News for 'Mahavir'

Violence in name of cow protection defames cause: RSS chief

Violence in name of cow protection defames cause: RSS chief

Rediff.com9 Apr 2017

Calling cow slaughter a "vice" that must be removed, he pitched for stepping-up of cow protection efforts by bringing more people in the drive while "completely obeying the law and the Constitution".

'Natasha won't hesitate to raise her voice'

'Natasha won't hesitate to raise her voice'

Rediff.com31 May 2021

'Before entering Tihar jail, she told us not to worry and that we will together come out of this crisis soon.'

How's the josh? Readers share their election selfies

How's the josh? Readers share their election selfies

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

Elections are here and we want to know what you wore when you cast your vote!

Sensex slips from lifetime high on profit booking

Sensex slips from lifetime high on profit booking

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Top losers in the Sensex pack included Yes Bank, Vedanta, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, L&T, SBI, NTPC, Kotak Bank, HDFC, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, Infosys and ITC, falling up to 4.18 per cent.

Dangal trailer is like Sultan 2.0

Dangal trailer is like Sultan 2.0

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

One wonders if Dangal will beat Sultan's box office records when it releases on December 23. Then again, Aamir has the mind of a genius.

'Not meeting her father before his death will be a life-long regret for Natasha'

'Not meeting her father before his death will be a life-long regret for Natasha'

Rediff.com14 May 2021

'She said she could have taken so much energy from her father had she got a chance to meet him before his death.'

A 1971 War Hero You Must Know

A 1971 War Hero You Must Know

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

'I realised what a great leader he was by the way he took decisions to undertake the most-risky of missions.'

Student activists Natasha, Devangana, Asif walk out of Tihar jail

Student activists Natasha, Devangana, Asif walk out of Tihar jail

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

Student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha walked out of Tihar prison on Thursday, hours after a court here ordered their immediate release in the north-east Delhi riots 'conspiracy' case.

'You can't look at India with a single lens'

'You can't look at India with a single lens'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

'India is a multifaceted place that resides in one country.' 'I always say that there are 1.3 billion Indias and everyone takes their own form and shape of the country.' A fascinating glimpse from Barkat: The Inspiration And Story Behind One Of The World's Largest Food Drives, Feed India.

BSE, NSE closed today

BSE, NSE closed today

Rediff.com7 Apr 2009

Barring bullion, all other commodity markets as well as forex and money markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange remain closed on Tuesday on account of Mahavir Jayanti.

'She showed me how to live my life'

'She showed me how to live my life'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

A teacher pays tribute to a 'very special student' - the Delhi Braveheart

'She told me how to live my life, I know she would have wanted her murderers dead'

'She told me how to live my life, I know she would have wanted her murderers dead'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2013

A teacher pays tribute to a 'very special student' - the Delhi Braveheart -- even as the juvenile is convicted for her rape and murder and begins a three-year term in a correctional facility.

#WinnersDoThis: Geeta Phogat's 'muqaddar ka sikandar' moment

#WinnersDoThis: Geeta Phogat's 'muqaddar ka sikandar' moment

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

In this series, we bring you your weekly shot of wisdom from super achievers.

How to buy diabetes insurance

How to buy diabetes insurance

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Mahavir Chopra tells you what to check before you choose a diabetes insurance plan.

Sensex kicks off new fiscal on high note; auto stocks rally

Sensex kicks off new fiscal on high note; auto stocks rally

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

The NSE 50-share Nifty also spurted by 98.10 points, or 0.97 per cent, to end at 10,211.80

Kangana, Rajini: Celebs attend Modi's swearing-in

Kangana, Rajini: Celebs attend Modi's swearing-in

Rediff.com31 May 2019

Sidharth Roy Kapur, president of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India, Vivek Oberoi, Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar and producer Boney Kapoor were also a part of the event, held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

General Brar: I always knew I will always be under threat

General Brar: I always knew I will always be under threat

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar (retired), who has been on the hit-list of Khalistan separatists since 1984, survived an attempt on his life in London last year. The general tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih what it is to live a life under threat and how he has not let that cow him down.

Report bares bias against SC/STs in Delhi medical college

Report bares bias against SC/STs in Delhi medical college

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

New Delhi's Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College deliberately mistreated its SC/ST students, and has been asked to pay the students Rs 10 lakh each as compensation. Priyanka reports on the sordid affair

Bihar's Gaya shivers under biting cold, power cuts

Bihar's Gaya shivers under biting cold, power cuts

Rediff.com2 Jan 2013

Residents of Gaya, which has recorded the lowest temperature in Bihar at 4 degrees Celsius, are suffering under the double agony of biting cold and acute power crisis.

'There is an anti-BJP wave'

'There is an anti-BJP wave'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

'The projects that the government started to bring within Goa were totally anti-Goa and anti-people.' 'Can anyone describe a project as development when it is going to cause wanton destruction of people's houses, their surroundings and livelihoods and destruction of forests?'

'No place in India can compare to the strategic importance of Leh'

'No place in India can compare to the strategic importance of Leh'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

'The Ladakh Scouts are a fantastic mountain troops suited to this terrain.' 'Other troops have to first get acclimatised, but these men are tough mountain people.'

Children of another dangal

Children of another dangal

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

'Dangal gives people the impression that Geeta and Babita Phogat's rise to fame as wrestlers is a one-off phenomenon.' 'Many young wrestlers in Haryana are capable of reaching the same heights as the Phogat sisters, but there are few opportunities to train or make a living from wrestling in the village.'

