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18-year-old killed in US school shooting

18-year-old killed in US school shooting

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Two suspects were arrested after the shooting at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, which has over 1,800 students.

The science of Game of Thrones

The science of Game of Thrones

Rediff.com21 May 2019

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this fictional universe conforms with the laws of our real universe,' says Kumar Abhishek.

Three-tier security at hotel where Trump will stay

Three-tier security at hotel where Trump will stay

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Trump will stay at the 'Chanakya' suite of the hotel, which has hosted the likes of former US presidents George Bush and Barack Obama.

Recipes: 6 chutneys that'll make your mouth water

Recipes: 6 chutneys that'll make your mouth water

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Mini Ribeiro gets top chefs to share the best chutney recipes.

'Nobody expected Mizoram police to attack'

'Nobody expected Mizoram police to attack'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

'I thought that the days of firing between two police forces (belonging to states of the Union of India) were over.'

Unprecedented security for Obama visit

Unprecedented security for Obama visit

Rediff.com24 Jan 2015

An unprecedented security arrangement, comprising Delhi Police and paramilitary forces, has been put in place in the national capital ahead of the arrival of the US President Barack Obama, who is on a three-day visit beginning on Sunday.

Sonia attacks 'BJP's double-standards on corruption issue'

Sonia attacks 'BJP's double-standards on corruption issue'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Unruffled by the Bharatiya Janata Party campaign against Congress on corruption, Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the party for adopting double standards and not taking action against its own leaders facing graft charges.

Winter Wonderland! Shimla receives season's first snowfall

Winter Wonderland! Shimla receives season's first snowfall

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

It has so far received 6.8 cm snowfall.

Tell people the reality of Chinese incursions: Cong to PM

Tell people the reality of Chinese incursions: Cong to PM

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

Sibal asked Modi to stop doing the politics of "illusion and delusion" and showing "red eyes" to China, and protect Indian territory.

Mahatma Gandhi statue desecrated in Shimla

Mahatma Gandhi statue desecrated in Shimla

Rediff.com2 Oct 2012

Miscreants on Tuesday desecrated a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ridge in Shimla on his birth anniversary.

Virbhadra Singh to take oath as Himachal CM on Dec 25

Virbhadra Singh to take oath as Himachal CM on Dec 25

Rediff.com23 Dec 2012

Virbhadra Singh, who steered the Congress to power in Himachal Pradesh, will be sworn in as chief minister for the sixth time in a function at historic Ridge Ground in Shimla on December 25.

Why you must avoid salads and fish in the monsoon

Why you must avoid salads and fish in the monsoon

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

This is the breeding season for fish, which means you are at risk of eating fish with eggs, which may lead to food poisoning, warns Delnaaz Chanduwadia.

Vajpayee's ashes taken to state capitals for 'asthi kalash yatra'

Vajpayee's ashes taken to state capitals for 'asthi kalash yatra'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah handed over urns containing the ashes of the late leader to the party's state unit chiefs.

WATCH: Virbhadra Singh sworn-in as Himachal CM

WATCH: Virbhadra Singh sworn-in as Himachal CM

Rediff.com25 Dec 2012

Virbhadra Singh, who steered Congress to power in the assembly polls, was on Tuesday sworn-in as Himachal Pradesh chief minister for a record sixth time, heading a ten-member ministry.

Snowfall paints Kashmir, Himachal a chilly white!

Snowfall paints Kashmir, Himachal a chilly white!

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

The cold wave intensified in most parts of the valley and Ladakh division with Kargil town the coldest recorded place in the state. Kashmir has been going through extremely dry and cold weather conditions this winter, leading to health related problems among the children and elderly. Here's a glimpse of the snowfall.

Oscar 2017: The 10 BIGGEST mistakes!

Oscar 2017: The 10 BIGGEST mistakes!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The 89th Annual Academy Awards will go down in history for this.

Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Best Actor!

Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Best Actor!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Who do you think will win? Let us know!

Jassi Sidhu honor killing: Mother, uncle held after 11 years

Jassi Sidhu honor killing: Mother, uncle held after 11 years

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu's mother Malkit Kaur Sidhu and uncle Surjit Singh Badesha were arrested on January 6 and charged with plotting her murder, over 11 years ago in Punjab, India.

Hours after typhoon, powerful 6.6-quake hits Japan

Hours after typhoon, powerful 6.6-quake hits Japan

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

A powerful earthquake has rocked the city of Sapporo in northern Japan just hours after large parts of the south of the country was battered by the biggest typhoon to hit in 25 years. The 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides, bringing down several houses, and killing eight persons. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake.

Pics: Driving in the Himalayas, over the highest passes

Pics: Driving in the Himalayas, over the highest passes

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Driving over the highest passes across the Himalayas can be one of the most exhilarating experiences in the world. The landscape and the sights have nothing to compare in this world.

