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The miracle of the hand

The miracle of the hand

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

The hospital that draws patients from all over India giving them hope by saving limbs and wants you to know that skin donation gives life to burn victims.

Protesting farmers head home after a year; aircraft showers petals

Protesting farmers head home after a year; aircraft showers petals

Rediff.com11 Dec 2021

Emotions ran high as the farmers performed ardas (prayers) and havan to thank the almighty and started their 'victory march' from Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur protest sites to Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in convoys of tractors, bedecked with colourful flowers and lights and blaring songs of jubilation.

My life's a clean slate now: Tandoor case convict

My life's a clean slate now: Tandoor case convict

Rediff.com23 Dec 2018

Sharma walked out a free man from Tihar Jail on Friday night after serving close to 23 years for killing his wife Naina Sahni and then trying to dispose of her body in a tandoor in 1995 at the roof of erstwhile 4-star hotel Ashok Yatri Niwas, now Royal Plaza, at Ashok Road in the heart of the capital.

BJP confronts Munde sisters's 'rebellion'

BJP confronts Munde sisters's 'rebellion'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

150 BJP elected local representatives in Beed resign in protest against Pritam Munde's exclusion from the Union ministry.

Will 'Himachal Model' Help Congress In 12 State Polls?

Will 'Himachal Model' Help Congress In 12 State Polls?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

The Congress may stand a better chance in the assembly polls if it followed the 'Himachal model', suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.

25 migrant workers killed in trailer-truck collision in UP

25 migrant workers killed in trailer-truck collision in UP

Rediff.com16 May 2020

PM Modi, BJP president J P Nadda, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have all expressed grief over the incident.

Nitin Gadkari, Modi's Big Plans minister

Nitin Gadkari, Modi's Big Plans minister

Rediff.com15 Jan 2017

'If your paper writes something you don't agree with, will you criticise it?' Nitin Gadkari asks Aditi Phadnis when quizzed about demonetisation.

TDP's Muslim leader upset over Naidu-Modi 'bonhomie'

TDP's Muslim leader upset over Naidu-Modi 'bonhomie'

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

Sharing of dais with Narendra Modi in New Delhi and numerous other indications that N Chandrababu Naidu was fast heading towards renewed friendship with the Bharatiya Janata Party has left the Muslim leaders of Telugu Desam Party fuming with anger and frustration.

UP roadways bus runs over 6 migrants; 8 die in MP

UP roadways bus runs over 6 migrants; 8 die in MP

Rediff.com14 May 2020

A government official in Lucknow said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the incident and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased migrants and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured.

Unnao rape victim develops pneumonia, remains critical: Docs

Unnao rape victim develops pneumonia, remains critical: Docs

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

She is being given oxygen through a tube inserted in the windpipe. Her condition is stable but not out of danger, he said.

UP: 24 charred to death as bus bursts into flames after crashing into truck

UP: 24 charred to death as bus bursts into flames after crashing into truck

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

The bodies were so badly charred that doctors found it difficult to determine the gender of the victims.

Jayant Chaudhary uses guerilla tactics to reach Lakhimpur, demands Prez rule in UP

Jayant Chaudhary uses guerilla tactics to reach Lakhimpur, demands Prez rule in UP

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Chaudhary, who took 13 hours to reach Lakhimpur Kheri from Delhi, several hours more than it would take to cover the 420 km-odd distance, also met the families of some of the farmer victims to learn their story of loss.

Munde, BJP's strongman in Maharashtra

Munde, BJP's strongman in Maharashtra

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The OBC face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra and former deputy chief minister, Gopinath Munde, who had joined the Union Cabinet for the first time a week back, was all set to spearhead the party's campaign in the upcoming assembly polls in the state to wrest power from the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine.

Explained: What is Zero Depreciation Car Insurance?

Explained: What is Zero Depreciation Car Insurance?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

Vehicles are depreciating assets and lose their value over time.

Jhajharia rewrites world record for Tokyo Paralympic berth

Jhajharia rewrites world record for Tokyo Paralympic berth

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

The Tokyo Paralympics slated to begin on August 24, will be Jhajharia's third Paralympics.

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

Rediff.com16 May 2022

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes.

HC comes down hard on Bluline operators

HC comes down hard on Bluline operators

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

"We intend to frame the guidelines for compensation to be paid by the owners to send a clear message to them to hire good drivers," said Delhi high court bench.

NH strength to be raised to 2 lakh km: Gadkari

NH strength to be raised to 2 lakh km: Gadkari

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

Gadkari said that 10 rail over bridges were being taken up under Setu Bharatam.

When Tendulkar helped Indian wheelchair cricket team realise its dream

When Tendulkar helped Indian wheelchair cricket team realise its dream

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Sachin Tendulkar donated Rs 4.5 lakh to the Indian wheelchair cricket team, which helped them successfully complete their first international tour of Bangladesh.

9 coaches, loco of Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto derail due to landslide

9 coaches, loco of Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto derail due to landslide

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

An eyewitness travelling in the train claimed some passengers suffered minor injuries.

