News for 'Aruna'

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal.

A street-fighter's democracy

A street-fighter's democracy

Rediff.com8 Nov 2009

Magsaysay awardee Aruna Roy tells Sreelatha Menon that she is ready to chase a new dream, a School for Democracy.

Mother's Day: B-town celebs with their moms!

Mother's Day: B-town celebs with their moms!

Rediff.com11 May 2020

On Mother's Day, Bollywood celebs share adorable Instapix with their moms.

The BEST of Bappi Lahiri

The BEST of Bappi Lahiri

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

Bappi 'Bebaak' Lahiri, you will be deeply missed.

40-yr-old arrested as 1 killed in firing at AAP MLA's convoy

40-yr-old arrested as 1 killed in firing at AAP MLA's convoy

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

The hunt for the remaining two accused persons is on, Additional DCP (southwest) Ingit Pratap Singh said. Police said there was no political angle behind the incident.

Watch out for these Indians at the Commonwealth Games

Watch out for these Indians at the Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely to win medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The Covid survivor who became Bihar's 'Oxygen Man'

The Covid survivor who became Bihar's 'Oxygen Man'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

Patna-resident Gaurav Rai has helped save the lives of over 1,100 patients in home isolation in the state capital and other parts of Bihar so far by providing oxygen cylinders free of cost.

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Protests against Agnipath scheme turn violent; trains, vehicles torched

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu on Thursday amid partisan political voices in favour and against the new recruitment scheme for the defence forces that has set off a firestorm.

Anna Hazare sits on indefinite hunger strike for Lokpal

Anna Hazare sits on indefinite hunger strike for Lokpal

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

The social activist has been pressing for setting up of the Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states, besides implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report, which has suggested ways to address the agrarian distress.

'Sonia Gandhi is a fantastic person'

'Sonia Gandhi is a fantastic person'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

'And because she was very close to Indira Gandhi, she was close to me.' 'Sonia is a wonderful person'

They are changing the way urban India lives

They are changing the way urban India lives

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Prashant Lingam and Aruna Kappagantula are changing the way houses are being built in India.

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.

Delhi oxygen row: Kin of people who died demand probe

Delhi oxygen row: Kin of people who died demand probe

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

A report of five-member sub-group constituted by the Supreme Court to audit oxygen use in hospitals in the national capital during the second wave in April-May said the Delhi government "exaggerated" consumption of oxygen and made a claim of 1,140 MT, four times higher than the formula for bed capacity requirement of 289 MT.

There's no such report on oxygen shortage: Sisodia on BJP claims

There's no such report on oxygen shortage: Sisodia on BJP claims

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday claimed there is no report approved by the Supreme Court-appointed Oxygen Audit Committee about Delhi exaggerating its oxygen requirement by four times during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vishy Anand on failure & success

Vishy Anand on failure & success

Rediff.com14 Jun 2007

No amount of tutoring can teach you how to deal with success or failure. It is your passion within that will make the difference.

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Indian-Americans are taking over the country, United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the high number of people from the community getting a place in his administration.

SC hits at recognition of 'living will' for passive euthanasia

SC hits at recognition of 'living will' for passive euthanasia

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra reserved its verdict on a plea seeking recognition of 'living will' made by a terminally-ill patient for passive euthanasia.

DMK leader, friend hacked to death

DMK leader, friend hacked to death

Rediff.com31 Dec 2004

Aruna and his friend, who is a professor at a college which the former minister was managing, were returning after their morning walk when unidentified assailants accosted them near a petrol bunk and hacked them to death.

National Police Academy set to have first woman boss

National Police Academy set to have first woman boss

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

National Police Academy, the Hyderabad-based alma mater for Indian Police Services officers in the country, could soon get a woman chief for the first time in its history.

Your diet guide to get in perfect shape post pregnancy

Your diet guide to get in perfect shape post pregnancy

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

Dr Aruna Kalra tells you why you must include almonds, grains and veggies in your diet.

The right to die with dignity

The right to die with dignity

Rediff.com22 May 2015

Best tribute to Aruna Shanbaug would be to take some legislative action on ending the mental trauma of those who can't live outside of a hospital again.

Pankaj Oswal told not to leave Australia by tax authorities

Pankaj Oswal told not to leave Australia by tax authorities

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

As per reports, the ATO raised the tax bill after Pankaj Oswal transferred his shares in Burrup Fertiliser, a company started by him, to his wife in 2007.

17 months on, Sterlite victims' kin have cash, job; not closure

17 months on, Sterlite victims' kin have cash, job; not closure

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets the families of those killed in the police firing on Sterlite protestors in Thoothukudi, and finds a similar tale running through their lives.

