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Kashmiri woman evacuated from Gaza reaches Egypt, recounts horror

Kashmiri woman evacuated from Gaza reaches Egypt, recounts horror

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

She also shared a video with PTI, which she had recorded at the Rafah border after reaching the Egyptian side.

Odisha: Girl, set on fire after resisting rape attempt, dies

Odisha: Girl, set on fire after resisting rape attempt, dies

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

A Dalit girl, who was set ablaze after an attempted rape, died after struggling for survival for twelve days at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, triggering public protests and demands for the resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

US gurdwara shooter's death declared suicide

US gurdwara shooter's death declared suicide

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

The death of a white supremacist who killed six Sikh worshippers during a shooting rampage at a US Gurdwara has been declared a suicide.

NEET aspirant found dead in Kota, 10th such incident this year

NEET aspirant found dead in Kota, 10th such incident this year

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from West Bengal, preparing for the medical entrance test in Kota at a coaching institute, died on Wednesday morning after being found unconscious in his PG room, the police said.

SEE: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides

SEE: Buildings collapse in Kullu, hundreds stranded after landslides

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

A row of buildings in Kullu district collapsed Thursday and hundreds of travellers were stranded in relief camps after landslides blocked the road to Mandi in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh.

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Dead patients getting treatment under PM-JAY? Health Ministry replies

Dead patients getting treatment under PM-JAY? Health Ministry replies

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

The reports also claim that the same beneficiary had been found to avail treatment at two hospitals at the same time.

When Was Ram Mandir Project Not Political?

When Was Ram Mandir Project Not Political?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

The Opposition's stand on the Ayodhya consecration is puzzling. Their only objection seems to be that the BJP has hijacked a religious event for political benefit. In saying this, the Opposition is either being naive or hypocritical, argues Jyoti Punwani.

No water, power to Gaza until hostages freed: Israel

No water, power to Gaza until hostages freed: Israel

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Amid the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel that has claimed thousands of innocent lives, Israel's Energy Minister has warned that Tel Aviv will not allow humanitarian aid or any essential resources into Gaza until Hamas releases captives, Al Jazeera reported.

Himachal CM Sukhu donates all his savings of Rs 51 lakh to disaster relief

Himachal CM Sukhu donates all his savings of Rs 51 lakh to disaster relief

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

The chief minister and his wife Kamlesh Thakur presented a cheque of Rs 51 lakh to chief secretary Prabodh Saxena at their official residence in Shimla.

Activist Stan Swamy dies in custody awaiting medical bail

Activist Stan Swamy dies in custody awaiting medical bail

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Swamy's counsel said there was negligence on part of the Taloja prison authorities, who failed to provide immediate medical attention to the Jesuit priest.

Did India's secularism die on August 5?

Did India's secularism die on August 5?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

'Indian secularism doesn't deserve a tombstone. It needs a new shrine,' argues Shekhar Gupta.

Health worker tests positive as Kerala reports fifth Nipah case

Health worker tests positive as Kerala reports fifth Nipah case

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

The government has ordered monoclonal antibody from Indian Council of Medical Research to treat the child. It is the only available anti-viral treatment for Nipah virus infection, though it has not been clinically proven yet.

Allow Nuh Hindus to keep arms: Demand at mahapanchayat

Allow Nuh Hindus to keep arms: Demand at mahapanchayat

Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

At the 'Sarva Jatiye Mahapanchayat', participants from Palwal, Gurugram and other nearby places took part, and it was decided that the yatra will resume from Nalhar in Nuh and then pass through Firozpur Jhirka's Jhir and Singar temples in the district.

Sikkim floods toll rises to 26, including 7 soldiers; 142 missing

Sikkim floods toll rises to 26, including 7 soldiers; 142 missing

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

On day three after a flash flood wreaked havoc in Sikkim's Teesta basin, the number of bodies recovered from the river and mud embankments downstream rose to 22, including seven army men.

Coronavirus declared global health emergency as death toll rises to 213

Coronavirus declared global health emergency as death toll rises to 213

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, reported 5,806 confirmed cases, including 204 deaths, official media reported.

Rohini court shootout accused killed in Tihar Jail

Rohini court shootout accused killed in Tihar Jail

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused in the Rohini court shootout, was killed in a morning attack by rivals inside Tihar Jail, officials said on Tuesday.

No new positive case of Nipah found: Kerala govt

No new positive case of Nipah found: Kerala govt

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

No fresh Nipah positive cases were reported in the state since September 16 with 218 samples of persons who were in the high-risk contact list turning up negative for the virus till date, the Kerala government said on Monday.

Is The Indian Republic Dead?

Is The Indian Republic Dead?

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

Will January 22 mark a point of no return for our Constitutional secularism? asks Shekhar Gupta.

Satish Kaushik death: Police recovers 'medicines' from farmhouse

Satish Kaushik death: Police recovers 'medicines' from farmhouse

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

A list of guests at the party has also been prepared, the officials added.

