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BJP wave in MP, captures Congress bastion Chhindwara

BJP wave in MP, captures Congress bastion Chhindwara

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

With all 29 under its belt, the BJP became the first political party to achieve such a feat after 40 years in Madhya Pradesh.

Bhopal tragedy: 'Act against those who are here'

Bhopal tragedy: 'Act against those who are here'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Thursday night suggested that the government, instead of trying to bring back former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson, should ensure action against those who had enabled him to leave India in 1984 after the Bhopal gas leak tragedy.

'Union Carbide not liable for claims in Bhopal tragedy'

'Union Carbide not liable for claims in Bhopal tragedy'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

In a setback to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy, a United States court has held that neither Union Carbide nor its former chairman Warren Anderson were liable for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims emanating from the world's worst industrial accident.

Bhopal gas tragedy: CPI-M seeks independent probe

Bhopal gas tragedy: CPI-M seeks independent probe

Rediff.com12 Jun 2010

The Communist Party of India - Marxist on Saturday sought a comprehensive and independent inquiry into all aspects of the Bhopal gas tragedy, saying a Group of Ministers will not be able to probe the 'failure' of state agencies, the judiciary and other authorities in the matter. "There has been connivance between the then governments, both at the central and the state levels. The 26 years of history of Bhopal case shows the failure of the state agencies," said Prakash Karat.

India has learnt nothing from the Bhopal tragedy

India has learnt nothing from the Bhopal tragedy

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

With the June 7 Bhopal judgment, India has been reduced to a Fourth World country. This story of shame can only end if the government appeals against the judgment, gets proper criminal liability restored and seriously pursues the case against all the accused.

BJP Close To 100 Mark In Rajya Sabha

BJP Close To 100 Mark In Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

The only occasion when the BJP had 100 seats in the Upper House was in 2022.

'I Quit My Job Because I Was Miserable'

'I Quit My Job Because I Was Miserable'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

Delhi-based Shubham Chakraborty, 32, a management graduate from XLRI, Jamshedpur, tells us how he fought anxiety and stress due to poor workplace management.

Bhopal: The deception by Union Carbide and Dow

Bhopal: The deception by Union Carbide and Dow

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

There is little hope of any justice in the Bhopal gas leak case. If the tragedy and the shock its finale has created awaken us to work on newer laws on corporate responsibility and accountability, it would be a gain, writes Kandaswami Subramanian.

Modi attacks Sonia for 'silence' on Bhopal verdict

Modi attacks Sonia for 'silence' on Bhopal verdict

Rediff.com13 Jun 2010

Attacking Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her "silence" on the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi asked her to explain who was the 'Maut ka saudagar' (merchant of death).

Review: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a haunting film

Review: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a haunting film

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

This is how films that bring to life man-made industrial disasters should be made, says Prasanna D Zore.

Dow Chemicals not liable for Bhopal tragedy: RTI

Dow Chemicals not liable for Bhopal tragedy: RTI

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Did the Indian government guarantee Dow Chemicals, the parent company of Union Carbide, that it will not be held liable for the Bhopal gas tragedy?

RBI says 97.76% of Rs 2000 currency notes returned

RBI says 97.76% of Rs 2000 currency notes returned

Rediff.com2 May 2024

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said 97.76 per cent of the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes have returned to the banking system, and only Rs 7,961 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public. On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation.

Man accuses IAS officer of sodomy in Bhopal

Man accuses IAS officer of sodomy in Bhopal

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

Earlier, after receiving anonymous calls about the unnatural acts in the office, police and mediamen reached there around 9.30 pm and found Patil and Chaukse in suspicious condition in the bathroom following which cameramen snapped their photographs and showed images on some TV channels, police said.

30 years on, Bhopal gas tragedy victims still wait for compensation

30 years on, Bhopal gas tragedy victims still wait for compensation

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

An NGO working for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims has alleged that there are no accurate figures available on the death toll of the world's worst industrial disaster even after 30 years and has also raised concern over the toxic waste lying in defunct Union Carbide plant situated near the densely populated old Bhopal area.

Kamal Nath's close aide, MP Congress leaders join BJP

Kamal Nath's close aide, MP Congress leaders join BJP

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

Earlier this month, there were speculations that Nath might switch over to the BJP, but he refuted such reports as "creation of media."

Bhopal mourns for victims of 1984 gas leak

Bhopal mourns for victims of 1984 gas leak

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy and their families held a rally outside the Union Carbide Factory to mark the 25th anniversary of the world's most deadly industrial disaster.

Bhopal gas tragedy: CBI asked to arrest Anderson

Bhopal gas tragedy: CBI asked to arrest Anderson

Rediff.com1 Aug 2009

A Bhopal court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to arrest former Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson and produce him without delay, prompting survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to celebrate on the streets.On the intervening night of Decmber 2 and 3, 1984, Union Carbide Ltd had spewed methyl isocyanate, a lethal toxic gas, killing thousands of people and maiming thousands of others.

IAF Planes Go Full Throttle

IAF Planes Go Full Throttle

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Indian Air Force pilots took part in the final rehearsals over the upper lake in Bhopal as part of preparations for an air show to celebrate the IAF's 91st anniversary on September 30, 2023.

Meet Suhagan Chudail

Meet Suhagan Chudail

Rediff.com8 May 2024

Ananya drops a picture... Huma gets clicked by Akshay... Divyanka votes...

