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New JNU rules levy Rs 20,000 penalty on students for dharna, Rs 30,000 for violence

New JNU rules levy Rs 20,000 penalty on students for dharna, Rs 30,000 for violence

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

Students can be imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 for holding dharnas and face admission cancellation or a fine of up to Rs 30,000 for resorting to violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University, its latest rules stipulate.

Allahabad HC puts off to Oct 31 hearing in plea against Babri acquittals

Allahabad HC puts off to Oct 31 hearing in plea against Babri acquittals

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Allahabad high court on Monday deferred till October 31 the hearing of an appeal challenging the acquittal of all 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani and the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, in the Babri mosque demolition case.

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.

Indian-American doctor files lawsuit against Modi, Adani

Indian-American doctor files lawsuit against Modi, Adani

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

Eminent Indian-American attorney from New York Ravi Batra has termed it a "dead on arrival lawsuit".

WATCH LIVE: Lok Sabha debates Nirbhaya documentary

WATCH LIVE: Lok Sabha debates Nirbhaya documentary

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

Row over the airing of the BBC documentary India's Daughter in Parliament, in the Lok Sabha

Delhi excise policy: ED to quiz ad firm chief who ran AAP's Goa poll campaign

Delhi excise policy: ED to quiz ad firm chief who ran AAP's Goa poll campaign

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

The court noted the submissions made by the ED's counsel, who said that Joshi played a vital role in laundering of the proceeds of crime.

And now, a film on Salim-Javed

And now, a film on Salim-Javed

Rediff.com29 May 2021

Javed Akhtar's son Farhan Akhtar and the latter's partner Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment are all set to produce a documentary-drama on the Salim-Javed phenomenon.

'I don't carry the burden of Anupam Kher'

'I don't carry the burden of Anupam Kher'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

'I don't think 'oh, I have done 534 films' or 'I have 40 years of experience behind me.'

Now, Watch Kantara on OTT

Now, Watch Kantara on OTT

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Blockbusters of the year, serial killer of Bollywood movie critics, goth teen queens discovering psychic powers and Groot in holiday mood, it's all there on OTT this week.

Guess What Rakul is EATING

Guess What Rakul is EATING

Rediff.com9 Apr 2022

Abhay meets Oscar nominees... Ali Fazal bumps into Narcos star... Tara has breakfast in a pool...

Defibrillator gives Dutchman Blind life-line ahead of WC quarters

Defibrillator gives Dutchman Blind life-line ahead of WC quarters

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Blind, 32, has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in his chest to detect an irregular heart beat and deliver a life-saving shock in the event of sudden cardiac arrest.

Delhi excise scam: Sisodia to remain in jail till March 20

Delhi excise scam: Sisodia to remain in jail till March 20

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

The CBI had arrested Sisodia last week in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021-22.

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

Unsubstantiated and illogical opinions, delivered freely from within or abroad, could not destroy the democratic nature of the country, he added.

Maha govt to bring white paper on mega projects going to other states

Maha govt to bring white paper on mega projects going to other states

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

The Maharashtra government will issue a white paper in the next 30 days on some mega projects going out of the state and if any steps were taken by the previous MVA government to retain them, Industries Minister Uday Samant said in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government is under fire from the Opposition which has accused the ruling dispensation of failing to retain big-ticket Vedanta-Foxconn and Tata-Airbus projects in the state. Both projects chose Gujarat over Maharashtra to set up their units.

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.'

Warne pats 'inspirational' Kohli for laying emphasis on Test cricket

Warne pats 'inspirational' Kohli for laying emphasis on Test cricket

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Kohli recently relinquished Test captaincy after his team's 1-2 defeat against a weak South African side but for the leg-spin wizard, Kohli's biggest contribution is being the foremost flag-bearer of cricket's hardest form.

Writing With Fire: Only Indian Film In The Oscar Race

Writing With Fire: Only Indian Film In The Oscar Race

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

'This is a film that speaks to the spirit of women who have been cast into the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and how they have navigated their way to redefine the meaning of power.'

Centre mulls raising tax-free slab to Rs 5 lakh

Centre mulls raising tax-free slab to Rs 5 lakh

Rediff.com19 Dec 2022

Policymakers are examining the possibility of increasing the tax-free slab to Rs 5 lakh in the two-year-old alternative personal income tax regime to make it attractive, a government official said. At present, taxpayers don't pay income tax if their taxable income is Rs 2.5 lakh and below. Increasing the threshold will reduce the tax outgo for assessees, thereby leaving more money with them to invest, the official said.

FIR against Week magazine for Shiva, Kali illusrations; Debroy quits as columnist

FIR against Week magazine for Shiva, Kali illusrations; Debroy quits as columnist

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

The police in Kanpur have lodged an FIR against The Week magazine amid a row over "objectionable pictures" of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali that has led Hindu activists to burn copies of the magazine and economist Bibek Debroy end his association with it.

26/11: 'Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India is not an easy matter'

26/11: 'Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India is not an easy matter'

Rediff.com24 May 2023

'As Rana is not an Indian citizen, our leverage on the US system -- whether it's their judiciary or the executive -- is very limited in that sense.'

