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Toll in MP accident involving truck, 3 buses rises to 14, 60 injured

Toll in MP accident involving truck, 3 buses rises to 14, 60 injured

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

The accident occurred around 9 pm on Friday outside a tunnel near Barkhada village and people in the buses were returning from the 'Kol Mahakumbh' in Satna city, they said.

Won't participate even...: Uma Bharti on no invite for BJP march

Won't participate even...: Uma Bharti on no invite for BJP march

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

The BJP leader, however, also said that if MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks her to campaign for an election, she can do it.

Caller threatens to blow up Rakesh Tikait, family over farmer protests

Caller threatens to blow up Rakesh Tikait, family over farmer protests

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

An unidentified person has threatened to blow up Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait and his family if he does not disassociate himself from farmer protests, the police said on Friday.

57 MLAs renominated in BJP's 4th list for MP polls

57 MLAs renominated in BJP's 4th list for MP polls

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

With this, the ruling BJP has so far declared candidates for 136 seats. Earlier, the BJP had announced 79 candidates, including two lists of 39 each, and another list of one nominee.

PHOTOS: This is South India's MAHAKUMBH

PHOTOS: This is South India's MAHAKUMBH

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

The nine-day Mahamaham festival, known as the 'Kumbh Mela of the south', concluded In Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday, with conduct of the most important event 'theerthavari', witnessed by lakhs of people.

Mumbai hosts 'Mahakumbh' for entrepreneurs

Mumbai hosts 'Mahakumbh' for entrepreneurs

Rediff.com26 Dec 2012

Two-day event saw participation of venture capitalists, private equity funds, angel investors, etc.

'BJP has taken a gamble in MP'

'BJP has taken a gamble in MP'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

'Bringing in Dr Mohan Yadav as the Yadav-OBC face from Ujjain as chief minister, and a scheduled tribe leader Jagdish Devda from Mandsaur district, and a Brahmin face Rajendra Shukla from Rewa, the BJP is making an attempt to put in place a new caste equation in the state keeping an eye on the general elections next year.'

Mumbai to host 'Mahakumbh' for entrepreneurs

Mumbai to host 'Mahakumbh' for entrepreneurs

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

TES aims to assist existing and aspiring entrepreneurs of today in finding solutions to common challenges.

BJP to change CM in Haryana? Here's what Khattar says

BJP to change CM in Haryana? Here's what Khattar says

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

Speaking at the event, Khattar said, "Some people who have a hobby of social media go to sleep at night after changing the chief minister. They say that this chief minister is going, he is going and a new chief minister will come tomorrow. Whether the new CM comes or not, you just need work to be done."

'Democracy is at risk, its pillars are getting weakened'

'Democracy is at risk, its pillars are getting weakened'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

'I wonder how people who come to power through democratic means turn out this way.' 'But people of India are strong, and those who think they can hoodwink people, are mistaken.' 'You can fool some people for some time, but not all people, all the time.'

How Odds Stack Up In 5 State Polls

How Odds Stack Up In 5 State Polls

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

What are the political equations, the challenges, and the threats?

Modi holds 3 roadshows in Gujarat in 2 days

Modi holds 3 roadshows in Gujarat in 2 days

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

The roadshow was conducted between Dehgam town in Gandhinagar district and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) at Lavad village, wherein Modi waved to people standing in large numbers on both sides of the road.

Kumbh: NGT notice to MP govt over alleged green norms violation

Kumbh: NGT notice to MP govt over alleged green norms violation

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The National Green Tribunal on issued notices to Madhya Pradesh government and organiser of three-day event 'Vaicharik Mahakumbh', to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, for alleged violation of environment laws.

Chardham yatra halted as rains lash Uttarakhand for 2nd day

Chardham yatra halted as rains lash Uttarakhand for 2nd day

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

Incessant rains lashed Uttarakhand for the second consecutive day on Monday, prompting the authorities to advise Chardham pilgrims not to proceed to the Himalayan temples till the weather improves.

Anthology out next month on Modi's 20 years in public office

Anthology out next month on Modi's 20 years in public office

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

A book revolving around Prime Minister Narendra Modi's work and political and governance model with various chapters written by domain experts, his Cabinet colleagues and leading faces in different walks of life, is set to hit the bookstores next month.

Modi would be stopped if he talks politics at Kumbh: SP

Modi would be stopped if he talks politics at Kumbh: SP

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be 'stopped' if he indulges in politics during his visit to the ongoing Mahakumbh next week, a senior leader from the ruling Samajwadi Party said on Wednesday.

Why was Kumbh Mela held amidst raging pandemic?

Why was Kumbh Mela held amidst raging pandemic?

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

What is particularly worrying is that the vast majority will not have access to testing or even to proper treatment. These cases could have been avoided if the government had shown the political will to do so, observes Rashme Sehgal.

7 dead, 90 injured after pandal collapses at Ujjain Kumbh Mela

7 dead, 90 injured after pandal collapses at Ujjain Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com5 May 2016

"Seven people have been killed and 90 injured in and around the Mela area," district collector Kavindra Kiyawat told PTI. The second Shahi-Snan is due on May 9.

Cricket and sports academy to come up in Leh: Thakur

Cricket and sports academy to come up in Leh: Thakur

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Tuesday announced setting up of a cricket and sports academy in Leh to ensure that talented athletes get the required training to become a part of the mainstream.

