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Meet the man behind the Lokhandwala shootout

Meet the man behind the Lokhandwala shootout

Rediff.com23 May 2007

Retired police officer A A Khan on the encounter.

Pakistan confirms bird flu in Islamabad zoo

Pakistan confirms bird flu in Islamabad zoo

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

Officials at the Marghazar Zoo have started screening, disinfection and isolation of birds for early detection of the disease.

Kapali hundred lifts Bangladesh

Kapali hundred lifts Bangladesh

Rediff.com28 Jun 2008

Alok Kapali celebrated his lucky inclusion in the team by smashing a century to take Bangladesh to 283 for six against India.

Hossain in squad for second Test

Hossain in squad for second Test

Rediff.com14 Dec 2004

Uncapped pace bowler Nazmul Hossain has been added to the Bangladesh squad for the second and final Test against India, starting on Friday in the port city of Chittagong.

Bangladesh drop Kapali

Bangladesh drop Kapali

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

Bangladesh have dropped middle order batsman Alok Kapali in favour of Nafis Iqbal in their 14-man squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy which starts in England on September 10.

Lal Masjid to be painted green

Lal Masjid to be painted green

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

When the mosque is reopened for prayers in the first week of August, worshipers will find it bathed in apple green colour and perhaps with a new name

Two Lashkar militants arrested in Delhi

Two Lashkar militants arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

A Chinese pistol, a wireless set and some documents were recovered from the militants, who were identified as Altaf Hussain and Aftab Ahmed.

India asks Pak envoy to leave

India asks Pak envoy to leave

Rediff.com8 Feb 2003

Deputy High Commissioner Jaleel Abbas Gilani was recently embroiled in a POTA case relating to funding of separatists in J&K.

Statistical highlights, Day 3

Statistical highlights, Day 3

Rediff.com20 Dec 2004

Bangladesh hit their highest ODI total

Bangladesh hit their highest ODI total

Rediff.com18 Mar 2006

Bangladesh chalked up their highest total in one-day internationals, hitting 301 for seven in a 131-run victory over Kenya.

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by four wickets

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by four wickets

Rediff.com22 Feb 2006

They reached the victory target of 213 runs with two overs to spare in registering a first one-day triumph over the visitors.

Murali crashes Bangladesh

Murali crashes Bangladesh

Rediff.com14 Sep 2005

Muttiah Muralitharan took six for 18 as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 96 runs on the third day of the first Test

Bangladesh clinch first ODI series

Bangladesh clinch first ODI series

Rediff.com31 Jan 2005

Bangladesh crushed Zimbabwe by eight wickets in their fifth one-day international to win their first ODI series 3-2.

Out twice on a single day

Out twice on a single day

Rediff.com20 Dec 2004

Pressure map: Second India v Bangladesh ODI

Pressure map: Second India v Bangladesh ODI

Rediff.com13 May 2007

Bangladesh looked unlikely to get 285, so their pressure index (PI)* at the start was well above 150.

Haryana crisis: Oppn approaches guv, steps up efforts to topple BJP govt

Haryana crisis: Oppn approaches guv, steps up efforts to topple BJP govt

Rediff.com10 May 2024

'It is evident that the BJP govt in Haryana no longer commands a majority,' former Deputy Chief Minister and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala said in his letter to the governor on Wednesday.

Security tightened in Sambhal ahead of Friday prayers, court hearing

Security tightened in Sambhal ahead of Friday prayers, court hearing

Rediff.com29 Nov 2024

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, remains on high alert following violence that erupted on November 24 over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid. Police have deployed heavy security ahead of Friday prayers and a court hearing on the survey, which is expected to be tense. The violence, which left four people dead and several injured, stemmed from claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the site of the mosque.

'Is it usual for a store to be empty at 6 pm?'

'Is it usual for a store to be empty at 6 pm?'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

'Due to rural stress, volumes continue to remain an issue for the industry, and we are yet to see any revival in demand.'

68 people died protesting against farm laws on Haryana borders: Anil Vij

68 people died protesting against farm laws on Haryana borders: Anil Vij

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

Sixty-eight people have died due to varied reasons while protesting against the Centre's farm laws at the state borders with Delhi, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij told the Assembly in Chandigarh on Monday.

2 home guards shot dead in clashes during VHP yatra in Haryana's Nuh

2 home guards shot dead in clashes during VHP yatra in Haryana's Nuh

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

Two home guards were killed and at least 15 others, including several policemen, were injured on Monday as a mob in Haryana's Nuh district tried to stop a Vishwa Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and setting cars on fire, officials said.

'INS Sunayna' ready to stand guard in Indian Ocean

'INS Sunayna' ready to stand guard in Indian Ocean

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

INS Sunayna, the second of the Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel class of ship, was commissioned in Kochi on Tuesday by Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Southern Naval Command.

