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How newspaper frontpages showed the Taliban's return
Rediff.com16 Aug 2021A collection of newspaper frontpages from across the world, on a day when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban for the second time.
Kabul, August 16, 2021
Rediff.com16 Aug 2021Scenes from the Afghan capital a day after the Taliban entered Kabul.
'Sabka Prayaas': Top quotes from PM's I-Day speech
Rediff.com15 Aug 2021The PM gave a call for 'Sabka Prayas' (everyone's efforts) along with ''Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas'' for building a self-reliant India.
Watch Live! PM Modi addresses nation from Red Fort
Rediff.com15 Aug 2021This is Modi's eighth straight Independence Day speech from the historic Red Fort
PHOTOS: India gears up for 75th Independence Day
Rediff.com13 Aug 2021As the preparations are in full swing, here's what to expect at this year's Independence Day in different parts of the country.
PHOTOS: India celebrates Eid al-Adha amid COVID-19 fear
Rediff.com21 Jul 2021Most devotees stayed indoors to offer 'namaz' as religious and festive gatherings remain prohibited in most part of the country.
'Pegasus may have spied on over 40 Indian journalists'
Rediff.com18 Jul 2021'The phone numbers of over 40 Indian journalists appear on a leaked list of potential targets for surveillance, and forensic tests have confirmed that some of them were successfully snooped upon by an unidentified agency using Pegasus spyware,' report Anuj Srivas and Kabir Agarwal in The Wire.
Dance for Astad!
Rediff.com13 Jul 2021Astad Deboo's dancers pay the legendary dancer a lovely tribute on his 74th birth anniversary.
Taliban kill 22 unarmed Afghan commandos in cold blood: CNN
Rediff.com13 Jul 2021In summary killings that took place on June 16 in the town of Dawlat Abad in Faryab province, close to Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan, the Taliban executed 22 unarmed members of an Afghan Special Forces unit as they tried to surrender, CNN has reported.
Modi 2.0 Ministry Rejig: Who's In, Who's Out
Rediff.com7 Jul 2021Several Union ministers, including Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar resigned.
Watch Live: Modi's new ministers take oath
Rediff.com7 Jul 2021Around 43 new ministers to take oath in a first reshuffle of Modi 2.0.
'PM said we are committed to restoring J-K's statehood'
Rediff.com24 Jun 2021What the leaders said after the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.
Amid Covid, world stretches and twists for Yoga day
Rediff.com21 Jun 2021Yoga remains a ray of hope when world fights Covid pandemic, underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on International Yoga Day. Here's how the world marked the special day.
Watch Live! PM Modi's address to the nation
Rediff.com7 Jun 2021Modi has addressed the nation a number of times since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year
PHOTOS: States ease Covid restrictions cautiously
Rediff.com7 Jun 2021The 'unlocking' comes as COVID-19 cases have seen a steady fall in recent weeks.
Mumbai unlock: What will open and what won't from Monday
Rediff.com6 Jun 2021Shops selling essential products in Mumbai can remain open till 4 pm on all daysfrom June 7 while non-essential shops can operate till 4 pm on weekdays.Malls, theatres, and multiplexes will continue to remain shut.
Here's a sneak peak of the funniest animals this year!
Rediff.com2 Jun 2021The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are back for 2021 to show that all animals have a funny bone. Now in its seventh year, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has already received thousands of entries from around the world, catching some of wildlife's funniest moments on camera. This year, the competition organisers are releasing some of the shots that have already had them howling like hyenas, to inspire both professional and amateur photographers to enter their own images before June 30, 2021. We bring you some of our favourites.
PHOTOS: It's an odd, odd world out there!
Rediff.com27 May 2021These images prove what a whacky world we live in!
Museums, churches, malls: Unusual vaccination venues
Rediff.com25 May 2021The distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine is underway across the world. To provide a convenient and safe place for people to receive COVID-19 vaccines, countries around the world transform shopping malls, churches, airports, subway stations and museums to vaccination centers. Some also offer vaccination services on the river and mountain.
PIX: Horror in Hamas, India's Covid pandemic and more
Rediff.com17 May 2021Coping with COVID-19 in India, the flare-up of Israel Palestinian violence, muted celebrations of Eid amid the coronavirus pandemic, and much more -- that's the week that was.