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Sara Visits A Temple With Vikrant

Sara Visits A Temple With Vikrant

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Sara's latest shoot took her to Dwarka and she worshipped at the Nageshvar Jyotirling temple.

SC relief for Cong leader Pawan Khera, bail extended till March 17

SC relief for Cong leader Pawan Khera, bail extended till March 17

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala adjourned the hearing to March 17 as it had run out of time.

AAP MLA manhandled by party workers hours after BJP 'sting'

AAP MLA manhandled by party workers hours after BJP 'sting'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Gulab Singh Yadav was allegedly manhandled on Monday by some of his party's workers after an altercation broke out over the issue of distribution of tickets for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls, a senior police official said.

Polls to pick 6 MCD standing committee members stalled after AAP-BJP ruckus

Polls to pick 6 MCD standing committee members stalled after AAP-BJP ruckus

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

Meanwhile, many BJP members chanted 'Hanuman Chalisa' for several minutes, awaiting resumption of the House.

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Rediff.com9 May 2023

The Theory of Evolution, proposed by the English naturalist, explains that all living beings evolved through natural selection, which favours inherited traits that improve an individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

Chhawla gangrape-murder: SC to review death row convicts' acquittal on Thursday

Chhawla gangrape-murder: SC to review death row convicts' acquittal on Thursday

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi will decide by circulation in chambers the fate of the five review petitions at 1.50 PM on March 2.

SpiceJet bomb hoax: Man wanted friends to stay longer with lovers

SpiceJet bomb hoax: Man wanted friends to stay longer with lovers

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

The accused made the call so that his childhood friends could spend more time with their girlfriends, who were going to Pune, at the Delhi airport, the police said.

Who Held More Rallies In Gujarat Than Modi?

Who Held More Rallies In Gujarat Than Modi?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Hemantkumar Shivsaran compares the number of rallies held by the BJP leadership in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

AAP councillor switches to BJP as MCD house reconvenes

AAP councillor switches to BJP as MCD house reconvenes

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Ahead of the crucial Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House meeting on Friday, Aam Aadmi Party councillor Pawan Sehrawat joined the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging that he felt 'suffocated' due to 'corruption' in the party led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Cyclone Biparjoy's Landfall: What You Must Know

Cyclone Biparjoy's Landfall: What You Must Know

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

'Areas within 100 km of the landfall could suffer catastrophic effect.'

Guj polls: Key constituencies that go to polling in 1st phase on Thursday

Guj polls: Key constituencies that go to polling in 1st phase on Thursday

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

A total of 788 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of the elections on 89 seats spread across 19 districts of South Gujarat and Kutch-Saurashtra regions.

Delhi govt to challenge Chhawla gang-rape acquittals in SC

Delhi govt to challenge Chhawla gang-rape acquittals in SC

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Saxena has also approved engaging Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to represent the Delhi government in the case, a senior official said.

Capt Shiva Reporting For Duty In Siachen

Capt Shiva Reporting For Duty In Siachen

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

She is the first lady to be deployed on the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.

Army Major dies after falling off cliff during anti-infiltration op in J-K

Army Major dies after falling off cliff during anti-infiltration op in J-K

Rediff.com7 May 2022

Major Raghunath Ahlawat (34), hailing from Delhi, was leading his team in a counter-infiltration operation based on a reliable intelligence input in Uri sector on Thursday.

Kejriwal-LG meet on Friday called off for 3rd time in a row

Kejriwal-LG meet on Friday called off for 3rd time in a row

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

Amid escalating tensions between the AAP dispensation and the Lieutenant Governor's office, the weekly meeting of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and LG V K Saxena will not be held this Friday, the third time in a row.

Guj poll: 'Bring back our family members from Pak jail and get votes'

Guj poll: 'Bring back our family members from Pak jail and get votes'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

The family members of the fishermen lodged in Pakistani jails say they would vote for those parties in the upcoming elections which assure to bring their relatives back from the neighbouring country.

Hindu seer says he will offer prayers at Gyanvapi 'Shivling' on June 4

Hindu seer says he will offer prayers at Gyanvapi 'Shivling' on June 4

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Swami Avimukteshwaranand also said if the administration stops them from offering prayers, he would inform the Shankaracharya and follow his instructions.

Who is Isudan Gadhvi, AAP's Gujarat CM candidate?

Who is Isudan Gadhvi, AAP's Gujarat CM candidate?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

'I am entering politics because I have seen the sufferings of the people of Gujarat'

Modi opens 3024 Delhi flats for poor, takes swipe at AAP's publicity spend

Modi opens 3024 Delhi flats for poor, takes swipe at AAP's publicity spend

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

He said his government's goal is to make Delhi a grand city equipped with all the facilities as expected of the capital of the country.

Remark on PM: SC transfers 3 FIRs against Pawan Khera to Lucknow

Remark on PM: SC transfers 3 FIRs against Pawan Khera to Lucknow

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Extending the interim bail till April 10, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the facts that three FIRs were lodged against Khera.

