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August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

'We were children and could not distinguish freedom from bondage, but we could understand that a momentous and happy event was imminent.'

Mosque authorities move court against plea for ASI survey of Gyanvapi complex

Mosque authorities move court against plea for ASI survey of Gyanvapi complex

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Mishra said that the court has fixed July 7 for the next hearing.

Kul-Cha no more? Kuldeep's spell creates buzz

Kul-Cha no more? Kuldeep's spell creates buzz

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

It's a normal thing for me to not get picked due to combinations: Kuldeep Yadav

Cold wave persists in North India, but Delhi gets some relief

Cold wave persists in North India, but Delhi gets some relief

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

Large parts of north India reeled under numbing cold on Tuesday with the mercury remaining below freezing point at most places in Jammu and Kashmir, while dense fog in the early hours of the morning hit road and rail traffic movement.

Home at last: 70-yr-old meets family in Kanpur after years in Pakistan

Home at last: 70-yr-old meets family in Kanpur after years in Pakistan

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

Shamsuddin had moved to Pakistan with an acquaintance in 1992 on getting a 90-day visit visa and then settled there after getting the country's citizenship in 1994. In 2012, the Pakistan government arrested him on charges of espionage and locked him up at a jail in Karachi.

Car overturns, Vikas Dubey gets killed: How events unfolded

Car overturns, Vikas Dubey gets killed: How events unfolded

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, police said. He was killed exactly seven days after the Kanpur ambush in which Vikas Dubey and his gang killed 8 policemen. Here's what happened on Friday morning leading to his death.

President to undertake train journey to visit birthplace in UP

President to undertake train journey to visit birthplace in UP

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

The last time a President travelled by train was in 2006 when A P J Abdul Kalam boarded a special train from Delhi to Dehradun to attend the passing-out parade of the Indian Military Academy cadets.

The Kiwis Get Ready for Test 1

The Kiwis Get Ready for Test 1

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

The first Test between India and New Zealand begins on November 25 at Green Park in Kanpur.

IITK team designed Namo's Ayodhya mask

IITK team designed Namo's Ayodhya mask

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

The prime minister was spotted in a Swasa N95 mask created by the IIT-Kanpur start-up and incubator team.

IIT-Madras is India's Top University

IIT-Madras is India's Top University

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

Seven Indian Institutes of Technology -- IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Guwahati -- figured in the top 10 in the overall rankings.

Whatever happened to Dubey is for the good: Killed cop's kin

Whatever happened to Dubey is for the good: Killed cop's kin

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

After the notorious gangster Vikas Dubey was killed on Friday morning, the families of the policemen who were killed in the Kanpur encounter on July 3 expressed relief.

BCCI in soup over 'halal meat' mandate for Team India

BCCI in soup over 'halal meat' mandate for Team India

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

A row involving the BCCI erupted on Tuesday after it emerged that only 'halal' meat has been recommended for the Indian cricketers during their stay in Kanpur for the first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday.

Dubey encounter: SC asks UP to act on probe panel's recommendations

Dubey encounter: SC asks UP to act on probe panel's recommendations

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana also directed that the report of the three-member inquiry panel headed by Justice (retd) BS Chauhan of the apex court be put in the public domain and uploaded on its website.

Blow for NZ! Captain Williamson out with injury

Blow for NZ! Captain Williamson out with injury

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second and final Test against India, starting in Mumbai on Friday, with a left-elbow injury.

Iyer's dream debut presents India selection headache

Iyer's dream debut presents India selection headache

Rediff.com28 Nov 2021

Shreyas Iyer's dream Test debut has put India in pole position in the opening Test against New Zealand but it also presented his team with a selection headache for the second and final test in Mumbai next week.

3-man panel gives clean chit to UP police for Vikas Dubey killing

3-man panel gives clean chit to UP police for Vikas Dubey killing

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

A three-member commission probing the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey has given a clean chit to police, stating their version of events about his death were supported by evidence.

How India wrested back the initiative on Day 1

How India wrested back the initiative on Day 1

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Debutant Shreyas Iyer and recalled opener Shubman Gill struck half-centuries to help India overcome Kyle Jamieson's terrific display of seam bowling and post 258/4 on Day 1 of the opening Test against New Zealand.

The Comic Who Found Humour In Everyday Life

The Comic Who Found Humour In Everyday Life

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.

10 Hit Sequels On OTT

10 Hit Sequels On OTT

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Ten sequels that either complemented the first or surpassed it.

Case against 3 scribes for report on children at UP govt event

Case against 3 scribes for report on children at UP govt event

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The report alleged that several government school students "shivered in biting cold while government officials were busy with an event".

