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Major earthquake hits China, 161 killed

Major earthquake hits China, 161 killed

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

At least 72 people were killed and hundreds of others injured on Saturday, when a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Sichuan province causing massive destruction.

Major earthquake rocks Iran, Pak; tremors in N India

Major earthquake rocks Iran, Pak; tremors in N India

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the richter scale rocked the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, tremors of which were experienced in North India, including New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The suspension of expeditions in Nepal will affect hundreds of foreign climbers now preparing for the spring season, a window or relatively good weather between the end of the bitterly cold winter and the rainy season, which begins in June.

The A to Z of 2020

The A to Z of 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.

Toll in Iran-Iraq earthquake climbs above 300

Toll in Iran-Iraq earthquake climbs above 300

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

Shocks were also felt in Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait and Turkey, news agencies in those countries reported.

Don't pay workers wages during calamities, says House panel

Don't pay workers wages during calamities, says House panel

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

Parliamentary standing committee on labour, led by Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, has said in its report that it is unjustifiable for owners to pay workers' wages during natural calamities.

Abe Shinzo: A giant departs Japanese politics

Abe Shinzo: A giant departs Japanese politics

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

'There shall be no change in India-Japan ties,' predicts Rajaram Panda.

Olympic Games torch relay organisers take measures against coronavirus

Olympic Games torch relay organisers take measures against coronavirus

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos told reporters a meeting had been held with a Greek health risk management company to be ready 'in case anything happens'.

China halts to honour coronavirus victims, 'martyrs'

China halts to honour coronavirus victims, 'martyrs'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

With flowers pinned to their chests, Xi and other Chinese leaders paid a silent tribute in front of the national flag to the victims of the COVID-19, which is regarded as the worst public health disaster in China's history.

What's wrong with Modi's Central Vista project

What's wrong with Modi's Central Vista project

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'If you are doing something to our national democratic space which involves serious amounts of land, the public should have been consulted.'

Olympics: Sadness in Fukushima after torch relay cancelled

Olympics: Sadness in Fukushima after torch relay cancelled

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

It was meant to be the start of a triumphant march to the Tokyo 2020 Games: the torch relay would begin on Thursday in Fukushima, battered by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster, as a poignant symbol of the "Recovery Olympics." But instead, it was like any other day for this prefecture in northeast Japan after the relay was scrapped following the Games' postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan

Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic stadium, site of the first modern Games in 1896, the torch was received by Tokyo Games representative Naoko Imoto.

Turkey earthquake: The trail of destruction in PHOTOS

Turkey earthquake: The trail of destruction in PHOTOS

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Rediff.com looks at the devastattion caused by the earthquake in Turkey

In PHOTOS: Devastating 7.3 earthquake flattens east Turkey

In PHOTOS: Devastating 7.3 earthquake flattens east Turkey

Rediff.com23 Oct 2011

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey today has killed 500 to 1,000 people, the head of a seismological institute in Istanbul said.

Can Wastewater Testing tell us more about COVID-19?

Can Wastewater Testing tell us more about COVID-19?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'Wastewater containing excreted material can tell us how a community is doing in a particular area pertaining to any epidemic, pandemic, and other bacterial and viral diseases.'

Nepal earthquake: 2 years and $4.1 billion on...

Nepal earthquake: 2 years and $4.1 billion on...

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

On April 25 2015, a massive earthquake in Ghorka, Nepal, followed by another devastating one on May 12, killed nearly 9,000 people and injured over 21,000. More than 600,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Two years later, the paved alleys are still lined by the skeletons of homes once filled with families. Children carefully side-step piles of broken brick on their way to school. According to data available, barely 5 per cent of the destroyed houses have been rebuilt, according to the National Reconstruction Authority. That 800,000 families still do not have their houses rebuilt is simply a disaster.

An Ambassador and A Gentleman

An Ambassador and A Gentleman

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

The description of his career by Ambassador Nazareth in his elegant language, judicious choice of details, without ego or malice to anyone, shows that it had its ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies and lucky and unlucky accidents. Ambassador T P Sreenivasan reviews A Ringside Seat to History.

Couple get married as volcano erupts behind them

Couple get married as volcano erupts behind them

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Chino and Kat Vaflor were tying the knot at a venue 10 miles from the Taal Volcano when wedding photographer Randolf Evan captured dramatic shots of the couple with the ash plume seemingly overhead.

Moderate aftershock of 2015 earthquake hits Nepal

Moderate aftershock of 2015 earthquake hits Nepal

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

There was no immediate report of any damage or casualty.

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF's CarNic airbase

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

'Wanting to see the bright side of things, we always told ourselves, 'It could have been worse!', when the situation got tough.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who helped rebuild the IAF's Car Nicobar air base after the 2004 tsunami, recalls the devastation on United Nations World Tsunami Awareness Day.

How Tokyo is preparing for 2020 Olympics

How Tokyo is preparing for 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

Tokyo 2020 organisers held an earthquake drill on Thursday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre, a newly built venue for next year's Olympics, to test their readiness

Earthquake jolts crisis-ravaged Japanese economy

Earthquake jolts crisis-ravaged Japanese economy

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Today's devastating quake has dealt another blow to the ailing Japanese economy, already faced with mounting debts and falling exports.

