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3 villagers killed as MiG-21 crashes into Rajasthan home

3 villagers killed as MiG-21 crashes into Rajasthan home

Rediff.com8 May 2023

The pilot made all efforts to avert human casualties and crash-landed the plane on the outskirts of a village, Prakash said.

Saurabh Vij in shot put final

Saurabh Vij in shot put final

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

Saurabh Vij qualified for the final of the men's shot put at the World Junior Athletics Championship

Blind girl reminds PM of his promise

Blind girl reminds PM of his promise

Rediff.com12 Aug 2003

The prime minister had failed to send a cassette of his poems, which he had promised her when she tied a rakhi to him last year.

BJP will pay for 'horrendous' attack on farmers: Amarinder

BJP will pay for 'horrendous' attack on farmers: Amarinder

Rediff.com29 Aug 2021

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday termed the lathicharge on farmers in Haryana's Karnal a "government-sponsored attack" and said such a "vicious assault" was not only unacceptable but outright condemnable.

Jailed INLD leader's son to contest from Haryana

Jailed INLD leader's son to contest from Haryana

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

Jailed Indian National Lok Dal leader Ajay Chautala's elder son Dushyant figured in the list of candidates declared by the party for all the ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana.

Wishes for yatra's success, won't join it: Ahkilesh; Maya yet to decide

Wishes for yatra's success, won't join it: Ahkilesh; Maya yet to decide

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

SP chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said Akhilesh will not participate in the yatra, nor will any other leader from the party.

Owaisi's AIMIM denies reports of alliance with SP

Owaisi's AIMIM denies reports of alliance with SP

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

The Hyderabad MP had earlier announced thatthe AIMIM will contest 100 seats in Uttar Pradesh polls scheduled early next year.

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Opposition leaders unlikely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

SP president Akhilesh Yadav and ally RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary are unlikely to participate in the Yatra due to "preoccupation" with their party programmes, their party leaders said.

The 2019 Haryana election sentimeter is here

The 2019 Haryana election sentimeter is here

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Rediff Labs analysed the 2014 assembly election results to develop a Sentiment Meter for the 2019 battle in Haryana.

J-K's latest terror victim got married in Feb, was to go home on holiday

J-K's latest terror victim got married in Feb, was to go home on holiday

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Kumar, a resident of Bhagwan village in Hanumangarh, worked as a manger with Ellaqui Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in the south Kashmir district.

NDA ally forces Amit Shah to promise 'alliance dharma'

NDA ally forces Amit Shah to promise 'alliance dharma'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

'Amit A Shah has assured us that the BJP will follow 'alliance dharma'.' 'If they follow it, the alliance will be intact.'

HC stays Uttarakhand govt's decision to hold Chardham Yatra

HC stays Uttarakhand govt's decision to hold Chardham Yatra

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

The Uttarakhand high court on Monday stayed the Chardham Yatra reversing a cabinet decision to open it partially for residents of three districts from July 1.

She is talented, young and India's new shooting sensation

She is talented, young and India's new shooting sensation

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Manu Baker won two gold medals in as many days on a World Cup debut

2-month-long UP poll campaign ends; now eyes on March 10

2-month-long UP poll campaign ends; now eyes on March 10

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

The curtain came down on rumbustious electioneering over the last two months when assembly polls were also held in four other states - Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur.

For Yamuna displaced persons, future remains tense

For Yamuna displaced persons, future remains tense

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

Now, she fears that she will not be able to return to her humble home after officials told them that their shanties were "illegal".

Guj CM isolates self after MLA tests coronavirus +ve

Guj CM isolates self after MLA tests coronavirus +ve

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Congress MLA Imran Khedawala, who met Rupani along with other party legislators on Tuesday morning, tested positive for coronavirus in the evening.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad launches Azad Samaj Party

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad launches Azad Samaj Party

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

Azad said the Bhim Army will run parallel to the party and continue to fight for Dalit rights and enrol new members.

Infertility medicine issue: Probe report 'against' Ramdev

Infertility medicine issue: Probe report 'against' Ramdev

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

The inquiry committee, set up by Uttarakhand government to examine the controversial infertility medicine produced by Ramdev's pharmacy, has submitted its report which is "not in favour" of the Yoga guru.

Wrestling Drama: Protesting grapplers threaten to quit

Wrestling Drama: Protesting grapplers threaten to quit

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

We did not ask for exemption from trials, just asked for time to prepare: Wrestlers

Bishnoi joins BJP, lauds Modi as India's best PM

Bishnoi joins BJP, lauds Modi as India's best PM

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Former Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday along with his wife Renuka Bishnoi here in the presence of senior party leaders, including state Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

How BJP ensures beneficiaries of govt schemes vote for it

How BJP ensures beneficiaries of govt schemes vote for it

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

A vistarak is assigned to convince voters of the 'far-reaching benefits' of the schemes and doles handed out by the Centre and the UP government.