Is this the end of the road for Rahane and Ishant?

Is this the end of the road for Rahane and Ishant?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Before the opening day of the second Test, the BCCI officially announced that Rahane, Ishant and, more importantly, Ravindra Jadeja are out of the match due to various injuries.

SC to hear pleas for probe into Atiq Ahmad, brother's killings on July 14

SC to hear pleas for probe into Atiq Ahmad, brother's killings on July 14

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on July 14 pleas, including the one filed by the sister of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf, seeking constitution of a commission chaired by a retired apex court judge to inquire into their "custodial" and "extra-judicial deaths".

2 aides of gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounters

2 aides of gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounters

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

While Kartikeya alias Prabhat was gunned down in Kanpur when he tried to flee from police custody, another aide of Vikas Dubey, Praveen alias Bauwa Dubey, was killed in an encounter in Etawah.

Should India go in with three spinners?

Should India go in with three spinners?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday?

3 cops suspended after UP woman dies in traffic hold-up for Prez

3 cops suspended after UP woman dies in traffic hold-up for Prez

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

Commissioner Asim Arun said the President was anguished at the untimely death of Vandana Mishra, the women's wing president of the Kanpur chapter of the Indian Industries Association.

2 arrested from MP for harbouring Vikas Dubey's aides

2 arrested from MP for harbouring Vikas Dubey's aides

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

The UP police detained the two Gwalior residents -- Omprakash Pandey and Anil Pandey -- on July 7 and took them to Kanpur the same day, said Raja Babu Singh, Additional Director General (ADG) of police (Gwalior range).

Vote! Will Bowlers Take Early Wickets On Day 3?

Vote! Will Bowlers Take Early Wickets On Day 3?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

New Zealand were 129 for no loss at the end of the second day's play.

Vote! Will India score a huge total on Day 2?

Vote! Will India score a huge total on Day 2?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

At the end of the day 1 India were 258 for the loss of four wickets.

Vikas Dubey's wife, son, maid reach home after questioning

Vikas Dubey's wife, son, maid reach home after questioning

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

The gangster's wife, Richa Dubey, their son and maid were kept at a mahila police station in Kanpur after being brought from their Krishna Nagar residence in Lucknow for questioning, a police official said in Kanpur.

'Love jihad': SIT finds criminal angle in some cases, but no conspiracy

'Love jihad': SIT finds criminal angle in some cases, but no conspiracy

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

"Eleven people have been sent to jail. In three cases the girls were not minor, they said that they are in a relationship with boys of other religions of their own free will," Mohit Agarwal, Inspector General, Kanpur Range told reporters.

UP minister 'disappears' from courtroom after conviction, probe on

UP minister 'disappears' from courtroom after conviction, probe on

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

A 'preliminary enquiry' has been launched into the 'disappearance' of Uttar Pradesh minister Rakesh Sachan from a courtroom in Kanpur 'without furnishing bail bonds' after being convicted in an Arms Act case, a senior police official said Sunday.

Captain Kohli returns as India ponder combination for Mumbai Test

Captain Kohli returns as India ponder combination for Mumbai Test

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

India will hope the return of regular captain Virat Kohli proves to be the difference for the hosts against New Zealand when the world's two top-ranked Test sides clash in the second and final match at the Wankhede Stadium from Friday.

'India has a pool of 30 players who can play for the national team anytime'

'India has a pool of 30 players who can play for the national team anytime'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

'There are a lot of new players who have come up. And we won in the West Indies and in England with these new bunch of players.'

NSE scam: CBI books ex-Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey for phone tapping

NSE scam: CBI books ex-Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey for phone tapping

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

The CBI action comes following a complaint from the Union home ministry.

Under-strength India still tough ask for visiting New Zealand

Under-strength India still tough ask for visiting New Zealand

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

India will be without captain and batting mainstay Virat Kohli, who decided to skip the first of the two Tests, while batter Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will miss both matches.

HAL's made in India Udan plane clears major milestone

HAL's made in India Udan plane clears major milestone

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said on Monday it has successfully carried out the Ground Run and Low Speed Taxi Trials (LSTT) of the Hindustan-228 (VT-KNR) aircraft for DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) 'Type Certification'.

'Students from the south will be forced to study in Hindi'

'Students from the south will be forced to study in Hindi'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

'They have brought out a provision whereby the medium of education in the Hindi speaking states will be Hindi even in higher education institutions like IIT, IIM, etc.' 'Think about the students from the south who get admission in the IITs in Kanpur or Delhi or the IIMs in various places.'

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