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Mee Raqsam review

Mee Raqsam review

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Mee Raqsam is an ode to fathers who guide their children to the path where dreams come true, notes Sukanya Verma.

Who is the Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan?

Who is the Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan?

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Ariz Khan, who has been awarded death penalty for the murder of Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in connection with the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case was allegedly associated with the Indian Mujahideen.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

Where is India's most dangerous terrorist? NO IDEA, say agencies

Where is India's most dangerous terrorist? NO IDEA, say agencies

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

The Indian Mujahideen's module in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, comprises the most motivated and best-trained operatives of the terror group, says Vicky Nanjappa

Ballia firing: NSA to be slapped on BJP leader, other accused

Ballia firing: NSA to be slapped on BJP leader, other accused

Rediff.com17 Oct 2020

While police is on the lookout for six people, including local BJP leader Dhirendra Pratap Singh, two have been arrested. Police have detained five others in the case. Besides the eight accused, the first information report also mentions 20-25 unnamed accused of which three people who were later identified as Munna Yadav, Raj Pratap Yadav and Rajan Tewari were arrested on Saturday, Additional SP Sanjay Yadav said.

Desperate BJP accepting BSP's 'rejected maal': Maya

Desperate BJP accepting BSP's 'rejected maal': Maya

Rediff.com28 Aug 2016

She accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being 'anti-Dalit' and recalled the Una incident and the death of Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula to back her assertion.

1,230 migrants test Covid positive in UP, Barabanki new hotspot

1,230 migrants test Covid positive in UP, Barabanki new hotspot

Rediff.com21 May 2020

"Over 5.42 lakh migrants were screened by health workers and among them 1,230 have been found positive for coronavirus. Samples of 46,142 have been sent for testing," said Principal Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad in Lucknow.

Trailer: Does Batla House tell the encounter honestly?

Trailer: Does Batla House tell the encounter honestly?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

58 killed in rain-related incidents in UP over 3 days

58 killed in rain-related incidents in UP over 3 days

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

Eleven deaths have been reported in Saharanpur followed by 10 in Meerut, six in Agra, four in Mainpuri, three each in Muzaffarnagar and Kasganj, two each in Amroha, Bareilly, Baghpat and Bulandshahr and one each in Kanpur Dehat, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Rae Bareli, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Banda, Firozabad, Amethi, Kanpur and Pilibhit, they said.

Ballia firing: Court sends main accused to 14-day custody

Ballia firing: Court sends main accused to 14-day custody

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

Dhirendra Pratap Singh allegedly shot dead Jai Prakash Pal Gama, 46, on Thursday following a quarrel over the allotment of ration shops at Durjanpur village in Ballia's Reoti area. Senior administration and police officials were present at the meeting when the incident took place.

Now, 3 Ambedkar statues vandalised in UP

Now, 3 Ambedkar statues vandalised in UP

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

Statues of Bhimbaro Ambedkar were vandalised by unidentified persons at three places in Uttar Prdaesh's Azamgarh district, triggering protests from Bahujan Samaj Party workers who blocked roads and staged demonstrations.

Country needs a dose of 'Modicine' to treat all ills: Rajnath

Country needs a dose of 'Modicine' to treat all ills: Rajnath

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Praising Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the country needs a single dose of a drug, called "Modicine", to treat all its ills.

13 die in cylinder explosion in UP's Mau

13 die in cylinder explosion in UP's Mau

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.

Lack of money, food drove migrant workers back home

Lack of money, food drove migrant workers back home

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

After covering several kilometres on foot along with their families, the labourers, who reached Charbagh bus station in Lucknow on Saturday and Sunday, said there was no point staying in Delhi as they have exhausted their funds and it would be better for them to return to their homes.

Dimple Yadav files nomination from Kannauj

Dimple Yadav files nomination from Kannauj

Rediff.com6 Apr 2019

"The victory margin will be huge since there is an alliance between Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party. Bharatiya Janata Party did not fulfil its promises and now to divert attention, it is using the security forces. It has been a failed government," Dimple Yadav said.

Activists of Ulama Council protest outside Rahul's guest house

Activists of Ulama Council protest outside Rahul's guest house

Rediff.com11 Jan 2012

Activists of Ulama Council on Wednesday staged demonstrations against the Batla shootout case in front of the Sibli College where Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is staying.

UP, Delhi, Telangana ask for Railway isolation coaches

UP, Delhi, Telangana ask for Railway isolation coaches

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

The railways' first such COVID-19 care centre was deployed at Shakur Basti railway stations in Delhi on May 31. It consisted of 10 coaches with a capacity of 160 beds. The coaches can be used for very mild cases that can be clinically assigned to the coronavirus care centres according to guidelines issued by the health ministry.

BJP denies ticket to Kirit Somaiya, a critic of Uddhav

BJP denies ticket to Kirit Somaiya, a critic of Uddhav

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues in Parliament, had been a trenchant critic of the Sena.

'Sonia never cried seeing Batla case pix, she was just emotional'

'Sonia never cried seeing Batla case pix, she was just emotional'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid found himself at the centre of a controversy on Friday over his remarks that pictures of Batla House encounter had brought tears to the eyes of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul's 'respect' for Kanshi Ram thorns for BSP: Maya

Rahul's 'respect' for Kanshi Ram thorns for BSP: Maya

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statement that he respects Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram and claimed his party had not "expressed a single word of condolence" on Kanshi Ram's death.

