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Not finding direct flight proved fatal for Mumbai family

Not finding direct flight proved fatal for Mumbai family

Rediff.com14 Jun 2025

After the plane crash incident, Imtiyaz and his uncle rushed to Ahmedabad to help the authorities in the identification of victims by providing their DNA samples.

Film Body Wants Diljit Dosanjh Banned; He Reacts

Film Body Wants Diljit Dosanjh Banned; He Reacts

Rediff.com24 Jun 2025

Amid a storm surrounding his collaboration with Pakistani actress Hania Aamir, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has taken to social media with a cryptic message.

Carnac Bridge renamed 'Sindoor Bridge' to honour military op: Fadnavis

Carnac Bridge renamed 'Sindoor Bridge' to honour military op: Fadnavis

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

The reconstructed Carnac Road Over Bridge in Mumbai has been renamed 'Sindoor Bridge' as a tribute to the Indian military's 'Operation Sindoor'. The bridge, rebuilt after being declared unsafe, aims to ease traffic congestion in south Mumbai.

The Day That Turned The Tide of History

The Day That Turned The Tide of History

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

The Normandy landings on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- began the end to World War II.

'Corruption Is No Longer A Bad Word'

'Corruption Is No Longer A Bad Word'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2025

'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.'

What's Army Chief Doing In Longewala?

What's Army Chief Doing In Longewala?

Rediff.com20 May 2025

The army chief reviewed the joint operations carried out by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Border Security Force in response to Pakistani drone and military attacks that followed India's retaliatory strike on May 7 for the horrific Pahalgam terror attack.

Border row with India will take time to settle, open to talks: China

Border row with India will take time to settle, open to talks: China

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in his meeting with Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Qingdao on June 26, proposed that India and China should solve the "complex issues" under a structured roadmap comprising steps to de-escalate tensions along the frontiers and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate the borders.

Mumbai local mishap: 'Something hit our compartment'

Mumbai local mishap: 'Something hit our compartment'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

An eyewitness to the horrific suburban railway mishap in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday morning said the chain of events began after someone in the coach ahead of his either fell after hitting a wall or 'something hit our compartment'.

Sonam Kapoor's Unforgettable Fashion Moments

Sonam Kapoor's Unforgettable Fashion Moments

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

There is nothing, when it comes to clothes, that Sonam cannot wear well. Nor are there fashion rules that she won't break if need be.

INS Tamal armed with BrahMos joins Navy as last foreign-built frigate

INS Tamal armed with BrahMos joins Navy as last foreign-built frigate

Rediff.com1 Jul 2025

INS Tamal is the eighth Krivak class frigates to be inducted from Russia over the past two decades.

'Pakistanis Don't Know Where India Will Hit Them'

'Pakistanis Don't Know Where India Will Hit Them'

Rediff.com14 May 2025

'They thought nobody would hit Bahawalpur and Muridke because they have nuclear weapons.' 'They used to think India cannot touch our military targets because we are a nuclear weapons country.' 'After Operation Sindoor we have called their bluff.'

Rafale stayed 300 km behind Pakistani border because....

Rafale stayed 300 km behind Pakistani border because....

Rediff.com14 May 2025

The western media is going all out to prove that India suffered a major setback in Operation Sindoor and how China helped shoot down Indian fighter jets. One of the articles published in British newspaper Telegraph stated Operation Sindoor shattered the myth of India's air dominance over Pakistan. "The Pakistani Air Force, aided by Chinese targeting satellites and AWACS executed a sensor-fusion kill. The Rafales never got a lock, never even saw their adversary. When the missiles hit, it was already over," wrote the British Newspaper, The Telegraph.

