News for 'Old Gurgaon'

Couples refuse to be cowed down, celebrate Valentine's Day with gaiety

Couples refuse to be cowed down, celebrate Valentine's Day with gaiety

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Couples -- young and old -- celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday with flowers and gifts even as a few right-wing outfits played spoilsport in some parts of the country.

Woman gang-raped, thrown out of car in Greater Noida

Woman gang-raped, thrown out of car in Greater Noida

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

The woman belongs to Gurugram and was in the Sohna area around 8-8:30 pm on Monday, when some people, driving a Swift car, dragged her inside and raped her.

Girl who cycled down 1200km gets Ivanka's praise

Girl who cycled down 1200km gets Ivanka's praise

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Ivanka, who is advisor to President Trump on job creation, has visited India twice, most recently in February this year along with her father. In 2017, she led the US delegation at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India.

Greater Noida man held for abducting traffic cop during checking drive

Greater Noida man held for abducting traffic cop during checking drive

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

A 29-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida has been arrested for allegedly abducting an on-duty traffic policeman, who had stopped him to check the documents of his car, officials said.

1 year after 1,200 km journey, Bihar 'Cycle girl' loses father

1 year after 1,200 km journey, Bihar 'Cycle girl' loses father

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

Images of Jyoti Kumari, the teenager who had cycled, with her injured father riding pillion, for 1,200 kilometres from Gurugram to Bihar's Darbhanga during last year's national lockdown had captured the imagination of people in the country.

Tampering with evidence not ruled out in Chhawla gangrape-murder case, says SC

Tampering with evidence not ruled out in Chhawla gangrape-murder case, says SC

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

The three men were accused of abducting, gangraping and brutally killing the woman in February 2012. Her mutilated body was found three days after she was abducted.

Pet pics: 'Elma is the queen of our hearts'

Pet pics: 'Elma is the queen of our hearts'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

We asked you to share your pet pics. This is what Paresh Khanna, 27, from Gurgaon shared.

Aaftab undergoes polygraph test; cops detect blood stains in flat

Aaftab undergoes polygraph test; cops detect blood stains in flat

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Sources said a questionnaire has been prepared for the polygraph test so that the sequence of events in the gruesome killing can be ascertained.

Police scans Delhi pond for Shraddha's remains; skull parts found in forest

Police scans Delhi pond for Shraddha's remains; skull parts found in forest

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

According to the sources, police recovered fragments of skull and other body parts, mostly bones, on the third day of extensive searches in the forest areas of Mehrauli and Gurgaon in the Delhi-NCR region.

Exodus shatters 'Big-city school' dreams of migrants' kids

Exodus shatters 'Big-city school' dreams of migrants' kids

Rediff.com24 May 2020

'I like it when my daughter talks in English fluently. She is smarter in maths too than her village friends'

Not seen Delhi in nearly 3 months!

Not seen Delhi in nearly 3 months!

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

'Barriers have come across roads marking the end of Noida, the start of Gurgaon, the hard borders allowing no passage -- at least by day,' observes Kishore Singh.

Tarishi Jain cremated amidst outpour of grief

Tarishi Jain cremated amidst outpour of grief

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Amidst an outpour of grief, Tarishi Jain, the 19-year-old Indian girl who was killed along with 19 others in the Dhaka terror attack, was cremated in Gurgaon on Monday.

Hoping to return home, migrants walk to rlwy station daily

Hoping to return home, migrants walk to rlwy station daily

Rediff.com19 May 2020

'They say government is doing so much but ham to ab bhi yahi hain'

'Make India safe for our children'

'Make India safe for our children'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

'Child rape and sexual abuse have become a moral epidemic that haunts our nation and we can no longer remain silent spectators.'

Bihar girl, who cycled 1200km will be called for trials by cycling federation

Bihar girl, who cycled 1200km will be called for trials by cycling federation

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Stuck in Gurugram due to nation-wide lockdown, a tenacious Jyoti Kumari asked her father to sit on the rear side carrier of her cycle and took him to his native place, covering 1200km in seven days.

HOT MOVIE RELEASES, coming up!

HOT MOVIE RELEASES, coming up!

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

There are as many as three films and a Web series premiering on October 2.

Anna to go to Bangalore for naturopathy treatment

Anna to go to Bangalore for naturopathy treatment

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Anna Hazare will leave for Bangalore on Thursday for naturopathy treatment after spending three days at a super specialty hospital in Gurgaon where he underwent a detailed check up.

Looking forward to play with Tiger Woods: Sharma

Looking forward to play with Tiger Woods: Sharma

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

India's rising golf star Shubhankar Sharma is excited at the prospect of playing with his 'idol' Tiger Woods at the next year's Open Championship.

FIR filed against Fortis Hospital in dengue death case

FIR filed against Fortis Hospital in dengue death case

Rediff.com10 Dec 2017

Both civil and criminal action was being initiated against the hospital which was severely indicted of lapses by a probe panel in its report pertaining to the death of the seven-year-old girl, an official spokesperson said.

