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Vijayawada faces flood threat after rain, breach in Budameru rivulet

Vijayawada faces flood threat after rain, breach in Budameru rivulet

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

Local people had hoped that all the floodwater would be cleared by Friday but the opposite occurred.

The Day I Was Reborn

The Day I Was Reborn

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

'We had been deceived by the clouds, taken to the brink of death, but saved by the Almighty.'

After third train sabotage bid in UP in Sep, RPF launches track patrolling

After third train sabotage bid in UP in Sep, RPF launches track patrolling

Rediff.com29 Sep 2024

Based on the complaint filed by the rail staff police has lodged an FIR against unknown persons regarding the matter.

PIX: What were Jacqueline, Alia, Ranbir, up to?

PIX: What were Jacqueline, Alia, Ranbir, up to?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Here's what Bollywood did this weekend.

Delhi cop kicks men offering namaaz, suspended

Delhi cop kicks men offering namaaz, suspended

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

Soon after the incident, the police took cognisance of the video and initiated a probe, Meena said.

IAF joins rescue op in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims

IAF joins rescue op in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

The Indian Air Force's Chinook and MI17 helicopters on Friday joined the rescue operations in Uttarakhand to evacuate over 500 pilgrims stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath, with 10 of them being airlifted in the first round.

The Women Breaking Barriers, One Package At A Time

The Women Breaking Barriers, One Package At A Time

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

Christina Rindiki's all-women team on the India-Myanmar border in Champhai, Mizoram, delivers 300 plus Amazon packets daily. The women handle all aspects of the operation and made around 450 deliveries per day this month alone. This is their story.

Game zone fire: Accused partner among killed; another co-owner held

Game zone fire: Accused partner among killed; another co-owner held

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Another partner or co-owner of the firm that operated the recreation facility has been nabbed which took the number of persons arrested in the case to five, officials said.

Pro-Israel posters pasted outside Owaisi's residence

Pro-Israel posters pasted outside Owaisi's residence

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

According to a police officer, four-five men reached Owaisi's 34 Ashoka Road residence located in Central Delhi and pasted three posters at the entry gate and wall of the house about 9 pm.

8 cr jobs created in last 3-4 years has silenced...: Modi

8 cr jobs created in last 3-4 years has silenced...: Modi

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

"My aim is to make Maharashtra the world's big financial powerhouse and to make Mumbai a global fintech capital," he said.

'Govt apathy': People scramble for food, milk in flood-hit Vijayawada

'Govt apathy': People scramble for food, milk in flood-hit Vijayawada

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

Scores of people scrambled for milk and food packets in flood-ravaged Vijayawada on Monday, and also complained about alleged government apathy towards their hardships in the past three days.

Soon, catch Tendulkar and Lara in action in T20s

Soon, catch Tendulkar and Lara in action in T20s

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

They will be joined by former players including India's Virender Sehwag, Australian Brett Lee, Sri Lankan Tillakaratne Dilshan and South Africa's Jonty Rhodes for the tournament from February 2-16 across India.

Meet the New Look Yuvraj

Meet the New Look Yuvraj

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

'Pajji poorer Badshaah lag rahe ho.'

Pune Porsche crash: Drunken teen driver's father, 4 hotel staffers held

Pune Porsche crash: Drunken teen driver's father, 4 hotel staffers held

Rediff.com22 May 2024

Police have detained the father of a 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in a car accident that killed two persons in Maharashtra's Pune city, an official said on Tuesday.

PIX: People across country celebrate Diwali with pomp

PIX: People across country celebrate Diwali with pomp

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Keeping up his tradition of celebrating the festival with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offered sweets to jawans.

Here's what Tendulkar expects from Ganguly as BCCI president

Here's what Tendulkar expects from Ganguly as BCCI president

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

Ganguly is set to be elected unopposed BCCI president on October 23 at the Board's Annual General Meeting.

BJP MLA Fights BJP Government On Corruption

BJP MLA Fights BJP Government On Corruption

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

'I gave enough evidence and proof to punish corrupt officials.' 'But my own government has not filed any FIR against such officials.'

Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that was grappling with floods yet again.

Truck driver injured as bridge collapses in Karnataka

Truck driver injured as bridge collapses in Karnataka

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

An old bridge across Kali river in Uttara Kannada district collapsed in the small hours of Wednesday, resulting in heavy traffic along National Highway 66, connecting Goa to Karnataka.

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre. But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured. Then a fierce band of armed guerillas evacuated him to safety at great risk to their lives.