As manhunt begins, IM associates to be quizzed

As manhunt begins, IM associates to be quizzed

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

As investigations into the Mumbai serial blasts progresses, police teams have been dispatched to strongholds of the Indian Mujahideen in a bid to collect more information.

There is no such thing as a 'Muslim' vote

There is no such thing as a 'Muslim' vote

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Just like the Congress, SP and BSP, small pro-Muslim parties are focussed on UP's 20 per cent Muslim voters, knowing that it could make the difference between defeat and victory. But many in the Ghazipur-Bhadohi-Azamgarh-Jaunpur belt insist that there is no such thing as the 'Muslim vote'.

Bhatkal wanted to hit Mumbai as soon as possible

Bhatkal wanted to hit Mumbai as soon as possible

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

Suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Salman had given intelligence agencies warning about the outfit attempting to make an 'explosive' comeback.

Sai's Take: A waveless election in UP?

Sai's Take: A waveless election in UP?

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

The interesting bit about the Azamgarh poll finding on India TV was the whopping percentage of Muslims backing the SP-BSP alliance, which sort of negates Mayawati's appeal to the community to not split their vote with the Congress, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Flood toll rises to 63 in UP; monsoon recedes in north

Flood toll rises to 63 in UP; monsoon recedes in north

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

The death toll from flood-related incidents rose to 63 today in Uttar Pradesh with the situation remaining grim in several areas, even as most parts of the northern region experienced dry weather with mercury rising by a few notches.

Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes, 2 killed

Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes, 2 killed

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

A Jaguar fighter aircraft on Thursday crashed in Dilahi Firozpur village in this district, killing its pilot and a girl working in a field, the second Indian Air Force plane to meet with an accident this week.

Policeman dies during physical test, 10 faint

Policeman dies during physical test, 10 faint

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

This is the third such incident of police personnel fainting during a physical ability test in Azamgarh district.

Decoding the Muslim representation in UP assembly

Decoding the Muslim representation in UP assembly

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

Besides the polarisation in favour of the BJP, there could be other reasons for the under-representation of Muslims too, says Shafeeq Rahman.

PIX: Bollywood's hottest stars catwalk for a cause

PIX: Bollywood's hottest stars catwalk for a cause

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Mijwan -- Sonnets in Fabric, a fashion show organesed by Shabana Azmi saw some of the hottest stars from Bollywood walk the ramp in aid of her NGO, Mijwan Welfare Society.

'New UP order will target Dalits, Muslims, Opposition'

'New UP order will target Dalits, Muslims, Opposition'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

'This is against the Constitution and we will oppose it tooth and nail.'

Muslims have never been a herd

Muslims have never been a herd

Rediff.com12 May 2014

'What of Modi? They are willing to take their chances. Maharashtra's Muslims recall how the Congress scared them with the Bal Thackeray bogey for decades, yet, when it came to using all the might of the State to protect them from Shiv Sena goons, be it in 1970, 1984 or 1992-1993, it did nothing. For them, the Congress's secularism is a cruel joke.' 'This argument that we ('seculars') must vote for the 'winning secular candidate' has one more implication: Those who are against Hindutva must forever be stuck with the same corrupt, cynical and tired old parties, who are not even secular,' says Jyoti Punwani.

59 seats to go to polls in sixth phase on Sunday

59 seats to go to polls in sixth phase on Sunday

Rediff.com11 May 2019

The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party

Shahzad remanded to judicial custody for 7 days

Shahzad remanded to judicial custody for 7 days

Rediff.com25 Feb 2010

Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh district by Uttar Pradesh by Anti-Terror Squad on February 1, was remanded to judicial custody till March 4 by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja as police did not seek his further custodial interrogation.

UP 'love jihad' law: 35 arrests, dozen FIRs in a month

UP 'love jihad' law: 35 arrests, dozen FIRs in a month

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

Nearly a dozen first information reports have been lodged since the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, was notified on November 27.

'Hopefully someday I will wear that India jersey'

'Hopefully someday I will wear that India jersey'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

In a freewheeling interview with Special Correspondent Manu Shankar, Iqbal Abdulla speaks about his IPL journey and aspirations.

Phase 3: All you want to know about 116 seats

Phase 3: All you want to know about 116 seats

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls.

Varanasi suspect may have played a role in 26/11

Varanasi suspect may have played a role in 26/11

Rediff.com13 Dec 2010

The Mumbai police were looking for a 26/11 link in Salim Mozawalla, 28, an agent of Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence, who was picked up after the Varanasi blasts.

Court extends IM terrorist's custody

Court extends IM terrorist's custody

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

A Delhi court on Thursday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist Shahzad in the September 2008 serial blasts case in which 26 persons were killed in New Delhi.

'You are safe, aren't you?' UP CM's reply to law and order question

'You are safe, aren't you?' UP CM's reply to law and order question

Rediff.com30 May 2014

"You are safe aren't you? I hope you have not faced any danger," shot back Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday when asked about the law and order situation in the state in the backdrop of the Badaun gang rape and murder case and the Azamgarh gang-rape incident.