Jyoti Punwani pays tribute to Syed Feroze Ashraf, the eternal do-gooder who changed the lives of many children.
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, mingles with the unceasing flow of people outside Rajaji Hall in Cjhennai, that come for one last look at J Jayalalithaa.
Ten trade unions with a combined membership of 15 crore workers in public and private sector, including banks and insurance companies, are on a nationwide strike to protest against changes in the labour laws.
CCTV footage shows the 35-year-old lying unconscious on roadside, while none of the passersby stops to help.
Normal life was affected across Kerala by the dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Left Democratic Front on Monday to protest the Centre's move to implement key recommendations of the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats conservation.
Day Two after the banks reopened following the prime minister's demonitisation announcement, the scenario remained just as chaotic as Day One, reports A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.
The canteens would provide breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at a cost of Rs 10.
One of the two boxers from Haryana was arrested for allegedly passing lewd comments at a 26-year-old model mistaking her to be a "call girl", police said on Monday.
'Last night someone threw stones at my house at 11 pm. My car was also smashed.'
The driver of the private school van had his earphones on and was driving on the wrong side of the road. The milk tanker driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, police said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced annual revision of auto fares based on inflation, provision for training of drivers by transport department and relaxation in some of the rules for them.
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
The 'Shatrughan Sinha of the South' plunges into politics.
The BEST workers' union went on strike to press for their demands, including timely payment of salaries.
'Rajinikanth has fans in every political party. They will not change their mind because the BJP prints posters of him with Modi.'
He was addressing the Indian diaspora at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Wednesday.
Normalcy was returning to Tamil Nadu on Sunday, a day after sporadic violence erupted in several parts of the state in the wake of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's conviction in the disproportionate assets case.
Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who finished a historic fourth in Rio Olympics vault, aspires to beat reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles of US in Tokyo Games four years later. "My next aim is to beat Simone Biles in Tokyo 2020, that's my target. I know very well that if I aspire to beat the champion, I would at least finish with a gold or silver," the 23-year-old who was given a golden crown at a felicitation ceremony of FD Block Sarbojanin Puja Committee said.
'Will you take a Mercedes Benz or Rolex watches or fancy shoes to your grave?'
A perfectly posh city girl now commutes by local transport to reach her office.
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Meerut Zone, Lakshmi Singh, on Friday ruled out a case of kidnapping and said that the fashion designer during questioning told the police that she was inspired by a television crime show.
Rediff readers share their experience of autos and taxis in India.
On its 25th anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 10 things she still loves about Mohra.
These photographs show India in various colours and moods in 2015.
No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to flee Tibet and seek asylum in India. A fascinating excerpt from Sukanya Rahman's must-read Dancing In The Family: The Extraordinary Story Of The First Family Of Indian Classical Dance.
Currently the average expected time of arrival for Ola vehicles is five minutes.
The ruling AIADMK is leaving no stone unturned to win the Vellore Lok Sabha poll and push its tally to two in the state, with its candidate even donning the skull cap to woo minority votes. But the DMK's stars are clearly on the ascendant in the lone constituency that goes to the polls on August 5. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
The 70-year-old is so unassuming that it is reported that he has not removed the name plate in his ancestral home in Jodhpur that reads, 'Judge, Supreme Court'.
None of the political parties in UP has any effective plans to create jobs.
After five years, we are still waiting for permission to sell our four-wheeler in the country: Rahul Bajaj.
Mumbai's dabbawalas have also suspended their services on Tuesday.
Showing a photograph of the mishap site published in a newspaper, she said that it looked like a site of bomb blast. There were various aspects which should be looked into.
It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.
Infrastructure stocks are once again gaining traction.
'One big leader said you might get 3 lakh votes and still lose.' 'I said if I do I will make sure you are sleepless because it will be me and three lakh people.'
In Dharavi, Koliwada, Antop Hill, Chembur, Nahur, Ramabhai Colony, the enthusiasm for voting was most in the poorer areas. These are the people who vote in every election and they do it so happily.
Life virtually came to a grinding halt across Tamil Nadu as the state woke up to deserted streets with shops, including eateries, remaining shut in the wake of the demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
'I joined the protest on the 100th day to show solidarity with the farmers.' 'I was outside the collector's office when people started running.' 'I was wondering what had happened when I felt a pain in my hand and it began bleeding.'
Prashant Dhanawade was lost for words initially when asked about his son Pranav's record-breaking cricketing feat. The 15-year-old became the first batsman to aggregate more than 1,000 runs in an innings in any format of the game when he scored 1009 runs for Smt. KC Gandhi School (Kalyan) against Arya Gurukul School in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school cricket tournament, organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association.
Snapdeal said it will give its users the option to defer the delivery by a few days till new currency notes become easily available.
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