23:38
Johan Neeskens, one of the finest footballers of his time and a master of the Dutch style of Total Football, passed into the ages on Monday. He was 73.Two years ago, Mr Neeskens was in Mumbai and Rediff's Hitesh Harisinghani caught up with him.You can WATCH that encounter HERE.
23:29
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the People's National Congress of Maldives on Monday agreed to enhance party-to-party relations to deepen partnership and mutual understanding.This came after BJP chief and Union minister J P Nadda met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu here in Delhi....
23:04
A court in Panaji in Goa on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Subhash Velingkar, who has been booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.Additional District and Sessions Judge Bosco Robert rejected the bail plea of Velingkar, who has...
23:02
An Aam Aadmi Party worker was shot dead allegedly by three unidentified persons here on Monday, police said.The deceased was identified as Rajvinder Singh, a resident of Talwandi Mour Singh village, they added.Three unidentified people, who were on a motorcycle, intercepted Singh's car near...
22:00
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday said India is one of the largest tourism source markets for the Maldives, and hoped that more Indian tourists will visit the archipelago nation.In a press briefing after holding 'extensive' talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House...
21:42
The daughter of actor Dia Mirza's house help was rescued from Uttar Pradesh after she was kidnapped last month, a Mumbai police official said on Monday.The minor girl, who was abducted from Khar in the western part of the metropolis, was rescued from Bulandshahr in the northern state, the...
21:06
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has identified 144 candidates who had allegedly paid to get National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) leaked and solved papers hours before they were to take the examination for admissions in medical colleges, officials said on...
20:48
Representational image
Three police personnel suffered injuries when they intervened in a fight between two neighbouring families, which together attacked the police and also unleashed a pet dog on them, officials here said Monday.Five people from the families have been arrested while two others are at large and...
20:27
Representational image
A 27-year-old food delivery agent died after he was mowed down by a speeding vehicle while crossing a road on Outer Ring Road in southwest Delhi early Monday, the police said.DCP (South West) Surendra Choudhary said the deceased was identified as Harendra, a resident of RK Puram, who was working...
20:03
Shares of Ola Electric Mobility declined up to 10 per cent before settling lower by 8 per cent on Monday amid reports of service quality issues of its electric scooters and its CEO's spat on social media.On the Bombay Stock Exchange, Ola Electric shares tumbled 8.31 per cent to settle at Rs 90.82...
19:15
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday alleged a clause in the Dharavi redevelopment project will give premium worth Rs 5,000 crore to the Adani group-led special purpose vehicle rather than Mumbai's civic body which owns 70 per cent of the land on which the slums are...
18:44
Pic courtesy StockSnap/pixabay.com
Amazon on Monday said it has acquired free streaming OTT platform MX Player and merged it with its content streaming service miniTV to launch 'Amazon MX Player'.Amazon did not disclose the valuation of the acquisition.The merger aims to make premium-free entertainment accessible to a larger...
18:26
Yati Narsinghanand
A first information report (FIR) was filed in Ghaziabad on Monday against Alt-News co-founder Mohammad Zubair for allegedly promoting enmity among religious groups and other offences following a complaint by an aide of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand, according to...
18:04
Dharma Productions on Monday said the banner has unanimously decided to not organise pre-release screenings for its upcoming films, calling it a necessary step to maintain a level of excitement in the movie-watching experience. Producer Karan Johar, who owns the production house, and Dharma...
17:49
From the 30 Sensex firms, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zones, NTPC, State Bank of India, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Titan and UltraTech Cement were the major laggards.Mahindra & Mahindra, ITC, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services and...
17:48
Equity benchmark index Sensex settled lower for the sixth straight session on Monday due to heavy selling in bellwether stocks including HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries amid mixed trends in the global markets and outflow of foreign funds.Falling for the sixth consecutive session, the BSE Sensex...
17:42
Image only for representation
Drones have been spotted along the Indo-China border in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district and they are likely being used for surveillance and espionage purposes, state minister Jagat Singh Negi said on Monday.Speaking to PTI, Negi said drone activity has been noticed in Shipki La and Rishi...
17:33
If you love history, ancient or modern, make a beeline for these places in Kolkata on your next visit. Archana Masih/Rediff.com is in love. Do read
17:30
A man accused of rape by a 17-year-old girl allegedly opened fire inside her house in Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, killing her grandfather and leaving the victim and her uncle injured, police said.The incident took place in Mohara village in the morning, said Superintendent of Police...
16:57
Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, the aqua line's phase-1, stretching from Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey became operational for the public on Monday morning.A large number of people came to experience the ride on the first day of the BKC to Aarey stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3 as...
16:42
Emphasising the security measures implemented by the Election Commission, Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal on Monday informed that a robust three-tier security cordon has been established to safeguard Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).The results for the 2024 elections in Haryana...
16:21
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower for the sixth straight session on Monday due to heavy selling in bellwether stocks including HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries amid mixed trends in the global markets and outflow of foreign funds. Falling for the sixth consecutive...
16:04
NDTV: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged Sanjoy Roy, who used to work with Kolkata Police as a contractual staff, with the rape and murder of an on-duty woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The central agency will submit the chargesheet at a special...
15:57
Gold prices appreciated by Rs 250 to hit a fresh all-time high of Rs 78,700 per 10 grams on Monday on account of consistent buying support from jewellers and firm trends in the overseas markets. The precious metal had settled at Rs 78,450 per 10 grams in the previous close on Friday....
