News for 'drowning'

11 dead, 20 missing as school bus falls into river

11 dead, 20 missing as school bus falls into river

Rediff.com14 Aug 2008

At least 11 persons, including seven children, were on Thursday drowned and 20 others missing when a bus skidded off a bridge and fell into Palguni river near Gurupura, about 15 km from Mangalore in Karnataka.

Manage performance to maximise results

Manage performance to maximise results

Rediff.com8 Nov 2007

Data doesn't have to be the bane of your existence. In fact, it can be a tremendously powerful tool for managing your unite -- if you know how to sort through it and how to use it to improve performance. Recent insights into the art and science of performance measurement suggest five key steps.

Italian cooking: Simple grilled fish

Italian cooking: Simple grilled fish

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

If you're looking for a recipe that's not only simple but also highlights the flavour of the fish instead of drowning it out, try your hand at this one.

Goa: Three detained for tourist's rape, murder

Goa: Three detained for tourist's rape, murder

Rediff.com9 Mar 2008

Three persons allegedly seen last with 15-year-old British tourist, Scarlette Keeling, who was raped and murdered are likely to be arrested. The Goa police say that three persons had been detained and are being questioned. The police initially said Scarlette drowned to death, but the two autopsy reports stated that she was sexually assaulted.

AP: Hope fades for missing policemen

AP: Hope fades for missing policemen

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

Naval divers were pressed into operation to look for 36 personnel of an elite anti-naxal Force, who were feared drowned in a reservoir at the Andhra Pradesh-Orissa border, where their launch sunk after being fired upon by Maoists.Reports said that three more personnel of a 64-member strong squad of Andhra Pradesh's elite Greyhound Force swam to the banks with injuries, official sources said, adding that they were immediately air-lifted to Bhuwaneswar for treatment.

BJP created 55,000 WhatsApp groups to take on Mamata

BJP created 55,000 WhatsApp groups to take on Mamata

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

The saffron party's IT cell had realised the power of WhatsApp early in the day and wielded it to devastating effect in the Bengal elections.

Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Trump also said all Americans were "rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death" of Floyd, and asserted that justice will be served.

Heavy downpour takes UP toll over 1,000

Heavy downpour takes UP toll over 1,000

Rediff.com21 Sep 2008

Rainstorms and rain over the past 48 hours has taken a heavy toll of human life and property in Uttar Pradesh. With over 100 deaths over the weekend, this monsoon's toll on account of the fury of rain and floods has gone up to nearly 1,080. Of these only 138 had met their end due to drowning, while the rest had perished on account of the fury of the rain.

Suicide bomber sunk Naval ship: Lanka

Suicide bomber sunk Naval ship: Lanka

Rediff.com12 May 2008

A piece of torso of a person and diving equipments were found floating near the drowned Sri Lankan Naval ship, suggesting the handiwork of a suicide bomber in destruction of the vessel last week, an official said on Monday.

Why aren't kids watching films made for them?

Why aren't kids watching films made for them?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

If our kids want Mallika more than Malgudi, there's clearly something very, very wrong.

Nadal enjoys Fish curry

Nadal enjoys Fish curry

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

Rafael Nadal turned dream wrecker at Flushing Meadows when he downed American favourite Mardy Fish 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a rowdy late late show that closed Wednesday's programme at the US Open.

Scarlett's mother alleges police-politician nexus

Scarlett's mother alleges police-politician nexus

Rediff.com28 Apr 2008

"I am happy that the PSI who initially goofed up the case was dismissed from service. But I want the police to investigate his conduct and why he behaved that way," Fiona Mackeown said. Fiona alleged that the PSI's conduct could have stemmed from the influence of some politicians, senior police officers or criminals themselves. She will be writing to Chief Secretary J P Singh, seeking a probe into Nerlon's role in the episode.

Man found dead in pool at Demi Moore's house

Man found dead in pool at Demi Moore's house

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Reacting to the shocking news, Moore called it an "unthinkable tragedy."

2 dead in fresh landslides in Arunachal, toll rises to 19

2 dead in fresh landslides in Arunachal, toll rises to 19

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

The district administration has pressed men and machinery for relief and rescue operations, he said.

The Ishmeet I Knew

The Ishmeet I Knew

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

Even two weeks after 19-year old singer, Ishmeet Singh passed away, his friends cannot get over the talented Amul Star Voice of India winner. Shweta Subramanaim, an Indian Canadian playback singer, who made an appearance in Voice of India, knew Ishmeet closely before he drowned in the Maldives. She re-lives Ishmeet's memory.

