News for 'skeleton'

Tobacco, alcohol, vaping harming fertility, warn experts

Tobacco, alcohol, vaping harming fertility, warn experts

Rediff.com8 Jun 2025

While smoking increases the risk of a miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, it also causes DNA damage in sperm, which can lead to miscarriage and birth defects, they say.

CLSA lowers target price for IndusInd Bank to Rs 900 but sees 34% upside

CLSA lowers target price for IndusInd Bank to Rs 900 but sees 34% upside

Rediff.com15 Mar 2025

Global brokerage CLSA has lowered its target price for IndusInd Bank from Rs 1,200 to Rs 900 while maintaining an outperform rating on the stock after the private lender disclosed a net worth hit of Rs 1,500 crore due to an accounting gap. The revised price target still implies an upside of 34 per cent from current levels.

What Does Keeladi Tell Us About Our Civilisation?

What Does Keeladi Tell Us About Our Civilisation?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

'Archaeological sites like Keeladi, having remained buried for 2,500 years, have come out and speak now.'

Dhankhar questions lack of FIR in cash case at judge's hosue

Dhankhar questions lack of FIR in cash case at judge's hosue

Rediff.com17 Apr 2025

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has questioned the lack of an FIR in the case involving the discovery of burnt cash at a Delhi High Court judge's residence, raising concerns about potential immunity from prosecution for certain individuals. He criticized the delay in investigation and the in-house probe by a three-judge panel, highlighting the importance of transparency and the rule of law in addressing such a significant incident.

Sheena Bora Trial: And the skeleton surfaces...

Sheena Bora Trial: And the skeleton surfaces...

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

Shivade then asked if the skeleton finally came out of the ground in many parts. It was difficult not to gasp aloud at that revelation. Bhagat said that was true.

The Royals Review: When Luxury Collides With Lameness

The Royals Review: When Luxury Collides With Lameness

Rediff.com9 May 2025

Be it as a source of fire, secret or endgame, everything is seen through the prism of sex and good looks in The Royals, observes Sukanya Verma.

Now, L2: Empuraan Arrives On OTT

Now, L2: Empuraan Arrives On OTT

Rediff.com25 Apr 2025

Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.

Now, Watch Jigra At Home

Now, Watch Jigra At Home

Rediff.com6 Dec 2024

From Star Wars to Santa to Alia Bhatt, OTT has a variety of entertainment to offer for all ages this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.

Auschwitz, Where 6,000 Were Murdered Daily

Auschwitz, Where 6,000 Were Murdered Daily

Rediff.com27 Jan 2025

When the Soviet army reached Auschwitz 80 years ago, on January 27, 1945, it found only about 7,000 inmates. What they saw was beyond words -- living skeletons, lice-infested human forms with just skin and bones, barely able to stand, greeted them.

SC okays 10 TN bills, slams delay, fixes timeline for governor

SC okays 10 TN bills, slams delay, fixes timeline for governor

Rediff.com8 Apr 2025

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme court fixed a timeline for Governor to act on bills passed by the state legislature as it pulled up Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for reserving 10 bills for President's consideration, saying it was against the constitutional provisions.

Navy divers detect body, spot skeletons in Meghalaya search op

Navy divers detect body, spot skeletons in Meghalaya search op

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

On skeletons being seen by the Navy team, the sources said the water inside the mines has high Sulphur content which can decompose the bodies very fast.

Noida: 15 skeletons identified

Noida: 15 skeletons identified

Rediff.com2 Jan 2007

A senior official said the digging operations in search of more body parts have been stopped and cleaning of debris is now underway.

Sheena Bora's remains found at CBI office in Delhi

Sheena Bora's remains found at CBI office in Delhi

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Weeks after it informed that parts of the purported skeleton of murder victim Sheena Bora were untraceable, the prosecution on Wednesday told the trial court in Mumbai that they were lying at the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) office in New Delhi.

At least 17 monkeys found shot dead in Chhattisgarh village

At least 17 monkeys found shot dead in Chhattisgarh village

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

The forest department has launched an investigation into the reported death of 18 to 19 monkeys in a village in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district and recovered four rotten carcasses, a senior official said.

PHOTOS: Mona Lisa's skeleton may have been found

PHOTOS: Mona Lisa's skeleton may have been found

Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

Archaeologists have inched closer to unravelling the secret behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile, as they believe to have discovered the skeleton of the model who posed for Da Vinci's masterpiece.

Skeleton found in Raja Bhaiya's house

Skeleton found in Raja Bhaiya's house

Rediff.com29 Jan 2003

It is that of one Santosh Misra, the police said.

Stung by PM's skeletons remark, BJP vows revenge

Stung by PM's skeletons remark, BJP vows revenge

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

Stung by his 'skeletons in cupboard' remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday stepped up attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G issue alleging that he was aware of the minutest of details in the matter and will have to answer Opposition charges in Parliament.

Heavy rains lash TN as cyclone 'Fengal' nears; train, flight ops hit

Heavy rains lash TN as cyclone 'Fengal' nears; train, flight ops hit

Rediff.com30 Nov 2024

Cyclone Fengal expected to make landfall near Puducherry.

Sacks containing skeletons found in Bahraich

Sacks containing skeletons found in Bahraich

Rediff.com1 Feb 2015

Scores of sacks containing human remains and viscera have been found in a room in UP

Honestly, Would You Wear These Outfits?

