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Revealed: Politics behind the long walk home

Revealed: Politics behind the long walk home

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

The Centre and state governments bonded and then fell apart during the longest lockdown walk.

Jeep-truck collision claims 15 lives

Jeep-truck collision claims 15 lives

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

The jeep carrying them collided with a tanker on the NH 15 at Kirwa.

J&K highway closed again

J&K highway closed again

Rediff.com13 Mar 2005

Over 2,000 vehicles are stranded on the highway.

Assam diary: Poachers, rhinos and tigers!

Assam diary: Poachers, rhinos and tigers!

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

A visit to a sanctuary of the one-horned rhino offers more adventure than Archana Pande bargained for.

Kalinga Nagar blockade enters 14th day

Kalinga Nagar blockade enters 14th day

Rediff.com15 Jan 2006

Agitating under the banner of the Bisthapan Virodhi Jana Manch, the tribals have set up road blockades at about 15 places.

Automobile mall: One stop clinic for your car!

Automobile mall: One stop clinic for your car!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2006

The project will combine mega automobile showrooms with administrative, servicing and warehousing area across more than 18 lakh sft.

Blunders won't happen again, says Gurugram police

Blunders won't happen again, says Gurugram police

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

Gurugram police has assured residents that it is drawing out a detailed plan to avert traffic jams during rains this year.

139 migrants returning home have died in road mishaps

139 migrants returning home have died in road mishaps

Rediff.com17 May 2020

Many of the tragedies occurred in the dark, which is when it is cooler to walk, and many people were caught in their sleep. The combination of no traffic and speeding vehicles has led to havoc, endangering the lives of those who found themselves without work or money in the coronavirus-induced lockdown and were frantic to get home, any which way.

Minor girl gang-raped in Bihar; locals block highway in protest

Minor girl gang-raped in Bihar; locals block highway in protest

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

The victim's father said he was being coerced by two of the villagers to withdraw the case and being threatened his son would be kidnapped otherwise.

Box office: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy gets lukewarm response

Box office: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy gets lukewarm response

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

A look at the hits and flops of the week.

Fresh talks on with Sikorsky for S-70B Seahawk helicopters

Fresh talks on with Sikorsky for S-70B Seahawk helicopters

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

The defence ministry has started fresh cost negotiations with the US firm Sikorsky for purchase of 16 multi-role naval helicopters, Lok Sabha was told on Friday.

6-laning of Vadodara-Mumbai highway soon

6-laning of Vadodara-Mumbai highway soon

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006

The six-laning of Vadodara-Mumbai section of National Highway No 8 will be taken up at an estimated cost of about Rs 3200 crores (Rs 32 billion), Minister of State for Road Transport K H Muniyappa said in Vadodara on Monday.

Twitterati targets Anushka after Kohli's poor show in semis

Twitterati targets Anushka after Kohli's poor show in semis

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

With Virat Kohli getting out after scoring just one run against Australia in Thursday's World Cup semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Twitter community erupted with jokes and jibes against his girlfriend, Anushka Sharma.

Chhattisgarh: 50 killed as Naxalites trigger blast

Chhattisgarh: 50 killed as Naxalites trigger blast

Rediff.com28 Feb 2006

Fifty people were feared killed as Naxalites triggered a powerful blast, targeting two trucks, in which about 100 villagers were returning after attending an anti-Naxal meeting at Darbaguda.

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

he one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country taking a holy dip on Mahashivratri.

Bengal's shame: 71-year-old nun gang-raped

Bengal's shame: 71-year-old nun gang-raped

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

A 71-year-old nun was allegedly gang-raped inside a convent in Nadia district of West Bengal early Saturday, triggering protests.

When Vidya, Anushka, Madhuri went on a thrilling spree!

When Vidya, Anushka, Madhuri went on a thrilling spree!

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

Looking at the Hindi film heroine at her thrilling best.

NHAI to get Rs 471 cr for Vadodara highway

NHAI to get Rs 471 cr for Vadodara highway

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

In what could be a shot in the arm for the National Highway Development Programme, the National Highway Authority of India is all set to receive a windfall of Rs 471 crore

Insurgents kill 3 Assam Rifles men

Insurgents kill 3 Assam Rifles men

Rediff.com10 Jul 2005

Three security personnel were killed and two seriously injured when insurgents ambushed an Assam Rifles patrol in Manipur's Thoubal district on Sunday, official sources said.

