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First cyclone, now cash crunch chokes Chennai

First cyclone, now cash crunch chokes Chennai

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

While several banks and ATMs are providing cash far below the allowed limit every now and then due to cash shortage, the damage caused by the cyclone has dealt a further blow with movement of cash vehicles coming to a grinding halt, resulting in empty ATMs.

Coronavirus: India mulls imposing duties on Chinese imports

Coronavirus: India mulls imposing duties on Chinese imports

Rediff.com1 Mar 2020

The issue is set to be discussed early next week as the commerce department meets with industry bodies to discuss the widening supply gap for key imports.

Sports Shorts: Venus settles lawsuit over fatal Florida car crash

Sports Shorts: Venus settles lawsuit over fatal Florida car crash

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

Jerome Barson, who was a passenger in a sedan that collided with the SUV that Venus Williams was driving, died 13 days after the accident.

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Delhi should follow Los Angeles and Beijing to fight air pollution

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.

Maoists blow up rail tracks in Bihar

Maoists blow up rail tracks in Bihar

Rediff.com27 May 2008

Superintendent of Railway Police (Jamalpur) Vimal Kumar on Tuesday said over 100 ultras detonated dynamites to damage a stretch of track in both up and down lines near the outer signal on Monday night. Rail traffic was disrupted for several hours in the Jamalpur-Malda section because of the explosion, he added.

Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar

Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

The banned CPI (Maoist) rebels on Monday blew up a railway track in Jamui district, blasted a portion of the SDO's office and looted foodgrains from an FCI godown in adjoining Munger district during the 24-hour bandh called in five east Bihar districts. The shutdown was called to protest the recent arrest of their five cadres.

SMOG: Delhi, Lahore's common enemy

SMOG: Delhi, Lahore's common enemy

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

The countries' biggest cities -- Delhi and Lahore -- are fighting a common enemy: Smog.

US struggles to recover after storm dumps 40 inches of snow

US struggles to recover after storm dumps 40 inches of snow

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

States across America are beginning the process of digging their way out of record-breaking snowfall on Monday after Winter Storm Jonas battered the nation's East Coast, wreaking havoc on millions and turning major cities into ghost towns.

5 Weird Questions Asked on Quora About Sunglasses

5 Weird Questions Asked on Quora About Sunglasses

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

5 Weird Questions Asked on Quora About Sunglasses

Ho Ho Ho! Santas, Santas everywhere

Ho Ho Ho! Santas, Santas everywhere

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Here's what some crazy Santas have been up to around the world

India's new aviation policy is disappointing

India's new aviation policy is disappointing

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

The intellectual vacuum that the government is often accused of is more than evident in the policy draft.

India's COVID-19 tally tops 1.92 lakh as unlocking begins

India's COVID-19 tally tops 1.92 lakh as unlocking begins

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

The death toll rose to 5,394 after a record single-day spike of 230 fatalities in the 24 hours since Sunday 8 am, the Union Health Ministry said in its morning update. It showed the number of confirmed cases rising by 8,392 to 1,90,535. However, a PTI tally of figures announced by states and union territories, as of 9.35 pm, showed a higher death toll of 5,501.

Delhi gets no respite from smog; entry of outside vehicles curbed

Delhi gets no respite from smog; entry of outside vehicles curbed

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

Some of the areas still gripped in the hazardous category of air quality index.

Hisar: School director arrested for molestation

Hisar: School director arrested for molestation

Rediff.com13 Sep 2006

Prohibitory orders have been imposed after parents and students staged a violent protest.

Pulwama attack: JeM's Masood Azhar among 19 in NIA chargesheet

Pulwama attack: JeM's Masood Azhar among 19 in NIA chargesheet

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

The 13,500-page chargesheet names Masood Azhar, his brothers -- Abdul Rauf and Ammar Alvi -- and his nephew Mohammed Umer Farooq, who had infiltrated into India in 2018 and was subsequently killed in one of the encounters in South Kashmir.

Naxalites hold railway station under siege

Naxalites hold railway station under siege

Rediff.com3 Apr 2006

A few weeks ago, they had seized a train in neighbouring Jharkhand but caused no harm to the passengers.\n

People cannot be left to die: SC on Delhi pollution

People cannot be left to die: SC on Delhi pollution

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

The top court called the pollution in Delhi-NCR as atrocious and said no one is safe even inside homes. "It is too much. No one is safe even inside their house. It is atrocious," the bench said.

9 unlikely places in India to spot a Pokemon

9 unlikely places in India to spot a Pokemon

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Millennials are flocking to places of worship, graveyards and parks, armed with their smartphones, to collect Pokemons.

The 85 year old fighting Tamil Nadu's killer hoardings

The 85 year old fighting Tamil Nadu's killer hoardings

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

'After people died when banners fell on them, I decided to file a case to make it a law to prevent people from doing this.' 'Till today, I have filed 150 cases against this menace.'

