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Mumbai Indians knocked out of IPL despite win over SRH

Mumbai Indians knocked out of IPL despite win over SRH

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in their final league fixture in Abu Dhabi on Friday but still failed to qualify for the IPL play-offs.

A day after Rahul, Maya meets victims' family in Badaun

A day after Rahul, Maya meets victims' family in Badaun

Rediff.com1 Jun 2014

Coming down hard on the Akhilesh Yadav government for the Badaun gangrape case, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday said transferring and suspending officers will not help and the Samajwadi Party to tighten the noose around its own patymen.

Rajasthan fall short as Delhi top IPL table

Rajasthan fall short as Delhi top IPL table

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

'We probably didn't finish off with the bat as well as we could have'

Swati Maliwal ends fast; terms ordinance a 'historic' victory

Swati Maliwal ends fast; terms ordinance a 'historic' victory

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

The DCW chief had been demanding death penalty for rape of minors and setting up of fast-track courts across the country to try rape cases, along with other demands.

DMK manifesto promises to fight for Tamil causes

DMK manifesto promises to fight for Tamil causes

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

Promising to espouse the cause of Tamils living the world over, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Tuesday promised to press the Centre to take steps for conducting a referendum among Tamils in Lanka for their homeland and to appoint only Tamil envoys to nations which have a sizeable Diaspora.

Marathas stage 'jail bharo' protest as govt offers sops

Marathas stage 'jail bharo' protest as govt offers sops

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

The government will stand guarantor for loans to be disbursed to youth from the community.

Home ministry issues notice to Alapan Bandyopadhyay under Disaster Management Act

Home ministry issues notice to Alapan Bandyopadhyay under Disaster Management Act

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

A home ministry official said the notice was served on Bandyopadhyay hours before his retirement on Monday for refusing to comply with the Central government direction, which he said constituted a violation of section 51-B of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

PIX: Barcelona humiliate Real Madrid; PSG suffer heavy defeat

PIX: Barcelona humiliate Real Madrid; PSG suffer heavy defeat

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as a rejuvenated Barcelona gave a football masterclass to inflict a humiliating 4-0 defeat on rivals Real Madrid on Sunday.

14 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan

14 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

A plane belonging to Bek Air Company with 100 people aboard crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday, airport authorities said. The plane was travelling from Almaty to the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan but disappeared from radars. Rescue operations are currently underway.

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

'I'm 79 + now, and I've been doing all this since my late 20s.' 'Sometimes the ideological war extends to the home as well.' 'Many nights I couldn't sleep when someone close to me uttered the smallest insult.' 'It would cause me a lot of pain. But one has to be honest to oneself.'

Chinese doctor who 1st warned about coronavirus outbreak dies

Chinese doctor who 1st warned about coronavirus outbreak dies

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

He was the first to report about the virus way back in December last year when it first emerged in Wuhan, the provincial capital of China's central Hubei province.

Nirbhaya convicts 'not entitled' to more time: Centre to HC

Nirbhaya convicts 'not entitled' to more time: Centre to HC

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

Mehta told Justice Suresh Kait that convict Pawan Gupta's move of not filing a curative or a mercy petition is a deliberate, calculated inaction.

Uncertainty looms over execution of Nirbhaya convicts on Feb 1

Uncertainty looms over execution of Nirbhaya convicts on Feb 1

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi said even the court understands that the convicts are filing pleas one after the other just to delay the hanging.

Delhi HC orders release of Tandoor murder case convict Sushil Sharma

Delhi HC orders release of Tandoor murder case convict Sushil Sharma

Rediff.com21 Dec 2018

The high court set aside and quashed the recommendations of the sentence review board (SRB) which had rejected Sharma's representation for pre-mature release.

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

Yakub Memon, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, is likely to be executed on July 30 if the Supreme Court turns down his mercy plea. It will be the first execution in the serial blasts, which left over 250 dead.

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

Winter Olympics will be staged by a country that has grown far wealthier, more powerful

Nation's foundations can't be shaken by students' protests: HC

Nation's foundations can't be shaken by students' protests: HC

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

"Having given our anxious consideration to this aspect of 'likelihood' of threat and terror, we are of the view that the foundations of our nation stand on surer footing than to be likely to be shaken by a protest, however vicious, organised by a tribe of college students or other persons, operating as a coordination committee from the confines of a University situate in the heart of Delhi," a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani said in a 133-page judgement.

