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Op Sindoor was successful because we fought with...: Army chief

Op Sindoor was successful because we fought with...: Army chief

Rediff.com1 Nov 2025

Gen Dwivedi, who also addressed a gathering at his alma mater, Rewa Sainik School, said that during Operation Sindoor, Indian forces ensured that no action was taken while prayers or namaz were underway.

Ranji Trophy: MP trounce Maharashtra, enter quarters

Ranji Trophy: MP trounce Maharashtra, enter quarters

Rediff.com31 Jan 2026

Ranji Trophy: MP enter quarterfinals; Saurashtra on brink of qualification

6 kids die due to 'contaminated' cough syrup; govt begins probe

6 kids die due to 'contaminated' cough syrup; govt begins probe

Rediff.com1 Oct 2025

The NCDC has collected water and entomological drug samples from hospitals and other sites in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where multiple children have died of kidney failure following alleged consumption of contaminated cough syrup.

Vadh 2 Review: Sanjay Mishra-Neena Gupta Lead Gripping Crime Tale

Vadh 2 Review: Sanjay Mishra-Neena Gupta Lead Gripping Crime Tale

Rediff.com6 Feb 2026

Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta bring their A-game to roles that naturally suit their age, and this lived-in quality makes Vadh 2 even more convincing, notes Mayur Sanap.

Bhojshala sees peace as Hindus perform puja, Muslim offer namaaz

Bhojshala sees peace as Hindus perform puja, Muslim offer namaaz

Rediff.com23 Jan 2026

Peace prevailed at the disputed 11th-century Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Friday as Hindus performed puja to mark Basant Panchami festival while Muslims offered namaaz within the same premises but at a different location.

Kashi-Style Makeover Planned for Bhoramdeo

Kashi-Style Makeover Planned for Bhoramdeo

Rediff.com3 Jan 2026

Nestled in the mountain ranges of Kabirdham district, Bhoramdeo has an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, about 125 km from Raipur.

MP govt to fund treatment of kids affected by 'toxic' cough syrup

MP govt to fund treatment of kids affected by 'toxic' cough syrup

Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

The Madhya Pradesh government will cover the full cost of treatment for children suffering from kidney infections after consuming a contaminated cough syrup in Chhindwara and Betul districts. This decision follows the deaths of fourteen children in Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure linked to the 'toxic' Coldrif cough syrup.

National churches body moves SC against anti-conversion law in 12 states

National churches body moves SC against anti-conversion law in 12 states

Rediff.com2 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and 12 states on a PIL challenging the validity of their anti-conversion laws. The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) filed the PIL, seeking a stay on the operation of these laws.

Cough syrup deaths: Pharma co to face criminal action

Cough syrup deaths: Pharma co to face criminal action

Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

Tamil Nadu Government will take criminal action against a drug manufacturer, whose cough syrup has been banned in the wake of children's deaths in Madhya Pradesh, state minister Ma Subramanian said here on Wednesday.

Uncapped Indians Rake In Big Bucks

Uncapped Indians Rake In Big Bucks

Rediff.com17 Dec 2025

Uncapped players who cashed in at the IPL auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Indore water contamination toll rises to 7; 38 fresh cases detected

Indore water contamination toll rises to 7; 38 fresh cases detected

Rediff.com6 Jan 2026

A water contamination outbreak in Indore has led to multiple deaths and illnesses. Health officials are conducting surveys and providing aid to affected residents.

Lab test confirms 'life-threatening' water contamination in Indore

Lab test confirms 'life-threatening' water contamination in Indore

Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

A vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak in Indore, India, caused by contaminated drinking water, has resulted in at least four deaths and affected over 1,400 people. A leakage in a pipeline in the Bhagirathpura area is believed to be the source of the contamination.

IPL auction: Uncapped Auqib Dar costliest buy from J&K

IPL auction: Uncapped Auqib Dar costliest buy from J&K

Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

Known to be one of the best bowlers in Powerplay overs, Dar is also a handy batter who can give the ball a good tonking.

