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Warrant against Delhi contractor

Warrant against Delhi contractor

Rediff.com4 Aug 2007

A CBI spokesperson said several teams have been dispatched to different parts of the country in search of Malhotra.

Who's To Be Blamed For Bridge Collapses?

Who's To Be Blamed For Bridge Collapses?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

Government officials believe that central bridge projects perform better than state projects due to stricter checks and balances.

'I Welcome Pain. It Helps Me Grow'

'I Welcome Pain. It Helps Me Grow'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

'I don't know of any happy moment in my life which has helped me to grow, whereas pain has always been a means to evolve.'

'Only Cure For Migration Is To Create Jobs'

'Only Cure For Migration Is To Create Jobs'

Rediff.com18 May 2024

The Odisha government told the assembly over 40,000 workers migrated from the state last year, with the highest number -- 26,151 -- from Balangir.

Nari Contractor 'stumped' by IPL 'fake ticket'

Nari Contractor 'stumped' by IPL 'fake ticket'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

Former India skipper Nari Contractor, who had to return home after being stopped at the gate of the D Y Patil Stadium last Sunday for not carrying a valid ticket for the IPL final, said he was flummoxed by the incident, and wondered how the ticket issuing authority erred.

MNS corporator held for attacking contractor

MNS corporator held for attacking contractor

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena corporator Nitin Nikam was on Monday arrested for assaulting a 65-year-old private contractor over alleged 'delay' in repairing a damaged water pipeline in Kalyan, police said.

Are You Ready For Kareena's Crew-fies?

Are You Ready For Kareena's Crew-fies?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Hours before The Crew is set to take off in theatres, Kareena Kapoor took to her Instagram feed to post pictures on 'Crew-fies'.

ADAG looks for contractor for Dadri plant

ADAG looks for contractor for Dadri plant

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

Stating that Anil Ambani Group firm's project was neither installed nor operating, petroleum minister Murli Deora had earlier this week told Parliament that the Dadri project would be considered for allocation of gas along with similar other upcoming projects. RPower said it had initiated the ICB process for selection of EPC contractors for its power plants way back in 2005 but not concluded owing to Mukesh Ambani promoted Reliance Industries Ltd's refusal to supply gas.

Delhi's 52.9 Degree Reading Probably Due to Sensor Error

Delhi's 52.9 Degree Reading Probably Due to Sensor Error

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The Met department blamed the malfunctioning of sensors kept at the Automated Weather Station for the gaffe.

At Dussehra rallies, Uddhav, Shinde spar over Hindutva

At Dussehra rallies, Uddhav, Shinde spar over Hindutva

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

The respective Dussehra rallies of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray were once again about whose version of Hindutva is genuine and who is the true inheritor of party patriarch Bala Thackeray's legacy.

ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in Rs 35 cr cash haul

ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in Rs 35 cr cash haul

Rediff.com15 May 2024

The agency had last week arrested Alam's personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter's domestic help Jahangir Alam (42) following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them.

Kamala Harris: The story of a blind date, and an 'awkward' voicemail

Kamala Harris: The story of a blind date, and an 'awkward' voicemail

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff shared his love story and recalled how he met his wife on a blind date in 2013 and left an awkward voice message for her which she plays for him every year on their wedding anniversary.

Ayodhya administration forms panel to probe Ram Path cave-ins

Ayodhya administration forms panel to probe Ram Path cave-ins

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

This comes a day after the Uttar Pradesh government suspended six officials of civic agencies for alleged gross negligence following the road cave-ins and waterlogging at several sections of the newly-built Ram Path.

Lok Sabha elections as good as rigged: Jean Dreze

Lok Sabha elections as good as rigged: Jean Dreze

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a crisis that is not only limited to the 'recent wave of authoritarianism' but also suppression of opposition voices by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Delhi cops suspect airport roof collapsed due to...

Delhi cops suspect airport roof collapsed due to...

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

The Delhi Police on Friday filed a first information report (FIR) under sections related to death by negligence after the collapse of the roof of Delhi airport's Terminal-1 killed one person and injured six others.

Allahabad: Kidnapped contractor found dead

Allahabad: Kidnapped contractor found dead

Rediff.com19 Nov 2006

The accused were picked up by the police during a routine patrol in the district and coincidentally, upon interrogation they confessed to slaying Agarwal at the behest of his former business partner Vineet Agrawal, he said.

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as 'independent contractors' who directly do business with customers with the help of their digitised platforms.

Delhi airport T1 roof structure was built in 2009: Aviation minister

Delhi airport T1 roof structure was built in 2009: Aviation minister

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

Sources in the government said the roof that collapsed at T1 was constructed during 2008-09 and that the work was contracted out by GMR to private contractors.

Decide CM face first: Uddhav's pitch to MVA allies

Decide CM face first: Uddhav's pitch to MVA allies

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he will back any candidate announced by the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar as Maha Vikas Aghadi's chief ministerial face.

Bribe money 'passed on' as poll funds to AAP, claims ED

Bribe money 'passed on' as poll funds to AAP, claims ED

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday alleged that bribe money generated from corruption in a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) contract was 'passed on' as election funds to the Aam Aadmi Party that rules the national capital.

AAP 'passed on' bribe money as poll funds: ED chargesheet

AAP 'passed on' bribe money as poll funds: ED chargesheet

Rediff.com30 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its first chargesheet in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said on Saturday.

