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Taj GM Kang returns to work

Taj GM Kang returns to work

Rediff.com21 Dec 2008

Taj General Manager Karambir Kang, whose wife and two minor sons were killed in the deadly terror attack on the hotel, returned to work on Sunday.Kang's wife Nitti and two sons, Samar and Uday, who were put up at the sixth floor of the Heritage wing of the Taj Mahal Hotel, were killed in the terror attack on November 26 that lasted for nearly 60 hours.Despite losing his family, Kang continued to supervise rescue operations and helped guests at the hotel.

Kamala Mills fire: How drunken stupor, selfie obsession delayed evacuation

Kamala Mills fire: How drunken stupor, selfie obsession delayed evacuation

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

Difficulty in finding the exit door also impeded rescue efforts, forcing nervous customers to lock themselves up in toilets.

Why is Subramanian Swamy silent on SpiceJet?

Why is Subramanian Swamy silent on SpiceJet?

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Minority investors of SpiceJet might be feeling cold-shouldered.

Delhi police dismisses 2 constables for sexual assault

Delhi police dismisses 2 constables for sexual assault

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Two city police constables were dismissed from duty on Sunday for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a minor girl in the Mukherjee Nagar area of northwest Delhi, police said.

7 children killed as school bus falls in canal

7 children killed as school bus falls in canal

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

The cause of the accident was the narrow bridge near the canal.

Two dead, 11 injured as massive fire breaks out in Mumbai suburb

Two dead, 11 injured as massive fire breaks out in Mumbai suburb

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Unverified reports from the area suggest that 25 to 30 gas cylinders have exploded.

Women chopping off soldier's private parts: Azam Khan

Women chopping off soldier's private parts: Azam Khan

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

Khan said excesses by security forces had led to 'women in some places chopping off the private parts of Army men'.

Over 20 hrs after vessel sinks, 4 navy personnel still missing

Over 20 hrs after vessel sinks, 4 navy personnel still missing

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Four navy personnel, including an officer, remained missing on Friday after a vessel sank off the Vishakhapatnam coast on Thursday night and a full scale search is underway to trace them besides.

Young and fearless: They are the National Bravery Award winners

Young and fearless: They are the National Bravery Award winners

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Twenty-five children -- 12 girls and 13 boys -- have been selected for the prestigious award, which they will receive from the prime minister on January 23 and thereafter participate in the Republic Day parade, officials said.

7 dead, 90 injured after pandal collapses at Ujjain Kumbh Mela

7 dead, 90 injured after pandal collapses at Ujjain Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com5 May 2016

"Seven people have been killed and 90 injured in and around the Mela area," district collector Kavindra Kiyawat told PTI. The second Shahi-Snan is due on May 9.

Border residents hit by double whammy of COVID-19, Pak shelling

Border residents hit by double whammy of COVID-19, Pak shelling

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

'We are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea'

CWC authorises Rahul Gandhi to forge alliances with like-minded parties

CWC authorises Rahul Gandhi to forge alliances with like-minded parties

Rediff.com22 Jul 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday chaired his first meeting of the newly constituted Congress Working Committee two days after the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha which the Opposition lost.

Fresh violence in Shillong, Centre rushes 1,000 paramilitary personnel

Fresh violence in Shillong, Centre rushes 1,000 paramilitary personnel

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

This hill town has been in grip of violence since Thursday after a fight between residents of Shillong's Punjabi Line area and Khasi drivers of state-run buses.

15 killed as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh coast

15 killed as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh coast

Rediff.com21 May 2016

With a wind speed of up to kilometres per hour while heading east-northeastward, the cyclone hit the Barisal-Chittagong region, sending impacts across the country.

Unable to pay hospital bill, parents sell newborn to childless couple

Unable to pay hospital bill, parents sell newborn to childless couple

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

The couple who allegedly bought the infant have been identified and the child will be rescued.

33 killed after bus falls off bridge into river in Rajasthan

33 killed after bus falls off bridge into river in Rajasthan

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

The incident took place early morning in Soorwal police station area when the bus was on its way to Lalsot from Sawai Madhopur.

Massive search on after IAF's AN-32 aircraft goes missing

Massive search on after IAF's AN-32 aircraft goes missing

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

5 planes and 13 ships are out trying to track the aircraft, which was carrying 29 people on board.

Rain-triggered landslides kill 53 in Bangladesh

Rain-triggered landslides kill 53 in Bangladesh

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

The highest 36 deaths were reported from Rangamati hill district where at least two army officers were also killed by the landslides.

Review: Avoid Baywatch if you are looking for logic!

Review: Avoid Baywatch if you are looking for logic!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

The story line of Baywatch is like a Hindi movie!

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.

7 cops thrashed by army personnel in Kashmir

7 cops thrashed by army personnel in Kashmir

Rediff.com22 Jul 2017

Police have filed a case against the army personnel, an official said, adding that records kept at a police station were also damaged.

