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Journalist booked for misappropriating Covid funds

Journalist booked for misappropriating Covid funds

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

A woman journalist has been booked by the Ghaziabad police on a slew of charges, including cheating and money-laundering, for allegedly raising donations for Covid patients and flood victims in some eastern states and misappropriating them.

SC notice to ex-Twitter India MD on UP govt plea against K'taka HC decision

SC notice to ex-Twitter India MD on UP govt plea against K'taka HC decision

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from former Twitter managing director Manish Maheshwari on an appeal of the Uttar Pradesh government against the Karnataka high court's decision to quash a notice seeking his personal appearance as part of the probe into a communally sensitive video uploaded by a user on the microblogging site.

Odd-even scheme returns in Delhi from Nov 13-20; in-person classes suspended

Odd-even scheme returns in Delhi from Nov 13-20; in-person classes suspended

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

With Delhi recording air pollution levels seven to eight times above safe standards on Monday, the city government announced the return of its flagship odd-even scheme after four years anticipating further deterioration of air quality post-Diwali.

Stringent curbs set in but Delhi's air quality still 'severe'

Stringent curbs set in but Delhi's air quality still 'severe'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

The poisonous haze has been causing significant problems for people with existing respiratory issues, according to doctors.

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

Rediff.com5 May 2023

According to the police, a Special Task Force team retaliated when the gangster, recently released from prison on bail, opened fire at them after being cornered. His car had crashed into a pole.

ISI terror module: All 3 arrested accused have BTech degrees

ISI terror module: All 3 arrested accused have BTech degrees

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

According to the police, one of the accused had made IEDs and later tested them at several places in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haldwani in Uttarakhand.

C-295 fleet will become backbone of tactical airlift capability: Ex-IAF chief

C-295 fleet will become backbone of tactical airlift capability: Ex-IAF chief

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Former IAF chief Bhadauria said this aircraft is "state-of-the-art" and "hugely capable".

HC quashes UP police notice to Twitter India MD

HC quashes UP police notice to Twitter India MD

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

The Karnataka high court on Friday quashed the notice issued to Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari by the Uttar Pradesh police, seeking his personal appearance as part of its probe into a communally sensitive video uploaded by a user on Twitter platform, saying it was issued by mala fide.

Housing sales up 8% in Q1 across eight cities

Housing sales up 8% in Q1 across eight cities

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

Housing sales rose 8 per cent annually during the April-June period to 80,250 units across eight major cities, mainly on increased demand in Mumbai and Pune, according to PropTiger. Sales stood at 74,320 units in the year-ago period across primary (fresh sales) residential markets of the top eight cities. The housing brokerage firm on Wednesday released its Real Insight Residential - April-June 2023 report, stating that housing sales rose in three cities Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad but declined in other five major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.

CBI given me a clean chit: Sisodia after search of his locker

CBI given me a clean chit: Sisodia after search of his locker

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

A team of about five CBI officials reached the PNB branch at Sector 4 Vasundhara in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of the national capital, to execute the search, officials said.

ED files chargesheet against journalist Rana Ayyub

ED files chargesheet against journalist Rana Ayyub

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

The federal agency filed its prosecution complaint against Ayyub before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) on October 12.

UP seeks urgent hearing of plea over quashing of notice to Twitter ex-MD

UP seeks urgent hearing of plea over quashing of notice to Twitter ex-MD

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday sought urgent listing of its plea against the Karnataka high court's decision to quash a notice issued to the then Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari seeking his personal appearance as part of the probe into a communally sensitive video uploaded by a user on the microblogging site.

Ukraine Evacuees: Not Without My Pet!

Ukraine Evacuees: Not Without My Pet!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

Glimpses of student evacuees from Ukraine accompanied by their pets.

Murder of health, stop stubble burning at once, SC orders NCR states

Murder of health, stop stubble burning at once, SC orders NCR states

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

Amid a spike in pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to ensure crop residue burning was stopped "forthwith", saying it cannot let "people die" due to pollution.

Rs 19,518 cr allocated to metro projects across India

Rs 19,518 cr allocated to metro projects across India

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech in Lok Sabha said, "Our vision for the 'Amrit Kaal' includes technology-driven and knowledge-based economy with strong public finances, and a robust financial sector. To achieve this, Jan Bhagidari through Sabka Saath Sabka Prayas is essential."

UP puts frontline workers, hospitals on alert mode after jump in Covid cases

UP puts frontline workers, hospitals on alert mode after jump in Covid cases

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Instructions have been given by the government to take necessary action immediately in districts where confirmed cases are found.

Indian evacuees bring their furry friends from Ukraine

Indian evacuees bring their furry friends from Ukraine

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Amid the growing tension between Ukraine and Russia, evacuated Indian nationals from the war-torn country have refused to leave their pets behind.

When Shivraj Chouhan Celebrated Karwa Chauth

When Shivraj Chouhan Celebrated Karwa Chauth

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

How Karwa Chauth is being celebrated across India.

Was beaten up to chant Jai Shri Ram: Muslim man

Was beaten up to chant Jai Shri Ram: Muslim man

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

The man, who has identified himself as Abdul Samad, a native of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, however, had not made such allegations in his complaint as in the video, said Ghaziabad SSP Amit Pathak.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 52 cr of Sisodia, wife; AAP disputes value

ED attaches assets worth Rs 52 cr of Sisodia, wife; AAP disputes value

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 52 crore of arrested AAP leader Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case.

