Aamir Khan, PTI

Stories by Aamir Khan, PTI

Army gets its first indigenously-made Rudra attack chopper

Army gets its first indigenously-made Rudra attack chopper

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2013

The first indigenously-developed weaponised helicopter 'Rudra' was on Friday handed over to the army which has successfully raised an attack chopper fleet on its own.

LJP favours early election in Jharkhand

LJP favours early election in Jharkhand

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2013

Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that the President's rule in Jharkhand was a temporary solution and elections were the only way out if no party or combination was able to form a government soon.

India rejects OIC suggestion to allow mission to J-K

India rejects OIC suggestion to allow mission to J-K

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2013

Strongly rejecting Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's suggestion of allowing an OIC fact-finding mission to Jammu and Kashmir to assess rights situation there, India on Friday said the grouping has no 'locus standi' on such matters and termed suggestions to this effect by Pakistan foreign minister as 'propagandist'.

Vasundhara Raje takes over as BJP president in Rajasthan

Vasundhara Raje takes over as BJP president in Rajasthan

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2013

Seeking to project a united face, newly appointed state Bharatiya Janata Party president Vasundhara Raje on Friday said her priority would be going forward while keeping all the party's stakeholders together.

Gang rape: Defence wants male friend's interview on record

Gang rape: Defence wants male friend's interview on record

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

The male friend of a girl who was gang-raped on a moving bus could not be cross examined on Thursday in the fast-track court by the lawyers of the five accused in the murder case as the defence wanted his interview to a news channel to be brought on record as crucial evidence.

Judicial custody of Namdhari, others extended till Feb 15

Judicial custody of Namdhari, others extended till Feb 15

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

The judicial custody of sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief S S Namdhari and nine others, arrested for their alleged role in the murder of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother, was extended on Thursday till February 15 by a Delhi court.

Mumbai: 6-month-old baby sexually assaulted

Mumbai: 6-month-old baby sexually assaulted

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

A case of sexual assault was registered against unidentified persons after a six-month-old girl was brought in a profusely bleeding state at a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, the police said on Thursday.

'HAL will be 'main partner' in Rafale aircraft deal'

'HAL will be 'main partner' in Rafale aircraft deal'

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Identifying Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as its "'main partner' in the multirole combat aircraft deal, France's Dassault Aviation today said it will set up a joint venture company with Reliance Industries to work on the $10 billion Rafale project.

PIL filed on nude paintings in Bangalore art gallery

PIL filed on nude paintings in Bangalore art gallery

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Karnataka high curt on the recent exhibition of nude paintings of some Hindu Gods and Goddesses in Chitrakala Parishath art gallery in Bangalore.

Teachers's cam: Chautala moves HC against conviction

Teachers's cam: Chautala moves HC against conviction

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala on Thursday moved the Delhi high court challenging his conviction and 10 years sentence for illegally recruiting 3,206 junior teachers 12 years ago.

China cracks down on Tibetan burnings, detains 70

China cracks down on Tibetan burnings, detains 70

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Stepping up its crackdown against self-immolation protests in Tibet, China has detained 70 suspects for a string of suicides in November last year, coinciding with the once-in-a-decade leadership change in China's ruling Communist Party.

Child sex victims often ignored, humiliated in India: HRW

Child sex victims often ignored, humiliated in India: HRW

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Most of the child victims of sexual assault in India face humiliation while undergoing medical tests apart from the police who often do not believe their account, according to a Human Rights Watch report.

Three arrested for Mumbai bridge collapse

Three arrested for Mumbai bridge collapse

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Three employees of a company were on Thursday arrested in connection with the collapse of a portion of an under-construction bridge near the international airport in Mumbai in which three people were killed, the police said.

Those who threatened girl band won't be spared: Omar

Those who threatened girl band won't be spared: Omar

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

The government will not spare those who issued threats to Kashmiri girl band, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdulhah on Thursday said, but maintained there was no need for legal action against the grand mufti who issued Fatwa terming singing as un-Islamic.

EU stresses on 'accountability' for 2002 Guj riots

EU stresses on 'accountability' for 2002 Guj riots

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

At a time when Narendra Modi is reaching out to cross-section of people nationally and internationally, the European Union on Thursday stressed on the 'accountability' for the 2002 Gujarat riots, maintaining that the matter was of 'interest' to everyone.

Hate speech: Owaisi's remand extended till Feb 12

Hate speech: Owaisi's remand extended till Feb 12

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

A court in Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday extended until February 12 the judicial remand of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Member of Legislative Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi in a 'hate' speech case.

Complaint against Mamata for 'whipping' comment

Complaint against Mamata for 'whipping' comment

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

A day after an angry West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee screamed at her security guards in full public view saying they 'should be whipped' for making her wait for her car, a complaint was on Thursday filed against her in the state human rights commission.

All nonsense: Air chief on soldier abandoning allegation

All nonsense: Air chief on soldier abandoning allegation

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Dismissing as 'nonsense' allegation that Indian Air Force personnel abandoned an injured policeman in a chopper, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on Thursday said there should be end to 'sniping' at each other by security agencies in Naxal areas as it would affect operations there.

RSS chief backs VHP's demand for Ram temple

RSS chief backs VHP's demand for Ram temple

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2013

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday backed the BVishwa Hindu parishad's resolution for building a Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying its construction is like establishing the 'Indian identity'.

British MPs vote to legalise gay marriage in England

British MPs vote to legalise gay marriage in England

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2013

British members of parliament have overwhelmingly voted for a historic bill allowing gay marriages in the United Kingdom.