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SC to hear Kolkata rape-murder case first on Tuesday

SC to hear Kolkata rape-murder case first on Tuesday

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had taken cognisance of the incident, has kept the matter on top of the cause list for hearing at 10:30 am on Tuesday.

Gorakhpur civic body changes wards with Muslim names; Cong, SP flay move

Gorakhpur civic body changes wards with Muslim names; Cong, SP flay move

Rediff.com4 Sep 2022

The changing of names was part of the delimitation exercise, under which the number of wards went up to 80 in Gorakhpur, with several of these named after iconic personalities and freedom fighters.

Downpour in Mumbai, red alert issued, BMC schools shut

Downpour in Mumbai, red alert issued, BMC schools shut

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Thursday, causing waterlogging on roads in some areas that led to traffic snarls and also delayed local train operations.

Ayodhya administration forms panel to probe Ram Path cave-ins

Ayodhya administration forms panel to probe Ram Path cave-ins

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

This comes a day after the Uttar Pradesh government suspended six officials of civic agencies for alleged gross negligence following the road cave-ins and waterlogging at several sections of the newly-built Ram Path.

Only 221 potholes? Court raps Bengaluru civic body

Only 221 potholes? Court raps Bengaluru civic body

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The BBMP advocate informed the court that the number of potholes being filled up is being updated every day and a total of 2,010 potholes had been filled and only 221 potholes remained till September 14, 2022.

Varanasi, Detroit, Venice set to host Toyota's sustainability initiative

Varanasi, Detroit, Venice set to host Toyota's sustainability initiative

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Varanasi, Detroit, and Venice have been selected to host a global initiative aimed at creating sustainable transportation solutions for cities as part of the 'Toyota Mobility Foundation's Sustainable Cities Challenge'. The initiative is a $9 million programme that will see these cities collaborate with innovators to develop and implement new mobility solutions. The cities, located in the US, India, and Italy, were chosen from a shortlist of 10 cities announced in November 2023.

Low voter turnout of 46% in Gujarat civic bodies poll

Low voter turnout of 46% in Gujarat civic bodies poll

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

An average 46.1 per cent voter turnout has been recorded in the elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat, officials said on Monday.

Doctors refuse to call off stir despite SC intervention

Doctors refuse to call off stir despite SC intervention

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

The protest continued even as the Supreme Court intervened in the matter and constituted a 10-member National Task Force to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other healthcare professionals.

Make 'Women's Safety' The Reason Why You Vote Next

Make 'Women's Safety' The Reason Why You Vote Next

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

'Days ago, India witnessed the horror of the brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor on night duty at the R G Kar hospital in Kolkata.' 'The crime was so outrageous that any self-respecting chief minister should have resigned, bearing moral responsibility.' 'But then the terms 'self-respect' and 'moral responsibility' do not exist in the modern Indian political lexicon,' argues Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).

2 arrested after BMW knocks down woman in Mumbai

2 arrested after BMW knocks down woman in Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Police arrested two persons after a woman travelling on a scooter with her husband was fatally knocked down allegedly by a BMW car in Mumbai's Worli area in the early hours of Sunday, an official said.

EC reschedules Bengal civic body polls amid Covid surge

EC reschedules Bengal civic body polls amid Covid surge

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

The EC postponed polls to 4 municipal corporations by three weeks to February 12.

'Imagine Dying Like This, And That Too In Delhi'

'Imagine Dying Like This, And That Too In Delhi'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

'They charge such high fees and offer us this safety. Our lives have become a mockery.'

Nearly 650 people killed in Bangladesh violence: UN report

Nearly 650 people killed in Bangladesh violence: UN report

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

Nearly 650 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Bangladesh between July 16 and August 11, the United Nations Human Rights Office has said in a preliminary report, suggesting a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions.

BJP to fight TN urban civic polls alone, says alliance with AIADMK intact

BJP to fight TN urban civic polls alone, says alliance with AIADMK intact

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced that it would contest alone in the urban civic polls slated to be held on February 19, even while asserting that its alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the state remained intact.

NCERT axes caste-based discrimination in Class 6 books

NCERT axes caste-based discrimination in Class 6 books

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

There are tweaks in references to B R Ambedkar's experience about the discrimination.

UP to have SOPs in place to permit Hathras-like gatherings

UP to have SOPs in place to permit Hathras-like gatherings

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

A day after a stampede in Hathras claimed 121 lives, Uttar Pradesh minister Asim Arun on Wednesday said the state government has started work on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for granting permission for large gatherings to prevent such incidents in future.

Advertising titan, civic activist, actor, writer Gerson da Cunha is dead

Advertising titan, civic activist, actor, writer Gerson da Cunha is dead

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

Ad man Gerson da Cunha, a multi-faceted personality who was very passionate about civic activism in later years, died in Mumbai on Friday. He was 92.

Ahmedabad civic body forms 100 teams to enforce 'no vax, no entry' rule

Ahmedabad civic body forms 100 teams to enforce 'no vax, no entry' rule

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Gujarat's Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has formed 100 teams to ensure that its 'no vaccine-no entry' rule is being implemented in the city to prohibit those people who have not taken anti-coronavirus vaccine doses so far, from visiting public places like malls and restaurants, an official said on Wednesday.

Owaisi-Azad come together for Delhi civic polls, to contest in 100 wards

Owaisi-Azad come together for Delhi civic polls, to contest in 100 wards

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

The Hyderabad-based AIMIM and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad's outfit Azad Samaj Party (ASP) on Friday announced they will contest on 100 wards in the minority and Dalit-dominated pockets of the city.

