News for 'Meerut'

Coronil case: HC asks Ramdev not to mislead people

Coronil case: HC asks Ramdev not to mislead people

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

The Delhi high court Wednesday told Ramdev that while he was welcome to have his followers, he should not mislead the public by saying more than what is 'official'.

63 Hindu families from East Pak get land, house in UP after 40 years

63 Hindu families from East Pak get land, house in UP after 40 years

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Each family was given two acres for agriculture purposes, a residential plot measuring 200 sq metres and a house in Kanpur Dehat district.

UP hospital bars Muslims without COVID-19 test

UP hospital bars Muslims without COVID-19 test

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Facing flak on social media, the hospital came up with another advertisement on Sunday, carrying an apology.

Pioneering paws: Army using dogs to detect COVID to cut time delay

Pioneering paws: Army using dogs to detect COVID to cut time delay

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Two dogs -- two-year-old cocker spaniel Casper and one-year-old Jaya, a 'chippiparai', which is an indigenous breed from Tamil Nadu -- have been trained to detect COVID-19 by sniffing samples of sweat and urine, senior Army officials said.

Voting for 1st phase underway in 58 seats in UP

Voting for 1st phase underway in 58 seats in UP

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

As many as 623 candidates, including 73 women are in the fray in the first phase and around 2.28 core voters, including 1.24 crore men and 1.04 crore women are eligible to caste their francise, election officials said.

34 Muslims elected to UP assembly, 10 more than last time

34 Muslims elected to UP assembly, 10 more than last time

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

They were all fielded by the Samajwadi Party and its alliance partners.

Members of BKU, RLD keep an eye on EVMs in Western UP

Members of BKU, RLD keep an eye on EVMs in Western UP

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

While the RLD has fought the just-concluded polls in tie up with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, the office-bearers of the BKU, which was part of the anti-farm laws protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, insists it is an 'apolitical' group.

Modi's 'warning': SP will block Centre's benefits to poor

Modi's 'warning': SP will block Centre's benefits to poor

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Addressing a virtual rally directed at western UP constituencies, he urged people to keep 'history-sheeters' out, and instead create a 'new history'.

Owaisi car fired upon in poll-bound UP, 1 suspect arrested

Owaisi car fired upon in poll-bound UP, 1 suspect arrested

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

Owaisi's vehicle was near the Chhijarso toll plaza on the Hapur-Ghaziabad stretch of the National Highway 24 when the incident took place at around 6 pm, he said.

UP civic polls to test Yogi's popularity at grassroot level

UP civic polls to test Yogi's popularity at grassroot level

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

The ruling BJP is confident of bettering its 2017 performance, especially with the new UP party chief, Bhupendra Chaudhary, at the helm of affairs, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.

Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged in Tihar jail no 3

Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged in Tihar jail no 3

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

A Tihar jail official said that one hangman is enough to execute the hanging.

Crowd swells at Ghazipur border; over 3,000 security personnel deployed

Crowd swells at Ghazipur border; over 3,000 security personnel deployed

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) supporters stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Friday as the crowd swelled there, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration's ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site where security force in large numbers was re-deployed.

Meerut woman who took on goons accuses police of harassment

Meerut woman who took on goons accuses police of harassment

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

Accusing police of harassment, the woman who took on a group of attackers singlehandedly on a busy street, on Sunday said the cops were dilly-dallying in acting against the accused and threatened to commit suicide if she does not get justice.

Tears & heartbreak as family bids adieu to fallen hero

Tears & heartbreak as family bids adieu to fallen hero

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

Major Ketan Sharma, the 29-year-old officer, was killed in an encounter in Achabal area of the south Kashmir district on Monday. A terrorist was also killed in the gun fight which broke out after the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area.

Not thinking of Pakistan clash in T20 WC: Bhuvneshwar

Not thinking of Pakistan clash in T20 WC: Bhuvneshwar

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

India and Pakistan are placed in Group 2 along with New Zealand and Afghanistan.

Sec 144 imposed in Karnal to stop farmers' protest

Sec 144 imposed in Karnal to stop farmers' protest

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Prohibitory orders banning the gathering of people were imposed in Karnal on Monday, a day ahead of a farmers' planned gherao of the mini-secretariat over the August 28 lathicharge episode, officials said.

Sulking UP minister meets Yogi, to continue in his post

Sulking UP minister meets Yogi, to continue in his post

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

The meeting came after a letter of Khatik to Union Home Minister Amit Shah offering to quit surfaced on social media.