Top quotes from PM Modi's Mann ki Baat

Top quotes from PM Modi's Mann ki Baat

Rediff.com26 Jul 2015

In his tenth address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on a range of issues -- from the heroes of Kargil war to road safety.

Season's first dense fog blankets Delhi, hits rail and road traffic

Season's first dense fog blankets Delhi, hits rail and road traffic

Rediff.com19 Dec 2022

A railway official said around 20 trains were delayed by 15 minutes to 2 hours in the morning.

'It is wrong to blame Dr Pandole for the accident'

'It is wrong to blame Dr Pandole for the accident'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

'That she drove 20 km in 9 minutes is rubbish.'

India Legends romp home with Pathan's heroics

India Legends romp home with Pathan's heroics

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Irfan Pathan's blistering unbeaten 57 helped India Legends beat Sri Lanka. He displayed his batting skills, hammering six boundaries and three sixes.

All under-construction tunnels in India to be audited

All under-construction tunnels in India to be audited

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

The statement by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) comes in the backdrop of collapse of under-construction Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi on November 12.

'It Is Mayhem And Anarchy In Bangladesh'

'It Is Mayhem And Anarchy In Bangladesh'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

'Bangladesh has become unstable and this instability will impact India.'

Rajkot game zone facility didn't have fire NOC; 2 held

Rajkot game zone facility didn't have fire NOC; 2 held

Rediff.com26 May 2024

The game zone had fire safety equipment but action taken to control the fire was not sufficient, leading to the tragedy on Saturday, a senior police officer said on Sunday, a day after the tragedy.

'Expect Sensex to cross 100,000 in next 2-3 years'

'Expect Sensex to cross 100,000 in next 2-3 years'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

'Subject to any worldwide economic collapse.'

Sachin, Yuvraj roll back the years as India Legends win

Sachin, Yuvraj roll back the years as India Legends win

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

Riding on Tendulkar's half-century and Yuvraj's entertaining 20-ball 49 not out which had six sixes

Hum hain naye...: When CJI refers to 'Dil Chahta Hai'

Hum hain naye...: When CJI refers to 'Dil Chahta Hai'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

Speaking after laying the foundation stone of the Bombay high court's new complex on land allotted by the Maharashtra government in Mumbai's upscale Bandra area, he noted the mega project was a collaboration between the state and the judiciary to provide modern infrastructure to citizens.

''Baloch Are Humiliated As Indian Agents'

''Baloch Are Humiliated As Indian Agents'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

'It has been 14 years since I began living in exile and it's shocking that the situation in Balochistan has only worsened rather than improved.'

India's Economic Reality And The Hype

India's Economic Reality And The Hype

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

From connectivity woes to infrastructure advancements and the startup boom, there is a gulf between claims and reality in India's economic landscape, points out Devangshu Datta.

Centre to link driving licence with Aadhaar: SC told

Centre to link driving licence with Aadhaar: SC told

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

This assumes significance as a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra is currently hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme and the enabling 2016 law.

Mercedes rams into famous kachori shop in Delhi, 6 injured

Mercedes rams into famous kachori shop in Delhi, 6 injured

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

A purported CCTV footage of the incident surfaced on the Internet showing a white-coloured Mercedes hitting some people standing outside the shop and tossing them in the air. The car rammed into a wall moments later.

Jaguar Land Rover to start testing driverless cars on UK roads

Jaguar Land Rover to start testing driverless cars on UK roads

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

The initial tests will involve vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications technologies that will allow cars to "talk" to each other and roadside signs, overhead gantries and traffic lights

Farmers' march: Sec 144 imposed in Delhi for a month

Farmers' march: Sec 144 imposed in Delhi for a month

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

There will be a complete ban on gathering, processions or rallies and entry of tractor trolleys carrying people in the national capital as the Delhi Police has imposed Section 144 for a month in the view of intended widespread tension and 'social unrest' due to the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March' on Tuesday.

Buried in snow for months, bodies of 3 soldiers recovered

Buried in snow for months, bodies of 3 soldiers recovered

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

The bodies of Havildar Rohit Kumar, Havildar Thakur Bahadur Ale and Naik Gautam Rajbanshi were trapped deep within a crevasse and lay buried under thick layers of ice and large volumes of snow for the past nearly nine months.

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Max Verstappen won Formula One's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday.

India Counters China, Focus On Border Villages

India Counters China, Focus On Border Villages

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

'We are developing infrastructure on the mountains and deploying the troops on hill borders in such a way that it is ensuring the safety of the people there.'

'There is no crime and no robbery in UP now'

'There is no crime and no robbery in UP now'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

While conditions have improved over the last decade in western UP, there are still unfulfilled needs.