UP scribe who reported on liquor mafia dies in road mishap

UP scribe who reported on liquor mafia dies in road mishap

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

The reporter, Sulabh Srivastava, recently ran a news story against the liquor mafia, and two days ago, he had written to the Prayagraj additional director general of police, seeking protection.

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

'Nobody is speaking up for Muslims today.' 'Secular parties too have calmed down because they feel this will hurt the Hindu vote (bank).' 'In this scenario, where does a Muslim go?'

Infant dies after catching cold at Shaheen Bagh

Infant dies after catching cold at Shaheen Bagh

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

His mother is, however, undeterred and determined to participate in the protests, saying it is 'for the future of my children'.

Woman alleges Covid-positive father died outside Delhi hospital

Woman alleges Covid-positive father died outside Delhi hospital

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

The woman, Amarpreet, took to Twitter earlier in the day, saying, 'My dad is having high fever. We need to shift him to hospital. I am standing outside LNJP Delhi & they are not taking him in. He is having corona, high fever and breathing problem. He won't survive without help. Pls help.' An hour later, she tweeted, 'He is no more. The govt failed us.'

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan dies of COVID-19

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan dies of COVID-19

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

The 62-year old MLA, born on June 10, 1958 incidentally died on his 62nd birthday today and he is the first legislator victim of COVID-19 in the state and perhaps the first elected representative to die of the virus induced illness in the country. Anbazhagan battled severe COVID-19 triggered pneumonia and his health condition rapidly deteriorated early morning on Wednesday, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre, where he was treated said in a statement.

Debate on no-confidence motion replete with poetry

Debate on no-confidence motion replete with poetry

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

From Indian poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar to English great William Shakespeare, Lok Sabha members quoted extensively from literature to put across their arguments as they raised the Manipur issue during a debate on the no-confidence motion over the past two days.

Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?

Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Last week, two BSF troopers from Rajasthan, members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Congo, were killed by protestors. Do we need to lose lives fighting in a country not ours, in a war that is not ours and for a cause that is not ours, asks Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who served in the UNPKF in Congo.

'We are seeing only scenes of death and destruction'

'We are seeing only scenes of death and destruction'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

'Deaths, sick and injured people in the affected areas and worried fellow citizens elsewhere in Turkiye, it's a living nightmare for us'

First Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi dies at 74

First Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi dies at 74

Rediff.com29 May 2020

Jogi, 74, had been battling for life at the private hospital for the last 20 days and suffered a cardiac arrest in the afternoon, they said. He is survived by his wife Renu Jogi, the MLA from Kota constituency, and son Amit Jogi, a former MLA.

Land acquisition process for cheetah safari near Kuno underway, says official

Land acquisition process for cheetah safari near Kuno underway, says official

Rediff.com17 Sep 2023

Environment ministry is organising various programmes at Sesaipura related to Project Cheetah.

To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight.

Kerala govt trying to find source of Nipah outbreak

Kerala govt trying to find source of Nipah outbreak

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

After identifying the man who was the patient zero or index case of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, the state government on Saturday began looking for the source and place from where he got infected by seeking details of his mobile tower locations.

Maharashtra lecturer, set on fire by stalker, dies

Maharashtra lecturer, set on fire by stalker, dies

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule expressed grief over the woman's demise.

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Rarely have we seen such intoxication over power, which ignores the cries of those dying, notes Jyoti Punwani.

Cheetah from Namibia gives birth to 4 cubs in Kuno park

Cheetah from Namibia gives birth to 4 cubs in Kuno park

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

A cheetah translocated from Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has given birth to four healthy cubs, officials said on Wednesday.

Two Polish skiers killed in avalanche in J-K's Gulmarg, 21 rescued

Two Polish skiers killed in avalanche in J-K's Gulmarg, 21 rescued

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Officials said the cable car which ferries tourists up the 14,000 ft Afarwat mountain was used for the rescue operations.

Crime branch to probe Kerala couple's self-immolation

Crime branch to probe Kerala couple's self-immolation

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

The couple-Rajan, 47, and his wife Ambili, 40, natives of Nellimoodu at nearby Neyyattinkara- succumbed to burns at the government medical college hospital in Thiruvananthapuram after they sustained multiple organ failure on Monday.

Family of farmer who died on R Day moves HC seeking SIT probe

Family of farmer who died on R Day moves HC seeking SIT probe

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

The family of a 25-year-old man, who died after his tractor overturned at Central Delhi's ITO during the protesting farmers' tractor parade on the Republic Day, moved the Delhi Court on Wednesday seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the incident.

Governors can't keep bills pending indefinitely: SC

Governors can't keep bills pending indefinitely: SC

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

The bench said if the governor decides to withhold assent to a bill, then he has to return the bill to the legislature for reconsideration.

5 of a family among 6 killed in violence over land in UP's Deoria

5 of a family among 6 killed in violence over land in UP's Deoria

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Former district panchayat member Prem Yadav, 50, was attacked with sharp edged weapons and killed by his rival Satyaprakash Dubey and his family when he went to the latter's house. In retaliation, Yadav's supporters from Abhaipur attacked Dubey's house and killed Dubey and four of his family.