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J&K: Militants attack army convoy; 1 killed

J&K: Militants attack army convoy; 1 killed

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

A woman was killed and nine others, including two army jawans, were injured when militants fired at a passenger bus during an attack on an army convoy in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning.

Terrorists kill 7 Amarnath pilgrims, injure 19 in Kashmir

Terrorists kill 7 Amarnath pilgrims, injure 19 in Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

The police claimed the bus driver had violated rules for the pilgrimage.

Pak targets civilians along border, woman killed

Pak targets civilians along border, woman killed

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Five other civilians injured as Pak troops shelled border out posts along the IB.

'We were lucky not to be caught in crossfire': Narrow escape for Bangladesh players

'We were lucky not to be caught in crossfire': Narrow escape for Bangladesh players

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

The Bangladesh team, which was scheduled to play in the third and final Test against New Zealand starting in Christchurch on Saturday, was on its way to the mosque, one of two sites of the shooting attack that killed at least 49 people.

1 killed, 14 injured in Toronto mass shooting; shooter dead

1 killed, 14 injured in Toronto mass shooting; shooter dead

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Witnesses said that a man dressed in black had fired a gun multiple times.

Indian driver killed: Modi expresses concern to Aus PM

Indian driver killed: Modi expresses concern to Aus PM

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

Modi conveyed a "sense of concern being felt in India over the recent brutal killing of Manmeet Alisher, a person of Indian origin, in Australia," a prime minister's office statement said.

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Cricket teams have previously abandoned tours amid outbreaks of violence.

NYPD hero cop stops Uzbek terrorist from taking more lives

NYPD hero cop stops Uzbek terrorist from taking more lives

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Officer Ryan Nash, 28, works in the New York Police Department's 1st precinct, shot and apprehended the suspect Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov

Jubilant Inter finish title-winning season with Udinese rout

Jubilant Inter finish title-winning season with Udinese rout

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Conte heavily rotated his team for the game, leaving players such as Lukaku and Eriksen on the bench. But Inter treated the family members, sponsors and club employees in attendance to a festival of goals.

Didi accuses BJP of killing 2 students as violence mars Bengal bandh

Didi accuses BJP of killing 2 students as violence mars Bengal bandh

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes, occurred and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh.

Main accused in gang-rape of UP girl held

Main accused in gang-rape of UP girl held

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

A day after a 20-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and set on fire, the main accused in the case was arrested from a bus station in Etawah on Saturday.

Train runs over eight in Andhra Pradesh

Train runs over eight in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

At least eight passengers of the Alleppy-Dhanbad Bokaro express were crushed by another train when they jumped on the parallel tracks on hearing that there was a fire on the train. Many others were injured in the incident.

Rain wreaks havoc in parts of India; 17 dead, thousands moved to safety

Rain wreaks havoc in parts of India; 17 dead, thousands moved to safety

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Incessant showers caused landslides and floods in various parts of the country leaving at least 17 people dead on Wednesday while thousands more were forced to move to safety as rivers swelled and water reservoirs filled up fast.

Curfew imposed in MP town after clash; 7 injured, 33 held

Curfew imposed in MP town after clash; 7 injured, 33 held

Rediff.com5 Jul 2014

Curfew was on Friday night imposed in this town in Madhya Pradesh after a clash between members of two communities which left seven persons injured, three of them with gunshot wounds, and saw a number of shops and vehicles being torched, the police said on Saturday.

Gunmen shoot dead 26 pilgrims in southwest Pakistan

Gunmen shoot dead 26 pilgrims in southwest Pakistan

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Bike-borne unidentified gunmen on Tuesday shot dead at least 26 Shia Muslim pilgrims in cold-blood in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province after forcing them out of a bus.

Pampore attack: CRPF denies security lapses

Pampore attack: CRPF denies security lapses

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Rejecting suggestions that not following SOPs might have led to high casualties in Saturday's ambush by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore, the Central Reserve Police Force on Monday said all laid down procedures were "absolutely" adhered to by its personnel.

Govt asks states to set up relief camps for, give food to migrants

Govt asks states to set up relief camps for, give food to migrants

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

With lakhs of these workers stranded on highways and inter-state bus terminus, the government stepped in and asked states and union territories to immediately set up relief camps for migrant workers and others who are returning to their home states or trying to do so during the nationwide lockdown period.

Cop killed after terrorists attack police party in Anantnag

Cop killed after terrorists attack police party in Anantnag

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

The attack took place a kilometre away from the proposed venue of the meeting of the home minister with CRPF personnel on Sunday.

Govt needs to pay for sin of cutting down trees: Sena slams BJP on Aarey

Govt needs to pay for sin of cutting down trees: Sena slams BJP on Aarey

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The party went on to say that the "the way the Aarey issue is being oppressed, it is nothing but dictatorship".

Assam: 36 killed in two road mishaps

Assam: 36 killed in two road mishaps

Rediff.com31 May 2011

At least 26 passengers, including ten women, were killed when a bus carrying a marriage party plunged into a pond in Kamrup district of Assam, the police said on Tuesday. The bus, carrying nearly 40 passengers from Guwahati to Dihu in Rangia sub-division of the district, fell into the 40 feet deep pond on Monday night when a wooden bridge it was crossing gave in. The accident occurred at Rajabari on Hajo-Guwahati road. Among the victims were the bridegroom Naba Kumar Sarma.

