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War Can Blow Up In Your Face

War Can Blow Up In Your Face

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

'The world cannot remain a mute spectator. We could have televisions blowing up in our homes, smartphones blowing up in a gym or mobile phones blowing up on aircraft.' 'Our adversaries are not going to sit quiet. They have got an idea that they will encash to our detriment,' warns Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).

Budget 2025: Defence Must Be The Priority

Budget 2025: Defence Must Be The Priority

Rediff.com31 Jan 2025

'The first and most basic responsibility of any government is to protect its people from external threats and internal harm.' 'Budget 2025-2026 has to focus on meeting this responsibility,' asserts R Jagannathan.

'Putin will not use the N-bomb'

'Putin will not use the N-bomb'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'If he were to drop even one nuclear weapon on Europe, it would start a nuclear war that would destroy everybody.'

'Russia Wants To Terrorise Ukraine'

'Russia Wants To Terrorise Ukraine'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

'Russia is aiming at demoralising Ukraine as a nation.' 'They want to bomb the infrastructure, the electric stations so that regular citizens will not to be able to live, to cook, to give comfort to their kids.'

J-K police arrest teacher turned Lashkar terrorist with bomb in perfume bottle

J-K police arrest teacher turned Lashkar terrorist with bomb in perfume bottle

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

A government school teacher-turned Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist was arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple blasts, including one in a bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims, with the intention to damage communal harmony and revive terrorism in the Jammu region, J-K Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday.

The Biggest Flops of 2024

The Biggest Flops of 2024

Rediff.com30 Dec 2024

Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.

TMC worker killed as incidents of violence mar bypolls in Bengal

TMC worker killed as incidents of violence mar bypolls in Bengal

Rediff.com13 Nov 2024

Sporadic incidents of unrest marred the West Bengal bypolls, with a local Trinamool Congress worker Ashok Shaw dying following a crude bomb attack in Bhatpara, an area adjoining Naihati assembly constituency where voting was underway.

'AI Might Enslave Or Annihilate Us'

'AI Might Enslave Or Annihilate Us'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2024

'It is the first technology in history which is not just a tool, it is an agent.' Yuval Noah Harari on the dangers on AI.

Israeli tank bombs UN school, 40 dead

Israeli tank bombs UN school, 40 dead

Rediff.com6 Jan 2009

Hundreds of Palestinian refugees had taken shelter at the school located in the northern town of Jabaliya when an Israeli tank shelled the building, they said. With this attack, the death toll since the launch of the offensive on December 27 rose to over 620.

'I saw a video of a Russian tank passing by my school'

'I saw a video of a Russian tank passing by my school'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

'We couldn't believe that in the 21st century world, a European country can be bombed, can be invaded.'

Other fronts may open up if Israel continues bombing Gaza: Iran FM

Other fronts may open up if Israel continues bombing Gaza: Iran FM

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

Upon his arrival in Beirut on Thursday, the Iranian minister said, "Some European officials asked me if there were any chances that new fronts might open up against the Zionist regime?"

West Bengal: 3 injured in bomb blast, 4 bombs reco

West Bengal: 3 injured in bomb blast, 4 bombs reco

Rediff.com8 Aug 2008

The Officer-in-Charge, New Jalpaiguri police outpost, Pankaj Thapa told PTI that the blast took place when four students of Gatebazar Railway school were roaming around in the area and picked up a bottle appearing to have some jelly like substance inside it.

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.

Matter of foreign policy: SC rejects plea for halting arms export to Israel

Matter of foreign policy: SC rejects plea for halting arms export to Israel

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said Indian firms, involved in the export of arms and equipment to Israel, may be sued for breach of contractual obligations if they are stopped by it from supplying.

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

An intense winter storm has caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000 homes and businesses along the US east coast are without power. The storm is the product of a rapid and rare drop in barometric pressure known as bombogenesis, or bomb cyclone. Heavy snow has pounded the east coast from Maine as far south as North Carolina, taking out power lines, icing over roads and closing hundreds of schools.

The World's First Suicide Bomber

The World's First Suicide Bomber

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation. Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly towards the Sri Lankan military camp. A few moments later all of Jaffna heard a thunderous explosion that brought the complex crashing down in clouds of dust. Miller had given birth to a deadly tactic that Prabhakaran would employ time and again with devastating consequences to Sri Lanka -- and India. A fascinating excerpt from M R Narayan Swamy's must read new book, The Rout Of Prabhakaran.

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations after police received unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on the campus of the prestigious institution.

6 rioters killed, 64 injured in Haldwani violence, internet suspended

6 rioters killed, 64 injured in Haldwani violence, internet suspended

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

Six rioters were killed in the violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally built madrasa, officials said Friday as curfew remained enforced in Uttarakhand's Haldwani town.

'Are you alive? Please tell me you are alive'

'Are you alive? Please tell me you are alive'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

'There is no safe spot in Gaza.' 'Israeli airstrikes are targeting everything, everywhere.' 'Hospitals, mosques, churches, schools have been bombed. These are places where people were taking shelter.'

Militants blow up primary school in Pakistan

Militants blow up primary school in Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Militants blew up a primary school for boys early this morning in Pakistan's volatile Bajaur Agency bordering Afghanistan.

