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Himanta Sarma's latest: Meghalaya varsity behind 'flood jihad'

Himanta Sarma's latest: Meghalaya varsity behind 'flood jihad'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

Sarma claimed the university is demolishing all the hills on its campus to construct new buildings to start a medical college and that is "one of the reasons" for waterlogging in Guwahati.

Mumbai MPs unite for local train commuters

Mumbai MPs unite for local train commuters

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

The list of demands include better interconnectivity of locations in Mumbai, better (read as clean and hygienic) toilet facilities -- particularly for women, and formation of panels at railway station level to facilitate communication between the commuters and the local station administration among other things.

Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Challenges

Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Challenges

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

Haryana has done well in terms of economic growth over the last couple of decades. For it to continue to lead the growth ladder, the new government has to work hard on multiple dimensions, recommend Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva.

Prez Pranab commutes sentence of death row convict

Prez Pranab commutes sentence of death row convict

Rediff.com4 Dec 2012

In the first case of presidential pardon by Pranab Mukherjee after assuming office, the death sentence of a convict has been commuted to life imprisonment. Atbir was sentenced to death by a sessions court in 2004 for the murder of his step mother, step sister and step brother over a property dispute in 1996. The decision was upheld by the high court and Supreme Court in August 2010.

MSRTC strike disrupts Ganesh festival travel statewide

MSRTC strike disrupts Ganesh festival travel statewide

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

The employees are demanding salary parity with state government employees, seeking a pay scale adjustment to match that of their counterparts in the state sector.

Woman groped on flooded Lucknow road, 16 held; 8 cops face action

Woman groped on flooded Lucknow road, 16 held; 8 cops face action

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

A woman riding pillion on a motorcycle was groped and harassed by a group of men in a waterlogged area in Lucknow, prompting police to arrest four people and take action against eight officials, including the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) concerned.

Tired of daily train delays, irate Mumbai commuters stage 'rail roko'

Tired of daily train delays, irate Mumbai commuters stage 'rail roko'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

The commuters started protesting after a level-crossing gate signal caused a delay in suburban services of Central Railway by over 20 minutes early this morning.

Open Shambhu border, regulate traffic, SC tells Haryana

Open Shambhu border, regulate traffic, SC tells Haryana

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Haryana government to clear the barricading at the Shambhu border near Ambala, where farmers have been camping since February 13, and questioned its authority to block the highway.

Heatwave grips Kashmir; Srinagar's hottest July in 25 yrs, beats Delhi temp

Heatwave grips Kashmir; Srinagar's hottest July in 25 yrs, beats Delhi temp

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

Srinagar recorded the maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the highest temperature in the month of July in 25 years since 1999 when the mercury had settled at 37 degrees Celsius, the officials said.

Centre strongly opposes commuting sentence of Rajiv assassins

Centre strongly opposes commuting sentence of Rajiv assassins

Rediff.com28 Oct 2011

Strongly opposing the petitions by three Rajiv Gandhi assassins challenging their death sentences, the Centre on Friday said the delay in the disposal of the clemency pleas was not a valid ground for commutation of capital punishment.

8 killed, over 800 relocated as heavy rains batter Gujarat

8 killed, over 800 relocated as heavy rains batter Gujarat

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

In view of the widespread rains and 'red alert' for extremely heavy showers issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for several districts, control rooms are working round the clock to monitor the situation and help stranded people, he said.

Shanaya, Khushi's Cosy Monsoon Getups

Shanaya, Khushi's Cosy Monsoon Getups

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

How to have fun dressing up, staying home.

Rajiv killing: Main investigator for commuting death penalty

Rajiv killing: Main investigator for commuting death penalty

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

Amid a raging debate on the issue of clemency for killers of Rajiv Gandhi, the main investigator in the 20-year-old case D R Karthikeyan says that he will be happy if the death penalty of the three accused is commuted to life sentence.

