News for 'Ujjain'

Varanasi station has been their home since the lockdown

Varanasi station has been their home since the lockdown

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

'The government and railways are looking after us, but I just want to get home.'

Videos of 'locusts' in Mumbai go viral, officials debunk claim

Videos of 'locusts' in Mumbai go viral, officials debunk claim

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Maharashtra state disaster management officials said no locust swarm was spotted in Mumbai. "The viral images and videos have been wrongly attributed as being from Mumbai," an official said.

Vikas Dubey's police record: 61 FIRs, 8 of murder

Vikas Dubey's police record: 61 FIRs, 8 of murder

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

The last murder case registered in the Chaubeypur police station of the district following the ambush of a police team by his henchmen alone accounts for the killing of eight policemen, besides the seven other cases of murder registered against him between 1992 and 2017, reveals a police history sheet on Dubey's offences.

Khurana refuses to lead Uma's party

Khurana refuses to lead Uma's party

Rediff.com28 Apr 2006

Khurana has said he has plans to launch a third front.

Amit Shah takes holy dip alongside Dalit sadhus at Kumbh

Amit Shah takes holy dip alongside Dalit sadhus at Kumbh

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The Enforcement Directorate had last week arrested Chhagan Bhujbal's associate and chartered accountant Sunil Naik in connection with the case.

MP govt orders probe after video of cow vigilantes' attack goes viral

MP govt orders probe after video of cow vigilantes' attack goes viral

Rediff.com15 May 2017

Cow vigilantes in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh brutally thrashed a man on the suspicion of him hurting a cow.

Warrants against Prabhu Chawla, Tavleen Singh

Warrants against Prabhu Chawla, Tavleen Singh

Rediff.com10 Sep 2004

Chief Judicial Magistrate R K Gupta gave the direction while rejecting their plea for exemption from personal appearance.

Muslim village targeted in Madhya Pradesh

Muslim village targeted in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

'These villages have never seen a communal dispute, let alone communal violence.' 'Are attempts to create a communal divide acceptable to the MP administration?'

India overtakes US to record highest number of COVID-19 recoveries

India overtakes US to record highest number of COVID-19 recoveries

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

The country has reported the highest number of recoveries with 42,08,431 COVID-19 patients having recovered from the disease so far, pushing the national recovery rate to nearly 80 per cent, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.61 per cent, the ministry said.

Row over Simhast holy baths

Row over Simhast holy baths

Rediff.com30 Mar 2004

The Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad has reportedly decided not to allow the Agni and Ahavan akharas to take bath along with the other akharas and take out the 'Peshwai'.

Farmer protests spread across MP; Centre rushes 1,100 RAF personnel

Farmer protests spread across MP; Centre rushes 1,100 RAF personnel

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

In view of the volatile situation, the Centre rushed 1,100 personnel of anti-riot Rapid Action Force.

Proud of slain terror suspect's father for not accepting body: Rajnath in Lok Sabha

Proud of slain terror suspect's father for not accepting body: Rajnath in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

Home Minister Rajnath Singh also said that the National Investigation Agency would probe the cases, including the Lucknow encounter in which an alleged terrorist linked to a train blast was killed.

Indore retains cleanest city tag for 3rd straight year

Indore retains cleanest city tag for 3rd straight year

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

While the New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the 'Cleanest Small City' award, Uttarakhand's Gauchar was adjudged the 'Best Ganga Town' in the central government survey.

Ahmedabad blasts: Nine days remand for prime accused

Ahmedabad blasts: Nine days remand for prime accused

Rediff.com6 May 2013

The prime accused responsible for the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case in 2008, Mohammad Shahid Nagori, was remanded to nine days police custody by a local court on Monday.

Pragya calls Godse patriot; forced to apologise after outrage

Pragya calls Godse patriot; forced to apologise after outrage

Rediff.com16 May 2019

The BJP distanced itself from her statement saying it did not agree with her, as "Mahatma Gandhi's killer cannot be a patriot".

MP train blast: Accused trio learnt bomb making online, claims police

MP train blast: Accused trio learnt bomb making online, claims police

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

At least ten people were injured, three of them seriously, in the blast in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train near Jabdi station of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

I understand Hindu religion better than BJP: Rahul

I understand Hindu religion better than BJP: Rahul

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

'I am not a Hinduwadi leader, but a nationalist leader. I am a leader of every religion, every caste, every language and every class'

Anupam Kher to Kejriwal: Perform, prove yourself first

Anupam Kher to Kejriwal: Perform, prove yourself first

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Film actor Anupam Kher has said that activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal should first prove himself rather than criticising others.

Vikas Dubey encounter: What SC guidelines say on handcuffing criminals

Vikas Dubey encounter: What SC guidelines say on handcuffing criminals

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The apex court has from time to time issued a slew of directives on the procedure to be followed while handcuffing an undertrial, maintaining that the insurance against escape does not compulsorily require handcuffing.

Area under kharif crops at all-time high of 108 mn ha

Area under kharif crops at all-time high of 108 mn ha

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Though agriculture ministry officials are confident of a bumper harvest due to record increase in kharif acreage, experts and farmers said the on-ground situation in some crops is not that encouraging as incessant rains since the last few weeks and pest attack could impact the final yield.

