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Himachal tragedy: Bodies of four victims to be flown to Hyderabad

Himachal tragedy: Bodies of four victims to be flown to Hyderabad

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Bodies of four students from a Andhra-based engineering college, who were among their 24 classmates washed away in Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, will be flown to Hyderabad by Monday night, Telangana Director General of Police Anurag Sharma said.

Indian fisherman awaiting release dies in Pak jail

Indian fisherman awaiting release dies in Pak jail

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

A 60-year-old Indian fisherman who had completed his prison term and was awaiting release has died at a local hospital in Pakistan's biggest city.

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopian Hurisa creates course record

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopian Hurisa creates course record

Rediff.com19 Jan 2020

Srinu Bugatha, Sudha Singh win Indian Elite category.

MP governor son's death: Autopsy inconclusive, no foul play suspected

MP governor son's death: Autopsy inconclusive, no foul play suspected

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Autopsy failed to find the cause of death of MP Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh, an accused in the the multi-crore Vyapam scam.

BJP not in favour of MP govt ordering CBI probe in Vyapam scam

BJP not in favour of MP govt ordering CBI probe in Vyapam scam

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

With calls for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Vyapam scam getting louder by the day, Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said it was not averse to such an inquiry but the decision will have to come from the Madhya Pradesh high court, which is monitoring the case.

Explained! Why a single GST rate is the best option

Explained! Why a single GST rate is the best option

Rediff.com28 Jan 2017

It was better to first build a single-rate GST with a low rate, achieve full mastery of this, and then consider more complex possibilities such as high rates and multiple rates.

Three held for rape, murder of 'Kerala's Nirbhaya'

Three held for rape, murder of 'Kerala's Nirbhaya'

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Women's rights activists and political leaders -- cutting across party lines -- have voiced concern against the murder, which they believe was a first of its kind in the state for the sheer brutality of the crime.

Once again, Australia fail to crack 'fickle' T20 code

Once again, Australia fail to crack 'fickle' T20 code

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Australia captain Steve Smith, while tipping his hat to a brilliant innings from India's Virat Kohli, was left ruing his team's middle overs malaise after their sixth attempt to win the World Twenty20 came up short in Mohali.

Sexual harassment case: Ex-lab assistant succumbs to injuries

Sexual harassment case: Ex-lab assistant succumbs to injuries

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

A former laboratory assistant of a Delhi University college, who had set herself on fire seven days ago after alleging sexual harassment by a college principal, succumbed to her injuries on Monday.

6-year-old boy found dead in water tank in private school

6-year-old boy found dead in water tank in private school

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

A six- year-old student of a prominent private school in South Delhi was found dead in a water tank under the school's amphitheatre on Saturday.

India gasp to stay afloat ahead of Centurion Test

India gasp to stay afloat ahead of Centurion Test

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

India aim to stay afloat against daunting South Africa in the second Test

Police to perform last rites of Patna blasts suspect

Police to perform last rites of Patna blasts suspect

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

After the family refused to claim the body of Ainul Ansari alias Tarique, a suspect in the serial bomb blasts in Patna who succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, the railway police has decided perform his last rites in a day or two, police officials said on Monday.

Patel quota row: Swetang's funeral held amid tight security

Patel quota row: Swetang's funeral held amid tight security

Rediff.com30 Aug 2015

Amid tight security, the funeral of a 32-year-old man from Patel community, who allegedly died in custody after being caught by police during the quota violence, was held in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Truck rams into Bangalore-Nanded Express; Congress MLA among 6 killed

Truck rams into Bangalore-Nanded Express; Congress MLA among 6 killed

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

The truck broke the closed boom gate at Madakasira after "overlooking all safety warnings" and hit the H-1 coach of the Nanded-bound train at around 2.20 am.

Man found dead at Congress leader Kumari Selja's house

Man found dead at Congress leader Kumari Selja's house

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

A 42-year-old man was found dead at the residence of former Union minister and Congress leader Kumari Selja in Sunehri Bagh in New Delhi on Monday morning, police said.

Manipuri youth beaten to death in Delhi; 2 detained

Manipuri youth beaten to death in Delhi; 2 detained

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

In yet another case of violence against people from the Northeast, a 29-year-old Manipuri youth was allegedly beaten to death by a group of five to six men in South Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area in the wee hours of the day.

Badaun rape: Exhumation not likely, as river submerges graves

Badaun rape: Exhumation not likely, as river submerges graves

Rediff.com20 Jul 2014

Central Bureau of Investigation's efforts to exhume bodies of the Badaun rape victims on Sunday suffered a major jolt as rising levels of Ganga submerged the graves, prompting agency officials to decide on examining the lady doctor who conducted the first autopsy by a medical board.

Scam accused MP Guv's son found dead, Cong demands CBI probe

Scam accused MP Guv's son found dead, Cong demands CBI probe

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh, who was recently named as an accused in the multi-crore Vyapam scam in MP, was found dead on under mysterious circumstances at his father's official residence in Lucknow.

Sheena Bora Case: Peter celebrates another birthday in jail

Sheena Bora Case: Peter celebrates another birthday in jail

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

It will be his fifth birthday in jail as an undertrial. He was arrested two days before his birthday in 2015. Tuesday also marked Peter's fourth year in jail.

