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We don't ban individuals: India on controversial Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

We don't ban individuals: India on controversial Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

The government on Tuesday remained non-committal on taking action against a controversial Indian Islamic preacher, who was followed by one of the five Bangladeshi militants, who killed 22 people at a restaurant in Dhaka.

Brexit: 77,000 fake signatures found in petition for a second referendum

Brexit: 77,000 fake signatures found in petition for a second referendum

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

The House of Commons petitions committee has confirmed that 77,000 signatures were added fraudulently and have been removed.

Saqlain may play for England team

Saqlain may play for England team

Rediff.com12 Jul 2007

Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who survived a career-threatening knee injury to make a comeback in England this season, is excited by the possibility of playing for his adopted country.

Airbus flying high on Indian skies

Airbus flying high on Indian skies

Rediff.com2 Jan 2007

Airbus executive vice-president clears the air on the company's India operations and the rivalry with Boeing.

Indian origin suspect loses extradition battle

Indian origin suspect loses extradition battle

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

Haroon Rashid Aswat and Babar Ahmad are afraid they might be mistreated by the US.

Pakistan launches probe into MQM's alleged ties with RAW

Pakistan launches probe into MQM's alleged ties with RAW

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The FIA has been tasked with probing various allegations of funding by Research and Analysis Wing to MQM.

Who immigrates most to the UK? Indians

Who immigrates most to the UK? Indians

Rediff.com21 Oct 2005

People from India, Pakistan and the African countries constitute the major chunk of immigrants to the UK, according to official figures released on Friday.

Rs 22cr headache for Narendra Modi

Rs 22cr headache for Narendra Modi

Rediff.com1 May 2004

Widows of UK nationals, who were alleged killed during post-Godhra riots, have sought damages.

British Muslims write to Blair

British Muslims write to Blair

Rediff.com12 Aug 2006

In an open letter to Blair, they charged that current foreign policy of the government fans the flames of extremism and may put British citizens at risk of attack, both in the UK and abroad.

Law, agencies will take call on banning Zakir Naik: Rijiju

Law, agencies will take call on banning Zakir Naik: Rijiju

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Rijiju said India has good relations and mutual understanding with Bangladesh, especially in the matter of co-operation on fighting terrorism.

Haroon Aswat arrested, 2 more charged with murder

Haroon Aswat arrested, 2 more charged with murder

Rediff.com8 Aug 2005

An Indian-origin British citizen, held in Zambia on suspicion of terrorism, has been arrested on his arrival in London.

Can Pakistan end India's domination in ICC events?

Can Pakistan end India's domination in ICC events?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Pakistan have a chance to change their history of poor showings against India in ICC tournaments.

Twins born to granny in India allowed entry to UK

Twins born to granny in India allowed entry to UK

Rediff.com27 Jul 2004

The twins, a boy and a girl, made history when they were born in a fertility clinic in Gujarat after their 46-year-old maternal grandmother, a mother of four, agreed to carry her daughter's embryo.

Unidentified plane over Mumbai triggers panic

Unidentified plane over Mumbai triggers panic

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

An unidentified aircraft caused a security scare in Mumbai airspace on Saturday after it was spotted by an Etihad Airways flight and reported to the air traffic control, official sources said.

Karachi tense after troops raid MQM headquarters

Karachi tense after troops raid MQM headquarters

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Colonel Tahir of the Rangers said that the intelligence-based raid was launched after reports that people involved in crimes were hiding there.

Pak-origin man named as one of the London attackers

Pak-origin man named as one of the London attackers

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

The police identified 2 of London attackers as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle set May 19 as wedding date

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle set May 19 as wedding date

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

The announcement comes three weeks after the couple confirmed their engagement last month and said the ceremony would take place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

'Siachen Pioneers' rescue 22 British, French trekkers stranded in Ladakh

'Siachen Pioneers' rescue 22 British, French trekkers stranded in Ladakh

Rediff.com8 Aug 2015

Twenty-two British and French trekkers, stranded in high altitude Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir following heavy downpour, have been rescued by Indian Air Force personnel in the past two days.

Who is a terrorist?

