News for 'poisoning'

Cong dares BJP allies to oppose Centre over farm bills

Cong dares BJP allies to oppose Centre over farm bills

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

'Those who are part of the NDA, like the JDU and LJP in Bihar, should also think. Polls are approaching in Bihar, people will seek answers from them'

Why Should Crude Oil Prices Go Up?

Why Should Crude Oil Prices Go Up?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

If international crude oil prices zoom past the current level of about $90 per barrel and move towards $100 and beyond, middle-class consumers are not going to keep quiet about their discomfort, points out Arun Balakrishnan, former chairman and managing director, Hindustan Petroleum.

Chelsea owner considering sale of London club

Chelsea owner considering sale of London club

Rediff.com26 Aug 2018

Sources deny reports that the football club's Russian billionaire owner is selling the club

Sunanda case: Viscera samples to be sent to US or Britain

Sunanda case: Viscera samples to be sent to US or Britain

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

The Delhi Police, which has registered a case of murder in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, will send her viscera samples to a laboratory either in Britain or the US to identify the poison including whether it could be radioactive isotopes that cannot be detected in Indian labs.

At last, Akhilesh Yadav has become his own man

At last, Akhilesh Yadav has become his own man

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

Whether he succeeds in becoming chief minister again or not, Akhilesh is finally out of the shadow cast by his family, but without losing a sense of balance.

Suspicion cannot take the place of proof: SC

Suspicion cannot take the place of proof: SC

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

The apex court said the post mortem report reveals that the cause of death was electric shock and there is no conclusive evidence that the death was homicidal.

Sunanda case: Delhi cops may grill Tharoor again after FBI report analysis

Sunanda case: Delhi cops may grill Tharoor again after FBI report analysis

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

The details of the FBI report that has virtually ruled out 'polonium poisoning' as the cause of Sunanda Pushkar's death cannot be made public before its submission in court, Delhi Delhi Police said on Thursday.

The Men Who Made A Difference on OTT

The Men Who Made A Difference on OTT

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Joginder Tuteja introduces us to the men who have made an impression in the OTT universe.

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in the world. We must make the best of what we have and not be excessively unhappy looking at the grass on the other side of the septic tank which may not be greener after all!, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

Heatwave claims over 17,000 lives in 50 yrs in India

Heatwave claims over 17,000 lives in 50 yrs in India

Rediff.com4 Jul 2021

A study shows that the country has experienced 706 heatwave incidents from 1971-2019.

When Lata Mangeshkar almost lost her voice

When Lata Mangeshkar almost lost her voice

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

'Many thought it was the end for me,' Lataji told Subhash K Jha. 'I just couldn't sing!'

'Go to Pak': UP cop filmed telling Muslim protesters

'Go to Pak': UP cop filmed telling Muslim protesters

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

In the 1.43 minute-long video, Meerut SP Akhilesh Narayan Singh can be seen talking to three men in a narrow lane. Singh claimed that he had made the statement to a group of people who were raising slogans in support of Pakistan.

Why Tibetans are joining the PLA

Why Tibetans are joining the PLA

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

'Tibetans don't have jobs, and the military provides a job offer.' 'But the issue is whether China really trusts Tibetans.'

UP police books Twitter, scribes over Ghaziabad incident video

UP police books Twitter, scribes over Ghaziabad incident video

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Police in Ghaziabad have booked Twitter, a news portal and six people for circulating a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

'The chief minister has said on the floor of the House that he knows everything (about the criminal-politician mafia).' 'If you know about this nexus, why aren't you acting against them?' 'Ask him why is he so helpless.'

Cloth used by Sushant to hang himself to be tested

Cloth used by Sushant to hang himself to be tested

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

Investigators will subject the cloth allegedly used by Sushant Singh Rajput to hang himself to 'tensile strength' analysis to determine whether it can bear the weight similar to that of the actor, as part of probe into his death.

India: We will produce some nectar, but we will also produce some poison

India: We will produce some nectar, but we will also produce some poison

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

'India is a part of me. Whatever I love or criticise about India is what I love and criticise about myself,' says novelist Vikram Chandra.

The Tattoo Murders review

The Tattoo Murders review

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

The Tattoo Murders doesn't make for relaxed viewing but you can give it a dekko if you dig the genre, says Joginder Tuteja.

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Pellissery's women continue to express the beauty in our common humanity. And often, these women go so far into expressing our hopes, desires, absurdities and follies that they end up acting at variance with the ethical prescriptions of our age. And this, I believe, is precisely why they remain "invisible" to a whole bunch of viewers, says Sreehari Nair.