What a post-COVID-19 world may look like

What a post-COVID-19 world may look like

Rediff.com6 May 2020

'Whatever else may or may not happen, China and its people are likely to pay a very heavy price for the lack of transparency of its Communist regime,' predicts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out, recommends Rahul Jacob.

Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

Japan is preparing to host the Tokyo Summer Olympics as planned, the government's top spokesman said on Wednesday, amid speculation the Games could be postponed because of the coronavirus threat.

Govt admits to cyber-attack on Kudankulam nuclear plant

Govt admits to cyber-attack on Kudankulam nuclear plant

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

There is a secured system to tackle cyber attacks and there is a segregation of nuclear generation from the administrative segment, There is a secured system to tackle cyber attacks and there is a segregation of nuclear generation from the administrative segment, he said.

SC warns U'khand lawyers over Saturday strike for 35 years

SC warns U'khand lawyers over Saturday strike for 35 years

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

The top court said that every month on 3-4 Saturdays, the advocates are on strike on one pretext or the other and had the lawyers worked on those days, it would have achieved the ultimate goal of speedy justice, which is now a fundamental right.

Earthquake will come if I speak in Parliament: Rahul on note ban

Earthquake will come if I speak in Parliament: Rahul on note ban

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

Gandhi alleged that demonetisation is the biggest scam in history of India.

New Zealand hit by earthquake, 2 dead

New Zealand hit by earthquake, 2 dead

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

The first event, a 7.8-magnitude quake, struck just after midnight Monday near the coastal community of Kaikoura, some 93 kilometers (55 miles) northeast of the city of Christchurch, the US Geological Survey reported.

First Pakistan Test still on after New Zealand earthquake

First Pakistan Test still on after New Zealand earthquake

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

The first Test between New Zealand and Pakistan is scheduled to go head this week after engineers checked the safety of the Christchurch cricket venue following a massive earthquake that rattled the centre of the country early on Monday. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummelled central New Zealand's South Island, killing at least two people, damaging roads and buildings and setting off hundreds of strong aftershocks. It was felt strongly in Christchurch, South Island's largest city, which was hit by a 6.3 quake in 2011 that killed 185 people.

'No other state fights so much with the Centre'

'No other state fights so much with the Centre'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

'Why should the state and Centre fight?'

'90% of India's buildings vulnerable to earthquakes'

'90% of India's buildings vulnerable to earthquakes'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2011

Can Indian buildings be withstand a massive earthquake similar to the one that shook up Japan two weeks ago? Rediff.com's Sahim Salim finds out if our buildings are strong enough to survive such a disaster.

Terror in Italy as 2 earthquakes strike within 2 hours

Terror in Italy as 2 earthquakes strike within 2 hours

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

Two powerful earthquakes struck central Italy on Wednesday, two months after a quake in central Italy killed nearly 300 people.

How earthquake, tsunami have hit Japan's economy

How earthquake, tsunami have hit Japan's economy

Rediff.com15 Mar 2011

As Japan faces the biggest crisis since World War II, initial estimates peg the country's economic loss at a whopping $170 billion

New Zealand shaken by killer earthquake

New Zealand shaken by killer earthquake

Rediff.com22 Feb 2011

A strong earthquake struck the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, bringing down buildings, power and phone lines.

PHOTOS: J-Lo, Shakira project power of women at Super Bowl

PHOTOS: J-Lo, Shakira project power of women at Super Bowl

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought an energetic jolt of Latina star power to Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering hip-shaking choreography and a medley of infectious hits to one of the world's glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin appeared as surprise guests in the extravaganza, which signaled its Latin American influences from the onset, when Shakira greeted the stadium audience in Spanish with "Hola, Miami."

With coronavirus fight, can India set an example?

With coronavirus fight, can India set an example?

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

India lacks China's culture of collective discipline, so what will provide the glue for people to cooperate rather than follow their raw survival instincts? asks Ravi Bhoothalingam.

Lockdown tips: 10 DOs and DON'Ts to follow

Lockdown tips: 10 DOs and DON'Ts to follow

Rediff.com6 May 2020

Dr M Madan Kumar, 45, shares some tips to sail through these troubled times.

Thousands feared killed in Haiti earthquake

Thousands feared killed in Haiti earthquake

Rediff.com13 Jan 2010

Thousands were feared killed when a major quake of 7.3-magnitude rocked the Caribbean nation of Haiti and damaged the presidential palace besides other government buildings in the country's capital Port-au-Prince, an incident termed as 'catastrophe of major proportions'.

'All border situations were resolved through diplomacy'

'All border situations were resolved through diplomacy'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

'I am not minimising either the seriousness or the complex nature of the current situation.' 'Naturally, we have to do what it takes to secure our borders.' 'We are talking to the Chinese, both through military channels and diplomatic ones.'
'In fact, they work in tandem.' 'When it comes to finding a solution, this must be predicated on honouring all agreements and understandings.' 'And not attempting to alter the status quo unilaterally.'