News for '1996 case'

PF dues: An IMPORTANT lesson

PF dues: An IMPORTANT lesson

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

How a chartered accountant won the battle against his company of interest on his PF dues

Charges framed against Lalu

Charges framed against Lalu

Rediff.com17 May 2005

Central Bureau of Investigation special court judge Sanjay Prasad framed the charges against Yadav for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from Dumka treasury between December, 1995 and January, 1996.

Centre says no nod given to rename West Bengal; Mamata writes to PM

Centre says no nod given to rename West Bengal; Mamata writes to PM

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

Changing a state's name requires constitutional amendment and it is done after taking into consideration all relevant factors, he said.

Smriti Irani's fake degree row: Court summons documents from EC

Smriti Irani's fake degree row: Court summons documents from EC

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

The court had on November 20 last year allowed the complainant's plea seeking direction to the officials of EC and DU to bring the records of Irani's qualifications.

Pele's daughter dies of cancer at 42

Pele's daughter dies of cancer at 42

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

Sandra Regina Arantes do Nascimento, who won a long legal battle to have the former soccer ace recognised as her father, died on Tuesday at the age of 42.

It's not about beef!

It's not about beef!

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

'Beef-eating is the new media frenzy that is being orchestrated to wrongly implicate the BJP government and is reminiscent of the false anti-Christian acts highlighted by the media when the BJP first came to power in 1996,' says Vivek Gumaste.

HC grants Dalmiya anticipatory bail

HC grants Dalmiya anticipatory bail

Rediff.com21 Mar 2006

The BCCI had field an FIR against him for alleged misappropriation of funds during the 1996 World Cup

BJP to give tough fight to Kamal Nath in Chhindwara

BJP to give tough fight to Kamal Nath in Chhindwara

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party is confident of giving a tough fight to Union Minister Kamla Nath on his traditional Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat, drawing courage from its performance in 2013 assembly elections in which it bagged four out of seven seats from there.

Dalmiya accused of swindling BCCI

Dalmiya accused of swindling BCCI

Rediff.com21 Feb 2006

The new BCCI regime accused the former president of misappropriating funds to the tune of Rs 20 crore.

Is Nepal's U-19 captain Raju Rijal overage?

Is Nepal's U-19 captain Raju Rijal overage?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

The ongoing ICC U-19 was struck by a controversy when a Mumbai cricketer accused Nepal captain Raju Rijal of being overage. Mumbai Ranji player Kaustub Pawar made shocking allegations that the skipper of Nepal's U-19 team Rajal was 24-25 years old and had played with him in Mumbai's Under-15 level. The Mumbai batsman, who has played 127 first class matches also claimed that Rijal used to play in Mumbai by the name of Raju Sharma. "We played together in under 15 for Mumbai and now he is the captain of Nepal under 19 team and we others are 24-25 age respectively.

Maharashtra governor rejects plea to cancel Sanjay Dutt's jail term

Maharashtra governor rejects plea to cancel Sanjay Dutt's jail term

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao has rejected a plea to waive off the remaining jail term of actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

US welcomes remains of 55 soldiers from Korean War

US welcomes remains of 55 soldiers from Korean War

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

The return of the US servicemen's remains was part of a deal that was agreed to by Trump and Kim back in their summit in June.

CBI court convicts eight in fodder scam

CBI court convicts eight in fodder scam

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The convicted have been given sentences between one and five years.

Champions League: How Monaco can make comeback against Juventus

Champions League: How Monaco can make comeback against Juventus

Rediff.com8 May 2017

AS Monaco, beaten 2-0 at home in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus, will have to make history in Tuesday's return if they are to end Ligue 1's long absence from the final.

Jaswant Singh, an upright politician and Vajpayee's Hanuman

Jaswant Singh, an upright politician and Vajpayee's Hanuman

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

During Vajpayee's tenure, he was there as an indispensable insider, witness to every action that had an impact on history: Pokhran-II (nuclear tests in 1998), the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan, the Indo-Pak Agra Summit in 2001, intense engagement with the United States on nuclear issues besides the Kandahar hijack.

'Economy is already in recession'

'Economy is already in recession'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.

Chhota Rajan's sisters want to meet him on 'Bhai Dooj'; court tells CBI to consider

Chhota Rajan's sisters want to meet him on 'Bhai Dooj'; court tells CBI to consider

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

A Delhi court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to consider the plea of underworld don Chhota Rajan's sisters, who sought its permission to meet their brother currently in the probe agency's custody, on the occasion of 'Bhai Dooj', saying they have not met him for the past 27 years and wanted to bless him.

Former RJD MP Shahabuddin walks out of jail after 11 years

Former RJD MP Shahabuddin walks out of jail after 11 years

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

The former RJD leader was released on bail in the Rajiv Roshan murder case after 11 years, reports M I Khan.

Court asks Mallya to file proper reply on ED's plea

Court asks Mallya to file proper reply on ED's plea

Rediff.com20 May 2016

ED's application, filed through prosecutor N K Matta, had requested the court to direct the accused for his physical appearance in the case which is at its final stage.

Why did Modi meet Karunanidhi?

Why did Modi meet Karunanidhi?

