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12 killed, 11 injured as trailer rams into bus in Rajasthan

12 killed, 11 injured as trailer rams into bus in Rajasthan

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

The bus was on its way from Gujarat to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh when the accident occurred around 4.30 am, they said.

After Lord Ram, leaders turn to Krishna ahead of UP poll

After Lord Ram, leaders turn to Krishna ahead of UP poll

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Krishna chants gained more currency when Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav invoked the deity.

Hema Malini Takes The Mumbai Metro

Hema Malini Takes The Mumbai Metro

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini was spotted travelling by the Mumbai Metro.

Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

Several states declared a holiday for schools, while government offices, other establishments and public sector banks remained closed for half a day.

HC orders local body polls in UP without OBC quota

HC orders local body polls in UP without OBC quota

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

A division bench of Justice D K Upadhyay and Justice Saurav Lavania also annulled the draft notification issued by the Uttar Pradesh government on December 5 for reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the urban local body elections.

Ayodhya seers join protest against Adipurush, seek its ban

Ayodhya seers join protest against Adipurush, seek its ban

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Joining the chorus against the film, the Samajwadi Party said the faithful are hurt by its "cheap and superficial dialogues" and that the film was part of an "agenda".

14-yr-old Mathura girl sets herself ablaze after being gang raped

14-yr-old Mathura girl sets herself ablaze after being gang raped

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

A 14-year old girl, who was allegedly gang raped by five men of her village, set herself ablaze in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura District on Tuesday.

Mathura cult had its own jail, army and tough laws

Mathura cult had its own jail, army and tough laws

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

Police had clashed with about 3,000 followers of obscure sect Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi which had encroached on 260 acres government land. Twenty-four people, including a superintendent of police and a station house officer, were killed in the violence which took place when police went to evict the sect from the land.

Four booked UP for making inflammatory posts on social media

Four booked UP for making inflammatory posts on social media

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Four people have been booked for making objectionable and inflammatory posts on social media sites, officials said on Friday.

Sisodia returns to jail without meeting ailing wife at home

Sisodia returns to jail without meeting ailing wife at home

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

According to AAP sources, Sisodia's wife Seema was hospitalised as she felt unwell.

Contest One Direct Poll: Modi Tells RS MPs

Contest One Direct Poll: Modi Tells RS MPs

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

The BJP could ask at least a dozen of its 92 Rajya Sabha MPs, particularly those who have served more than one term, to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

What Ananya Is OBSESSED With!

What Ananya Is OBSESSED With!

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

What does Ananya Panday do when she goes on holiday? She makes beautiful pictures, of course!

Gyanvapi cases: Hindu litigant withdraws citing harassment

Gyanvapi cases: Hindu litigant withdraws citing harassment

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

One of the main litigants from the Hindu side Jitendra Singh Visen has announced that he and his family are withdrawing from all cases related to the Gynavapi issue due to alleged 'harassment'.

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Petrol pumps in many cities witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

Who's The Lady With Nirmalaji?

Who's The Lady With Nirmalaji?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

What some of our leaders were up to this weekend.

Mumbai police provide security to Adipurush dialogue writer

Mumbai police provide security to Adipurush dialogue writer

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

The Mumbai police has decided to provide security to Manoj Shukla Muntashir, the dialogue writer of the film Adipurush after he cited a threat to his life, an official said on Monday.

Dream Girl 2 Review: Bad Jokes, Stale Gags

Dream Girl 2 Review: Bad Jokes, Stale Gags

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Dream Girl 2's understanding of womanhood boils down to her boobs, sighs Sukanya Verma.

'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?'

Nataraja idol made using ancient Chola technique being installed at G20 venue

Nataraja idol made using ancient Chola technique being installed at G20 venue

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

This statue, which is 28-foot tall including the pedestal, was made using the ancient lost-wax technique of metal casting that was used for making the famed Chola bronzes, sources said.

Ayushmann INVADES Salman's Space!

Ayushmann INVADES Salman's Space!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The Dream Girl sequel is scheduled for release for Eid 2023, the day usually reserved for Salman Khan's movies.

