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| March 31, 2009 | |
When Venky, Aamir, Rahman took centre stage PIB
Eminent personalities were on Wednesday conferred the Padma awards by President Pratibha Patil.
'As a democratic country we cannot fire on our own people' Seema Pant
Vijay Raman, Special Director General, Anti Naxal Task Force, in an exclusive interview.
1st trained commando to take over as Army Chief PIB
Gen Singh, who has vast experience in counter-insurgency operations, was handed over charge by Gen Kapoor at a ceremony in the South Block in New Delhi.
'Absenteeism, corruption have weakened India' Reuters
'The capability of the Indian State to implement programmes and policies is weak -- and in many domains it is obviously not improving.
Hyderabad tense, Class X exams postponed SnapsIndia
Tension prevailed in trouble-torn areas in Hyderabad that witnessed the death of two persons and injuries to 90 others in communal violence since Saturday.
India's attack helicopter takes first flight
Already a year late, and facing criticism for having gone several hundred kilograms overweight, the LCH had much to prove.
Chocolate a day lowers BP, heart ailments
A team of German researchers have found that those who eat an average of 7.5 grams of chocolate per day have lower blood pressure and a 39 per cent lower risk of having a heart attack in comparison to those who have only 1.7 grams of the bar on an average per day.
My father's killers are leading Pakistan: Fatima Bhutto
Fatima had the first launch of Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir at Clifton Gardens at the exact spot in the port city of Karachi where her father Mir Murtaza Bhutto was killed nearly 14 years ago.
Exclusive: Taliban suicide squad chief speaks
Qari Hussain Mehsud, warns of a new wave of suicide attacks in Pakistan.
Lt Gen V K Singh takes over as 26th Army chief
Singh was in the news recently when he recommended action against four General-ranked officers indicted by a probe in the Sukna land scam in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
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| March 30, 2009 | |
Understanding the cult of the female bomber Reuters
In the last eight years, women suicide bombers have carried out nearly 150 attacks across the world. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa analyses.
Thousands take a dip on Kumbh's last full moon day Reuben V
March 30 is the auspicious day for the Chaitra Purnima Snan (religious bath).
'I should not have entered politics' Dipak Chakraborty
'Belonging to a party is painful.' Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman on why he is a misfit in politics.
The one thing Chidambaram is terrified of Reuters
He's looked after commerce, finance, home ... and holds forth on his predecessors, their bosses, his bosses, and more.
Is the manmade Big Bang around the corner?
Scientists will be stepping up efforts to detect the elusive 'God Particle' by triggering collision of two proton beams in the world's largest atom smasher located on the Franco-Swiss border on the outskirts of Geneva on Tuesday.
Understanding the cult of the female bomber
Noting that being in Trinamool Congress is "like living without dignity", MP Kabir Suman remained firm on his decision to quit the party.
Scientists recreate Big Bang successfully
The analysis of this data that could lead to the discovery of the Higgs boson, also called as the 'God particle', that is believed to have existed when the universe was born, said Prof Satyaki Bhattacharya of Delhi University who is involved in the LHC experiment.
How Iranians freed diplomat abducted in Pakistan Reuters
The diplomat, Heshmatollah Attarzadeh, who was working as commercial attache in Iran's consulate in Peshawar, was freed 'in a complicated intelligence operation', Iranian state-run television said on Tuesday.
US troops get ready to storm Kandahar
A US combat brigade comprising 4,000 men is already deployed around Kandahar to secure the lines of communications to the city as thousands fresh troops and tanks pour in to flush out the key strategic town of Taliban insurgence, NBC reported.
Uneasy peace prevails in curfew-hit Hyderabad Snaps India
An uneasy peace prevailed in the curfew bound old city area of Hyderabad with stray incidents of violence overnight in Aliabad and Sultanshahi localities of the city.
Amar Singh shares stage with Amitabh Bachchan
Expelled Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh on Tuesday shared the dais with mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, a day after he expressed reservations over Jaya Bachchan not quitting the party and joining him.