Pak targets schools, civilian areas along LoC; 2 jawans killed in firing

Pak targets schools, civilian areas along LoC; 2 jawans killed in firing

Rediff.com18 Jul 2017

Authorities in Rajouri district evacuated 217 students and 15 teachers from three schools.

John le Carr's matchless legacy

John le Carr's matchless legacy

Rediff.com27 Dec 2020

'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.' 'Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use deceit and treachery to win their morally Pyrrhic victories,' notes P Rajendran.

Flood-hit army relocates LoC posts

Flood-hit army relocates LoC posts

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Seventy army installations, including camps, bunkers and posts, have been hit by the devastating floods in the Kashmir Valley but security forces have swiftly relocated the damaged and washed out posts to plug the gaps in the sensitive border areas.

Chennai customs officer arrested in rape case

Chennai customs officer arrested in rape case

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

The arrest followed a complaint lodged by the victim, a class 12 student, they said.\n

Kashmir floods: The army gains where media fails

Kashmir floods: The army gains where media fails

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The stage on which the Jammu and Kashmir flood disaster played out is littered with protagonists, most of whom did not receive the attention they deserve, says Ajai Shukla

47 killed in Karachi terror attack, pamphlet claims IS role

47 killed in Karachi terror attack, pamphlet claims IS role

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Kalashnikov-wielding terrorists in police uniforms on Wednesday gunned down 47 Shia Ismaili Muslims, including 16 women, shooting them in the head as they attacked their bus in Pakistan's volatile Karachi city in the latest sectarian violence claimed by the dreaded Islamic State terror group.

UP: Rajya Rani Express derails, sabotage suspected

UP: Rajya Rani Express derails, sabotage suspected

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

UP police said that a three-foot portion of the track where the train derailed was missing.

'Lucky enough to be alive': Train survivors recall brush with death

'Lucky enough to be alive': Train survivors recall brush with death

Rediff.com22 Jan 2017

Survivors of the Hirakhand Express mishap on Sunday recounted their horrific experience when the trains nine bogies and the engine jumped off the track near Kuneru in Andhra Pradesh.

Sister, staff of Missionaries of Charity held for selling baby in Ranchi

Sister, staff of Missionaries of Charity held for selling baby in Ranchi

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

The arrests were made on the basis of a complaint filed by Rupa Verma on Wednesday, the chairperson of Child Welfare Committee of Ranchi district, they said.

COVID-19: Doctors, cops attacked at a few places

COVID-19: Doctors, cops attacked at a few places

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Two women doctors were injured in Indore when a five-member team of health officials was pelted with stones in Taatpatti Bakhal area on Wednesday while they were trying to trace a person who had come into contact with a COVID-19 patient, police said.

EPS and Stalin show national allies their place

EPS and Stalin show national allies their place

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

Without strategising together, Jayalalithaa's successor, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, and M Karunanidhi's son-cum-successor, M K Stalin, have used tough-talking on seat-sharing with allies, to replace charisma that they purportedly lacked, during the run-up to the assembly polls scheduled for April 6, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

64 people missing in China landslide presumed dead

64 people missing in China landslide presumed dead

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

The 64 people missing after a massive landslide in northwest China's Shaanxi Province were presumed dead on Sunday, after rescuers failed to detect life at the site four days after they were buried under about 1 million cubic metres of mud.

Afghan Sikh stowaways seek asylum in UK

Afghan Sikh stowaways seek asylum in UK

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

The 34 surviving Sikhs from Afghanistan, who were rescued from an airtight shipping container in the UK after an 18-hour ordeal, have sought asylum in the country.

Teen rape survivor to undergo abortion after rejection from 2 courts

Teen rape survivor to undergo abortion after rejection from 2 courts

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Following the Supreme Court's directive, a medical team in Ahmedabad gave permission for termination of a minor rape victim's 25-week-old pregnancy though the law allows abortion only until the 20th week.

Rain fury in north India, 27 killed in UP

Rain fury in north India, 27 killed in UP

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.

Lanka lifts night curfew; attacks insult to humanity, says cardinal

Lanka lifts night curfew; attacks insult to humanity, says cardinal

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

'What happened last Sunday is a great tragedy, an insult to humanity'

Jharkhand horror: 10-year-old raped on panchayat diktat, govt steps in

Jharkhand horror: 10-year-old raped on panchayat diktat, govt steps in

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The heinous rape of a 10-year old Dalit girl in Jharkhand allegedly on the diktat of a panchayat head had its echo in Rajya Sabha on Friday with the entire House demanding stringent punishment to the culprits, forcing the government to promise necessary action.

52 injured after Mahakaushal Express derails, railways order probe

52 injured after Mahakaushal Express derails, railways order probe

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

8 bogies of Mahakaushal Express derail in UP, 52 injured.