How NIA got Jack, John, Alpha, Golf to bring down Yasin Malik

How NIA got Jack, John, Alpha, Golf to bring down Yasin Malik

Rediff.com26 May 2022

'Jack', 'John' and 'Alpha' were among the National Investigation Agency's protected witnesses who helped nail banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik.

How COVID-19 survivor beats isolation blues

How COVID-19 survivor beats isolation blues

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

Bingeing on action movies, hours-long video calls to his wife and watching "less TV news" helped a coronavirus survivor in successfully getting through the tense isolation period in hospital.

PHOTOS: Drenched Gurugram asks Delhi to stay away

PHOTOS: Drenched Gurugram asks Delhi to stay away

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Repeated spells of rain pushed traffic out of gear, leading to snarls that would give anyone a nightmare.

CBSE special topper: Find love in what you do

CBSE special topper: Find love in what you do

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Anushka Panda, who has spinal muscular atrophy tells us how she scored 97.8 per cent and topped CBSE class 10 examination.

Inspired by TV serial, Noida-based designer planned her own kidnapping!

Inspired by TV serial, Noida-based designer planned her own kidnapping!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Meerut Zone, Lakshmi Singh, on Friday ruled out a case of kidnapping and said that the fashion designer during questioning told the police that she was inspired by a television crime show.

Why this cop got a sudden promotion

Why this cop got a sudden promotion

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'I traced 76 children within two-and-a-half months,' says Assistant Sub Inspector Seema Dhaka.

Delhi court shootout: Who was Jitendra Gogi

Delhi court shootout: Who was Jitendra Gogi

Rediff.com25 Sep 2021

Thirty-year-old Jitendra Mann 'Gogi', who was shot dead in a crowded Rohini court room on Friday, was one of Delhi's most wanted criminals and the chief of an "extremely sophisticated" organised crime syndicate.

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

Anxiety and angst as Indians mark month of lockdown

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The journey of getting used to a new way of life -- without domestic help, without the necessity of dressing up to step out and just staying cooped up indoors -- has been out of the ordinary, equal parts good, bad and ugly.

We were tense, felt relaxed after reaching India: Ukraine returned medics

We were tense, felt relaxed after reaching India: Ukraine returned medics

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Most of the students, PTI spoke to soon after their arrival, said they had followed the advisory issued by the Indian embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

Teen golfer Aditi Ashok scripts historic Women's Indian Open victory

Teen golfer Aditi Ashok scripts historic Women's Indian Open victory

Rediff.com13 Nov 2016

Teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Women's Indian Open in Gurgaon on Sunday.

Gambhir ties the knot with Delhi girl

Gambhir ties the knot with Delhi girl

Rediff.com28 Oct 2011

Star Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir, on Friday, tied the knot with Delhi-girl Natasha Jain in a quiet ceremony which was attended by only close family members and friends in Gurgaon.

Deshmukh meets Hazare; asks about his health

Deshmukh meets Hazare; asks about his health

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday visited Anna Hazare, who ended his 13-day fast for an effective Lokpal Bill, at a private hospital in neighbouring Gurgaon.

Dance teacher loses livelihood to Covid, Delhi cops find new job for him

Dance teacher loses livelihood to Covid, Delhi cops find new job for him

Rediff.com20 Feb 2022

"When the SHO sir asked me about my interest of area, I told him that I am a dance teacher and want to continue it. The SHO sir said that they will try to find me a suitable job. He sent me to Sandoz to restart earning livelihood till the time I get a job in dancing. I am also thinking to apply in schools for dance teacher," Balaji Sawalkar said.

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.

Motilal Vora - the last of Gandhians in Cong who earned family's trust

Motilal Vora - the last of Gandhians in Cong who earned family's trust

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

Called "Babuji", the former chief minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh in the post-Babri Masjid demolition era was considered as a people's man and was accessible to all.

Vijender to take on Russian Artysh Lopsan in comeback fight

Vijender to take on Russian Artysh Lopsan in comeback fight

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Vijender and Losan will square off on March 19 in a super middle-weight (76kg) showdown in Goa

The 24 year old who wants to feed India

The 24 year old who wants to feed India

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Ankit Kawatra's Feeding India has already fed more than 1 million people.

Ryan murder: CBI apprehends Class 11 student, no evidence against conductor

Ryan murder: CBI apprehends Class 11 student, no evidence against conductor

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

The senior student wanted the parent-teacher meeting and exams to be postponed.

Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passes away

Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passes away

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

India's former hockey captain, Mohammed Shahid who won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic games died at a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday.

Sonu Sood evaded tax of Rs 20 crore, violated FCRA: I-T Dept

Sonu Sood evaded tax of Rs 20 crore, violated FCRA: I-T Dept

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

The department had launched searches against the 48-year-old actor and the Lucknow-based group of industries involved in infrastructure on September 15 and the CBDT said the action was continuing.

WATCH OUT for these NEW ACTORS!

WATCH OUT for these NEW ACTORS!

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

So who are the new faces who will charm their way to Bollywood this year?