News for 'greater-noida'

4 killed as shuttering of under-construction building collapses

4 killed as shuttering of under-construction building collapses

Rediff.com7 Oct 2018

A police official said prima facie, it appears that the shuttering was hit by a tractor-trolley carrying construction material, which led to the incident but the cause is yet to be ascertained.

SC sends 3 Amrapali directors to police custody

SC sends 3 Amrapali directors to police custody

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

The court said the conduct of the directors was in 'gross violation' of its order.

In 9 cities home sales fell 25%, new launches down 45%

In 9 cities home sales fell 25%, new launches down 45%

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

These cities are -- Mumbai Metropolitan Region (including Navi Mumbai & Thane), Pune, Noida (including Greater Noida & Yamuna Expressway), Gurugram (including Bhiwadi, Dharuhera & Sohna), Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Want to become an NBA star? Here is your chance...

Want to become an NBA star? Here is your chance...

Rediff.com9 May 2017

'This initiative is not about finding more sponsors or marketing partners. It's about developing elite basketball prospects'

The sole Indian on the F1 grid

The sole Indian on the F1 grid

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

The split second decisions that reigning world champions Mercedes take during a race are a result of real time data provided by Tata Communications, Formula One's connectivity partner since 2012 and now the only Indian presence in the paddock.

Websites of DU, IITs, AMU hacked, pro-Pak message displayed

Websites of DU, IITs, AMU hacked, pro-Pak message displayed

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

The hacker group, which identified itself as 'Pakistan Haxors Crew (PHC)', said, 'nothing deleted or stolen. Just here to deliver my message to Indians'.

'Afghanistan ready for Test status'

'Afghanistan ready for Test status'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2017

Afghanistan chief coach Lalchand Rajput on Tuesday said the country's fast-improving cricket team is ready for Test status and will become a top-six side in the next couple of years if given an opportunity at the highest level.

Despite multiple Covid deaths, UP villages in denial

Despite multiple Covid deaths, UP villages in denial

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

Hardly anyone wears a mask and most brush off concerns over a pandemic. It is not just scepticism over the existence of the pandemic. A common refrain across villages is the fear of vaccines, reports Ruchika Chitravanshi.

How the Pink ball played in Duleep Trophy opener

How the Pink ball played in Duleep Trophy opener

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Yuvraj Singh feels it moved a bit more than SG Test ball while Robin Uthappa's observations varied from colour change to lack of reverse swing as the first set of inputs on the much talked about 'Pink ball' Day-Night experiment in the Duleep Trophy came to the fore.

Raikkonen fined for speeding in pit lane

Raikkonen fined for speeding in pit lane

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus was fined 400 euros for speeding in the pit lane during the first practice session of the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida.

Chandigarh may be the first Indian smart city

Chandigarh may be the first Indian smart city

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Smart cities would be built in a way so that they have uninterrupted power, water, proper sanitation, efficient management of solid waste, decongestion of roads, last mile connectivity and effective use of ICT.

Air quality worsens in many parts of India post Diwali

Air quality worsens in many parts of India post Diwali

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the 24-hour average concentration of lung-damaging fine particles known as PM2.5 in Delhi-NCR shot up from 243 micrograms per cubic metre at 6 pm on Thursday (Diwali day) to 410 micrograms per cubic metre at 9 am on Friday, around seven times the safe limit of 60 micrograms per cubic metre.

New Swift sports plenty of features for the tech-savvy

New Swift sports plenty of features for the tech-savvy

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

The new Swift has been built on the fifth-generation HEARTECT platform, which improves the hatchback's strength and rigidity while also benefitting its power to weight ratio.

CBI arrests 2 top officers for graft

CBI arrests 2 top officers for graft

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

B L Agrawal, a principal secretary in the Chhattisgarh government, was arrested for allegedly bribing people to help him wriggle out of corruption cases pending against him, while J P Singh, a former joint director of in Enforcement Directorate, was held for accepting illegal gratification to favour the accused in the Indian Premiere League betting scam.

Teen golfer Bhati sells trophies, raises  4.30 lakh to fight coronavirus

Teen golfer Bhati sells trophies, raises 4.30 lakh to fight coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Arjun Bhati has managed to raise 4.30 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by selling all his trophies, including three world junior golf championship titles and a national championship. Meanwhile, chess players in the country, including the likes of Grandmaster P Harikrishna, are doing their bit in the fight against the Covid-19 by raising more than Rs 3 lakh as their contribution.

Scenes snipped from Tandav, but trouble continues

Scenes snipped from Tandav, but trouble continues

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

A scene of a play and a conversation between two key characters were snipped from the first episode Tanashah, a day after the cast and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video once again apologised and said they had decided to implement changes to address the concerns raised.

Why UP Congress leaders are upset with Kapil Sibal

Why UP Congress leaders are upset with Kapil Sibal

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Uttar Pradesh Congress Legislature Party leader Pradeep Mathur has shot off a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking her intervention. Sharat Pradhan reports from Lucknow

Farmers stage nationwide 'rail roko'; railways says not much impact

Farmers stage nationwide 'rail roko'; railways says not much impact

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Agitating farmer groups on Thursday held a four-hour nationwide 'rail roko' agitation with the railways saying there was negligible impact on services though some trains were stopped by officials at stations as a precautionary measure.