UP honour killing victim was shot twice by father

UP honour killing victim was shot twice by father

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

The post-mortem on the young woman whose body was found in a suitcase on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura revealed two shots were fired at her, police said.

Laddu Maar Holi!

Laddu Maar Holi!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Yup, it's exactly what you think it is :)

Places of Worship Act: Centre gets time to file reply

Places of Worship Act: Centre gets time to file reply

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its response to a batch of pleas challenging certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibits filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.

Maharashtra fumes as Assam claims 6th Jyotirlinga in ad

Maharashtra fumes as Assam claims 6th Jyotirlinga in ad

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

The Assam government released full-page advertisements in newspapers claiming Bhimashankar as one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in the state, Mahesh Pathak, president of All India Tirth Purohit Mahasabha, told reporters in Mathura.

Yogi bats for press freedom on Emergency anniv, renames road after Goenka

Yogi bats for press freedom on Emergency anniv, renames road after Goenka

Rediff.com25 Jun 2023

Adityanath also remembered and paid tribute to those who worked to restore democracy during the Emergency period, which lasted till 1977.

Delhi school run by Mata Amritanandamayi gets bomb threat

Delhi school run by Mata Amritanandamayi gets bomb threat

Rediff.com16 May 2023

Parents rushed to the school after receiving a message on the school WhatsApp group to receive their children as soon as possible.

Stringent traffic curbs kick in as Delhi welcomes G20 leaders

Stringent traffic curbs kick in as Delhi welcomes G20 leaders

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

Police have advised people to use the navigation app 'Mapmyindia' to get around the city till the restrictions are in place.

UP set to start ambulance service for cows

UP set to start ambulance service for cows

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

The state minister said 515 ambulances are ready for the novel scheme, probably the first in the country.

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

Rediff.com12 Nov 2023

Despite the national capital recording its best air quality on Diwali day in eight years, pollution levels may rise due to low night temperatures and sporadic burning of firecrackers though there is a ban on their manufacture, storage, sale and use within the city.

How PM Modi Became Saint Modi

How PM Modi Became Saint Modi

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

The transmogrification of Prime Minister Modi to Saint Modi began with the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. By identifying himself with Lord Ram, Modi raised himself in popular imagination to a saintly person.

Is Shivraj Chouhan Going To War?

Is Shivraj Chouhan Going To War?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

What some of our leaders were up to on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Aww! Meet These Li'l Tigers

Aww! Meet These Li'l Tigers

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

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.

SC seeks govt's reply to pleas challenging places of worship law

SC seeks govt's reply to pleas challenging places of worship law

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file its reply to a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibit filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.

Sisodia's bungalow allotted to Atishi, Jain's to Saurabh Bharadwaj

Sisodia's bungalow allotted to Atishi, Jain's to Saurabh Bharadwaj

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

Sisodia had been staying at the AB-17 bungalow on Mathura Road, which was earlier with former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Krishna Janmabhoomi: UP court allows lawsuit demanding mosque removal

Krishna Janmabhoomi: UP court allows lawsuit demanding mosque removal

Rediff.com20 May 2022

The plaintiffs had filed a suit in the lower court which had observed that they didn't have the right to sue.

Atiq murder: UP police conduct flag march, patrolling in several districts

Atiq murder: UP police conduct flag march, patrolling in several districts

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

In the aftermath of the incident, the UP police also conducted a flag march in Lucknow's Husainabad.

Hindu litigant group in Gyanvapi, other temple cases removes two lawyers

Hindu litigant group in Gyanvapi, other temple cases removes two lawyers

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Jitendra Singh Visen, president of Vishwa Vaidik Sanatan Sangh, however, refused to divulge the reason behind the decision.

SC grants bail to journalist Siddique Kappan

SC grants bail to journalist Siddique Kappan

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed Kappan to remain in Delhi for the next six weeks after the release from an Uttar Pradesh prison.

Preacher booked for derogatory remarks against Draupadi, Sita

Preacher booked for derogatory remarks against Draupadi, Sita

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

"Goddess Sita was abducted because she was extremely beautiful," Aniruddhacharya said.