Remembering A A Khan: The Tough Cop

Remembering A A Khan: The Tough Cop

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Unlike other top police officers, A A Khan spoke boldly --- be it while defending 'encounters' in many of which he was involved, or in tracing the cause of the ghastly Radhabai Chawl incident, recalls Jyoti Punwani. Encounters were useful, he said, because hardened criminals who were targeted were beyond reform and no good for society.

Terrorists involved in actress Amreen Bhat's murder killed: Kashmir IG

Terrorists involved in actress Amreen Bhat's murder killed: Kashmir IG

Rediff.com27 May 2022

'Heinous murder case of TV artist Amreen Bhat solved in 24 hours...10 terrorists including three from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and seven from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfits killed in three days in Kashmir Valley,' said IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.

Rahul calls Modi 'loudspeaker' of rich businessmen

Rahul calls Modi 'loudspeaker' of rich businessmen

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The Congress is seeking to oust the BJP government in Haryana in the October 21 polls.

Yasin Bhatkal planned to nuke Surat town, notes court, orders 'waging war' charge

Yasin Bhatkal planned to nuke Surat town, notes court, orders 'waging war' charge

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against banned terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen's (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and several of its operatives, including Mohammed Danish Ansari, in a case of conspiring to wage war against India in 2012.

'No ghar wapsi': Tikait reiterates at another 'mahapanchayat'

'No ghar wapsi': Tikait reiterates at another 'mahapanchayat'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2021

Asserting that the agitation against the Centre's farm laws is a people's movement that will not fail, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said there will be no 'ghar wapsi' till protesting farmers' demands are met.

Haryana cops have a new job: Sampling Biryanis

Haryana cops have a new job: Sampling Biryanis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

After it received complaint that beef was being added to biryani, police and cow vigilantes in Mundaka village in Mewat, Haryana are keeping close vigil to avoid any such incident in view of Eid al-Adha to be celebrated next week.

'Satish uncle and Calendar will live in our hearts forever'

'Satish uncle and Calendar will live in our hearts forever'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'I got an opportunity to direct him in Baaghi 3.' 'He played a police commissioner's role, and it was so weird directing him.' On the first day of shooting, I asked him, 'What do I call you today?' and he shot back, 'Satish uncle'.'

Pak court suspends Musharraf arrest warrant in Lal Masjid case

Pak court suspends Musharraf arrest warrant in Lal Masjid case

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The arrest warrant was challenged in the high court which set aside the orders of the lower court

Pakistani cleric to convene 'Awami Parliament'

Pakistani cleric to convene 'Awami Parliament'

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul Qadri has announced to set up 'Awami Parliament' (People's Parliament) on Tuesday, as he refused to meet the PML-N government- appointed committee of lawmakers to hold talks with him.

Pak Army Chief Is In No Mood To Forgive Imran Khan

Pak Army Chief Is In No Mood To Forgive Imran Khan

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

The military establishment is in no mood to forgive or forget Imran's anti-military utterances, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.

NIA seeks death for JKLF chief Yasin Malik

NIA seeks death for JKLF chief Yasin Malik

Rediff.com26 May 2023

On May 24, 2022, a trial court in the national capital had awarded life imprisonment to Malik, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, after holding him guilty of various offences under the stringent anti-terror law-Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)-- and the Indian Penal Code.

Asia Cup: Sub-continental giants resume rivalry

Asia Cup: Sub-continental giants resume rivalry

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day

NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

Rediff.com25 May 2022

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday sought the death penalty for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case, court sources said.

Delhi HC issues notice to Yasin Malik on NIA's death penalty plea in terror case

Delhi HC issues notice to Yasin Malik on NIA's death penalty plea in terror case

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is currently serving a life term, on a plea by the National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case.

Centre orders Bangladeshi actor to leave India for TMC campaign

Centre orders Bangladeshi actor to leave India for TMC campaign

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

The Centre on Tuesday issued a 'Leave India' notice and cancelled the business visa given to the actor.

Delhi court convicts Yasin Malik in terror funding case

Delhi court convicts Yasin Malik in terror funding case

Rediff.com19 May 2022

An NIA court on Thursday convicted Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik after he pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, before the court in a case related to alleged terrorism and secessionist activities that disturbed the Kashmir Valley in 2017.

Why renaming Mewat has raised hackles in Haryana

Why renaming Mewat has raised hackles in Haryana

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

The renaming of Mewat comes within weeks of an RSS-supported think tank issuing a 'study' about the growing population of Muslims in the Mewat region.

Two prisoners charged for assaulting Sarabjit

Two prisoners charged for assaulting Sarabjit

Rediff.com27 Apr 2013

Police on Saturday registered a case of attempted murder against two prisoners for brutally assaulting Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is in a "deep coma" in a Lahore hospital. Official sources told PTI that the FIR against prisoners Amer Aftab and Mudassar was registered following a complaint from Assistant Superintendent Ishtiaq Ahmed Gill of Kot Lakhpath Jail.