T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw's cameo not enough as Panthers fall

T20 Mumbai League: Prithvi Shaw's cameo not enough as Panthers fall

Rediff.com7 Jun 2025

Aakash Tigers MWS beat North Mumbai Panthers in T20 Mumbai League

South Mumbai records over 250 mm rainfall in just 13 hours

South Mumbai records over 250 mm rainfall in just 13 hours

Rediff.com26 May 2025

South Mumbai received over 250 mm of rainfall in just 13 hours, leading to widespread flooding, disrupting train services, and causing house collapses. The heavy downpour flooded several low-lying areas, including Hindmata, King Circle, Dadar TT, Kings Circle, Parel TT, Kalachowki, and JJ Marg, leading to diversions and delays in BEST bus services. The suburban services of the Central Railway and Western Railway were also disrupted due to heavy waterlogging on tracks. At least five incidents of partial house collapses and 32 instances of tree falls were reported, though no injuries were recorded.

Who Says India Is Friendless?

Who Says India Is Friendless?

Rediff.com7 Jun 2025

The reality is that far from being friendless, India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold War, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

Fire, clouds of smoke, debris...: Eyewitness recounts Guj plane crash

Fire, clouds of smoke, debris...: Eyewitness recounts Guj plane crash

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

Speaking about the building in which the plane crashed, the eyewitness said, "It is a residential building, doctors live there."

'BJP-nominated' EC trying to rig Bihar polls: Rahul leads protest in Patna

'BJP-nominated' EC trying to rig Bihar polls: Rahul leads protest in Patna

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of rigging the Maharashtra assembly elections and expressed concerns about similar tactics being used in the upcoming Bihar polls. He alleged that the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar is an attempt to manipulate the election process.

India-Pak tensions: Govt extends closure of 28 airports till May 15

India-Pak tensions: Govt extends closure of 28 airports till May 15

Rediff.com9 May 2025

A senior government official confirmed that after a meeting with other stakeholders, the decision has been taken and airlines and airport authorities have been informed about it.

Raashi's Such A Charmer

Raashi's Such A Charmer

Rediff.com15 May 2025

With her long, flowing locks, captivating almond-shaped eyes and that infectious smile-- she truly knows how to enchant her audience.

Govt empowers COAS to call Territorial Army for help

Govt empowers COAS to call Territorial Army for help

Rediff.com9 May 2025

The central government has empowered the Army Chief to call out 'every officer and every enrolled person' of the Territorial Army (TA) to provide for essential guard or to be embodied to support or supplement the regular Army.

India's AI regulation can be a model: Google exec

India's AI regulation can be a model: Google exec

Rediff.com18 Jun 2025

Google's stance on the optimism and pro-innovation around artificial intelligence (AI) is very similar to the principles adopted by the Indian government under its IndiaAI Mission, the company's vice-president of government affairs and public policy in the Asia-Pacific Region, Wilson White, said.

Indian carriers hit by Iran-led airspace closures after US base strike

Indian carriers hit by Iran-led airspace closures after US base strike

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

Indian carriers are grappling with severe operational disruptions after Iran launched missile strikes on the US military base in Qatar late Monday. This led to airspace closures for long hours in parts of West Asia. Iran, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait shut down their skies following the attack, forcing airlines to cancel, divert, or delay flights through these vital corridors.

Why rich Indians are planning to move to Greece or Grenada

Why rich Indians are planning to move to Greece or Grenada

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

Given the strong interest among rich Indians to settle abroad, the Dubai-based company has opened a full-fledged office in New Delhi and plans to follow it up soon with an office in Mumbai and then a few in central and southern parts of the country.

Why rich Indians are planning to move to Greece or Grenada

Why rich Indians are planning to move to Greece or Grenada

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

Given the strong interest among rich Indians to settle abroad, the Dubai-based company has opened a full-fledged office in New Delhi and plans to follow it up soon with an office in Mumbai and then a few in central and southern parts of the country.

India to study best use of Pakistan's share of Indus water

India to study best use of Pakistan's share of Indus water

Rediff.com26 Apr 2025

The Centre is planning to undertake a study to look into ways to maximise the use of the quantum of water from the three rivers that Pakistan had earlier used under the Indus Water Treaty, now that the agreement has been suspended, officials said.

Any future terror attacks will be treated as act of war: India

Any future terror attacks will be treated as act of war: India

Rediff.com10 May 2025

With this decision, the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to draw a red line against terror incidents and makes clear that it will follow a similar military response as it has after the Pahalgam incident if terrorists linked to Pakistan target India again.

