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AIIMS refuses to back doctor's claim in Sunanda case

AIIMS refuses to back doctor's claim in Sunanda case

Rediff.com2 Jul 2014

The controversial claim by head of the forensic medicine department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences that pressure was brought upon him to manipulate the post mortem report on Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar was debunked on Wednesday by the hospital in a new twist surrounding the mysterious death.

Kamala Mills fire: 100 illegal structures demolished in BMC crackdown

Kamala Mills fire: 100 illegal structures demolished in BMC crackdown

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

The municipal body has directed its officials to form teams to ensure that all the restaurants are fire safety compliant in view of the New Year celebrations.

Sunanda case: Advanced tests to determine cause of injuries

Sunanda case: Advanced tests to determine cause of injuries

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

The Crime Branch probing the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar will go for advanced forensic tests to determine cause of injuries on her body as it tries to unravel whether it was a case of suicide, homicide or accident.

Kamal Nath steps down as MP CM ahead of SC-mandated floor test

Kamal Nath steps down as MP CM ahead of SC-mandated floor test

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Nath's resignation brought an end to the 18-day-long political drama which also played out in Haryana, Bengaluru and the national capital.

Sunanda autopsy row: AIIMS doc maintains he was pressurised

Sunanda autopsy row: AIIMS doc maintains he was pressurised

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

The head of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences forensic department on Thursday stuck to his controversial claim that pressure was brought on him to manipulate the post mortem report on Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar

Shocked Tamil Nadu shuts down to mourn Amma's demise

Shocked Tamil Nadu shuts down to mourn Amma's demise

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Life virtually came to a grinding halt across Tamil Nadu as the state woke up to deserted streets with shops, including eateries, remaining shut in the wake of the demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Everything you need to know about Dawood's auctioned properties

Everything you need to know about Dawood's auctioned properties

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Everything you need to know about the three properties belonging to Dawood Ibrahim, which were auctioned on Tuesday.

Bob Woolmer cremated in South Africa

Bob Woolmer cremated in South Africa

Rediff.com4 May 2007

Only close relatives attended the funeral in Observatory, near the family's Pinelands home outside Cape Town.

Remember Bollywood's TERRACE moments?

Remember Bollywood's TERRACE moments?

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.

Ask Ajit: 'Help! I have inherited these stocks...'

Ask Ajit: 'Help! I have inherited these stocks...'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Watson 'a bit shaken', to be monitored for signs of concussion

Watson 'a bit shaken', to be monitored for signs of concussion

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

Phillip Hughes' tragic death came back to haunt Australia after star all-rounder Shane Watson was hit on the helmet by a vicious bouncer from pacer James Pattinson during their training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

Review: Mukti Bhawan is a work of staggering depth and sublime vision

Review: Mukti Bhawan is a work of staggering depth and sublime vision

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Mukti Bhawan is as much about its characters embracing the inevitability of death as it is about their loved ones grappling with conflicting emotions, writes Sukanya Verma.

Jordan pilot hostage al-Kaseasbeh 'burned alive' by IS

Jordan pilot hostage al-Kaseasbeh 'burned alive' by IS

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Kasaesbeh was captured in December after his F-16 jet crashed in ISIS territory

'Woolmer died of natural causes'

'Woolmer died of natural causes'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2007

Jamaican police are to announce next week that Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered as they had initially stated.

27 killed, 80 injured after deadly bomb rips through central Bangkok

27 killed, 80 injured after deadly bomb rips through central Bangkok

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Police confirmed the explosion, near a shrine at a major Bangkok road, was from a bomb but no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Dal Lake: Slowly dying

Dal Lake: Slowly dying

Rediff.com15 Mar 2006

26/11 victims seek Rs 4,233 cr compensation from Pak perpetrators

26/11 victims seek Rs 4,233 cr compensation from Pak perpetrators

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

Nine American and Israeli victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks have demanded a compensation of $688 million (around Rs 4,233 crore) from the Pakistan-based perpetrators of the terror assault, including Jammat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed.

US, China trade barbs over 'Chinese Virus'

US, China trade barbs over 'Chinese Virus'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

The US and China have sparred over the origin of the virus for days, with a Chinese official promoting conspiracy theories.

Woolmer's widow claims he was murdered

Woolmer's widow claims he was murdered

Rediff.com16 May 2007

Gill Woolmer also rubbished the notion that her husband was about to blow the whistle on match-fixing.

Trump meets Vegas shooting victims, refuses to speak on gun control laws

Trump meets Vegas shooting victims, refuses to speak on gun control laws

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Trump said the Americans defied death and hatred with love and courage and thanked the first responders on the behalf of the "grateful nation".

India turns on the charm but will Rajapaksas reciprocate?

India turns on the charm but will Rajapaksas reciprocate?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

In the endlessly entertaining and absorbing soap opera that is India-Sri Lanka relations, wait for the next episode, Aditi Phadnis reports.

