Asim Kamal And Sanjeev Chopra, PTI

Stories by Asim Kamal And Sanjeev Chopra, PTI

Three years on, German Bakery reopens in Pune

Three years on, German Bakery reopens in Pune

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

German Bakery, the eatery that came into focus after a bomb blast that killed 17 patrons and injured over 60 others in 2010, has been formally reopened at the posh Koregaon Park area here with the owners hoping to erase the terrible memory.

I am innocent, nothing will come out in the case: Bansal

I am innocent, nothing will come out in the case: Bansal

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

Maintaining that he was innocent, beleaguered former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who was forced to resign in the wake of arrest of his nephew on bribery charge, today said "nothing will come out from this case".

BJP youth activists clash with police in capital

BJP youth activists clash with police in capital

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

Scores of Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing activists on Sunday clashed with the police when they were stopped from marching towards Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence to demand his resignation and proper probe into scams and corruption allegations against the United Progressive Alliance government.

Aarushi-Hemraj case: SC to hear Talwars' plea tomorrow

Aarushi-Hemraj case: SC to hear Talwars' plea tomorrow

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea of dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, accused of killing their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, for calling 14 witnesses to record their statements in the trial court.

Mumbai: Ragging victim jumps before local train, dies

Mumbai: Ragging victim jumps before local train, dies

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

A 19-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a local train after being fed up of ragging by his college-mates for the past two months, the police said on Sunday.

3 cops killed, 1 injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

3 cops killed, 1 injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com   12 May 2013

Three police personnel were killed and another injured when Naxals attacked a Doordarshan TV tower in Maoist-hit Bastar district of Chhattisgarh early on Sunday morning.

Dec 16 gang-rape: Court asks def counsel to not harass witness

Dec 16 gang-rape: Court asks def counsel to not harass witness

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

A fast track court hearing the December 16 gang-rape case on Friday asked the counsel for the accused not to "harass" the victim's male friend who is deposing as a prosecution witness.

Court charges Gopal Kanda with raping former air hostess

Court charges Gopal Kanda with raping former air hostess

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

Former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda will face charges of rape and abetment of suicide after a Delhi court on Friday put him on trial in air hostess Geetika Sharma's suicide case.

Coal-gate scam: CBI shortlists 500 phone calls for scrutiny

Coal-gate scam: CBI shortlists 500 phone calls for scrutiny

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation has identified for closer scrutiny 500 phone calls from out of the 1,000 intercepted calls mainly among the four arrested accused in the alleged Rs 10 crore Railway bribery scandal.

Scindia is the front-runner for CM's post in MP: Digvijaya

Scindia is the front-runner for CM's post in MP: Digvijaya

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

With Madhya Pradesh slated to go for assembly elections later this year, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia appears to be the front-runner for the post of chief minister, if the Congress emerges victorious.

'China, India must be able to resolve border issues quicker'

'China, India must be able to resolve border issues quicker'

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

China and India should "examine" the recent border stand off in Depsang Valley in Ladakh and be able to resolve such incidents "much quicker" in the future, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday.

1984 riots case: 3 given life sentence

1984 riots case: 3 given life sentence

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

A Delhi court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to three of the five convicts in a 29-year-old case relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Two Pakistanis jailed in Dubai for beating Indian to death

Two Pakistanis jailed in Dubai for beating Indian to death

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Two Pakistani men, who clubbed an Indian national to death following quarrel over buying liquor, have been sentenced to five years in jail by a Dubai court.

Chit fund scam: Left leaders meet Prez, PM, FM, seek CBI probe

Chit fund scam: Left leaders meet Prez, PM, FM, seek CBI probe

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation under court supervision into chit fund scam in West Bengal, Left parties on Thursday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of opposing such a probe into the "unprecedented fraud" and failing to take any step to recover "hard-earned" savings of the people.

India to take up incursion issue with Li

India to take up incursion issue with Li

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

India will take up with Chinese Premier Le Kequiang the issue of the recent intrusion by the People's Liberation Army troops into Depsang valley in Ladakh and wants to push ahead with the bilateral dialogue on settling the border row.

Ashwani Kumar: Met PMO, did not have time to meet PM

Ashwani Kumar: Met PMO, did not have time to meet PM

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a day after the Supreme Court pulled up the government on the probe into the coal allocation scam.

Bribery case: Bansal's nephew, 4 others remanded in custody

Bribery case: Bansal's nephew, 4 others remanded in custody

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Five accused, including Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew and suspended member (staff) in the railway board, were on Thursday remanded in judicial custody till May 20 by a Delhi court in connection with the Rs 10 crore railway bribery case.

Sharad Yadav hits out at govt, wants Bansal to resign

Sharad Yadav hits out at govt, wants Bansal to resign

Rediff.com   9 May 2013

Changing his earlier stance, Janata Dal-United President Sharad Yadav on Thursday asked Union Minister P K Bansal to tender his resignation over the railway bribery case involving his nephew as Opposition protests grew louder against the minister's continuation.

1984 case: Court to hear arguments on sentence tomorrow

1984 case: Court to hear arguments on sentence tomorrow

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

A Delhi court will on Thursday hear arguments on quantum of punishment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted while five persons were convicted for being a part of the mob that had killed five Sikhs.

Court calls for medical report of Dec 16 gang-rape accused

Court calls for medical report of Dec 16 gang-rape accused

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

The fast track court hearing the December 16 gang-rape case on Wednesday called for a complete medical status report of one of the accused who was admitted in a hospital on Tuesday night.