Who's the whiner at your workplace?

Who's the whiner at your workplace?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Are you avoiding a perpetually grumbling colleague? Or are you constantly avoided by colleagues because of your constant grumbling? Either way, meet the office whiner!

Ishmeet's Bollywood dream unfulfilled

Ishmeet's Bollywood dream unfulfilled

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Ishmeet Singh, who died in a tragic accident in the Maldives on July 29, was to make his debut as a playback singer in Bollywood in the Nana Patekar-starrer Horn Ok! Please.

Loose ends in the story of British tourist's death

Loose ends in the story of British tourist's death

Rediff.com8 Mar 2008

The report of the first autopsy conducted on Scarlette at the Goa Medical College indicates that the British tourist was sexually assaulted and it is a case of homicidal drowning. Sources say this fact was hushed up and to the public it was reported as a case of death by drowning. It is learnt that the case was being hushed up as it would affect tourism in Goa. Tourism is considered to be the back bone of Goan economy.

'Racial abuse' photographer Hamish Blair speaks

'Racial abuse' photographer Hamish Blair speaks

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

Australian photographer Hamish Blair's photograph of fans making monkey gestures during the seventh ODI between India and Australia at the Wankhede stadium smudged India's image in the cricketing world.

'I'm only showing the mirror to BJP'

'I'm only showing the mirror to BJP'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Shatrughan Sinha says he was ignored even after he offered to campaign in Bihar.

Drinking prolongs bad memories: Study

Drinking prolongs bad memories: Study

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

If you think that you can drown your sorrows by guzzling a bottle of whisky, you are wrong. If a new study is to be believed, alcoholic drinks do not erase, instead prolong, the bad memories.

IPL 12 Rewind!

IPL 12 Rewind!

Rediff.com13 May 2019

Mumbai Indians' consistency on the big day paid off again during a season where there were more than 30 last-over finishes.

A glass of wine can boost your memory

A glass of wine can boost your memory

Rediff.com26 Sep 2007

On the other hand, heavy drinking actually reinforces negative memories.

Official push for designers

Official push for designers

Rediff.com28 Mar 2007

The government's announcement to fund fashion initiatives is likely to provide a fillip to this largely unorganised sector.

Flood situation grim in southern, western states; 97 dead

Flood situation grim in southern, western states; 97 dead

Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

Meanwhile, flight operations from the Kochi international airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday, an airport official said.

UN praises IMD for 'Pinpoint accuracy' on Cyclone Fani

UN praises IMD for 'Pinpoint accuracy' on Cyclone Fani

Rediff.com4 May 2019

The powerful cyclone, strongest to hit India in 20 years, made landfall at around 8 am in India's eastern state of Odisha, killing at least 12 people.

Pune boat mishap toll 22

Pune boat mishap toll 22

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

The strength of the marriage party that met a watery grave on Wednesday night has been put at 31 instead of 28 presumed earlier, police said. The boat was returning from the other end of the reservoir to village Wakambe in Bhor taluka when a strong wind current reportedly tilted it drowning the passengers in deep waters.

The utopian myth of India's double dividend

The utopian myth of India's double dividend

Rediff.com6 Dec 2007

While the national population explosion places nearly intolerable strains on India's physical and social infrastructure, the country's democracy is so dysfunctional that it is reasonable to ask whether it can rise to the looming economic and demographic challenges.

Work is finally on to save Kashmir from another deluge

Work is finally on to save Kashmir from another deluge

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

Massive dredging of the Jhelum, the main waterway crisscrossing the Kashmir Valley, is finally underway to prevent state capital Srinagar from the flooding it witnessed in September 2014.

AP boat tragedy: 43 bodies fished out

AP boat tragedy: 43 bodies fished out

Rediff.com21 Jan 2007

After identification by bereaved families, bodies are being buried on the river banks by officials.

Sridevi comes home

Sridevi comes home

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Anil Kapoor, his wife and daughter, businessman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina, politician Amar Singh were at Mumbai airport to take Sridevi home.

Scarlette's death: Many theories, many doubts

Scarlette's death: Many theories, many doubts

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

First a case of drowning, then rape and murder and now drug overdose -- the list of theories surrounding the death of British tourist Scarlette Keeling is endless. And even though the Goa police claims to have cracked the, doubts still linger on whether the cops have hushed up this case further. If one looks closely at the manner in which the investigation has been conducted, it raises several doubts.

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