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'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

'Without it, it is going to be much, much, much, much worse.''In the meantime, we really need to work on a sort of war footing, given that it is a natural disaster, provide relief, provide......

EC defers RS polls in view of COVID-19 outbreak

The Election Commission has deferred the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for March 26 in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official statement said on Tuesday. Election to fill up 55 seats in the......

'How can there be social distancing in slums?'

About 9 million people in Mumbai live in areas where homes are hardly two metres apart.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports on the lurking dangers in the city's slums in the times of the......

Covid scare: TMC, NCP, Sena ask MPs not to attend Parliament

The Trinamool Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena on Sunday announced that they have given instructions to all their MPs to withdraw from Parliament and return to their......

How our MPs are dealing with coronavirus threat

In a first, the Rajya Sabha saw a few members wearing face masks as protection against the coronavirus, but the same was objected to by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu who said it was against the rules......

'We are being told a server crash stalled the ATMs'

Across Yes Bank branches, the busiest people were the relationship managers, trying to soothe nerves. Many were seen advising clients the situation was only temporary and that their money was safe.......

Inflation jumps to nearly 6-year high; factory output shrinks

The internals of the food inflation are worrying, given a broad-based uptick across categories that tend to be sticky, such as proteins, and a narrower-than-expected reduction in inflation for......

FM quoted Kashmiri verse, Tamil literature in longest Budget speech

A Kashmiri verse, quotes from Tamil poets and references to Saraswati-Sindhu civilisation peppered Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 160-minute long marathon Budget speech on Saturday which got......

Sitharaman cuts short budget speech, longest ever

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday cut short her Budget speech as she felt unwell after speaking for a record 160 minutes in Lok Sabha. Sitharaman had only two pages of her Budget......

Data protection bill referred to Parliament panel

The Personal Data Protection Bill was on Wednesday referred to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament. IMAGE: Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar......

Bigg Boss 13: Will Sidharth win? PREDICT!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sidharth Shukla /Instagram With just a week to go for the Bigg Boss 13 finale, the guessing game about which contestants will stay inside the house and which will not,......

What I find compelling about masala movies...

'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life.'A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian. IMAGE: Gracy Singh and......

'Banning Bigg Boss won't help'

'The concept is going to work well for this season.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyank Sharma/Instagram Priyank Sharma, a contestant on Bigg Boss 11, returns to the show's latest season with a......

Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

IMAGE: Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee hold a news paper as he attends a news conference in Tokyo. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters The president of the......

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

IMAGE: Coaches from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar have all vented their frustration Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and......

Calls for Boycott's knighthood to be withdrawn

'Celebrating a man who was convicted for assaulting his partner sends a dangerous message – that domestic abuse is not taken seriously as a crime.' IMAGE: Geoffrey Boycott scored over 8,000......

Boycott, Strauss conferred Knighthood

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott for a knighthood, honouring her hero whose persistent style she had vowed to emulate in her ultimately failed......

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Neena Gupta's guide to hiding grey hair

Neena Gupta shares her secret tip to cover grey hair during the lockdown.�� Photograph: Courtesy Neena Gupta/Instagram Fixing grey hair can be a... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/glamour-neena-guptas-guide-to-hiding-grey-hair/20200331.htm

'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

'Without it, it is going to be much, much, much, much worse.''In the meantime, we really need to work on a sort of war footing, given that it is a... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/there-will-be-a-drastic-drop-with-the-lockdown/20200327.htm

EC Defers Rajya Sabha Polls Scheduled for March 26 Over Coronavirus Outbreak

Election to fill up 55 seats in the Upper House of Parliament was to be held on March 26, but 37 candidates have already been elected without a... ...

https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ec-defers-rajya-sabha-polls-scheduled-for-march-26-over-coronavirus-outbreak-2548813.html

'How can there be social distancing in slums?'

About 9 million people in Mumbai live in areas where homes are hardly two metres apart.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports on the lurking... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/how-can-there-be-social-distancing-in-slums/20200324.htm

Rajya Sabha to be Adjourned in View of Coronavirus Outbreak, Says Venkaiah Naidu

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https://www.news18.com/news/india/rajya-sabha-to-be-adjourned-in-view-of-coronavirus-outbreak-says-venkaiah-naidu-2547895.html

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