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

Rediff.com13 May 2023

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the mayoral elections in 10 of the 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh, results for which were announced on Saturday, virtually adding a third engine to its "double-engine" government.

She returned from Canada to meet her lover, was killed and buried

She returned from Canada to meet her lover, was killed and buried

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

A young woman from Haryana's Rohtak who had gone to Canada last year to pursue higher studies was allegedly murdered and buried in a field in Sonipat by her lover in June 2022 when she came to meet him.

North India in grip of biting cold, mercury reaches 0C in Churu

North India in grip of biting cold, mercury reaches 0C in Churu

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

Amid a cold wave prevailing in parts of northern India, Palam in Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 6.5C while Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 5C, said India Meteorological Department on Monday.

PHOTOS: Get ready for 89th Indian Air Force Day

PHOTOS: Get ready for 89th Indian Air Force Day

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Ahead of the air show, a full dress rehearsal held at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad.

UP police seizes properties of jailed SP MLA Irfan Solanki, brother

UP police seizes properties of jailed SP MLA Irfan Solanki, brother

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

In the coming days, more properties of the Sisamau MLA will be seized, they said.

COVID-19: 'The young are dying'

COVID-19: 'The young are dying'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

'When this COVID-19 restarted, the first thing I observed was that the patients are all below 50 years.'

4 IAF flights bring back 798 Indians stranded in Ukraine

4 IAF flights bring back 798 Indians stranded in Ukraine

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

The Indian Air Force's first flight carrying 200 people from Bucharest landed at 1.30 am and Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt welcomed them at the airbase, they noted.

Kartik Vasudev's Parents Mourn His Loss

Kartik Vasudev's Parents Mourn His Loss

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

21-year-old Indian student Kartik Vasudev was murdered in St James Town, a neighbourhood of Toronto.

Air Force Day: Rafale, Tejas to showcase India's air power

Air Force Day: Rafale, Tejas to showcase India's air power

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the day the IAF was established in 1932.

Loni assault case: Court sends SP worker to judicial custody

Loni assault case: Court sends SP worker to judicial custody

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

He was booked under IPC sections 153A (promoting enmity between groups on the ground of religion, class, etc), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious belief), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505 (public mischief).

Darling, Yeh Hai INDIA!

Darling, Yeh Hai INDIA!

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Launching an occasional feature, capturing the many moods across our land.

Rs 10 lakh raised for boy thrashed inside UP temple

Rs 10 lakh raised for boy thrashed inside UP temple

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Around Rs 10 lakh has been raised for the boy who was allegedly thrashed for drinking water inside a Ghaziabad temple, online crowdfunding platform Ketto said Friday.

Alt News's Zubair released on bail from Tihar jail after 24 days

Alt News's Zubair released on bail from Tihar jail after 24 days

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was released from Tihar on Wednesday night, hours after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in all FIRs lodged in Uttar Pradesh against him for alleged hate speech, prison officials said.

Danish Siddiqui's Kids Accept Their Dad's Pulitzer

Danish Siddiqui's Kids Accept Their Dad's Pulitzer

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Reuters's Indian Photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave, Danish Siddiqui and Sanna Irshad Mattoo were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography at Columbia University in Manhattan, October 20, 2022.

CNG price hiked by 80 paise, PNG by Rs 5

CNG price hiked by 80 paise, PNG by Rs 5

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

CNG price in the national capital on Friday was hiked by 80 paise per kg, while piped cooking gas rates were increased by a steep Rs 5 per cubic metre on the back of the government raising input natural gas prices to record levels. CNG price in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has been increased to Rs 60.81 per kg from Rs 60.01, according to information posted on the website of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) -- the firm which retails CNG and piped cooking gas in the national capital. This is the sixth increase in CNG prices in the last month.

Will stick to constitutional validity of 'talaq-e-hasan', not cases, says SC

Will stick to constitutional validity of 'talaq-e-hasan', not cases, says SC

Rediff.com4 May 2023

The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will examine the larger constitutional issue of challenge to the validity of extrajudicial divorce like 'talaq-e-hasan' among Muslims.

Delhi roads turn into rivers, throw traffic out of gear

Delhi roads turn into rivers, throw traffic out of gear

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

The visuals on social media also showed huge traffic on the National Highway-24 and Sarai Kale Khan where vehicles were crawling. Water from the overflowing Yamuna river reached ITO, a key route to commute from east Delhi to central Delhi and Connaught Place.

7 held for robbing delivery agent at gunpoint inside Delhi tunnel

7 held for robbing delivery agent at gunpoint inside Delhi tunnel

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The accused robbed them of about Rs 2 lakh on Saturday when they were on their way in a taxi to Gurugram in Haryana to deliver the money.

Delhi's air quality remains 'severe' for 3rd straight day

Delhi's air quality remains 'severe' for 3rd straight day

Rediff.com5 Nov 2022

Areas in the National Capital Region -- Noida and Gurugram -- recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively both in the highly toxic 'severe'.

Mozambique to Houston! Har Ghar Tiranga

Mozambique to Houston! Har Ghar Tiranga

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

Readers tell us how they are celebrating the Tiranga on the 75th Independence Day.