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Baby dies due to UP hospital's 'negligence' as parents fail to pay Rs 30 bribe

Baby dies due to UP hospital's 'negligence' as parents fail to pay Rs 30 bribe

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Shivdutt, the child's father, claimed his son was not given proper treatment by the nurse who gave him a wrong injection after which he died.

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The industry has protested the police case and notice over the death, and requested Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to ensure a fair investigation to avoid hurting the industry's image.

Govt nudges LIC to tweak product strategy for better investor return

Govt nudges LIC to tweak product strategy for better investor return

Rediff.com26 Oct 2022

The government is nudging LIC to tweak its product strategy to maximise profitability in a bid to help the country's largest insurer realise its full growth potential and yield better returns for investors, an official said. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has been trading below the issue price of Rs 949 a share ever since it got listed on stock exchanges on May 17. It listed at Rs 872 apiece on NSE. On Tuesday, the scrip settled at Rs 595.50, down 0.72 per cent over the previous close.

TN traffic constable shifted out for slapping delivery man

TN traffic constable shifted out for slapping delivery man

Rediff.com5 Jun 2022

The policeman abused and slapped the food delivery person twice, and snatched his mobile phone, while also damaging the motorcycle, the video recorded by another commuter showed.

Moosewala murder: Accused gangster flees police custody; cop sacked, arrested

Moosewala murder: Accused gangster flees police custody; cop sacked, arrested

Rediff.com2 Oct 2022

Tinu escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigation Agency unit of the Mansa Police on Saturday night when he was brought on a production warrant from Goindwal Sahib jail in Tarn Taran district in another case.

MP has negligible investment return: CAG

MP has negligible investment return: CAG

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

State owned public sector undertakings have turned into white elephants for one of the most poor states.

Lakhimpur violence: Court allows SIT to add attempt to murder charge

Lakhimpur violence: Court allows SIT to add attempt to murder charge

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

The charges against Ashish Mishra should be modified, cops investigating the case have written to a judge.

Truck runs over people sleeping on road divider in Delhi, 4 killed

Truck runs over people sleeping on road divider in Delhi, 4 killed

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Several teams have been formed to trace the offending vehicle and its driver.

Russia, Ukraine crisis: India may get to export more wheat in global markets

Russia, Ukraine crisis: India may get to export more wheat in global markets

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

The Russia-Ukraine conflict would have nil or negligible impact on India's foreign trade, and the crisis may give domestic exporters an opportunity to ship more wheat in the global markets, sources said on Thursday. India's central pool stood at 24.2 million tonnes, twice more than the buffer and strategic needs, they said. More than a quarter of the world's wheat export comes from Russia and Ukraine.

Luxury property prices up 8-12% in 2022; surpasses 2015 peak level

Luxury property prices up 8-12% in 2022; surpasses 2015 peak level

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

Prices of luxury properties appreciated by 8-12 per cent during the last year across major cities and has breached the 2015 peak level, according to India Sotheby's International Realty. In its annual 'Luxury Outlook Survey 2023', India Sotheby's International Realty (ISIR) revealed that 61 per cent of High-Net-worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra High-Net-worth Individuals (UHNIs) are looking to buy luxury real estate during 2023-24. The sample size of the survey is more than 500 HNIs and UHNIs.

Opposition leaders push for caste census, anti-BJP front at DMK meet

Opposition leaders push for caste census, anti-BJP front at DMK meet

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

The conference was seen by many as a show of strength by the Opposition with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav joining in to raise their voice against oppression of backward classes.

Kerala woman doctor stabbed to death by man she was treating

Kerala woman doctor stabbed to death by man she was treating

Rediff.com10 May 2023

A 23-year-old doctor was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a taluk hospital in Kottarakkara area of Kollam district in Kerala allegedly by a man, a school teacher under suspension, who was brought there by police after being involved in a fight with his family members.

Chandigarh University shut till Sept 25 amid row over leaked video

Chandigarh University shut till Sept 25 amid row over leaked video

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The university on Monday suspended two wardens for negligence.

Failure to deploy full flaps may have caused Nepal plane crash: Report

Failure to deploy full flaps may have caused Nepal plane crash: Report

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

The aircraft that took off from Kathmandu at 10:30 am crashed into the Seti river gorge, killing all four crew members and 68 passengers. One person on board the aircraft is still missing.

7 killed as fire breaks out in shanties in Delhi

7 killed as fire breaks out in shanties in Delhi

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

Seven people, including three children, were killed in a blaze that ravaged through the shanties in northeast Delhi in the early hours of Saturday.

PIL in Calcutta high court seeks CBI probe into KK's death

PIL in Calcutta high court seeks CBI probe into KK's death

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

He also said that the police did not necessary action to prevent overcrowding at the venue.

Parliamentary panel robs etailers of immunity for fake products

Parliamentary panel robs etailers of immunity for fake products

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

The draft e-commerce rules released last year held e-commerce marketplace responsible if a seller on its platform failed to deliver the goods or services ordered by a consumer "due to negligent conduct, omission or commission of any act by such seller", causing loss to the consumer.

Russia accounts for most of India's arms imports

Russia accounts for most of India's arms imports

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

49.4 per cent of India's arms imports between 2016 and 2020 were from Russia.

DDA stops demolition drive in Mehrauli; HC orders status quo till Feb 16

DDA stops demolition drive in Mehrauli; HC orders status quo till Feb 16

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

The high court further asked the Delhi Development Authority to state its stand on a batch of petitions challenging the action and also seeking a bar on the demolition till a fresh "demarcation report" is prepared.