Ayodhya verdict: All schools, colleges shut in Delhi, UP, MP, K'taka

Ayodhya verdict: All schools, colleges shut in Delhi, UP, MP, K'taka

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

The Delhi government also advised all private schools to remain closed on November 9 as a precautionary measure in view of the verdict.

Delhi's air 'very poor' again due to high humidity

Delhi's air 'very poor' again due to high humidity

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

On Sunday, too, a drizzle resulted in an increase in humidity, triggering a massive pollution spike.

UP 'love jihad' law: 35 arrests, dozen FIRs in a month

UP 'love jihad' law: 35 arrests, dozen FIRs in a month

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

Nearly a dozen first information reports have been lodged since the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, was notified on November 27.

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

Thirteen cities of the country had an average Air Quality Index above 400, which falls in "severe" category, with seven of them in Uttar Pradesh, five in Haryana and one in Bihar, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

Independent luxury floors attract realty buyers

Independent luxury floors attract realty buyers

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

In a trend that has taken off in a significant way, more and more developers are launching independent floors with lawns and basement/roof terraces in gated communities, to attract buyers, who otherwise opt for builder floors prevalent in the unorganised real estate sector.

Smoky haze shrouds Delhi-NCR; air quality now 'very poor'

Smoky haze shrouds Delhi-NCR; air quality now 'very poor'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Delhi recorded an air quality index of 315 at 11:10 am. The last time the air quality hit such a poor level was in February.

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The overall AQI deteriorated further and touched the 268 mark, which falls in the poor category.

Coronavirus may lead to delayed car deliveries

Coronavirus may lead to delayed car deliveries

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

After years of giving free passes to counterparts from Korea, Japan, US in the Indian auto market, Chinese automakers had planned a major push to grab the fifth largest car market in the world. But the shutdown of factories and logistics hubs in the country following the outbreak of coronavirus is slowly constricting the business of Chinese auto majors which have recently entered India.

Mix of relief and fear as rail services start

Mix of relief and fear as rail services start

Rediff.com13 May 2020

For many the resumption of trains is a big boon, but some say it doesn't come without confusion and worries

LSAT 2015 to be conducted on May 15

LSAT 2015 to be conducted on May 15

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

The prestigious Law School Admission Test (LSAT) for admission to undergraduate and post graduate courses in legal studies in the country will be held on May 15, 2015.

Afghanistan's cricketers to train in Noida after MoU with BCCI

Afghanistan's cricketers to train in Noida after MoU with BCCI

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Afghanistan's cricket team will shifted its home base from Sharjah to the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association stadium in Noida where they will play their matches and practice after an MoU was signed on Thursday in this regard.

Over 500 COVID-19 cases reported in 5 paramilitary forces

Over 500 COVID-19 cases reported in 5 paramilitary forces

Rediff.com9 May 2020

The border guarding force has the maximum confirmed cases of the disease among the Central Armed Police Forces, also known as paramilitary forces.

UP govt revokes suspension of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal

UP govt revokes suspension of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Fifty-six days after she was summarily suspended by the Akhilesh Yadav government, Durga Shakti Nagpal, the young upright IAS sub-divisional magistrate of Greater Noida, was finally reinstated on Sunday.

Reviving Noida airport project could ruffle Delhi's feathers

Reviving Noida airport project could ruffle Delhi's feathers

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

An airport in Noida could lead to higher user fees and diversion of traffic from Delhi, which has huge unused capacity.

UP govt notifies land for Rs 16,000 cr Noida's Jewar airport

UP govt notifies land for Rs 16,000 cr Noida's Jewar airport

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

The airport would comprise two runways and handle 70 million passengers and 3 million tonnes cargo annually when fully developed.

'Naive' Afghanistan have mountain to climb, says coach Simmons

'Naive' Afghanistan have mountain to climb, says coach Simmons

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

Afghanistan have a long way to go before they can challenge the leading Test nations and the best way to bridge the gap is to play regularly against their 'A' teams, coach Phil Simmons said after the team's deflating long-form debut against India.

Home prices on the rise despite note ban

Home prices on the rise despite note ban

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

As many as 26 of 50 urban hubs across the country have shown a moderate upturn in housing prices between December 2016 and March 2017

COVID-19: Over 1500 under observation in Kerala, Noida

COVID-19: Over 1500 under observation in Kerala, Noida

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

More than 1,30,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded in 116 countries and territories, killing at least 4,900 people.

Delhi continues to choke with 'very poor' air quality

Delhi continues to choke with 'very poor' air quality

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

The eight areas that recorded 'severe' air quality Saturday are Anand Vihar, Dwarka Sector 8, Narela, Punjabi Bagh, Bawana, Mundaka, Vivek Vihar and Rohini.

Hyundai unveils SUV Tucson, eyes 2 new models every year

Hyundai unveils SUV Tucson, eyes 2 new models every year

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Tucson is slated to be launched later this year

Pink Ball Test: Curators have to pitch it right

Pink Ball Test: Curators have to pitch it right

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

What goes in favour of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is that it has some experience of hosting a multi-day game with pink ball.