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'Jollyamma is being made a scapegoat'

'Jollyamma is being made a scapegoat'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

'How can the police say that she alone has committed the crime and no other person has done it?'

Orphaned teens seek PM's help to exchange Rs 96,500 in old notes

Orphaned teens seek PM's help to exchange Rs 96,500 in old notes

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

The cash was found in a box earlier this month during a police survey at one of their locked paternal houses in Sarawada village.

The 'Gone Girls' of India

The 'Gone Girls' of India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

Sheena Bora may be the latest of India's 'gone girls' but the list is too long to enumerate, says Sunil Sethi

Sheena Bora Case: Why was Indrani's voice recorded?

Sheena Bora Case: Why was Indrani's voice recorded?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2020

At the prison, both Ranjan and Manglik's cell phones were pressed into service by the CBI. Why the CBI didn't bring its own equipment seems a mystery... Ranjan's cell handset was given to Indrani and Manglik dialed it. Indrani then spoke and her speech, that emanated from the phone, via speaker mode, was recorded.

Promote scientific temper, says Union minister who debunks Darwin's theory

Promote scientific temper, says Union minister who debunks Darwin's theory

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Union minister Satya Pal Singh on Wednesday called for inculcating scientific temper and curiosity among students.

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

With the CBI ruling out bus conductor Ashok Kumar's involvement in Ryan International School student Pradhyumn Thakur's murder, his wife Mamata is hopeful of him getting bail on November 16. 'I just want my man to come home, I don't want anything else,' she tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.

REVEALED: New York bomb suspect's Pakistani links

REVEALED: New York bomb suspect's Pakistani links

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

Rahami travelled to Pakistan in April 2013 and returned in March of the following year, according to a federal official.

No need to lower juvenile age from 18 to 16: SC

No need to lower juvenile age from 18 to 16: SC

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said that interference in Juvenile Justice Act is not necessary and dismissed a batch of PILs which were filed in the aftermath of the December 16 brutal gangrape and murder case in which a minor was also allegedly involved.

The general election will be the dirtiest yet

The general election will be the dirtiest yet

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'It promises to get much, much darker before the dawn.' 'But at least dawn has a fighting chance,' says Mitali Saran.

Delhi govt sets up panel to probe crimes against women since Feb 2013

Delhi govt sets up panel to probe crimes against women since Feb 2013

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

A notification in this regard has been issued by the government.

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Rediff.com11 Apr 2014

Oculus could have done better with tighter editing, says Paloma Sharma.

Surely, the PM didn't cancel Taseer's OCI!

Surely, the PM didn't cancel Taseer's OCI!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

'That would be ridiculous and uncharacteristic of the PM.' 'It is also not how things happen in illiberal States.' 'In such places, lower-level functionaries of every rank and hue seek to ingratiate themselves with the highest authority by going pell-mell after dissenters and outsiders,' points out Mihir S Sharma.

The world is in your WhatsApp group

The world is in your WhatsApp group

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

'As the weeks passed, we saw our group changing.' 'It was becoming a microcosm of the world outside -- a world we had hoped would never intrude into this space,' says Veenu Sandhu.

Delhi riots toll reaches 38 as crime branch takes over cases

Delhi riots toll reaches 38 as crime branch takes over cases

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Eleven more deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the total death toll to 38, a senior Delhi Health Department official told PTI.

Indian sentenced to death for killing baby, grandmother in US

Indian sentenced to death for killing baby, grandmother in US

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

A 28-year-old Indian IT professional has been sentenced to death in the US for the gruesome killing an Indian baby and her grandmother in a 2012 kidnapping plot that went horribly wrong.

'Parinda is a Kashmiri villager's impression of Mumbai'

'Parinda is a Kashmiri villager's impression of Mumbai'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Parinda.

Let Gandhi enter your heart

Let Gandhi enter your heart

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

'Gandhi turned his life into a counter-intuitive experiment in old ideas like non-violence and swadeshi.' 'He offered numerous universal ideas that talk to the human condition.' 'His ability to take risks was outstanding,' says Sopan Joshi, explaining why the Mahatma's ideas are as relevant as ever.

Jatayu takes flight in Hyderabad temple to prevent rapes

Jatayu takes flight in Hyderabad temple to prevent rapes

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

'Every person is a Jatayu, each one of you can be Jatayu, both men and women,' says temple priest behind the group set up to prevent atrocities on women and young girls.

Sweden police arrest suspect in truck attack that killed 4

Sweden police arrest suspect in truck attack that killed 4

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

The man was formally arrested "on suspicion of a terrorist crime through murder", Karin Rosander, a communications director at the Swedish prosecution authority, said early on Saturday.