Alerted Centre, MP govt about toxic cough syrup: TN minister

Alerted Centre, MP govt about toxic cough syrup: TN minister

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

Tamil Nadu government alerted Madhya Pradesh and the Union Health Ministry about the presence of a toxic substance in Coldrif cough syrup, averting a major tragedy, according to state Health Minister Ma Subramanian.

Indore diarrhoea outbreak: Contaminated water kills 7

Indore diarrhoea outbreak: Contaminated water kills 7

Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

A diarrhoea outbreak in Indore, India, has resulted in multiple deaths, with contaminated water suspected as the cause. Authorities are investigating and providing assistance to affected families.

Faridabad woman gang-raped in moving car, thrown on road

Faridabad woman gang-raped in moving car, thrown on road

Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped in a moving van in Faridabad and later thrown onto the road, sustaining serious head injuries, police said on Wednesday.

Clerk rapes 22-yr-old woman on govt university campus

Clerk rapes 22-yr-old woman on govt university campus

Rediff.com27 Dec 2025

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a clerk of a state government-run university on the campus on the pretext of providing her a job at the facility in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, police said on Saturday.

God's Own Country Takes EV Ride To Top Slot

God's Own Country Takes EV Ride To Top Slot

Rediff.com27 Jan 2026

Kerala has overtaken more industrialised states in personal electric vehicle adoption, driven by strong middle-class uptake, policy support, and charging infrastructure.

Suryavanshi storm hits SMAT, becomes youngest centurion

Suryavanshi storm hits SMAT, becomes youngest centurion

Rediff.com2 Dec 2025

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's record-breaking hundred highlight of morning leg in SMAT

India Set for Colder Plains, Warmer Hills

India Set for Colder Plains, Warmer Hills

Rediff.com2 Dec 2025

The winters could be cooler in the plains due to the prevailing La Nina conditions though it does not have a direct relationship and also due to influence of the polar vortex.

Criminal wanted in 100+ cases comes home to fill SIR form, arrested

Criminal wanted in 100+ cases comes home to fill SIR form, arrested

Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

A notorious criminal with over 100 offenses, including murder, was arrested in Indore while attempting to register to vote. Abdul Rashid, also known as Talwar Singh, was wanted in multiple cases in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Cough Syrup Deaths: This Is Sresan Pharma Owner

Cough Syrup Deaths: This Is Sresan Pharma Owner

Rediff.com11 Oct 2025

In a major development in the toxic syrup tragedy that killed 23 children in Madhya Pradesh, S Ranganathan, director of the Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, has been arrested and remanded to 10 days' police custody.

600+ Runs: Padikkal Makes Vijay Hazare History

600+ Runs: Padikkal Makes Vijay Hazare History

Rediff.com6 Jan 2026

Devdutt Padikkal continued his dream run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-2026 on Tuesday in Ahmedabad, even if his 91 off 82 balls against Rajasthan felt strangely modest by his towering standards.

Deboarded over unpaid fees, Class 5 girl blocks school bus in protest

Deboarded over unpaid fees, Class 5 girl blocks school bus in protest

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

A Class 5 student of a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district staged a sit-in protest in front of a school bus after she was allegedly denied boarding due to non-payment of transportation fees, a police official said on Monday.

SC rejects plea for CBI probe into toxic cough syrup deaths

SC rejects plea for CBI probe into toxic cough syrup deaths

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran dismissed the PIL filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to it.

What Are Mohan Bhagwat's Views On Infiltration, Population Imbalance?

What Are Mohan Bhagwat's Views On Infiltration, Population Imbalance?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2026

All along, we were told SIR was an essential exercise carried out as part of the Election Commission's regular duties. But now that the ideological mentor of the ruling party has declared that SIR is a means of detecting infiltrators, one understands the unseemly haste with which it is being carried out, notes Jyoti Punwani.

