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Uddhav, Shinde factions gird up for Dussehra rallies before polls

Uddhav, Shinde factions gird up for Dussehra rallies before polls

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Shiv Sena leader and former MP Rahul Shewale said around 2 lakh people are expected to attend the rally at Azad Maidan to hear the CM.

The problems pedestrians face in Indian cities

The problems pedestrians face in Indian cities

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

Pavements are the first casualty of street widening to accommodate cars, says Sunita Narain.

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

My 10 Least Liked Movies Of 2024

Rediff.com19 Dec 2024

Every year has its share of duds and turkeys. 2024 was no different except that even the rotten ones are too drab to have any real offence value.

6 killed after pedestrian bridge collapses in Miami

6 killed after pedestrian bridge collapses in Miami

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

At least eight cars were trapped when the 950-ton (tonne) bridge suddenly gave way.

35 killed, 43 hurt as 62-year-old man rams car into crowd in China

35 killed, 43 hurt as 62-year-old man rams car into crowd in China

Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

A 62-year-old man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre in Zhuhai, China, killing 35 and injuring 43. The attacker, identified as Fan, was quickly apprehended and is currently receiving medical treatment after attempting self-harm. Police believe Fan's actions were motivated by his dissatisfaction with the property division outcome of his divorce. The incident occurred on Monday evening but was not reported by Chinese media until Tuesday evening. The event has sparked concerns and prompted authorities to strengthen security measures and investigate the incident.

Horror@Times Square: 1 dead, 22 hurt as car mows down pedestrians

Horror@Times Square: 1 dead, 22 hurt as car mows down pedestrians

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Witnesses said the motorist had driven against traffic and onto the sidewalk, striking pedestrians.

Beatles to make Kolkata roads safe for pedestrians!

Beatles to make Kolkata roads safe for pedestrians!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2013

Beatles, the evergreen all time favourite rock band from Britain's Liverpool, has come to the help of Kolkata Traffic Police in its efforts to instill road safety awareness among the youth.

Truck plows into pedestrians in Glasgow, 6 feared dead

Truck plows into pedestrians in Glasgow, 6 feared dead

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

At least six people are feared killed and several people have been injured after a big lorry crashed into a group of pedestrians in the heart of the Scottish capital of Glasgow on Monday.

Car hits pedestrians near London museum, many injured; 1 held

Car hits pedestrians near London museum, many injured; 1 held

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Investigation was under way into the matter.

All That You Wanted to Know about Tata Curvv

All That You Wanted to Know about Tata Curvv

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

While the electric version will open for bookings starting August 12, the internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts will make their debut after September 2, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review: Stree, Lies & Videotape

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review: Stree, Lies & Videotape

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Between tons of sexual innuendo and Kapil Sharma brand of slapstick gags characterised in loud caricatures, moronic behaviour, flimsy wigs and cartoonish rhythm, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video's jarring notions of exuberance have nothing novel to offer, groans Sukanya Verma.

Pedestrian killed after being hit by Haryana CM's convoy

Pedestrian killed after being hit by Haryana CM's convoy

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

A person was killed in Karnal after he was hit by a vehicle in Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's Convoy on the National Highway 1.

PIX: India collapse on Day 4; NZ need 107 to win

PIX: India collapse on Day 4; NZ need 107 to win

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

IMAGES from Day 4 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Saturday.

18 injured after minivan crashes into pedestrians in Shanghai

18 injured after minivan crashes into pedestrians in Shanghai

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

Police, however, said the crash was not intentional and it was an accident and not an attack, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

EC serves notice for holding 'mid-street Iftar' in Mangaluru

EC serves notice for holding 'mid-street Iftar' in Mangaluru

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

In the notice issued on Sunday, the ECI has notified the main organiser of the 'Auto Rajakanmar Iftar' event, Abubakar Siddique, for violating the election model code of conduct.

PIX: Paris 2024 Olympic Games Village inaugurated

PIX: Paris 2024 Olympic Games Village inaugurated

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and locally elected representatives, as well as region president Valerie Pecresse and sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, attended the inauguration.

Special central law must to curb attacks on medical staff: IMA

Special central law must to curb attacks on medical staff: IMA

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

The association said that 25 states have laws on attacks on doctors and hospitals but these are mostly ineffective on the ground and do not serve the purpose of deterrence.

Pat, Don't Drop The Cup Into The Sabarmati!

Pat, Don't Drop The Cup Into The Sabarmati!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

The Aussies were compelled to celebrate triumph minus their traditional beer and champagne in Gujarat, one of the Indian states which prohibits the consumption of alcohol, but party they did late into the night.

