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Kamala Harris: Her Life In Photos
Rediff.com26 Jul 2024A peek into the life of United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee.
Police recover cocaine worth Rs 800 cr dumped on Gujarat shore
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023The packets containing cocaine, a powerful central nervous system stimulant drug, were found abandoned on the shore of a creek passing from Mithi Rohar village near Gandhidham town, said Bagmar.
From desert to hills, rain spares little in north India
Rediff.com11 Jul 2023The rain ebbed in some places in north India and pelted down in others on Tuesday, with at least seven more people dead and hundreds stranded as raging waters gushed through villages, towns and fields -- from the desert state of Rajasthan to the hills of Himachal Pradesh.
Don't want to be 'another Stan Swamy': Sachin Waze to get treatment
Rediff.com30 Aug 2021The cost of such treatment is to be borne by Waze and his family, the court said.
Waze procured explosives found in SUV near Ambani's house: NIA
Rediff.com31 Mar 2021The NIA has CCTV footage which shows the presence of Waze at the spot, the sources said.
OTT Shows to Watch This Week
Rediff.com29 Sep 2020Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
Like a scene from Mars: California skies glow orange as wildfires continue
Rediff.com10 Sep 2020Large areas of California have burned for weeks as fires consumed 2.3 million acres, or 20 times what burned all of last year, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday. In Washington state, wildfires virtually wiped out an entire small town Tuesday. In Oregon, thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday after fires broke out across the state, The Oregonian reported.
The best of the week gone by
Rediff.com24 Aug 2020From the protests in Belarus, to people in Beirut picking up the pieces after the deadly blast, to the Democratic National Convention held in Delaware in the United States, here are the top images from the week gone by.
6mn hectares gutted, Australia blaze may intensify further
Rediff.com10 Jan 2020Since September 2019, Australia's raging bushfire crisis has killed 24 people, reduced to ashes hundreds of homes and pushed many species towards extinction. The bushfires continued to pose serious threat in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.
Rains play spoiler in Mumbai, Thane; normal life hit
Rediff.com4 Aug 2019the India Meteorological Department has forecast intermittent rain with heavy to very heavy showers in the city and suburbs and extremely heavy rain at isolated places in next 24 hours.
There is no road to Iquitos, the gatekeeper of the Peruvian Amazon
Rediff.com20 Jan 2018But it's a journey of a lifetime.
'It burns and it keeps burning': Wildfires blaze across California
Rediff.com8 Dec 2017Strong winds have been pushing several sudden and destructive wildfires across the hills and towns north of Los Angeles, burning thousands of acres and hundreds of structures and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
4 exciting weekend getaways near Kolkata
Rediff.com15 Feb 2017The Holi weekend is just a month away and if you haven't planned ahead, we'll help you out.
Travel 2017: Top 7 cities to head to!
Rediff.com29 Nov 20162017 is full of long weekends! You won't regret planning your next trip to these wonderful cities.
The Magnificent Seven Contest: Win COOL Prizes!
Rediff.com22 Sep 2016All you have to do is answer this simple question!
Living with leopards in Incredible India
Rediff.com24 Nov 2015A National Geographic feature on leopards in Mumbai has just gone viral on social media. But two years ago, Sumit Bhattacharya met pioneering wildlife scientist Vidya Athreya, whose tracking of a leopard's stunning journey through Maharashtra shattered set notions about wild animals.
Top 10 wind power countries
Rediff.com12 Jun 2015The price of wind power may soon compete with conventional fossil fuels, according to researchers in the United States
Tiger's girl is most successful female athlete in Alpine skiing
Rediff.com20 Jan 2015Lindsey Vonn's model looks and famous boyfriend have often gained her more spotlight than her speed on two skis back in her home country.
Heavenward bound: ISKCON to construct 700-ft high temple at Vrindavan
Rediff.com25 Nov 2014In Vrindavan, work is on to build the world's tallest religious structure, a new temple for Krishna by ISKCON-Bangalore
Former nightclub will be India's brand new cultural hub in US
Rediff.com31 Oct 2013The government of India has brought a property to house an Indian Cultural Centre in downtown Washington, DC for a whopping $5.7 million.
TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address
Rediff.com13 Feb 2013United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency
Gujarat 2012 tells us a larger story beyond Modi
Rediff.com20 Dec 2012'This victory effectively applies closure to 2002. It is unlikely that Modi will offer anything more than a purely symbolic doffing of his cap to heal the hurts of that calamitous year in his pursuit of greater glory,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
Sonia, Modi lock horns over Central funds, Sir Creek
Rediff.com14 Dec 2012Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi locked horns on Friday after the Congress President charged that Central funds were misused by the Gujarat government and the Chief Minister was 'inciting' people by raising concerns over border security through the Sir Creek issue.
'Track hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus in US'
Rediff.com13 Dec 2012Describing bullying and harassment of Sikh children as a "serious problem", the United States Department of Justice has recommended that crimes against Sikhs and Hindus should be added to the religion-based hate crimes tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help law enforcement officials tackle the problem.
Special category for Sikh Americans in FBI hate crime form
Rediff.com24 Sep 2012Come mid-October, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is likely to acquiesce to more than two years of pushing by the Sikh-American community and United States lawmakers and finally create a special category for Sikh Americans in the agency's hate crime monitoring form.
65-yr-old gurudwara head put up fight before being killed
Rediff.com7 Aug 2012The 65-year-old head of the small United States town gurudwara turned out an unlikely hero of the Wisconsin shooting incident as he confronted the 'neo-Nazi' gunman with his kirpan to save dozens of women, children and other worshippers from being shot down.
Sikh killings in US and the sense of white supremacy
Rediff.com7 Aug 2012The attack on Sikhs in a US gurdwara is not a mistaken attack. Sikhs are not mistaken for Muslims, but seen as part of the community of outsiders, says Vijay Prashad
'Violence against Sikh Americans risen post 9/11'
Rediff.com7 Aug 2012Condemning the shootout at a gurudwara in Wisconsin that killed six worshippers, US lawmakers said that the government should take action to protect Sikhs and prosecute hate crimes. Aziz Haniffa reports
US gurudwara shooter had 9/11 tattoo
Rediff.com6 Aug 2012The gunman who went on a killing spree inside a Gurudwara in Wisconsin was a "white man with a 9/11 tattoo" on his arm, according to eyewitnesses.
Here's to the folks of Goa, Daman and Diu!
Rediff.com19 Dec 2011'The 67 sorties mounted from Jamnagar broke the Portuguese's will to fight, the army columns advanced unresisted, and the Portuguese threw in the towel. The formal surrender took place about midday on December 19.' M P Anil Kumar on the liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu 50 years ago.
Pakistan's charm offensive works, and how!
Rediff.com1 Aug 2011'India seems to have been charmed into conceding ground to the new Pakistan foreign minister on many of its established positions. HRK has established her credentials and the US will be particularly impressed.'
Brisbane goes under water, death toll touches 34
Rediff.com13 Jan 2011Australia's third largest metropolis, Brisbane, turned into a city under siege as swelling muddy waters submerged major parts of the town, swallowed roads and the entire river front in the worst ever flooding which hit 30,000 properties.
26/11 attacks: Lakhvi, Shah 'confessed'?
Rediff.com29 Jul 2009Pakistani investigators have found 'substantial evidence' directly connecting LeT to the November 26, 2008 attacks and proving 'beyond any reasonable doubt' that it planned and financed the terror strikes, the Dawn newspaper said.
Navi Mumbai airport gets Centre's nod
Rediff.com19 May 2009The last hurdle in the way of a second airport for Mumbai, at Navi Mumbai, was cleared by the central government on Monday. The Union ministry of environment and forests issued a notification granting exemption to the second airport from costal regulatory zone regulations, on the lines of an earlier exemption granted for an airport at Port Blair in the Andamans.
Shah Rukh rules in Chanderpaul country
Rediff.com8 Nov 2006How to survive a takeover
Rediff.com2 Aug 2006'We don't need a government'
Rediff.com5 Aug 2005'I think it would be wise to do things ourselves rather than wait for the government to do something, because that might not happen'
'Stop blaming the rains'
Rediff.com2 Aug 2005What should the government do to avoid a recurrance of last week's administrative lethargy in Mumbai? Readers tell us.
20 missing as cargo vessel sinks off Gujarat coast
Rediff.com28 Aug 2004The crew is not traceable, sources said.