News for 'RAG'

PIX: Chelsea rout Barcelona, Leverkusen stun Manchester City

PIX: Chelsea rout Barcelona, Leverkusen stun Manchester City

Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

The Society That Munawar Rules

The Society That Munawar Rules

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

From being contestants in reality shows to becoming the host, Munawar Faruqui is raising the stakes for himself.

8 students arrested for ragging in Hyderabad business school

8 students arrested for ragging in Hyderabad business school

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

In the same case, nine members of the school's administration have been booked for their alleged inaction in responding to the incident, police said.

Norris completes Hungarian practice double as McLaren dominate

Norris completes Hungarian practice double as McLaren dominate

Rediff.com1 Aug 2025

Lando Norris completed a Hungarian Grand Prix practice double on Friday as runaway leaders McLaren dominated both sessions while leaving something in reserve and almost colliding at the end.

Chiranjeevi's Top 10 Movies

Chiranjeevi's Top 10 Movies

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

Arjun Menon celebrates his 70th birthday on August 22 by looking at his most memorable films.

KIIT Suicide: How To Protect Kids From Bullying

KIIT Suicide: How To Protect Kids From Bullying

Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

Reassure your child that whatever the situation, you are there for her/him, says rediffGURU Anu Krishna, while counselling concerned parents whose children are studying in colleges away from their home town.

Shilpa Shetty says NO to ragging

Shilpa Shetty says NO to ragging

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

The actor-author will shoot a series of videos discouraging bullying in schools, colleges and government organisations.

SC issues 15 guidelines to curb surging student suicides; seeks govt report

SC issues 15 guidelines to curb surging student suicides; seeks govt report

Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

The bench said, given the pressing nature of the crisis, particularly in cities like Kota, Jaipur, Sikar, Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, and Delhi, where students migrate in large numbers, immediate interim safeguards are the call of the day.

Polybags clogged toilets: Why Air India flight returned to Chicago

Polybags clogged toilets: Why Air India flight returned to Chicago

Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

Days after its Delhi-bound aircraft returned to Chicago due to unserviceable lavatories, Air India on Monday said its probe found that polythene bags, rags, and clothes had been flushed down and were stuck in the plumbing.

100 wins & counting: Djokovic makes history at Roland Garros

100 wins & counting: Djokovic makes history at Roland Garros

Rediff.com2 Jun 2025

The Serbian's determined performance ensured he became only the second man to win a century of matches at the Parisian Grand Slam

What's Trump's Real Game Plan Against India?

What's Trump's Real Game Plan Against India?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2025

By threatening to punish India with high tariff, Trump is actually planting a tantalising thought in the Indian mind that the Modi government should suitably 'incentivise' him, explains Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Games: Malay duo run Chinese opponents ragged in close fight

Games: Malay duo run Chinese opponents ragged in close fight

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah put up a passionate fight as they came close to pulling off an upset, going neck-and-neck in both games before the Chinese pair prevailed 21-17, 22-20.

The Train Action That Inspired Bhagat Singh

The Train Action That Inspired Bhagat Singh

Rediff.com11 Aug 2025

One hundred years ago, a group of 10 revolutionaries carried out an operation that shook the British Empire. Utkarsh Mishra revisits the 'Kakori Conspiracy Case', a turning point in the armed struggle for independence.

Kerala ragging case: 5 students surrender

Kerala ragging case: 5 students surrender

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

8 first-year students of the polytechnic at Nattakom were allegedly subjected to brutal ragging by a gang of senior students at the men's hostel of the college.

Can RAGGING help make FRIENDS?

Can RAGGING help make FRIENDS?

Rediff.com3 May 2012

What do you think of this Cadbury Dairy Milk commercial that uses ragging as a peg to sell its product?

PICS: Brook's England thrash WI, snap losing streak

PICS: Brook's England thrash WI, snap losing streak

Rediff.com30 May 2025

It was the perfect start to Brook's reign as white ball captain as England recorded their second-largest win in terms of runs, second only to the 242-run thrashing of Australia in 2018.

Can Student Suicides Be Prevented?

Can Student Suicides Be Prevented?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2025

Mental health experts and counsellors highlight how to identify early signs of distress in children and what parents and peers can do to prevent someone from taking their life.

Krutrim Suicide Sparks Workplace Concerns

Krutrim Suicide Sparks Workplace Concerns

Rediff.com19 May 2025

An ex-employee claimed that team members were routinely subjected to verbal abuse, even for basic clarifications or suggesting improvements.

HRD minister Kapil Sibal on ragging

HRD minister Kapil Sibal on ragging

Rediff.com20 Jun 2009

Launching a toll free number -- 1800-180-5522 -- for victims of ragging, in New Delhi, Sibal went back in time to detail how he was ragged when he was fresher in college and how he himself ragged new comers while studying in St Stephen's college in New Delhi.

'Abhishek Has Gone Through A Lot'

'Abhishek Has Gone Through A Lot'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2025

'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.'

PIX: Dembele gives PSG narrow first-leg win at Arsenal

PIX: Dembele gives PSG narrow first-leg win at Arsenal

Rediff.com30 Apr 2025

Images from the Champions League semi-final first leg between Arsenal and Paris St Germain at Emirates Stadium, London, on Tuesday.

