News for 'Dwarka'

'Nayak', 'Singham' posters put up at Kejriwal's oath-taking

'Nayak', 'Singham' posters put up at Kejriwal's oath-taking

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

The poster references 2001 Hindi political thriller Nayak, a remake of Tamil film Mudhalvan (1999) in which Kapoor plays a reporter who becomes chief minister of Maharashtra for a day and strives to eliminate corruption.

How to make Varanasi fit for the 21st century

How to make Varanasi fit for the 21st century

Rediff.com12 May 2014

Varanasi has a management problem, not an urban design problem.

Soon, new naval base named after Sardar Patel near Porbandar

Soon, new naval base named after Sardar Patel near Porbandar

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

In view of increased threat along maritime border with Pakistan, Navy will commission a new base near Porbandar in Gujarat to strengthen surveillance and security apparatus in the region.

Delhi: 17-year-old girl shot dead allegedly by friend

Delhi: 17-year-old girl shot dead allegedly by friend

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

The accused fled from the spot and his family is absconding.

Locust attack: Delhi govt puts all districts on high alert

Locust attack: Delhi govt puts all districts on high alert

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

An advisory issued by the Delhi development commissioner said that residents can distract the locusts by making high-decibel sound through beating of drums, utensils; playing high-volume music, bursting crackers, and burning neem leaves.

Very sad with whatever is happening: Bharti's wife after FIR

Very sad with whatever is happening: Bharti's wife after FIR

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

"What am I achieving ultimately; I will lose my husband, my children will lose their father. I am not happy with the development, but had to do all this to come out of the abuse," Lipika said.

'It is time to repent for turning Uttarakhand into honeymoon spot'

'It is time to repent for turning Uttarakhand into honeymoon spot'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2013

In a twist to people's understanding of Uttarakhand's monsoon mayhem, Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Shree Swaroopananda Saraswati has blamed the sex-food-fun oriented consumerism propagated by tour operators in the land otherwise known as "dev bhoomi" for the plight of thousands of pilgrims.

Review: Satyagraha makes you cry at times

Review: Satyagraha makes you cry at times

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Satyagraha attempts to speak about important issues but ends up over-simplifying them.

AAP MLA Somnath Bharti surrenders before police

AAP MLA Somnath Bharti surrenders before police

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

The FIR against the former Delhi Law Minister was registered at the Dwarka North police station following a complaint by his wife Dipika Mitra.

Warrant against SHO for not filing report in Thackeray case

Warrant against SHO for not filing report in Thackeray case

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

A court has issued a bailable warrant against a Delhi police official for failing to file a status report regarding lodging of an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly branding north Indian Muslims as insurgents and threatening to throw them out of Maharashtra.

IN PICS: India's most glorious temples

IN PICS: India's most glorious temples

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

Readers send in their travel images. Have you sent yours yet?

Gang duping people with foreign exchange busted, 12 held

Gang duping people with foreign exchange busted, 12 held

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Twelve persons including a Bangladeshi woman were arrested for allegedly duping people by offering American dollars in exchange of Indian currency at a cheaper rate, a senior police official said on Monday.

Gangrape victim cremated away from public glare

Gangrape victim cremated away from public glare

Rediff.com30 Dec 2012

The mortal remains were flown to the capital in a special aircraft of Air India and after landing at the Indira Gandhi International airport, the plane was taken to its technical area where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi were present to receive the body

24 Covid patients die after oxygen tank leak in Nashik

24 Covid patients die after oxygen tank leak in Nashik

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

Some relatives of the deceased COVID-19 patients have alleged that the "lowered supply of oxygen" claimed the lives of their kin.

Cyclone Nilofar won't be as severe as Hudhud

Cyclone Nilofar won't be as severe as Hudhud

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

As per the latest prediction of the weather department, cyclonic storm Nilofar is expected to hit Gujarat on the night of October 31 as a "marginal cyclonic storm", against the earlier prediction of it being "severe".

Delhi: Man handed 10-year jail term for raping minor

Delhi: Man handed 10-year jail term for raping minor

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

Rejecting a plea for leniency on the ground that the convict had a wife and two children to support, Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, who heads the fast track court at Dwarka, handed down rigorous imprisonment to 27-year-old Mohammed Arif saying he took advantage of a 'defenceless' minor girl to commit rape which "is the most hated crime in the society".

Will stay away from politics till December: Bharti

Will stay away from politics till December: Bharti

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

Senior BJP Leader Uma Bharti on Saturday said that she had decided to stay away from politics till December, and devote her time to 'Save Ganga' campaign.

Husband of national level shooter sent to transit remand in abuse case

Husband of national level shooter sent to transit remand in abuse case

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

A Delhi court Wednesday granted three days transit remand of Ranjit Kumar Kohli alias Rakibul Hussain, accused of deceiving national shooter Tara Shahdeo into marriage and forcing her to convert to Islam, to the Jharkhand police.

Delhi's horror: Girl gangraped in moving bus

Delhi's horror: Girl gangraped in moving bus

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

A college student was allegedly gangraped by a group of men in a moving bus late Sunday night and then thrown out of the vehicle, police said on Monday.