When A Vice President Resigned For The First Time

When A Vice President Resigned For The First Time

Rediff.com22 Jul 2025

Vice President V V Giri's resignation in 1969 triggered political upheavals that saw the ruling party defy its own presidential nominee, the expulsion of a sitting prime minister by her party president, and a historic split in the Indian National Congress, recounts Utkarsh Mishra.

Sai Dhanshika, The Woman Everyone's Talking About

Sai Dhanshika, The Woman Everyone's Talking About

Rediff.com20 May 2025

Actors Vishal and Sai Dhanshika confirmed their relationship at the trailer launch of their upcoming film, Yogi Da.

Pak govt draws flak for seeking Peace Nobel for Trump

Pak govt draws flak for seeking Peace Nobel for Trump

Rediff.com22 Jun 2025

The Pakistan government, as well as the country's military establishment, have come under severe criticism from netizens on social media for recommending United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I do not like women wearing 'skimpy clothes': BJP leader

I do not like women wearing 'skimpy clothes': BJP leader

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

Citing Indian culture, the minister said that he considered women as a "form of goddess".

UK Stealth Fighter Jet Still With India

UK Stealth Fighter Jet Still With India

Rediff.com21 Jun 2025

While the peacetime stranding of a foreign fighter jet is rare in India, the F-35 -- a military asset of a foreign country with which India has strategic relations -- was being guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force, the agency responsible for security at Indian airports.

How Subramanian Swamy Escaped Arrest During The Emergency

How Subramanian Swamy Escaped Arrest During The Emergency

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

'Is it right and proper for the US authorities to allow people like Subrahmanya Swamy [sic] go round the country preaching murder, violence, overthrow of the duly elected Government of India?' A fascinating excerpt from Sugata Srinivasaraju's The Conscience Network: A Chronicle of Resistance to a Dictatorship.

Is Trump Winning Immigration Battle?

Is Trump Winning Immigration Battle?

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

Mr Trump's actions, because of their extreme nature and the dangerous rhetoric that accompanies them, receive the most attention, points out Mihir S Sharma.

Shot down 25 Indian drones, claims Pakistan

Shot down 25 Indian drones, claims Pakistan

Rediff.com8 May 2025

Pakistan's military claims to have shot down several drones launched by India, while also reporting injuries to four soldiers in a drone attack. India denies the attacks and claims to have foiled Pakistani attempts to engage military targets.

Rahul Gandhi's yatra to skip western UP, here's why

Rahul Gandhi's yatra to skip western UP, here's why

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has decided to cut short his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh by skipping western part of the state and saving five days, a party leader said on Monday while citing board exams.

Passengers fell after those on footboard brushed against each other: RPF

Passengers fell after those on footboard brushed against each other: RPF

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

The mishap at Mumbra railway station on Monday morning that killed four and injured nine occurred as the passengers standing on the footboard of two suburban trains brushed against each other, causing thirteen to fall, a Thane railway police station official said.

'India Is Becoming Super India And Bharat Is Becoming Like Somalia'

'India Is Becoming Super India And Bharat Is Becoming Like Somalia'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2025

'The government's priority is not farmers.'

UP traders to boycott Turkish imports over Pak support

UP traders to boycott Turkish imports over Pak support

Rediff.com14 May 2025

India imports goods worth over Rs 1,200 crore from Turkey annually, including a significant share of fruits like apples.

Red alert in Delhi as heat index soars to an alarming 51.9 deg C

Red alert in Delhi as heat index soars to an alarming 51.9 deg C

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

Temperatures are likely to remain in a similar range until Thursday, with a gradual fall expected from June 13.

Evacuate us, say Indian students in Iran after Israeli strikes

Evacuate us, say Indian students in Iran after Israeli strikes

Rediff.com14 Jun 2025

Zahra said that while the university officials visited the students and advised them to remain calm, they did not offer clarity on which areas might be safer.