Hyderabad: Curfew clamped in more areas as violence claims another life Snaps India
With communal violence spreading to many more areas of Hyderabad city and miscreants killing another man on Tuesday, the authorities have clamped curfew in the limits of eight more police stations.
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| March 29, 2010 | |
Female bombers strike Moscow metro Reuters
The explosions termed by authorities as a terror attack occurred within 50 minutes of each other at Moscow metro's oldest Red Line stations that are junctions for transfer to other lines.
'I am the only saffron-clad accepted by Muslims'
Ramdev runs a multi-crore empire, is now entering politics - his billion-plus TV viewers give him the confidence he can pull it off.
Not quite a fair(y) tale Reuters and Reuben V
The Purna Kumbha Mela, one of the grandest religious fairs, is a less boisterous and glamorous affair than its big brother, the Maha Kumbh Mela held at Prayag.
Obama makes a surprise inspection of Afghanistan Reuters
US President Barack Obama has asked his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to act decisively against corruption".
Curfew clamped on violence-hit Hyderabad Snaps India
With situation in the old city area of Hyderabad remaining tense after communal clashes, the Andhra Pradesh government said on Monday that additional forces, including nearly 1000 paramilitary personnel despatched by the Centre, were being deployed to restore peace in the trouble-hit areas.
50 killed in twin blasts in Moscow metro
The first explosion hit the second carriage of a train at the central Lubyanka station at 7.52 am (9.22 IST) killing some 35 people, spokesperson of Moscow Metro railway Svetlana Tsaryova told ITAR-TASS.
US offers India F-16s more advanced than Pak's
The assurance comes in the wake of reports that India was concerned over US supplying a new set of F-16s to Pakistan, a decision that could be a crucial geopolitical factor when the Indian Air Force (IAF) decides on the $10 billion Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender, described as 'mother of all deals'.
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| March 26, 2010 | |
Arjun tank wins the battle for supremacy
India's home-built Arjun tank has emerged a conclusive winner from its showdown with the Russian T-90.
'US had two separate policies for Pak' Reuters
Shuja Nawaz, arguably the most authoritative expert on the Pakistani military, assesses the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue.
How Obama gets his speech right
United States President Barack Obama's speeches are widely popular. However, a lot goes into framing the right words for the right occasion.
I didn't go to sea link uninvited: Bachchan Sahil Salvi
Breaking his silence for the first time since getting embroiled in a controversy related to the inauguration of the Bandra Worli sea link, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in an interview to CNN-IBN has hit out at all his critics for his alleged support to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Women don't need to get married, have kids. Agree?
Jaya Bachchan has said it would not have taken place had she not been 'in love', as she believes there is no need to get married and have children. Do you agree?
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| March 25, 2010 | |
China showing a tendency to project unreasonableness Reuters
'We think we are ready to have a practical, rational, logical kind of discussion whereas on the other side there is this kind of defensiveness,'says a senior Indian diplomat.
A million tulips bloom in Kashmir Umar Ganie
The garden, nestled in the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range overlooking the world famous Dal Lake, has 1.7 million tulips this unusually hot and dry spring.
The Hindu editor to sue Indian Express
Not one to take things lying down, Ram, the award-winning editor best remembered for his investigative reportage on the Bofors scandal in the late 1980s, was quick to launch defamatory proceedings, civil and criminal, against The Indian Express and Financial Express for publishing 'highly defamatory material.'
'The Gulbarg case judge used to browbeat witnesses'
The 74-year-old R K Shah speaks about why he quit as a special public prosecutor, the problems he faced in trying to get the accused convicted and whether there is eveidence against Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in the case.
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| March 24, 2010 | |
Video: 24 die in Kolkata building fire Video: Dipak Chakrabarty
Eight more bodies were recovered from the 150-year-old heritage building in upscale Park Street, raising the toll in the devastating fire that swept the building on Tuesday to 24, fire brigade sources said on Wednesday.
