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Geetika case: Kanda gets 3 more days in police custody

Geetika case: Kanda gets 3 more days in police custody

Rediff.com25 Aug 2012

Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, key accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, was on Saturday further remanded to three-day police custody by a Delhi court after investigators alleged "non-cooperation" and sought to quiz him to recover mobile phones and a missing hard disc.

Kanda may undergo brain mapping test: Delhi police

Kanda may undergo brain mapping test: Delhi police

Rediff.com20 Aug 2012

Delhi police on Monday appeared mulling the option of brain mapping test on former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda who is refusing to cooperate in the probe in connection with the Geetika Sharma suicide case.

Geetika case: Ex-Haryana minister Kanda surrenders

Geetika case: Ex-Haryana minister Kanda surrenders

Rediff.com18 Aug 2012

On the run for the past ten days, controversial former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda surrendered before the police early Saturday morning in connection with the suicide of his former employee Geetika Sharma, the night after Delhi high court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.

Geetika death probe: Ex-Haryana minister 'absconding'

Geetika death probe: Ex-Haryana minister 'absconding'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

Controversial former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of a former woman employee, on Wednesday went "absconding" as police arrested another woman official of the now-defunct MDLR airline in the case.

Ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda booked in new case

Ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda booked in new case

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda's legal woes are piling up with police registering a fresh case on the direction of a court for evading appearance in a 14-year-old cheque bounce case which he settled recently.

Security for BARC buses

Security for BARC buses

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

Usually BARC buses bring the employees to the main gate and all the employees get down and walk through metal detector in addition to getting verified electronically their I-cards by the BARC securities.

Indian techie wanted for murder found dead in US

Indian techie wanted for murder found dead in US

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

A 26-year-old Indian employee at an IT firm, who was accused of murdering an American woman, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide due to suspected drug overdose at a New Jersey hotel.

K'taka lake drained after HIV-infected body found in it

K'taka lake drained after HIV-infected body found in it

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

A doctor tried to convince villagers that HIV never spread the way they thought, but the villagers remained adamant.

Who politicised deaths of farmers if not Modi?

Who politicised deaths of farmers if not Modi?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

Having made farmer suicides a campaign issue, Modi and the BJP should have no complaints in now having to live with it, says Aakar Patel.

Nigeria: Car-bomb attack on UN building; 18 dead

Nigeria: Car-bomb attack on UN building; 18 dead

Rediff.com27 Aug 2011

A suicide bomber on Friday rammed an explosives-laden car into the building of the United Nations Headquarters in the Nigerian capital Abuja, killing at least 18 people, including two women and a foreigner.

Telangana JAC calls for bandh in the region

Telangana JAC calls for bandh in the region

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

The Telangana Joint Action Committee has called for a bandh in Telangana region on Friday.

Telangana JAC calls for bandh in the region

Telangana JAC calls for bandh in the region

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

The Telangana Joint Action Committee has called for a bandh in Telangana region on Friday.

Indian execs paying a high price for life in the fast lane

Indian execs paying a high price for life in the fast lane

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Experts say one in every four mental health problems is due to depression and anxiety at the workplace.

Kanda gets interim bail till Oct 4 to attend Assembly session

Kanda gets interim bail till Oct 4 to attend Assembly session

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

After spending over an year in jail, former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in airhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, was on Wednesday granted interim bail till October 4 by a Delhi court to allow him to attend the state Assembly session.

It is not worth dying for a better pay cheque

It is not worth dying for a better pay cheque

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'The harmful side effects of what we call 'management toxicity' are affecting more and more Indians,' note Jeffrey Pfeffer and M Muneer.

32 killed in attacks in Afghanistan; UAE envoy, Kandahar governor injured

32 killed in attacks in Afghanistan; UAE envoy, Kandahar governor injured

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

Kabul was rocked by twin blasts near the Afghan Parliament, claimed by Taliban.

Lal Chowk attack mastermind killed in encounter

Lal Chowk attack mastermind killed in encounter

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

A top Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militant, suspected to be mastermind behind the suicide attack in Lal Chowk in Srinagar, was on Wednesday killed along with another ultra in an encounter with security forces in Sopore town of North Kashmir.

Furious techie crashes plane into Texas tax building

Furious techie crashes plane into Texas tax building

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Furious with the United States tax agency Internal Revenue Service, a software engineer crashed his small plane into a seven-storey building in Texas housing nearly 200 federal tax employees, igniting a raging fire that sent workers running for their lives.

RSS Union: 'Govt is bringing Syria in labour reforms'

RSS Union: 'Govt is bringing Syria in labour reforms'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

'With this amendment, permanent employees will cease to exist.' 'The government should give a human touch and human face to labour reforms.' 'Ideas like survival of the fittest, might is right, etc, are rules of the jungle.' 'They cannot give new terms like hire and fire to jungle law.'

8 things that can ruin your career

8 things that can ruin your career

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

Let us look at some of the things we should not be doing towards professional suicide.

