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How Sasikala spent her first night in jail

How Sasikala spent her first night in jail

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Sasikala sharing her cell with co-accused and sister-in-law, J Elavarasi and another, slept on the floor and had tamarind rice in the morning.

PM Modi relishes Rs 29 lunch in Parliament

PM Modi relishes Rs 29 lunch in Parliament

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

He had a vegetarian thali and made the payment of Rs 29 for the same himself.

UP Hindu political outfit chief murdered at home

UP Hindu political outfit chief murdered at home

Rediff.com19 Oct 2019

Kamlesh Tiwari, 45, was earlier associated with a faction of the Hindu Mahasabha, they said.

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

It looks as if first-time director Abhay Chopra has forgotten what 2017 is like, as he adapts the 1969 classic to the present time.

Vadodara student stabbing: Teen killed junior to take revenge on school

Vadodara student stabbing: Teen killed junior to take revenge on school

Rediff.com24 Jun 2018

A police official said the accused revealed during questioning that he committed the crime because he wanted to "defame" the school after being scolded by teachers three days before the incident for passing off someone else's homework as his own.

My hostel life: 'There was one phone for 250 students'

My hostel life: 'There was one phone for 250 students'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

Reader Ranjan Banerjee, 62 from Baripada, Orissa takes us back in time.

2 suspected militants killed in blast in Burdwan

2 suspected militants killed in blast in Burdwan

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

Two suspected militants were killed and another was injured in an explosion in a house inhabited by them in Burdwan on Thursday.

Day after attack, JNU becomes rallying cry for pan-India protests

Day after attack, JNU becomes rallying cry for pan-India protests

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Protests were held in many cities across the country. So far, no one has been arrested for the attack on students and teachers at JNU even as clamour for resignation of the V-C grew.

Fire at Delhi's Sardar Bazar, 25 fire engines rushed

Fire at Delhi's Sardar Bazar, 25 fire engines rushed

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

A fire erupted at a market place in Sadar Bazar in New Delhi, but no causalities have been reported so far.

Man threatens Karunanidhi's wife with a toy gun, nabbed

Man threatens Karunanidhi's wife with a toy gun, nabbed

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

The man walked up the first floor of the CIT colony residence of Ammal, living with her daughter and DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, pointed the toy gun and demanded money and jewellery, DMK party sources said.

Three killed in newspaper office in Agartala

Three killed in newspaper office in Agartala

Rediff.com19 May 2013

Three employees of a local Bengali daily were stabbed to death inside its office by two unidentified assailants in Tripura's capital Agartala on Sunday.

VHP's model could be blueprint for Ayodhya's Ram temple

VHP's model could be blueprint for Ayodhya's Ram temple

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

In the late 1990s, the construction cost of the Ram temple, according to unofficial estimates, was pegged at Rs 120 crore. Adjusting for inflation to the current financial year, the edifice would entail an investment of nearly Rs 450 crore, excluding the land cost.

8 countries that are UNSAFE for women tourists

8 countries that are UNSAFE for women tourists

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

Recent cases have put the spotlight on the safety of women travellers around the world.

Raghuram Rajan moves up the ladder

Raghuram Rajan moves up the ladder

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

Rajan has shifted from the conventional ground floor room occupied by CEAs to a room on the first floor, adjacent to Chidambaram's office.

'Why do we pay taxes, to live this hellish life?'

'Why do we pay taxes, to live this hellish life?'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

Rajendra Nagar, a planned colony built after Independence, is the worst-affected area in the Bihar capital, seeing an unprecedented flooding which residents said has "exposed the under-preparedness of the corporation".

JNU violence taking toll on our minds: Students

JNU violence taking toll on our minds: Students

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

An uneasy lull prevailed on the campus on Friday as very few people were seen in the university streets and eating joints, otherwise brimming with students. The unease at the university's Sabarmati Hostel, which bore a heavy brunt of the mob violence, was palpable as a few students were seen leaving the campus fearing for their safety on Thursday evening as well.

It is just a drill: Bangladesh fire victims were told

It is just a drill: Bangladesh fire victims were told

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

In one of the worst fire tragedies in Bangladesh, a blaze broke out at Tazrin Fashion factory, a readymade garments factory in suburban Ashulia Savar, 30 km from Dhaka, on Saturday night and quickly spread to the ground and first floors of the six-storey building, killing at least 137 people. The tragedy has highlighted unsafe working conditions in an industry, rushing to produce for major retailers around the world.

PICS: Factory fire, flyover collapse kill 137 in B'desh

PICS: Factory fire, flyover collapse kill 137 in B'desh

Rediff.com25 Nov 2012

Over 100 people were killed overnight after a fire engulfed a multi-storey garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials said on Sunday.

Fire breaks out at Shastri Bhavan

Fire breaks out at Shastri Bhavan

Rediff.com7 Jan 2012

According to reports, the fire started at around 9.30 am in the MTNL office located on the first floor.

Everything wasn't smooth in the lives of Mr and Mrs Kailash...

Everything wasn't smooth in the lives of Mr and Mrs Kailash...