ED recovers Rs 35 cr from domestic help of J'khand minister's secretary

ED recovers Rs 35 cr from domestic help of J'khand minister's secretary

Rediff.com7 May 2024

The premises are alleged to be of the domestic help of Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam's personal secretary Sanjiv Lal.

Noida airport faces delay, to start commercial flights by April 2025

Noida airport faces delay, to start commercial flights by April 2025

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Being touted as a competitor to the country's busiest Delhi airport -- which handles approximately 1,200 flights a day -- the Noida airport was expected to start flight operations by the end of this year. But supply-chain disruption, caused by pandemic and subsequent global upheaval, has hit the pace of construction at the airport which is coming up in the Jewar area of UP's Gautam Budh Nagar, some 75-km from the Delhi airport.

Pak: Contractor who built Osama's mansion arrested

Pak: Contractor who built Osama's mansion arrested

Rediff.com4 May 2011

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday arrested the contractor who allegedly built the million-dollar complex where Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead during a raid by United States special forces in Abbottabad.

90000 emails of US military contractor hacked

90000 emails of US military contractor hacked

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

An arm of the online collective Anonymous has said that it broke into the computer systems of Booz Allen Hamilton and then posted the details on Internet, The Daily Telegraph online reported.

Thilanga named as contractor by gangster

Thilanga named as contractor by gangster

Rediff.com7 Sep 2003

Confessions of a key underworld character have revealed that President, BCCSL, Thilanga Sumathipala has masterminded contract killings.

ED raids Kejriwal's PS, AAP MP; attempt to scare, says Atishi

ED raids Kejriwal's PS, AAP MP; attempt to scare, says Atishi

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

About 10 premises in the national capital are being covered as part of the raids.

Taliban blames US contractor for Pak bombings

Taliban blames US contractor for Pak bombings

Rediff.com23 Oct 2009

Blaming the American private military company Blackwater and Pakistani secret agencies for the suicide attacks in International Islamic University in Islamabad and the deadliest attack in Khyber bazaar in Peshawar that claimed a number innocent of lives, Qari Hussain, commander of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan said that it is an attempt to malign the Taliban and warned that militants would avenge 'the killing of innocent people within few days.'

What Makes Kajol So Feisty At 50

What Makes Kajol So Feisty At 50

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

If there's one thing the full-of-beans star knows, it's how to stay happy, observes Dinesh Raheja.

Rajasthan contractor held for putting up Nathuram Godse plaque

Rajasthan contractor held for putting up Nathuram Godse plaque

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

The accused has no political affiliation, initial probe suggests.

Contractors shift from realty to govt projects

Contractors shift from realty to govt projects

Rediff.com2 Mar 2009

Companies are either taking small government projects alone or bidding for larger ones with consortium partners. The companies, which had 18-75 per cent of their order books in property development, say they are facing payment delays of 20-90 days from some of the private developers, blocking their working capital requirements. Some of them take a week's advance payment from developers to execute their projects.

ED to quiz J'khand minister Alamgir Alam after Rs 37-cr cash seizure

ED to quiz J'khand minister Alamgir Alam after Rs 37-cr cash seizure

Rediff.com12 May 2024

Alamgir Alam had distanced himself from the activities of Lal while speaking to reporters after the ED raids, pointing out that he had earlier served with other ministers of the state government too.

11 labourers tied with chains rescued in Maharashtra

11 labourers tied with chains rescued in Maharashtra

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

After being freed on Saturday, the labourers narrated their ordeal saying they were made to work 12 hours daily, not paid any money for the work, provided food just once a day and forced to answer nature's call in the well itself where they worked.

Delhi Metro mishap: HC notice to contractor

Delhi Metro mishap: HC notice to contractor

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

Justice Rewa Khetrapal directed the company to file its response by August 20 when the matter will be taken up for further hearing.

New airports' delay: Govt to blacklist contractors

New airports' delay: Govt to blacklist contractors

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

The government will blacklist contractors who are responsible for delay in ongoing projects of airport modernisation."Tenders for capital work are not being issued to the contract agencies responsible for delay in projects," Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told the Lok Sabha. Patel said the terminal building projects at Jaipur, Udaipur, Srinagar, Vizag and Agatti have been delayed.

'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

'Except that the population was much less.' 'I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.' 'Perhaps the older generations knew if it rained for more than a certain time, they must pack up to a camp or to a relative.' 'As some of the interviews of the survivors on the Malayalam television channels show, the elderly people had a premonition a tragedy would happen, and those who acted on those premonitions survived.'

Mishap kills one; Metro chief blames contractor

Mishap kills one; Metro chief blames contractor

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

In the third accident involving Delhi Metro in the last 10 days, a labourer was killed after he was hit by a steel beam being lifted by a crane at its site in west Delhi on Wednesday, even as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief E Sreedharan put the blame on the contractor for the fatal mishap. The incident took place at around 5:45 am at Ashok Park work site in Punjabi Bagh, when the labourer was hit by the beam which was being lifted by the crane.

Now, It's Shah Rukh Vs Sunny Deol

Now, It's Shah Rukh Vs Sunny Deol

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

Of the top four companies, which collectively hold more than half of India's market share, two have pitted Shah Rukh Khan and Sunny Deol against each other.

1 killed, 6 injured as Delhi airport roof collapses; govt orders probe

1 killed, 6 injured as Delhi airport roof collapses; govt orders probe

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

The Delhi airport, the country's busiest airport, on Friday early morning witnessed the collapse of a roof at Terminal 1 amid heavy rains that killed one person, prompting the government to order a detailed probe and an inspection of the structural strength of all airports.