News for 'Mathura'

Pak releases water in Sutlej, Punjab villages flooded

Pak releases water in Sutlej, Punjab villages flooded

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

Only traces of rainfall were recorded in a few areas of the national capital on Thursday which continued to experience sultry weather.

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Diwali pollution: Delhi's air quality turns 'severe'

Diwali pollution: Delhi's air quality turns 'severe'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2019

Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 463 at 11.30 am, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

Scuffle between journos and Oprah's guards at Vrindavan

Scuffle between journos and Oprah's guards at Vrindavan

Rediff.com19 Jan 2012

The American talk show host is currently travelling around India interviewing celebrities, newsmakers and others for her new show.

6 dead in violence across UP during CAA protests

6 dead in violence across UP during CAA protests

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

Director General of Police O P Singh said that two people lost their lives in Bijnor and one each in Meerut, Sambhal and Firozabad. But officials reported a death in Kanpur as well.

Air quality worsens, dense fog disrupts flights, trains in Delhi

Air quality worsens, dense fog disrupts flights, trains in Delhi

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

The official data maintained by the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research put the condition at severely polluted. The Particulate Matter 2.5 level was recorded at 146 while the PM 10 was at 233 in New Delhi.

UP: Train rams into jeep at unmanned crossing; 16 dead

UP: Train rams into jeep at unmanned crossing; 16 dead

Rediff.com20 Mar 2012

Sixteen people were killed and two others seriously injured when the Mathura-Kasganj Express rammed into a jeep at an unmanned railway crossing at Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday morning.

Notice issued by EC to RLD leader Jayant Chowdhury

Notice issued by EC to RLD leader Jayant Chowdhury

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's son Jayant Chowdhary, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader, was on Monday issued a notice by Election Commission for allegedly violating the model code of conduct after he was caught on camera taking cash from a local leader during a poll meeting in Mathura.

SC sets up panel for Vrindavan widows

SC sets up panel for Vrindavan widows

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Taking note of pitiable condition of widows in Virandavan of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a seven-member panel to collect data on their socio-economic conditions.

'Exemplary' 64 percent turnout in phase 1 of UP polling

'Exemplary' 64 percent turnout in phase 1 of UP polling

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

The first phase of UP polls in 73 assembly constituencies on Saturday witnessed an "exemplary" 64.22 per cent voter turnout.

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.

Bhanwari Devi case: Maderna hospitalised after 'chest pain'

Bhanwari Devi case: Maderna hospitalised after 'chest pain'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2011

Sacked Rajasthan Minister Mahipal Maderna, who skipped Central Bureau of Investigation questioning in the Bhanwari Devi disappearance case on health grounds, has been hospitalised after he complained of chest pain.

Junaid's killer confesses, family seeks death penalty

Junaid's killer confesses, family seeks death penalty

Rediff.com9 Jul 2017

On the claim of the victim's brothers that they were called 'beef eaters' by the accused, Goyal said, "No such thing has come to the fore during the main accused's questioning so far."

SC ask UP govt to file vision document for protection of Taj in 4 weeks

SC ask UP govt to file vision document for protection of Taj in 4 weeks

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

The apex court also directed the state government to explain why there was a sudden flurry of activities in and around the Taj Mahal and the Taj Trapezium Zone and why leather industries and hotels were coming up there.

India wakes up to rogue drone threat after Saudi attack

India wakes up to rogue drone threat after Saudi attack

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

While the Saudi drone strike has put the focus back on anti-drone measures, caution also stems from the fact that India has a number of large oil refining assets close to India-Pakistan border.

How Modi and Kejriwal are strikingly similar

How Modi and Kejriwal are strikingly similar

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

'Mr Kejriwal is almost exactly the package that Mr Modi offers: Personal aggrandisement, the building of a personality cult through full-page newspaper ads day after day, populist schemes involving subsidies (whether affordable or required), abandonment of secular principles, exaggerated claims and no checks on leadership,' points out T N Ninan.

BJP in election gear, to hold two 'yatras' in UP

BJP in election gear, to hold two 'yatras' in UP

Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

Ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party will be organising two separate yatras led by its veteran leaders from October 13 to mobilise voters in the region.

Mukul Roy blames 'negligent' van driver for rail mishap

Mukul Roy blames 'negligent' van driver for rail mishap

Rediff.com20 Mar 2012

Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Tuesday blamed the van driver for the major accident at an unmanned level crossing near Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, which claimed 16 lives. In his first statement in Parliament after assuming office, Roy said Rs two lakh have been announced for the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the grievously injured, besides Rs 25,000 to those with minor injury. Sixteen people were killed and three others seriously injured.

India faces no threat from the Ram temple

India faces no threat from the Ram temple

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'Now that the Ram mandir is done, we need to move on. And grapple with COVID-19, a sputtering economy, a belligerent China...' 'The temple may win a few more elections for the BJP, but by itself it won't solve the nation's growing problems of economic and social distress,' notes Virendra Kapoor.

New Maha govt will have all-powerful coordination body

New Maha govt will have all-powerful coordination body

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

Sheela Bhatt reports on the tortuous negotiations to form a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra.

