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Left students attacked in Visva Bharati university, 2 held

Left students attacked in Visva Bharati university, 2 held

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

An SFI member was hospitalised and several others suffered minor injuries in the attack that comes a week after BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta was heckled by Left-leaning students at the university. SFI blamed the ABVP for the attack, however the latter said attackers were TMC members.

'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'

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.

Shrine vandalised in MP over suspicion of conversion to Islam

Shrine vandalised in MP over suspicion of conversion to Islam

Rediff.com3 Oct 2021

The attack lasted for four hours from around 11 pm on Saturday to 3 am on Sunday, police said.

Pictures That Best Capture 2023's Hindi Cinema

Pictures That Best Capture 2023's Hindi Cinema

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.

Sunny Leone Wears The Blues!

Sunny Leone Wears The Blues!

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Govinda catches a flight... ANupam Kher promotes Karthikeya 2... Vineeth gets ready for Siya...

Muslim protest against Ritambhara's visit to UK temple turns violent, 1 held

Muslim protest against Ritambhara's visit to UK temple turns violent, 1 held

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Videos of Tuesday's protest outside Durga Bhawan temple on Spon Lane in Smethwick area of the West Midlands city were circulating on social media overnight, with groups of masked men seen shouting and hurling items. Police officers could be seen holding and pulling some of these masked men trying to scale the temple fence.

ABVP members admit planning attack on JNU: TV sting

ABVP members admit planning attack on JNU: TV sting

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

In the sting videos, the students are seen admitting that they were part of the violence outside the varsity's Sabarmati hostel.

Ten Tottenham fans injured in Rome attack

Ten Tottenham fans injured in Rome attack

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Ten supporters of English soccer club Tottenham Hotspur were injured, one of them seriously, during an attack in Rome in the early hours of Thursday ahead of a Europa League match against Serie A side Lazio, police said.

Gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libya, 8 dead

Gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libya, 8 dead

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

Gunmen have attacked a hotel killing three guards and injuring 12 other people.

Congress attacks BJP for backing Gadkari

Congress attacks BJP for backing Gadkari

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Congress on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for giving a clean chit to its President Nitin Gadkari facing charges of owning shell companies, alleging it has shown the "bankruptcy" of the opposition party's leadership and the "mask" has now come off "exposing its real face".

10 Must Watch Hostage Dramas On OTT

10 Must Watch Hostage Dramas On OTT

Rediff.com6 Sep 2023

Deepa Gahlot lists some interesting made-for-OTT hostage dramas that you can watch.

Hindus worried over temple attacks in Australia

Hindus worried over temple attacks in Australia

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Hindu community in New South Wales has expressed deep concern over the growing attacks on the oldest and first temple in Australia by some unknown miscreants, according to a media report on Wednesday.

Amritpal's mentor Papalpreet arrested in Hoshiarpur

Amritpal's mentor Papalpreet arrested in Hoshiarpur

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

Amritpal and Papalpreet had been on the run since March 18 when the Punjab Police launched a crackdown against the Khalistan sympathiser and his aides.

Animal Review: Ruthless Ranbir Goes For The Kill

Animal Review: Ruthless Ranbir Goes For The Kill

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Animal's violence isn't for the fainted-hearted unless you have an appetite for Korean style mayhem, like Sukanya Verma.

'Not a reality show': Obama's fiery attack on Trump

'Not a reality show': Obama's fiery attack on Trump

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

Speaking from outside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Obama said, "Eight months into this pandemic, cases are rising again across this country... Donald Trump is not suddenly going to protect all of us. He cannot even take the basic steps to protect himself."

Easy to get acid as vegetables despite ban: DCW chief

Easy to get acid as vegetables despite ban: DCW chief

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Activists raised questions over the rampant sale of acid in markets and claimed that the ban exists only on paper.

Blood of Chinese can't be shed in vain: Beijing on Pak blast

Blood of Chinese can't be shed in vain: Beijing on Pak blast

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

China demanded that the Pakistan should apprehend and punish the perpetrators to the full extent of the law.

Amritpal escapes again? Massive search in Hoshiarpur

Amritpal escapes again? Massive search in Hoshiarpur

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

The Punjab Police has been on high alert after the pro-Khalistan radical preacher escaped its dragnet.

Senior Pak journalist assaulted for calling army generals property dealers

Senior Pak journalist assaulted for calling army generals property dealers

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

The attackers then manhandled him and also tortured his driver before fleeing from the scene.

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

'Israelis arrested us before this war and continue to do so -- even more so -- now.'

