Sangita Bakaya And Zafar Irshad

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Toll mounts to 146 in Indore-Patna Express derailment

Toll mounts to 146 in Indore-Patna Express derailment

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2016

All the 14 derailed coaches of the Patna-bound train 19321 have been removed from the tracks.

Over 100 killed as Indore-Patna Express derails near Kanpur

Over 100 killed as Indore-Patna Express derails near Kanpur

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2016

Railways Ministry spokesperson Anil Saxena said several people have been rushed to nearby hospitals with injuries, and the casualties may go up.

Aam aadmi Modi! Meet the farmer who named mango after PM

Aam aadmi Modi! Meet the farmer who named mango after PM

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2015

"I had kept the first fruits of the Modi mango variety solely for the prime minister but I do not have a medium to send them to him."

Hindu Mahasabha to celebrate Basant Panchami on V-Day

Hindu Mahasabha to celebrate Basant Panchami on V-Day

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2015

Hindu Mahasabha has planned to celebrate Basant Panchami on Valentine's Day

Hindu Mahasabha will marry off couples out on V-Day

Hindu Mahasabha will marry off couples out on V-Day

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2015

The group has chalked out a strategy as part of which couples could be married off.

Special treatment to slain UP top cop's family draws ire

Special treatment to slain UP top cop's family draws ire

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2013

The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to give special compensation and jobs to the family of slain Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul-Haq has led to rumblings among police cadres in the state, who are demanding similar treatment for those killed in the line of duty.

'Train was speeding, suddenly I heard a loud bang'

'Train was speeding, suddenly I heard a loud bang'

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2011

Trapped passengers screaming for help, overturned compartments and luggage strewn across the area -- this was the scene at the site of the derailment of the Delhi-bound Kalka Mail. Desperate to get out of the mangled compartments, some of the passengers were seen smashing the window panes as they tried to wriggle to safety.Fifteen out of the total 24 compartments were derailed in the accident, of which 10 bore the maximum brunt.

This madrassa in UP practices yoga

This madrassa in UP practices yoga

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2010

Impressed by the power of yoga, which helped his neighbour Isrial regain his health after being bed-ridden for a long time, Mohammad Imran, the principal of Jamia Imdadul Uloom, Karari, decided to introduce Yoga for some 600 children, both boys and girls.

IIT-Kanpur FM to go on air in Nov

IIT-Kanpur FM to go on air in Nov

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2009

This will be the first time that an FM radio station will be opened in any of the IITs in the country. The information and broadcasting ministry has already given a green signal to the project.

Coal ministry plans to buy Gandhi's S Africa house

Coal ministry plans to buy Gandhi's S Africa house

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2009

"The coal ministry intends to purchase the house and build a memorial on it," minister of state for coal Shriprakash Jaiswal told PTI, adding directions have been given to the officials of the ministry to purchase the house 'at any cost.' The minister said he, along with officials of Coal India Limited, will be visiting South Africa on August 17 in this connection.

IIT-Kanpur to start its own FM Radio station

IIT-Kanpur to start its own FM Radio station

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2009

This will be the first time that an FM radio station would be opened in any of the IITs in the country. The information and broadcasting ministry has already given a green signal to the project.

Advani is not leaving: Shatrughan

Advani is not leaving: Shatrughan

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2009

With raging dissent in Bharatiya Janata Party coming out in the open, a senior party Member of Parliament on Wednesday said that the points raised by veterans like Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Jaswant Singh should be given due importance.

Where Muslims keep Ram Lila alive

Where Muslims keep Ram Lila alive

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2008

Though the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 posing a barrier with Muslim families preferring to keep their sons away from the Ram Lila festivities, Ahmed and other members of the organising committee stepped in to play the role of Ravana, Dashrath and Hanuman to keep the tradition alive.

Woman qazi breaks tradition, performs nikah

Woman qazi breaks tradition, performs nikah

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2008

A group of young Muslim women and a man here has decided to break fresh ground by moving for social reform and gender equality from within the community rather than defying its traditions and confines. Five women -- a qazi and four witnesses -- will solemnise the union of Naesh Hasan and her fiance. Hasan is founder member of the Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, a social organisation.

UP imams to help keep Muslims away from terror

UP imams to help keep Muslims away from terror

Rediff.com   20 May 2008

Imams in Uttar Pradesh have been asked to give special discourses after Friday prayers to apprise Muslims that Quran does not approve of any kind of terror activity, a step aimed at checking their exploitation by militant outfits, in the name of Islam. Ulemas (Muslim scholars) under the banner of 'Movement Against Terrorism', which was formed after a meeting of Muslim clerics and scholars in February, have sent letters to imams throughout the state.

Indian handicrafts wow Clinton

Indian handicrafts wow Clinton

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2005

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