Why did Laxmikant-Pyarelal split?

Why did Laxmikant-Pyarelal split?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'

Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh closed to traffic

Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh closed to traffic

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The decision was taken as keeping it operational could have been risky, the official said.

International Shooting WC: Rai qualifies; Bindra, Narang disappoint

International Shooting WC: Rai qualifies; Bindra, Narang disappoint

Rediff.com14 May 2015

It was mixed day for Indian shooters at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup as Olympic medallists Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang failed to qualify for the final round of the men's 10m Air Rifle event, while Jitu Rai progressed to the qualification round in 50m Pistol on the opening day at Fort Benning, United States on Thursday.

Babri trial: Joshi likely to depose today, Advani tomorrow

Babri trial: Joshi likely to depose today, Advani tomorrow

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

The Babri mosque demolition trial is presently at the stage of the recording of statements of 32 accused in the case under Section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure during which they also get an opportunity to refute the prosecution evidence against them.

An IAS officer changes children's lives

An IAS officer changes children's lives

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

How Raipur's District Collector Om Prakash Choudhary ensures that poor children study at good schools.

Seven-year-old gang-raped in Delhi; 1 held

Seven-year-old gang-raped in Delhi; 1 held

Rediff.com13 Dec 2015

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at a park in South Delhi's Tigri area on Saturday evening.

Basavaraj Bommai latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair

Basavaraj Bommai latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

His father Somappa Rayappa Bommai was the state chief minister during 1988-1989.

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Senior bureaucrats Avinash Joshi and Niraj Verma are among the 10 candidates who are in the race to become chairman and managing director of India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) director-finance Pomila Jaspal and ONGC director for technology and field services Om Prakash Singh are the other prominent names in fray for the top job, according to a candidate shortlist by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB). PESB - the government headhunter - will hold interviews to select the new head of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) this week. Both the bureaucrats are from the 1994 batch of IAS officers belonging to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Uttarakhand to approach Centre again on Maggi

Uttarakhand to approach Centre again on Maggi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

Nestle India resumed the production from Pantnagar.

BJP leader, 10 others get lifer in Jharkhand lynching case

BJP leader, 10 others get lifer in Jharkhand lynching case

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

A group of people had lynched 40-year-old Alimuddin Ansari in Bazaar Tand locality of Ramgarh town on June 29, 2017, on the suspicion that he was carrying beef in his car.

Dushyant Chautala's rise to kingmaker's role

Dushyant Chautala's rise to kingmaker's role

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

Dushyant has now emerged as a leader of some reckoning in the Jat community, as well among Haryana's youth.

Shivpal 'ready to make sacrifices' in alliance with nephew

Shivpal 'ready to make sacrifices' in alliance with nephew

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had on Thursday announced an alliance with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav's PSPL after a meeting between them.

World shooting: Sensational Saurabh smashes junior record for gold

World shooting: Sensational Saurabh smashes junior record for gold

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Asian Games gold-medallist Saurabh Chaudhary shattered the world record to claim the junior 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Championships

Sussanne 'happy to be out of Hrithik-Kangana mess', says friend

Sussanne 'happy to be out of Hrithik-Kangana mess', says friend

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Hrithik and Kangana's cold war is getting uglier by the day.

17 killed after bus overturns in UP's Mainpuri

17 killed after bus overturns in UP's Mainpuri

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

The bus, carrying 60-70 people, was coming from Jaipur in Rajasthan and heading towards Farrukhabad.

Ramdev may face trouble on his putrajeevak medicine

Ramdev may face trouble on his putrajeevak medicine

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Ramdev has defended the medicine saying it has nothing to do with the birth of a son or daughter

Shivpal ditches Akhilesh, supports Murmu for Prez poll

Shivpal ditches Akhilesh, supports Murmu for Prez poll

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

A visibly upset Shivpal Yadav said, "I was never called to any meeting (of the SP) and no information was given to me."

India's heroes honoured for surgical strikes across LoC

India's heroes honoured for surgical strikes across LoC

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

The awards were presented by Northern Army commander Lt Gen D Anbu at an investiture ceremony.

Akhilesh meets UP governor amid party's power struggle

Akhilesh meets UP governor amid party's power struggle

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

Triggering speculation in political circles, Akhilesh paid a sudden visit to the Raj Bhawan when he was in the middle of a meeting with party legislators and seniors to finalise details of his proposed 'rath yatra' from November 3.