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Rahul halts Bharat Jodi Yatra due to bad weather

Rahul halts Bharat Jodi Yatra due to bad weather

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Amid incessant rains, Gandhi resumed the march from Ramban Wednesday morning but inclement weather forced its suspension. The march will now resume on Friday as tomorrow is a rest day.

Will Hrithik ace Sunny Deol's act in Gadar? VOTE!

Will Hrithik ace Sunny Deol's act in Gadar? VOTE!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

While Ayushmann Khurrana gets our nod to play Aamir Khan in Lagaan, it's time to recast the team of Gadar.

Poultry farm owner held for dumping 700 chickens

Poultry farm owner held for dumping 700 chickens

Rediff.com24 Feb 2006

A poultry farm owner was arrested Thursday night for allegedly dumping nearly 700 dead chickens in Limbodi pond near Indore, police said Friday.

Taliban attack NATO supply truck in Pak, 1 killed

Taliban attack NATO supply truck in Pak, 1 killed

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

Taliban fighters attacked a truck carrying supplies for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces in the restive Khyber tribal region of Pakistan on Monday, killing its driver, officials said.

Women dragged into fields: Truckers on rapes in Murthal during Jat stir

Women dragged into fields: Truckers on rapes in Murthal during Jat stir

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

The truckers alleged that they saw the attackers "dragging women out of vehicles, tearing their clothes and molesting them" before taking the victims towards the fields.

Hooch kills 11 in Aligarh, 3 officials suspended

Hooch kills 11 in Aligarh, 3 officials suspended

Rediff.com28 May 2021

11 people died on Friday and some more were taken ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor sold by a licensed vendor in Aligarh, a senior official said.

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

See: Why these migrants won't come back to Mumbai

Rediff.com16 May 2020

'If we don't get any bus from here, we will start walking home.' 'What else can we do?' 'We don't want to die of hunger here.'

UK: Man charged with prostitutes' murders

UK: Man charged with prostitutes' murders

Rediff.com22 Dec 2006

Twice-married Steve Wright, who was arrested on Tuesday morning from his home in the red light area of Ipswich, has been charged for killing and dumping all five women in a murder spree, which shocked Britain.

Ex-NITI Aayog employee dies in freak accident in London

Ex-NITI Aayog employee dies in freak accident in London

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

Cheistha Kochhar, 33, was a Doctoral Candidate studying behavioural research since she moved to London from Gurugram, Haryana, last year.

Indian killed in Iraq blast

Indian killed in Iraq blast

Rediff.com7 Jul 2006

A man from Kerala working as a truck driver for a Kuwait-based transportation firm has been killed in a landmine explosion in Iraq.

Why Do We Overspeed On An Expressway?

Why Do We Overspeed On An Expressway?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The toughest part is to tackle human behaviour. On the Atal Setu, says Indrajit Gupta, I chose to drive at a consistent speed of 80 kmph in the middle lane. Vehicles on the right lane were clipping along at 150 kmph, way over the maximum permissible limit of 100 kmph. On occasion, I had to slow down or dodge vehicles suddenly pulling into the middle lane from the side.

Lessons in do-it-yourself investing

Lessons in do-it-yourself investing

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

Being a do-it-yourself investor means taking full responsibility for creating a portfolio of high-performance, low-cost mutual funds that you'll be able to hold on to for the long term.

Kolkata prays for Indian hostages

Kolkata prays for Indian hostages

Rediff.com24 Jul 2004

A meeting was held at the Santkutia gurudwara, with Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists praying for the early release of the truck drivers being held captive in Iraq since early this week

UK girl's murder: Suspect 'posing as a holy man'

UK girl's murder: Suspect 'posing as a holy man'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2004

The parents of murdered British teenager Hannah Foster suspect that their daughter's killer is hiding in a temple posing as a holy man, according London's The Times newspaper.

3 Hizbul terrorists killed near Amarnath Yatra route in J-K, 1 arrested

3 Hizbul terrorists killed near Amarnath Yatra route in J-K, 1 arrested

Rediff.com6 May 2022

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding terrorists fired at the security forces.

Blockade disrupts Mumbai-Pune traffic

Blockade disrupts Mumbai-Pune traffic

Rediff.com21 Aug 2003

Traffic between Mumbai and Pune was disrupted on Thursday morning for nearly five hours when villagers from Belapur staged a blockade demanding arrest of a truck driver, who allegedly raped a six-year-old girl on Wednesday night.