Scam:Wipro changes controllership team after probe

Scam:Wipro changes controllership team after probe

Rediff.com27 Feb 2010

The Bangalore-based firm also announced changes in certain key positions in the controllership team, but did not reveal the amount of money involved in the fraud.

New doubts emerge over safety of Pak's nukes

New doubts emerge over safety of Pak's nukes

Rediff.com6 Jul 2009

Pakistani officials said the July 2 attack targeted a bus carrying workers from a non-nuclear military plant, but military analysts quoted by International Herald Tribune on Monday said they believed that was an effort to avoid embarrassment of admitting that a vehicle connected with the nuclear programme had been hit.

BARC staffer's body found in a well

BARC staffer's body found in a well

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

46-year old Subash Sonawane, a tradesman working in the Waste Management Division of BARC, had entered the premises at 0800 on Friday morning. His body was found after around two hours later in a well near the Waste Immobilization Plant (WIP), a press release issued by BARC said.

Peshawar hotel blast toll rises to 16

Peshawar hotel blast toll rises to 16

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

The death toll in the deadly suicide car bombing -- on a popular five-star hotel in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar -- on Wednesday rose to 16 with the recovery of five more bodies from the rubble of the devastated building. Among the dead were at least three foreigners, including two United Nations employees.Police and rescue workers scoured the burnt out rooms of the Pearl Continental hotel for survivors and clues after the attack.

Burari family's last surviving member, Tommy, dies

Burari family's last surviving member, Tommy, dies

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Tommy was tied to a grill, before the family members allegedly committed suicide.

Pregnant woman contracts HIV after blood transfusion in Tamil Nadu

Pregnant woman contracts HIV after blood transfusion in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

The services of three lab technicians of the blood bank attached to a government hospital at Sattur, near Virudhunagar, have been terminated,Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said Wednesday.

Cruel sweatshops! Why Foxconn workers are killing themselves

Cruel sweatshops! Why Foxconn workers are killing themselves

Rediff.com27 May 2010

An employee of Foxconn, which makes iPhones for Apple apart from electronic goods for some of the world's biggest companies, jumped to his death, the 11th suspected suicide this year at the firm's production base in China, even as its chief apologised for a string of deaths and announced a series of measures to stem them.

Seven staffers killed in Afghan attack: CIA

Seven staffers killed in Afghan attack: CIA

Rediff.com1 Jan 2010

The Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon E Panetta on Thursday confirmed that seven of its officers died while six others were wounded in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, the deadliest single attack on a United States intelligence agency.

Ask Anu: 'My husband cheated on me with our maid'

Ask Anu: 'My husband cheated on me with our maid'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

The missing 'nuclear scientist' is dead

The missing 'nuclear scientist' is dead

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

The mystery surrounding Lokanath Mahalingam, an employee at Kaiga Atomic Power Station, who was missing for the past four days finally came to an end with his dead-body recovered from the Kali river late on Saturday.

Maharashtra transfers Charu Deshpande's death case to CBI

Maharashtra transfers Charu Deshpande's death case to CBI

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

Maharashtra government has transferred the case of alleged suicide of Tata Steel's former head of corporate communications, Charudatta Deshpande to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Deshpande, 57, a former journalist and Tata Steel's former chief of corporate communications, was found hanging at his Vasai home on June 28 last year.

Why CBI went after Sebi officers for Saradha, not Sahara

Why CBI went after Sebi officers for Saradha, not Sahara

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

It is intriguing that the CBI has shown little interest in the most scandalous and biggest collective investment scheme ever, from the Sahara group, asserts Debashis Basu.

Can Murari Lal Jalan revive Jet Airways?

Can Murari Lal Jalan revive Jet Airways?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

For Jet's revival, Mr Jalan should be on the scene long enough for everyone to get to know him, appreciate his skills, and not vanish into thin air within a matter of months or even weeks, observes Anjuli Bhargava.

Soldier injured in encounter with terrorists holed up in J-K government building

Soldier injured in encounter with terrorists holed up in J-K government building

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Two to three terrorists are suspected to be holed up in the building, as intermittent gunshots can be heard from inside the building.

'Jollyamma is being made a scapegoat'

'Jollyamma is being made a scapegoat'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

'How can the police say that she alone has committed the crime and no other person has done it?'

Sexual harassment case: Ex-lab assistant succumbs to injuries

Sexual harassment case: Ex-lab assistant succumbs to injuries

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

A former laboratory assistant of a Delhi University college, who had set herself on fire seven days ago after alleging sexual harassment by a college principal, succumbed to her injuries on Monday.

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media.

PIL in HC against AAP's job offer to Rohith Vemula's brother

PIL in HC against AAP's job offer to Rohith Vemula's brother

Rediff.com10 May 2016

As per the Cabinet, the decision was taken on a representation received from Rohith's brother seeking support for himself and his family by way of employment.

Blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan; 1 dead, 3 wounded

Blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan; 1 dead, 3 wounded

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

The car exploded near the embassy in Bishkek, killing its driver and wounding three people.

36 dead in Manila casino attack

36 dead in Manila casino attack

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

Police confirmed the gunman had committed suicide by setting himself on fire in one of the hotel guest rooms.