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Tri-Valley: TANA, consulate pitch in with help

Tri-Valley: TANA, consulate pitch in with help

Rediff.com26 Feb 2011

Ashok Kolla, chair, student committee, TANA, said last week that seven of the 18 students radio tagged had been relieved of their ankle irons. Peddibhotla said radio tags being removed is the first step in a long battle.

4 members of Sikh family shot dead in US

4 members of Sikh family shot dead in US

Rediff.com1 May 2019

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj ruled out the possibility of a hate crime.

Indian students attacked in Italy; Swaraj monitoring situation

Indian students attacked in Italy; Swaraj monitoring situation

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

The Consulate General of India in Milan on Monday issued an advisory to Indian students and asked them not to panic.

CBI/ED Raids And The Danger To The Republic

CBI/ED Raids And The Danger To The Republic

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

Within a few hours of Nitish Kumar leaving the NDA, entirely reasonable people were speculating as to how the CBI or ED could be used against him or his party, notes Mihir S Sharma.

Techie from Telangana found dead in apartment in US

Techie from Telangana found dead in apartment in US

Rediff.com30 Jan 2018

Chaitanya was working in Cognizant Technologies on a Southeast Airlines project.

Outrage over poster of documentary 'Kaali', filmmaker booked in Delhi, UP

Outrage over poster of documentary 'Kaali', filmmaker booked in Delhi, UP

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

The Delhi Police and the Uttar Pradesh police have filed separate first information reports (FIRs) against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai over a controversial poster of her documentary Kaali even as the Indian government urged Canadian authorities to take down all the 'provocative material' in the film.

Gandhi statue vandalised In Australia; disgraceful, says PM Morrison

Gandhi statue vandalised In Australia; disgraceful, says PM Morrison

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

The Indian community in Melbourne expressed their shock over the incident, terming it as a "low act."

HC seeks Centre's stand on same-sex marriage pleas

HC seeks Centre's stand on same-sex marriage pleas

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

A bench of justices R S Endlaw and Asha Menon issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government seeking their stand on the plea by two women seeking to get married under the SMA.

'I had fought for undivided India'

'I had fought for undivided India'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

For his participation in Netaji's INA, Major Ghulam Ahmed Qureshi was put into solitary confinement in the Red Fort, charged with rebellion against the Crown. Despite Nehru, Asaf Ali and a host of top lawyers defending them, Qureshi and his fellow officers were sentenced to death.

'I can't breathe:' Jamal Khashoggi's last words

'I can't breathe:' Jamal Khashoggi's last words

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, suffocated to death while his head was covered with a plastic bag -- according to the head of investigations at the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper.

Suspected killer of Indian student in Canada arrested

Suspected killer of Indian student in Canada arrested

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Kartik was shot on Thursday evening at the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne TTC station in St James Town. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

India to post customs sleuths overseas to detect money-laundering

India to post customs sleuths overseas to detect money-laundering

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Customs sleuths will be posted in London, Hong Kong, Dubai and Brussels in an effort to check trade-based money-laundering among others.

Study Abroad: Uncertainty over Vaccination

Study Abroad: Uncertainty over Vaccination

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

With the US education system operating independently from the government, universities are adopting varying strategies when it comes to Covid vaccination.

Kerala gold smuggling case knocks at CM's office door

Kerala gold smuggling case knocks at CM's office door

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

Kerala IT Secretary M Sivasankar was removed as Secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday, in the backdrop of the gold smuggling controversy, where the role of a former woman employee of the IT department is being probed.

Khashoggi murder happened 'under my watch', says MBS

Khashoggi murder happened 'under my watch', says MBS

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Salman's comments will appear in a PBS documentary on the killing of Khashoggi last year as a result of a 'rogue operation' in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Amid Coronavirus outbreak, India cancels valid visas to China

Amid Coronavirus outbreak, India cancels valid visas to China

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

The death toll in China's coronavirus rose sharply to 425 with 64 deaths on Monday and the number of those infected with the deadly disease rose to 20,438, Chinese health authorities said on Tuesday.

7 ways our lives changed in 2020

7 ways our lives changed in 2020

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

Seven things already different about our everyday life in 2020.

'Credible' proof linking Saudi Crown Prince to Khashoggi murder: Report

'Credible' proof linking Saudi Crown Prince to Khashoggi murder: Report

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

Callamard said her inquiry had "determined that there is credible evidence, warranting further investigation of high-level Saudi Officials' individual liability, including the Crown Prince's".

Saudi prince approved killing of Khashoggi: US report

Saudi prince approved killing of Khashoggi: US report

Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who lived in the US as a legal permanent resident and wrote for the Washington Post, was critical of the prince's policies and was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in the Turkish city on October 2, 2018.

3 persons in US blacklisted' for anti-India activities

3 persons in US blacklisted' for anti-India activities

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

The MP claimed that Siddiqui's radio station was funded by US-based Pakistanis and the Pakistan government.