Honouring the man who caught Nathuram Godse

Honouring the man who caught Nathuram Godse

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Raghunath Nayak, a gardener at Birla House, displayed immense courage in chasing the Mahatma's murderer, overpowering him at the risk of his life.

Amid COVID-19 crisis, hundreds stranded outside AIIMS, Safdarjung

Amid COVID-19 crisis, hundreds stranded outside AIIMS, Safdarjung

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

Patients have been waiting for days, weeks and sometimes months for appointments for dialysis, chemotherapy and other emergency procedures.

'It was full of danger and we knew we were playing with our lives'

'It was full of danger and we knew we were playing with our lives'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

'Me and my boys had never ever thought in our wildest dreams that we would be taking part in a rescue mission of this kind.' IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, a helicopter pilot himself, reports on how the air force rescued those trapped in the Deoghar cable cars disaster last fortnight.

Ladakh standoff unlikely to end soon

Ladakh standoff unlikely to end soon

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

Narrowing of differences on competing territorial claims along the un-demarcated LAC might take weeks, if not months, of hard-nosed negotiations. Without some give and take on both sides, the impasse will be hard to resolve, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Modi Has Enormous Curiosity About The World

Modi Has Enormous Curiosity About The World

Rediff.com24 May 2022

'From the very start, PM Modi was insistent that visiting foreign leaders should be exposed to an India beyond its capital.' 'Through these experiences, he felt that the full Indian narrative would be much better understood across the world,' explains External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. A riveting excerpt from Bluekraft Digital Foundation's Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery.

This word-class expressway is a recipe for potential disaster

This word-class expressway is a recipe for potential disaster

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

The reason for the EPE's relatively low volume of traffic may lie in the lack of adequate safety measures, especially after sundown. Barring intermittent patches, the highway has no street lights.

Mercedes hit-and-run: Teenage accused to be questioned

Mercedes hit-and-run: Teenage accused to be questioned

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

He was sent to two days in 'police custody' by the Juvenile Justice Board on Monday, a senior police official said.

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

'The DGCA, the ministry of civil aviation, Air India, the Airports Authority, all of them together form what I call an organised syndicate' 'In India, it is a fashion to blame the pilot because then nobody asks questions about the incompetence and grave negligence of this State-run syndicate.'

Ishrat's family alleges threat to their lives, writes to Centre

Ishrat's family alleges threat to their lives, writes to Centre

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

The family of Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat nine years ago, has alleged that they were being threatened by some unknown persons, following which the home ministry has said it will provide security if it is sought

AIADMK under strain over EPS move on Jaya properties

AIADMK under strain over EPS move on Jaya properties

Rediff.com31 May 2017

A new political crisis is brewing in the VK Sasikala camp in Tamil Nadu -- differences between Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and party general secretary Sasikala.

5 hurt as part of bridge collapses in Mumbai; railway orders probe

5 hurt as part of bridge collapses in Mumbai; railway orders probe

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

Incessant rains apparently caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in its collapse, an official said.

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Rediff.com15 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Railways to run 100 'Shramik special' trains daily

Railways to run 100 'Shramik special' trains daily

Rediff.com11 May 2020

The opposition has been critical of the Centre's handling of the situation, accusing it of not doing enough to ease the hardships of the migrant workers, many of whom have lost their jobs during the lockdown which started on March 25.

Mercedes hit-and-run: Teen's bail rejected, 'bad parenting' blamed

Mercedes hit-and-run: Teen's bail rejected, 'bad parenting' blamed

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

Sources privy to the proceedings said the board pulled up the parents of the boy, who has just turned major, saying they had promoted his habit of driving even when he was minor.

Cold wave sweeps North India; dense fog delays trains, flights

Cold wave sweeps North India; dense fog delays trains, flights

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Several flights and trains were delayed on Tuesday as the entire North India reeled under a dense blanket of fog.

18 killed as bus falls into Beas river in Himachal Pradesh

18 killed as bus falls into Beas river in Himachal Pradesh

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

At least 18 people were killed and 24 others injured on Saturday when a private bus plunged into the Beas river near Vindravani in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

Munde's daughters vying to retain family turf in Beed

Munde's daughters vying to retain family turf in Beed

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

Daughters of the late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopinath Munde are in the poll arena contesting from the Parli assembly and Beed Lok Sabha constituencies in a bid to retain their father's political legacy.

As India steps on gas for infra building, repairs are left out

As India steps on gas for infra building, repairs are left out

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Little attention is being paid to keep roads, bridges and flyovers in good shape

'India is likely to succeed in this war'

'India is likely to succeed in this war'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

'At the same time, if we are a little careless, we will run into trouble. No doubt about that.'

Waiting for 'rakshaks', cows are choking on plastic

Waiting for 'rakshaks', cows are choking on plastic

Rediff.com7 May 2017

While so-called 'cow protectors' have indulged in widespread vigilantism under the garb of protection of cattle, there has been little effort to save them from the real threat to their survival -- urban garbage, open dumps and apathy of cow owners.