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Nerves of steel: Dealing with twin tragedies Solanki scores ton

Nerves of steel: Dealing with twin tragedies Solanki scores ton

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

Baroda's Vishnu Solanki turned up in a first-class game after losing his new born. He scored a hundred in that match only to get the news of his father's death and watched the funeral on a video call.

Has Udhayanidhi Shot INDIA Alliance in the Foot?

Has Udhayanidhi Shot INDIA Alliance in the Foot?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

Udayanidhi has handed over to the BJP one real issue to draw the line between it and the INDIA alliance, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

We want justice, culprit should be hanged: Nikki Yadav's father

We want justice, culprit should be hanged: Nikki Yadav's father

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Most impact among them is perhaps Nidhi, Nikki's sister who was very attached to her.

UP: Dalit boy dies after being thrashed by teacher

UP: Dalit boy dies after being thrashed by teacher

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Nikhil Kumar, a class 10 student at a local inter-college on Phaphond Road in Achalda police station area, was allegedly thrashed by his social sciences teacher Ashwini Singh on September 7 for making mistakes in a test.

Artist Vivan Sundaram, among India's greats, dies at 79

Artist Vivan Sundaram, among India's greats, dies at 79

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

"Vivan Sundaram passed away this morning at 9.20 am. Further details of the cremation as decided will be communicated to you shortly," read a note issued by Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), of which Sundaram was a founding trustee.

Ahmed Patel laid to rest; Rahul Gandhi attends funeral

Ahmed Patel laid to rest; Rahul Gandhi attends funeral

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

As per Ahmed Patel's wishes, he was buried next to the graves of his parents.

Bengali musical icon Sandhya Mukherjee passes away

Bengali musical icon Sandhya Mukherjee passes away

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Legendary Bengali semi-classical singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who had worked with leading music directors such as S D Burman, Naushad and Salil Chaudhury died on Tuesday evening following a massive cardiac arrest, leaving behind millions of mourning fans of all ages across borders.

Punjab bids tearful farewell to soldiers killed in J-K encounter

Punjab bids tearful farewell to soldiers killed in J-K encounter

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

Slogans of 'Shaheed Amar Rahe' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as military vehicles carrying the mortal remains of the three soldiers reached their respective villages. Anti-Pakistan slogans were also raised.

Lata Mangeshkar's Final Journey

Lata Mangeshkar's Final Journey

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Lata Mangeshkar's amazing and glorious life paused at 8.12 am on February 6.

Uttarakhand: Dogs feed on Covid bodies at riverbank

Uttarakhand: Dogs feed on Covid bodies at riverbank

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

Grisly videos have emerged showing stray dogs eating human corpses at Kedar Ghat on the banks of river Bhagirathi in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand.

IAF crash: Village gets ready to bid farewell to Squadron Leader

IAF crash: Village gets ready to bid farewell to Squadron Leader

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

Singh's last rites will be conducted at the Mahatma Gandhi Government School ground in his Ghardana Khurd village and thousands are expected to gather to bid him farewell.

Maha govt caps gatherings as Covid cases surge

Maha govt caps gatherings as Covid cases surge

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Not more than 100 persons in enclosed spaces and 250 persons in open spaces were allowed to attend a marriage function or a social, cultural, political and religious gathering earlier.

Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale dies at 77

Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale dies at 77

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

Gokhale, an artist equally at home in theatre, television and movies, acted in several Marathi and Bollywood films.

Music Fraternity Bids Farewell To KK

Music Fraternity Bids Farewell To KK

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

Singer KK was cremated at Mumbai's Versova Hindu crematorium around 2 pm on Thursday, June 2, a kilometre away from his home.

A last good bye for Ladakh's martyrs

A last good bye for Ladakh's martyrs

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

Families spread across the nation bid their final goodbyes to the soldiers killed in hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan area. People gathered in large numbers to attend the last rites of the soldiers.

COVID-19: Scenes India Must Never Forget

COVID-19: Scenes India Must Never Forget

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

Photographer Danish Siddiqui/Reuters captures the horror and the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic at a cremation ground in New Delhi.

Crawley leads England home to complete South African series win

Crawley leads England home to complete South African series win

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

England started the day at 97-0 needing another 33 to win and picked them up in 27 minutes for the loss of Alex Lees for 39. Crawley finished on 69 not out, with Pope unbeaten on 11.

Air India pilot Deepak Sathe cremated with state honours

Air India pilot Deepak Sathe cremated with state honours

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

The flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday, killing 18 people, including both the pilots.

Disco King Bappi Lahiri Passes Into The Ages

Disco King Bappi Lahiri Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and 1990s, has died following multiple health issues. He was 69.

Bhima Koregaon: If Collector Had Acted On Time...

