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Explosive-laden SUV found near Ambani's house was stolen; NIA begins probe

Explosive-laden SUV found near Ambani's house was stolen; NIA begins probe

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

The vehicle with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in south Mumbai had been stolen last week, and a letter found inside said this was only a 'glimpse' of things to come, police said on Friday.

Trial in Aarushi-Hemraj twin murder case begins

Trial in Aarushi-Hemraj twin murder case begins

Rediff.com8 Jun 2012

Four years after teenager Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj were found murdered, the trial against accused dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar began in Delhi on Friday.

Maharashtra secretariat fire was an accident: Police

Maharashtra secretariat fire was an accident: Police

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

The fire, which gutted the top three floors of the Maharashtra secretariat on June 21 last year, was due to a short circuit and not sabotage, according to the police. This is stated in the investigation report submitted to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy, sources said on Monday.

'I could hear them beating up Beniks and Jayaraj'

'I could hear them beating up Beniks and Jayaraj'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

What really happened in Sathankulam, where the father-son duo of Jayaraj and Beniks died in an alleged case of police brutality, a case that has shocked India?

Wade's ex-girlfriend arrested, faces weapon charge

Wade's ex-girlfriend arrested, faces weapon charge

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

31-year-old Misty a Cook, waitress and nursing student with reported ties to white supremacist organisations, was arrested as part of a joint investigation between the FBI and South Milwaukee Police Department "on the crime of felon in possession of a firearm."

When Your Mother Is In Prison...

When Your Mother Is In Prison...

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

'Just waiting outside the prison gate, thinking that your mother is inside those walls even though you know she is innocent, affects your psyche.'

SC was warned of Vikas Dubey's likely encounter

SC was warned of Vikas Dubey's likely encounter

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The plea, filed in the apex court by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, has referred to media reports and claimed that encounter of these five co-accused by the police is "not only extremely illegal, inhuman, but also it is shocking to the conscience of the court and is nothing but Talibanisation of the country, which cannot be countenanced at all".

Ram Mandir Trust cheated of Rs 6 lakh through fake cheques

Ram Mandir Trust cheated of Rs 6 lakh through fake cheques

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

A case has been registered at the Kotwali police station on a complaint filed by the Trust's secretary and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Champat Rai, a senior police official said.

US: Rs 26 lakh reward for clues on abducted Indian baby

US: Rs 26 lakh reward for clues on abducted Indian baby

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Saanvi was kidnapped by unknown kidnappers in a Philadelphia township on Monday morning after they killed her grandmother Satyavathi Venna, 61.

Numbers show: 'God's own country' is unsafe for women

Numbers show: 'God's own country' is unsafe for women

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

A total of 16,960 cases of crime against women and children, including 2,568 rapes, have been reported in the last one year in Kerala.

Goa minister's shocker! 'Small' rape incidents occur where tourism flourishes

Goa minister's shocker! 'Small' rape incidents occur where tourism flourishes

Rediff.com7 Jun 2015

Unfazed by the controversy over his comments on the gangrape of two Delhi-based women in Goa, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar on Saturday maintained it was a "small incident" and that it occurs where tourism flourishes.

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Reacting to Maneka Gandhi's criticism, the Maharashtra CM said that her word were harsh but he unerstands her feelings as she is also an animal lover.

Meet Girish Chandra Murmu: PM Modi and Amit Shah's go-to man

Meet Girish Chandra Murmu: PM Modi and Amit Shah's go-to man

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

A 1985-batch IAS officer with a reputation for industriousness, Murmu is currently special secretary in the revenue department.

A Sad Day For Rahul Mukerjea In Court

A Sad Day For Rahul Mukerjea In Court

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

Indrani laughed loudly. She looked like the cat that got the cream, smiling gaily. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.

'Gau rakshaks are systematically targeting Dalits, Muslims'

'Gau rakshaks are systematically targeting Dalits, Muslims'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

'Gau rakshak groups are beating Dalits and circulating videos on social media because they know that no one will touch them.'

Soccer: 'Make Carrick United manager for rest of season'

Soccer: 'Make Carrick United manager for rest of season'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Roma teenager Afena-Gyan plays down apparent racist remark.

New rules may allow confiscation of absconder's assets

New rules may allow confiscation of absconder's assets

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

The department of economic affairs is said to be in discussions with various probe agencies, including the income tax department and the Enforcement Directorate, and bankers in drafting the final rules.

'This govt has taken flesh and blood out of CBI'

'This govt has taken flesh and blood out of CBI'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

'Forget Asthana. Forget Alok Verma. It is this government that has done the greatest damage.' 'My biggest worry is that they have made the CBI a puppet of the government.' 'They want the CBI director to act as per the wishes of the government.'