28 dead as rains wreak havoc across north India

28 dead as rains wreak havoc across north India

Rediff.com11 Aug 2024

At least 28 people died in rain-related incidents Sunday as heavy downpours lashed north and northwest India, causing landslides, traffic chaos and house collapses, as well as a dam breach which inundated several villages in Haryana.

PIX: Watkins late strike fires England into Euro final

PIX: Watkins late strike fires England into Euro final

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Images from the Euro 2024 semi-final between the Netherlands and England, at Dortmund BVB Stadion, Germany, on Wednesday.

Ensuring motorable roads in Mumbai is your responsibility, HC tells BMC

Ensuring motorable roads in Mumbai is your responsibility, HC tells BMC

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

The Bombay high court on Monday said it cannot keep monitoring every road accident caused due to potholes and ultimately it is the city civic body's responsibility to ensure motorable roads and pedestrian-friendly footpaths.

Scrapped plane on truck gets stuck under bridge in Bihar

Scrapped plane on truck gets stuck under bridge in Bihar

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

'The scrapped plane, being transported from Lucknow to Assam on a truck, got stuck beneath the Piprakothi bridge in Motihari, causing a traffic jam'

The Menace Of Road Rage

The Menace Of Road Rage

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

I am happy I didn't knock anyone down, driving recklessly or trying to show off. However, in one instance of road rage (the consequence of arguing with a driver who disrespected my right to cross the road peacefully) I did find a man in a SUV taking his anger out on me by driving his vehicle over my feet, recalls Shyam G Menon.

Euro PIX: Austria down Dutch in a thriller!

Euro PIX: Austria down Dutch in a thriller!

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Austria's aggressive and hard running approach propelled them into the last-16 of the European Championship on Tuesday after a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Netherlands.

Indian man pleads guilty to attacking White House in a bid to 'seize power'

Indian man pleads guilty to attacking White House in a bid to 'seize power'

Rediff.com14 May 2024

According to the plea agreement, Sai Varshith Kandula (20), of St Louis, Missouri, crashed a rented truck into the White House perimeter, and he was attempting to gain access to the White House to seize political power.

Truck crashes into security barriers near White House

Truck crashes into security barriers near White House

Rediff.com23 May 2023

The driver of a truck which crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday has been detained by United States Secret Service officers, a spokesperson said.

Olympics: Russell takes 100m hurdles gold by a whisker

Olympics: Russell takes 100m hurdles gold by a whisker

Rediff.com11 Aug 2024

American Masai Russell won the Olympic 100 metres hurdles title in a blanket finish on Saturday.

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event.

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.

Plea in HC against govt 'obstructing' farmers' Delhi march

Plea in HC against govt 'obstructing' farmers' Delhi march

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

The Punjab and Haryana high court Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, and the states of Haryana and Punjab, on two separate petitions filed pertaining to the farmers' Delhi Chalo march.

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

The City of Bikes is like no other.

Baava is pedestrian

Baava is pedestrian

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

There's nothing new about this Telugu film.

MS Dhoni and CSK have brought out the best in me: Dube

MS Dhoni and CSK have brought out the best in me: Dube

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

Bonafide six-hitter Shivam Dube on Monday said his ability to play a wide range of strokes against spinners is "god's gift" but overcoming issues against express pace and bounce will require plenty of hard work.

Woman who planted bomb on Istanbul street killing 6 arrested

Woman who planted bomb on Istanbul street killing 6 arrested

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

In the Istanbul attack, at least 81 people were injured when an explosion rocked the busy pedestrian street.

Recipe: For The Love Of Cheese

Recipe: For The Love Of Cheese

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!

'I accept that people's...': 'Adipurush' writer apologises

'I accept that people's...': 'Adipurush' writer apologises

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

The film was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month.

J-K cop playing cricket shot at by terrorist; Lashkar outfit owns attack

J-K cop playing cricket shot at by terrorist; Lashkar outfit owns attack

Rediff.com29 Oct 2023

Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani was playing cricket with local boys at the Eidgah ground when he was shot by terrorists, the officials said.

Recipe: Shumaila's Walnut And Til Barfi

Recipe: Shumaila's Walnut And Til Barfi

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

Barfis come in hundreds of types - try a walnut and til one this season.

Monsoon rains widen cracks in Joshimath, 5 families shifted to relief camps

Monsoon rains widen cracks in Joshimath, 5 families shifted to relief camps

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Now, the recent heavy rain has sparked panic among the disaster-hit families of Joshimath.

How Indian Students Can Stay Safe Abroad

How Indian Students Can Stay Safe Abroad

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

'Be aware of your surroundings. Stay alert, stay vigilant.'