DLF plans Rs 1000 cr mall in Gurgaon

DLF plans Rs 1000 cr mall in Gurgaon

Rediff.com6 Jul 2006

Real estate firm DLF has tied-up with Jerde Partnership to create an integrated Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) project in Gurgaon, which will house retail and entertainment units in a concept called the 'Mall of India'.

Bullet-ridden body not of Kalburgi killer, say cops

Bullet-ridden body not of Kalburgi killer, say cops

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

The unidentified body found with two bullet injuries at a village in Belagavi district was not of one of the two killers of writer M M Kalburgi, but a criminal who was killed by his two brothers and his friend, a senior police official said here on Sunday.

Tripura cut off; to ration petrol, diesel

Tripura cut off; to ration petrol, diesel

Rediff.com15 Jun 2006

The Tripura government decided to ration petrol, diesel and cooking gas from Thursday as the state remained cut off from the rest of the country for the fourth consecutive day due to landslides triggered by heavy rains on the vital NH 44.

Highway projects: A tightrope walk for Nitin Gadkari

Highway projects: A tightrope walk for Nitin Gadkari

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

The central government's highway award and construction target for the current fiscal is dominated by the Bharatmala scheme.

Why Bihar win is crucial for Modi and Amit Shah

Why Bihar win is crucial for Modi and Amit Shah

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

A victory will consolidate the position of not just the PM but also of his lieutenant BJP President Amit Shah, says Archis Mohan.

Kerry picks up five states

Kerry picks up five states

Rediff.com4 Feb 2004

PIX: Gul Panag, Tisca Chopra, Sudhir Mishra mingle

PIX: Gul Panag, Tisca Chopra, Sudhir Mishra mingle

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

The Mumbai Mantra: Cinerise Screenwriting Programme started on August 9.

Avalanche kills 6 BSF men

Avalanche kills 6 BSF men

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

The avalanche, the third in a week in Jammu and Kashmir, buried two BSF bunkers housing 19 personnel.

Exclusive! Bareilly Ki Barfi singer sings for you

Exclusive! Bareilly Ki Barfi singer sings for you

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Singer Samira Koppikar tells us what its like to be a Bollywood singer, and how she achieved it.

PHOTOS: Kohli, Anushka land in Mumbai hand-in-hand

PHOTOS: Kohli, Anushka land in Mumbai hand-in-hand

Rediff.com28 Mar 2015

The Indian World Cup team members, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and star batsman Virat Kohli, arrived home.

Why roads hold the key in 'war' against Naxals

Why roads hold the key in 'war' against Naxals

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Roads are of great importance to win the war against the rebels in Sukma

L&T to build India's longest flyover

L&T to build India's longest flyover

Rediff.com27 Jun 2005

Larsen & Toubro Ltd has secured a contract from National Highways Authority of India for constructing a six-lane dedicated flyover on National Highways No 1 (NH1) in Haryana at an estimated cost of Rs 418 crore.

Uttarakhand: Relief operations speeded up as weather relents

Uttarakhand: Relief operations speeded up as weather relents

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

With weather clearing up, relief operations on Sunday gained momentum in Uttarakhand as the government came out with a roadmap for clearing tonnes of debris and extricating bodies in Kedarnath and adjoining areas ravaged by flash floods over a month ago.

Tripura still awaits rail link with rest of India

Tripura still awaits rail link with rest of India

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

Tripura first demanded a rail link between capital Agartala and its southernmost tip of Sabroom, 75 km from Chittagong port, 50 years ago. Had it been sanctioned, Tripura and the entire north-east would have been linked with South-East Asia.

20 feared dead as bus skids off highway, catches fire in Bihar

20 feared dead as bus skids off highway, catches fire in Bihar

Rediff.com3 May 2018

The fire incinerated the bus and nobody could be retrieved so far.

Bollywood's half-yearly report card: The good stuff

Bollywood's half-yearly report card: The good stuff

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Raja Sen looks back at the good things that happened in Bollywood in the first half of 2015.

Azad suspension: Swamy asks if cricket within party discipline

Azad suspension: Swamy asks if cricket within party discipline

Rediff.com25 Dec 2015

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy questioned the party's decision to suspend Kirti Azad over the DDCA row.

Bihar floods claim 10 lives, rivers show receding trend

Bihar floods claim 10 lives, rivers show receding trend

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

One more person died in floods in Patna district, taking the toll due to inundation in Bihar to 10 even as major rivers on Tuesday showed receding trend.