15:55
Automobile retail sales in India declined 9 per cent year-on-year in September amid a massive buildup of passenger vehicle inventory due to sluggish demand, dealer's body FADA said on Monday, urging original equipment manufacturers to take corrective steps. The overall registrations declined...
15:41
Ahead of counting of votes, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said his party was open to the idea of taking support of Mehbooba Mufti's PDP to form government in the Union territory. He also flayed the move to give powers to the Lieutenant Governor for nominating...
15:33
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. The 2024 Physiology or Medicine prize focuses on the discovery of a vital regulatory mechanism used in...
15:03
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi will shift to the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow on Monday, days after her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal vacated it and moved to a new address in Lutyens' Delhi, officials said. The shifting of the chief minister's personal effects and other belongings is...
14:54
Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath as the counting day approaches in Haryana, with the ruling BJP confident of retaining power for a third term, and the Congress, which is out of power for 10 years, more than hopeful of making a comeback when results are announced on...
14:27
A day before the Haryana assembly poll results, senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday reiterated that he is neither tired nor retired and said the final decision of the high command on the chief ministerial pick will be acceptable to all. Addressing a press conference...
14:08
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said security forces have been carrying out offensive operations instead of defensive against Naxals and have achieved big successes in recent times. Addressing chief ministers and top officials of the Naxal-affected states, Shah said due to the...
13:16
Israel's ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, says her country has been in a different place since Hamas's attacks on 7 October last year.Speaking to the BBC, she describes the attacks as a watershed moment that has left many struggling with long-term trauma.Our hearts are still bleeding, she...
13:12
'At one time, I felt being a mother was the ultimate experience, a woman was not complete without it. Now I feel it's not the be all and end all. Motherhood is a part of a jigsaw puzzle; life is the real big picture.'Even a few days before her 70th birthday, Rekha continues...
13:05
Veteran industrialist and Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on Monday said there is no cause for concern regarding his health and he is undergoing check-ups for age-related medical conditions. Terming as rumour reports of his hospitalisation in a Mumbai hospital, in a post on social...
12:28
After several exit polls projected a possible comeback for Congress in Haryana after a decade, party leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday took a dig at the BJP saying that their double-engine government was never on track, they always worked against people and with big industrialists.Expressing...
11:47
The Delhi High Court will hear on November 25 the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid and student activist Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots here in February 2020. The two bail pleas, along with similar pleas by...
11:24
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday confirmed that five people had lost their lives due to the after effects of excessive heat duringe the Air Force Air show at the Marina Beach in Chennai on Sunday.Five people died, all 5 deaths were due to high temperature. A total of 102 people...
11:11
A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to RJD chief and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav in the land-for-jobs money laundering case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne granted the relief to the accused persons on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh...
10:51
Durga puja was not held in 2020 due to Covid and the one in 2021 was also subdued
Durga puja, West Bengal's biggest carnival, is likely to be subdued this year as calls to boycott the festivities grow in response to protests over the brutal rape-murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar hospital in August, casting a shadow over the city's festive spirit. The killing of the...
10:24
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, Shiv Sena leader Dipesh Pundlik Mhatre, the former chairman of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation's (KDMC) standing committee, has joined the Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray. Former corporator Mhatre, a Yuva Sena office-bearer,...
10:22
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Maldivian President and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed as they arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan earlier...
10:21
Junior doctors who are currently on an indefinite hunger strike have asserted that their protest will continue for an indefinite period and no one can prove that their demands are wrong in any way. Junior doctors from the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front on October 5 began an...
10:17
A massive blast outside Karachi Airport in Pakistan on Sunday killed two workers from China and injured at least eight, officials from both countries said. Police and the provincial government said a tanker exploded outside the airport, which is Pakistan's biggest. A Chinese embassy...
09:49
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow alerts for six districts in Kerala for Monday as moderate rainfall continues across the state, officials said here. As per the district rainfall forecast issued on Sunday, a yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram,...
09:41
The author, who lost an eye as a result of the attack, says he is working on a trilogy of novellas. Read more here.
09:39
Indian markets opened with gains on Monday, following positive trends in global markets. Last week, Indian markets lost more than 4 per cent.The Nifty 50 opened at 25,084.10 points, surging by 69.50 points or 0.28 per cent, while the BSE Sensex opened at 81,852.01, with a gain of 163.56 points or...
09:35
A girl was arrested on Sunday in Pakistan's Sindh province after 13 members of her family died due to the mixing of poison in their food as they were not ready to let her marry according to her choice, police said. The deaths took place on August 19 in Haibat Khan Brohi village near...
09:13
A massive blast outside Karachi Airport in Pakistan on Sunday killed two workers from China and injured at least eight, officials from both countries said. Police and the provincial government said a tanker exploded outside the airport, which is Pakistan's biggest. A Chinese embassy...
09:05
A passenger train was briefly halted after the loco pilot saw a pile of soil dumped on the rail tracks near Raghuraj Singh station in Raebareli on Sunday, police said. The soil was removed from the track and rail traffic was resumed on the route, SHO Devendra Bhadoria...
08:28
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a four-day state visit, has assured that his country would never do anything that undermines the security of India.Maldives would never do anything that undermines the security of India. India is a valued partner and...
© 2025 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
