Facilitation Skills organised by WCH Training Solutions.

Beijing COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe': Official

Beijing COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe': Official

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

The authorities have mounted massive containment measures including mass testing of about 90,000 people

India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe rise in PM2.5 pollution: Report

India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe rise in PM2.5 pollution: Report

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

The report Air Quality and Health in Cities combined ground-based air quality data with satellites and models to produce air quality estimates for cities around the world.

UNHEARD Voices from the Lockdown

UNHEARD Voices from the Lockdown

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

While those who attended 'Livelihoods in Lockdown' learnt a lot, was anyone from the government listening?

Is Boko Haram the most sadistic terror group in the world?

Is Boko Haram the most sadistic terror group in the world?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram on Tuesday night shot or burned to death 59 boys in a boarding school in north-east Nigeria.

So where do poor students go for NEET coaching classes?

So where do poor students go for NEET coaching classes?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Clearly, all of the NEET coaching classes are beyond the capacity of a child from a BPL family.

Tatas' $50-million gift to Harvard, largest from an international donor

Tatas' $50-million gift to Harvard, largest from an international donor

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

In the largest gift from an international donor in Harvard Business School's 102-year-old history, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, announced a $50 million gift to fund a new academic and residential building on the HBS campus in Boston.

Ficci draws up the roadmap for Unlock 3.0

Ficci draws up the roadmap for Unlock 3.0

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

The industry chamber is in favour of reopening schools and educational institutions, allowing foreign carriers to operate, permitting usage of restaurants and eateries in hotels, opening up of cinemas and multiplexes, and reopening metro rail services.

OBC quota in medical education is Modi's masterstroke

OBC quota in medical education is Modi's masterstroke

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

This step by the Modi government is in the right direction and will go a long way in safeguarding the interests of socially and economically backward communities, asserts Professor T V Kattimani, Vice-Chancellor, Central Tribal University, Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram.

Trump leaves White House with unprecedent tainted legacy

Trump leaves White House with unprecedent tainted legacy

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

The 74-year-old real estate mogul-turned politician, who radically changed politics in the corridors of power in Washington, DC over the past four tumultuous years, was impeached for a second time on the charges of 'incitement of insurrection' for the violent storming of the United States Capitol by his supporters just days before the end of his four-year term.

115 families in isolation as COVID-19 case found at Prez's Estate

115 families in isolation as COVID-19 case found at Prez's Estate

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

The detection of the COVID-19 case from the premises of the President's Estate prompted Rashtrapati Bhavan to issue a statement in which they clarified that 'no employee of the President's secretariat has tested positive for COVID-19 and the secretariat along with the local administration is taking all the preventive measures required under the government guidelines'.

Mumbai's Kanjurmarg is a real estate hot spot

Mumbai's Kanjurmarg is a real estate hot spot

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Also, LBS Marg provides easy accessibility to other parts of Mumbai.

Crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami: 3 arrested, a dozen assets sealed

Crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami: 3 arrested, a dozen assets sealed

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

At least six bank accounts linked to the group have been identified and the banks concerned directed to immediately freeze them.

Kashmir's choices: Peace or a 1,000-year war

Kashmir's choices: Peace or a 1,000-year war

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

'The Kashmiri identity and its unique blend of Sufi Islam, its culture and language can best survive in a plural and secular India.' 'Neither independence nor merger with Pakistan can achieve that objective.' 'Peace will return to Kashmir only when Kashmiris realise this, else they will be part of the 1,000- year war,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

How the world is racing to contain Coronavirus

How the world is racing to contain Coronavirus

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

When the novel coronavirus outbreak hit China in late December and January, the government sprang into crisis mode. Hard-hit cities like Wuhan, where the outbreak began, went into complete lockdown. Millions worked from home or self-quarantined for weeks on end. New hospitals were built in a matter of days to treat the sheer number of patients. People who broke quarantine rules or lied about their travel history were detained. Soon, the virus spread over the globe, with many countries banning movement of citizens to some ordering sanitisation of public spaces. Take a look.

