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Act at once against school teacher in slapping case, SC tells UP govt

Act at once against school teacher in slapping case, SC tells UP govt

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

The top court was hearing a plea filed by Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, seeking speedy investigation in the case.

Unfair decision sparks anger in wrestling community

Unfair decision sparks anger in wrestling community

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

National coaches tell IOA ad-hoc panel trial exemption decision has irked wrestling community

She's like my sister: Shrikant Tyagi on woman he was seen assaulting

She's like my sister: Shrikant Tyagi on woman he was seen assaulting

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

A video has surfaced purportedly showing politician Shrikant Tyagi confessing it was a mistake to assault a woman and calling her his 'sister'.

Ranji round-up: Avasthi grabs seven to put Mumbai on top

Ranji round-up: Avasthi grabs seven to put Mumbai on top

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Tamil Nadu lead Railways by 363 runs courtesy Jagadeesan double hundred

In World Cup season, 'bat men' of J&K swamped by demand

In World Cup season, 'bat men' of J&K swamped by demand

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

'With the World Cup around the corner and being hosted by India, the demand has risen manifold. We manufacture around three million bats annually but the demand for this month and the previous one was 15 times higher. We manufactured around three to four million bats in two months that we delivered'

UPites caste their votes in Phase I of polls

UPites caste their votes in Phase I of polls

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Polling started at 7 am and closed at 6 pm and there were reports of technical snags in EVMs at some places, but voting was peaceful, Election Commission officials said.

Rs 19,518 cr allocated to metro projects across India

Rs 19,518 cr allocated to metro projects across India

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech in Lok Sabha said, "Our vision for the 'Amrit Kaal' includes technology-driven and knowledge-based economy with strong public finances, and a robust financial sector. To achieve this, Jan Bhagidari through Sabka Saath Sabka Prayas is essential."

UP madrasas to get Urdu translation of 'Mann ki Baat'

UP madrasas to get Urdu translation of 'Mann ki Baat'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

Uttar Pradesh BJP Minority Morcha President Kunwar Basit Ali has compiled 12 episodes of the prime minister's radio programme for the year 2022.

Ranji: Pujara reaches memorable milestone as Saurashtra, Rajasthan register wins

Ranji: Pujara reaches memorable milestone as Saurashtra, Rajasthan register wins

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

Spurred by Chirag Jani's a five-wicket haul, defending champions Saurashtra scripted their first knockout win of the season with a 238-run thrashing of Vidarbha on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Nagpur on Sunday.

SP leader's wife, mother killed in Lucknow building collapse

SP leader's wife, mother killed in Lucknow building collapse

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

A coordinated multi-agency search operation is underway to locate the two, even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered setting up a three-member committee to probe the incident and submit a report in a week.

Ranji: Gopal's magic overshadows Dube's brilliance

Ranji: Gopal's magic overshadows Dube's brilliance

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

Shivam Dube carried his rich recent form into domestic circuit cracking a rapid fifty but Shreyas Gopal's four-wicket haul ensured that Mumbai were bowled out for 251

Samajwadi Party MLA's son arrested for Lucknow building collapse

Samajwadi Party MLA's son arrested for Lucknow building collapse

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Nawajish Shahid, the son of SP MLA and former minister Shahid Manzoor, was picked up from Meerut and arrested subsequently, a police officer said.

UP police take down 6031 loudspeakers from religious shrines, tune 30,000 for volume

UP police take down 6031 loudspeakers from religious shrines, tune 30,000 for volume

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

Over 6,000 loudspeakers were removed from religious places and the volume of another 30,000 was set to permissible limits across Uttar Pradesh following a government order, a senior police official said on Wednesday.

E-commerce companies on ONDC may pay the price for non-compliance

E-commerce companies on ONDC may pay the price for non-compliance

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The government will develop a mechanism to ensure that e-commerce companies and entities that have adopted Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) architecture are compliant with the rules. Non-compliance may result in a penalty. "We will have our own evaluation system, and if we find any player is not sticking to it, then we will take action. "Participants will have to be compliant with the rule of the land," Sanjiv, joint secretary at the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), told reporters on Thursday.

A Busy Weekend For President Murmu

A Busy Weekend For President Murmu

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

What some of our leaders were up to on the weekend.

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's father passes away

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's father passes away

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Singh was undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, at the All Institute of Medical Science here after consulting doctors in the UK.

Wishes pour in as PM Modi turns 73

Wishes pour in as PM Modi turns 73

Rediff.com17 Sep 2023

The prime minister will be part of the launch of several development initiatives on his birthday.

Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

Nineteen people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the state relief commissioner's office said Monday evening.

9 booked over forced religious conversions in UP

9 booked over forced religious conversions in UP

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

While there is no mention of how many people have been converted, local BJP leader Deepak Sharma claimed that more than 100 people living from Mangatapuram Colony had allegedly been converted to Christianity.

HC orders local body polls in UP without OBC quota

HC orders local body polls in UP without OBC quota

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

A division bench of Justice D K Upadhyay and Justice Saurav Lavania also annulled the draft notification issued by the Uttar Pradesh government on December 5 for reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the urban local body elections.