Male fire: Gas cylinders stored at workers' quarters, 2nd fire in garage

Male fire: Gas cylinders stored at workers' quarters, 2nd fire in garage

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

The fire broke out in the car repair garage in M Nirufehi, located near the Maaveyo Mosque, around 12:30 am.

Cong's Himachal CM hopefuls camp in Delhi after survey

Cong's Himachal CM hopefuls camp in Delhi after survey

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Congress sources said internal surveys indicate that the party is likely to get a majority in Himachal polls leading to increasing the number of contenders for the chief minister's post.

After 20 Years, Hamida Bano Sees Her Family

After 20 Years, Hamida Bano Sees Her Family

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

A woman from Mumbai who went missing 20 years ago after travelling abroad for work has been traced to Pakistan with the help of social media.

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Odisha train mishap: Railways seeks CBI probe, here's why

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

Railway officials also indicated that possible 'sabotage' and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident.

'US didn't tell Pakistan to oust me'

'US didn't tell Pakistan to oust me'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

'From what evidence has come up, General Bajwa somehow managed to tell the Americans that I was anti-American.' 'And so, it [the plan to oust me] wasn't imported from there. It was exported from here to there.'

India shining: Inflation eases, factory output rises

India shining: Inflation eases, factory output rises

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

In a double delight, retail inflation eased to a one-year low of 5.72 per cent - staying below the upper tolerance limit for two months in a row, while factory output rose sharply to 7.2 per cent on the back of healthy growth in manufacturing. The retail inflation numbers based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) will provide some room for the Reserve Bank to further moderate the quantum of hike in key interest rate or even press a pause button. The RBI has been on a rate hiking spree since May 2022 in its bid to tame inflation, having raised the repo rate by a cumulative 225 basis points (bps).

Maharashtra frames rules to prevent honour killings, lynchings

Maharashtra frames rules to prevent honour killings, lynchings

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

The Maharashtra government has framed rules to prevent honour killings, 'khap panchayat' diktats, mob lynching as well as violence, and asked the director general of police to apprise personnel across the state force of their implementation, an official said on Friday.

Crematoriums, graveyards in Morbi witness influx of dead bodies

Crematoriums, graveyards in Morbi witness influx of dead bodies

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

Sajid Piludia of Morbi's biggest graveyard for Sunni Muslims said nearly 40 members of the Muslim community lost their lives in the incident.

Adani reveals plans for NDTV: Want global news brand, invite Prannoy Roy to stay on

Adani reveals plans for NDTV: Want global news brand, invite Prannoy Roy to stay on

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

"Independence means if government has done something wrong, you say it's wrong. But at the same time, you should have courage when the government is doing the right thing every day. You have to also say that," he Gautam Adani was quoted as saying by FT.

Experts feel COVID-19 has reached endemic phase

Experts feel COVID-19 has reached endemic phase

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

According to some experts, there is not much difference in the number of seasonal flu cases and that of COVID-19, even though they stressed that surveillance for newer variants should continue in the off chance of a new lineage of coronavirus catching the country off guard.

Campaigning in UP, Chhattisgarh CM booked for flouting Covid norms

Campaigning in UP, Chhattisgarh CM booked for flouting Covid norms

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Baghel along with some supporters was in Noida for a door-to-door campaign in support of Congress' Pankhuri Pathak when the alleged violations took place.

Probe reveals Morbi bridge had rusty cables, loose bolts, broken anchor pins

Probe reveals Morbi bridge had rusty cables, loose bolts, broken anchor pins

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

Rusty cables, broken anchor pins, and loose bolts were among the lapses that were not addressed while renovating the suspension bridge in Morbi which collapsed last month into the Machchhu river killing 135 people, as per a preliminary probe by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).

Adani Crisis: What RBI, SEBI Must Do

Adani Crisis: What RBI, SEBI Must Do

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

In the context of market integrity, the IRAI and RBI should go over the minutes of the LIC and SBI board meetings when the decisions to invest in Adani equity or debt were taken, notes Jaimini Bhagwati, former World Bank treasury professional.

Maha govt draws ire for sunstroke deaths as toll rises

Maha govt draws ire for sunstroke deaths as toll rises

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

Labour union leader Shrirang Barge said the state government would have known Dharmadhikari has a massive following and that the event would have attracted several lakh people, so why were arrangements for water, shade etc, missing.

9 Indians among 10 killed in Male garage fire

9 Indians among 10 killed in Male garage fire

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

The fire broke out in M. Nirufehi area near the Maaveyo Mosque around 12:30 am, according to news portal SunOnline international.

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously. Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any further due to the rapidly changing maritime threat perceptions and growing strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region, asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

HC orders registering PIL into Delhi sewer deaths

HC orders registering PIL into Delhi sewer deaths

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

A sweeper and a security guard died on September 9 in Outer Delhi's Mundka area after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean, the police had said last week.

'People were carrying swords, pistols in Jahangirpuri'

'People were carrying swords, pistols in Jahangirpuri'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2022

'My neighbours are Muslims, but we have never faced any communal problems. We have all been living in harmony'

IPL 2023: The Rs 5,000 Crore Battle!

IPL 2023: The Rs 5,000 Crore Battle!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

This season, the nature of the advertising game has changed dramatically with TV and digital rights going to different entities.

Who Will Mine The Lithium Reserves?

Who Will Mine The Lithium Reserves?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Faced with one setback after another in expanding the scope of mining in the country, almost all the major miners of the world have wound down their operations in India.

'They suddenly opened fire'

'They suddenly opened fire'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

'I wanted to hide below my cart, but a bullet hit my leg.'