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The Parrot Whisperer From Pune!

The Parrot Whisperer From Pune!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

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Porsche crash: Teen's parents named in 900-page chargesheet

Porsche crash: Teen's parents named in 900-page chargesheet

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

The 900-page chargesheet, submitted on Thursday in a sessions court, has excluded the 17-year-old boy, whose case is being handled separately by the Juvenile Justice Board.

'Adani Wasn't There At Meeting'

'Adani Wasn't There At Meeting'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2024

'That was my mistake.' 'Gautam Adani was not involved in forming the Maharashtra government.' 'Adani was not there in the meeting.' 'The meeting was at his guest house and we were sitting in his guest house.'

Why Chhaava Has Become Controversial

Why Chhaava Has Become Controversial

Rediff.com27 Jan 2025

Loud music, bombastic action scenes, over-the-top dialogues that don't have any ring of truth to it followed by scenes of blood-oozing bodies floating in a river definitely don't make for a magnum opus!' exclaims Prasanna D Zore after watching the Chhaava trailer.

Juvenile board members under scanner over bail to Porsche teen

Juvenile board members under scanner over bail to Porsche teen

Rediff.com29 May 2024

The JJB granted bail to the teenager hours after the incident. It also asked him to write a 300-word essay on road accidents, an order that drew an onslaught of criticism.

Insult to Marathi people won't be tolerated, warns Maha govt

Insult to Marathi people won't be tolerated, warns Maha govt

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

An alleged attack on a Marathi-speaking family by a government employee in Thane district sparked outrage in the Maharashtra Assembly, where the BJP-led government assured justice and condemned the incident. Opposition parties demanded immediate action against the accused, Akhilesh Shukla, and his wife, who have been arrested. The incident has raised concerns about discrimination against Marathi people and fueled tensions in the state.

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... won the first prize and Mansi Maheshwari's animation film Bunnyhood won the third prize in the La Cinef competition in Cannes.

Soldier held for 'Drishyam' style murder of girlfriend

Soldier held for 'Drishyam' style murder of girlfriend

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

An Army jawan has been arrested by Nagpur Police for allegedly killing his girlfriend and covering her body with cement after burying her, a chilling crime that mirrors a plot from the film Drishyam, an official said on Tuesday.

She hadn't done...: Puja Khedkar's father defends her

She hadn't done...: Puja Khedkar's father defends her

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

About the 34-year-old officer's alleged misuse of power, including the use of a private luxury car with a VIP number plate and red-blue beacon, during her tenure at the Pune collector's office, Dilip said she had taken permission for everything.

'If Pawar Saheb Tells Me To Jump In A Well...'

'If Pawar Saheb Tells Me To Jump In A Well...'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2024

'The reason I am not anxious about the opponent facing me in the front (Ajit Pawar) is because of who is standing behind me like a rock (Sharad Pawar).'

Maha women can lodge harassment complaints online: Ajit Pawar

Maha women can lodge harassment complaints online: Ajit Pawar

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

The deputy chief minister called for the "strictest of strict" action against perpetrators of such crimes.

Blood samples of Porsche teen's two friends also swapped at hospital

Blood samples of Porsche teen's two friends also swapped at hospital

Rediff.com10 Aug 2024

The sessions court is hearing the bail applications of six accused in the case, namely, the minor's parents Vishal Agarwal and Shivani Agarwal; Sassoon hospital's Dr Ajay Taware and Dr Shreehari Halnor, and alleged middlemen Ashpak Makandar and Amar Gaikwad.

2024 Belongs To Payal Kapadia!

2024 Belongs To Payal Kapadia!

Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to The New York Times, Time and it is the number one film recommended by Barack Obama. The future certainly belongs to Payal Kapadia, asserts Aseem Chhabra.

How FarmDidi Is Changing Lives

How FarmDidi Is Changing Lives

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.

2 test positive for coronavirus in Pune

2 test positive for coronavirus in Pune

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

The two, who had returned from Dubai recently, became first cases from Maharashtra to test positive for the virus.

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

At just 12 and a half years old, Manjari won gold in diving at the 1968 national championship in Kanpur, competing against older athletes.

Will Poll Gamechanger Laadki Bahin Continue?

Will Poll Gamechanger Laadki Bahin Continue?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

'I wonder if they will keep it up after the elections.' 'I fear they'll start questioning eligibility -- income, age, bank accounts -- and eventually stop the scheme altogether.'

Drunk teen driving Porsche kills 2, gets bail, asked to write essay

Drunk teen driving Porsche kills 2, gets bail, asked to write essay

Rediff.com21 May 2024

Pune Police on Monday said they will seek a higher court's permission to try as an adult a 17-year-old boy whose car allegedly knocked down and killed two persons in Kalyani Nagar area in Pune.

I urge wrestlers to play in Nationals organised by ad-hoc committee, not by WFI: Sakshi

I urge wrestlers to play in Nationals organised by ad-hoc committee, not by WFI: Sakshi

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday advised the country's wrestlers to participate in the Nationals conducted by the ad-hoc committee in Jaipur and not in the event organised by the suspended national federation.