Rahul can become PM at midnight if he desires: Jaiswal

Rahul can become PM at midnight if he desires: Jaiswal

Rediff.com25 Feb 2012

After his controversial comments about imposition of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Saturday created a flutter when he said that Rahul Gandhi could become the prime minister "even at midnight if he so desires".

EC's clean chit to RLD leader Jayant Chowdhury

EC's clean chit to RLD leader Jayant Chowdhury

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

The election authorities on Tuesday gave a clean chit to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's son and Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chowdhury who was caught on camera accepting money from a local leader in Mathura and allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

Travel 2015: What should you celebrate this March?

Travel 2015: What should you celebrate this March?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

In the third of a 12-part series, we list out all the places you should visit and all the festivals you should celebrate through the New Year.

Sanjay Dutt-Maanyata share Ganpati pictures

Sanjay Dutt-Maanyata share Ganpati pictures

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

Ganpati Bappa Morya!

No relief from pollution, thick smog grapples Delhi

No relief from pollution, thick smog grapples Delhi

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

With seasonal crop residue burning, coupled with vehicle emissions, calm winds and low temperatures persisting for some time, the thick layer of toxic smog has hovered over the national capital.

Mumbai to host Vajpayee's 91st birthday fete

Mumbai to host Vajpayee's 91st birthday fete

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Actors and singers such as Padmini Kolhapure, Manoj Joshi, Sudha Chandran, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, Anup Jalota, Kumar Sanu, Deepika Chikhalia and Shabbir Kumar would be among the prominent figures who would perform during 'Atal Geet Ganga', a poetry event to celebrate Vajpayee's 91st birthday

1 dies of Dengue in Patna, alert sounded

1 dies of Dengue in Patna, alert sounded

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

After the first dengue death reported in Bihar this year, the worried state government has alerted the health department to initiate measures to check its spread, officials said on Friday.

Supreme Court tells IOC to pay Rs 979 crore to UP

Supreme Court tells IOC to pay Rs 979 crore to UP

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

IOC had challenged the Uttar Pradesh government decision.

Her anti-Modi tweets come back to haunt her

Her anti-Modi tweets come back to haunt her

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

While she slammed the Congress for politics over the Indian Army's surgical strikes, Twitterati did what it does the best -- dig up her old tweets on her new party.

12 IMPORTANT LESSONS from 2019

12 IMPORTANT LESSONS from 2019

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Every year in Bollywood brings its share of good and bad. 2019 did too. Sukanya Verma lists what we learned.

Hindutva issue, Ram Mandir back on BJP's agenda

Hindutva issue, Ram Mandir back on BJP's agenda

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Not getting the kind of public support it had expected on issues like corruption and law and order, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to revive the Hindutva and Ram temple agenda in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, with the party planning to wrap up its Jan Swabhiman Yatra at Ayodhya on November 17.

Shahid in Tanu Weds Manu director's next?

Shahid in Tanu Weds Manu director's next?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2011

Ranjhana will be an epic love story.

Thousands of migrant workers reach home by special trains

Thousands of migrant workers reach home by special trains

Rediff.com2 May 2020

The migrants were ferried to their villages in sanitised buses arranged by the Jharkhand government to take them home after preliminary medical screening at the station, officials said.

Unusual monsoon pics: Dancing in the rain!

Unusual monsoon pics: Dancing in the rain!

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the first set of responses -- and you can share yours too!

Smriti Irani says she helped accident victim; family refutes claim

Smriti Irani says she helped accident victim; family refutes claim

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The daughter of the victim, who died after Smriti Irani's cavalcade hit their vehicle, on Monday said that she pleaded before her with folded hands but the Union HRD minister didn't provide them any help.

Who will s**** us more?

Who will s**** us more?

Rediff.com2 May 2019

'As the Aisi Taisi Democracy folk so aptly put it, time to choose who will s**** us most', says Geetanjali Krishna.

Firing on farmers: Mayawati orders judicial probe

Firing on farmers: Mayawati orders judicial probe

Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

With the opposition led by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav getting belligerent over the firing on farmers protesting against inadequate compensation for land acquired for the ambitious Yamuna Expressway project, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has got into a damage control mode.

Street vendors among injured in Delhi HC blast

Street vendors among injured in Delhi HC blast

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

They came here to eke out a living by selling products on the streets, but got something they had hardly imagined when they were injured on Wednesday in the blast outside the Delhi High Court where they had gone to seek a stay on police action against street vendors.

Red alert sounded in UP after Delhi HC blast

Red alert sounded in UP after Delhi HC blast

Rediff.com25 May 2011

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday sounded a state wide red-alert in the wake of the low intensity blast near the High Court in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.

UP: 37 killed, 31 hurt as train rams into bus

UP: 37 killed, 31 hurt as train rams into bus

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

The accident occurred at around 02:20 am when the train on its way from Mathura to Chapra in Bihar rammed into the bus carrying a marriage party from Adupura village at the crossing in Dariyawganj area in this district.