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Slain terrorists were from Pakistan

Slain terrorists were from Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Jun 2006

Their identity could be established on the basis of seized diaries.

JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar set to pen book, 'Bihar to Tihar'

JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar set to pen book, 'Bihar to Tihar'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

The book, according to Kumar, is likely to be completed by July-August 2016.

Action against JNU students 'vindictive, vengeful': Left

Action against JNU students 'vindictive, vengeful': Left

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

D Raja (CPI) said Parliament cannot remain a mute spectator to the university rusticating students in a 'vindictive manner' on the basis of 'doctored and false' videos.

HC quashes JNU disciplinary action against Kanhaiya, others

HC quashes JNU disciplinary action against Kanhaiya, others

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

Apart from the charge of indiscipline against them, the students in their pleas had also challenged their punishment, which ranged from rustication for a few semesters to withdrawal of hostel facilities and fines.

E-mail threat to PM, Prez: Cases filed

E-mail threat to PM, Prez: Cases filed

Rediff.com28 Oct 2006

The police are questioning four persons, including the owner of the cyber cafe from where the e-mail was sent to various senior officials of the state.

No entry for Rahul Mahajan in BJP until acquittal

No entry for Rahul Mahajan in BJP until acquittal

Rediff.com18 Oct 2006

The Bharatiya Janata Party's central leadership is in no mood to accept Rahul Mahajan formally into the party until he is acquitted in the drug case.

Think of victim before pardoning convicts: SC

Think of victim before pardoning convicts: SC

Rediff.com11 Oct 2006

The Supreme Court said the President and governors have to keep in mind the effect of such pardon on the family of the victim.

First time in 10 yrs, Internet, mobile services on in J&K on R-day

First time in 10 yrs, Internet, mobile services on in J&K on R-day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

For the first time in a decade, mobile phone and mobile Internet services were not disrupted in Kashmir Valley as part of the security drill for Republic Day celebrations.

SC upholds Geelani's acquittal

SC upholds Geelani's acquittal

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

Among the petitions dismissed by the Supreme Court, one was by Delhi police.

Won't pay fine or vacate hostels: JNU students

Won't pay fine or vacate hostels: JNU students

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Defiant Jawaharlal Nehru Univeristy students who have been punished in connection with a controversial event on campus on Tuesday asserted they will not pay fine and vacate hostels.

ISI was sending us to Mumbai: Arrested terrorists

ISI was sending us to Mumbai: Arrested terrorists

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

The duo have been interrogated by the Mumbai police.

BJP slams Tharoor; to commemorate Bhagat's death anniversary

BJP slams Tharoor; to commemorate Bhagat's death anniversary

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

With the issue of nationalism dominating the political discourse, the BJP on Tuesday announced a three-day programme to comemmorate Bhagat Singh's martyrdom and attacked the Congress over its MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks comparing Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar with the freedom fighter.

NIA to take over probe in DSP Davinder Singh case

NIA to take over probe in DSP Davinder Singh case

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

The necessary formalities were being completed in Jammu as well as in the national capital before the probe agency, which has been credited with breaking the nexus between stone-pelters and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, takes over the case, officials said.

M&M tractors set for Pakistan journey

M&M tractors set for Pakistan journey

Rediff.com21 Dec 2005

M&M's proposed entry into Pakistan would depend on the policy of the local government.

JNU row: Panel finds 21 students guilty, fine reduced for few

JNU row: Panel finds 21 students guilty, fine reduced for few

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

The appellate authority which heard the appeals of the 21 Jawaharlal Nehru University students who were penalised in connection with the controversial February 9 event has found all of them guilty of indiscipline even as the financial penalty imposed on some of them has been reduced.

Keep us informed about Kanhaiya's movement: Police tells JNU

Keep us informed about Kanhaiya's movement: Police tells JNU

Rediff.com5 Mar 2016

As part of efforts to provide foolproof security to Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, the Delhi police has asked University authorities to inform them about the student leader's movements outside the campus and nature of his visits.

Bihar's 1st Muslim woman minister resigns from JD-U, cabinet

Bihar's 1st Muslim woman minister resigns from JD-U, cabinet

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

Bihar's first Muslim woman minister Perween Amanullah on Tuesday resigned from the chief minister Nitish Kumar cabinet and the party Janata Dal-United, citing dissatisfaction from the present system. She was working as the state's social welfare minister

JNUSU to march to Parliament demanding Kanhaiya's release

JNUSU to march to Parliament demanding Kanhaiya's release

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Stepping up their agitation against arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and two others in a sedition case, the students will march to Parliament on Wednesday demanding the release of those jailed in the case.