Smaller towns witness strong growth in sales of medicines

Smaller towns witness strong growth in sales of medicines

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Medicine sales grew at a fast clip in smaller cities like Madurai, Meerut, Agra, and Varanasi in the last 12 months. The domestic pharmaceutical market, overall, has grown 12.3 per cent in this period, according to data from IQVIA MAT for April. MAT refers to the moving annual turnover or the turnover of the last 12 months. The data further showed that the top 30 cities contributed around 32 per cent to sales.

Why Did Modi Want To Meet Tanishka Sujit?

Why Did Modi Want To Meet Tanishka Sujit?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

At the age of 15, she is all set to graduate in Psychology from the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Indore.

UP civic polls: Stage set for counting of votes at 353 centres on Saturday

UP civic polls: Stage set for counting of votes at 353 centres on Saturday

Rediff.com12 May 2023

Officials said most of the preparations are complete and the counting will start at 8 am on Saturday.

SC directs release of 62-year-old Pak national from Delhi detention centre

SC directs release of 62-year-old Pak national from Delhi detention centre

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli directed the Centre to decide on granting him a long-term visa, to enable him to apply for Indian Citizenship.

This ring with 12,638 diamonds sets Guinness world record

This ring with 12,638 diamonds sets Guinness world record

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Harshit Bansal, founder of Renani Jewels in Meerut, India, has broken the dazzling Guinness World Records title for the most diamonds set in one ring -- 12,638.

Lumpy disease: UP bans cattle trade with 4 states, slaps internal curbs too

Lumpy disease: UP bans cattle trade with 4 states, slaps internal curbs too

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

Singh said the lumpy skin disease has spread to animals in 14 states of the country and it is "fatal to animals like coronavirus" is to human.

Protesting wrestlers will be allowed to compete in Asian Games trials

Protesting wrestlers will be allowed to compete in Asian Games trials

Rediff.com9 May 2023

Elite wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who are staging a sit-in protest at Jantar, will not be stopped from competing in the trials for this year's Asian Games.

1,500 acres of defunct textile mills' land in UP on offer for investors

1,500 acres of defunct textile mills' land in UP on offer for investors

Rediff.com6 Aug 2022

The Uttar Pradesh government is ramping up the inventory of an industrial land bank of an estimated 1,500 acres in the state ahead of the global investors' summit early next year. The state aims to garner private investments of Rs 10 trillion at the January 2023 event. The state government will showcase a proverbial 'ready to allot' menu of industrial land to woo domestic and global corporations.

'Free country from all fears': PM, Rahul urge UP to vote

'Free country from all fears': PM, Rahul urge UP to vote

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Polling for 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state began in the morning.

Banner at UP police station says 'BJP workers not allowed', 6 held

Banner at UP police station says 'BJP workers not allowed', 6 held

Rediff.com28 May 2022

The banner reads, 'BJP Karyakartaon Ka Thane Main Aana Mana Hai (BJP workers are forbidden from entering the police station)'.

Rahul, Priyanka stopped from meeting kin of dead protesters

Rahul, Priyanka stopped from meeting kin of dead protesters

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Saving Bengaluru, One Lake At A Time

Saving Bengaluru, One Lake At A Time

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

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Cleric funded by ISI held for religious conversion: UP police

Cleric funded by ISI held for religious conversion: UP police

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui was arrested by the ATS, which is probing the racket, at around 9 pm on Tuesday from Meerut, Additional Director General (ADG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said.

Blast in Meerut, 3  killed

Blast in Meerut, 3 killed

Rediff.com8 Nov 2008

At least three people are feared dead in a blast that rocked Ahmednagar in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening.

Hindu sisters donate land to Eidgah to fulfil dad's last wish

Hindu sisters donate land to Eidgah to fulfil dad's last wish

Rediff.com5 May 2022

This gesture touched Muslims so much that they offered prayers for the dead man on Eid.

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

Rediff.com5 May 2023

According to the police, a Special Task Force team retaliated when the gangster, recently released from prison on bail, opened fire at them after being cornered. His car had crashed into a pole.

Cough syrup case: Central team, UP drug dept collect 6 more samples

Cough syrup case: Central team, UP drug dept collect 6 more samples

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

The inspection at Marion Biotech started at around 12 pm and continued for over 10 hours during which six more samples of the syrup were taken, they said.

2 injured in Communal clashes in Meerut

2 injured in Communal clashes in Meerut

Rediff.com10 May 2014

Members of two communities clashed on Saturday over construction of a water kiosk near a mosque in Teergaran area here leaving two persons injured and sparking tension.

No anti-BJP Opposition front without Congress, says SP ally

No anti-BJP Opposition front without Congress, says SP ally

Rediff.com18 Jun 2023

The June 23 meeting of opposition parties, called by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, will see anti-BJP players chalk out a strategy for the Lok Sabha polls.

UP issues draft notice for urban body polls with OBC, SC quota

UP issues draft notice for urban body polls with OBC, SC quota

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday issued a provisional list of reserved seats for mayors of municipal corporations, and chairpersons of municipal councils and nagar panchayats for the three-tier urban elections.