How were thousands of fake Covid certificates issued during Kumbh Mela?

How were thousands of fake Covid certificates issued during Kumbh Mela?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

The sordid details of the FIR filed against these companies for issuing fake certificates only reconfirm why the second Covid-19 wave in India came like a storm in the midst of the Kumbh Mela.

Harvard invites Akhilesh to share Maha Kumbh management

Harvard invites Akhilesh to share Maha Kumbh management

Rediff.com24 Mar 2013

After Uttar Pradesh played host to world's largest religious congregation during Mahakumbh in Allahabad, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Minister Mohammad Azam Khan have been invited by the HarvardUniversity to share the story of organising the 55-day event.

Gujarat Polls: The games political parties play

Gujarat Polls: The games political parties play

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Of cricket bats and kabbadi ads in the Gujarat poll

Airlines tap Kumbh demand

Airlines tap Kumbh demand

Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

The Kumbh Mela is expected to draw close to 100 million visitors in all, including pilgrims, politicians, celebrities and corporate leaders, from around the world.

In PHOTOS: 10 temple stampedes India won't forget

In PHOTOS: 10 temple stampedes India won't forget

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

Stampedes at temples and other religious places in India have claimed nearly 1,000 lives in the last 10 years in the country.

India's worst religious stampedes

India's worst religious stampedes

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

India has, in the past, seen a number of stampedes in which hundreds have died. We take a look at the worst of the lot.

It's business unusual at Kumbh mela

It's business unusual at Kumbh mela

Rediff.com14 Apr 2010

When Haridwar teems with the kumbh pilgrims, it is time for the business unusual in the holy city.

Illegal infiltration and national security: BJP's main weapons for 2019

Illegal infiltration and national security: BJP's main weapons for 2019

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

Though it has been accused of politicising the army action and its critics have also referred to the growing violence in Kashmir under its tenure to question the effectiveness of its policies, the saffron party believes that the surgical strikes continue to have resonance on the ground and can help it build a positive narrative in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Pay Rs 5 to attend Modi meet, BJP tells workers

Pay Rs 5 to attend Modi meet, BJP tells workers

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party has charged its party workers Rs 5 per head for attending a mass meeting organised by the party to be held in Bhopal on September 25, which will be addressed by its prime ministerial candidate, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The stampede on the banks of Godavari River in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh added to India's notoriety for deaths due to such accidents, when sudden, uncontrollable crowds surge out of control.

The world of Raghu Rai through his photographs

The world of Raghu Rai through his photographs

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

The author talks to the veteran photographer about his work, and some of his favourite images over the years

Shedding 'holier-than-thou' attitude key to conflict resolution: Modi

Shedding 'holier-than-thou' attitude key to conflict resolution: Modi

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Warning that global warming and terrorism have become the world's biggest concerns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said shedding the "holier-than-thou" attitude is the key to overcoming these issues and resolving conflicts.

'I have always been body shamed'

'I have always been body shamed'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

'People should stop judging other people on the basis of their weight or how they look because I don't think being a certain body type is as bad as being evil or cunning. We have bigger issues in life to look after and correct.' Zareen Khan and Gautam Rode get intimate in Aksar 2.

Simhastha Kumbh mela begins in Ujjain, thousands take royal bath

Simhastha Kumbh mela begins in Ujjain, thousands take royal bath

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Braving scorching heat, a multitude of sadhus along with their disciples chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' took 'shahi snan' (royal bath) at Ramghat in Shipra river in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Friday.

Congress looking for support outside India: PM

Congress looking for support outside India: PM

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

The Congress has been reduced from 440 seats in the Lok Sabha to 44 seats due its 'arrogance' but it is still not ready to introspect or correct itself, he said.

Amit Shah takes holy dip alongside Dalit sadhus at Kumbh

Amit Shah takes holy dip alongside Dalit sadhus at Kumbh

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The Enforcement Directorate had last week arrested Chhagan Bhujbal's associate and chartered accountant Sunil Naik in connection with the case.

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

The stampede at Gandhi maidan in Patna added to India's notoriety for deaths due to such accidents, when sudden, uncontrollable crowds surge out of control Stampedes at temples and other religious places in India have claimed more than a thousand lives in the last 10 years in the country. Here is a look at some of the deadliest stampede to have happened in India.

BJP plans to unleash Modi blitzkrieg in MP to woo voters

BJP plans to unleash Modi blitzkrieg in MP to woo voters

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Ahead of the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is expected to address ten poll meetings to liven up the state poll campaign.

Why you must head to Assam this June

Why you must head to Assam this June

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Go firefly spotting, enjoy a beach vacation or pay a visit to the menstruating goddess in Assam this month.

Nine Uttarakhand Congress rebels join BJP

Nine Uttarakhand Congress rebels join BJP

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Another MLA Rekha Arya, who was also supposed to join the BJP on Wednesday, is visiting the Simhasth Kumbh in Ujjain, but has sent her acceptance to the party.

Ram temple discussions off the table at Kumbh

Ram temple discussions off the table at Kumbh

Rediff.com9 May 2016

The VHP will focus on non-religious topics and give the Ram temple a miss at the three-day Vaicharik Kumbh, to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shashikant Trivedi reports.