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Ahmedabad Man Arrested Over Instagram Post Murder

Ahmedabad Man Arrested Over Instagram Post Murder

Rediff.com23 Apr 2026

A young man has been arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly killing a 19-year-old and injuring another person following a dispute over an old Instagram post.

Ahmedabad Men Arrested Over Deadly Instagram Dispute

Ahmedabad Men Arrested Over Deadly Instagram Dispute

Rediff.com23 Apr 2026

Three men have been arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly killing a 19-year-old over a dispute stemming from an old Instagram post.

Bombay HC Grants Bail in BEST Bus Accident, Highlights Lack of Electric Bus Training

Bombay HC Grants Bail in BEST Bus Accident, Highlights Lack of Electric Bus Training

Rediff.com2 Apr 2026

The Bombay High Court granted bail to a BEST bus driver involved in a fatal accident, citing a lack of practical training for operating electric buses.

15,000 Crore Restored to Investors in PACL Ponzi Scheme

15,000 Crore Restored to Investors in PACL Ponzi Scheme

Rediff.com30 Mar 2026

The Enforcement Directorate has restored assets worth over 15,000 crore to a Supreme Court-appointed committee for distribution to investors defrauded in the PACL (Pearls Group) Ponzi scheme.

Businessman Gets Bail in Son's Fatal Car Accident Case

Businessman Gets Bail in Son's Fatal Car Accident Case

Rediff.com4 Mar 2026

A Mumbai court granted bail to a businessman whose minor son was involved in a fatal car accident. The court cited a lack of evidence suggesting the father knew his son had taken the car.

Supreme Court lifts Anurag Thakur's BCCI ban

Supreme Court lifts Anurag Thakur's BCCI ban

Rediff.com5 Feb 2026

In a relief to former BCCI president Anurag Thakur, the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared decks for his association with the board by modifying its January 2017 order.

Was Homi Bhabha Murdered? The Mystery Behind His Death

Was Homi Bhabha Murdered? The Mystery Behind His Death

Rediff.com23 Jan 2026

60 years ago, on January 24, 1966, Dr Homi J Bhabha, the father of India's nuclear programme, died in an air crash on Mont Blanc. The official inquiry said the plane went off course in bad weather, but coincidences, missing evidence, and later unproven claims have kept conspiracy theories alive. A fascinating excerpt from Bakhtiar Dadabhoy's book, Homi J Bhabha: A Life.

'Vijay Could Become No. 2 In Tamil Nadu'

'Vijay Could Become No. 2 In Tamil Nadu'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

'He was able to push the AIADMK to the background.'

71% Of Train Mishaps Linked To Derailment

71% Of Train Mishaps Linked To Derailment

Rediff.com7 Jul 2025

Between 2015 and 2023, around 543 train accidents occurred, resulting in 805 deaths.

Suspicion of adultery no ground for child's DNA test: HC

Suspicion of adultery no ground for child's DNA test: HC

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

Merely because a man suspects his wife of adultery does not become a ground to make their minor child undergo a DNA test to determine paternity, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has said.

Threatening, attempting suicide is ground for divorce: HC

Threatening, attempting suicide is ground for divorce: HC

Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a spouse threatening or attempting to commit suicide amounts to 'cruelty' and is a valid ground for divorce. The court upheld a family court's decision to dissolve a marriage where the husband alleged his wife threatened to send him and his family to jail by committing suicide. The court found that the husband's claim of cruelty was supported by evidence, including the wife's attempt to end her life.

Bizarre! Leaking roof halts badminton match at Malaysia Open

Bizarre! Leaking roof halts badminton match at Malaysia Open

Rediff.com7 Jan 2025

H S Prannoy's first round match against Canada's Brian Yang was suspended midway due to a leaking roof at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

Eknath Shinde unwell; will return to Mumbai today

Eknath Shinde unwell; will return to Mumbai today

Rediff.com1 Dec 2024

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who took ill at his native village in Satara district, is recovering and will return to Mumbai on Sunday evening, an associate said.

Assam demolishes houses of 3 rape accused, 2 others over encroachment

Assam demolishes houses of 3 rape accused, 2 others over encroachment

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

According to a senior official of the district administration, the occupants had built their houses on government land in Tangabari village under the Dudhnoi revenue circle limits and notices to clear those structures were served to them.

Justice R M Lodha: Law is in his DNA

Justice R M Lodha: Law is in his DNA

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Justice Lodha's attribution of guilt to the owners of teams, rather than to individuals, has laid out the law of command and responsibility, responsibility by virtue of ownership of shareholding, team membership and holding out to be the face of the team, says Indira Jaising.

Sufficient ground to proceed against Akhtar: Court on Kangana's plaint

Sufficient ground to proceed against Akhtar: Court on Kangana's plaint

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Ranaut had filed a complaint against Akhtar for alleged "extortion and criminal intimidation".

Javed Akhtar moves court against magistrate's order in Kangana case

Javed Akhtar moves court against magistrate's order in Kangana case

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has approached a sessions court in Mumbai against summons issued against him by a magistrate in a case filed by actor Kangana Ranaut, and claimed the order was passed in a hasty and inappropriate manner resulting in "grave miscarriage of justice".

Justice R M Lodha next Chief Justice of India

Justice R M Lodha next Chief Justice of India

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

Justice Lodha's name was recommended as the next CJI by Justice Sathasivam.