C'garh: Naxal leader killed, 4 ultras held, vehicles torched

C'garh: Naxal leader killed, 4 ultras held, vehicles torched

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

The commander, identified only as Podia, was on Tuesday gunned down by police in Dantewada district, 450km from Raipur, Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap told PTI.

30 dead as Dera followers run riot in Haryana, Punjab

30 dead as Dera followers run riot in Haryana, Punjab

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda followers went on a rampage setting fire to vehicles, buildings and railway stations following the conviction of their head -- Gurmeet Ram Rahim -- in a rape case.

WB poll: 76.16% voter turnout in violence-hit 4th phase

WB poll: 76.16% voter turnout in violence-hit 4th phase

Rediff.com10 Apr 2021

The commission said polling was held at 15,940 polling stations spread across 44 assembly constituencies in this phase of polls.

Terrorists kill retired police officer in Kashmir

Terrorists kill retired police officer in Kashmir

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

Terrorists killed a retired police officer in south Kashmir Kulgam district late on Tuesday night.

Pak flexes muscles, tests ballistic missile Ghaznavi

Pak flexes muscles, tests ballistic missile Ghaznavi

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

Pakistani President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan conveyed their appreciation to the team, and congratulated the nation on the feat.

Delhi gets state-of-the-art storehouse for EVMs, VVPATs

Delhi gets state-of-the-art storehouse for EVMs, VVPATs

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

A multi-functional facility, equipped with 36 specially designed vaults for storage of Electronic Voting Machines and VVPATs, was on Friday inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra in Delhi, officials said.

Togo may quit African Nations Cup: Adebayor

Togo may quit African Nations Cup: Adebayor

Rediff.com9 Jan 2010

Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor said his country might withdraw from the African Nations Cup in Angola after gunmen opened fire on the team bus on Friday.

J-K police to get pepper ball launching guns, ROVs

J-K police to get pepper ball launching guns, ROVs

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

The state police recently floated tenders for purchasing 50 PBLGs and two RoVs with water jet disruptors and weapon mounts for their use in security situation.

3 JeM terrorists hidden in Pulwama attacker's cousin's truck killed

3 JeM terrorists hidden in Pulwama attacker's cousin's truck killed

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

The driver and the cleaner of the truck escaped when the truck was stopped by police and CRPF personnel. But the occupants opened fire. One terrorist was killed in retaliatory fire. 2 others who escaped were neutralised later.

Tamil Nadu announces 'total lockdown' from May 10 to 24

Tamil Nadu announces 'total lockdown' from May 10 to 24

Rediff.com8 May 2021

With Tamil Nadu witnessing a sharp increase in the covid-19 cases, the government on Saturday announced clamping a two-week 'total lockdown' across the state to curb the spread of the pandemic.

JK: Militants kill 2 in Sopore

JK: Militants kill 2 in Sopore

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

Unidentified militants struck near the bus stand in the north Kashmir's Sopore town late this morning, killing a police constable and a civilian.

Violence spreads in Gujarat, curfew imposed in Surat, Mehsana

Violence spreads in Gujarat, curfew imposed in Surat, Mehsana

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Members of Patel community resorted to arson, stone-pelting and vandalism after brief detention of their 22-year-old leader Hardik Patel, following which curfew was on Tuesday night imposed in three towns of North Gujarat and some areas of Surat.

47 killed in Karachi terror attack, pamphlet claims IS role

47 killed in Karachi terror attack, pamphlet claims IS role

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Kalashnikov-wielding terrorists in police uniforms on Wednesday gunned down 47 Shia Ismaili Muslims, including 16 women, shooting them in the head as they attacked their bus in Pakistan's volatile Karachi city in the latest sectarian violence claimed by the dreaded Islamic State terror group.

Downpour batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

Downpour batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

Chief Minister M K Stalin inspected several inundated areas here along with top officials including Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu and directed authorities to take swift action to drain flood water.

#Gurdaspurattack: When residents awoke to the sound of gunfire

#Gurdaspurattack: When residents awoke to the sound of gunfire

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

People living near the police station in Dina Nagar largely remained indoors.

3 'most wanted' Hizb terrorists killed in Pulwama

3 'most wanted' Hizb terrorists killed in Pulwama

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

The terrorists -- Umer Fayaz Lone alias 'Hamad Khan' of Seer village, Faizan Hamid of Mandoora and Adil Bashir Mir alias 'Abu Dujana' of Monghama -- were wanted for their complicity in terror crimes, including attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities, a police spokesman said.

Mizoram: 'Assam's bullying went too far'

Mizoram: 'Assam's bullying went too far'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

'This is not the first time that a large contingent of Assam armed police led by senior officers attacked and destroyed farm huts, crops and plantations of Mizo farmers.' 'There have been a series of such intrusions in the past and the pace of such intrusions increased in the recent past.'

Timeline: Terror strikes Punjab once again

Timeline: Terror strikes Punjab once again

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

Following are some of the terror-related incidents that have taken place in Punjab between 2001 and 2016.

Two US troopers killed near Frankfurt airport

Two US troopers killed near Frankfurt airport

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

Two United States troopers were killed in a shooting incident near Frankfurt International Airport on Wednesday, according to media reports.Some reports claimed that two others were seriously injured in the incident which reportedly took place on board a US military shuttle bus.The two troopers were members of US Air Force stationed at Lakenheath base in the United Kingdom, said the reports.

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

Rediff.com25 May 2022

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional President Joe Biden urging lawmakers to 'turn this pain into action' to control the powerful gun lobby.