Search results for ' Carnage'

1984 anti-Sikh riot: HC refers witness protection plea to DLSA

1984 anti-Sikh riot: HC refers witness protection plea to DLSA

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

The Delhi high court on Wednesday referred to Delhi Legal Services Authority the Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to provide protection to the witnesses in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases involving senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Citing the testimonies of eye witnesses, Vyas said that people of that area saw Kodnani at Naroda Gam during the morning.

Paris attacks 'accomplice' DNA found, prosecutors meet

Paris attacks 'accomplice' DNA found, prosecutors meet

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Police have found the DNA of a newly-identified suspect on explosives used in last year's Paris attacks, a French source said on Monday.

How can guns make us safer, asks Obama after gunman kills 9 in US college

How can guns make us safer, asks Obama after gunman kills 9 in US college

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

The gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College in rural Roseburg, about 180 miles south of Portland -- the capital of Oregon -- and then went on to other classrooms gunning down his victims, witnesses said.

Anti-Modi cop challenges Jaitley for debate on 2002 riots

Anti-Modi cop challenges Jaitley for debate on 2002 riots

Rediff.com9 Jan 2014

Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt wrote a letter to senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Arun Jaitley, inviting him for a national debate on any issue pertaining to the 2002 riots in the state.

Pakistan arrests key facilitator behind Bacha Khan univ attack

Pakistan arrests key facilitator behind Bacha Khan univ attack

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Pakistani authorities have arrested the main facilitator of the gruesome attack on Bacha Khan University that killed 21 people, mostly students, while he was trying to slip across the border to Afghanistan, a media report said on Wednesday.

Modi's Parliament speech decoded

Modi's Parliament speech decoded

Rediff.com27 May 2019

'Seems more than half of the 'desh' remained untouched by his 'samajik ekta ka andolan',' points out Jyoti Punwani.

Is Hamilton close to winning fourth F1 title?

Is Hamilton close to winning fourth F1 title?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Lewis Hamilton took a huge stride towards a fourth Formula One title on Sunday with victory in an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix after Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out at the start.

UN diplomats warn of 'other actions' after China blocks move on JeM chief

UN diplomats warn of 'other actions' after China blocks move on JeM chief

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity to give a sense of the feeling of other members of the Security Council after China blocked the move to designate Azhar a global terrorist. Beijing previously put a technical hold on similar proposals at the UNSC thrice.

'Global terrorist' Masood Azhar, a blue-eyed boy of Pak's ISI

'Global terrorist' Masood Azhar, a blue-eyed boy of Pak's ISI

Rediff.com1 May 2019

For two decades after his release in exchange for passengers of a hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999, Azhar has since been the darling of Pakistan's external snooping agency Inter-Services Intelligence.

Modi's Gorakhpur speech 'unoriginal', says Tewari

Modi's Gorakhpur speech 'unoriginal', says Tewari

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Union Minister Manish Tewari on Thursday slammed Narendra Modi's speech as "unoriginal" and raised the 2002 Godhra incident to question the Gujarat chief minister's claim that train travellers felt safe on entering his state.

Anti-Sikh riots: Kejriwal distributes compensation cheques

Anti-Sikh riots: Kejriwal distributes compensation cheques

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday distributed compensation cheques to families of 1,300 people killed in 1984 anti-Sikh riots on the 31st anniversary of the carnage even as the victims' kin asserted that they wanted justice more than anything.

Guj riots: Nanavati commission's term extended by 6 months

Guj riots: Nanavati commission's term extended by 6 months

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

The Nanavati Commission probing the 2002 riots in Gujarat has been granted another extension of six months till December 31 this year by Gujarat government, officials said on Tuesday.

Gadkari scores on highways test, fails on road safety

Gadkari scores on highways test, fails on road safety

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

The National Highways Authority of India will this year witness the highest ever growth out of the last decade. But Gadkari himself admits his biggest failure as India's roads minister has been his inability to curb loss of life in road accidents.

Wyatt powers England women to victory over India

Wyatt powers England women to victory over India

Rediff.com25 Mar 2018

Daniellie Wyatt helped England pull off a record chase and crush India by seven wickets in their second T20 triangular series match, in Mumbai, on Sunday.

Market mayhem: Investors lose Rs 3 lakh crore

Market mayhem: Investors lose Rs 3 lakh crore

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Adani Ports, BHEL, Tata Motors, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Steel were the top losers.

Chanda Kochhar confident India can tide over crisis

Chanda Kochhar confident India can tide over crisis

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar on Wednesday said the country has many positives like high forex reserves, and low current account and fiscal gaps, which can help it weather the ongoing volatilities.

'I was blown 30 feet away': Eyewitnesses describe blast horror

'I was blown 30 feet away': Eyewitnesses describe blast horror

Rediff.com23 May 2017

Some eyewitnesses present at the sight of attack gave their horrific accounts about what happened during the attack.

Blow by blow: How swift action saved the day in Pathankot

Blow by blow: How swift action saved the day in Pathankot

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

Nitin Gokhale reports on how quick decisions saved a repeat of a Mumbai-like carnage at the key Punjab air force base.