Why are More Women Jobless?

Why are More Women Jobless?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

Indian women have education, inspiration and perspiration -- but not enough employment, points out Mahesh Vyas.

PIX: Sara Khan, Sayantani Ghosh at a birthday bash

PIX: Sara Khan, Sayantani Ghosh at a birthday bash

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Stars who graced Rashmi Sharma's birthday bash!

Geetika suicide case: Trial against Kanda begins

Geetika suicide case: Trial against Kanda begins

Rediff.com27 May 2013

A fast track court Monday commenced trial in the suicide case of ex-air hostess Geetika Sharma in which former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda is the main accused.

Court charges Gopal Kanda with raping former air hostess

Court charges Gopal Kanda with raping former air hostess

Rediff.com10 May 2013

Former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda will face charges of rape and abetment of suicide after a Delhi court on Friday put him on trial in air hostess Geetika Sharma's suicide case.

Gymnasts at CWG: Reddy fails but two others qualify for final round

Gymnasts at CWG: Reddy fails but two others qualify for final round

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Aruna Reddy failed to qualify for the final round but a 'lucky' Pranati Nayak made the cut in vault event of the women's artistic gymnastics in the Commonwealth Games on Friday.

Suicide notes strong evidence against Kanda: Cops to court

Suicide notes strong evidence against Kanda: Cops to court

Rediff.com30 Mar 2013

The Delhi police on Saturday told a court in New Delhi that the suicide notes of former airhostess Geetika Sharma and her mother should be considered as concrete evidence against former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and his aide Aruna Chaddha accused of abetting her suicide.

Panel slams govt on uniform cap on subsidised LPG

Panel slams govt on uniform cap on subsidised LPG

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

A Parliamentary Panel has "deplored" the government for capping the supply of subsidized LPG to 6 cylinders per households, saying that such restrictions should not be placed on people having income below a threshold.

Anuradha Sharma suicide: More charges against Kanda

Anuradha Sharma suicide: More charges against Kanda

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

A day after Geetika Sharma's mother committed suicide, the Delhi police on Saturday slapped charges of abetment of suicide against former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and his aide Aruna Chhadha, as their names were mentioned in her suicide note. Anuradha Sharma was the mother of former airhostess Geetika Sharma, who had committed suicide and blamed Kanda in her suicide note.

Why Kejriwal calls NREGS a joke

Why Kejriwal calls NREGS a joke

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

NREGS has no place in the scheme of things that Kejriwal prescribes for the nation in his book Swaraj.

Setback for Haasan; HC stays release of Vishwaroopam

Setback for Haasan; HC stays release of Vishwaroopam

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

The actor now plans to move an appeal in the Supreme Court against the High Court order.

Deals, growth key focus for new IBM chief

Deals, growth key focus for new IBM chief

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

Vanitha Narayanan's appointment comes at a time when the IT sector in the country is grappling with the after effects of the slowdown and is weighed by an uncertain economic environment and spending cuts.

Kanda's plea for docs in Geetika suicide case dismissed

Kanda's plea for docs in Geetika suicide case dismissed

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and his aide Aruna Chaddha's plea for directions to the Delhi Police to file complete charge sheet in the air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case has been dismissed by a Delhi court.

PHOTOS: Telangana CM felicitates CWG medal winners Nehwal, Sindhu

PHOTOS: Telangana CM felicitates CWG medal winners Nehwal, Sindhu

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on Saturday, felicitated 2018 Commonwealth Games medallists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu among others at Pragathi Bhavan.

Geetika suicide: Kanda's bail plea rejected

Geetika suicide: Kanda's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

Absconding former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda on Thursday failed to get anticipatory bail in connection with the suicide of his ex-employee Geetika Sharma by a Delhi court which said the allegations against him were 'grave and serious'.

'Going to work with Deven Verma was like going to a picnic'

'Going to work with Deven Verma was like going to a picnic'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

'Deven Verma was a good friend, a good actor and a very good human being,' Aruna Irani tells Patcy N.

Activists slam PM's remarks on RTI Act

Activists slam PM's remarks on RTI Act

Rediff.com13 Oct 2012

Social activists, led by National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy, on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's observations on the Right To Information Act, alleging it signals support from the "highest quarters" to those keen on diluting the law. The "concerns expressed by the PM will support and pass a signal to those who want to dilute and weaken the Act that they have support from the highest quarters," a statement signed by several RTI activists said.

Geetika case: Judicial custody of Kanda, Chadda extended

Geetika case: Judicial custody of Kanda, Chadda extended

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and that of his aide Aruna Chaddha in the Geetika Sharma suicide case by 14 days, conducting its proceedings through videoconferencing.