Sushma's Daughter In Debut Battle

Sushma's Daughter In Debut Battle

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Bansuri Swaraj is banking on Narendra Modi's popularity, and the fact that the New Delhi electorate is known to vote on national rather than local issues for the Lok Sabha polls.

Terrorism breathing its last in J-K, says LG Manoj Sinha

Terrorism breathing its last in J-K, says LG Manoj Sinha

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

The recent terror acts are a sign of our enemy's desperation, he said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan.

Doctor's stir continues, govt hikes security in hospitals

Doctor's stir continues, govt hikes security in hospitals

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

Healthcare services remained affected at state-run hospitals in West Bengal as junior doctors continued their cease-work protest.

Nationwide strike over Kolkata doctor's murder; surgeries hit

Nationwide strike over Kolkata doctor's murder; surgeries hit

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

According to the Federation of Resident Doctors Association, during the indefinite strike, all outpatient departments, operation theatres, and ward duties will be shut, but emergency services will continue to operate as usual, ensuring that urgent patient care remains unaffected.

SC takes cognisance of doctor's rape-murder case, hearing on Aug 20

SC takes cognisance of doctor's rape-murder case, hearing on Aug 20

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to hear on Tuesday.

DMK sweeps TN civic polls as expected, but BJP pulls a surprise

DMK sweeps TN civic polls as expected, but BJP pulls a surprise

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is leading in a string of urban local bodies across Tamil Nadu as counting of votes began on Tuesday for the just concluded civic polls.

Once a BJP rival, Jayant Chaudhary joins 3rd Modi govt

Once a BJP rival, Jayant Chaudhary joins 3rd Modi govt

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

The warming up of ties became apparent after the Centre announced the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna to his grandfather and former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Ram temple sanctum sanctorum's roof is leaking, says chief priest

Ram temple sanctum sanctorum's roof is leaking, says chief priest

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

Alleging negligence in the construction of the temple, Das claimed that there was also no arrangement for the drainage of rainwater from the temple premises after the showers on Saturday midnight.

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Long queues were seen at outpatient department ticket counters in government hospitals, where senior doctors joined their junior colleagues in the protest.

How civic body curbed COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

How civic body curbed COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner of the G North ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the civic body had to change its traditional approach of waiting for patients, contact tracing, isolation and home quarantine to begin proactive screening instead.

No lockdown or additional Covid curbs in Mumbai, says civic chief

No lockdown or additional Covid curbs in Mumbai, says civic chief

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

There is no immediate need for imposing lockdown or additional restrictions in Mumbai as the bed occupancy rate, oxygen requirement and number of Covid-19 deaths are low, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal said on Friday.

Coaching deaths: Rau's offers Rs 50L to victims' kin; Rs 10L by others

Coaching deaths: Rau's offers Rs 50L to victims' kin; Rs 10L by others

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

At least four UPSC coaching institutes -- Vajiram and Ravi Institute, Drishti IAS, NEXT IAS, and SRIRAM's IAS -- have offered Rs 10 lakh each to the families of Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni and Nevin Dalvin, the three IAS aspirants who died after rainwater gushed inside of the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar on July 27.

At 2,084, BJP submits highest number of political ads for poll body

At 2,084, BJP submits highest number of political ads for poll body

Rediff.com14 May 2024

To seek approval for about 2,084 political advertisements in the city, the BJP submitted nearly 517 applications to the poll body from March 13 till May 8, data accessed by PTI showed.

Kanwar Yatra: SC extends stay on order to eateries to show owner's name

Kanwar Yatra: SC extends stay on order to eateries to show owner's name

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti said it won't issue any clarification on the July 22 order as "We have said what needed to be said in our July 22 order. Can't force anyone to disclose names."

SC asks Mumbai civic bodies to decide Sonu Sood's plea

SC asks Mumbai civic bodies to decide Sonu Sood's plea

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Sood, who was in the limelight for helping migrants reach their homes during the lockdown last year, had stated in his plea that his application for conversion has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority permission.

Malayalee From India Review: Timed Right

Malayalee From India Review: Timed Right

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon.

Cong workers wanted Priyanka to challenge Modi in Varanasi

Cong workers wanted Priyanka to challenge Modi in Varanasi

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have got a tough fight in Varanasi had Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contested against him as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) candidate, feel party workers from the temple town.

RSS and its affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax launch in upcoming Budget

RSS and its affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax launch in upcoming Budget

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

An increase in the farmer income support scheme PM Kisan Nidhi, the introduction of a 'robot tax' to fund reskilling of people who lose their jobs to artificial intelligence (AI), and a reduced income-tax (I-T) to bring relief to the middle classes - these are some of the items in the Budget wish list submitted by Sangh Parivar affiliates to Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman. Representatives of the affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), such as the farmer organisation Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS); trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS); Laghu Udyog Bharati, which works for micro and small industries; and Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), which works on economic and policy issues, met the FM and other officials over the last couple of weeks as part of the pre-Budget consultations.

ED raids shouldn't cause change in people's behaviour: RSS chief

ED raids shouldn't cause change in people's behaviour: RSS chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

He was speaking at the 101st anniversary event of Lokmanya Seva Sangh, a Mumbai-based organisation set up to build a 'socially vigilant, disciplined, cultured and progressive society'.

Students protesting coaching centre deaths detained

Students protesting coaching centre deaths detained

Rediff.com28 Jul 2024

A few students were detained after they staged a protest in Old Rajinder Nagar in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding action against those responsible for the deaths of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in the area, and compensation for their families.

Action against veg and non-veg food carts, claim Gujarat civic officials

Action against veg and non-veg food carts, claim Gujarat civic officials

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

After a controversy arose over some civic bodies' plans to act against handcarts selling non-veg foods on main thoroughfares, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday had said the state government has no problem with people's food choices.