Chaudhary played key role in Samjhauta blast case: NIA

Chaudhary played key role in Samjhauta blast case: NIA

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

The National Investigation Agency on Monday told a court Rajender Chaudhary alias Pehalwan, who allegedly planted a bomb in Samjhauta Express in 2007, played a key role in the entire operation, claiming he was instrumental in preparing and procuring the explosive devices.Pehalwan, in his mid-30s, was arrested by the NIA on Saturday night from Nagda, 50 km from Ujjain, where he was living under an assumed name.

'Made in Amethi' now a reality: PM mocks Rahul on his turf

'Made in Amethi' now a reality: PM mocks Rahul on his turf

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

Modi was addressing a public rally after laying the foundation stone of a factory to manufacture advanced AK-203 rifles in Amethi, represented by the Congress president in Lok Sabha.

Maharashtra in beginning of second Covid wave: Centre

Maharashtra in beginning of second Covid wave: Centre

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second COVID-19 wave, a central team report has said, highlighting that there is very limited active effort to track, test, isolate cases and quarantine contacts, and there is no adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour among people in rural and urban areas in the state.

Monsoon surge in August may lead to crop damage

Monsoon surge in August may lead to crop damage

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

Reports said that in Telangana and Karnataka, excessive rains the past 10 days has threatened the standing green gram and maize crops and could negatively impact yields if the skies don't open up. But in the north-west and central parts of India, the resurgence of monsoon could not have come at a better time as oilseeds and pulses crops would otherwise had weathered if the rains didn't revive in August.

Four Amarnath pilgrims dead; toll rises to 15

Four Amarnath pilgrims dead; toll rises to 15

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Four Amarnath pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest en route to the cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas over the past three days, taking the death toll in this year's pilgrimage to 15, officials said in Srinagar on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Meet this 'star' at Kumbh Mela

PHOTOS: Meet this 'star' at Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Tripathi, with tattoos on her hands, is one of the most influential figures in the LGBT community in India.

Lucknow encounter: Slain Islamic State suspect's dad refuses to accept his body

Lucknow encounter: Slain Islamic State suspect's dad refuses to accept his body

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Sartaj said that what his son did was "not in the country's interest". "We will not accept the body of an anti-national," he said.

Sadhvi Pragya attends Kumbh Mela

Sadhvi Pragya attends Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com19 May 2016

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday took a holy dip in Kshipra river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Ujjain.

Sahara says all set to deposit Rs 12,000 crore by Dec 2018

Sahara says all set to deposit Rs 12,000 crore by Dec 2018

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

The court allowed the group to re-auction certain properties in Ajmer, Firozabad, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli and Ujjain for which the bidding was at a much higher price

Cong MP booked for inaugurating medical college before Shivraj

Cong MP booked for inaugurating medical college before Shivraj

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

Bhuria reached the Government Medical College at Banjli in Ratlam along with his supporters and a priest and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday.

Heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh; 11 killed

Heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh; 11 killed

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

A total of 11 persons have lost their lives following heavy rains in seven districts of Madhya Pradesh in the last five days, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Bhopal on Monday.

SC was warned of Vikas Dubey's likely encounter

SC was warned of Vikas Dubey's likely encounter

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The plea, filed in the apex court by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, has referred to media reports and claimed that encounter of these five co-accused by the police is "not only extremely illegal, inhuman, but also it is shocking to the conscience of the court and is nothing but Talibanisation of the country, which cannot be countenanced at all".

Denied poll ticket, Cong leader drinks poison, dies

Denied poll ticket, Cong leader drinks poison, dies

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

A Congress leader, who was denied party ticket from the district's Agar constituency for the November 25 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, the police said.

Shedding 'holier-than-thou' attitude key to conflict resolution: Modi

Shedding 'holier-than-thou' attitude key to conflict resolution: Modi

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Warning that global warming and terrorism have become the world's biggest concerns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said shedding the "holier-than-thou" attitude is the key to overcoming these issues and resolving conflicts.

Agri Bills: Why Punjab and Haryana farmers are leading the protests

Agri Bills: Why Punjab and Haryana farmers are leading the protests

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

Data shows that the current system of decentralised marketing and centralised procurement helps Punjab and Haryana farmers the most, while its efficacy in other states has been poor. Experts and farm leaders say success of the laws rests heavily on implementation.

Man 'linked to 2002 Sai temple blast' arrested

Man 'linked to 2002 Sai temple blast' arrested

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department has arrested an accused in connection with the 2002 Sai Baba Temple blast case in Hyderabad.

Ajit Jogi: The politician who never gave up

Ajit Jogi: The politician who never gave up

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, was known in the political circles as someone who never gave up despite defeats, controversies and debilitating health issues.

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

'Caste-based power politics made him think that he can get away with murder.'

While agencies see conspiracy, SIMI cries foul

While agencies see conspiracy, SIMI cries foul

Rediff.com27 Jun 2011

Even as SIMI wages a legal battle in the Supreme Court seeking to lift the ban imposed on it by the central government, the Madhya Pradesh police, a couple of days ago, arrested the outfit's former president Sainudeen Sainulabudeen.

Bharat bandh evokes mixed response; protesters stop trains in Bihar, UP

Bharat bandh evokes mixed response; protesters stop trains in Bihar, UP

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Shops, schools and other commercial establishments were closed in parts of Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab but the shutdown call by anti-reservation bodies had little impact elsewhere in the country.