India turns world's hottest chilli into grenade
Researchers have developed the new crowd control grenade packed with ground seeds from the bhut jolokia chilli, which is found in Assam and is officially recognised as the hottest on the planet by Guinness World Records.
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| March 23, 2010 | |
'The Congress, historically, has been inclusive' Reuters
In Part-I of an exclusive interview to rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, Dr Ramachandra Guha, in his own masterly ways, explains the making of Congress party, its historic journey and, deciphers the nuances of its core philosophy.
Kolkata building fire rages on: 4 killed, many trapped Reuters
A massive fire broke out in an old multi-storeyed building on the busy Park street area in Kolkata on Tuesday, injuring several people and leaving scores trapped. Four people were killed in the fire.
Bitter gourd could cure breast cancer: Indian-American researcher
Ratna Ray, professor in the department of pathology at Saint Louis University and lead researcher, said the extracts from bitter gourd showed promise in killing breast cancer cells and preventing them from multiplying.
Child welfare lawyer Ashok Batra honoured
Batra is the first Asian American attorney to receive this award.
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| March 22, 2010 | |
There are only 1,411 Tigers left in India
In just 10 weeks since January, at least 13 tigers died, five each in January and March in various reserves across the country. Last year, 60 deaths were recorded. Now, merely 3,500 big cats are left in the wild of which 1,411 are in India.
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| March 20, 2010 | |
Former Nepal PM Koirala passes away Reuters
Nepal's five-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who had been unwell for several months, died here today after multiple organ failure.
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| March 19, 2010 | |
Sikh family hopes Canada will reunite them Reuters
Robin Singh, one of the four Sikhs who were abducted in Peshawar, Pakistan, continues to be in Taliban custody and with every passing day his parents, who are Canadian residents, lose a little more hope. Robin, an IT specialist and programmer, teaches in a college in Peshwar. He was abducted February 11, as he was returning home from work.
India, China top in moving people out of urban slums: Report Reuters
China and India, the most populous nations, lifted more from slum conditions than any other countries, says a United Nations report which appeared in the Christian Science Monitor.
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| March 18, 2010 | |
'Politics was never my cup of tea' Dipak Chakraborty
Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman, who has opposed Operation Greenhunt, discusses his passions and politics in a lively interview.
'Bill is not in the interests of Indian public' Reuters
While the cap on liability is lower than in several other countries, few producers will supply N-equipment without such a bill.
Rao downplays nuke bill delay; US firms dismayed
The uncertainty over the fate of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill in Parliament has caused a considerable amount of concern to members of the United States-India Business Council, as some of them had lobbied feverishly in the US Congress to get the agreement approved.USIBC President Ron Somers voiced his concerns at an interaction with Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, during her six-day visit to the United States.
Big B for Kerala's brand ambassador? CPM says no
It was almost sure Amitabh Bachchan would soon be the brand ambassador for the Kerala tourism. But there is a Marxian twist in the tale.
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| March 17, 2010 | |
India and China world's biggest arms shoppers Reuters
While China's arms imports accounted for nine per cent of the global sales, the figure for India was 7 percent.
Osama won't be caught alive to face trial: US Attorney General Reuters
"The possibility of catching him alive is infinitesimal. He will be killed by us or he will be killed by his own people so he can't be captured by us," US Attorney General Eric Holder said.
Why Taliban No 2's arrest infuriated Karzai
The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated president Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
Cash garland row: Maya convenes party meet
Mayawati was severely criticised both inside and outside Parliament as the currency garland controversy sparked demands for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the source of money used to make the garland reportedly worth Rs 5 crore.
Indian-American among Intel's brightest youths
Akhil Mathew, an 18-year-old resident of Madison, New Jersey, on Tuesday night won the third place in the Intel Science Talent Search, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition honouring the next generation of American innovators.
