Sharat Pradhan In Ayodhya &Amp; PTI

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Osama's son-in-law to face trial in January 2014

Osama's son-in-law to face trial in January 2014

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, charged in New York last month with conspiring to kill American nationals, will face trial in January next year, a United States judge has ruled.

CPI-M leaders detained for attacking TMC procession

CPI-M leaders detained for attacking TMC procession

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

Twenty-five Communist Party of India-Marxist members, including senior leaders Ashok Bhattacharya and Jibesh Sarkar were detained from the party office in Siliguri on Wednesday in connection with an attack on a procession by Trinamool Congress workers.

1984 riots: Court directs CBI to probe case against Tytler

1984 riots: Court directs CBI to probe case against Tytler

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

A 29-year-old anti-Sikh riots case came back to haunt senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler with a Delhi court on Wednesday setting aside the Central Bureau of Investigation's closure report giving clean chit to him and ordering reopening of investigation into the killing of three persons.

UP cops refute 'rape' of minor girl in Bulandshahar

UP cops refute 'rape' of minor girl in Bulandshahar

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

Refuting the alleged 'rape' of a 10-year old girl in Bulandshar, about 400 km from Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh police have claimed that the incident had been blown out of proportion.

MFN uncertainty: India to await outcome in Pak polls

MFN uncertainty: India to await outcome in Pak polls

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

As uncertainty over the timeframe in granting of Most Favoured Nation to it by Pakistan continues, India on Wednesday said it has to wait for the May 11 general elections' outcome there even as the Pakistani government had assured it that the process was "on track".

After Modi, Rajnath reaches out to Mamata

After Modi, Rajnath reaches out to Mamata

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

Stepping up the party's moves to reach out to Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday talked to her over phone and condemned her heckling by Communist Party of India-Marxist protesters here while demanding a thorough probe into the incident.

Teenager raped, murdered in Gujarat village

Teenager raped, murdered in Gujarat village

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2013

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her cousin at Uchvania village of Dahod taluka, the police said on Monday.

After Muslims, Uttar Pradesh government now woos Hindus

After Muslims, Uttar Pradesh government now woos Hindus

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2013

In an unprecedented move the Akhilesh Yadav government has granted special subsidy of Rs 25,000 to Hindu pilgrims returning from Mansarovar yatra. Sharat Pradhan reports

Uttar Pradesh turns around its infamous health scheme

Uttar Pradesh turns around its infamous health scheme

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2013

Over 53 lakh poor families are expected to avail the health insurance cover provided under this scheme, reports Sharat Pradhan

CCTV footage of assault on Mum cop unclear: Minister

CCTV footage of assault on Mum cop unclear: Minister

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

The crime branch's probe into the assault on a police officer inside the Maharashtra assembly premises by members of Legislative Assembly has hit a roadblock after the Government said the CCTV footage of the incident was inconclusive and those involved in the attack have not been clearly identified.

Ponty case: 7 accused sent to custody till Apr 11

Ponty case: 7 accused sent to custody till Apr 11

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

The judicial custody of seven accused named in a charge sheet for their alleged roles in the killings of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep was on Friday extended by a Delhi court by 14 days.

Lawyer lobs shoe at Musharraf outside Pak high court

Lawyer lobs shoe at Musharraf outside Pak high court

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

A man lobbed a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf when he appeared in a Pakistani court in Karachi on Friday, but it did not hit him.

Marines were willing to return to India: Italian minister

Marines were willing to return to India: Italian minister

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

An emotional Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola has said that the two Italian marines who were sent back to India to face trial for the killing of Indian fishermen did so willingly.

Swiss woman's rape: Cops to rely more on forensic evidence

Swiss woman's rape: Cops to rely more on forensic evidence

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

In order to prove the charges against the accused in the March 15 Swiss woman gang rape case, the police said they would count more on the scientific evidence than traditional methods like identification parade.

Indian-American sentenced to 24 months in US for fraud

Indian-American sentenced to 24 months in US for fraud

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

An Indian-American along with two others from Alabama have been sentenced for their roles in an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the United States justice department has said.

Malala seals $3mn deal to publish memoir

Malala seals $3mn deal to publish memoir

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2013

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, has signed a deal for a whopping $3 million to pen down her memoir.

JK govt sets up panel over Chamel Singh

JK govt sets up panel over Chamel Singh

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2013

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday set up a panel to investigate torture marks on the body of Chamel Singh.

Haryana: Dalits stopped from performing Holi puja

Haryana: Dalits stopped from performing Holi puja

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2013

Schedule Caste families were stoppped from performing Holi pooja and assaulted allegedly by the members of upper caste at Jahangirpur village of Jhajjar district of Haryana.