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Pistorius's brother faces trial in woman's road death

Pistorius's brother faces trial in woman's road death

Rediff.com24 Feb 2013

Oscar Pistorius's elder brother faces trial for killing a woman in a traffic incident five years ago, the family said on Sunday, confirming a report that dominated South African media two days after the "Blade Runner" athlete was bailed for murder.

Pakistani woman issued voter ID in Bikaner

Pakistani woman issued voter ID in Bikaner

Rediff.com1 Nov 2011

An elderly Pakistani woman, staying in a village in Bikaner on a long-term visa, has managed to get her name included in the country's voters' list, leaving officials red-faced. Alabasai, married to a local, has been residing in KJD village in Khajuwala sub-division since 1986 but has not been granted Indian citizenship so far. However, her name was included in the voters' list in 2008. =

Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Rediff.com14 May 2024

Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi.

SEE: Shami, Sheetal receive Arjuna awards

SEE: Shami, Sheetal receive Arjuna awards

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

Shami was there to receive the honours. He took 24 wickets in seven World Cup games last year.

Pakistani woman paraded with blackened face, shaved head for eloping

Pakistani woman paraded with blackened face, shaved head for eloping

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Reports said the woman who had allegedly eloped with a man of another village returned home a week later.

Tough Covid Time At Chinese Hospitals

Tough Covid Time At Chinese Hospitals

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

A medical worker checks the IV drip treatment of a patient in the emergency department of a hospital in Shanghai.

Indian-origin woman killed while jogging in US

Indian-origin woman killed while jogging in US

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Sarmistha Sen, who was based in Plano, Texas, was randomly attacked and killed while jogging on August 1 near the Chisholm Trail Park.

8 odd photos that you simply have to see

8 odd photos that you simply have to see

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us. Want proof? Take a look.

Did Nawaz Sharif sacrifice his PM ambition for daughter's future?

Did Nawaz Sharif sacrifice his PM ambition for daughter's future?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

Sources in the PML-N told the Press Trust of India in Lahore that Nawaz Sharif decided to withdraw himself from the race for the prime minister's office for his daughter and political heir, Maryam Nawaz, 50.

Applying For Home Loan? Read This!

Applying For Home Loan? Read This!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Enhancing your credit score is the key to improving loan eligibility and securing a favourable interest rate.

19 killed as heavy rains lash north India; rivers in spate

19 killed as heavy rains lash north India; rivers in spate

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

The Northern Railways said it has cancelled around 17 trains and diverted around 12 others, while traffic has been suspended at four locations due to waterlogging.

India' Covid tally falls below 50,000 after 91 days

India' Covid tally falls below 50,000 after 91 days

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

A total of 42,640 Covid infections were reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 3,89,302 with 1,167 daily fatalities, the lowest in 68 days.

Odisha: 2 run over by chariot wheels at Lord Jagannath festival

Odisha: 2 run over by chariot wheels at Lord Jagannath festival

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

The annual car festival in a village in Odisha's Ganjam district turned tragic when an elderly woman and her five-year-old grand daughter died after coming under the rolling wheels of the chariot of Lord Jagannath, the police said on Monday.

Jilted ex-lover planted bomb in home theatre to kill couple

Jilted ex-lover planted bomb in home theatre to kill couple

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

The Chhattisgarh police have solved the case of a home theatre music system explosion in Kabirdham district and arrested the former lover of a newly married woman for allegedly planting a bomb in the electronic device with an intention to kill the couple, an official said on Wednesday.

Minor gang-raped in Sonipat, 5 including woman held

Minor gang-raped in Sonipat, 5 including woman held

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

Five persons, including a woman, have been arrested for involvement in gang-rape of a minor girl from Gohana town of Sonipat, the police said on Wednesday.

'New Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

'New Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not subsided.'

Pak SC takes suo motu notice over woman's stoning

Pak SC takes suo motu notice over woman's stoning

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

Pakistan's Supreme Court took suo motu notice of reports that a woman was stoned to death on the orders of a panchayat in Punjab and summoned the provincial police chief to give an explanation on July 23.

10 Tamil Romantic Films On OTT

10 Tamil Romantic Films On OTT

Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

In the mood for romance but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites.

How 33% reservation empowered women at panchayat level

How 33% reservation empowered women at panchayat level

Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

In the three decades since reservation of seats for women in panchayati raj institutions was introduced, the country saw women dismantling gender barriers to take the lead in the political field at the grassroots level and excel in it.

Tanuja@80: What Made Her Such A Star

Tanuja@80: What Made Her Such A Star

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Tanuja could do practically anything on screen, applauds Subhash K Jha, as he salutes the actor on her 80th birthday on September 23.