Pathankot attack: NIA team to visit Pakistan to continue probe

Pathankot attack: NIA team to visit Pakistan to continue probe

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

The Pakistani JIT concluded its six-day discussions with NIA on the probe into the Pathankot terror attack even as the visiting officials recorded statements of witnesses.

Naidu's daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Naidu's daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

"(Former PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee said 'raj dharma' was not followed in Gujarat (during the 2002 riots). Now, 'raj dharma' is not being followed in case of Andhra Pradesh. We have been denied what was rightfully ours," he claimed.

Assam: 32 labourers killed in truck-bus collision

Assam: 32 labourers killed in truck-bus collision

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

At least 32 people, including 13 children, were killed and eight others injured when two mini buses carrying brick kiln workers and their families were hit by a truck on NH 35 in lower Assam's Barpeta district in the wee hours on Thursday.

Airhostess suicide case: After 18 months in jail, Kanda gets bail

Airhostess suicide case: After 18 months in jail, Kanda gets bail

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

After spending over 18 months in jail in connection with the suicide of airhostess Geetika Sharma, former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda was today granted bail by a Delhi court, which said he has "social roots" and cannot flee from justice.

'Depressed' Hyderabad university student hangs himself in hostel room

'Depressed' Hyderabad university student hangs himself in hostel room

Rediff.com17 Sep 2016

Nelli Praveen Kumar, aged about 25, a first semester student of Master of Fine Arts course of Department of Fine Arts, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, was found hanging from ceiling in the room at about 4.15 am

Pathankot attack: Pak JIT to record statements of witnesses from Thursday

Pathankot attack: Pak JIT to record statements of witnesses from Thursday

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

The visiting Pakistani JIT will begin recording the statements of the witnesses in the Pathankot terror attack case from Thursday.

Sunanda death: Delhi Police summons Tharoor for questioning

Sunanda death: Delhi Police summons Tharoor for questioning

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Delhi Police has served a notice to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, asking him to join the investigation into the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

7 deaths in 24 hours: Demonetisation takes its toll

7 deaths in 24 hours: Demonetisation takes its toll

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes are illegal tender, at least 33 people have been reported dead in demonetisation-related incidents.

How to make a life insurance claim

How to make a life insurance claim

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Insurance companies have worked over the years to simplify their claim settlement process

Amid farmer protests in MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan to fast for peace

Amid farmer protests in MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan to fast for peace

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

Mandsaur, the epicentre of the agitation, has remained relatively peaceful even as farmer protests have spilled over to new areas of MP.

JNU MPhil student commits suicide; parents seek CBI probe

JNU MPhil student commits suicide; parents seek CBI probe

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

The JNU Students Union is alleging that Krishnan was targeted for his association with the movement seeking justice for Rohith Vemula and depression made him take the extreme step.

22 dead, over 30 hurt in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station

22 dead, over 30 hurt in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The tragedy took place amid rain in the city around 10.40 am when the FOB was heavily crowded, a police official said.

All five main accused arrested in Badaun gang rape case

All five main accused arrested in Badaun gang rape case

Rediff.com31 May 2014

All the five main accused, including two policemen, have been arrested in connection with the gang rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Badaun, police said on Saturday.

Unlike BJP, Congress always puts party ahead of country: Modi

Unlike BJP, Congress always puts party ahead of country: Modi

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Accusing the Congress of putting its interests above the country's, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tore into the Oppposition, saying unlike earlier when opposition parties stalled Parliament against scams, Congress- led parties are now doing so against government's steps to curb black money and corruption.

Evidence of drug overdose in Sunanda's body

Evidence of drug overdose in Sunanda's body

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

There was no trace of alcohol in the body of Sunanda Pushkar though some evidence of presence of anti-depressant drug was likely, sources in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said on Sunday.

Telangana: Short cut by bus driver proved fatal for kids; toll rises to 16

Telangana: Short cut by bus driver proved fatal for kids; toll rises to 16

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

Had the driver of the ill-fated school bus, which met with a tragic accident while crossing the unmanned railway crossing in Telangana's Medak district on Thursday, not taken a short cut, lives of 16 children could have been saved, police said.

75 pc polling in Chhattisgarh, 1 killed in violence

75 pc polling in Chhattisgarh, 1 killed in violence

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Around 30 per cent polling was recorded till noon on Tuesday in 72 constituencies spread over 19 districts of Chhattisgarh where voting for the second and last phase of Assembly polls is underway.

What's giving India's nuclear scientists jitters?

What's giving India's nuclear scientists jitters?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2017

Scientists are puzzled by what caused the mysterious nuclear leak at the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant in Gujarat last year, reveals Pallava Bagla.

Arunachal student 'beaten to death' in Delhi

Arunachal student 'beaten to death' in Delhi

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

An Arunachal Pradesh MLA's son, studying in a college in New Delhi, was allegedly thrashed by some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar area of south Delhi when he retaliated after they made fun of his hairstyle, which led to his death.

Court to decide perjury application in Salman case on May 6

Court to decide perjury application in Salman case on May 6

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Khan is facing charge of 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder'.

Netball player's death shadows Day 1 of National Games

Netball player's death shadows Day 1 of National Games

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

The mood turned somber at the 35th National Games after a young netball player lost his life in a freak accident.