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US: Indian couple gets $36.48 million in compensation

US: Indian couple gets $36.48 million in compensation

Rediff.com30 Jun 2012

An Indian couple was awarded over $36 million by a United States court in compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident with an 18-wheeler in 2010 during a visit to the country. A Riverside County Superior Court jury awarded $36.48 million to Prakash Sheth, 64, and his wife, Jashiree Sheth, 58, from Mumbai, whose car was struck by a big-rig on Interstate 10 in Beaumont two years ago.

Party workers feel I'm being sidelined: Pankaja Munde

Party workers feel I'm being sidelined: Pankaja Munde

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

She hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda as her leaders.

There is nothing to hide: Navy chief on submarine mishap

There is nothing to hide: Navy chief on submarine mishap

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi, while speaking about the explosion on board the Indian Navy's submarine INS Sindhurakshak, said there was "nothing to be hidden if there were any errors" behind the incident.

Licence of 2 Jet Air pilots suspended

Licence of 2 Jet Air pilots suspended

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

An official of the aviation regulator DGCA had said that the pilots aborted the take off after they were informed about a 'barrier' on the runway

Army starts constructing new FOB at Elphinstone station weeks after stampede

Army starts constructing new FOB at Elphinstone station weeks after stampede

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

The work is expected to be completed by January 2018.

Where did Juhi Chawla go wrong?

Where did Juhi Chawla go wrong?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Where Ms Chawla seems to have erred is that she has not been able to build the desired credibility required to champion the cause she took to court.

When Aishwarya Played The Evil Woman

When Aishwarya Played The Evil Woman

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

'While narrating a scene to Amitji, Akshay and Tusshar, they learnt that Aishwarya was not the heroine opposite Akshay as they had presumed.' 'She had a negative role.' 'They were shocked, more so when they learnt that she didn't know this.' '"Shooting will stop midway, she won't do the film", I was warned.'

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

Rediff.com readers help champion athlete Prajakta Godbole survive

Rediff.com18 May 2020

'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.'

Stampede a 'massacre', fumes Sena; Oppn seeks Goyal's resignation

Stampede a 'massacre', fumes Sena; Oppn seeks Goyal's resignation

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

'The bullet train project is a complete sham'

Ed Sheeran gets a slice of Danny Boyle's India

Ed Sheeran gets a slice of Danny Boyle's India

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

Yesterday was premiered in London, and quite a few celebrities made sure to attend.

Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi review

Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi review

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

The many characters have so much to tell about their back stories and true emotions that a longer format would have allowed first time Director Seema Pahwa to dig deeper in Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi, observes Joginder Tuteja.

Delhi Metro seeks ban on Gammon

Delhi Metro seeks ban on Gammon

Rediff.com29 Jul 2009

Tuesday's move, announced at a press conference in the capital, comes a little over a month after an accident killed six workers at a metro construction site on July 12. The accident, the latest in a series over the past year, raised public outrage and prompted Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's widely respected chief E Sreedharan to submit his resignation, which the state government declined to accept.

Day after bridge collapse, Western Railway resumes train services

Day after bridge collapse, Western Railway resumes train services

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Mumbaikars, especially the office-goers, heaved a sigh of relief as the train services were restored.

Capt Sathe had planned to pay surprise visit on mother's b'day

Capt Sathe had planned to pay surprise visit on mother's b'day

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

"Today is the birthday of Capt Sathe'smother. He had last met his parents in March and was constantly in touch with them over phone since then. They had last spoken a day before yesterday," his nephew Dr Yashodhan Sathe told PTI.

Court reserves order on Gadkar's bail application

Court reserves order on Gadkar's bail application

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

The sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday reserved the order on the bail application filed by corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, who was arrested for allegedly crashing her car into a taxi and killing two persons, until Wednesday.

2 missing INS Sindhuratna officers dead

2 missing INS Sindhuratna officers dead

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Two officers, who went missing on Wednesday on the accident-hit INS Sindhuratna submarine, are confirmed dead.

PHOTOS: Maharashtra leaders pay tribute to Gopinath Munde

PHOTOS: Maharashtra leaders pay tribute to Gopinath Munde

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The mortal remains of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident in Delhi, were flown to Mumbai on Tuesday evening.

How Anupam Kher inspired her to lose weight

How Anupam Kher inspired her to lose weight

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Rediff reader Shilpa Parasrampuria, 43, from Mumbai reveals how she lost 12 kilos in six months.

'She is a himmatwali'

'She is a himmatwali'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

A teenager painstakingly builds a new life after a freak tragedy that may have befallen any Mumbaikar. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel profiles Monica More who has captured Mumbai's hearts with her extraordinary courage.

PHOTOS: 17 killed after train derails in Maharashtra's Raigad

PHOTOS: 17 killed after train derails in Maharashtra's Raigad

Rediff.com4 May 2014

At least 12 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger train derailed on Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Sunday.