Assam CM offers ceasefire to ULFA

Assam CM offers ceasefire to ULFA

Rediff.com7 Jan 2006

Gogoi had said that if the ULFA responded positively to the safe passage offer, he would send a proposal to the Union Home Ministry to the effect.

F1 wants teams to get the message on radio use

F1 wants teams to get the message on radio use

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Formula One has banned from next week's Singapore Grand Prix all radio communications that help improve the performance of the car or driver in a move that could add another twist to the title battle between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

Lessons to make odd-even policy more effective

Lessons to make odd-even policy more effective

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

Travel by public transport can be made more attractive and practical for a lot more people.

250 days after 5/8, tense summer ahead for Kashmir

250 days after 5/8, tense summer ahead for Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

'Terrorists are killing ordinary citizens, huge crowds brave a pandemic to attend militant funerals, and artillery is booming on the LoC.' 'This April seems like a run-of-the-terror-mill Kashmiri spring: Violence is emerging like a prickly new bud,' warns David Devadas.

'For Tamil pride, for Jallikattu'

'For Tamil pride, for Jallikattu'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

A Ganesh Nadar watches the fourth day of protests dawn on Chennai's Marina beach.

Beef in short supply; Kerala menu whines!

Beef in short supply; Kerala menu whines!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

With official and unofficial bans, attacks on traders, and non-availability from inside the state, the beef eater knows not what to do now.

6 things we do every day that are illegal

6 things we do every day that are illegal

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Did you know you've already broken the law without realising it?

'This is government terrorism'

'This is government terrorism'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

'There is nothing more this government can do now to break our agitation.' 'It has used all the tactics and has failed'

Will more subscribers gravitate to RJio for free offer?

Will more subscribers gravitate to RJio for free offer?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

Jio's100-million subscribers target appears an uphill task in the next one month, believe analysts. Also, the existing subscribers are already witnessing slowdown in data speed thanks to the high traffic.

From Mata to Menace: How the holy cow may end up 'eating' votes

From Mata to Menace: How the holy cow may end up 'eating' votes

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

Thanks to the increased thrust on cow protection, the enforcement of the ban on cow slaughter and the relentless crusade by cow vigilantes, the agrarian ecosystem from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh has been irrevocably altered. There's a huge spike in the number of stray cattle roaming the countryside, destroying crops. Ten cows/bulls take barely an hour to eat and destroy a bigha of crop land.

In India, jobs the biggest casualty of coronavirus

In India, jobs the biggest casualty of coronavirus

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

'The impact of economic shocks on the labour markets is usually on the young who delay their entry in response to a fall in job opportunities,' says Mahesh Vyas.

Don't fret, change the law

Don't fret, change the law

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

Police on high alert, 1,500 cops, commando team deployed at Sabarimala

Police on high alert, 1,500 cops, commando team deployed at Sabarimala

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

Prohibitory order under section 144 CrPc banning assembly of four or more people will come into force at Pamba, Nilackal, Elavungal, and Sannidhanam from midnight Saturday till November 6 midnight.

Special Air India flight evacuating Indians leaves from Wuhan today

Special Air India flight evacuating Indians leaves from Wuhan today

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The flight arrived at Wuhan's Tianhe International Airport on Friday evening. While the official number of students to be airlifted in the two flights is not known, Indians who reached the Wuhan airport on Friday said they were told that 374 were expected to be airlifted by the Air India flight. India has taken an undertaking from the Indians travelling in the two flights that they would be quarantined for 14 days after their arrival, besides undergoing special checks at the Wuhan airport.

Coronavirus: How China could have saved the world

Coronavirus: How China could have saved the world

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

'There is little doubt that China today stands in the dock, charged with misdemeanour with regard to the health and well-being of its own citizens and of the people of the world,' notes Amulya Ganguli.

Coronavirus-hit Chinese city suspends public transport

Coronavirus-hit Chinese city suspends public transport

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

The confirmed cases climbed to 571 mostly from the city of Wuhan with 17 deaths so far. The Wuhan government required all people in public places such as hotels, restaurants, cinemas, parks, shopping centres and public transports to wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus, according to an announcement on Wednesday night. The rule took effect immediately.

'Kozhikode is only the first'

'Kozhikode is only the first'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

'We are going to have plane crashes left, right and centre.'

Modi to be first PM to attend Arunachal's statehood celebrations

Modi to be first PM to attend Arunachal's statehood celebrations

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

Unprecedented security arrangements have been made in Arunachal Pradesh.

Uber suspends bike taxi pilot after Karnataka govt cries foul

Uber suspends bike taxi pilot after Karnataka govt cries foul

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

The state governments of Karnataka and Maharashtra have also moved to exert more control on app-based taxi aggregators.

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments.

Why AAP needs to tout the success of odd-even scheme

Why AAP needs to tout the success of odd-even scheme

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Now that the second phase of the odd-even scheme in Delhi is over, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to project it as a success, with an eye on the Punjab polls next year, says Kavita Chowdhury.