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| March 16, 2009 | |
Maya's garland was worth just Rs 21 lakh: BSP Pawan Kumar
Taking suo moto cognisance of the allegedly multi-crore currency note garland bestowed upon Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati at the party rally on Monday, the Income-Tax department issued notice to her, while her minister quoted the value of the garland at "just Rs. 21 lakh".
Maharashtra jubilates on 'Gudi Padwa'
'Gudi Padwa', the first day of the Chaitra month, and New Year's Day in Maharashtra was celebrated with traditional fervour and pomp all across the state on Tuesday.
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| March 13, 2010 | |
Shooting Sunderbans with a message Peter Caton/Greenpeace
It's still not too late to save one of nature's marvels, photographer Peter Caton tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'I have dedicated my time, my heart and soul to free these children'
Titled The Blue Notebook, it is the story of a child prostitute named Batuk, from Mumbai, who records the miseries of her life in a little blue notebook.
NATO forces launch major offensive on southern 'Taliban fortress' Reuters
Thousands of American, Afghan and British troops launched an attack on the watery Taliban fortress of Marja on Saturday morning.
AP: TRS postpones resignations till JAC meet SnapsIndia
Telangana Rashtra Samiti has postponed submission of resignations by its MLAs to the assembly speaker N Kirankumar Reddy by a few hours on the appeal of Telangana Joint Action Committee convenor Prof Kodandaram.
Terror strikes Pune: 9 killed in blast at popular bakery Reuters
Terror struck Pune on Saturday night as a powerful bomb ripped apart a popular bakery near a Jewish prayer house, killing nine people, including five women and a foreigner, and injuring 32 others, in the first major attack since the 26/11 carnage. The improvised explosive device, kept in an unattended packet outside the kitchen of the German bakery, exploded at approximately 7.30 pm, when a waiter attempted to open it.
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| March 12, 2010 | |
Pak test-fires missiles, torpedoes in Arabian Sea
In what is being termed as a strong message to New Delhi, Pakistan Navy fired a range of missiles including anti-surface missiles from the recently acquired F-22P frigate, air-to-surface missiles from the P-3C aircraft and sub surface-to-surface missiles from Agosta 90B submarines.
Af-Pak situation, a concern to entire world: Putin Reuters
Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed concern over terror groups operating from within Afghanistan and Pakistan, saying it was a threat to the entire world.
All's not well between Afghanistan and Pak: Experts
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai might have described Pakistan and Afghanistan as 'co-joined' twins, but experts believe that there is underlying tension simmering between both nations.
Vladimir Putin has a hectic day in New Delhi
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Coming three months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia in December 2009, Putin's India trip has a wider agenda that includes taking bilateral technological and energy cooperation to a new level.
Sachin Goodwill Ambassador for UNEP
Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme.
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| March 11, 2010 | |
'LeT was emboldened by the success of Mumbai attacks' Reuters
Stephen Tankel says 60-hour Mumbai siege had catapulted LeT to international notoriety.
Iran turns nuclear on 31st anniversary day Reuters
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressing hundreds of Iranians who had gathered at the Azadi (Freedom) Square in capital Teheran on Thursday.
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the Hind Saisuresh Sivaswamy
Vipassana will surely take you to your destination; but it is not going to take you any sooner than the other paths you have chosen. The important thing, according to me, is to get on the path, not the road you are on.
'The ugly politician image must change' Reuters
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday seemed to echo the sentiments of Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the attitude of leaders when he said there was a need to change the image of "the ugly Indian politician".
Indian American bags Daniel Pearl internship
Banerjee, the editor-in-chief of The Stanford Daily newspaper, is working toward a bachelor's degree in Management science and engineering with a concentration in technology and policy, which he expects to complete in 2011.
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| March 09, 2009 | |
Women in Parliament: Rwanda, Afghan beat India Reuters
The largest democracy, lags much behind other countries when it comes to participation of the fair sex in politics.