Rains, gusty winds cause chaos in Mumbai; flights, trains, metro hit

Rains, gusty winds cause chaos in Mumbai; flights, trains, metro hit

Rediff.com13 May 2024

Owing the sudden rains, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport too announced a temporary suspension of flights. While incoming flights have been diverted to other destinations like Goa and Ahmedabad, outgoing flights have been delayed. Airport sources said flights are being resumed in a staggered manner to cope with the rush and it will take some time for normalcy to return.

SC sets up panel to clear farmers' Shambhu blockade

SC sets up panel to clear farmers' Shambhu blockade

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the five-member committee to convene its first meeting within a week and reach out to the agitating farmers to persuade them to immediately remove their tractors, trolleys etc from the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana to provide relief to commuters.

World's 12th Longest Sea Bridge In India

World's 12th Longest Sea Bridge In India

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

The 6-lane bridge spanning approximately 22 km can accommodate 70,000 commuters daily at a speed of 100 kmph.

SC commutes Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's death sentence to life imprisonment

SC commutes Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's death sentence to life imprisonment

Rediff.com31 Mar 2014

The Apex court bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice RM Lodha, Justice HL Dattu and Justice SJ Mukhopadyaya, while commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment, referred to its January 21, 2014 verdict which said that inordinate, unexplained or unreasonable delay in deciding mercy petition was dehumanizing to death row convict and was a ground for commuting death sentence to life imprisonment.

Nithari killings: SC to hear CBI pleas against acquittal of Surendra Koli

Nithari killings: SC to hear CBI pleas against acquittal of Surendra Koli

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

The apex court in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's order acquitting Koli in the case.

Railways want to break even, commuters' economics be damned

Railways want to break even, commuters' economics be damned

Rediff.com23 Jun 2014

If the Indian Railways thinks it can get away with this sassy attitude, it is because it is, in a sense, a monopolist in the business of transporting people. The distances one has to cover, say from Thane or Virar to Mumbai is impossible by road provides railways the arrogance, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.

Ola Electric's e-bike pricing sparks debate across EV industry

Ola Electric's e-bike pricing sparks debate across EV industry

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

The launch of a range of electric motorbikes (e-bikes) by Bengaluru-based Ola Electric, a first for the company, has disconcerted the industry because the low price the firm claims to be offering has the potential to disrupt the market. On August 15, Ola unveiled its Roadster series e-bike with a starting-price at Rs 74,999. This new pricing undercuts the previous lowest price in the category, which was Rs 110,000.

Mumbai: Chaos prevails, commuters puzzled

Mumbai: Chaos prevails, commuters puzzled

Rediff.com11 Jul 2006

Chaos and confusion prevailed on the Western Railway lines as thousands of commuters were left bewildered by the serial blasts this evening.

Railway commuters stage 'jan-andolan'

Railway commuters stage 'jan-andolan'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Train services on the central railway were disrupted on Thursday morning after angry commuters began their 'jan andolan,' protesting the continued delay in restoration of normal services after the July 26 deluge.

Mumbai: Commuters stage rail roko

Mumbai: Commuters stage rail roko

Rediff.com28 Sep 2005

Commuters stage rail roko, disrupt train traffic

Commute Bhullar's death penalty to life term: Centre to SC

Commute Bhullar's death penalty to life term: Centre to SC

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has "no problem" with commutation of death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life term and the petition in this regard has to be allowed in view of the court's verdict that delay in deciding mercy pleas can be a ground for such relief.

Waterlogging, snags delay suburban trains, commuters hit hard

Waterlogging, snags delay suburban trains, commuters hit hard

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Heavy rains since Monday night and subsequent waterlogging at five vulnerable spots, failure of Mandovi Express engine at Dadar station, passengers' outcry at Diva station and a landslide caution near Parsik tunnel near Mumbra severely affected the suburban train operations of Central Railway on Tuesday morning, a senior railway official said.

Rail employee dies as commuters disrupt services

Rail employee dies as commuters disrupt services

Rediff.com19 Aug 2005

Commuters disrupt rail services; rail employee dies

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.