5 more people from Kerala test positive for coronavirus

5 more people from Kerala test positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

All the five have been isolated in Pathnamathitta general hospital and are under observation. Their tests were confirmed on Saturday night.

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run raids and suicide attacks. In some cases, the group has claimed responsibility for atrocities, including the bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 253 people. Its involvement is not always proven, but even if the link is ideological rather than operational, Islamic State still poses a security threat in many countries.

Champ at tying turbans, a failed politician: The farmer who died at AAP rally

Champ at tying turbans, a failed politician: The farmer who died at AAP rally

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Details about the farmer who died at the AAP rally are emerging, including he was a champ at tying turban.s

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies, suicide suspected

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies, suicide suspected

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

The TV personality's friend, French chef, Eric Ripert, found him unresponsive in his hotel room on Friday morning.

Rajini wants to be king-maker, not king

Rajini wants to be king-maker, not king

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Truth be acknowledged, Rajinikanth is not known for wanting to leave his comfort zone to take the politico-electoral plunge, even if it meant his becoming the chief minister of a state that has conferred Tamil cinema's superstardom on him over the past 25 years. Today, his fans belong to the younger generation all right, but their numbers are far fewer than their counterparts in the '90s. They are not devoid of personal ambitions and agendas, unlike what Rajinikanh wants them to be, if he and they were to enter politics, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Indo-Pak bus: 12 passengers shifted to Jammu

Indo-Pak bus: 12 passengers shifted to Jammu

Rediff.com3 Apr 2005

Eight passengers from Rajouri and four from Poonch were shifted to a hotel in Jammu, where multi-tier security has been activated, the sources added.

3 children among 7 mowed down in New Delhi

3 children among 7 mowed down in New Delhi

Rediff.com22 Aug 2005

Seven persons, including 3 children, were crushed to death and two injured after a speeding truck ran over them on a footpath, where they were sleeping, in southwest Delhi early Monday morning.

Coronavirus cases up to 283; restrictions imposed in many states

Coronavirus cases up to 283; restrictions imposed in many states

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

Four people have died including one each in Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra.

6 years on, cop at Taj issues guns and booze licences

6 years on, cop at Taj issues guns and booze licences

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

For him going into the Taj was his duty just as it was controlling angry rioters at Azad Maidan in August 2012.

Russi Mody: A man manager par excellence

Russi Mody: A man manager par excellence

Rediff.com18 May 2014

On Mody's death, Tata on Friday said, "Russi Mody was an institution at Tata Steel. Under his leadership, the company grew significantly and he instituted many human resource initiatives.

Miss England Dr Bhasha Mukherjee is a COVID-19 warrior

Miss England Dr Bhasha Mukherjee is a COVID-19 warrior

Rediff.com23 May 2020

'All of our lives are going to be changed in a permanent way...' 'We just have to ride out the tide right now and we will see a rainbow at the end of this.'

Alcohol ban is like demonetisation

Alcohol ban is like demonetisation

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Sunanda K Datta-Ray considers them sound in theory, but incapable of making any dent in the corruption that is India's way of life.

NRI kills Israeli girlfriend

NRI kills Israeli girlfriend

Rediff.com3 Oct 2005

NRI kills Israeli girlfriend

Victoria & Abdul trailer: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and a rare friendship

Victoria & Abdul trailer: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and a rare friendship

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Victoria & Abdul tells the true story of the unexpected friendship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian servant.

Hizbul commander Mast Gul resurfaces in Pak's North Waziristan

Hizbul commander Mast Gul resurfaces in Pak's North Waziristan

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Hizbul Mujahideen leader Mast Gul, involved in the 1995 siege of Charar-e-Sharief shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, was behind a suicide attack on Shias in Peshawar that killed nine persons, a Pakistani Taliban commander has said.

SC extends Tejpal's interim bail till June 27

SC extends Tejpal's interim bail till June 27

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

A bench comprising justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan extended the interim bail, saying, "He had already been granted this relief earlier".

Meet the GORGEOUS BRIDES of Bollywood

Meet the GORGEOUS BRIDES of Bollywood

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

'Sonam is my lucky charm.' 'Because of her, 2018 went well for me, as I got four big weddings.' 'It started with Sonam's in November, then Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh's in December, Kapil Sharma's wedding and then Isha Ambani's wedding.'

Abu Salem, 5 others convicted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

Abu Salem, 5 others convicted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

One accused was acquitted by the court.

Kamala Mills fire: They blew the whistle but civic body ignored them

Kamala Mills fire: They blew the whistle but civic body ignored them

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

Mangesh Kasalkar, an MNS worker, and RTI activist Iyas Khan had repeatedly warned the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation about the illegal extensions and violations by 1 Above, a rooftop pub inside the labyrinthine Kamala Mills in Mumbai's Lower Parel, where 14 people where died in a fire on Thursday night, but nothing was done.