News for 'Ramabai Nagar'

Ramabai Nagar firing case: Eight rioters acquitted

Ramabai Nagar firing case: Eight rioters acquitted

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

Fourteen years after the Ramabai Nagar firing incident in Mumbai, the sessions court on Thursday acquitted eight persons charged with attempt to murder.

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

Following the alleged molestation of two Australian women cricketers in Indore, a Madhya Pradesh minister advises players to inform local authorities when going out due to their popularity in India.

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

Following the alleged molestation of two Australian women cricketers in Indore, a Madhya Pradesh minister advises players to inform local authorities when going out due to their popularity in India.

Ramabai case: Bail to Manohar Kadam

Ramabai case: Bail to Manohar Kadam

Rediff.com22 May 2009

The Bombay High Court today granted bail to State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) officer Manohar Kadam, who has been convicted in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar firing case.

Ramabai case: Officer gets life

Ramabai case: Officer gets life

Rediff.com7 May 2009

A sessions court today awarded life sentence to suspended State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) officer Manohar Kadam in 1997 Ramabai firing case after observing that the convict had "knowledge of the consequences" of opening fire at a mob that had resulted in killing of 10 persons.

Virar building collapse: Tragedy strikes during baby's birthday party

Virar building collapse: Tragedy strikes during baby's birthday party

Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

The death toll in the collapse of an unauthorised building in Virar, Maharashtra, has risen to 15. Rescue operations are ongoing to ensure no one remains trapped under the debris.

Builder arrested for apartment collapse near Mumbai

Builder arrested for apartment collapse near Mumbai

Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

The death toll in the collapse of an allegedly unauthorised building at Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district has risen to 17. Police have arrested the builder of the four-storey structure after a complaint was lodged.

Maya makes Amethi part of new UP district

Maya makes Amethi part of new UP district

Rediff.com1 Jul 2010

Opening a new front with the Congress, the Mayawati government on Thursday created a new district named after Dalit icon Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj that would include Amethi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency.

Rahul dares Sena, reaches out to youth across Mumbai

Rahul dares Sena, reaches out to youth across Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday called upon the youth of Mumbai to focus on the inclusive development of India and stay away from divisive politics.

Image: Rahul defies Sena, takes Mumbai local train

Image: Rahul defies Sena, takes Mumbai local train

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

After addressing college students at Bhaidas Hall in Veile Parle, Rahul boarded a commuter train to Dadar and then switched raliway lines to travel to Ghatkopar.

So who gets to remember old wounds?

So who gets to remember old wounds?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

'Muslims and Dalits must erase the way they remember their past, or carry out their their performances in private,' says Jyoti Punwani, as Maharashtra's Censor Board denies permission to a play Jai Bhim, Jai Bharat.

Bhima-Koregaon hearing: 'If we don't, who else will present our version?'

Bhima-Koregaon hearing: 'If we don't, who else will present our version?'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

'We told the victims this was the only opportunity for them to get their story recorded.' 'If they did not recount their version the other side would concoct their own theory about what happened at Bhima-Koregaon.'

Meet Maharashtra's Wealthiest Candidate

Meet Maharashtra's Wealthiest Candidate

Rediff.com20 Nov 2024

'When honest, wealthy people come forward to serve India, people should feel proud and welcome them.'

Bhima Koregaon: The Mystery of Fadnavis' Terms of Reference

Bhima Koregaon: The Mystery of Fadnavis' Terms of Reference

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

No report of the violence was sent by Mumbai's police commissioner to the government. Why was the violence then considered serious enough to be included in the Terms of Reference? Was it a balancing act to counter the accusations that were then being made against Hindutva leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote?

Why Sairat is such an important film

Why Sairat is such an important film

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Jyoti Punwani examines the relevance of the Sairat, the hit Marathi film everyone is talking about, in today's times.

101 hospitalised with gastro symptoms

101 hospitalised with gastro symptoms

Rediff.com16 Mar 2006

BMC health officials ruled out the possibility of food poisoning.

When Rahul Gandhi shocked Mumbai's commuters

When Rahul Gandhi shocked Mumbai's commuters

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

Rahul ditched his chopper ride in Mumbai in favour of a journey on Mumbai crowded local trains during his visit to Mumbai.

Dalit leader's arrest rumours spark road blockade

Dalit leader's arrest rumours spark road blockade

Rediff.com2 Dec 2006

A nearly 1,000-strong crowd staged a brief road blockade at sensitive the Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar locality in Mumbai on Friday night following rumours that Republican Party of India member of Parliament Ramdas Athavale has been arrested in Kanpur

Bhima-Koregaon hearing: A witness reveals ugly reality

Bhima-Koregaon hearing: A witness reveals ugly reality

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Tanaji Sable's story confirmed what the first witness had told the commission: That the Dalits who had gone to Bhima-Koregaon were stoned; that there were motorcyclists bearing saffron flags roaming around inspiring fear; that the police did nothing to protect the Dalits.

Bhima-Koregaon hearing: Enter Prakash Ambedkar

Bhima-Koregaon hearing: Enter Prakash Ambedkar

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Ambedkar told Rediff.com that he intended making an application that private witnesses not be cross-examined by the Bhima Koregaon Commission of Inquiry.

How life in Mumbai was brought to a halt

How life in Mumbai was brought to a halt

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

Mumbaikars searched for ways to get out of the many traffic snarls, reports Rediff.com's Hemant Waje who was caught in the traffic blockade for hours during Wednesday's Maharashtra bandh.

The rise and fall of Chhagan Bhujbal

The rise and fall of Chhagan Bhujbal

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Chhagan Bhujbal, son of a vegetable vendor, rose through the political ranks by hard work, determination and political opportunism. Now past ghosts have come to haunt him.

Police and the phenomenon of Muslim hatred

Police and the phenomenon of Muslim hatred

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

'In UP, the CM actually announced that his administration would 'take revenge' against rioters.' 'That must have been music to his police force's ears for it substantiated what the police always do: Take revenge on an entire community for the violence of a few,' points out Jyoti Punwani.

'Can you drop me till wherever mob allows': Woes of a Mumbaikar

'Can you drop me till wherever mob allows': Woes of a Mumbaikar

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

A first person account of the train-walk-bike-taxi journey on Wednesday to the office, which is usually covered in an hour, took five-long but enlightening hours, as the city observed a bandh called against violence on the anniversary of a battle fought 200 years ago.

India reports record daily spike of 12,881 COVID-19 cases

India reports record daily spike of 12,881 COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

India is the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic after the United States, Brazil and Russia.

BJP needs to watch out for the caste pot in Maharashtra

BJP needs to watch out for the caste pot in Maharashtra

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

Despite being hailed as one of India's most progressive and most developed states, it is witnessing the fallout of lopsided progress.