Ex-Home Secy Pillai's remarks trigger Congress vs BJP war of words

Ex-Home Secy Pillai's remarks trigger Congress vs BJP war of words

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Former Home Secretary G K Pillai's remarks on affidavit regarding LeT links of Ishrat Jahan on Friday triggered a political war of words with Congress questioning the timing of his claims and alleging that he was only parroting the ruling BJP's words.

CPI's D Raja should ask communists to shoot his daughter: BJP leader

CPI's D Raja should ask communists to shoot his daughter: BJP leader

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

The BJP office bearer said if Communists love this country, how did they take part in an "anti-national" event.

Look who's extending support to JNU students

Look who's extending support to JNU students

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Eminent scientists and writers from across the world, including renowned thinker Noam Chomsky and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, have joined the chorus of protest against the arrest of JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case.

No one has the right to play with country's unity: Anupam Kher

No one has the right to play with country's unity: Anupam Kher

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

Noted actor Anupam Kher said, referring to the JNU incident, that freedom of speech does not mean people have the right to create disunity in the country.

Suspected ISIS operative sent to 15-day NIA custody

Suspected ISIS operative sent to 15-day NIA custody

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

The NIA told the court that Iqbal was required to be interrogated to ascertain the identities of his other associates and know about their funding pattern.

Army veterans join anti-JNU chorus, take out 'March for Unity'

Army veterans join anti-JNU chorus, take out 'March for Unity'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

The rally from Raj Ghat to Jantar Mantar saw marchers fervently waving the tricolour and raising slogans like 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' with some of them saying that nothing is above 'nationalism'.

JNU blocks registration of Kanhaiya, Umar, Anirban, 18 others

JNU blocks registration of Kanhaiya, Umar, Anirban, 18 others

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

The circular bearing the names of the students carried a noting by the JNU registrar Pramod Kumar.

Work on 94 cr National Intelligence Grid begins in Bengaluru

Work on 94 cr National Intelligence Grid begins in Bengaluru

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

The 2008 Mumbai terror attack in Mumbai exposed the lack of coordination among law enforcement agencies despite there being intelligence of an attack.

SMS ban on prepaid connections lifted in Valley

SMS ban on prepaid connections lifted in Valley

Rediff.com20 May 2014

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday lifted the ban on SMS on the prepaid mobile phone services in the state.

Floods threaten Pakistan's city of saints

Floods threaten Pakistan's city of saints

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

After causing widespread damage in northern Punjab in Pakistan, the devastating floods now threaten the historic city of Multan and its famous shrines, even as authorities struggle to save the city.

Police plea in Parliament case

Police plea in Parliament case

Rediff.com13 Dec 2003

The police have filed an appeal against the acquittal of S A R Geelani and Afsan Guru for their role in the attack on Parliament.

When Rekha wanted to be left alone

When Rekha wanted to be left alone

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

Court refuses bail to 14 suspected IS operatives

Court refuses bail to 14 suspected IS operatives

Rediff.com23 May 2016

A special court on Monday refused bail to 14 suspected Islamic State operatives, arrested from across the country.

630 cancellations as domestic flights resume in India

630 cancellations as domestic flights resume in India

Rediff.com25 May 2020

According to aviation industry sources, around 630 domestic flights of Monday were cancelled due to the Centre's Sunday night announcement that there would be no flights in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, and limited operations at major airports such as Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.

ISIS a live threat, can't be ignored in Valley: Army

ISIS a live threat, can't be ignored in Valley: Army

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

The Corps Commander, who heads the army in Kashmir, was replying to a question about the possibility of the Islamic State forging an alliance with the militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad for expanding its activities to the valley.

What Kasab wanted before he was executed

What Kasab wanted before he was executed

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

'Kasab had told us he and the other terrorists had been warned that if they were caught, their families would vanish.'

JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar, others go on indefinite hunger strike

JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar, others go on indefinite hunger strike

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya along with other students started the hunger strike at night and said they reject the findings and recommendations of the high-level inquiry committee that probed the incident.

Kashmir: Policeman detained over Ramban firing

Kashmir: Policeman detained over Ramban firing

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday evening detained the police sub-inspector of a local police station in connection with the killing of four civilians in firing by security forces in Gool area of Ramban district last week, which triggered widespread protests across the state.

Kanhaiya under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Kanhaiya under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar came under strong criticism for his remarks that 1984 anti-Sikh riot was a "mob-led massacre" while 2002 Gujarat riots were a "state sponsored violence."