News for 'Geetanjali'

Delhi rape: Probe against 'most brutal' juvenile accused ends

Delhi rape: Probe against 'most brutal' juvenile accused ends

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The inquiry against the juvenile accused in the December 16gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedic concluded on Friday before the Juvenile Justice Board which reserved its order for July 11. The Juvenile Justice Board, presided by Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel, concluded its inquiry that began in March against the juvenile.

Open Source advocate Atul Chitnis passes away

Open Source advocate Atul Chitnis passes away

Rediff.com3 Jun 2013

He was suffering from cancer.

Should young children learn how to code?

Should young children learn how to code?

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

Parents should enroll their children in coding classes only as a leisure time activity, that too with strict curbs on screen time.

'We are neither terrorists nor anti-nationals'

'We are neither terrorists nor anti-nationals'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

'We are patriots who love India and the secular ideals it has always upheld.'

Delhi rape: Court reserves verdict on 'most brutal' juvenile

Delhi rape: Court reserves verdict on 'most brutal' juvenile

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

A Juvenile Justice Board is likely to pronounce its verdict on Thursday against the juvenile accused for his alleged involvement in the December 16 gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedic student.

The COVID-19 deniers

The COVID-19 deniers

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Social stigma associated with Covid-19 has led to people denying that they, or their family members, have it - and this will make the task of containing the pandemic much harder, notes Geetanjali Krishna.

Hathras case exposes under-utilised Nirbhaya scheme

Hathras case exposes under-utilised Nirbhaya scheme

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

The high-profile rape cases in Hathras, in Unnao (2018) and Kathua (2018) show that the infrastructure slated under the Nirbhaya Fund is either absent or inefficient, reports Geetanjali Krishna.

The birth of an unlikely hero

The birth of an unlikely hero

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

'Suffering has no religion,' an Uber driver tells Geetanjali Krishna.

Liar's Dice is India's official entry to Oscars 2015

Liar's Dice is India's official entry to Oscars 2015

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

The two National award-winning film is directed by Geetu Mohandas.

COVID-19's Invisible Victim

COVID-19's Invisible Victim

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

The pandemic has shown that whether any of us have the virus or not, what most of us don't have when confronted by it is simple humanity.

PIX: Emraan Hashmi, Danis Tanovic take Tigers to Toronto

PIX: Emraan Hashmi, Danis Tanovic take Tigers to Toronto

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Oscar-winning Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanovic's Tigers' screening stood out in a sea of acclaimed films being screened at the Canadian Film Festival.

Of broken hearts and folded hands

Of broken hearts and folded hands

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Although Kamini has only studied till class five, she quickly got the hang of sending audio messages before her life turned upside down.

Delhi: Gang rape, murder charges framed against juvenile

Delhi: Gang rape, murder charges framed against juvenile

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

Gang rape and murder charges were ordered to be framed on Thursday by a juvenile justice board against the minor accused of brutally raping along with five adults a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in New Delhi on December 16.

JJB to give order on trying juvenile in fast-track court

JJB to give order on trying juvenile in fast-track court

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

The juvenile justice board will pronounce its order tomorrow on whether a juvenile involved in Delhi gangrape-cum-murder case be prosecuted along with other five accused in the fast-track court.

Rape: Juvenile accused a minor, says school principal

Rape: Juvenile accused a minor, says school principal

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The school principal of the juvenile accused in the December 16 gang rape case on Tuesday submitted before a Juvenile Justice Board that as per the school records, he is 17 years and six months old.

COVID-19 Warrior: 'These human beings need our care'

COVID-19 Warrior: 'These human beings need our care'

Rediff.com11 May 2020

'If I'm able to help even a few patients during this terrible time, I'll feel I've done my duty,' Ward boy Karan Solanki tells Geetanjali Krishna.

Victim of domestic violence? Contact Invisible Scars

Victim of domestic violence? Contact Invisible Scars

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Invisible Scars wants to bring domestic abuse out of the bedroom and into public discourse.

Rajat Gupta seeks re-hearing of insider trading conviction

Rajat Gupta seeks re-hearing of insider trading conviction

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Gupta filed a 70-page petition with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday seeking 'panel rehearing and rehearing en banc', saying in 'rejecting two of his challenges to the exclusion of critical evidence in his case, the panel misapprehended several points' about the insider trading case against him.