How finalists Argentina broke open a ragged Croatia

How finalists Argentina broke open a ragged Croatia

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

The intricate play and tight triangles Croatia were attempting only had to falter in a tiny way, and when they did Argentina were ready to pounce.

Ragging kills architecture student in Bangalore

Ragging kills architecture student in Bangalore

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Ahab Ibrahim, a second year diploma student of Acharya College of Technology Polytechnic in Bangalore, passed away at a hospital in Kochi late on Monday night, his relatives said. He hails from Thrissur district.

French Open: Gauff storms into quarters after wild 2nd set drama

French Open: Gauff storms into quarters after wild 2nd set drama

Rediff.com3 Jun 2025

IMAGES from the French Open played at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on Monday.

DU takes strict steps to curb ragging

DU takes strict steps to curb ragging

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

Adopting a zero-tolerance approach towards ragging, Delhi University has put a strict mechanism in place to make breaking the ice with seniors a smooth affair for the freshers.

French Open PIX: Sinner, Draper storm into 4th round

French Open PIX: Sinner, Draper storm into 4th round

Rediff.com31 May 2025

World number one Jannik Sinner delivered a flawless performance to pulverise Czech Jiri Lehecka in straight sets in little more than 90 minutes on Saturday.

Ragging in colleges: Are we doing enough?

Ragging in colleges: Are we doing enough?

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

As colleges begin the new academic year, two NGOs - CURE and SAVE -are doing their bit to ensure ragging is curbed.

15 truly inspiring rags-to-riches stories

15 truly inspiring rags-to-riches stories

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

Let's look at inspiring stories of billionaires who were dirt poor once.

PIX: Injury halts Dimitrov's charge on struggling Sinner

PIX: Injury halts Dimitrov's charge on struggling Sinner

Rediff.com8 Jul 2025

Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 16th time but it proved a hard day's work at his Centre Court office.

'As He Was Taken To The Gallows, He Proclaimed 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

'As He Was Taken To The Gallows, He Proclaimed 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

Standing near the noose, he recited a couplet in which he said he wished nothing but to sacrifice his life for the motherland. Utkarsh Mishra remembers Ram Prasad Bismil on the revolutionary leader's 128th birth anniversary.

Two-judge bench can hear Godhra train case appeals: SC

Two-judge bench can hear Godhra train case appeals: SC

Rediff.com6 May 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the argument that a three-judge bench, rather than a two-judge bench, should hear appeals of convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. The court found that the Gujarat High Court commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment, therefore not requiring a three-judge bench. The hearing of the appeals will continue on Wednesday, with the state government seeking restoration of the death sentences of 11 convicts.

Ragging victim's father speaks up

Ragging victim's father speaks up

Rediff.com16 Mar 2009

The 'real implementation' of the Supreme Court's order on ragging would help in curbing the menace, father of medical student Aman Kachroo, who was killed after being brutally ragged by his seniors in a college in Himachal Pradesh, said. "It has to be real implementation, real prevention. My agenda at the moment is prevention. I want to make sure that students and administration understand that this crime will not be tolerated any more," Rajendra Kachroo said.

SHOCKING: Kerala student suffers kidney damage after six-hour ragging

SHOCKING: Kerala student suffers kidney damage after six-hour ragging

Rediff.com18 Dec 2016

The accused allegedly forced the victim to consume liquor mixed with some harmful powder following six hours of brutal ragging which included hard physical exercises like push-ups.

Why Asim Munir Wanted War

Why Asim Munir Wanted War

Rediff.com19 May 2025

The launch of the first-ever direct train service from Delhi to Kashmir would be a big turning point in the Valley's mood and its integration with India. He had to thwart it at any cost, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

India were very ragged: Nasser Hussain

India were very ragged: Nasser Hussain

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

Former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain has called India a "ragged" side, whose players are not well looked after due to the IPL, and insisted that this would precisely be the reason why the English would go past them in the ongoing Test series.

Ragging: Don't be a victim

Ragging: Don't be a victim

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

Although ragging has been recognised as a criminal offence, the practice continues. Here's what you need to know about how to deal with ragging.

'Ragged by seniors', engineering student ends life in Telangana

'Ragged by seniors', engineering student ends life in Telangana

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

A suicide note purportedly written by Sainath was found from his wallet, which blamed ragging by seniors as the reason for his death, the officer said.

Afghanistan knock England out of Champions Trophy

Afghanistan knock England out of Champions Trophy

Rediff.com27 Feb 2025

Joe Root's century in vain as England were shown the door.

Prez seeks Governors' help to fight ragging

Prez seeks Governors' help to fight ragging

Rediff.com26 Jun 2009

In her letter, the President has said that repeated incidents of ragging of the past few months in educational institutions indicates that 'the perverse practice of ragging has not only become rampant in our educational institutions but acquired hideous proportions costing the sanity and life of some of the students. What is more worrisome is the persistent spread of this scourge both across a range of educational institutions as also across the country'.

Review: Dupahiya Is Lotsa Fun

Review: Dupahiya Is Lotsa Fun

Rediff.com7 Mar 2025

Such a collection of amiable characters were last seen in Panchayat. There are greedy dowry seekers, criminals, misogynists and the like, but the collective goodness of the others keep violence and male chauvinism in check, notes Deepa Gahlot.