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Residents near Wankhede want IPL games moved out

Residents near Wankhede want IPL games moved out

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Many of the residents staying near the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai want the matches in the upcoming IPL to be shifted out of the venue fearing crowds could worsen the COVID-19 situation in the area, a report in the Times of India said on Wednesday.

Lata Mangeshkar Has Sung It All

Lata Mangeshkar Has Sung It All

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

The haunting loneliness of Lag Ja Gale... the declaration of both love and war in the rebellious Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya... the song of freedom and aspiration in Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai... the naughtiness in love with Baahon Me Chale Aao...

Bypoll results come as booster shot for BJP ahead of election season

Bypoll results come as booster shot for BJP ahead of election season

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party's bypoll win in four of the six seats it contested has invigorated the party ahead of assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

CBI raids mall linked to Tejashwi; Bihar dy CM denies ownership

CBI raids mall linked to Tejashwi; Bihar dy CM denies ownership

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

The CBI has said the mall belongs to Yadav who has made investment in the project through a company.

'Our most important client is India'

'Our most important client is India'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

'We actually have a problem because there may be too much activity in India.' 'Markets don't like too much concentration. But we are very happy with our collaborations in India.'

Planning to invest in house to rent out?

Planning to invest in house to rent out?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

To overcome your fear of the property being taken over, draw an ironclad agreement with a good lawyer's help, recommends Sanjay Kumar Singh.

GenNext at LFW: Bollywood won't be able to resist these designers

GenNext at LFW: Bollywood won't be able to resist these designers

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

The first show of the season showcased collections from five new designers.

Budget: 'Big challenge is inflation'

Budget: 'Big challenge is inflation'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

'The robust tax collections give the finance minister a fair amount of headroom for an expansionary fiscal policy.'

5 roles that define Waheeda Rehman

5 roles that define Waheeda Rehman

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

Subhash K Jha gives us the very best of Waheeda Rehman.

PIX: Alia, Varun, SRK attend the Kids' Choice Awards

PIX: Alia, Varun, SRK attend the Kids' Choice Awards

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Look at all the fun they had on the red carpet.

India, China trade may touch $100 bn by 2015

India, China trade may touch $100 bn by 2015

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

In 2011-12, the bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $75.45 billion.

Delhi: Mastermind of Rs 5 cr-heist planned London escape

Delhi: Mastermind of Rs 5 cr-heist planned London escape

Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

The Delhi police has issued a lookout notice for Hari Kishan Sharma, mastermind of the Rs 5.25 crore ATM van heist at Defence Colony, as it suspects that he planned to flee to London via Nepal.

Your favourite Soumitra Chatterjee movie? Write in!

Your favourite Soumitra Chatterjee movie? Write in!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

Here's celebrating the veteran Bengali actor.

2G scam wont figure in next PAC meet

2G scam wont figure in next PAC meet

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dr Murli Manohar Joshi indicated that he will not be taking up the 2G spectrum scam in the Public Accounts Committee meeting to be held next week.

Prime accused in Jnaneswari train mishap arrested

Prime accused in Jnaneswari train mishap arrested

Rediff.com13 Nov 2011

Prime accused in the Jnaneswari Express train sabotage Asit Mahato, who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested on Sunday from Gorneta village in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.

Cuttack T20: Report on bottle-throwing incident submitted

Cuttack T20: Report on bottle-throwing incident submitted

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

Odisha home secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy, on Thursday, submitted his inquiry report with the state government on the water bottle-throwing incident during the Twenty20 International match between India and South Africa at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on October 7.

'Thank god, we escaped': A survivor's story

'Thank god, we escaped': A survivor's story

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

'Women were the victims because it was a ladies night.' 'Whichever club you go to in Mumbai it has the same entry, same exit points except for very few which is very rare.'

Surat set to shine as diamond trading centre

Surat set to shine as diamond trading centre

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

Surat, which polishes almost more than 95 per cent of the world's diamonds, is poised to become the assorting and trading hub for the precious jewel stone in the next 3-4 years.

