News for 'Kanpur'

Cong-BJP activists clash outside Jaisawal's Kanpur house

Cong-BJP activists clash outside Jaisawal's Kanpur house

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

At least a dozen activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress were on Sunday injured in a clash, which broke out during the main opposition party's protest outside Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's residence in Kanpur over the coal block allocation issue.

Rahul Gandhi takes Kanpur by storm, angers Mayawati

Rahul Gandhi takes Kanpur by storm, angers Mayawati

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

A case was registered against the Congress leader for violating the permission granted by the administration for his road show. Sharat Pradhan reports

1000 Pak fans for Kanpur ODI

1000 Pak fans for Kanpur ODI

Rediff.com9 Apr 2005

Pakistan Sports Secretary and former cricketers including Zaheer Abbas are also expected for the match

'BTech From IIT-K. Yet To Get A Job'

'BTech From IIT-K. Yet To Get A Job'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Connect with professionals in your field through LinkedIn, industry events and workshops. Attend job fairs, conferences and meetups to expand your network. Apply for internships or short-term projects to gain practical experience, suggests rediffGURU Aasif Ahmed Khan.

Juned's Journey: From Driving Autos To Winning Irani Cup

Juned's Journey: From Driving Autos To Winning Irani Cup

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.

In FY25, NHAI to monetise 2,741 km roads

In FY25, NHAI to monetise 2,741 km roads

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is looking to monetise 33 stretches of national highways during the current financial year (FY25) through its toll operate transfer (TOT) and infrastructure investment trust (Invit). These stretches include Lucknow-Aligarh, Kanpur-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur, and Bareilly-Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, Gurugram-Kotputli-Jaipur bypass and Jaipur-Kishangarh in Rajasthan, Panikoili-Rimuli in Odisha, Chennai Bypass in Tamil Nadu, and Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga-Purnia highway in Bihar. Cumulatively, the 33 stretches, spanning 2,741 kilometres (km) earned approximately Rs 5,000 crore revenue in FY24.

No decision yet on Kanpur Test

No decision yet on Kanpur Test

Rediff.com3 Dec 2005

Kanpur is trying to get the ground released from the government at the earliest.

Kanpur starts its own FM Radio station

Kanpur starts its own FM Radio station

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

On January 26, some testing was done by airing a programme. On March 6, recordings were done for a programme.

IPL: Betting racket busted in Kanpur, 2 Gujarat Lions players to be questioned

IPL: Betting racket busted in Kanpur, 2 Gujarat Lions players to be questioned

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The raid was made collectively by the crime branch and police on the tip-off received by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vigilance.

Priyanka to contest Rae Bareli, Rahul Amethi: Sources

Priyanka to contest Rae Bareli, Rahul Amethi: Sources

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi are likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli and Amethi seats, respectively, sources said on Thursday.

IIT Kanpur opens MTech & PhD admissions

IIT Kanpur opens MTech & PhD admissions

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

IIT Kanpur invites applications from Indian citizens for admission for the session commencing July 2008.

This 11-yr-old girl is swimming 550 km from Kanpur to Varanasi for 'clean Ganga'

This 11-yr-old girl is swimming 550 km from Kanpur to Varanasi for 'clean Ganga'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Shraddha Shukla, a Class IX student will cover the distance in just 10 days.

How Priyanka's call to Akhilesh clinched Cong-SP alliance

How Priyanka's call to Akhilesh clinched Cong-SP alliance

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

According to an agreement reached after the telephonic conversation between Priyanka Gandhi and Yadav, the Congress has now got seats such as Sitapur and Barabanki.

SP to fight on 63 UP seats, Cong on 17, including Amethi, Rae Bareli

SP to fight on 63 UP seats, Cong on 17, including Amethi, Rae Bareli

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners Samajwadi Party and Congress on Wednesday announced a tie-up for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with UP's main opposition party leaving 17 out of the 80 seats in the state for the ally.

Discuss: Should Ganguly play at Kanpur?

Discuss: Should Ganguly play at Kanpur?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2005

If Ganguly plays, can he also lead? Should he? How fair is this to Rahul Dravid, who finds himself appointed captain and stripped of captaincy all inside 24 hours, for no fault of his?

Engineer blasts match referee for Kanpur fiasco

Engineer blasts match referee for Kanpur fiasco

Rediff.com21 Nov 2008

Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer lashed out at match referee Roshan Mahanama, saying his lack of "common sense" resulted in the third One-Day International between India and England at Kanpur being decided by the Duckworth/Lewis system. 'Kanpur has good (floodlights) lights and they should have been used,' he said.

Kanpur Test: Williamson, Latham lead New Zealand's solid reply on Day 2

Kanpur Test: Williamson, Latham lead New Zealand's solid reply on Day 2

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

New Zealand made 152 for 1 in their first innings, when play was called off early because of rain, on Day 2 of the first cricket Test against India in Kanpur on Friday.

Kanpur blast: 1 arrested, 3 others detained

Kanpur blast: 1 arrested, 3 others detained

Rediff.com15 Oct 2008

The police arrested Kamal Kumar Sahu, who runs a general store near the site of the blast that left seven people, including four children, injured on Tuesday night.

IIT-Kanpur pass out arrested for friend's murder

IIT-Kanpur pass out arrested for friend's murder

Rediff.com26 Jan 2012

A pass-out from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur and currently pursuing MBA from the elite Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow has been taken into custody by the Central Bureau of Investigation as a key suspect in the killing of his own friend Aadesh Bajpai, who went missing some three years ago.

