How Ghaziabad 'communal' incident unravelled

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces how the beating up of a man in Ghaziabad went from alleged communal attack to reported regular crime in a matter of days. IMAGE: Abdul Samad Saifi, the......

How we cracked Batla House terror case

'Information trickled in that these phone numbers were switched off when there were blasts in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and at the time of the Delhi blasts.' IMAGE: Members of the Hindu Sena remember......

Hizb chief, Bhatkal brothers among 18 designated as terrorists

Chief of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Syed Salahuddin and founders of Indian Mujahideen outfit Bhatkal brothers are among the 18 people who have been designated as "terrorists" under the......

Post Pulwama, Pak remains safe haven for terrorists: US

Pakistan took 'modest steps' in 2019 to counter terror financing and restrain India-focused militant groups from conducting large-scale attacks following the Pulwama attack in February, but it......

Can dealing with corporate deposit fraud be cumbersome? Find out

When a bank defaults, you are insured up to Rs 100,000. But if a company defaults, the recovery process could include running from pillar to post. And, on many occasions, one might not even recover......

A nominee is not a legal heir

Only in case of equities will the nominee will automatically get the money. Otherwise, she is only a trustee. Ashok Singh had bought an insurance policy in 2000. When he passed away in 2008, his......

Long battle awaits NSEL investors

In its first payout on Tuesday, National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) was able to pay only half the money due to investors.While the NSEL Investors’ Forum is considering taking the legal route......

PIX: Salman, Sonakshi at Bolly wedding

The Moranis' son weds... Bollywood folk turned up to wish Azhar Morani -- Producer Mohammed Morani and Lucky Morani's son -- and his bride Tanya Seth at their wedding ceremony and reception.  ......

When SRK attended a sangeet

Wedding festivities in Bollywood... Bollywood folk at Producer Mohammed Morani and Lucky Morani's son Azhar Morani and Tanya Seth's sangeet ceremony.   Shah Rukh Khan.   Nora Fatehi........

PIX: DeepVeer and other couples at Priyanka's reception

Meet all the interesting couples on a grand evening.Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar It was raining stars at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel as Bollywood folk attended Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's......

Bollywood stars mourn Muhammad Ali's demise

Bollywood fraternity extended their condolences to the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's demise at the age of 74, after losing his long-standing battle against Parkinson's disease. The celebs took to......

Jayawardene, Afridi will be most experienced players at 2015 World Cup

Australia and Ireland submit provisional squad for the tournament Down Under, but do not release names. The UAE's Khurram Khan, at 43, will be the oldest player (born 21 June 1971) while Yodhin......

AFC U-16: India go down fighting to Uzbekistan

India gave title contenders Uzbekistan a mighty scare before going down fighting 2-3 in their opening match of the AFC U-16 Football Championship in Tehran on Sunday. The Indians put on a spirited......

Pakistan bury row with Twenty20 win

Pakistan responded to the controversies of the last eight days with a five-wicket victory over England in their Twenty20 clash on Monday.The tourists, playing their first Twenty20 international,......

Twenty-20: Pak beat England by 5 wkts

Pakistan responded to the controversies of the last eight days with a five-wicket victory over England in their Twenty20 clash on Monday.The tourists, playing their first Twenty20 international,......

England win toss, elect to bat

England captain Anrew Flintoff won the toss and decided to bat first in the fourth One-Day International against India at Kochi on Thursday.India made one chance in the side that won the third ODI......