Pramod Kumar, PTI

Stories by Pramod Kumar, PTI

J-K: Curfew lifted in some parts, normal life resumes

J-K: Curfew lifted in some parts, normal life resumes

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2013

Normal life on Saturday resumed in Kashmir after five days of shutdown, curfew in some parts of the valley, and clashes that left nearly 200 people injured.

Pak: Mob raids Christian colony in search of blasphemer

Pak: Mob raids Christian colony in search of blasphemer

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2013

A mob of hundreds stormed a Christian-dominated neighbourhood in this eastern Pakistani city in search of an alleged blasphemer, forcing residents to flee for their lives, police officials said on Saturday.

Officer's enclave in memory of NSG commando Unnikrishnan

Officer's enclave in memory of NSG commando Unnikrishnan

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

An officer's enclave in memory of National Security Guard commando Sandeep Unnikrishnan, killed while fighting terrorists in Taj Hotel in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, was unveiled in the presence of his parents in Bangalore in Friday.

Our heads hang in shame over crime against women: Sonia

Our heads hang in shame over crime against women: Sonia

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

Amid rising cases of crime against women, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said 'our heads hang in shame' because of recurring incidents of rapes and other violence against women.

Family restrained by church: Suryanelli victim's mother

Family restrained by church: Suryanelli victim's mother

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

The mother of the Suryanelli gang-rape victim on Friday alleged that her family members had been restrained from attending the church by the Vicar of their parish in view of recent developments in the 1996 case.

JBT scam: HC seeks CBI response on Vidya Dhar's plea

JBT scam: HC seeks CBI response on Vidya Dhar's plea

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

The Delhi high court on Friday sought CBI's response on the plea of Indian Administrative Service officer Vidya Dhar, awarded 10 years imprisonment along with former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala in the Junior Basic Trained teachers scam, against his conviction and jail term.

Nitish Katara's brother attacked, D P Yadav named in FIR

Nitish Katara's brother attacked, D P Yadav named in FIR

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

Ajay Katara, key witness in the murder and kidnap case of his elder brother Nitish Katara, has lodged a First Information Report against unidentified persons alleging that they had made an attempt on his life, and named politician D P Yadav as the mastermind of the attack.

Curfew continues in Kashmir, eleven injured in clashes

Curfew continues in Kashmir, eleven injured in clashes

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Kashmir observed a shutdown for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday even as authorities continued curfew in several parts of the valley to prevent deterioration of law and order in the wake of killing of a youth allegedly in Army firing in Baramulla.

TMC MP Saugata Roy resigns as Mamata's adviser

TMC MP Saugata Roy resigns as Mamata's adviser

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Saugata Roy has resigned as adviser to the West Bengal government's Commerce, Industries and IT Ministry over alleged differences with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

US man faces jail for laughing too loud in own house!

US man faces jail for laughing too loud in own house!

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

An American man is facing 30 days in jail or $500 fine for laughing too loud in his own home. Forty-two-year old Robert Schiavelli of Rockville Centre, New York received the tickets for 'disturbing the peace' on consecutive days in February after the police responded to a neighbour's complaints that his laughter could be heard across the street.

Reinstate Mirza in DRDO if no evidence against him: Katju

Reinstate Mirza in DRDO if no evidence against him: Katju

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Press Council Chairperson Markandey Katju has demanded that the government reinstate Defence Research and Development Organisation scientist Aijaz Ahmed Mirza who was arrested on terror charges but released on bail as the National Investigation Agency did not file a chargesheet against him.

Google says FBI secretly spying on web users

Google says FBI secretly spying on web users

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is monitoring the web for potential terrorist activity, the Internet giant Google says in a transparency report. The Federal Bureau of Investigation used National Security Letters -- a form of surveillance that privacy watchdogs call 'frightening and invasive' -- to surreptitiously seek information on Google users, the web giant revealed.

Hearing in Sankararaman murder case adjourned to April 4

Hearing in Sankararaman murder case adjourned to April 4

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

A local court on Thursday adjourned to April 4 hearing in the Sankararaman murder case in which Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswati and his junior Vijayendra are the prime accused.

Gulf Indians warned not to carry home more than Rs 7500

Gulf Indians warned not to carry home more than Rs 7500

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Indian embassies in the Gulf region have advised Non-Resident Indians staying in the region not to carry large amount of Indian currency when travelling to India.

Tehrik-e-Taliban operational commander held in Pak

Tehrik-e-Taliban operational commander held in Pak

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's operational commander and an unidentified foreigner have been arrested by intelligence operatives in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, according to a media report on Thursday.

Indian fisherman injured in firing by Lankan navy

Indian fisherman injured in firing by Lankan navy

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

In yet another attack, an Indian fisherman was on Thursday injured when Sri Lankan naval personnel allegedly fired at some fishing boats off Kodiakarai coast, about 200 km from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, fisheries department officials said.

Police brutality: SC seeks explanation from Punjab, Bihar

Police brutality: SC seeks explanation from Punjab, Bihar

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

Taking strong exception of the recent incidents of police beating protesting contractual teachers in Bihar and a girl in Tarn Taran in Punjab, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought explanation from the two states on the conduct of police personnel.

Chopper deal: CBI questions former Air Chief S P Tyagi

Chopper deal: CBI questions former Air Chief S P Tyagi

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday started questioning cousins of former Air Chief S P Tyagi in connection with its ongoing probe into alleged kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal.

Melbourne: 1 held for trying to light fire inside gurdwara

Melbourne: 1 held for trying to light fire inside gurdwara

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

A 26-year-old man, who tried to light a fire inside a Gurdwara in Melbourne and then punched a man, was arrested on Wednesday by the Australian police on charges of damaging the complex.

Kudankulam-1 likely to be commissioned by Apr: Govt

Kudankulam-1 likely to be commissioned by Apr: Govt

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

The much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project is expected to be commissioned by April, government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.