PHOTOS: Dubai gets drenched

PHOTOS: Dubai gets drenched

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Schools were ordered shut, flights suspended and the stock market was closed down in the United Arab Emirates as rare heavy rain hit the desert Gulf state.

Ruchira Gupta: The icon we called 'Kiddy'

Ruchira Gupta: The icon we called 'Kiddy'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

When Subir Roy met Ruchira Gupta at The Telegraph 35 years ago she was not quite 20 and not a graduate. Today she is the indomitable founder of Apne Aap, which has touched the lives of over 21,000 women who were victims of sex trafficking.

MBA courses that may get you a JOB

MBA courses that may get you a JOB

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

If you are serious about your future, here are some MBA programmes and short courses you can consider, advises Arun Jagannathan is co-founder and CEO, CrackVerbal.

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.

Olympics: #GirlsGetItDone

Olympics: #GirlsGetItDone

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

'Everyone wants to get involved when there is success.' 'But what about guaranteeing it?' 'Making sure girls have the opportunity to succeed all the time?'

Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate Nalanda University on September 19

Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate Nalanda University on September 19

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting the NalandaUniversity on September 19 when it will be formally inaugurated.

The desi in NBA's Hall of Fame

The desi in NBA's Hall of Fame

Rediff.com24 May 2021

'My mission is to bring the world together by the game of basketball.'

PIX: Trump leaves White House without welcoming Biden

PIX: Trump leaves White House without welcoming Biden

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

Donald Trump, known for his unpredictable leadership style, divisive rhetoric targeting both allies and opponents, and the only US president to be impeached twice, left the White House on Wednesday with a tainted legacy never seen before in American political history.

Photos: More flooding, but this is Vadodara, not Kashmir

Photos: More flooding, but this is Vadodara, not Kashmir

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Over two lakh people in Vadodara are facing a flood-like situation as the Vishwamitri River has swelled following incessant rains in catchment areas and inundated residential colonies in its vicinity.

France shooting suspect holed up in building

France shooting suspect holed up in building

Rediff.com21 Mar 2012

Heavily-armed French police in bullet-proof vests and helmets have cordoned off a residential area where reportedly a French national of North African origin who declared that he was a member of the Al Qaeda network is holed up.

Model villages: Lessons from Adarsh Nangla

Model villages: Lessons from Adarsh Nangla

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Villagers attribute Adarsh Nangla's 'fall' to a combination of government apathy and decline of the collective spirit

India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year

India Must Build 10 Million Houses A Year

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

The purchase or construction of houses by large numbers of people can add meaningfully to India's economic growth, points out Neelkanth Mishra.

Beijing becomes 'no-go-zone' as COVID-19 cases jump to 106

Beijing becomes 'no-go-zone' as COVID-19 cases jump to 106

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

The Chinese capital reported 106 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases since June 11 and a senior city official warned that the situation is "extremely severe" in Beijing where authorities have mounted massive containment measures including mass testing of about 90,000 people.

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.

For govt job, J-K now wants CID verification, details of in-laws

For govt job, J-K now wants CID verification, details of in-laws

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

As per the comprehensive format devised by the government, the selected candidates, besides being asked to provide information about themselves, their family members, including in-laws, have to provide information about the mobile numbers used during the last five years, the registration number of vehicles owned or used, email and social media or web-based portal accounts, in addition to bank and post office account numbers among others.

21 aftershocks rock Assam following 6.4 magnitude quake

21 aftershocks rock Assam following 6.4 magnitude quake

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks shook Assam after a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake caused extensive damage to buildings.

Delhi fire: Building had just one door, stored combustible material

Delhi fire: Building had just one door, stored combustible material

Rediff.com8 Dec 2019

Dense toxic smoke from burning sewing machines, plastic toys and boxes, rexin rolls, plastic wrappers, card boards, packaging material and garments had engulfed the building, making it difficult to conduct rescue operations, firefighters said.

Thackeray announces fresh Covid curbs, sops for needy

Thackeray announces fresh Covid curbs, sops for needy

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday night announced a statewide curfew in Maharashtra for 15 days from April 14. However, he clarified, essential services were exempt from the curbs.