PCPA calls for bandh in Junglemahal on Friday

PCPA calls for bandh in Junglemahal on Friday

Rediff.com6 Sep 2010

The People's Committee against Police Atrocities called for a 24-hour bandh on September 10 in Junglemahal area in protest against the arrest of secretary Manoj Mahato and the killing of one of its members in an encounter.

PCPA members behind Gyneshwari mishap: CBI

PCPA members behind Gyneshwari mishap: CBI

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday named three members of the Naxal-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities as the main accused in the Gyneshwari train derailment case. The investigative agency also announced a reward of Rs one lakh each for information leading to the arrest of the three accused -- Umakanto Mahato, Bapi Mahato and Asit Mahato.On May 28, the Mumbai-bound train had been derailed and then hit by a goods train near Jharkhand.

PCPA denies involvement in train accident

PCPA denies involvement in train accident

Rediff.com28 May 2010

The Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities has claimed responsibility for the derailment of the express train in West Midnapore on Friday morning that left more than 100 dead and nearly 200 injured

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word. Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.

Armed men attack rail station in Orissa

Armed men attack rail station in Orissa

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

Armed men attacked a railway station and beat up employees, including the station master, in Orissa's Keonjhar district on Sunday night.

MF GURU: 'Please suggest good SIPs'

MF GURU: 'Please suggest good SIPs'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

'Odisha Rasagola' bags much-awaited GI tag

'Odisha Rasagola' bags much-awaited GI tag

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Since 2015, Odisha has been embroiled in a bitter battle over the origin of the delicacy with West Bengal, which had in 2017 secured the GI tag for 'Banglar Rasogolla'.

Hear your top 17 Indian Idol hopefuls sing!

Hear your top 17 Indian Idol hopefuls sing!

Rediff.com7 May 2010

Check them out.

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

Rediff.com4 May 2021

>The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal

PIX: Jeetendra still has the moves!

PIX: Jeetendra still has the moves!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Anu Ranjan and Shashi Ranjan organised an ITA (Indian Television Academy) Creators Walk at a five star hotel in Mumbai.

Pix: Shriya's sari is so sexy!

Pix: Shriya's sari is so sexy!

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

Check out the celebrities in attendance on Day One of the fashion week.

'Power, a hindrance to India's growth'

'Power, a hindrance to India's growth'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2007

The biggest constraint to achieve a higher growth rate in South Asia is infrastructure. Growth in the region could have been higher if more investment in infrastructure would have been made, says Patel.

'Package for farm sector too little'

'Package for farm sector too little'

Rediff.com31 May 2007

More needs to be done to boost farm growth

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

Dronacharya awardee boxing coach O P Bhardwaj dies

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Tokyo-bound AFI medical commission chairman AK Mendiratta dies of COVID-19.

Letter threat to Puri Shankaracharya Math

Letter threat to Puri Shankaracharya Math

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

A letter under the name of Al Qaeda reached the office of Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, shankaracharya of Puri's Gobardhan Peeth Math, threatening to destroy the math.

Rahul Mahajan evicted from Bigg Boss

Rahul Mahajan evicted from Bigg Boss

Rediff.com18 Nov 2008

Rahul Mahajan has been evicted from Bigg Boss house after he refused to offer an apology for an incident that occured on Saturday night when he and the remaining three housemates -- Raja Chaudhary, Zulfi Sayed and Ashutosh Kaushik broke out of the house.

'Low inflation, high growth possible'

'Low inflation, high growth possible'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Higher economic growth can be sustained only in an atmosphere of reasonable price stability

PHOTOS: Mumbai slows down as rains lash city

PHOTOS: Mumbai slows down as rains lash city

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

On Thursday, the city witnessed traffic jams due to heavy rains.

Meet the chief statistician of India

Meet the chief statistician of India

Rediff.com21 May 2007

Pronab Sen assumed charge as the Chief Statistician of India on February 21, at a time when the country's economy is booming.

Stockholm Water Prize for India-born expert

Stockholm Water Prize for India-born expert

Rediff.com25 Aug 2006

Asit K Biswas, now a Canadian citizen, is the president of the Mexico-based Third World Center for Water management.

Montek Singh on Indian economy and reforms

Montek Singh on Indian economy and reforms

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

Inclusiveness is not just about poverty reduction, it is much more than that