Rediff.com11 Oct 2014

...But October has always brought them good luck. "We met in October; we got married in October and now this," says Sumedha Kailash, wife on Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi

Albert's Hopeless Hall in Jaipur

Albert's Hopeless Hall in Jaipur

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

I'The entire display is a lesson in how to turn a mountain of a collection into a molehill, notes Anjuli Bhargava after a visit to the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur.

Ahead of verdict, VHP stops stone carving work of Ram temple

Ahead of verdict, VHP stops stone carving work of Ram temple

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

The carving work by artisans had been carried out uninterrupted since 1990 when Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party was Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

PHOTOS: Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial gets a major makeover

PHOTOS: Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial gets a major makeover

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The makeover will make the British era structure a unique combination of heritage, architecture and museum, VMH curator Jayanta Sengupta told PTI.

Security breach at ISRO, woman posing as scientist held

Security breach at ISRO, woman posing as scientist held

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

In a security breach, a woman posing as a senior scientist entered the Indian Space Research Organisation with a fake ID card and was in the premises for four hours before being arrested by the police.

Delhi battles three fires in three hours

Delhi battles three fires in three hours

Rediff.com21 May 2015

At least three fires broke out in different locations of Delhi today. No casualties were, however, reported from any of the fires.

Mantralaya fire: CM announces Rs 25L to victims' kin

Mantralaya fire: CM announces Rs 25L to victims' kin

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

Admitting that there were lessons to be learnt from the devastating fire at Mantralaya that claimed five lives, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday announced that a fire audit would be conducted in all the government buildings.

Delhi: 4 children, 2 women killed in building collapse

Delhi: 4 children, 2 women killed in building collapse

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

A senior North Delhi Municipal Corporation official said the building was about 20 years old. Its structure was weak and in a deteriorated condition, the official added.

3 teenage siblings from Telangana die in US fire

3 teenage siblings from Telangana die in US fire

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Sathwika, Suhan and Jaya were studying there and attended a Christmas party at a local resident's house which caught fire.

Ganguly survives a scare at Eden Gardens

Ganguly survives a scare at Eden Gardens

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Sourav Ganguly survived a scare at his very own Eden Gardens when the club house lift of more than 29 years old malfunctioned.

As Aadhaar debuts in Jharkhand, doubts arise

As Aadhaar debuts in Jharkhand, doubts arise

Rediff.com4 Apr 2012

UIDAI will have to assail concerns over authentication and connectivity that have emerged in the Jharkhand pilot projects.

Major fire at Delhi's IGI airport, airline offices gutted

Major fire at Delhi's IGI airport, airline offices gutted

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

The blaze erupted between 12.45 am and 1:00 am in the first floor of the cargo terminal, located near the Air Traffic Control (ATC) building, which houses offices of around 20 international airlines, including Air India, Air Sri Lanka and others.

'Nobody can say when the COVID-19 curve will flatten'

'Nobody can say when the COVID-19 curve will flatten'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

'This virus came in December 2019 and how this virus is going to behave in October and November, we don't know yet.'

Restaurant blast in China: 7 dead, 31 hurt

Restaurant blast in China: 7 dead, 31 hurt

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

The explosion, which was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas leak shattered windows in nearby buildings, blew away a bus stop sign and destroyed several cars parked in the neighbourhood, according to a fireman at the scene, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

How Facebook break-up drove her to suicide

How Facebook break-up drove her to suicide

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

Early this week, Malini Murmur, a student of IIM-Bangalore committed suicide following a status update on her boyfriend's Facebook wall. The author decodes the girl's likes and dislikes, her passions and psyche through her profile.

Gunman kills 25 at Kabul Gurdwara in IS-claimed attack

Gunman kills 25 at Kabul Gurdwara in IS-claimed attack

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

India strongly condemned the terror attack, saying targeting of a religious place in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak reflects the "diabolical mindset" of the perpetrators and their backers.

A journey to West, via God!

A journey to West, via God!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2011

Carrying colourful toy aero-planes as holy offering, scores of aspiring migrants to the West, flock daily to a gurdwara at the end of a winding, dusty village road in Punjab, confident that their wishes would soon be fulfilled

Firecracker powder caused Nashik blast: Cops

Firecracker powder caused Nashik blast: Cops

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

Nashik Police on Friday said that the June 8 blast at the three-storey Saptshrungi Apartment in Panchavati area took place during illegal manufacture of firecrackers at a ground floor shop.

PICS: Life-saving flight turns fatal in Faridabad

PICS: Life-saving flight turns fatal in Faridabad

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Mangled remains of an aircraft on streets, a damaged heavy metal fan of the engine, burning buildings, and people in panic. This was the scene at the accident site of the chartered plane that crashed in a residential area in Faridabad on Wednesday night, killing ten persons, including all seven onboard.

Vajpayee's condition stable, still in ICU

Vajpayee's condition stable, still in ICU

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

In the latest medical bulletin issued by AIIMS, the hospital said that he 'continues to respond well to treatment'.

Delhi violence toll up to 42, some signs of normalcy

Delhi violence toll up to 42, some signs of normalcy

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Nearly 7,000 paramilitary forces have been deployed in the affected areas of the northeast district since Monday.