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6.4 magnitude quake strikes Assam, 10 more follow

6.4 magnitude quake strikes Assam, 10 more follow

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

The epicenter of the quake was Sonitpur and the quake occurred at 7.51 am at a depth of 17 kilometres, it said.

Police find tennis star Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash

Police find tennis star Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

Venus Williams, the world's former top-ranked tennis player, was the driver at fault in a two-car crash in Florida on June 9 that killed a passenger in the other vehicle, according to the initial police report on the incident released on Thursday.

Shramshakti Express engine derails, passengers safe

Shramshakti Express engine derails, passengers safe

Rediff.com18 Aug 2012

The engine of the Shramshakti Express derailed on Saturday morning in a yard near Kanpur station, disrupting train traffic on the Jhansi-Banda route.

London airspace's closure leads to massive flight disruptions

London airspace's closure leads to massive flight disruptions

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

London's airspace, one of the world's busiest travel routes, was temporarily closed on Friday due to a computer failure, causing severe disruptions in domestic and international flight operations.

JNU students clash with police en route Rashtrapati Bhavan

JNU students clash with police en route Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

The students are demanding the removal of vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar from his post.

Jat stir: Fresh violence breaks out in Haryana, death toll 19

Jat stir: Fresh violence breaks out in Haryana, death toll 19

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

The Centre directed security forces to use force to clear blockades.

PIA flight to Medina flew with 7 people standing on aisle!

PIA flight to Medina flew with 7 people standing on aisle!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

As many as seven passengers aboard the Boeing 777 Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-743 (Karachi-Madina) on January 20 were forced to stand throughout the over three-hour flight after the airline boarded excess passengers, Dawn newspaper reported.

Semblence of peace in Kashmir; Valley remains curfew-free

Semblence of peace in Kashmir; Valley remains curfew-free

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

No area in Kashmir was under curfew on Tuesday, but restrictions on the assembly of people are in place in many parts of the Valley as a precautionary measure, a police official said in Srinagar.

Curfew lifted in entire Kashmir except few areas

Curfew lifted in entire Kashmir except few areas

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

The authorities had on Tuesday lifted curfew across Kashmir except from six police station areas of the city.

Narrow escape for 154 passengers on board IndiGo flight

Narrow escape for 154 passengers on board IndiGo flight

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

154 people on board an IndiGo aircraft had a narrow escape on Wednesday following a problem in its landing gear that caused thick smoke to emanate after touching down at the airport in New Delhi, leaving some passengers with minor injuries during evacuation.

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal released on bail

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal released on bail

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

Pakistan Test batsman Umar Akmal was released from jail after spending an entire day in lock-up for allegedly thrashing a traffic warden and tearing his uniform after being stopped for violating a signal in Lahore.

Mumbai bridge collapse exposes its poor infrastructure

Mumbai bridge collapse exposes its poor infrastructure

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Tuesday's bridge collapse once again puts the spotlight on the city's urban infrastructure and a dire need for its development.

Kerala's crime against women. How will Kerala government answer these numbers

Kerala's crime against women. How will Kerala government answer these numbers

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Rediff Labs analysed Kerala state's number of crime against women under different crime heads such as rape, kidnapping, assault to outrage her modesty, dowry deaths, immoral traffic for the last 10 years.

Sacked cop sent to jail for demanding bribe, hitting woman

Sacked cop sent to jail for demanding bribe, hitting woman

Rediff.com12 May 2015

A court in New Delhi on Tuesday remanded to 14 days in judicial custody a sacked head constable of Delhi Police, who had allegedly hit a woman with a brick after she refused to give him a bribe.

'The man lowered his gun and fired at my car...it was very scary'

'The man lowered his gun and fired at my car...it was very scary'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Moments after escaping a shocking road rage incident in the city, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said that road rage could happen anywhere in the world but taking out a gun and firing on someone was not the way to settle things.

Unprecedented stir by Delhi cops ends after assurances

Unprecedented stir by Delhi cops ends after assurances

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

The protests were triggered by the two attacks on their colleagues.

Lokpal stir: Police asked to crackdown hooligans

Lokpal stir: Police asked to crackdown hooligans

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

The Delhi police has been asked to crackdown on hooligans who indulged in violence during the anti-corruption campaign led by Anna Hazare even as two persons were arrested for beating policemen on duty in the wee hours of Friday.

Unnao rape victim dies day after being set afire

Unnao rape victim dies day after being set afire

Rediff.com7 Dec 2019

The rape survivor suffered 90 per cent burns after five men, including two of the rape accused, allegedly set her on fire while she was on her way to court, police said.

Two Indians among 62 dead in plane crash in southern Russia

Two Indians among 62 dead in plane crash in southern Russia

Rediff.com19 Mar 2016

High winds and low visibility caused pilots to abort a first attempt at landing.

Phagwara clash: 4 injured; mobile internet services shut in 4 districts

Phagwara clash: 4 injured; mobile internet services shut in 4 districts

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

The groups clashed over the installation of a board and renaming of a chowk (intersection) in Phagwara, police said.

