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SC asks lawyers not to wear coats, long gowns in view of COVID-19

SC asks lawyers not to wear coats, long gowns in view of COVID-19

Rediff.com14 May 2020

'It is notified for the information of all concerned that considering the medical advice, as a precautionary measure to contain spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection under the prevailing conditions, the Competent Authority has been pleased to direct that the advocates may wear 'plain white-shirt/white-salwar-kameez/white saree, with a plain-white neck band' during the hearings before the Supreme Court of India through Virtual Court System till medical exigencies exist or until further orders,' said the notification, issued by apex court Secretary General, Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar.

SEE: How India's Olympic-bound athletes have innovated in lockdown

SEE: How India's Olympic-bound athletes have innovated in lockdown

Rediff.com13 May 2021

The frustration for aspirant Olympians has been palpable and athletes like table tennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have been forced to innovate to stay sharp during the lengthy lockdowns.

Modi, the Winter Fashionista

Modi, the Winter Fashionista

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Thank you, Mr Prime Minister, for bringing colour to our colourless, drab, despair-ridden lives.

2022: 10 Important Career Skills to Succeed

2022: 10 Important Career Skills to Succeed

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Leadership, teamwork, communication, productivity, and wellness skills are essential for every employee's success.

SC judgment will uplift women across country: Female officers

SC judgment will uplift women across country: Female officers

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

Advocate Meenakshi Lekhi, who appeared for women officers, said the apex court judgment has given equal rights to the women officers as their male counterparts. She said a long-pending right has been given to women officers through this order.

4 booked for offering namaz at Mathura temple

4 booked for offering namaz at Mathura temple

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

"The sanctity of the temple will be revived by cleaning it with the water from the holy Ganga and Yamuna," temple priest said.

PIX: Manchester United enter Europa League last eight

PIX: Manchester United enter Europa League last eight

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Former Europa League winners Manchester United booked a quarter-final spot in the tournament after their second-string side laboured to a 2-1 home win over LASK Linz on Wednesday to seal a 7-1 aggregate rout of the Austrian side.

Urge states to use lockdown as last resort, PM Modi tells nation

Urge states to use lockdown as last resort, PM Modi tells nation

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

The two key messages of Modi's over 20 minute-long address was, however, to virtually rule out any immediate nationwide lockdown, a move that had triggered a massive migration of workers from big cities last year and hit the economy hard, and to reach out to migrants.

Oxygen supply: SC stays contempt proceedings against Govt

Oxygen supply: SC stays contempt proceedings against Govt

Rediff.com6 May 2021

The Delhi high court had directed the Centre on Tuesday to show cause as to why contempt should not be initiated against it for failing to comply with its order.

Rampaging Mumbai Indians up against Gayle-inspired KXIP

Rampaging Mumbai Indians up against Gayle-inspired KXIP

Rediff.com17 Oct 2020

A win for Mumbai Indians will virtually seal them a spot in the play-offs while a loss for KXIP could send them out of contention.

Ensure people in mental health homes are vaccinated: SC to govt

Ensure people in mental health homes are vaccinated: SC to govt

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah took serious note of Maharashtra government's shifting patients lodged in mental health institutes to homes for beggars and asked it to discontinue the practice immediately saying it is counter-productive and runs against the provisions of Mental Health Act.

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word. Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.

Biden's 'mild shock' to Modi

Biden's 'mild shock' to Modi

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

The trust some people in India had that the Biden-Harris administration would be friendly to India has been eroded already, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is COVID-19 positive

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Bajrang Punia says men's camp should start on schedule.

Hina, Sidharth make life hard for Bigg Boss housemates

Hina, Sidharth make life hard for Bigg Boss housemates

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

The new season of Bigg Boss, with all the twists and some interesting contestants, promises a lot of entertainment, feels Namrata Thakker.

WFH scams: 5 tips to stay SAFE

WFH scams: 5 tips to stay SAFE

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

Do not click on any pop-ups, links in messages or notification balloons if you are off the corporate VPN, warns Niranjankumar Laxman Upadhye.

Report Card: How India's Players Fared in NZ Tests

Report Card: How India's Players Fared in NZ Tests

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer grabbed their chances with centuries, but seniors like Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma had a forgettable series.

Modi's Dilemma

Modi's Dilemma

Rediff.com13 Mar 2021

Our precipitous decline is being noticed and recorded abroad with alarm. It is strange that within India we are carrying on as if it is business as usual, observes Aakar Patel.