Sachin's Gujju birthday meal for 'Gujju' Anjali

Sachin's Gujju birthday meal for 'Gujju' Anjali

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar celebrated wife Anjali's birthday with a Gujarati Thali at a popular Mumbai restaurant on Wednesday.

HuJI threatens to attack Pak consulate in Delhi

HuJI threatens to attack Pak consulate in Delhi

Rediff.com10 Jul 2011

The Al Qaeda-linked terror group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami has threatened to attack Pakistan's foreign office, its high commission in India and top diplomats if Islamabad does not stop sharing information about it with New Delhi. HuJI has threatened it will attack the foreign office, the foreign secretary, Pakistan's high commission in New Delhi and High Commissioner Shahid Malik if its demand is not met.

Khashoggi's death was 'a plot gone awry': Trump

Khashoggi's death was 'a plot gone awry': Trump

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

Trump said he was "not satisfied" with the response of Riyadh over Khashoggi's death.

Only asymptomatic Indians to fly back home from UAE

Only asymptomatic Indians to fly back home from UAE

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The first two special flights that will operate from Thursday to evacuate Indians stranded in the UAE due to the coronavirus pandemic

Covid runs rampant in China as govt seems absent

Covid runs rampant in China as govt seems absent

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

One Chinese source informed ANI that 10 million new infections are probably occurring daily in China.

Lanka political crisis: Former Gotabaya ally pushes for snap polls

Lanka political crisis: Former Gotabaya ally pushes for snap polls

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Democratic Left Front politician Nanayakkara was among the 42 members who declared independence in Parliament from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) coalition.

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

The data leak obtained by 'The Australian' newspaper has revealed how the alleged CPC members are employed with some of the world's biggest corporations in the areas of defence, banks and pharmaceutical giants manufacturing coronavirus vaccines.

Blood of Chinese can't be shed in vain: Beijing on Pak blast

Blood of Chinese can't be shed in vain: Beijing on Pak blast

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

China demanded that the Pakistan should apprehend and punish the perpetrators to the full extent of the law.

Mumbai's dabbawalas allowed to travel in local trains

Mumbai's dabbawalas allowed to travel in local trains

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Mumbai Dabbawala Association is skeptic about resumption of services in full capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 terrorists killed outside Indian mission in Afghanistan; op ends

3 terrorists killed outside Indian mission in Afghanistan; op ends

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

An intense 25-hour gun-battle between security forces and terrorists outside the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif came to end on Monday night with the killing of all the attackers who attempted to storm the Mission building.

Ukraine impact: Indian students in Belarus head home

Ukraine impact: Indian students in Belarus head home

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

With the war in Ukraine entering its 12th day on Monday and tensions between Kyiv and Moscow showing no signs of easing, the students said there is panic in Belarus and their families in India too are concerned about their wellbeing.

Saudi likely to admit Khashoggi died during interrogation

Saudi likely to admit Khashoggi died during interrogation

Rediff.com16 Oct 2018

President Donald Trump talked to the Saudi King, during which the latter flatly denied having any knowledge of the missing journalist.

11 Indians killed in house fire in Saudi Arabia

11 Indians killed in house fire in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said officials of Indian consulate in Jeddah are rushing to Najran following the incident.

Niagara Falls, Empire State Building lit-up for India's I-Day

Niagara Falls, Empire State Building lit-up for India's I-Day

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

A special ceremony was organised at the world-famous skyscraper in New York's midtown Manhattan for lighting it up in saffron, white and green.

PIX: Preity cheers for Kings XI in Dubai

PIX: Preity cheers for Kings XI in Dubai

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

The IPL may have shifted to UAE, but there is no stopping Preity Zinta, who was back in the stands cheering for her team Kings XI Punjab.

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Mahsa Amini's tragic custodial death in Tehran has triggered protests across Iran. Defiant, jean clad women minus their tunics and hijabs are marching in unison and shouting 'Down with the dictator' Women in Iran have been pushed to the wall and are no longer willing to abide by the restrictions placed on them, explains Rashme Sehgal.

B S Prakash: 'A good man left us well before time'

B S Prakash: 'A good man left us well before time'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

'Those who worked with him or came to know him rated him as one of our best, with a sharp intellect, unfailing courtesy and ready wit.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan fondly remembers Ambassador B S Prakash, wonderful human being, unusual diplomat and long-time Rediff.com columnist, who passed away into the ages on Monday, October 4, 2021.

Ladakh standoff: China hopes for a solution in March 11 talks

Ladakh standoff: China hopes for a solution in March 11 talks

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

'We hope this round of meeting, on the basis of previous meetings, can move forward, further enlarge consensus, narrow differences and work for a solution that is acceptable to both parties,' the spokesperson said in updated comments posted on the ministry's website.

Dom's Take: Will the law say: I DO?

Dom's Take: Will the law say: I DO?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier wonders when and if the courts will legalise same sex marriages in India.