1962 tragedy: How Nehru's proteges messed it up

1962 tragedy: How Nehru's proteges messed it up

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Let us hope that what happened in 1962 will never happened again, prays Claude Arpi

CAA has no provision to take away citizenship: Shah

CAA has no provision to take away citizenship: Shah

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

I challenge Rahul Baba that let me know if there is even a single line in the act regarding the withdrawal of anyone's citizenship, said Shah.

With lockdown easing, monkeys are back to trouble Shimla

With lockdown easing, monkeys are back to trouble Shimla

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Having developed a taste for what humans eat, the monkeys are wreaking havoc in Shimla, reports Ashwani Sharma.

China is striking back and HOW

China is striking back and HOW

Rediff.com14 May 2020

China has not limited the 'battle' to the diplomatic field alone; the People's Liberation Army has become aggressive on the ground too. The recent 'fights' in Northern Sikkim and Ladakh are part of the pattern, asserts Claude Arpi.

Gujarat police raid Bihar ashram, no trace of Narayan Sai

Gujarat police raid Bihar ashram, no trace of Narayan Sai

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Narayan Sai, son of arrested self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, remained untraceable on Friday even as the Gujarat police raided an ashram in Bihar's Darbhanga district to arrest him on rape charges while his aide was nabbed in Delhi for allegedly helping him.

J&K: Army busts militant hideout in Ramban, recovers huge munitions

J&K: Army busts militant hideout in Ramban, recovers huge munitions

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Army troops today busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including a sniper rifle, one universal machine gun and 13-kg explosive in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

SAG Awards: Emma Stone, Denzel Washington win

SAG Awards: Emma Stone, Denzel Washington win

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

The award function was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Kupwara: 3 Army jawans, 2 cops killed; 5 terrorists eliminated

Kupwara: 3 Army jawans, 2 cops killed; 5 terrorists eliminated

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

The encounter has brought to light gaps in the Army's vigil along the LoC as the group of terrorists had managed to sneak in nearly 8 km after crossing two ridges of the Shamsabari mountain range.

Season's heaviest showers in Delhi; country braces for more rain

Season's heaviest showers in Delhi; country braces for more rain

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Ayanagar weather station recorded 99.2 mm rainfall, the maximum in the city, during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Thursday.

Melting Antarctic glacier spells trouble

Melting Antarctic glacier spells trouble

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

In a new research into the impact of melting ice on global sea level, scientists have found that thinning ice in Antarctica is contributing nearly 10 per cent of sea level rise and Pine Island Glacier is the major source.

A soldier's life on the icy cliffs of Ladakh

A soldier's life on the icy cliffs of Ladakh

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

'The Pangong Tso lake is frozen from September-October to February-March. The windchill factor is phenomenal. The night temperature goes to minus 40. The area is like a barren desert. You are out in the open with no trees or bushes to take cover.'

What China's real game in Ladakh is

What China's real game in Ladakh is

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Chushul and Depsang are not vital in this game of Chinese checkers, the Indian Ocean Region is. Keeping our maritime prowess restricted has to be a key Chinese strategic interest and it would appear that the LAC affair has helped China achieve its aim, points out Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).

'This is not a vacation, right? This is a lockdown'

'This is not a vacation, right? This is a lockdown'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'

Revealed: The coldest, calmest place on earth

Revealed: The coldest, calmest place on earth

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

No human is thought to have ever been there but it is expected to yield images of the heavens three times sharper than any ever taken from the ground.

China's Tianhe-2 tops world supercomputers' list for fifth time

China's Tianhe-2 tops world supercomputers' list for fifth time

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

China's Tianhe-2 supercomputer was named the world's fastest for the fifth time on Monday, outperforming those from the US.

BAFTA 2017: Emma Stone, Dev Patel win

BAFTA 2017: Emma Stone, Dev Patel win

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

A look at the glamorous celebs on the red carpet.

Bird-watch your way through Delhi's feather trail

Bird-watch your way through Delhi's feather trail

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

The urban jungle still retains some precious wild spaces inhabited by not frequently seen birds and animals. The author spends a day exploring them

Army launches civilian trek to Siachen

Army launches civilian trek to Siachen

Rediff.com1 Oct 2008

Notwithstanding Pakistan's vociferous protests, the Indian army on Wednesday launched a civilian mountaineering and trekking expedition to the forbidding Siachen Glacier for the second year in a row.The 21-day expedition is meant to show to the international community that Indian troops hold the 72-km-long Siachen Glacier in the Saltoro Ridge region of Jammu and Kashmir, and Pakistan was nowhere near it.

Netas roll out mats for Yoga Day

Netas roll out mats for Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Lead by example... that's the adage our netas followed on Thursday as several of them took to performing various asanas across the country to mark the country's fourth Yoga Day. Here's a look at some of them.

Pune set to become largest education hub

Pune set to become largest education hub

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

Names like Symbiosis International University, Bharati Vidyapeeth and the newly-established Foundation for Liberal and Management Education already have their presence in this valley, which is building its brand as the country's largest education hub.