Honestly, Would You Wear These Outfits?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Day Two of the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week witnessed some crazy, out-of-the-box creations.

Rekhachithram Review: Alternate History Saves The Day

Rekhachithram Review: Alternate History Saves The Day

Rediff.com10 Jan 2025

Rekhachitram is the latest in an assembly line of films that use the period setting and mythic allure of the past to drive home the suspense of relatively straightforward genre stories, notes Arjun Menon.

Sambhal violence well-planned BJP conspiracy: Akhilesh

Sambhal violence well-planned BJP conspiracy: Akhilesh

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged a 'well-planned' conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, where a team of Congress MPs led by Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit on December 4 amid restrictions imposed by the district administration.

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies. Dinesh Raheja revisits a must-watch.

Rahul, Priyanka to visit Sambhal with Cong MPs

Rahul, Priyanka to visit Sambhal with Cong MPs

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, party's state unit chief Ajay Rai said.

Laila case: New methods employed to identify skeletons

Laila case: New methods employed to identify skeletons

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

Forensic experts are employing a sophisticated technique to identify six skeletons, believed to be those of starlet Laila Khan and her family, even as police are taking prime accused Parvez Tak to the farm house in Nashik district on Tuesday for reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the killings.

Kolkata's 'horror' house: Unnerving tale of skeletons and incest

Kolkata's 'horror' house: Unnerving tale of skeletons and incest

Rediff.com13 Jun 2015

Paper notes, diaries, laptops and desktop computers recovered from the 'horor' house in Kolkata where a man was found living with a skeleton and carcasses have revealed a complicated relationship between the family members.

Skeleton case: CPM MLA Sushanta Ghosh beaten up

Skeleton case: CPM MLA Sushanta Ghosh beaten up

Rediff.com6 Mar 2012

Communist Party of India Member of Legislative Assembly Sushanta Ghosh, who is facing a trial in connection with the recovery of skeletons near his ancestral house at Benachapra, was injured when a man beat him up with a shoe at a local court in Medinipur on Tuesday. The man ran towards him from a slogan shouting crowd near the court and beat up Ghosh with a shoe, when the Garbeta MLA reported to the Fourth Additional Session Judge Avijit Som to meet the bail condition.

Ghudchadhi Review: Sanju-Ravs Reunite For Old Times' Sake

Ghudchadhi Review: Sanju-Ravs Reunite For Old Times' Sake

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

If only the movie could hold its own the way Raveena Tandon does in a cream and gold Manish Malhotra lehenga, Ghudchadhi would be half the entertainer it set out to be, feels Sukanya Verma.

No foul play in skeleton recovery: Police

No foul play in skeleton recovery: Police

Rediff.com23 Jan 2007

He said the committee set up to probe the matter had submitted its report on Tuesday and has ruled out any foul play. Two pharmacists have been suspended on charges of negligence, he said.

'Never Put Anyone To Sleep During Sex'

'Never Put Anyone To Sleep During Sex'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".'

Skeleton case: Charge-sheet filed against CPI-M leader

Skeleton case: Charge-sheet filed against CPI-M leader

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

The Criminal Investigation Department on Friday filed a charge-sheet at a Midnapore court against 58 accused, including jailed former West Bengal minister Sushanta Ghosh, in the Garbeta skeleton recovery case. Besides the former minister, his ex-personal secretary Debashis Pyne has also been named in the charge-sheet, which was filed within three months of Ghosh's arrest. The probe agency prayed to the CJM court to issue arrest warrants against all the 42.

Snooping row: Beware of 'skeletons in cupboard', BJP tells Cong

Snooping row: Beware of 'skeletons in cupboard', BJP tells Cong

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday warned the Congress that it should desist from raking up the issue of the alleged snooping of a woman by Gujarat government, saying the party "would have nowhere to hide if the skeletons in its cupboards are brought in the open".

Director Ranjith, actor Siddique quit over sexual abuse charges

Director Ranjith, actor Siddique quit over sexual abuse charges

Rediff.com25 Aug 2024

Even as political pressure was building against Ranjith, actor Siddique quit as the general secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) amid voices from within his fraternity seeking his resignation.

Kakuda Review: Neither Scary Nor Funny

Kakuda Review: Neither Scary Nor Funny

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Since Kakuda is made for OTT, the film might find its audience of horror fans but it is not particularly scary, and not the least bit funny, observes Deepa Gahlot.

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.

'No guarantee' by French govt is latest skeleton in Rafale cupboard: Rahul

'No guarantee' by French govt is latest skeleton in Rafale cupboard: Rahul

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Rahul targets the Modi government on Twitter, using the hashtag "BikGayaChowkidar".

Amazon-Future battle: More skeletons tumble out of closet

Amazon-Future battle: More skeletons tumble out of closet

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Future Retail's (FRL's) independent directors have written a second letter to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), stating American e-commerce major Amazon never intended to invest in Future Coupons (FCPL) and the representations made by the US e-commerce player were completely opposite and contradictory to their own internal correspondences as submitted before courts. The directors also wrote to CCI that Amazon has obtained approval by making deliberate misrepresentations. By actively misleading the CCI and the regulator, it has to revoke the approval granted for Amazon's investment in FCPL.

Patna Shuklla Review: Raveena's Lacklustre Legal Eagle

Patna Shuklla Review: Raveena's Lacklustre Legal Eagle

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

Patna Shuklla's dull drama struggles to leave any impact, sighs Sukanya Verma.