5 killed in Pak shelling in J&K

5 killed in Pak shelling in J&K

Rediff.com5 Jun 2003

'Can we call the Palestinians terrorists?'

'Can we call the Palestinians terrorists?'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2004

'Five million Indians are working in Arab countries. It is because of the emotional and cultural relations we have had with the Arabs,' says Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed.

Exclusive: 'I was prepared to die'

Exclusive: 'I was prepared to die'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2004

PDS food smuggling? GPS trucks to the rescue

PDS food smuggling? GPS trucks to the rescue

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

To tighten the noose around unscrupulous transporters indulging in diverting public distribution system (PDS) food to the open market, the Delhi government has decided to install global positioning system (GPS) in vehicles ferrying ration items such as wheat and rice.

'PM or foreign minister must make a request'

'PM or foreign minister must make a request'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

Amitabh Bachchan on a request for his intervention in the Iraq hostage crisis.

Meet the man who ensured food supply during lockdown

Meet the man who ensured food supply during lockdown

Rediff.com26 May 2020

'If the mandis were not working in Delhi, or the onion market in Nashik got affected, or there were disruptions because of unloading or loading in any sector in south India, we intervened.'

'Only diplomacy will work'

'Only diplomacy will work'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2004

Hostage escapes, 11 Americans die in Iraq

Hostage escapes, 11 Americans die in Iraq

Rediff.com3 May 2004

Truck driver Thomas Hamill was among seven people abducted after an April 9 attack on their convoy west of Baghdad.

Arithmetic behind PM's 10 mn job claim is flawed!

Arithmetic behind PM's 10 mn job claim is flawed!

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

The independent institute advising the PM on jobs seems to have missed the point that the challenge is to create net additional jobs, says Mahesh Vyas.

Sweden police arrest suspect in truck attack that killed 4

Sweden police arrest suspect in truck attack that killed 4

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

The man was formally arrested "on suspicion of a terrorist crime through murder", Karin Rosander, a communications director at the Swedish prosecution authority, said early on Saturday.

Hostage crisis: A new demand now

Hostage crisis: A new demand now

Rediff.com30 Jul 2004

When will Bollywood come of age?

When will Bollywood come of age?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2004

Jalandhar: 12 children, van driver killed in accident

Jalandhar: 12 children, van driver killed in accident

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

Twelve children were among 13 killed when a brick-laden truck collided with their school van in Jalandhar district in Punjab on Monday morning. The children, students of a private school, were headed for the school when the mishap occurred near Jaheera village in Lambhra, close to Nakodar, a senior police official said.

'The migrants need help now more than before'

'The migrants need help now more than before'

Rediff.com21 May 2020

'Many are coming hungry and thirsty.' 'Some told us they were stopped from filling water at roadside village handpumps because villagers told them 'tum Carona ho'.'

Nice attacker had accomplices, planned for months

Nice attacker had accomplices, planned for months

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

The suspects are four men, two Franco-Tunisians, a Tunisian and an Albanian, and one woman of dual French-Albanian nationality, Molins said.

Cold wave grips north India; 3 killed in fog-related accidents

Cold wave grips north India; 3 killed in fog-related accidents

Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

Dense to very dense fog engulfed the Indo-Gangetic plains, including Delhi, for the second morning on the trot on Tuesday, lowering visibility to 50 metres in the city and affecting road traffic and train movement.

4 JeM terrorists killed in 3-hr-long gunbattle in J-K

4 JeM terrorists killed in 3-hr-long gunbattle in J-K

Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

Central Reserve Police Force and police personnel moved to search the vehicle and came under fire of the terrorists hiding in the truck. They retaliated resulting in an encounter.

Migrant workers leave Mumbai in taxis, auto rickshaws

Migrant workers leave Mumbai in taxis, auto rickshaws

Rediff.com11 May 2020

Union officials said with increasing possibility of further extension of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, several auto and taxi drivers are going to their native places in their black and yellow coloured auto rickshaws and taxis.

10 children dead as school bus rams into truck in Rajashtan

10 children dead as school bus rams into truck in Rajashtan

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

At least nine school students were killed and 20 injured when their bus collided with a truck in Hanumangarh district in Jaipur, Rajashthan on Tuesday morning.

How This 'Rebel' Sena MLA Escaped

How This 'Rebel' Sena MLA Escaped

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

'Had it not been for his presence of mind, he would have been in Guwahati now.'