Bhima Koregaon: If Collector Had Acted On Time...

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

'This shows how casually these officials approached a dispute simmering for years which finally erupted into violence.'

Veerappan: Last rites performed near Mettur

Veerappan: Last rites performed near Mettur

Rediff.com20 Oct 2004

Veerappan's wife Muthulakshmi, his daughter Vijayarani Yuvarani and his brother's wife Muniapppa were present at the burial ground.

Maha family killed in Nepal crash cremated at Pashupatinath temple

Maha family killed in Nepal crash cremated at Pashupatinath temple

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

The bodies of four Indians, who were among 22 people killed in the Tara Air plane crash in Nepal's mountainous Mustang district, were cremated on Thursday at the sacred Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.

Moosewala murder: Punjab police to question gangster Bishnoi

Moosewala murder: Punjab police to question gangster Bishnoi

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

The Punjab police on Wednesday said it will question jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi after bringing him to the state in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Gangubai Hangal's last rites held in Hubli

Gangubai Hangal's last rites held in Hubli

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Legendary singer Gangubai Hangal was laid to rest at Hubli in northern Karnataka on Wednesday. The doyen of Hindustani classical music passed away at a private hospital in Hubli on Tuesday morning.Hangal was given a state funeral in the presence of her family members and thousands of followers who had gathered to pay their last respects.

Brigadier Lidder cremated with full military honours

Brigadier Lidder cremated with full military honours

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Brigadier Lidder's wife Geetika was in tears as she knelt by the head of her husband's coffin, which was draped with the national flag and decked with flowers. Daughter Aashana was by her mother's side, fighting back tears of her own while paying her homage to her father.

PM turns emotional recalling people's sufferings during vaccine launch

PM turns emotional recalling people's sufferings during vaccine launch

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

In a choked voice, the PM also referred to sacrifices made by healthcare and frontline workers, hundreds of whom lost their lives to the viral infection.

Farmer deaths: Bahraich locals protest, CM's visit cancelled

Farmer deaths: Bahraich locals protest, CM's visit cancelled

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

With two of the four farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri violence turning out to be from Bahraich, local residents on Monday both mourned their deaths and agitated against their killings amid an eerie silence enveloping their villages.

2 charred bodies in car: Raj cops nab man linked to cow vigilante group

2 charred bodies in car: Raj cops nab man linked to cow vigilante group

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

The family members of the deceased had named five men linked to the Bajrang Dal in their complaint to the police.

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Parkash Singh Badal passes away, Centre declares 2-day mourning

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Five-time former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali over a week ago, died on Tuesday. He was 95.

Delhi crematoriums, graveyards overflowing as Covid spike

Delhi crematoriums, graveyards overflowing as Covid spike

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

With a sharp rise in deaths due to the latest surge in COVID-19, crematoriums and burial grounds in the city are struggling to manage resources.

Owner of car used in murder of minority community youth in Mangaluru held

Owner of car used in murder of minority community youth in Mangaluru held

Rediff.com31 Jul 2022

The person arrested is the owner of the car that is said to have been used by the accused for the crime.

Bhupen Hazarika's last rites pushed to tomorrow morning

Bhupen Hazarika's last rites pushed to tomorrow morning

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Fans have been pouring in huge numbers to pay respects as the entire state grieves.

Shehnaaz Gill at Sidharth Shukla's funeral

Shehnaaz Gill at Sidharth Shukla's funeral

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Actors arrived at Sidharth's home, and then continued to Oshiwara crematorium, in northwest Mumbai, where the funeral was held.

Qutub row: Court dismisses intervention plea, says application without merits

Qutub row: Court dismisses intervention plea, says application without merits

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

The plea said as the applicant was the "rightful and legal owner" of the property regarding which the original suit was filed, he was a "necessary party" in the appeal.

Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar dead

Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar dead

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Well-known Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar died in Bangalore on Friday, October 29, following a heart attack, hospital sources said.

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

Anjali Ryot was killed along with another German tourist on Wednesday night in the crossfire, californianewstimes.com news portal reported.

Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child

Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Dominic Xavier offers his take on the gruesome death of a Dalit teenager from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.

Hathras case: Dalit woman's brother says family is scared

Hathras case: Dalit woman's brother says family is scared

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

Asked about the family's consent for the funeral of the victim, the brother said, "No, they did it on their own. We are scared. Police forced us to take the body to the cremation ground."

2 teen girls buried in Unnao under heavy security blanket

2 teen girls buried in Unnao under heavy security blanket

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Director General of Police Hitesh Chandra Awasthi had said on Thursday, "The post-mortem of the two girls was done by a panel of doctors and no injury before death or external injuries were found on their bodies.The cause of death could not be ascertained and viscera has been preserved for chemical analysis."