News for 'Greater Noida'

Noida shamed again! Kenyan woman pulled out of cab and assaulted

Noida shamed again! Kenyan woman pulled out of cab and assaulted

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

She was travelling in an Ola cab when unknown persons stopped the vehicle, pulled her out and thrashed her.

FinMin sees no need for Noida airport

FinMin sees no need for Noida airport

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

The finance ministry has opposed the proposed airport at Greater Noida, and has instead favoured upgrading infrastructure at Delhi airport, which it says makes more economic sense. This has come as a shot in the arm for the GMR group, the private sector developer of Delhi airport, which has been opposing another airport so close to the existing one.

BSP urges PM to clear new airport at Noida

BSP urges PM to clear new airport at Noida

Rediff.com21 Apr 2010

Two dozen MPs belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reiterate UP Chief Minister Mayawati's plans for an international airport at Jevar village in Greater Noida.

Worrying! 13 of world's top 20 most polluted cities in India

Worrying! 13 of world's top 20 most polluted cities in India

Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

Four cities in neighbouring Pakistan and one in China are among the world's top 20 polluted cities.

'Cheated' Noida villagers to protest F1 track land deal

'Cheated' Noida villagers to protest F1 track land deal

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Residents of villages in the Greater Noida region of Uttar Pradesh have threatened to launch a protest over being inadequately compensated for losing land to the new Formula One circuit coming up in the area.

Case booked as Noida boy throws puppy to death

Case booked as Noida boy throws puppy to death

Rediff.com4 Feb 2024

Acting on a complaint, the Greater Noida police have registered a first information report (FIR) against unknown persons in an incident of a minor boy allegedly throwing a puppy from a high-rise on the road killing the young canine, officials said on Sunday.

UP ATS grills Pak citizen Seema Haider, her Indian partner

UP ATS grills Pak citizen Seema Haider, her Indian partner

Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

Seema's questioning also comes at a time when a little-known right-wing fringe group in Greater Noida has threatened a protest if Haider, who illegally entered India with her four children, is not evicted from the country 'within 72 hours'.

'Mercedes not chasing numbers in luxury car space'

'Mercedes not chasing numbers in luxury car space'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2025

'In the luxury car segment, the adoption of EVs is almost double compared to the mass market.'

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Pooja Rani win gold, Railways triumph

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Pooja Rani win gold, Railways triumph

Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

Commonwealth Games medallist Jaismine Lamboria and two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani secured gold medals at the Elite Women's National Boxing Championships

Kenyan woman lied about Noida assault: Police

Kenyan woman lied about Noida assault: Police

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

The Kenyan national was not assaulted and the report lodged in this regard was false, Noida Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Yadav told a press conference in Noida.

4.0 magnitude quake hits Delhi, strong tremors rock NCR

4.0 magnitude quake hits Delhi, strong tremors rock NCR

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people in the region to stay calm and follow safety precautions while keeping alert for possible aftershocks.

Khelo India Para Games: Lifters shatter national limits

Khelo India Para Games: Lifters shatter national limits

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Haryana's Pardeep Joon and Delhi's Sahista won the gold medals in the men's and women's powerlifting competitions respectively at the Khelo India Para Games.

Govt's Rs 28,602 cr boost for manufacturing industry

Govt's Rs 28,602 cr boost for manufacturing industry

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

The government on Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated investment of Rs 28,602 crore. These industrial areas will be in Khurpia in Uttarakhand, Rajpura-Patiala in Punjab, Dighi in Maharashtra, Palakkad in Kerala, Agra and Prayagraj in UP, Gaya in Bihar, Zaheerabad in Telangana, Orvakal and Kopparthy in AP, and Jodhpur-Pali in Rajasthan, and one in Haryana. A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Noida police kill kidnapper in gunfight, rescue child

Noida police kill kidnapper in gunfight, rescue child

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

An 11-year-old boy was on Monday rescued from kidnappers following two separate gunfights with the police in Greater Noida in which one of the suspects died, while two others were held, officials said.

'Keeladi Could Be Older Than Indus Valley'

'Keeladi Could Be Older Than Indus Valley'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

'There is no doubt about the antiquity of Tamil Nadu.'

Bengaluru Test: Day 1 abandoned due to rain

Bengaluru Test: Day 1 abandoned due to rain

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

The first day's play of the first Test between India and New Zealand has been called off without a ball being bowled because of rain.

Adityanath busts 'Noida jinx' after three decades

Adityanath busts 'Noida jinx' after three decades

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

A myth was nurtured for nearly three decades that any chief minister of Uttar Pradesh who visited Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district was doomed to go out of power.

Olympic-winner Lovlina forced out of boxing Nationals?

Olympic-winner Lovlina forced out of boxing Nationals?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2025

Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh alleged that boxers from the state of Assam, including Olympic bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain, were being forced out of the National Championships by suspended BFI secretary general Hemanta Kalita.

Builders blame authorities for Noida crisis

Builders blame authorities for Noida crisis

Rediff.com8 Jul 2011

Builders on Friday blamed the Noida and Greater Noida development authorities for the current crisis and warned of similar problems in future due to their faulty land acquisition process.