Who is a terrorist?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

'There is no acceptable definition of what terrorism is and who a terrorist is.'

Imran admits to forming offshore company to 'evade British taxes'

Imran admits to forming offshore company to 'evade British taxes'

Rediff.com14 May 2016

The admission came in the midst of his virulent campaign against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign after his two sons and a daughter were named in Panama Paper leaks as having offshore companies.

UK minister signs extradition order for wanted bookie Sanjeev Chawla

UK minister signs extradition order for wanted bookie Sanjeev Chawla

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

Chawla was introduced to Hansie Cronje, the late South African cricket team captain, in January-February 2000. It was suggested to Cronje, by Chawla and another person, that he could make significant amounts of money if he agreed to lose cricket matches.

Prince Harry and Meghan step out for first joint royal event

Prince Harry and Meghan step out for first joint royal event

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

The couple will spend the day at a World AIDS Day charity fair organised by the Terrence Higgins Trust and then meet Headteachers of a local school, Nottingham Academy.

'Refugees welcome here': Protesters rally across US

'Refugees welcome here': Protesters rally across US

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Protesters gathered outside the White House and raised slogans like 'This is what America looks like!', 'The people united, will never be divided' and 'No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here,' as they waved the American flag and held placards, opposing Trump's order to block any visitors for 90 days from seven designated countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Silencing dissent , the Pakistani way

Silencing dissent , the Pakistani way

Rediff.com12 Aug 2017

The kidnapping of MQM workers is a message from Pakistani security agencies that any show of allegiance to Altaf Hussain will be met with a brutal response, says Aveek Sen.

Briton among 2 arrested over Dhaka cafe attack

Briton among 2 arrested over Dhaka cafe attack

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

A British national and a student of a Canadian University have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Bangladesh's worst terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka last month that killed 22 people, including an Indian girl.

Stephen Hawking passes into the ages

Stephen Hawking passes into the ages

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

One of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein passes into worlds beyond our understanding.

UK court begins hearing Brexit legality case

UK court begins hearing Brexit legality case

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

The first of a number of legal challenges to Britain's exit from the European Union without parliamentary approval opened in the high court in London on Tuesday.

Indian-origin IS militant poses with his baby and AK-47 on Twitter

Indian-origin IS militant poses with his baby and AK-47 on Twitter

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

A 31-year-old Indian-origin Islamic State suspect, who is fighting in Syria, has posted a picture of him on Twitter posing with an AK-47 rifle and his new born baby.

MHA asks Rahul to prove he is Indian in 15 days

MHA asks Rahul to prove he is Indian in 15 days

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

The home ministry's notice to Gandhi was sent in response to a complaint filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.

Here's what Oly champ Mo Farah had to say on Trump's travel ban

Here's what Oly champ Mo Farah had to say on Trump's travel ban

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Sir Mo Farah took aim at United States President Donald Trump's new executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somalia - has upended the lives of many families across the world.

Why are our passports so shabby?

Why are our passports so shabby?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2019

'Why can't a country that builds and manages airports of acknowledged excellence at home and abroad produce passports of durable quality for its citizens?' asks Sunil Sethi.

Jihadi John fathered a 'secret' son in Syria

Jihadi John fathered a 'secret' son in Syria

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

Jihadi John, the dreaded Islamic State executioner killed in a US drone strike in Syria last week, reportedly fathered a son who is automatically entitled to British citizenship.

Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlist

Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlist

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award.

UK citizens can visit 173 countries without visa, Indians 52

UK citizens can visit 173 countries without visa, Indians 52

Rediff.com4 Oct 2013

UK citizens are at par with those from Finland and Sweden for visa-free access.

Rahul served notice over 'British citizenship'

Rahul served notice over 'British citizenship'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

The Parliamentary Ethics Committee, headed by veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani, has issued a show-cause notice to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi asking him to respond to questions on whether he had once declared himself a British citizen.

Dhaka attackers followed Indian Islamic preacher

Dhaka attackers followed Indian Islamic preacher

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Two of the five Bangladeshi attackers, who hacked to death 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone used to follow three controversial Islamists, including Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Nayek.