'Mumbai welcomes talent from anywhere, be it Patna or Bhopal'

'Mumbai welcomes talent from anywhere, be it Patna or Bhopal'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

'It's not about where you come from and which family you belong to.' 'It's about what sort of talent you bring to the table.'

40 Years Later, Can The Wounds Ever Heal?

40 Years Later, Can The Wounds Ever Heal?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

As a consequence of prominence given to the brutality during those few days, a very important aspect of that episode got almost glossed over. This was the intervention by a very significant section of people who restored faith in humanity, and conveyed the message that only a small section of Indians, that too politically backed, were consumed by anti-Sikh majoritarianism. The overlooked facet of the events of 1984 was the story of significant sections of the city's populace, public figures and nondescript ones, stepping out hand-in-hand, to first stand with little but bravery in hands, in the way of attackers, and thereafter to provide immediate relief to those who lives were uprooted and who lost family members in the violence, recalls Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

Portion of Bhopal hospital collapses, 14 injured

Portion of Bhopal hospital collapses, 14 injured

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Fourteen people were injured when a portion of the women's ward at a hospital in Bhopal collapsed on Friday evening.

MP polls: North Bhopal seat to witness duel of namesakes

MP polls: North Bhopal seat to witness duel of namesakes

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Two namesake contestants from rival parties, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Opposition Congress, will slug it out in the November 25 Assembly elections from the prestigious north Bhopal constituency.

Dow blames govt; shrugs Bhopal liability

Dow blames govt; shrugs Bhopal liability

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

The Dow Chemical Company, which owns Union Carbide Corporation, on Tuesday said the Indian government had "fully released" UCC and its subsidiary in Bhopal from any civil liability for the 1984 gas tragedy.

Bhopal haunts Dow R&D unit

Bhopal haunts Dow R&D unit

Rediff.com9 Sep 2010

Dow Chemical Company is once bitten, twice shy. Close on the heels of its US parent's move to deny liability for damages resulting from the Bhopal gas tragedy at a plant run by Union Carbide (a company it had bought), Dow India has called off a greenfield project to establish a research & development facility in Maharashtra.

Judgment on Bhopal gas tragedy today

Judgment on Bhopal gas tragedy today

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

After a trial lasting more than two decades, the judgement on Bhopal Gas tragedy, the world's worst industrial disaster which killed and maimed thousands of people, would be pronounced on Monday.

SC reopens Bhopal gas tragedy case

SC reopens Bhopal gas tragedy case

Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to all the accused in the Bhopal gas leak case on a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking to restore against them the stringent charge of culpable homicide, which attracts a maximum punishment of 10 years' jail term.

AI plane from Delhi makes emergency landing in Bhopal

AI plane from Delhi makes emergency landing in Bhopal

Rediff.com20 Oct 2011

The hydraulic system of plane AI-634, which was heading for Indore on Wednesday, developed some problem because of which it had to be brought back to Bhopal airport soon after its departure at 2030 hours.

AAP questions MP CM holding two bungalows in Bhopal

AAP questions MP CM holding two bungalows in Bhopal

Rediff.com5 Jan 2014

Questioning Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for holding two bungalows in the state capital, Aam Aadmi Party workers tried to stage a protest in front of one of the accommodations but were prevented by the police.

Shooting: 'Nobody knows who will go for Olympics'

Shooting: 'Nobody knows who will go for Olympics'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

Legendary pistol marksman Jaspal Rana has expressed grave concerns over the delay in naming the Indian shooting contingent for the Paris Olympics.

Sushma Swaraj may find going tough in Bhopal

Sushma Swaraj may find going tough in Bhopal

Rediff.com11 Feb 2009

Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to field Sushma Swaraj from Bhopal in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections not gone down well with party workers and leaders in Madhya Pradesh.

Bhopal may get metro rail service

Bhopal may get metro rail service

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will carry out a survey to explore the possibility of running metro rail service in Bhopal. It will give a feasibility report soon to Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration Department (MPUAD).

12 run over by train near Bhopal

12 run over by train near Bhopal

Rediff.com28 Nov 2004

Most of the victims were students, police said.

The lessons not learnt from Bhopal

The lessons not learnt from Bhopal

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

Dow and Bhopal together illustrate vividly how the authority of nation-states and their government is being usurped by the corporations of all hues giving birth to a perverse trans-nationalism, writes Gopal Krishna.

No info on Anderson's flight out of Bhopal: MP

No info on Anderson's flight out of Bhopal: MP

Rediff.com29 Mar 2011

Details of use of state government plane to ferry Union Carbide Chairman Warren Anderson out of Bhopal in 1984 are not available with the Madhya Pradesh government, state's aviation directorate has said.

Bhopal tragedy: Court dismisses CBI's revision plea

Bhopal tragedy: Court dismisses CBI's revision plea

Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

A sessions court on Tuesday upheld a 2010 verdict of a trial court in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case while dismissing the Central Bureau of Investigation's petition seeking re-trial and enhancement of sentence awarded to former Union Carbide officials.

8 SIMI terrorists escape from Bhopal jail after killing guard

8 SIMI terrorists escape from Bhopal jail after killing guard

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

Eight terrorists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India escaped from the Central Jail in Bhopal on Monday by killing a security guard and scaling the prison wall with the help of bed sheets, following which some officials responsible for jail security have been suspended.

Advani refuses Gandhinagar seat; wants to contest from Bhopal

Advani refuses Gandhinagar seat; wants to contest from Bhopal

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch L K Advani has refused to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar, defying the express wishes of the party high command in general, and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi in particular.

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife facility in Gujarat to review health monitoring protocols, official records show.