Battle of Longewala hero Brig Chandpuri passes away

Battle of Longewala hero Brig Chandpuri passes away

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

Hindi film 'Border', in which actor Sunny Deol played the role of Brig Chandpuri, was also made in 1997 depicting the Indo-Pak war in Rajasthan.

Aamir Khan collapses on the sets of Dangal

Aamir Khan collapses on the sets of Dangal

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Aamir Khan collapses on the sets of Dangal, sustains shoulder injury.

Cash-for-votes: Amar Singh sent to jail

Cash-for-votes: Amar Singh sent to jail

Rediff.com6 Sep 2011

Special judge Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal has rejected interim bail petition of former Samajvadi leader Amar Singh in cash for vote scam and sent him to judicial custody in Delhi's Tihar jail, where he would remain until September 19.

Coming up: World's largest Hindu temple in Bihar

Coming up: World's largest Hindu temple in Bihar

Rediff.com4 Mar 2012

To be built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, the five-storied and 222-feet tall temple will come up at a sprawling campus spread over 15 acres at a place near Ismailpur village on Hajipur-Bidupur road, which will be christened as Angkor Nagar, BMMT's secretary and ex-IPS officer Acharya Kishore Kunal said.

Mokshvi Shah, 16, raises $7,500 for COVID relief in India

Mokshvi Shah, 16, raises $7,500 for COVID relief in India

Rediff.com21 May 2021

'The images of mass cremations and crowds of people at hospital doors brought me to tears.' 'I started this initiative because at the end of the day India is my home.'

Jaipur's Royal Family: 15-Year Battle Ends

Jaipur's Royal Family: 15-Year Battle Ends

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

A battle royale, fought over 15 long years, comes to an end as a prince and a princess -- grandchildren of the legendary Rajmata Gayatri Devi -- get back the Jai Mahal Palace Hotel from their step-uncles.

Advani, Jaitley visit cash-for-votes accused Kulkarni in Tihar

Advani, Jaitley visit cash-for-votes accused Kulkarni in Tihar

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders L K Advani and Arun Jaitley on Wednesday visited Tihar jail to meet Sudheendra Kulkarni and former party members of Parliament lodged at the jail in connection with the cash-for-vote scam.

Cash-for-votes: BJP stands firm behind arrested ex-MPs, Kulkarni

Cash-for-votes: BJP stands firm behind arrested ex-MPs, Kulkarni

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Standing firm behind its two "whistle-blower" ex-MPs and L K Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni in the cash-for-vote scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday claimed they were innocent and were only trying to "expose" use of money to save the United Progressive Alliance-I government during the 2008 trust vote.

Even I should be jailed for cash-for-vote: Advani

Even I should be jailed for cash-for-vote: Advani

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday went on the offensive on the cash-for-vote scam with senior leader L K Advani hailing as "whistle-blowers" the two former party MPs jailed in the scam and declaring that if they are guilty then he too should be sent behind bars.

Cash for vote: Amar Singh, 6 others to be booked

Cash for vote: Amar Singh, 6 others to be booked

Rediff.com24 Aug 2011

Sources said that the Delhi Police have found evidence against seven persons for their alleged involvement in the 2008 case and all will be charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Cash-for-vote: Police seeks MHA's nod to quiz Amar

Cash-for-vote: Police seeks MHA's nod to quiz Amar

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Delhi Police has approached the Union home ministry seeking permission to question MP Amar Singh in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam.

Farewell, Victor of the Battle of Basantar

Farewell, Victor of the Battle of Basantar

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

Lieutenant General Walter Anthony Gustavo Pinto was known for his dynamic, bold and aggressive leadership in the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 War. Lieutenant General B T Pandit -- who was awarded a Vir Chakra for his courage during that battle -- salutes the Victor of Basantar who passed into the ages last week.

Ritu Phogat ready for tilt at MMA world title

Ritu Phogat ready for tilt at MMA world title

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Phogat, who will make her MMA debut against South Korea's Kim Nam-hee at One Championship's Age of Dragons event in Beijing on Saturday,

VOTE: Your favourite Bollywood Sports Biopic

VOTE: Your favourite Bollywood Sports Biopic

Rediff.com29 May 2017

MS Dhoni or Sachin A Billion Dreams? Dangal or Mary Kom?

Buying a health cover? Read the fine print

Buying a health cover? Read the fine print

Rediff.com19 May 2011

Insurance advisors say it is imperative to compare the features on offer before buying a policy. A careful perusal of wordings will highlight the policy clauses unfavourable for you.

Sudha Singh not to run for UP anymore

Sudha Singh not to run for UP anymore

Rediff.com19 Dec 2010

Athelete Sudha Singh, who brought honours to India and Uttar Pradesh by bagging the Asiad Gold at Guangzhou, has decided not to run for her state anymore, thanks to state sports minister Ayodhya Prasad Pal.

College struggle: How I got my refund

College struggle: How I got my refund

Rediff.com3 Dec 2010

We asked readers to write to us about how they fought with their colleges to get the refund of fees. Here's Mahavir Chopda's successful struggle against his institute.

Don't let home loan tax you

Don't let home loan tax you

Rediff.com19 Nov 2010

When Jabalpur resident Mahavir Ojha received Rs 80 lakhs (Rs 8 million) from selling an ancestral property, he decided to part-pay his housing loan of Rs 50 lakhs (Rs 5 million).