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On Hamas' 'Global Day of Rage', teacher stabbed to death in France

On Hamas' 'Global Day of Rage', teacher stabbed to death in France

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

A school teacher was killed and two students were left injured after a stabbing incident in northern France, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

8 French airports evacuated after bomb threat, to resume ops soon

8 French airports evacuated after bomb threat, to resume ops soon

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

Beauvais airport near Paris said that it was evacuated "following an anonymous threat received by several French hubs."

Champions League: McTominay says Ten Hag has players' support

Champions League: McTominay says Ten Hag has players' support

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

Bayern expect a top performance against Manchester United, says Tuchel

How 3 passengers thwart 'terror attack' on train to France

How 3 passengers thwart 'terror attack' on train to France

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

A gunman armed with a Kalashnikov had opened fire on train and was overpowered by several passengers including off-duty American servicemen.

BJP slams Centre, Bihar for failing to prevent Bodh Gaya blasts

BJP slams Centre, Bihar for failing to prevent Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

Lambasting the Centre and Bihar government for failing to prevent the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya despite intelligence tip off about nine months ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday demanded putting in place a comprehensive plan and coordinated effort by various agencies to deal with threat to country's internal security.

5 Indian Army personnel killed in Sudan

5 Indian Army personnel killed in Sudan

Rediff.com9 Apr 2013

Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel, all part of a UN peacekeeping mission, were on Tuesday killed and as many injured when their convoy was ambushed by rebels in South Sudan.

Photos: Sharapova hammers Wozniacki in Indian Wells final

Photos: Sharapova hammers Wozniacki in Indian Wells final

Rediff.com18 Mar 2013

Maria Sharapova played aggressively from the start to win her first title since last year's French Open with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Caroline Wozniacki in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday.

Two victims of Nepal plane crash from Tamil Nadu

Two victims of Nepal plane crash from Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com15 May 2012

Two of the 15 people killed in the plane crash near high-altitude Jomsom airport in northern Nepal on Monday were from Tamil Nadu. The victims were Latha Sreekanth from Chennai and L S Sudarsanam of Kumbakanam.

HI-IHF pact 'bizarre live-in relationship': IOA

HI-IHF pact 'bizarre live-in relationship': IOA

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

Calling the working agreement between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation a 'bizarre live-in relationship', IOA acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Tuesday said the two federations for one discipline will never be accepted.

We have got positive signals from Congress:Omar

We have got positive signals from Congress:Omar

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

National Conference chief Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his party has got 'positive signals' from the Congress on forming a government in Jammu and Kashmir, where the Assembly election has returned a fractured verdict."The NC has got very positive signals from the Congress. Otherwise, I would not have come to Delhi," Abdullah, who flew in to New Delhi from Srinagar for a meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi,said."Everything will be clear after the talks," he added.

Motor insurance to be freed from Jan 1

Motor insurance to be freed from Jan 1

Rediff.com7 Dec 2006

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority on Wednesday announced that it would lift pricing controls on motor insurance, along with other lines of business currently under tariff, with effect from January 1, 2007.

Amarnath yatra to commence on June 11

Amarnath yatra to commence on June 11

Rediff.com13 May 2006

The Governor also stressed on coordinated efforts between agencies and the shrine board for an incident-free 'yatra' like in the past three years.

RDX may have been used in Ahmedabad blast

RDX may have been used in Ahmedabad blast

Rediff.com21 Feb 2006

Railway Minister Yadav has said that this was deduced on the basis of the blast intensity.

Chhattisgarh: 1 killed, 4 injured in Naxal attack

Chhattisgarh: 1 killed, 4 injured in Naxal attack

Rediff.com6 Feb 2006

The naxals also blew up the communication tower, cutting off the link between Jashpur district, which borders Jharkhand, and other areas.

Plastic bags banned on Amarnath yatra route

Plastic bags banned on Amarnath yatra route

Rediff.com8 Sep 2004

Use of plastic bags has been banned in Pahalgam, Baltal and en route to the Amarnath cave shrine as part of a master plan to check environmental damage and introduce eco-friendly facililies for pilgrims

Bangalore airport construction to start next week

Bangalore airport construction to start next week

Rediff.com29 May 2003

Construction work on a long-awaited international airport in Bangalore starts in June following a government move to ease state restrictions on private airports, officials said on Thursday.\n\n\n\n

Flintoff ruled out of Bangladesh Tests

Flintoff ruled out of Bangladesh Tests

Rediff.com7 Oct 2003

He will be replaced in the squad by Kent's Martin Saggers.

Best Pictures from the Tour de France - Part 1

Best Pictures from the Tour de France - Part 1

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

The best action from the Tour de France

Postcards from Earth: The planet's most breathtaking locales

Postcards from Earth: The planet's most breathtaking locales

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

'The poetry of the earth is never dead,' John Keats once wrote. But when Keats wrote these lines, man had no way of reaching up to the hem of the sky and gaze down upon earth.

World War I, as never seen before

World War I, as never seen before

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

More than 8.5 million troops perished in World War I, which ended 100 years ago this Sunday. Fighting ended with an armistice signed on November 11, 1918. As the world pays tribute to the fallen, here are rare and unseen photographs that show the daily life of soldiers in the trenches, destruction of towns and military leaders during the World War I as the world marks the centenary year of the mega war, which began in 1914. The photos are from a collection of hundreds of glass plates taken by an unknown photographer left behind by a viscount (nobleman) in the French army.

Why Rio risks empty Olympic legacy...

Why Rio risks empty Olympic legacy...

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

The largest athlete's village in the history of the Games is a visceral monument to now-faded optimism. Planned when Brazil was booming, its harnessing of private sector wealth was meant to set the gold standard for a sustainable Olympics. Instead, the worst recession in generations pushed the luxury apartments out of reach.

From Infosys to Snapdeal: Life lessons for start-ups

From Infosys to Snapdeal: Life lessons for start-ups

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Founders should have faith in themselves, their vision and their team, feels Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.