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Abducted boy's body found in Punjab

Abducted boy's body found in Punjab

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

Two people have been arrested in connection with the case.

Jeweller's son kidnapped in Punjab

Jeweller's son kidnapped in Punjab

Rediff.com14 Feb 2005

The police said the abductors came in a car without a number plate and forcibly lifted Abhi Verma, alias Harry, a student of class IX, near Shimla Pahari chowk.

No Modi-Sharif meeting in Kazhakstan: Sushma

No Modi-Sharif meeting in Kazhakstan: Sushma

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Swaraj also said that Pak cannot take Kashmir to the ICJ.

'Liar's Dice is my first romantic film'

'Liar's Dice is my first romantic film'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film Liar's Dice has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars 2015, and he's thrilled!

Gorkha Rifles marks 200 years of service

Gorkha Rifles marks 200 years of service

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Hundreds of serving and veteran officers on Friday celebrated bicentenary of the first battalion of Gorkha Rifles (1/1 GR) with vigour and zest at Pathankot.

Paswan promises to cut drug prices

Paswan promises to cut drug prices

Rediff.com21 Jun 2004

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ram Vilas Paswan said on Monday that his ministry would cut the prices of life saving and other important drugs by bringing more drugs under the 'price monitoring system' and also check the manufacture and

Brand Oberoi for select few

Brand Oberoi for select few

Rediff.com14 Dec 2004

Himachal Congress expels 23 activists

Himachal Congress expels 23 activists

Rediff.com17 Feb 2003

They had filed nominations against official candidates for the upcoming assembly polls.

Don't vitiate atmosphere before polls: Lyngdoh

Don't vitiate atmosphere before polls: Lyngdoh

Rediff.com8 Jan 2003

The chief election commissioner said that the dates for the Himachal Pradesh election would be announced soon.

26 dead, 17 missing in cloudburst in Himachal

26 dead, 17 missing in cloudburst in Himachal

Rediff.com8 Aug 2003

The victims, from Jharkhand and Nepal, were engaged in the Rohtang tunnel construction project.

Top official held for framing up rape case

Top official held for framing up rape case

Rediff.com24 Dec 2002

Former home secretary N K Jain has been booked on charges of hatching a conspiracy to frame a local computer institute owner in the rape of a Shimla-based girl.

Centre's economic policy disastrous: Sonia

Centre's economic policy disastrous: Sonia

Rediff.com11 Dec 2002

Congress President Sonia Gandhi alleged that it was selling even profit-making public sector units in strategic sector in blatant violation of all norms and regulations.\n\n

Chopper crashes near Manali, four killed

Chopper crashes near Manali, four killed

Rediff.com29 Apr 2003

The chopper, belogning to a private skiiuing company crashed minutes after takeoff.

TN, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Maharashtra set to become plastic-free

TN, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Maharashtra set to become plastic-free

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

The state governments expressed their resolve to end the menace as India played global host to 2018 World Environment Day celebrations with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution".

Rahul to contest from South where he leads Modi in polls

Rahul to contest from South where he leads Modi in polls

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

With Rahul showing a significant lead over Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi in opinion polls across southern India but lagging in the north, the Congress believes his contesting from the south will help galvanise cadres.

North Indians shiver in biting cold; Leh records -12 degree Celsius

North Indians shiver in biting cold; Leh records -12 degree Celsius

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning with the mercury dipping to 6.8 degree Celsius, a drop of nearly five notches from Saturday when the minimum settled at 11.5 degree.

PHOTOS: North India gets the shivers and chills

PHOTOS: North India gets the shivers and chills

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

In North India, the sweaters and shawls are out and the coals are burning. The entire region has been hit with a cold wave and the upper areas have even experienced snowfall. The temperatures have dipped in the nation's capital, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and other northern states. And even as bone-chilling conditions are set to engulf most parts of northern India, weather experts warned that they are just a taste of the biting days to come. Here are some images of the biting cold.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.

From Ladakh to Prayagraj, India celebrates 70th R-Day

From Ladakh to Prayagraj, India celebrates 70th R-Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

Glimpses of Republic Day celebrations across the country.

Rain fury in north India, 27 killed in UP

Rain fury in north India, 27 killed in UP

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.

Congress asks PM Modi to remove Amit Shah as BJP chief

Congress asks PM Modi to remove Amit Shah as BJP chief

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Rahul Gandhi pressed Modi to 'say something' on the issue.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

Countrywide toll in cold wave nears 120

Countrywide toll in cold wave nears 120

Rediff.com6 Jan 2003

In Uttar Pradesh, twenty-six people were killed, taking the statewide toll to 87.

HP cloudburst toll: 24 or 150?

HP cloudburst toll: 24 or 150?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2003

Lt Gen Choudhry Vice Chief of Army Staff

Lt Gen Choudhry Vice Chief of Army Staff

Rediff.com14 Dec 2002

Lt Gen J J Singh will replace Lt Gen Choudhry at the Army Training Command.

Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir; India rejects

Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir; India rejects

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

India has not been engaging with Pakistan since an attack on the air force base at Pathankot in January of 2016 by Pakistan-based terrorists, maintaining that talks and terror cannot go together.

Amid crisis in U'khand, HP CM meets Sonia

Amid crisis in U'khand, HP CM meets Sonia

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who has accused the Modi dispensation of trying to "destabilise and topple" his government by using central agencies, on Monday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the backdrop of President's Rule being imposed in party-ruled Uttarakhand.

The return of the native

The return of the native

Rediff.com31 Mar 2003

How monkeys logged off Modi's WiFi idea!

How monkeys logged off Modi's WiFi idea!

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

'Monkey menace' has reached epic proportions in India. So pronounced is the problem of monkeys, that they have even derailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plans of making his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi Wi-Fi-enabled.

How to make flying accessible to all

How to make flying accessible to all

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

UDAN demonstrates that good policy-making can fulfill important public requirements without requiring budgetary support, says MoS for civil aviation Jayant Sinha.

Kashmir shivers as mercury stays way below freezing point

Kashmir shivers as mercury stays way below freezing point

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

A bright sunny day and rise in night temperature brought some respite from cold in most parts of the northern India except Kashmir valley where the mercury dipped further.

Oil cos to ensure fuel supply in flood-hit Uttarakhand

Oil cos to ensure fuel supply in flood-hit Uttarakhand

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, positioned adequate stocks of all petroleum products -- petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG in the state.

Trade union, BEST strikes disrupt normal life

Trade union, BEST strikes disrupt normal life

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

The two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions to protest the Centre's alleged anti-worker policies evoked mixed response all over country on Tuesday.