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Yeh Hai India: 11,000 Mangoes For Lord Ganesh
Rediff.com6 May 202211,000 mangoes were offered to Lord Ganesh on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya organised by the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Public Ganpati Trust and Suvarnayug Tarun Mandal in Pune.
Have You Seen An UNDERWEAR Protest?
Rediff.com6 May 2022A unique protest has been launched by protestors in Sri Lanka with underwear placed on the temporary metal barriers erected to block protesters at the main entrance to the island's parliament.
Yeh Hai India: Vegetable Vendor's Daughter Clears Judge Exam
Rediff.com6 May 2022Ankita Nagar, daughter of a vegetable vendor in Indore, has cleared the Civil Judge exam.
The Carnage Continues In Ukraine...
Rediff.com6 May 2022At around 8:30 pm local time on May 3, a series of rocket strikes hit targets across Lviv, with columns of smoke filling the sky over the city.
A Father Honoured For Son's Bravery
Rediff.com6 May 2022Sailor Ramavtar Godara had made the supreme sacrifice while attempting to rescue an individual drowning in a water reservoir in Nagaur district, Rajasthan.
Beijing Tightens COVID-19 Curbs
Rediff.com6 May 2022Despite Beijing reporting just 51 new cases on Wednesday, China's capital tightened Covid restrictions as it battled an outbreak.
Beijing Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions
Rediff.com5 May 2022Beijing on Wednesday shut down 40 subway stations -- about 10 per cent of the total -- and 158 bus routes metro stations besides schools, restaurants and businesses and ordered daily COVID-19 testing of its 21 million residents as the Chinese capital ramped up measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant which has brought the financial hub Shanghai to halt for over a month.
Grim Scenes From Putin's War
Rediff.com4 May 2022The communities north of Kyiv were square in the path of Russia's devastating but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to seize the Ukrainian capital.
Soldiers Prepare For Battle
Rediff.com3 May 2022Ukrainian and Russian soldiers prepare for the next battles for Ukraine.
General Pande Takes Charge of The Army
Rediff.com2 May 2022General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande viewed the Guard of Honour on Sunday, May 1, 2022, morning at South Block on assuming the office of Chief of the Army Staff.
A Selfie With Naveen Babu
Rediff.com1 May 2022Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra, acting chief justice of the Uttarakhand high court, and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik take a selfie at the joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
When Didi Met Yogi...
Rediff.com1 May 2022What did Mamata and Yogi, who were seated one seat away from each other, say to each other, we wonder.
A General Retires
Rediff.com1 May 2022'General Naravane was a soldier's soldier,' the defence ministry said.
What Is Angelina Jolie Doing In Ukraine?
Rediff.com1 May 2022Angelina met injured children affected by the war and later visited NGOs helping the injured and displaced.
A Day In The Life Of Ukrainian Soldiers
Rediff.com1 May 2022As the Russian army prepares to intensify its campaign to grab territory in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army is alert and ready.
The Graves Of Ukraine
Rediff.com30 Apr 2022Putin's War shifts from the area around Kyiv to eastern Ukraine. Death and Destruction are inevitable.
When UN Secy General Visited Ukraine
Rediff.com30 Apr 2022Unlike US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and US Secretary of Defense General Lloyd J Austin III, who traveled to Kyiv earlier this week, but did not tour war-torn areas in Ukraine, Guterres visited several towns around Kyiv heavily damaged by Russian forces in their failed bid to take the Ukrainian capital.
Yeh Hai India: Heat And Snow
Rediff.com29 Apr 2022May is a couple of days away, but the heat across India is unbearable. The met department has warned that temperatures will rise even higher in the coming days.
Terrorist Tunnels: BSF On The Guard
Rediff.com28 Apr 2022The Border Security Force has launched a massive drive to detect cross-border tunnels along the International Border in the Jammu sector.
Ukrainian Soldiers Strip Russian Vehicles
Rediff.com28 Apr 2022Ukrainian soldiers guard the battlefront, dismantle destroyed Russian vehicles and defuse unexploded missiles.