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Man Ends Life After Spat With Wife In Uttar Pradesh

Man Ends Life After Spat With Wife In Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com20 May 2026

A 35-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh allegedly died by suicide after an argument with his wife over being woken up in the morning. Police are investigating the incident.

Stampede victims' bodies scattered at Hathras hospital; O2 shortage emerges

Stampede victims' bodies scattered at Hathras hospital; O2 shortage emerges

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

Locals blamed the administration's negligence for the tragedy.

Hathras stampede: Victims' bodies on ice blocks, kin await autopsy

Hathras stampede: Victims' bodies on ice blocks, kin await autopsy

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

A number of bodies were kept at the district hospital in Hathras.

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

The stampede took place as people headed home after a satsang in the district's Phulrai village, conducted by a preacher known as Bhole Baba. Twenty-seven bodies were brought to a hospital in neighbouring Etah district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Singh said 23 of them were women. And 89 lay dead in Hathras itself.

Day after talks fail, Gujjars intensify agitation in Rajasthan

Day after talks fail, Gujjars intensify agitation in Rajasthan

Rediff.com24 May 2015

Pressing for 5 per cent reservation, Gujjars on Sunday intensified their agitation by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan and threatening to expand it across the state as they alleged that the state government had failed to offer any concrete proposal to meet their demand.

Gujjar chief plays politics over dead bodies

Gujjar chief plays politics over dead bodies

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

The post-mortem on the bodies of police firing victims in Karwadi was on Monday held up with the Gujjar leadership making a fresh demand that corpses of their community members in a Jaipur hospital be first sent to Dausa district.

Vajpayee's funeral today: Traffic advisory for Delhi commuters

Vajpayee's funeral today: Traffic advisory for Delhi commuters

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

Vajpayee's last rites will be performed at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New Delhi at 4 pm on Friday.

Can't build new century with old laws: PM amid farmers' stir

Can't build new century with old laws: PM amid farmers' stir

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Modi said his government is carrying out "holistic reforms".

Gujjar quota agitation enters 4th day; highways, railway tracks blocked

Gujjar quota agitation enters 4th day; highways, railway tracks blocked

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

On Monday, the agitators blocked NH-11 and continued their blockade from previous days at other places. Since the agitation began on Friday, it has affected the movement of more than 250 trains.

Gujjar agitation: Highway cleared, rail track remains blocked

Gujjar agitation: Highway cleared, rail track remains blocked

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Gujjar protesters blocked the Delhi-Mumbai rail route and a key national highway for the fifth day on Monday after negotiations with the government over their demand of five per cent quota were stalled due to disagreement over the meeting venue.

Bihar polls: Women voters outnumber men, 57 per cent polling in first round

Bihar polls: Women voters outnumber men, 57 per cent polling in first round

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

An estimated 57 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly election in 49 constituencies on a violence-free note on Monday.