JNU gets its first woman Vice Chancellor in Santishree Pandit

JNU gets its first woman Vice Chancellor in Santishree Pandit

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The 59-year-old Pandit is also an alumna of JNU where she pursued her MPhil as well as PhD in International Relations.

Kerala woman on video call with family injured in Hamas missile strike

Kerala woman on video call with family injured in Hamas missile strike

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

Sheeja Anand, a native of Payyavoor in Kannur district of Kerala, was injured in the missile strikes on Ashkelon, a coastal city in the southern part of Israel on Saturday, while she was on a video call with her husband, her family said.

Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

The unlikely and newly-discovered star on the Jharkhand campaign trail is a 39-year-old feisty army brat, who is married to the state's chief minister. Wearing only saris, always sporting sindhoor, a tikka and bangles, Jharkhand political rallies haven't seen anyone like Kalpana Murmu Soren before! She brings both lively energy and style to the podiums/stages she graces, arriving like a breath of fresh air to make fiery speeches that ignite the crowd.

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the Portuguese. They decided that cutting Daman's communication lines would have to be their top priority before attacking Silvassa. A fascinating excerpt from Neelesh Kulkarni's new book, Uprising-The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Women fill streets across Bengal in midnight stir against doctor's murder

Women fill streets across Bengal in midnight stir against doctor's murder

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Responding to the 'Women, Reclaim the Night' call given on social media by commoners, college students, home-makers and employees of offices will congregate in key thoroughfares in small towns and big cities, including in various parts of Kolkata.

Porsche teen walks out of observation home after HC order

Porsche teen walks out of observation home after HC order

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

The teen, who the police claim was drunk and driving the luxury car when it hit a two-wheeler in the early hours of May 19 killing two techies, was lodged at an observation home in Maharashtra's Pune city.

EC directs X to take down BJP's clip on Muslim quota

EC directs X to take down BJP's clip on Muslim quota

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Election Commission on Tuesday directed social media platform 'X' to 'immediately' take down an animated video shared by the Karnataka unit of the BJP related to the row over reservation for the Muslim community.

Woman's death: Maha minister resigns, BJP wants him booked

Woman's death: Maha minister resigns, BJP wants him booked

Rediff.com28 Feb 2021

Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod, facing flak from the opposition BJP after being linked to a woman's death, on Sunday resigned from the state cabinet.

Ambanis Own 10% of India's Wealth

Ambanis Own 10% of India's Wealth

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

The Adani family, led by Chairman Gautam Adani, is the most valued first-generation family business at Rs 15.44 trillion.

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.

Juvenile Porsche driver's father, 2 pub staffers sent to police custody

Juvenile Porsche driver's father, 2 pub staffers sent to police custody

Rediff.com23 May 2024

The teenage boy's father, a real estate developer, and employees of Black Club pub Nitesh Shevani and Jayesh Gavkar, were produced before additional sessions judge S P Ponkshe.

Why is Modi nervous even in BJP bastions: Cong

Why is Modi nervous even in BJP bastions: Cong

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that its candidates in both Surat and Indore were threatened, intimidated and bulldozed into withdrawing their nominations, and asked why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'so nervous' and 'afraid' even in traditional Bharatiya Janata Party bastions.

'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best moments.' 'There are some things which we will never forget. That is when the best of a person comes out.'

10 BJP men held for attack on scribe Wagle; Editors Guild condmens incident

10 BJP men held for attack on scribe Wagle; Editors Guild condmens incident

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

Television visuals showed BJP workers mobbing the car at Khandoji Baba Chowk and vandalising it, resulting in the vehicle's windscreen and side panes getting damaged.

Munjya Review: Watch Out For Abhay Verma!

Munjya Review: Watch Out For Abhay Verma!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2024

Despite its horror movie momentum, what draws us to Aditya Sarpotdar's narrative is Bittu's homely universe and sweet struggle to confess his feelings to Bela, not Munjya's malevolent antics.

Hurrah For These Women Achievers!

Hurrah For These Women Achievers!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.

Monsoon advances in India; normal life hit as heavy rains lash Guj, Raj

Monsoon advances in India; normal life hit as heavy rains lash Guj, Raj

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Several deaths were reported across the country due to rain-related incidents like lightning strikes and drowning.

Inspiring! These Women Followed Their Dreams!

Inspiring! These Women Followed Their Dreams!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

As we celebrate women achievers who are excelling in their careers, here are incredible tales of hard work and perseverance to inspire you this week.

Six killed in Pune building collapse

Six killed in Pune building collapse

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

Six persons were killed and about five others are still feared trapped under the debris of a four-storey residential building that caved in at Sahakar Nagar area in Pune on Monday, police said.

SC allows woman to abort 24-week foetus without skull

SC allows woman to abort 24-week foetus without skull

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

The doctors said in their report that there was a "complete absence of brain and skull" of the foetus and survival rate was minimal.

Bishnoi, Goldie Brar gangs planned to use minors to kill Salman Khan: Police

Bishnoi, Goldie Brar gangs planned to use minors to kill Salman Khan: Police

Rediff.com3 Jun 2024

The Navi Mumbai police uncovered a plot to kill the actor during their investigation disclosing a video call conversation between Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Ajay Kashyap and another accused.