PMO seeks clarity on status of CEC's pet project

PMO seeks clarity on status of CEC's pet project

Rediff.com1 Mar 2012

The Prime Minister's Office has sought clarity on a Rs 57-crore project of Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi to establish an India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management at Dwarka in New Delhi as the Cabinet note did not contain comments from various union ministries.

20 AAP MLAs move Delhi HC against their disqualification

20 AAP MLAs move Delhi HC against their disqualification

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

The court will hear MLAs' pleas on Wednesday.

Modi completed 10 years of misrule, says Congress

Modi completed 10 years of misrule, says Congress

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

Accusing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of wasting public money on party functions and building votebanks, state Congress on Friday criticised him saying, "Ten years of misrule have been completed in Gujarat."

More children infected with Covid in 2nd wave: Experts

More children infected with Covid in 2nd wave: Experts

Rediff.com25 May 2021

Though there is enough anecdotal evidence of COVID-19 catching children -- early teens and younger -- there is little reason to panic, said several doctors and scientists. They also stressed on the urgent need to vaccinate children to stem the spread of the infection.

Delhi chokes with 'very poor' air quality again

Delhi chokes with 'very poor' air quality again

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

The city's overall air quality index stood at 306 on Friday.

Will Congress spring surprise? All eyes on Gujarat results

Will Congress spring surprise? All eyes on Gujarat results

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The results are expected to have a bearing on the 2019 parliamentary polls.

Govt says avian flu confirmed in 6 states

Govt says avian flu confirmed in 6 states

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

The Centre said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat, and asked these six states to contain the disease as per the action plan.

Doctor couple facing charges of exploitation denied bail

Doctor couple facing charges of exploitation denied bail

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

A doctor couple, who had gone on vacation to Thailand, allegedly leaving their 13-year-old maid locked-up and starving in their flat at Dwarka in South West Delhi, was on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail by a court in New Delhi.

Security beefed up ahead of yoga day celebrations in Delhi

Security beefed up ahead of yoga day celebrations in Delhi

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Security was on Monday stepped up in and around Connaught Place and six other venues, ahead of the Yoga Day celebrations to be organised by the ministry of AYUSH on Tuesday.

Delhi to go 'Car-Free' on January 22: CM Kejriwal

Delhi to go 'Car-Free' on January 22: CM Kejriwal

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

"I will also cycle to my office on January 22," Kejriwal said while addressing a gathering in Dwarka.

T20 WC hero Joginder injured in road accident

T20 WC hero Joginder injured in road accident

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

Joginder Sharma, who was a member of India's Twenty20 World Cup winning squad in 2007, was injured following a road accident near Noida, on Thursday.

Peace in Gujarat has ensured development, says Modi

Peace in Gujarat has ensured development, says Modi

Rediff.com19 Nov 2011

A Chinese company delegation, led by its managing director Leng Yong, on Friday paid a visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as he held a day-long 'Sadbhavna' fast in the predominantly tribal Bodeli town of Vadodara district.

Gujarat CM's car rams into 3 people

Gujarat CM's car rams into 3 people

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

One of them suffered fractures, it is learnt, and all three have been taken to hospital.

Youth activist held for FB post on cyclone Hudhud

Youth activist held for FB post on cyclone Hudhud

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

A Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party activist was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly posting 'irresponsible' comments on the social networking site Facebook regarding cyclone Hudhud which hit the North Andhra Pradesh coast earlier this month.

Africans beat me for refusing to take more than 4 passengers: Ola Cabbie

Africans beat me for refusing to take more than 4 passengers: Ola Cabbie

Rediff.com30 May 2016

The incident took place at around 4 am on Monday when Nuruddin, an Ola cab driver, was thrashed by six people, including two women of African origin, after he refused to carry more than four passengers in his vehicle.

Transport strike in Delhi today; schools shut

Transport strike in Delhi today; schools shut

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

The UFTA is an umbrella body representing 41 associations and unions of goods and passenger segments, including trucks, buses, autos, tempos, maxi-cabs and taxis plying in the Delhi-NCR region.

Digital classrooms: The future of young India

Digital classrooms: The future of young India

Rediff.com21 Feb 2011

Keeping pace with students who are becoming more tech-savvy, schools in India are taking to the concept of digital classrooms.

Cricketer Joginder Sharma operated upon and stable

Cricketer Joginder Sharma operated upon and stable

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

Joginder Sharma, who suffered head injuries in a road accident in New Delhi on Thursday was operated upon and is recovering at a private hospital.

Angela Merkel arrives in Delhi; to hold talks with PM

Angela Merkel arrives in Delhi; to hold talks with PM

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Merkel will co-chair the 5th IGC with Prime Minister Modi following which the two leaders will make press statements and a raft of agreements will be signed between the two sides.

6 killed as four-storey building collapses in Gurugram

6 killed as four-storey building collapses in Gurugram

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

"Six bodies have been retrieved from the accident site so far. The rescue teams are still on job," an NDRF spokesperson said.

Major fire breaks out in a slum in Delhi, 400 jhuggis gutted

Major fire breaks out in a slum in Delhi, 400 jhuggis gutted

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

According to the fire officer present at the spot, around 400 jhuggies were gutted in the enormous fire which broke out this morning.