'It Is Very Rare For A Sequel To Be Loved This Way'

'It Is Very Rare For A Sequel To Be Loved This Way'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

'Nobody likes preachy stories. When you lace it with humour, it works.'

Kanpur: 7 injured in crude bomb blast

Kanpur: 7 injured in crude bomb blast

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

Seven people, including three children, were injured in an explosion in Colonelganj area of Kanpur on Tuesday evening, the police said.

The Grand IPL Quiz!

The Grand IPL Quiz!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

Think you know all about the IPL?

Artificial rain not a sustainable solution to pollution crisis: Experts

Artificial rain not a sustainable solution to pollution crisis: Experts

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

The sustainable impact of this process is under scrutiny, Tripathi added.

The Top Ranked University In India Is...

The Top Ranked University In India Is...

Rediff.com10 Nov 2023

Like last year, IISc Bangalore, Delhi University and five Indian Institutes of Technology -- Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur -- have secured positions in the elite top 100 institutes in Asia.

Security breach for Rahul Gandhi in Kanpur

Security breach for Rahul Gandhi in Kanpur

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

Thanks to the breach, Gandhi remained without state government security for more than an hour. Special Protection Group personnel faced some tense moments as the Congress general secretary was surrounded by students of Chandrashekhar Azad Agriculture University

Delhi govt plans artificial rain to curb air pollution

Delhi govt plans artificial rain to curb air pollution

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that inducing artificial rain can only be attempted when there are clouds or moisture available.

Can INDIA bloc replicate LS victory in UP assembly bypolls?

Can INDIA bloc replicate LS victory in UP assembly bypolls?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

The Samajwadi Party and Congress have announced that they will contest together under the INDIA bloc.

From the Colonel: Tales Between Two Titles

From the Colonel: Tales Between Two Titles

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Dilip Vengsarkar reminisced how living up to the tag of champions was a tough task for the 1983 World Cup winning squad.

10 Districts = 80% Of Cybercrime

10 Districts = 80% Of Cybercrime

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Online fraudsters are widely targeting Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions to dupe people and carry out unauthorised transactions, making it the most prevalent form of online financial fraud during 2020-2023, said a whitepaper on cybercrime trends.

Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

Rediff.com31 May 2024

Among the fatalities recorded on Friday, the maximum 17 were from Uttar Pradesh, 14 from Bihar, five from Odisha and four from Jharkhand, where officials said more than 1,300 people are hospitalised with heatstroke conditions.

CBI to move SC against Tunda's acquittal in serial bombings case

CBI to move SC against Tunda's acquittal in serial bombings case

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

The agency officials said they are studying the judgment and an appeal would soon be filed in the Supreme Court.

Boy dies on father's shoulder after being denied medical help in Kanpur

Boy dies on father's shoulder after being denied medical help in Kanpur

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

"They did not provide treatment to my son. They didn't even provide me a stretcher. I was running from here to there carrying my son on my shoulder," a teary Sunil said.

Kanpur to host 3rd ODI between India and West Indies

Kanpur to host 3rd ODI between India and West Indies

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

The BCCI officially allotted Kanpur to host the third One-day international between India and the West Indies, after the Baroda Cricket Association expressed its inability to get the IPCL stadium ready in time for the November 27 match.

ATS arrests Kanpur blast key accused in Mumbai

ATS arrests Kanpur blast key accused in Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Feb 2011

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad on Saturday procured transit remand for the key accused in the 2000 Kanpur bomb blast case from a local court in Mumbai.

Kanpur: One killed, 30 injured in clashes

Kanpur: One killed, 30 injured in clashes

Rediff.com1 Apr 2007

A mob indulged in brickbatting at the Armapore police station on Sunday to protest the arrest of two persons for using loudspeakers during the Milad-un-Nabi festival.

Cracker blast brings down Kanpur building, 2 dead

Cracker blast brings down Kanpur building, 2 dead

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

Ruling out a terrorist angle behind the blast, District Magistrate Mukesh Meshram said: "Apparently, the explosion occurred following igniting of a large stock of diwali crackers in a house."

Sarfaraz, Jurel get BCCI central contracts

Sarfaraz, Jurel get BCCI central contracts

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

India's newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel were inducted into Group C of BCCI's central contract with an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore, having fulfilled the criteria of playing three Tests in a current season.

Kanpur school manager's son held for sexual assaul

Kanpur school manager's son held for sexual assaul

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

The CB-CID team, probing the sexual assault of a girl student in Kanpur, has said that the DNA test of the school manager and his two sons have matched with the semen found on the clothes of the victim. The 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by Piyush, younger son of the school manager Chanderpal Verma, the team said in its report. The report also held guilty Verma and his elder son Mukesh for not taking the victim to the hospital following which the girl died.

Phase 4: 76% polling in Bengal, Srinagar records highest turnout in decades

Phase 4: 76% polling in Bengal, Srinagar records highest turnout in decades

Rediff.com13 May 2024

A voter turnout of over 40 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 96 constituencies spread over 10 states and Union Territories amid incidents of violence in Andhra Pradesh and reports of poll boycott in some villages of Uttar Pradesh.

Damaged Ambedkar statue sparks protests in Kanpur

Damaged Ambedkar statue sparks protests in Kanpur

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

Passers by noticed the damaged statue in Ambedkar Nagar area in the morning and a crowd soon gathered there demanding immediate arrest of those responsible, police said.