At least 25 killed in twin blasts in Pak ahead of polls

At least 25 killed in twin blasts in Pak ahead of polls

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Since Sunday there have been around 50 such attacks carried out in the province and in one incident in Sibi town attackers targeted an election rally of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party-backed candidate for the National Assembly in which four people lost their lives and six were injured.

Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Would Ukraine be such a pushover if it had that nuclear stockpile?' asks Shekhar Gupta.

Hated India since 1971 when Indian planes bombed my school: Headley

Hated India since 1971 when Indian planes bombed my school: Headley

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Deposing for the third day after his cross-examination began on Wednesday, Headley said Yousuf Raza Gilani, former Pak PM, had visited his house after the 26/11 attacks.

HC acquits all 6 in 2004 I-Day blast in Assam that killed 18

HC acquits all 6 in 2004 I-Day blast in Assam that killed 18

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The Gauhati high court on Thursday acquitted all six accused in the 2004 Dhemaji bomb blast case in which 18 people, including 13 school children, were killed on Independence Day.

Delhi students to be trained for bomb threats

Delhi students to be trained for bomb threats

Rediff.com25 Dec 2005

The government has also prepared two handbooks for imparting adolescence education, covering preparedness to\nhandling bomb threats.

Kerala firm to stop supplying uniform to Israeli police over Gaza war

Kerala firm to stop supplying uniform to Israeli police over Gaza war

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

'We request everyone to stop the war. The Israel police force will not be short of uniforms because of our decision. But this a moral decision. Bombing of the hospitals cannot be accepted... We have decided not to take further orders temporarily'

RSS gives training in making bombs: Digvijay

RSS gives training in making bombs: Digvijay

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Known for his Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh bashing, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Thursday alleged that the organisation gives training in the making of bombs. He told reporters that he was saying this on the basis of incidents that had taken place in the state in the past.

Manipur: 2 CRPF personnel killed, bombs defused

Manipur: 2 CRPF personnel killed, bombs defused

Rediff.com28 Jan 2012

The CRPF personnel were killed on Friday when militants ambushed them in Ukhrul district, official sources said.

'The barrage of rockets has quietened down'

'The barrage of rockets has quietened down'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Soma Ravi, an Indian caregiver in Ramat Gan, recounts the last 4 days in Israel and says the Indian embassy has been in constant touch.

13/7: 'Yasin Bhatkal planted bomb at Dadar'

13/7: 'Yasin Bhatkal planted bomb at Dadar'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

The bomb had exploded atop a bus stop in Dadar. The main objective of Bhatkal behind hatching the conspiracy and planting the bomb was to trigger communal conflagration in Mumbai, IM member Nadeem Sheikh said in his 25-page confession.

Canada: Punjabi school razed, sabotage likely

Canada: Punjabi school razed, sabotage likely

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

The fire reportedly started simultaneously in the three buildings of the Punjabi school and spread rapidly. Deputy Fire Chief Tim Armstrong called the fire 'unusual'.

Karnataka Cong MLA walks out of assembly after spat with Speaker

Karnataka Cong MLA walks out of assembly after spat with Speaker

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

Unhappy with the Question Hour being stretched, Congress MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy said the Speaker should 'tear' the rule book if he is not following it.

12-year-old Sikh boy's joke about bomb lands him in US prison

12-year-old Sikh boy's joke about bomb lands him in US prison

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Armaan was arrested by the police on December 11 on the basis of an accusation by one of his schoolmates

'I will be killed any time soon'

'I will be killed any time soon'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

'There is no place in Gaza that has not been bombed and where people have not been killed.'

Militants gun down 2 Manipur policemen, women block road to airport

Militants gun down 2 Manipur policemen, women block road to airport

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

A large number of women from Malom in Imphal West district blocked the road to the airport in protest against the killing of the policemen in Moreh.

US university bomb scare: 2 shot

US university bomb scare: 2 shot

Rediff.com19 Apr 2007

Similar false bomb threats were reported form University of California's Hastings Law college in San Francisco and from University of Minnesota where eight buildings were evacuated.

Harvard campus buildings evacuated after bomb threat

Harvard campus buildings evacuated after bomb threat

Rediff.com6 Jul 2014

Several buildings in the Harvard University campus in New York were evacuated and searched after an unidentified man told the university police over phone that he had planted bombs on the campus.

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

Rediff.com4 Feb 2012

A London-based business has reinvented the rubbish bin, making its new recycling containers bomb-proof and sticking LCD screens on the side to tell Londoners about market moves and breaking news.

South East Asia-based gangs behind surge in cybercrimes in India: Govt

South East Asia-based gangs behind surge in cybercrimes in India: Govt

Rediff.com23 May 2024

The senior IPS officer said that 45 percent of cyber financial frauds taking place in the country are originating from the South East Asia.

Taliban threatens to blow up girls' school in Pakistan

Taliban threatens to blow up girls' school in Pakistan

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Security was tightened around a government girls' school in Rawalpindi after a letter allegedly sent by the Pakistani Taliban warned that it would be blown up if it is not shut down, a media report said on Monday.