UP polls: Victory margin less than 5,000 in 49 seats

UP polls: Victory margin less than 5,000 in 49 seats

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

According to the results announced on Thursday, 25 Samajwadi Party candidates were defeated by less than 5,000 votes while a similar fate awaited three nominees of the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Vaibhav Rawal scored a fine century before pacer Divij Mehra's dismantled Mumbai with a five-wicket haul to power Delhi to an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the Ranji Trophy Group B match.

Campaigning ends for first phase of polling in UP

Campaigning ends for first phase of polling in UP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Under Election Commission guidelines, campaigning has to end 48 hours before the close of polls for each phase.

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.' 'My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.' 'My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,' Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi wrote of his capture during the 1962 War.

24 dead, 17 injured in roof collapse at Ghaziabad cremation ground

24 dead, 17 injured in roof collapse at Ghaziabad cremation ground

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Several people had taken shelter under the recently constructed structure while it rained. The dead, all of them men, were mostly relatives or neighbours of Jai Ram, who was being cremated at that time, officials said.

CBI gets nod to prosecute retd Allahabad HC judge for corruption

CBI gets nod to prosecute retd Allahabad HC judge for corruption

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The Central Bureau of Investigation has received sanction to prosecute retired Allahabad high court judge Justice S N Shukla in a corruption case for allegedly favouring a private medical college in his orders, officials said.

Ranji Trophy: Akash Deep's five-for rocks Haryana

Ranji Trophy: Akash Deep's five-for rocks Haryana

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

A summary of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies. At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready wit and is a rare cricketing treasure.

We want to work under Dravid, pick his brain: Bhuvi

We want to work under Dravid, pick his brain: Bhuvi

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

Bhuvneshwar said he wanted to work with coach Rahul Dravid

Don't mince words, say Coronil is not a cure for Covid, HC tells Ramdev

Don't mince words, say Coronil is not a cure for Covid, HC tells Ramdev

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that he was not "comfortable" with the present draft clarification given by the yoga guru, remarking that it seemed "more like a pat on the back" and a justification.

Dummy execution of Nirbhaya convicts conducted in Tihar

Dummy execution of Nirbhaya convicts conducted in Tihar

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

The four convicts are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on March 20.

Thousands of farmers gather in Delhi for mahapanchayat

Thousands of farmers gather in Delhi for mahapanchayat

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

Farmers from across the states arrived at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Monday early morning protesting over unemployment.

Burqa-clad instant talaq victim among BJP's campaigners in UP

Burqa-clad instant talaq victim among BJP's campaigners in UP

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

A 27-year-old burqa-clad woman, who is an instant talaq victim, is campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls to make the Muslim women realise the "good work" being done by the saffron party in the state. Nida Khan believes that unlike other parties, the BJP does not see Muslims as a vote bank only but considers them as equals.

Ranji: Ignored for Aus Tests, Sarfaraz hits another ton

Ranji: Ignored for Aus Tests, Sarfaraz hits another ton

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.

BJP to organise 'chaupals' to educate farmers on agri laws

BJP to organise 'chaupals' to educate farmers on agri laws

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Events, including press conferences and public programmes, will be held in most of the over 700 districts of the country in this regard.

Bus conductor's daughter qualifies for Olympics

Bus conductor's daughter qualifies for Olympics

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

Priyanka Goswami's timing of 1:28:45 broke the national record by over a minute.

WATCH: India pacer Bhuvneshwar marries Nupur

WATCH: India pacer Bhuvneshwar marries Nupur

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar married Nupur Nagar in Meerut.

UP cop fails to prevent 'cow slaughter', files complaint against himself

UP cop fails to prevent 'cow slaughter', files complaint against himself

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

I hope that this will help improve policing in UP, the SHO said.

Putting A Glamorous Spin On Desi Weaves

Putting A Glamorous Spin On Desi Weaves

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Boundary-breaking Designer Ujjwal Dubey is shaking up the fashion industry with his gender fluid collection.

Rasbhari review

Rasbhari review

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

You are neither entertained nor enticed in Rasbhari, complains Joginder Tuteja.

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.

Assault claim a lie, former pacer Praveen Kumar

Assault claim a lie, former pacer Praveen Kumar

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Former India pacer Praveen Kumar has in the past been accused of assault.

'Their manifesto has mandir and roads, not jobs'

'Their manifesto has mandir and roads, not jobs'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

'The BJP talks about prosperity, but it doesn't want anybody to prosper.'