MotoGP revs up for Bharat edition

MotoGP revs up for Bharat edition

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

The Indian promoters of the event, Fairstreet Sports, presented the UP CM, who has been instrumental in paving the way for MotoGP's smooth ride to make its maiden entry into the country, with the first ticket of the historic race.

8 killed, many feared trapped in rubble as 2 buildings collapse in Noida

8 killed, many feared trapped in rubble as 2 buildings collapse in Noida

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

At least 12 labourers were in the under-construction building and all of them are feared trapped, Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar Singh said.

Noida settlement brings in cheer for home buyers

Noida settlement brings in cheer for home buyers

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

The farmers have agreed to call off their agitation.

Noida ITF: Isha Lakhani beaten

Noida ITF: Isha Lakhani beaten

Rediff.com17 Mar 2008

India's Isha Lakhani bowed out in the first round of the $ 25,000 Greater Noida ITF women's circuit tournament in Noida on Monday.

Delhi curfew, oxygen shortage takes a toll on Noida industrial belt

Delhi curfew, oxygen shortage takes a toll on Noida industrial belt

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

From trucks lined up and waiting in the area to local vendors, the scenes tell a story of livelihoods stalled.

18-YO weightlifter shatters national record

18-YO weightlifter shatters national record

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

The 18-year-old from Manipur also bettered her own junior national record in snatch. She, however, could not finish on the podium in all the three sections.

Farmer enacts 'symbolic suicide' in Noida

Farmer enacts 'symbolic suicide' in Noida

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Bir Singh Yadav, from Bahlolpur village in Noida, enacted the "symbolic suicide" at the Dalit Prerna Sthal where he has been camping along with scores of protestors belonging to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti).

Realty focus to shift from Noida to Lucknow

Realty focus to shift from Noida to Lucknow

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

While Noida and Greater Noida, next to Delhi, had gained in prominence under Mayawati as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Lucknow would get the same treatment now, experts said after the results to the five state elections were announced.

States Seek Centre's Help To Deal With Trump's Tariffs

States Seek Centre's Help To Deal With Trump's Tariffs

Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

State governments have requested the Centre for export incentives, lifting of import duty in the case of cotton for the textile sector and GST exemptions.

Section 144 clamped in Noida; namaaz, puja banned at roads, public places

Section 144 clamped in Noida; namaaz, puja banned at roads, public places

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

https://www.rediff.com/news/report/with-195-incidents-up-still-the-hotbed-for-communal-violence/20180316.htm

Reliance Fresh stores in Noida

Reliance Fresh stores in Noida

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

Reliance Retail on Monday ushered in a new retail culture in the national capital region by opening nine western-style food stores as it hopes to become the preferred supplier of push-cart vendors and kirana stores.

Farmers give 7-day ultimatum as march to Delhi stopped

Farmers give 7-day ultimatum as march to Delhi stopped

Rediff.com2 Dec 2024

Farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh demanding adequate compensation for their lands acquired by the government marched towards Delhi on Monday but were stopped at the Noida-Delhi border where they sat on a dharna.

Wipro wants more land in Noida

Wipro wants more land in Noida

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

Wipro has already bought a 40 acre plot of land in Greater Noida and is looking for an additional 100 acres.

Auto Expo moves to Noida

Auto Expo moves to Noida

Rediff.com11 Dec 2012

The move is to avoid a clash with the Detroit Auto Show and unavailability of Pragati Maidan.

HC denotifies Noida extension land

HC denotifies Noida extension land

Rediff.com12 May 2011

In a major embarrassment to Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday set aside notifications issued for acquisition of more than 100 hectares of land in Gautam Buddh Nagar district for "planned industrial development" in Greater Noida.

Return Seema Haider or face another 26/11: Mumbai cops get threat

Return Seema Haider or face another 26/11: Mumbai cops get threat

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Seema Haider, a Pakistani national, recently entered India illegally to marry her lover Sachin Meena, a resident of Greater Noida. The two had become friends while playing online game PUBG.

CEO beaten to death in Noida

CEO beaten to death in Noida

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

The chief executive officer of a company was on Monday beaten to death by a group of dismissed employees inside office premises after a meeting, called to resolve dispute between them and management, failed.

Traffic hit as pro-agri law farmers gather in Noida

Traffic hit as pro-agri law farmers gather in Noida

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

These farmers, belonging to various districts of western Uttar Pradesh, have come for the demonstration on the call of farmers' union Kisan Sena and want to go to Delhi to meet Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, according to the outfit's conevnor Thakur Gauri Shankar Singh.

Concerned about farmers' plight in Noida: Rahul

Concerned about farmers' plight in Noida: Rahul

Rediff.com16 May 2011

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday evening to 'highlight the plight of farmers in Greater Noida.'

Pro boxing fuels Nishant Dev's Olympic dream

Pro boxing fuels Nishant Dev's Olympic dream

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

Nishant Dev, a 2023 World Championship bronze medalist, believes his stint in professional boxing will help achieve his Olympic dream at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.