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

'The prime minister's advisers might have told him that going along with this AIADMK government will damage his image.'

Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for 3rd straight term

Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for 3rd straight term

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

Hasina, the president of the Awami League, won the 11th parliamentary elections with a landslide victory even as the Opposition rejected the "farcical" polls marred by violence that claimed 17 lives, making it one of the deadliest polls in the country's history.

Why Chandrayaan was delayed by 13 years

Why Chandrayaan was delayed by 13 years

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

'If Chandrayaan 1 had a launch with GSLV, we need not have an orbiter for Chandrayaan 2.' 'We could have gone straight round the moon and landed on the moon.'

Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman dead

Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman dead

Rediff.com1 Mar 2014

Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman, who was caught on camera in 2001 while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh in a fake defence deal hugely embarrassing the National Democratic Alliance government, died at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Rajini 2.0 and the making of a political Thalaiva

Rajini 2.0 and the making of a political Thalaiva

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Tamil Nadu has time and again proved that it needs a decisive leader even if corrupt, rather than an indecisive leader, however good-hearted, good-natured and honest he may be, writes N Sathiya Moorthy.

New Chelsea boss Sarri faces tough task in first season

New Chelsea boss Sarri faces tough task in first season

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

His first overseas coaching adventure -- Maurizio Sarri has chosen a devilishly difficult league to try and make it happen and a club not exactly known for its patience.

Pfizer in dock for drug trials on kids

Pfizer in dock for drug trials on kids

Rediff.com14 Oct 2003

The world's largest pharmaceutical company is accused of carrying out drug trials of Trovan -- an antibiotic -- on Nigerian children injuring and killing them.

Meet India's new Chief Justice

Meet India's new Chief Justice

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid title dispute case, the Sebi-Sahara payment row, the Aadhaar privacy issue and the Cauvery water dispute are only some of the legal puzzles he will have to deal with.

How Haryana govt helped Patanjali to buy lands illegally

How Haryana govt helped Patanjali to buy lands illegally

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

When agricultural holdings get fragmented over years, the state government has the power to step in and help farmers pool their land parcels for improving land productivity, after which the pooled land is divided up into larger plots. Instead of the fragments they hold, a farmer gets a single contiguous patch of an equal size. But, it is done only for agricultural holdings. In Kot village, however, the consolidation has been ordered for the entire village land, including the hilly forested commons, which are already pooled. This is not the first time that the Haryana government has attempted such a consolidation of Kot common lands.

BSE to suspend 21 companies from trading

BSE to suspend 21 companies from trading

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

The exchange has also ordered freezing of the entire promoter shareholding of these companies till further notice

Tips to pick the right stocks and make big gains

Tips to pick the right stocks and make big gains

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

Raamdeo's base argument is that India's stock market merely mirrors the national economy, which is poised for big things.

I never pleaded to cancel my jail term, says Sanjay Dutt

I never pleaded to cancel my jail term, says Sanjay Dutt

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is currently serving his five year jail term after being convicted in the 1993 bomb blasts case, on Friday made it clear that he had never filed for pardon with the Maharashtra governor nor had he requested anyone else to do so on his behalf.

Sebi suspects 'money laundering' in ponzi schemes

Sebi suspects 'money laundering' in ponzi schemes

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

The Ministry of Finance's Directorate of Enforcement should also be made a part of the state-level coordination panels,

How the CBI can be saved

How the CBI can be saved

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

'The CBI should be bifurcated and the CBI's charter should be restricted to anti-corruption cases.'
'The investigation of major criminal cases having national and international implications, and national crimes spread over more than one state may be entrusted to a new national crime bureau,' recommends Dr Madhav Godbole, the former home secretary.

Will Modi go to war with China?

Will Modi go to war with China?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

'By not even acknowledging China's occupation of Indian territory Modi signalled to Beijing that he was not prepared to used forceful means to vacate the Chinese occupation, and that his government was reconciled to this loss of territory and accepted the fait accompli engineered by the PLA.'

Justice Kurian Joseph, part of controversial Jan 12 presser, retires

Justice Kurian Joseph, part of controversial Jan 12 presser, retires

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

Justice Kurian Joseph, who will turn 65 on November 30, was part of the five- judge bench which by a majority of 3:2 had ruled the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims as "void", "illegal" and "unconstitutional".

Leander set for Asian Games return, Yuki could opt out

Leander set for Asian Games return, Yuki could opt out

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

Yuki, ranked 93, has told AITA that if he gets direct entry into the last Grand Slam of the season, he won't be available.

Money in Swiss Banks: Pakistan overtakes India

Money in Swiss Banks: Pakistan overtakes India

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

This is the first time in the last three years that the funds linked to Pakistan in Swiss banks have exceeded that of Indians.

Justice must be insulated from 'disruptive factors', says outgoing CJI

Justice must be insulated from 'disruptive factors', says outgoing CJI

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

At his farewell function, CJI Dipak Misra said that tears of a poor man is equal to tears of a rich man.

Tonight Anglo-Welsh rivalry will reach new peak!

Tonight Anglo-Welsh rivalry will reach new peak!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

A rivalry dating back 137 years will reach a new level of intensity in Lens on Thursday when England and Wales meet at a major tournament for the first time.