A 40-year-old roadside hawker died allegedly due to heart attack during a drive against vendors in suburban Santacruz in Mumbai by Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble, who was on Saturday transferred in the wake of the incident.
Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary, facing notice from the police to join probe after the channel aired the interview of December 16 gang-rape victim's male friend, on Satutday moved a Delhi court pleading that his statement to the police be video recorded.
The Delhi police on Monday registered a case against an English daily for publishing material which could lead to the identification of the 23-year-old gangrape victim who died two days ago.
Alleged Samjhauta express bomber Rajendra Chaudhary has 'confessed' that it was he who fired at S A R Geelani, who was acquitted in the Parliament attack case in 2001. But Geelani alleges that Chaudhary was just a pawn and says that the system was behind it, since there were many others who were unhappy with his acquittal. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Controversial Mumbai cop Vasant Dhoble, who hit the headlines for his late night crackdown on pubs and restaurants, has been shunted out of the social service branch and moved to the city's western suburbs.
Returning to his office at Mumbai's Police Commissionerate after a morning full of court hearings, Special Services Branch's Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble is resigned to answering a barrage of questions from reporters.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday sought to allay the ruffled nerves of Mumbai's nightlife-lovers, currently reeling under the raids by Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble and his team.
Brajesh Mishra, the country's first National Security Adviser who played a key role in foreign policy matters and pushed for deeper engagement with the United States, died in New Delhi on Friday evening following a heart ailment.
Najeeb Ahmad, pursuing MSc in Biotechnology and resident of room 106 of Mahi/Mandavi hostel, has been missing since yesterday allegedly after an altercation with a few students on Saturday night, they added.
With the almost universal breach of the alcohol licensing conditions, once the powers-that-be decide to crack the whip, every restaurant will run into problems. Huge problems, says Sunil Phatarphekar
A 64-year-old hotelier on Monday alleged before the Bombay high court that Assistant Commissioner of police Vasant Dhobale, the controversial officer who has recently raided many hotels in the city for flouting laws, had assaulted him, and demanded action against him.
One of India's greatest music legends, Pandit Jasraj leaves behind a storied legacy spanning almost eight decades.
Jawaharlal Nehru University student Anmol Ratan, accused of raping a 28-year-old fellow student in the university hostel, was on Thursday remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi court.
State Tourism minister Vatti Vasant Kumar and TDP legislator Chintamaneni Prabhakar shoved each other, after an eated argument on the dais during the 'Rachabanda' (mass contact programme), they said adding the MLA was later taken into custody.
After announcing the second quarter results, Chairman Vineet Nayyar, Chief Executive C P Gurnani and Chief Financial Officer Vasant Krishnan share their views.
Rediff readers share their favourite Holi pix and memories.
The incident took place at around 4 am on Monday when Nuruddin, an Ola cab driver, was thrashed by six people, including two women of African origin, after he refused to carry more than four passengers in his vehicle.
The actress got married to Shiv Karan Singh in a grand ceremony in Delhi.
A Special Cell team arrested Jani under Section 41(1) of CrPC and will hand him over to the New Delhi district police.
The card was used to purchase jewellery and electronic gadgets.
Ahead of the floor test in Maharashtra, what is more crucial is who becomes the pro-tem speaker. And bagging this post is part of the BJP's plan to retain power, reports Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com/
The funeral procession of late former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi began from his home in New Delhi with family members, friends and several celebrities paying their last respects before his burial which will be held in Pataudi on Friday.
A Christian school was allegedly vandalised in South Delhi's Vasant Vihar area
A number of sacred items were damaged at St Alphonsa's Church.
Hamilton will need to sparkle a lot brighter than that to start winning back his shine, says Raja Sen.
As part of efforts to mollify the dissatisfied ministers, the chief minister has despatched ministers Aanam Ramanarayana Reddy and Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy for talks with the rebellious ministers.
The late Vijay Merchant, who wore several distinguished hats on and off the field, followed the dictum of former England cricketer Patsy Hendren, when the great opener chose to retire from Tests after a last innings effort of 154 at Delhi, said ex-cricketer Vasant Raiji.
"Why did you file (the chargesheet) without approval? You don't have a legal department," the court said.
To fight cravings, keep substitutes handy that you can chew on, such as carrots, pickles, apples, celery, raisins, or sugar-free gum or hard candy, says Seema Singh.
Cmmuters faced hard time navigating through water-logged roads and faced traffic congestion.
US President Barack Obama, who will arrive in Mumbai on November 6 for a four-day official visit to the country, would be presented a copy of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography when he visits the Mani Bhavan.
The back-to-back statements of three Indira Gandhi loyalists -- R K Dhawan, Vasant Sathe and C K Jafar Sherief (the former questioning the advisors of Rahul Gandhi and the direction of his politics and the other two wanting Priyanka Gandhi to come into the mainstream of Congress politics) -- is being seen as a reflection of the concern gripping the senior guard in the Congress over the functioning of the party as well as the fate of the upcoming UP elections.
It's been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India's triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this when the national sporting honours are announced next year.
A country-made pistol and a threat letter against Kanhaiya Kumar were recovered from a bus operating between an ISBT and JNU campus.
The store segmentation approach that Shoppers Stop is taking is intended to improve its hit rate at a time when local and international fashion retailers are crowding the market with new merchandise across price points.
Through its programmes, Swechha tries to ensure Delhiites don't forget their dying river.
The chief minister said the Delhi government was implementing from November 19 its decision to reserve 80 per cent of ICU beds in private hospitals for COVID-19 patients.
Gaurav Negi recalls his heartwarming and humbling meeting with the family of Major Padmapani Acharya, who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra posthumously for his heroism in the Kargil war in 1999.
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
Delhi MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Kamal Nath had allegedly given shelter to five people who were accused in one of the seven cases.
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