'Saddened that I will not be there to see healthcare cross the finish line'
Neera Tanden, one of the senior-most Indian Americans in the Obama administration, has quit the administration to rejoin her former liberal and progressive think tank in Washington, DC. She was a key adviser on health-care reform policy and worked with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Nigeria violence leaves 500 killed
A fresh round of violence in the communally sensitive northern Nigerian city of Jos has killed more than 500 persons and displaced dozens.
South Asians for Kamala Harris urges community involvement
Two attorneys in San Francisco, Sheila Bapat and Neha Shah, and a writer/producer in Los Angeles, Saurabh Kikani, have formed South Asians for Kamala Harris to help get San Francisco District Attorney Harris elected as California's next attorney general.
Lifelong crusader for public health, lifelong lover of India and mangoes Reuters
Carl E Taylor, an internationally reputed healthcare expert born in Landour (now in Uttarakhand) and a lifelong lover of India, died in the United States last month of prostate cancer.
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| March 08, 2010 | |
What's the Women's Reservation Bill all about?
A rediff.com ready reckoner on the controversial Bill.
A Gandhi in Egypt Reuters
Today, ElBaradei is emerging as the Gandhi of Egypt, advocating a civil disobedience movement to bring about change after 30 years of "stillness and subservience". His return to Cairo after acquiring respect domestically and internationally was, in some respects, like the return of Gandhiji from South Africa to his motherland. He has kindled hope for change, even if the odds are heavy.
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| March 04, 2010 | |
Maha Kumbh Mela (1954): 800 dead
India has, in the past, seen a number of stampedes in which hundreds have died. We take a look at the worst of the lot.
Nityananda's ashram in Karnataka set ablaze Gangadhar Patil
Self-styled godman Swami Nityanand has gone "missing" after video footage of his alleged sleazy acts were aired on a leading Tamil TV channel in Chennai, which were dismissed by his ashram as "morphed images."
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| March 03, 2009 | |
Hyderabad air show turns tragic; 3 killed in crash SnapsIndia
A naval aircraft crashes into a residential building near Begumpet airport.
Pravin Mahajan leaves behind unanswered questions Sahil Salvi
Pravin Mahajan, who lived with his wife and two children in a modest apartment in Maharashtra's Thane district, was an unknown figure until the morning of April 22, 2006 when he shot his brother and prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod.
A chance meeting with Clinton changed her life
Former United States President Bill Clinton always waved and said hello to Shobha Vanchiswar when he walked through her neighbourhood in Chappaqua, New York, as part of his daily exercise routine.One day in the fall of 2007, Vanchiswar got the nerve to strike up a conversation with him. She had heard Clinton talking on television about his foundation. "He was talking in a way that made sense to me," Vanchiswar said.
Three killed, 7 injured in crash at Hyderabad airshow Sahil Salvi
The pilot of the naval aircraft that crashed during the India Aviation airshow in Hyderabad is dead, said the Hyderabad police chief on Wednesday.
A chance meeting with Clinton changed her life
Former United States President Bill Clinton always waved and said hello to Shobha Vanchiswar when he walked through her neighbourhood in Chappaqua, New York, as part of his daily exercise routine.One day in the fall of 2007, Vanchiswar got the nerve to strike up a conversation with him. She had heard Clinton talking on television about his foundation. "He was talking in a way that made sense to me," Vanchiswar said.
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| March 02, 2010 | |
'Everyone is afraid of discussing Kashmir publicly' Reuters
'This is a great myth that there was never mediation over Kashmir. The talk of China mediating is just propaganda. It is irrelevant'.
Centre not in favour of 'Greater Nagaland' PIB
Rebel Naga leaders, who met the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, to discuss the issue of sovereignty of Nagaland were disappointed when the Centre gave its nod to autonomy, but said no to the demand for a 'Greater Nagaland.'
Indian forests to use DNA fingerprints to count tigers Reuters
As the Karnataka forest department analyses the data gathered during the six-day tiger census conducted in the state in January, various wildlife organisations have chipped in to identify the population of the big cats based on DNA fingerprinting.
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