Love. Crime. Disaster: Your OTT Menu

Love. Crime. Disaster: Your OTT Menu

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Acclaimed movies, hit movies, social movies, star-studded movies, scary movies and shows galore, you certainly won't be starved for entertainment on OTT this week.

supported by documentary evidence: PPP

supported by documentary evidence: PPP

Rediff.com11 Aug 2008

Pakistan's ruling coalition's charge-sheet against President Pervez Musharraf will be backed by evidence of the "horrendous" crimes allegedly committed during his regime that could lead to an open trial and make him liable to impeachment "several times", PPP has said.

'What Will did was selfish'

'What Will did was selfish'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

'I'm angry. Angry at Will Smith. Angry at Chris Rock.'

Court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea to pre-screen Netflix show

Court rejects Mehul Choksi's plea to pre-screen Netflix show

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed a plea by Mehul Choksi, an accused in the nearly USD 2 billion PNB scam, to conduct pre-screening of Netflix documentary Bad Boy Billionaires.

Sentenced to attract disqualification, Rahul tells court in appeal

Sentenced to attract disqualification, Rahul tells court in appeal

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday told a sessions court in Surat his conviction by a magistrate's court in a 2019 defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark was erroneous, patently perverse, and he was sentenced in a manner so as to attract disqualification as a member of Parliament.

A Chor-Police Potboiler

A Chor-Police Potboiler

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The Hyderabad Heist is a blow-by-blow account of an audacious theft committed in 2018, and a recounting of how the Hyderabad Police combined technology and human intelligence to crack the case.

UP ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari gets 5-yr jail in 23-year-old Gangsters Act case

UP ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari gets 5-yr jail in 23-year-old Gangsters Act case

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

Justice D K Singh passed the order overturning the acquittal by a special MP-MLA court in 2020.

10 TERRIFIC Ensemble Movies

10 TERRIFIC Ensemble Movies

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

As Kuttey hits the screens this Friday, Sukanya Verma looks at the 10 best ensemble Hindi movies in recent times.

Can Modi Swing It For BJP In Karnataka?

Can Modi Swing It For BJP In Karnataka?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The BJP leadership knows it can't boast of governance in the state as the Bommai government has little to show. So, the game plan is to project Modi, who will reiterate how important it is for a state to have the same party ruling in power at the Centre, observes Ramesh Menon.

What Does This Say About Our Society?

What Does This Say About Our Society?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Not many modern democracies have gone down this path before, setting it upon themselves to use the law and media to target citizens, points out Aakar Patel.

Court remands Sisodia to CBI custody till March 4 in excise scam case

Court remands Sisodia to CBI custody till March 4 in excise scam case

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

A special CBI court on Monday remanded Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in five-day custody of the central probe agency till March 4, a day after his arrest in the excise scam case.

Santosh Sivan: Inam is not a documentary

Santosh Sivan: Inam is not a documentary

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

Santosh Sivan's latest film Inam deals with the the war and bloodshed during the two-decade-long civil war in Sri Lanka.

'Yogi baba won't allow criminals to survive'

'Yogi baba won't allow criminals to survive'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

The murder of Atiq and his brother and the police encounter with his son have raised many questions about the propriety of how crime is tackled by the Yogi government. But Yogi knows he has the support of the people who are fed up with crime holding the state to ransom for decades, asserts Ramesh Menon.

This Olympic champ says he was victim of child trafficking

This Olympic champ says he was victim of child trafficking

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

'What really saved me, what made me different, was that I could run'

As Budget session convenes, Oppn seeks debate on Adani row, govt to go by rules

As Budget session convenes, Oppn seeks debate on Adani row, govt to go by rules

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

The session will commence with the maiden address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. The address essentially highlights the government's achievements and policy priorities.

When Son Takes Father For An Interview

When Son Takes Father For An Interview

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

'It started with an image of a father and son riding a bike on a winter morning.'

SC releases youth awarded death for rape-murder of infant

SC releases youth awarded death for rape-murder of infant

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

It said since the appellant at present would be more than 20 years old, there was no requirement of sending him to the Juvenile Justice Board or any other child care facility or institution.

'I had fought for undivided India'

'I had fought for undivided India'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

For his participation in Netaji's INA, Major Ghulam Ahmed Qureshi was put into solitary confinement in the Red Fort, charged with rebellion against the Crown. Despite Nehru, Asaf Ali and a host of top lawyers defending them, Qureshi and his fellow officers were sentenced to death.

Rupee trade: Two Russian banks get RBI nod for special vostro account

Rupee trade: Two Russian banks get RBI nod for special vostro account

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to two Russian banks for opening special vostro account for rupee trade. Sberbank, JSC VTB - the largest and second largest bank of Russia - are the first foreign lenders to receive this approval after the central bank announced the norms on INR trade in July. Both lenders have branch presence in India. Earlier this month, state-run UCO Bank received the RBI's approval to open a special Vostro account with Gazprombank of Russia. While the Kolkata-based lender is in the process of opening the account, the bank has received requests from various foreign lenders for opening such an account.

'I was selected for Maine Pyar Kiya'

'I was selected for Maine Pyar Kiya'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'