Stomach bug hits host of athletes at World Athletics C'ships

Stomach bug hits host of athletes at World Athletics C'ships

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

According to IAAF medics I am apparently suffering from food poisoning which has affected several other athletes in the athletes' hotel, Botswana's Isaac Makwala wrote on his Facebook page.

Diplomatic chill as North hosts South Korea in World Cup qualifier

Diplomatic chill as North hosts South Korea in World Cup qualifier

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

The football teams will be competing amid a tense political backdrop with international negotiations stalled over North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

Sunanda case: Homicide not mentioned in AIIMS medical report

Sunanda case: Homicide not mentioned in AIIMS medical report

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

The head of the AIIMS medical board based on whose report a murder case was registered into Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, on Wednesday said the panel did not mention "homicide" in its findings and it found "poisoning" as the cause of her death.

'Heart attack to Sidharth?'

'Heart attack to Sidharth?'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

'At times, Bigg Boss would bar him from participating in some heavy tasks owing to his poor health.'

Beijing 'Airpocalypse': Before and After

Beijing 'Airpocalypse': Before and After

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

Rediff.com tries to give its readers an insight on the magnitude of the smog in the Chinese capital.

'If you sow the seed of poison you reap hate'

'If you sow the seed of poison you reap hate'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2008

'The fragmented polity of the country provides space that further divides society and fragments it. It is beneficial to those who are looking for opportunities to get votes.' BJP ideologue Tarun Vijay reacts to Raj Thackeray's assault on north Indians in Maharashtra.

Sunanda Pushkar death: Medical board's advice on FBI report reaches police

Sunanda Pushkar death: Medical board's advice on FBI report reaches police

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

"Have been told that medical board's advice in late Sunanda's case has been received," Delhi police Commissioner BS Bassi said in a tweet.

Sushant's father calls Rhea a 'murderer'

Sushant's father calls Rhea a 'murderer'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput's father K K Singh alleged that Rhea Chakraborty is the "murderer" of his son and demanded her arrest.

4 simple ways you can detox at home

4 simple ways you can detox at home

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

Start the day with a glass of warm water, lemon, and a teaspoon of honey.

The ancient Indian myth that could save our oceans

The ancient Indian myth that could save our oceans

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Today humanity is churning the ocean with a thoughtless vengeance -- with toxic wastes, plastics and hazardous substances being dumped into our once pristine seas. And there is no benign Lord Shiva to rescue us from our collective greed, says Shyam Saran.

Ahead of Bihar polls, did Nitish refer to Lalu as a snake?

Ahead of Bihar polls, did Nitish refer to Lalu as a snake?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Kumar's comments quoting 16th century poet Rahim were seen as a veiled attack on Lalu.

'They know they have lost, so such desperate tactics'

'They know they have lost, so such desperate tactics'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

'Please do not threaten us with street violence.' 'Do you have some humanity left in you?'

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

The tumultuous Winter session of Parliament ended on Wednesday a day before schedule with proceedings in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha marred by repeated disruptions by the opposition over which the government and the Congress traded charges and the presiding officers expressed their anguish at the conduct of some MPs.

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections, and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made history, notes Ramesh Menon.

11-yr-old ends life after being punished by teacher in school

11-yr-old ends life after being punished by teacher in school

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Police said the teacher has been arrested under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.

'What I'm on social media is what I'm in life'

'What I'm on social media is what I'm in life'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

'My mom, dad, sister and husband often yell at me to get off the phone. but I say, let me check this picture for the last time...'

Manhole mishap: 4 labourers die inside sewerage in Hyderabad suburbs

Manhole mishap: 4 labourers die inside sewerage in Hyderabad suburbs

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

An employee of 108 Ambulance service, who tried to rescue them fell ill after inhaling the poisonous gas, said R Kalinga Rao, Madhapur Police Inspector.

Tennis: Thiem ousts Federer in semis; Halep vs Bertens in final

Tennis: Thiem ousts Federer in semis; Halep vs Bertens in final

Rediff.com11 May 2019

The fifth-seeded Austrian, who saved two match points, will face Novak Djokovic on Saturday after the world number one's opponent Marin Cilic withdrew with food poisoning.

Sunanda's death may have been caused by 'dangerous chemical', says FBI

Sunanda's death may have been caused by 'dangerous chemical', says FBI

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

The case of the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, reached a new stage with the FBI endorsing the AIIMS report of poisoning.

'Farm laws could have become a huge election issue'

'Farm laws could have become a huge election issue'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

'Had these three farm laws existed it would have become a huge election issue.'