Over 41 lakh from 15-18 yrs age group get Covid vaccine on 1st day

Over 41 lakh from 15-18 yrs age group get Covid vaccine on 1st day

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Modi said India has taken an important step forward in protecting its youth population against the disease.

18 phone launches run into Boycott China campaign

18 phone launches run into Boycott China campaign

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

The smartphone category as a whole was expected to spend around Rs 1,000 crore on marketing and promotional activities over the next six months, even as India unlocks gradually, said media industry experts. This spending is expected to come down, as firms temper their launches.

Day 14: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 14: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Cross-country skier Johaug to call time on Olympic career after Sunday's 30km.

Soccer: Manchester United's Martial loaned out to Sevilla

Soccer: Manchester United's Martial loaned out to Sevilla

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

Four stocks that may buck the trend

Four stocks that may buck the trend

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

It would be advisable to look to companies that reported attractive growth during the first quarter, says Mudar Patherya

BEWARE! Fraud Journals On The Rise

BEWARE! Fraud Journals On The Rise

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

Cloned journals have become more rampant in the post-pandemic world.

NIA says 'other players' behind Waze as Mumbai commissioner is shunted

NIA says 'other players' behind Waze as Mumbai commissioner is shunted

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Under flak for the 'mishandling' of the bomb scare outside Mukesh Ambani's residence, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday transferred Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh from the post.

UK set for tougher measures when lockdown ends on Dec 2

UK set for tougher measures when lockdown ends on Dec 2

Rediff.com22 Nov 2020

Downing Street also said that the Winter Plan will set out how people will be able to see their loved ones at Christmas, adding that ministers will be warning that this will not be a normal festive period.

'The broadest bat in the world'

'The broadest bat in the world'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

K N Prabhu, the doyen of cricket writers, salutes Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971.

India becoming a Global Chess Superpower

India becoming a Global Chess Superpower

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Since 2012, 44 Indians have been anointed as grandmasters -- the highest achievement in chess, points out Arvind Subramanian, economist and former chief economic adviser to the government.

Time running out for Wimbledon

Time running out for Wimbledon

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

This year's Wimbledon Championships have so far survived the cull of the world's most prestigious sporting events due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it seems only a matter of time before they are postponed or cancelled. With London in its first week of lockdown, All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) officials are weighing up their limited options.

Nissan Magnite is the latest addition to compact SUV segment

Nissan Magnite is the latest addition to compact SUV segment

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

It's got the looks, it's got the features, but the Magnite's success will depend on its pricing, says Rajesh Karkera.

Priyanka to visit Lucknow on Monday

Priyanka to visit Lucknow on Monday

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary in charge of western Uttar Pradesh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, will accompany her.

2 women attempt to visit Sabarimala, forced to return

2 women attempt to visit Sabarimala, forced to return

Rediff.com19 Jan 2019

The police said the women were told that it would be difficult to provide protection to them till the shrine as there was a possibility of protests.

Republican party re-nominates Trump as presidential candidate

Republican party re-nominates Trump as presidential candidate

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Trump, 74, who faces a formidable challenge from former Democratic vice president Joe Biden, 77, is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27.

Why this Australian is wary of India's pacers

Why this Australian is wary of India's pacers

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Joe Burns said India have a skillful bowling attack, spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah, and they have to 'start well' against them.

India, China have come to blows, will help them: Trump

India, China have come to blows, will help them: Trump

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

'It's a very tough situation. We're talking to India. We're talking to China. They've got a big problem there'

Injured SV Sunil in serious doubt for hockey World Cup

Injured SV Sunil in serious doubt for hockey World Cup

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

'I am still hopeful because a week has already passed and recovery from the LCL injury generally takes four weeks. Let's see what happens'

Time to privatise government owned banks

Time to privatise government owned banks

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

The only feasible way to have a healthy banking sector could be making it mostly private, along with two or three large, better-run government banks, suggests T N Ninan.

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Indian-Americans are taking over the country, United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the high number of people from the community getting a place in his administration.

Ambani's Target: China, not Adani

Ambani's Target: China, not Adani

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

Reliance's big-bang entry across the solar ecosystem will cut dependence on Chinese imports drastically. And Ambani's repeated emphasis that RIL's new energy foray will be 'a truly global business' points that his group is playing not just for a share of the Indian pie but to be the OEM in the larger 5,000 GW global market by 2030, points out Shailesh Dobhal.

TCS leads IT upswing, but can it remain investors' darling?

TCS leads IT upswing, but can it remain investors' darling?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2014

The third-quarter results of information technology (IT) software leaders indicate that the turnaround in the world's developed economies is a rising tide that is lifting virtually all boats.