Will speak when the time comes, says Congress leader Pawan Khera

Will speak when the time comes, says Congress leader Pawan Khera

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Asked whether he regretted the remarks over which he was arrested, Khera alluded to a Hindi film song -- "Hum bolega to bologe ki bolta hai", and added that, "Is liye hum kuch nahi bolega (that is why I will not say anything)." "Will speak when the time comes. A legal process is on and it is not proper to comment on it," he told a press conference on the sidelines of the Congress plenary session.

Delhi-based realtor behind Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest: Police

Delhi-based realtor behind Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest: Police

Rediff.com31 Aug 2022

The police officials, who have been working to establish the identity of the Twitter handle @balajikijaiin operating under the name 'Hanuman Bhakt,' did not disclose the businessman's name.

Several JNU, IIT professors duped of crores by ex-staffer

Several JNU, IIT professors duped of crores by ex-staffer

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

Several professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University and other institutions have accused a former JNU employee of duping them of crores of rupees promising them homes on a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) plot under a housing development scheme which was never there.

Gujarat: Former TV anchor Isudan Gadhvi is AAP's CM candidate

Gujarat: Former TV anchor Isudan Gadhvi is AAP's CM candidate

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday named former TV anchor and journalist Isudan Gadhvi as its chief ministerial candidate for next month's assembly elections in Gujarat.

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections, Morbi 'hero' among candidates

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections, Morbi 'hero' among candidates

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections to be held on December 1 ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.

Minor girls hitting puberty can marry under Muslim laws: Delhi HC

Minor girls hitting puberty can marry under Muslim laws: Delhi HC

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

The Delhi high court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.

Sonia Gandhi's personal secretary booked for rape, denies charges

Sonia Gandhi's personal secretary booked for rape, denies charges

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

The woman alleged that the accused lured her on the pretext of providing her a job and had promised marriage.

Kailash Gehlot presents Delhi budget, remembers Sisodia

Kailash Gehlot presents Delhi budget, remembers Sisodia

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The Delhi government's budget size for 2022-23 was Rs 75,800 crore and Rs 69,000 crore in the preceding year.

Could Rahul's presence have made a difference to Congress in Gujarat?

Could Rahul's presence have made a difference to Congress in Gujarat?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

Rahul Gandhi mostly stayed away from the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, choosing to focus on the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Delhi's richest candidate (from BJP) bites the dust

Delhi's richest candidate (from BJP) bites the dust

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Most candidates hailing from political families emerged victorious in the Delhi civic polls, while the richest contender faced a drubbing.

Wednesday's vote count for Delhi polls to see 10,000 policemen, 42 counting centres

Wednesday's vote count for Delhi polls to see 10,000 policemen, 42 counting centres

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Authorities in New Delhi are all geared up for the counting of votes polled in the Delhi municipal elections, with officials saying 42 centres have been set up for the Wednesday exercise which will begin at 8 am amid tight security.

Over 18,000 cops to be deployed for safe New Year celebrations in Delhi

Over 18,000 cops to be deployed for safe New Year celebrations in Delhi

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

The traffic will be restricted at Connaught Place from 8 pm on Saturday and alcometer will be used for the drunk driving challans.

Indian Coast Guard aircraft chases away Pak warship off Gujarat coast

Indian Coast Guard aircraft chases away Pak warship off Gujarat coast

Rediff.com7 Aug 2022

The action took place on the high seas at the peak of the Monsoon season in the first half of July when Pakistan Navy Ship Alamgir moved from its side to Indian waters across the maritime boundary line between the two countries, Government sources told ANI.

MCD poll: Many complain of missing names from voter list

MCD poll: Many complain of missing names from voter list

Rediff.com4 Dec 2022

'I have voted in several elections and now this is the first time I have been told that my vote is not here'

High drama as Cong's Khera deplaned, arrested over Modi remark

High drama as Cong's Khera deplaned, arrested over Modi remark

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Congress leader Pawan Khera was on Thursday arrested by Assam Police in connection with a first information report (FIR) over alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the action coming soon after he was deplaned from a flight to Raipur where he was going to attend the party's plenary session.

AAP-BJP councillors come to blows at MCD, ballot boxes thrown

AAP-BJP councillors come to blows at MCD, ballot boxes thrown

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

Several members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday night exchanged blows and hurled plastic bottles at each other in the chamber of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House, on a day the city got its new mayor.

HC rejects Punjab's plea to keep Bagga in Haryana, next hearing tomorrow

HC rejects Punjab's plea to keep Bagga in Haryana, next hearing tomorrow

Rediff.com6 May 2022

The Punjab government had moved a habeas corpus petition in the high court on Friday.

120 kg of heroin worth Rs 600 cr seized in Gujarat, 3 held

120 kg of heroin worth Rs 600 cr seized in Gujarat, 3 held

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Earlier, in September, authorities seized around 3,000 kg of the drug at the Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district.

BJP fields highest number of 'crorepatis' in phase 1 of Gujarat polls

BJP fields highest number of 'crorepatis' in phase 1 of Gujarat polls

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Of the 788 candidates contesting 89 seats in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, 211 are 'crorepatis', with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accounting for 79 such nominees, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in a report on Thursday.

Rain fury kills 6 in Gujarat, over 27,000 evacuated

Rain fury kills 6 in Gujarat, over 27,000 evacuated

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

Heavy downpour continued in various parts of Gujarat on Tuesday and six people died in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 69 since June 1, officials said.