Sadiq Khan wins second term as London Mayor, hails overwhelming mandate

Sadiq Khan wins second term as London Mayor, hails overwhelming mandate

Rediff.com9 May 2021

The Pakistani-origin former Labour member of Parliament was the first Muslim mayor of a European capital city when he was first elected in 2016. The mayoral poll was due last year but was postponed by a year at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

SC dismisses Nirbhaya convict's review plea

SC dismisses Nirbhaya convict's review plea

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

A 3-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said there are no grounds to review the verdict

The recent rape cases that shook India

The recent rape cases that shook India

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

The Friday morning encounter of all the four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad triggered a nationwide debate on justice delivery, with one side supporting it as speedy justice and the other raising concerns over 'extra-judicial' measures. Here is a look at the legal status of some rape cases which shook the country.

12-yr-old critical after sexual assault, 1 man arrested

12-yr-old critical after sexual assault, 1 man arrested

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The child, whose parents work as labourers in a factory, was beaten and brutalised with a sharp object. She is critical and on oxygen support, said a senior doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where she is admitted.

SC stays execution of 1993 Delhi blast convict Bhullar

SC stays execution of 1993 Delhi blast convict Bhullar

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar.

Facing flak over Kathua, Unnao, BJP leaders assure 'justice will be done'

Facing flak over Kathua, Unnao, BJP leaders assure 'justice will be done'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the family of the Kathua rape victim should get justice.

Batla House encounter: IM man convicted for killing cop

Batla House encounter: IM man convicted for killing cop

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

Inspector Sharma of the Special Cell of Delhi was killed during the 2008 Batla House encounter in Jamia Nagar in south Delhi.

'We must empower police to insulate probes from powerful accused'

'We must empower police to insulate probes from powerful accused'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

'The ideal of justice is ingrained in every human being.' 'I truly feel that if we empower our forces, the rich and the powerful will lose their hold on them.' Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand in an exclusive interview.

Pakistani army court sentences Kulbhushan Jadhav to death

Pakistani army court sentences Kulbhushan Jadhav to death

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

Jadhav was 'arrested' on March 3 last year by Pakistan security officials in Balochistan.

Are mutual fund investments really SAFE?

Are mutual fund investments really SAFE?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2019

The Securities and Exchange Board of India does not seem to have understood the enormity of what funds have been up to. If Sebi does not crack down on mutual funds using cooked-up credit ratings to hide behind promoter funding, this is bound to grow into a systemic menace, says Debashis Basu.But MFs decided to become lenders without the legal backing to secure themselves, or the skillset to assess lending risk. If Sebi does not crack down on mutual funds using cooked-up credit ratings to hide behind promoter funding, this is bound to grow into a systemic menace, says Debashis Basu.

Anti-hijacking bill passed in Lok Sabha

Anti-hijacking bill passed in Lok Sabha

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Hijacking of an aircraft will now entail capital punishment in the event of death of "any person" as Parliament on Monday passed a bill to provide widen the ambit of the law in dealing with this crime.

Conversion Row Rears Its Ugly Head In Tamil Nadu

Conversion Row Rears Its Ugly Head In Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

As of now, there is nothing to suggest that the 'Michaelpatti episode' has the potential to polarise Dravidian Tamil Nadu on religious lines, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Convicts can't challenge death penalty endlessly: SC

Convicts can't challenge death penalty endlessly: SC

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

"The finality of death sentence is extremely important and a condemned prisoner should not be under the impression, that the death sentence remains open ended and can be questioned by them all the time," the SC said.

PIX: Valverde's winner settles El Clasico thriller; Chelsea win

PIX: Valverde's winner settles El Clasico thriller; Chelsea win

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Federico Valverde finished off a stunning move in extra time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Barcelona

Nithari case: SC rejects review plea of death row convict Koli

Nithari case: SC rejects review plea of death row convict Koli

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review plea of death row convict Surinder Koli in one of the Nithari murder cases.

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