Now, Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad in verbal spat with cops

Now, Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad in verbal spat with cops

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

Videos of the alleged heated argument between Gaikwad, his supporters and police personnel at Latur in Marathwada region, have gone viral on social media.

Brutish Srinagar cops thrash journo unnecessarily

Brutish Srinagar cops thrash journo unnecessarily

Rediff.com11 Sep 2011

David Devadas, journalist, and author of In Search of a Future, the Story of Kashmir, was beaten by the police in Srinagar on last Monday. Devadas says that he is worried about his life after the incident.

Una protest: 3 more Dalits attempt suicide

Una protest: 3 more Dalits attempt suicide

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

So far, more than 20 youths have attempted suicide during the ongoing protest.

More than 200 UP villages inundated due to floods

More than 200 UP villages inundated due to floods

Rediff.com20 Sep 2010

More than 200 villages have been inundated in Bareilly and Moradabad divisions due to floods even as seven trains have been cancelled in the region.

Violence, arson marks Maratha quota bandh in Maharashtra

Violence, arson marks Maratha quota bandh in Maharashtra

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Marathas, a politically influential community that constitutes around 30 per cent of the state's population, have been demanding 16 per cent reservation in government jobs and education.

Holy book row: Two 'accused' brothers released

Holy book row: Two 'accused' brothers released

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

Two brothers arrested in connection with a recent incident of sacrilege in Faridkot were released on Monday, with police now saying there was not enough evidence against them.

Many injured in violent clash between Jamia students, cops

Many injured in violent clash between Jamia students, cops

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

The protesting students clashed with cops after were they stopped at the varsity gate and prevented from carrying out their march.

Caught on Camera: Murder in public glare

Caught on Camera: Murder in public glare

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

A youth was fatally beaten up in a drunken brawl by his four friends in full public glare in Coimbatore city -- an act which was recorded in a close-circuit camera leading to the arrest of the culprits.

Caught on Camera: Murder in public glare

Caught on Camera: Murder in public glare

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

A youth was fatally beaten up in a drunken brawl by his four friends in full public glare in Coimbatore city -- an act which was recorded in a close-circuit camera leading to the arrest of the culprits.

Foreign envoys in Kashmir to study situation on ground

Foreign envoys in Kashmir to study situation on ground

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

A group of envoys including those from several Europe Union countries and a few Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states began a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to take a first-hand account of the situation in newly-carved union territory, especially after the recently-concluded local body elections.

10 Films You Must Watch

10 Films You Must Watch

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.

52 injured after Mahakaushal Express derails, railways order probe

52 injured after Mahakaushal Express derails, railways order probe

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

8 bogies of Mahakaushal Express derail in UP, 52 injured.

SC fumes over agitationists 'browbeating' govts

SC fumes over agitationists 'browbeating' govts

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

The Supreme Court took strong exception to growing incidents of protestors and agitationists using "strong-arm tactics to browbeat governments" by blocking rail and road traffic.

Techie killed avoiding pothole; husband booked for 'negligent driving'

Techie killed avoiding pothole; husband booked for 'negligent driving'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

In an unusual incident, a man has been booked by traffic police for "negligent driving" following the death of his wife in a road mishap while he was trying to negotiate a pothole riding his two wheeler.

Exposed: The decay in the UP police

Exposed: The decay in the UP police

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

The incident involving an assault on a lady police officer by her own constables, caught red-handed extorting money on a highway in Uttar Pradesh's Barielly district, late Thursday night has exposed the decay in the deplorable decay in policing in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh.

Flight carrying Swaraj goes incommunicado for 14 minutes

Flight carrying Swaraj goes incommunicado for 14 minutes

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

Contact could not be established with the Indian Air Force flight IFC 31 after it left Male ATC for Mauritius airspace on Saturday, the Airports Authority of India said in a statement.

J&K: Curfew imposed in Samba after clash between police and locals

J&K: Curfew imposed in Samba after clash between police and locals

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Army staged a flag march after 14 people, including 10 police personnel, were injured as locals protesting an alleged sacrilegious act in Samba district pelted stones on police and indulged in arson late Thursday night.

'Kashmir is a war which nobody is winning'

'Kashmir is a war which nobody is winning'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

'We know how to kill a terrorist, but we do not know how to stop an innocent boy getting radicalised.'

Farmer leaders observe fast as stir regains momentum

Farmer leaders observe fast as stir regains momentum

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

Wearing garlands, the farmer leaders, who had called for observing 'Sadbhavana Diwas' (Harmony Day) on Saturday after the immense outrage over violence by protesters during their Republic Day tractor rally, sat on the dais during the fast, as crowds of supporters swelled, especially in Gazipur where the Bharatiya Kisan Union is leading the protest.

Soccer: Antonio sets record as West Ham thrash Leicester

Soccer: Antonio sets record as West Ham thrash Leicester

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Having headed into the match tied on 47 league goals with West Ham's former stalwart Paolo Di Canio, Antonio was delighted to have surpassed the Italian as he celebrated by lifting a cardboard cut-out of himself at the side of the pitch.