When survival trumped bias

When survival trumped bias

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

What years of education, social messaging and reservations couldn't accomplish, water scarcity did in one summer, says Geetanjali Krishna.

What will happen to Laddu Mahto?

What will happen to Laddu Mahto?

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

'I'll survive for a month, but worry about what will happen if the lockdown isn't eased after that.'

'I can't sleep worrying about what's going to happen'

'I can't sleep worrying about what's going to happen'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

'The COVID-19 pandemic is going to send an unprecedented number of low-income households deep into poverty,' says Geetanjali Krishna.

Gold prices may rise 20% on Dhanteras, say jewellers

Gold prices may rise 20% on Dhanteras, say jewellers

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

It can touch Rs 32,500 per 10 gram.

Why NGOs fear the Modi govt

Why NGOs fear the Modi govt

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

'It is especially discouraging for young people in the development sector. I've noticed that many of them are actively considering other career options to escape this atmosphere.' Geetanjali Krishna reports.

'What will happen to people who work for daily wages?'

'What will happen to people who work for daily wages?'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

'As for people like me, if the virus doesn't get us -- the measures being taken against it definitely will.'

Jewellery with hidden strings

Jewellery with hidden strings

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

In the past, and even to some extent today, silver jewellery used to be an accurate indicator of a family's creditworthiness, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Box Office: RAW scores an average

Box Office: RAW scores an average

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

The family that shared its well

The family that shared its well

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

A simple act of generosity has gone a long mile, women of the locality no longer have to battle over water.

Box Office: Junglee is average, Notebook flops

Box Office: Junglee is average, Notebook flops

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

How Purvideen Khera got its road

How Purvideen Khera got its road

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

Who'd have imagined that a bunch of poor, illiterate women in a slum would be able to achieve this?

Fear and humanity know no god

Fear and humanity know no god

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

As the country erupts over the CAA and NRC, all I can do is think of Daya Ram from Pakistan in Jodhpur and Tehmina from Afghanistan in Delhi, says Geetanjali Krishna.

A Reason to Smile

A Reason to Smile

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

There are almost 1 million people in India with a cleft palate or cleft lip who have not received any treatment to remedy their condition. Every year, almost 35,000 infants are born with cleft lip and palate, reports Geetanjali Krishna.

Box Office: The Tashkent Files flops

Box Office: The Tashkent Files flops

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

How a song taught kids to wash their hands!

How a song taught kids to wash their hands!

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

'With running water our two hands play, In and out the colourful soap dances away! It bubbles and froths between our fingers Under our nails it cleans and lingers Then all the soap we wash away!'

When connectivity connects...

When connectivity connects...

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

How did people with less education than me and my several degrees navigate the Internet with such ease, asks Geetanjali Krishna.

The teacher from Dombautiya

The teacher from Dombautiya

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Tudu's free tuition classes are sought after. She has 45 students who come to her every day to study. Geetanjali Krishna meets the young teacher in one of India's poorest villages, winner of the Plan India Youth Champion Award.

Box Office: Photograph, Milan Talkies fail

Box Office: Photograph, Milan Talkies fail

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

The tyranny of the veil

The tyranny of the veil

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

'Within and outside their homes, all married women in this region must cover not only their heads, but in some cases, faces too,' discovers Geetanjali Krishna.

Giving child cancer patients a fighting chance

Giving child cancer patients a fighting chance

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

St Jude India ChildCare Centres is a unique organisation which runs residential homes for families of children who need to undergo long-term cancer treatment. Its 37 centres close to India's premier cancer hospitals give children a fighting chance against the disease.

Ansals surrender in Uphaar fire case, get bail

Ansals surrender in Uphaar fire case, get bail

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to Uphaar theatre owners Sushil and Gopal Ansal after they surrendered before it in a case of destruction of evidence relating to the 1997 fire tragedy that claimed 59 lives

PIX: Jaya Prada pays her last respects to Dasari

PIX: Jaya Prada pays her last respects to Dasari

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

The who's who of the Telugu film industry made sure to attend his prayer service on Sunday.