Kathua rape: SC warns Jammu lawyers for 'obstructing process of law'

Kathua rape: SC warns Jammu lawyers for 'obstructing process of law'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

Delhi high court restrained the media from revealing the identity of the victim by any means.

Akshay Kumar wins National Award for Rustom

Akshay Kumar wins National Award for Rustom

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

A look at the winners of the 64th National awards.

George Floyd laid to rest amid call for racial justice in US

George Floyd laid to rest amid call for racial justice in US

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

Floyd's death has sparked nationwide violent protests with some protesters resorting to looting and rioting across the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

REVEALED: The mails Indrani sent to Peter posing as Sheena

REVEALED: The mails Indrani sent to Peter posing as Sheena

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

Indrani Mukerjea wanted her husband Peter to believe that she was neither mother nor sister of Sheena and that the 24-year-old victim was very much alive, said the CBI.

Is This The India We Want?

Is This The India We Want?

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

'The involvement of policemen in either committing the crime or shielding the accused in Kathua and Unna points to a crumbling civil and moral order,' says Amulya Ganguli.

Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar convicted in Unnao rape case

Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar convicted in Unnao rape case

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

The court convicted Sengar for rape under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for offence by a public servant committing penetrative sexual assault against a child.

Why the regional journalist is at threat

Why the regional journalist is at threat

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

The murders of journalists in 2015 underscore the rising power of regional language media, especially local-language newspapers, says Nilanjana S Roy

'These terrorists won't even find place in hell'

'These terrorists won't even find place in hell'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

'No religion sanctions what happened in that school in Peshawar. What happened there was a crime against humanity.'

Badaun: Rape of one of two cousins not confirmed, says UP top cop

Badaun: Rape of one of two cousins not confirmed, says UP top cop

Rediff.com7 Jun 2014

In a new twist to Badaun gang rape and murder case, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police A L Banerjee on Saturday said rape of one of the two girls, who were found hanging from a tree, was not confirmed by forensic experts and that property could be a motive for the gruesome crime.

Myanmar: 2 journalists who reported on Rohingya massacre jailed for 7 yrs

Myanmar: 2 journalists who reported on Rohingya massacre jailed for 7 yrs

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

The judge said the journalists 'collected and obtained confidential documents'.

'I am on my toes when I work with a woman director'

'I am on my toes when I work with a woman director'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

'Their sensibilities are far more mature and complex than men's. I have to be very careful while working with them.'

'Why did Abis Rizvi have to go in such a brutal way?'

'Why did Abis Rizvi have to go in such a brutal way?'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

'I lost my friend in the most bizarre way possible. We think of terror attacks as something that happens to others. Now, it's reached our doorstep.'

'I will never have the joy of sitting with Girish again'

'I will never have the joy of sitting with Girish again'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Economist and author Devaki Jain mourns the loss of her good friend, Girish Karnad.

Juvenile convict in Dec 16 gang rape is now a cook

Juvenile convict in Dec 16 gang rape is now a cook

Rediff.com5 May 2017

Often portrayed as the 'most brutal' face of that fateful night's violence, he is said to be oblivious of the latest developments in the case.

Delhi: 7-yr-old killed, 17 kids injured as tanker hits school van

Delhi: 7-yr-old killed, 17 kids injured as tanker hits school van

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

The driver of the private school van had his earphones on and was driving on the wrong side of the road. The milk tanker driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, police said.

Review: Ivide is an average entertainer

Review: Ivide is an average entertainer

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Ivide tries to tackle a lot of things but ends up satisfying none.

Sheena Bora Trial: The driver says bye

Sheena Bora Trial: The driver says bye

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

Tuesday was the last that Courtroom 51 saw of Shyamvar Rai, accused No 3 and approver in the Sheena Bora murder trial. True to form, Rai's final hours in the witness box were rather acrimonious. His cross-examination at several points turned downright ugly.

Review: Welcome to Central Jail is below average

Review: Welcome to Central Jail is below average

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Welcome to Central Jail is a typical Dileep film, which may go down well with his fans, feels Paresh C Palicha.

SC refuses to stay conviction of IPS officer in Bilkis case

SC refuses to stay conviction of IPS officer in Bilkis case

Rediff.com30 May 2017

IPS officer R S Bhagora, currently serving in Gujarat, has been convicted along with four other policemen by the Bombay high court recently after the trial court had acquitted them.

North India has a problem with toxic masculinity

North India has a problem with toxic masculinity

Rediff.com31 May 2018

'This is obvious to everyone except those in denial; it is a national shame.' 'To that extent, blaming any particular government is an insufficient response,' argues Mihir S Sharma.

An Open Letter to Smriti Irani

An Open Letter to Smriti Irani

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

'The threat to our pre-schoolers from the worst of Bollywood is far greater than the threat to Sanskrit from German.'