16 people killed in bomb attack on nightclub in Egypt

16 people killed in bomb attack on nightclub in Egypt

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Three masked men on motorcycles threw the firebombs into the club in the Agouza district early Friday morning and fled.

Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72

Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had said those killed in the town of Khan Sheikhun, in Idlib province, had died from the effects of the gas, adding that dozens more suffered respiratory problems and other symptoms.

I Am Ready To Fight Putin!

I Am Ready To Fight Putin!

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

Glimpses of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk, amidst the war in Ukraine.

Pak attacks: Imran can't escape responsibility

Pak attacks: Imran can't escape responsibility

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

'Imran cannot escape responsibility for providing a mask to the Pakistan army to engage in unlawful activities and to wage aggression after India retaliated to the terrorist attack,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Death toll in Egypt mosque terror attack rises to 305

Death toll in Egypt mosque terror attack rises to 305

Rediff.com25 Nov 2017

Officials suspect Islamic State to be responsible for the attack.

147 students killed in Kenya university attack

147 students killed in Kenya university attack

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Somalia-based Al Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ukraine Lies In Ruins

Ukraine Lies In Ruins

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

Glimpses from Ukraine.

Mallika Sherawat attacked with tear gas and beaten in Paris

Mallika Sherawat attacked with tear gas and beaten in Paris

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

The alleged assault took place when the pair arrived at her residential building in the chic 16th arrondissement of Paris at 9.40 pm. The criminals wore scarves across their faces and "without saying a word, sprayed their victims with tear gas before punching them".

Cops collect phone location data to nab JNU attackers

Cops collect phone location data to nab JNU attackers

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

Several students have come forward to share information regarding the Sunday attack after police made a public appeal requesting people to share information, footage and video clips relating to the incident. However, according to police, no one has shared any video footage that they shot themselves.

Another Indian student attacked in Australia

Another Indian student attacked in Australia

Rediff.com8 Jun 2009

A 23-year-old Indian student was beaten up for the second time in a fortnight by a group of youths in Melbourne -- the 11th person from India to be assaulted within one month in Australia.

7 CRPF men injured in militant attack in Srinagar

7 CRPF men injured in militant attack in Srinagar

Rediff.com30 May 2012

Seven Central Reserve Police Force troopers were injured in a militant attack in Rainawari in Srinagar on Wednesday morning.

PM strongly condemns Nairobi terror attack

PM strongly condemns Nairobi terror attack

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Two Indians, including an 8-year-old boy, were killed in the ghastly terror attack on a shopping mall in Kenya, an incident which was strongly condemned by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who reminded the world community about the need for concerted effort to control such mindless violence.

These brothers are wanted for attack on Charlie Hebdo

These brothers are wanted for attack on Charlie Hebdo

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

The French police have released photos of the two brothers wanted in connection with the attack of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday that left 12 people dead including the editor, three celebrated cartoonists and two police officers.

Voice of India's youth being muzzled: Sonia on JNU violence

Voice of India's youth being muzzled: Sonia on JNU violence

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar condemned the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and said that it was a "disturbing and fascist strike" by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Navi Mumbai church attack: Cops still hunting for leads

Navi Mumbai church attack: Cops still hunting for leads

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

Police investigating Saturday's attack on a church in New Panvel area are grilling some suspects, but are yet to get concrete leads.

Two Indians among 39 killed in Kenya mall terror attack

Two Indians among 39 killed in Kenya mall terror attack

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Two Indians, including an 8-year-old boy, were among 39 killed and four other community members injured in the attack by armed terrorists on an upscale mall in Nairobi in Kenya.

Fringe group takes responsibility for JNU violence; claims being probed

Fringe group takes responsibility for JNU violence; claims being probed

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Hindu Raksha Dal has claimed responsibility for the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University. "JNU is a hotbed of anti-national activities, we can't tolerate this. We take full responsibility for the attack in JNU and would like to say that they were our workers," said Pinky Chaudhary, Hindu Raksha Dal chief.

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Taliban attackers' brazen assault on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city that claimed the lives of over 150 students on Tuesday has brought back chilling memories of a similar bloodbath in Russia in 2004 when Chechen rebels stormed a school.

JNU attack: Responded to PCR calls, didn't delay action, says police

JNU attack: Responded to PCR calls, didn't delay action, says police

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Delhi Police spokesperson Mandeep Singh Randhawa said the internal security of the JNU lies with the varsity administration. He said the police did not reach late and handled the situation professionally.