Indore man dies after diarrhoea, officials deny contaminated water link

Indore man dies after diarrhoea, officials deny contaminated water link

Rediff.com5 Jan 2026

A man in Indore died after a diarrhoea outbreak, with family claiming contaminated water was the cause. Officials deny the link, citing pre-existing conditions and hospital admission date.

Greater Noida: Several fall ill after drinking tap water

Greater Noida: Several fall ill after drinking tap water

Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

Several residents of Greater Noida's Delta 1 Sector fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water, prompting health concerns and complaints of sewage mixing with the supply line, officials and residents said.

Irani Cup: Saini rattles Madhya Pradesh top-order

Irani Cup: Saini rattles Madhya Pradesh top-order

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

Returning from injury, Navdeep Saini's clinical spell saw the Madhya Pradesh top-order stumble in the Irani Cup in Gwalior.

System-made disaster': 'Waterman' of India on Indore water contamination

System-made disaster': 'Waterman' of India on Indore water contamination

Rediff.com4 Jan 2026

Water conservationist Rajendra Singh blames corruption and faulty infrastructure for the contaminated water crisis in Indore, which led to multiple deaths. He criticizes the city's reliance on the Narmada River and the lack of responsible water management.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Met 16 Days Annually In Current Term

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Met 16 Days Annually In Current Term

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

In 2022, Rajasthan met for 30 days, Chhattisgarh 18 days, MP and Mizoram for 15 each, and Telangana for 10 days.

Indore deaths: Milk mixed with contaminated water killed infant

Indore deaths: Milk mixed with contaminated water killed infant

Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

A six-month-old infant in Indore, born after 10 years of prayers, died due to water contamination, highlighting a larger outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea in the Bhagirathpura area. Residents claim 15 deaths, while the health department confirms four.

Lancet Flags HbA1c Unreliability In Indians

Lancet Flags HbA1c Unreliability In Indians

Rediff.com9 Feb 2026

The Lancet study revealed that the HbA1c test is erroneous in populations with anemia and other hemoglobin-related deficiencies in India.

Cough Medicine Deaths: Rajasthan Suspends Drug Controller

Cough Medicine Deaths: Rajasthan Suspends Drug Controller

Rediff.com4 Oct 2025

The Rajasthan government has suspended the state drug controller and halted the distribution of medicines manufactured by Kaysons Pharma following reports of children's deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrup.

Haryana gang rape: 'They threatened to kill her if she screamed'

Haryana gang rape: 'They threatened to kill her if she screamed'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

A day after a 25-year-old woman was reportedly gangraped in a moving van through the night and thrown out of the speeding vehicle, chilling details have surfaced pointing at the brutality of the two alleged perpetrators.

Lack of hotel rooms forces BCCI to shift SMAT venue!

Lack of hotel rooms forces BCCI to shift SMAT venue!

Rediff.com5 Dec 2025

BCCI shifts Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League games from Indore to Pune

Centre Proposes Stricter Cough Syrup Rules

Centre Proposes Stricter Cough Syrup Rules

Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

Following the death of 22 children due to consumption of contaminated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh three months ago, the Union health ministry has proposed amendments in the country's drug rules to ensure a tougher criterion for their over-the-counter (OTC) sales in India.

SC to hear pleas seeking stay on anti-conversion laws in Dec

SC to hear pleas seeking stay on anti-conversion laws in Dec

Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

The Supreme Court has declined to urgently hear pleas seeking a stay on anti-conversion laws enacted by several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. The matter is now scheduled for hearing in December.

Indore water tragedy: Rahul meets patients, victims' families

Indore water tragedy: Rahul meets patients, victims' families

Rediff.com17 Jan 2026

'This is the urban model. This isn't just about Indore. This is happening in cities across the country'

12 states to spend Rs 1.68L cr on women's cash schemes

12 states to spend Rs 1.68L cr on women's cash schemes

Rediff.com5 Nov 2025

A new report indicates that increasing unconditional cash transfer schemes for women across 12 Indian states are impacting their fiscal health, with six states projecting revenue deficits.