HC stays Jalgaon collector's order barring entry into mosque

HC stays Jalgaon collector's order barring entry into mosque

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted an interim stay for two weeks on the Jalgaon district collector's order restraining people from praying at a mosque on a complaint by an outfit which claimed the structure has the "appearance of a temple".

Hate speech case: Guj court reserves order on Kajal Hindustani's bail plea

Hate speech case: Guj court reserves order on Kajal Hindustani's bail plea

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The court of additional sessions judge R M Asodiya reserved its order on Hindustani's bail plea for April 13, additional public prosecutor Moham Gohel said.

Justice R M Lodha sworn in as 41st CJI

Justice R M Lodha sworn in as 41st CJI

Rediff.com27 Apr 2014

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was on Sunday sworn in as the 41st Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of rule of law and the administration of criminal justice system, the Supreme Court had said in a 2014 judgment while issuing a slew of guidelines to be followed in matters of investigating police encounters which have led to death or grievous injury.

Aryan Khan, 2 others denied bail in drugs seizure case

Aryan Khan, 2 others denied bail in drugs seizure case

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

A metropolitan magistrate in Mumbai on Friday denied bail to Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, and two others in a case pertaining to the alleged seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

CWG 2022: Buzz missing in Birmingham

CWG 2022: Buzz missing in Birmingham

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The smile vanishes before you can spell 'B-I-R-M-I-N-G-H-A-M'.

'Putin will not use the N-bomb'

'Putin will not use the N-bomb'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'If he were to drop even one nuclear weapon on Europe, it would start a nuclear war that would destroy everybody.'

Why can't Centre call all-party meet on 'serious issue' of freebies, asks SC

Why can't Centre call all-party meet on 'serious issue' of freebies, asks SC

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there must be a "debate" on the "serious" issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies and asked why cannot the Centre call for an all-party meeting on it.

Was CIC Mahurkar Right In His Views?

Was CIC Mahurkar Right In His Views?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

'As CIC, you have the power to comment on policy matters. 'If you have very strong beliefs and you know your rulings will be reported, you will express your beliefs.'

CJI rejects reports on rift among judges over listing system

CJI rejects reports on rift among judges over listing system

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit Thursday said media reports claiming that a Supreme Court bench has criticised the new system of listing of cases are 'not correct' and all judges of the apex court are on the same page.

Can't micro-manage BCCI functioning: Apex court

Can't micro-manage BCCI functioning: Apex court

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

The Solicitor General said, "Leadership develops at the grassroots level and it remains in the state association. By the time, his time comes for being elevated to the BCCI; he has to go for a mandatory three-year cooling-off period. One cannot become a member of the BCCI if he is not an active member of the state association".

Drugs case has become like Sherlock Holmes novel: NCB to court

Drugs case has become like Sherlock Holmes novel: NCB to court

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

The NCB has so far arrested 16 people, including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, 23, in the drug seizure case.

Kalki and Rajaji: A Connection From Previous Lives

Kalki and Rajaji: A Connection From Previous Lives

Rediff.com25 Dec 2022

Fifty years ago today, December 25, 1972, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, one of the titans of India's freedom struggle, passed into the ages. Kalki Krishnamurthy, who penned the Tamil classic Ponniyin Selvan among numerous other novels, describes his first glimpse of the man who would become an august national leader and his cherished role model.

COVID-19 claims 1971 War Hero

COVID-19 claims 1971 War Hero

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

Ajai Shukla salutes the memory of Lieutenant General R M Vohra, Mahavir Chakra, who passes into the ages on Sunday.

'BCCI should become player centric'

'BCCI should become player centric'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

'There should be total transparency in the system.'

Param Bir damaged cops' image, says CID, seeks NBW against ex-Mumbai CP

Param Bir damaged cops' image, says CID, seeks NBW against ex-Mumbai CP

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday remanded two police officers in the custody of the Maharashtra criminal investigation department in a case of alleged extortion in which former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh is one of the accused.

Elgar Parishad accused Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail after 3 years

Elgar Parishad accused Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail after 3 years

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

The HC had in its order last week said Bharadwaj was entitled to bail and its denial would be in breach of her fundamental right to life and personal liberty, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Why was Aryan Khan's bail plea rejected

Why was Aryan Khan's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

In the 15-page order, the details of which were made available on Saturday, the ACMM said 'this court ceases its jurisdiction to entertain the applications for bail' considering section 36A and the fact that all three were held for one crime under various provisions of the NDPS Act for which the prescribed punishment was more than three years.

Aryan Khan was invited to cruise only to add glamour: Lawyer

Aryan Khan was invited to cruise only to add glamour: Lawyer

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Opposing the NCB's remand extension plea, Aryan Khan's lawyer Satish Maneshinde said his client was not connected with any of the other accused.

Aryan Khan, 7 others get 14-day judicial custody, bail hearing tomorrow

Aryan Khan, 7 others get 14-day judicial custody, bail hearing tomorrow

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Custody cannot be granted on vague grounds, noted a magistrate court on Thursday while rejecting the NCB's plea seeking further remand of Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and seven others arrested in a case pertaining to alleged seizure of banned drugs aboard a cruise ship here.

Thalaivii review

Thalaivii review

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Sasikala hints at efforts to regain control of AIADMK

Sasikala hints at efforts to regain control of AIADMK

Rediff.com30 May 2021

In an audio clip of an phone conversation between Sasikala and one of the party cadres, which has gone viral on social media, the leader is heard confirming her plans of her return in the politics.