PHOTOS: Shell-shocked along the LoC

PHOTOS: Shell-shocked along the LoC

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

Blood splattered compounds, smashed window panes and demolished roofs are all that are left of houses in border hamlets which have been battered in Pakistani shelling in the last four days. A smell of gunpowder lingers in these villages whose residents are living in increasing fear. In all, 12 people, including five security personnel, have been killed and over 60 others injured in Pakistani firing from across the border in Jammu since Thursday.

Woman I admire: 'My daughter is a super hero'

Woman I admire: 'My daughter is a super hero'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

Despite all odds, Jaya Alex's daughter chose to teach in a backward and underprivileged district in India.

PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

PM Hasina's Awami League closer to landslide win in Bangladesh polls

Rediff.com7 Jan 2024

Bangladeshis on Sunday began voting in the general elections expected to be won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which is boycotting it.

Woman I admire: 'My sister helped manage my fees at school'

Woman I admire: 'My sister helped manage my fees at school'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

Rediff reader Tauseef Quasim from Abu Dhabi (UAE) writes about her sister.

Dimple Yadav Returns To The Lok Sabha

Dimple Yadav Returns To The Lok Sabha

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

Dimple Yadav, who was elected to the Lok Sabha in a by-election in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh on December 9 -- an election caused by her father-in-law Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's death -- took the oath as a member of the House of the People on Monday, December 12, 2022.

One killed, 2 injured in Russian shelling on Ukraine's Kherson

One killed, 2 injured in Russian shelling on Ukraine's Kherson

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

The strikes took place in Stepanivka, which is located just outside of Kherson, Tymoshenko said.

4 women stopped from proceeding to Sabarimala shrine on Day 5

4 women stopped from proceeding to Sabarimala shrine on Day 5

Rediff.com21 Oct 2018

The police, which took the women to safety, said that the duo informed the security forces that they came to Sabarimala without knowing the customs of the temple.

Why Are Ukrainians Messaging Russians?

Why Are Ukrainians Messaging Russians?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

Messages for Russian troops are posted on shells to be fired by an M777 Ukrainian howitzer.

Missed Barbie? Watch It On OTT

Missed Barbie? Watch It On OTT

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Woke Barbie, detective Red Riding Hood and gangsters galore on OTT this week.

Lots 'n' Lots To Watch On OTT This Week

Lots 'n' Lots To Watch On OTT This Week

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

Sports drama, spy thriller, haunted houses and many more films and shows you can catch on OTT this week.

'My Life Was In Danger'

'My Life Was In Danger'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'

Pilot, husband held for ill-treating minor maid in Delhi; NCPCR seeks report

Pilot, husband held for ill-treating minor maid in Delhi; NCPCR seeks report

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

The police said the woman works as a pilot with a private airline while her husband is deployed with the ground staff in another private airline.

Aarya Season 3 Review: Nothing New!

Aarya Season 3 Review: Nothing New!

Rediff.com3 Nov 2023

Aarya 3 feels like a recycled version of the previous seasons, discovers Mayur Sanap.

How Women Change The Political Game

How Women Change The Political Game

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

More than ever before, women voters can make or mar a political party's electoral fortunes.

Hamas attacker says their mission was 'simply to kill'

Hamas attacker says their mission was 'simply to kill'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

Israel's Shin Bet released footage on Wednesday of a Hamas terrorist describing his actions in Southern Israel during the October 7 onslaught.

Women are not subordinate to men: SC handbook demolishes gender stereotypes

Women are not subordinate to men: SC handbook demolishes gender stereotypes

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

Women are neither subordinate to men nor do they need to be submissive to anybody, as the Constitution guarantees equal rights to individuals of all genders, the Supreme Court has said in its Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes, while terming as "incorrect" some common stereotypes about the gender roles ascribed to men and women.

Chaos breaks out at Ahmedabad's new Covid hospital

Chaos breaks out at Ahmedabad's new Covid hospital

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

Chaos prevailed outside a newly-inaugurated 900-bed Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad as people flocked there in large numbers since early morning on Thursday with the hope of securing admission for their ailing family members and relatives.

The 104-year-old star of the Swachh Bharat Mission

The 104-year-old star of the Swachh Bharat Mission

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

Kuwarbai Yadav convinced 30 families in her village to construct toilets and end open defecation.

Protesters try to block woman at Sabarimala; TV cameraman injured

Protesters try to block woman at Sabarimala; TV cameraman injured

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

The woman showed her Aadhaar card to them to prove that she did not belong to the 'traditionally barred' age group of 10-50 years.

How fog in north India created chaos at Indian airports

How fog in north India created chaos at Indian airports

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

As photographs and video clips were distributed on social media, aviation security watchdog BCAS issued show cause notices to IndiGo and Mumbai airport operator MIAL over the incident, official sources said on Tuesday.