BJP moves to quell protests in J-K over ticket distribution

BJP moves to quell protests in J-K over ticket distribution

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Dubey visited the party headquarters at Trikuta Nagar in Jammu this evening and posed with Sharma and other senior leaders of the party, which the BJP termed as a move to show the "unity and the strength of the organisation".

Highest rainfall in 88 years brings Delhi to its knees, 5 dead

Highest rainfall in 88 years brings Delhi to its knees, 5 dead

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

Five people died in rain-related incidents in Delhi Friday as Monsoon arrived with a fury early in the morning, lashing the city with its highest rainfall in a single day of June in 88 years which brought it to a standstill with streets flooded, traffic in chaos and some commuters stranded on roads.

Ola Maps navigating beyond 'western apps'

Ola Maps navigating beyond 'western apps'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

Bhavish Aggarwal, founder and chief executive officer of Ola, is encouraging developers to switch from Google Maps to Ola Maps. Ola is offering developers a year of free access to Ola Maps on the company's Krutrim Cloud and over Rs 100 crore in free credits. This initiative comes after Ola replaced Google Maps with its own Ola Maps, leading to annual savings of around Rs 100 crore.

Flash 'taxi strike' hits Mumbai's commuters

Flash 'taxi strike' hits Mumbai's commuters

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

A flash 'taxi strike', called by a handful of miscreants who damaged taxis across Mumbai, added to the Monday blues of the harried commuters in the metropolis.Nearly 80 taxis were reportedly damaged, allegedly by fellow cab drivers who were protesting against Home Minister R R Patil's 'decision' to increase the fine for not wearing an uniform from Rs 100 to Rs 300. It was later revealed that Patil had not taken any such decision.

Fare hike: Mumbai commuters expect better services

Fare hike: Mumbai commuters expect better services

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's announcement of fare hike with effect from January 21 midnight has been received with a sense of 'fait accompli' by suburban commuters' organisations in Mumbai.

Auto, taxi strike in Delhi hits commuters hard

Auto, taxi strike in Delhi hits commuters hard

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Twenty unions of autos and taxis have formed a Joint Action Committee, which has called for the indefinite strike.

Heavy July rains offset June deficit, more likely in next 2-3 days

Heavy July rains offset June deficit, more likely in next 2-3 days

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

Heavy rain in the first week of July compensated for the shortfall but caused flooding in many northeastern states.

Jigisha murder: HC commutes death penalty of 2 convicts to life term

Jigisha murder: HC commutes death penalty of 2 convicts to life term

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta, however, upheld the life imprisonment awarded to the third convict by a trial court in the case.

High Alert In Srinagar For Modi Arrival

High Alert In Srinagar For Modi Arrival

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

A multi-layer security grid has been enforced in and around Srinagar, aerial surveillance, bomb disposal squads, drones and sharpshooters guarding the Bakshi Stadium are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Srinagar visit on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Yamaha R3: The Commuters' Superbike!

Yamaha R3: The Commuters' Superbike!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

The Yamaha R3 is not a completely track focused machine, like the R15. Seating of the bike is much comfortable and you can use it for your routine commuting as well and that is why it has been tagged as a daily superbike.

Kolkata commuters sweat it out

Kolkata commuters sweat it out

Rediff.com5 Jul 2004

Over 7,000 private buses remained off the roads on Monady following a strike call in protest against "insufficient bus fare hike."

Do We Need Atmashakti At Work?

Do We Need Atmashakti At Work?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian caravan.' 'But stress doesn't arrive in one's country as invitation to taste exhaustion. It comes dressed as a challenge.' 'Its evangelists ask: Are you man enough to shoulder stress?' points out Shyam G Menon.

When Smog Draped The Capital

When Smog Draped The Capital

Rediff.com4 Nov 2023

The city's AQI on Friday was the worst since the previous high recorded on November 12, 2021.