Two green corridors created in Pune and Nashik

Two green corridors created in Pune and Nashik

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Traffic police created two 'green corridors' for speedy transportation of two livers for transplantation, one of them being a distance of 210 Km.

Astrologers predict not much respite from Covid until Sept

Astrologers predict not much respite from Covid until Sept

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Explaining the planetary position, Divya Bhojak, a noted astrologer from Toronto, said, the year 2020 is witnessing six eclipses including three visible in India. Many planets are turning retrograde, meaning an adverse effect for individuals, businesses and other aspects of life, she said.

Big B, brand ambassador for traffic! Minister invites ire

Big B, brand ambassador for traffic! Minister invites ire

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Satej Patil's letter to Amitabh Bachchan asking him to be the state brand ambassador for traffic safety has drawn the ire of his fellow party legislator.

Gadkar moves court against culpable homicide charge

Gadkar moves court against culpable homicide charge

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, who was arrested for mowing down two people in Mumbai allegedly under the influence of alcohol, has moved a suburban Kurla Magistrate court challenging the applicability of the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against her.

Traumatised victims recall nightmare on Expressway

Traumatised victims recall nightmare on Expressway

Rediff.com29 May 2012

A freak accident along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway claimed 27 lives in the early hours of May 28. Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande assesses the damage.

PHOTOS: Monika More begins to write her own destiny

PHOTOS: Monika More begins to write her own destiny

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Armed with a never die attitude and a smile, Monika More made her first step into college on Monday after the horrible accident in which she lost both her arms amid a heavy and thunderous applause from her classmates at Ghatkopar's T D Mehta Junior College of Commerce.

Punjab Mail derails in Rohtak, 27 injured

Punjab Mail derails in Rohtak, 27 injured

Rediff.com6 May 2012

At least 27 passengers including seven women were injured when eight coaches of the Delhi-bound Ferozpur-Mumbai train derailed in Haryana's Rohtak district early on Sunday morning. The Punjab Mail, which was on its way to Mumbai, derailed near Sampla-Kharawar at 3.50 am, Alok Mittal, inspector general of police of the Rohtak Range, said.

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.

What makes Ram Gopal Varma angry?

What makes Ram Gopal Varma angry?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

'Anger comes from a sense of righteousness, when you believe that you are right.' 'Nothing makes me angry.'

Maqbool is the SEXIEST Indian Film Ever

Maqbool is the SEXIEST Indian Film Ever

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

In Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj did a Godfather; in that he took something that was pulpy and fast and gripping, and made out of it something timeless and grand, feels Sreehari Nair.

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

The stampede on the banks of Godavari River in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh added to India's notoriety for deaths due to such accidents, when sudden, uncontrollable crowds surge out of control.

Pune donor's heart reaches Thane hospital via green corridor

Pune donor's heart reaches Thane hospital via green corridor

Rediff.com14 May 2016

The heart, that set out its journey from Pune's Ruby Hall clinic at 1.38 am reached the operation theatre in Fortis Hospital at 3.13 am.

How Amitabh Bachchan took control of his health

How Amitabh Bachchan took control of his health

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

At the launch of a breast cancer awareness app, Amitabh Bachchan spoke about fighting Hepatitis B and putting health first.

BJP confronts Munde sisters's 'rebellion'

BJP confronts Munde sisters's 'rebellion'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

150 BJP elected local representatives in Beed resign in protest against Pritam Munde's exclusion from the Union ministry.

Liked the second episode of Satyamev Jayate 3? TELL US!

Liked the second episode of Satyamev Jayate 3? TELL US!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

To lose a loved one in a matter of seconds or hear stories of them bleeding to death on a busy road are things few people would want to ignore -- especially if your Sunday ritual now involves watching Satyamev Jayate, writes Nishi Tiwari.

Visakhapatnam HPCL fire toll rises to 25

Visakhapatnam HPCL fire toll rises to 25

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

A probe is on into the accident, though prima facie a gas leak in the sea cooling water system was attributed to the fire.

Bombay HC slams BMC over potholes

Bombay HC slams BMC over potholes

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

How many more do you (MCGM) want to eliminate (kill) before next monsoon? asks the court.

Jet Airways incident: Fliers stare at poor payout

Jet Airways incident: Fliers stare at poor payout

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

'Passengers of the Jet Airways flight will be entitled for compensation for discomfort and trauma, but it may not be Rs 2 million in this incident.'

'How can any human being be alive and not be an activist?'

'How can any human being be alive and not be an activist?'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

To be alive is to be an artist, legendary Carnatic singer T M Krishna tells the Tata LitFest in Mumbai.

Hit-and-run case: Salman tests POSITIVE for alcohol

Hit-and-run case: Salman tests POSITIVE for alcohol

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Salman Khan, who arrived in court on Wednesday in connection to the 2002 hit-and-run case, has tested positive for alcohol content in his blood at the time of accident.