HC stays Teesta's arrest until June 19 in Gulbarg fund case

HC stays Teesta's arrest until June 19 in Gulbarg fund case

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

Granting a big relief to social activist Teesta Setalwad, her husband Javed Anand and slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri's son Tanvir Jafri, the Gujarat High Court stayed their arrest here today, until June 19, in connection with the Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case.

Victims of Assam violence point finger at Bodoland People's Front

Victims of Assam violence point finger at Bodoland People's Front

Rediff.com6 May 2014

"We did not vote for the BPF (Bodoland People's Front) candidate in Lok Sabha polls, that's why we were attacked," alleged 75-year-old Iman Ali.

US asks Pak to act against 26/11 accused, offers new $5mn reward

US asks Pak to act against 26/11 accused, offers new $5mn reward

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The Trump administration announced this major reward on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack in which 10 Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists went on a shooting rampage in India's financial hub killing 166 people, including six Americans.

Does the world care about these children?

Does the world care about these children?

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

How much longer will we see such tragic images of children ravaged by war?

Stocks crash, rupee weakens on capital outflows

Stocks crash, rupee weakens on capital outflows

Rediff.com6 May 2015

In the currency markets, the rupee lost another 10 paise to close at 1-week low of 63.54 against the US dollar

Honour killing: Dalit man hacked to death in TN; father-in-law surrenders

Honour killing: Dalit man hacked to death in TN; father-in-law surrenders

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

The father of the girl whose husband was brutally hacked to death in full public view in a suspected case of honour killing surrendered on Monday.

Patna HC acquits 16 accused in 2009 Khagaria massacre case

Patna HC acquits 16 accused in 2009 Khagaria massacre case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

Citing lack of evidence, the Patna high court on Friday acquitted 14 people for the massacre of 16 people over land dispute in a village in Bihar's Khagaria district in 2009, a police official said.

Nanavati gets 21st extension; will submit Godhra report in 6 months

Nanavati gets 21st extension; will submit Godhra report in 6 months

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

The Gujarat government has granted yet another extension of six months to the Nanavati Commission, probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots, officials said on Tuesday.

'Ruthless Dhaka attack indicates undeniable ties with IS'

'Ruthless Dhaka attack indicates undeniable ties with IS'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

'A deadly combination of money and religion lures them into the murky world of terrorism.' 'You will reach heaven if you kill -- what a doctrine!' Professor Ajoy Roy, whose son blogger Avijit Roy was brutally murdered in Dhaka last year, tells Rediff.com's Indrani Roy.

'Market crash an aberration, macro fundamentals in better shape'

'Market crash an aberration, macro fundamentals in better shape'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

The official data on April-June GDP will be released on August 31.

Equities to be range bound on global uncertainty, weak earnings

Equities to be range bound on global uncertainty, weak earnings

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Though valuations have moderated, they are still above average.

Anti-Sikh riots controversy surrounding Kamal Nath refuses to die

Anti-Sikh riots controversy surrounding Kamal Nath refuses to die

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Kamal Nath said Sonia Gandhi spoke with him again after she received the letter and told him that 'well if this is your reason, fine'.

Pak must ensure 26/11 perpetrators brought to justice: Israel

Pak must ensure 26/11 perpetrators brought to justice: Israel

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

The Israeli diplomat also underlined that the objective of the attack was to cripple the Indian society, economy and culture, as well as the growing bilateral relationship between India and Israel.

10 years later, 26/11 trial continues to drag in Pak court

10 years later, 26/11 trial continues to drag in Pak court

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The case is being tried in the Anti-Terrorism Court since 2009. There has hardly been any case in any ATC in Pakistan that is pending for over nine years.

Kenya mall attack mastermind studied in Pakistan: Report

Kenya mall attack mastermind studied in Pakistan: Report

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, according to a media report on Thursday.

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

Attackers' efforts to hire the bigger truck failed when his payment was declined.

PM strongly condemns Nairobi terror attack

PM strongly condemns Nairobi terror attack

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

Two Indians, including an 8-year-old boy, were killed in the ghastly terror attack on a shopping mall in Kenya, an incident which was strongly condemned by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who reminded the world community about the need for concerted effort to control such mindless violence.

Pakistan executes man who attempted to murder Musharraf

Pakistan executes man who attempted to murder Musharraf

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Pakistan on Wednesday hanged a man convicted for attempting to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the seventh execution in the country after a moratorium on death penalty was lifted following the Peshawar school carnage.

What each passing year teaches us

What each passing year teaches us

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

We are spectators who have no voice and no power to influence the giant changes being imposed on all of us, says Aakar Patel.

80 dead, 231 injured in Kabul suicide attack

80 dead, 231 injured in Kabul suicide attack

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

Islamic State group jihadists have claimed responsibility for twin explosions.

Batting the key for Bangalore, Punjab in must-win game

Batting the key for Bangalore, Punjab in must-win game

Rediff.com13 May 2018

Having found some light at the end of the tunnel, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be keen to expose the chinks in Kings XI Punjab's armoury during their must-win IPL encounter in Indore on Monday.