Kathua case: 14-year-old application from father may haunt juvenile son now

Kathua case: 14-year-old application from father may haunt juvenile son now

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

The application is riddled with careless mistakes and raised doubts about its veracity.

Nothing can break police-politician nexus

Nothing can break police-politician nexus

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

The police in every state teems with officers like Sachin Vaze, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Govt officials quizzed over missing Adarsh papers

Govt officials quizzed over missing Adarsh papers

Rediff.com6 Dec 2010

At least six officials of Maharashtra government have been questioned in connection with the theft of key documents pertaining to the scam-ridden Adarsh housing society, but no breakthrough has been achieved yet, a senior official said on Monday.

Hyd encounter: T'gana HC orders 2nd autopsy of slain accused

Hyd encounter: T'gana HC orders 2nd autopsy of slain accused

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

The first post mortem was conducted on December 6, the day they were killed, in a state-run hospital in Mahabubnagar from where the bodies were subsequently shifted to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.

US lawmakers seek fair treatment for detained Indian students

US lawmakers seek fair treatment for detained Indian students

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Immigration attorneys claimed that they knew nothing about the varsity's illegal operation and were trapped.

Incident of rapes less in West Bengal: Mamata

Incident of rapes less in West Bengal: Mamata

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that incidents of rape in the state was much less than in other metropolitan cities as evident from 'Crime of India' for the year 2012.

Pak national held with fake notes; seizure of money continues

Pak national held with fake notes; seizure of money continues

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Police seized 100 fake notes of old Rs 500 denomination from Burhanuddin, who first claimed to be a Mumbai resident.

AgustaWestland accused, lobbyist arrested after deportation from Dubai

AgustaWestland accused, lobbyist arrested after deportation from Dubai

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

They said Rajeev Shamsher Bahadur Saxena wanted in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers money laundering case and lobbyist Deepak Talwar wanted by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case of misusing over Rs 90 crore taken through the foreign funding route, were brought in a special plane to Delhi around 1:30 am.

Facing flak over Kathua, Unnao, BJP leaders assure 'justice will be done'

Facing flak over Kathua, Unnao, BJP leaders assure 'justice will be done'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the family of the Kathua rape victim should get justice.

UCLA shooter acted on his own, say cops

UCLA shooter acted on his own, say cops

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

"We have not been able to determine any trigger event that would lead to this or the murder of his wife," Captain William Hayes of the Los Angels Police Department said.

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Banks say they themselves red-flagged the transactions to RBI. It must be noted that these transactions are not outright evidence of fraud or proof of nefarious activities.

Financial Intelligence Unit detects over Rs 7,800 cr blackmoney

Financial Intelligence Unit detects over Rs 7,800 cr blackmoney

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Financial Intelligence Unit detects over Rs 7,800 cr blackmoney.

Delhi-based Rohit Tandon arrested after crores were found in his office

Delhi-based Rohit Tandon arrested after crores were found in his office

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

The Crime Branch and Delhi Police had earlier on December 11carried out raids at the office of his firm T&T Law and seized nearly Rs 13.5 crore, of which Rs 2.6 crore was in new banknotes released after demonetisation.

I-T detects Rs 3,185 cr black income; seizes Rs 86 cr new notes

I-T detects Rs 3,185 cr black income; seizes Rs 86 cr new notes

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The taxman carried out a total of 677 search, survey and enquiry operations

Bihar shelter case: Main accused, 18 others convicted

Bihar shelter case: Main accused, 18 others convicted

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Several girls were sexually assaulted in a shelter home run by Thakur in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He was convicted under various sections of IPC, POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.

Rs 70,000 crore black money detected so far

Rs 70,000 crore black money detected so far

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigative Team on black money, Justice Arijit Pasayat, said Rs 70,000 crore of black money has been unearthed so far and the sixth report on it will be submitted to the apex court in April.

Volkswagen faces billions in penalties as US sues for violations

Volkswagen faces billions in penalties as US sues for violations

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

The Justice Department has also been investigating criminal fraud allegations against Volkswagen for misleading U.S. consumers and regulators.

Drug probe: Goa cops may visit Sweden

Drug probe: Goa cops may visit Sweden

Rediff.com14 May 2010

The Goa police are planning to visit Sweden to record the statement of Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse, who used a spy-cam to expose the drug peddler-police nexus in the state, crime branch sources said. The sources confirmed that they have sought financial approval for the visit, which is very crucial to investigate the case. "The file is with the home department. Once the approval is granted, we will send an officer to Sweden to meet Lucky," an official said.

Pradhyumn's father claims minister asked him not to seek CBI probe

Pradhyumn's father claims minister asked him not to seek CBI probe

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Thakur said the minister told him a CBI inquiry would take minimum one year to conclude and that he should trust the state police's investigation.

Indian techie, 6-yr-old son were found dead in a 'pool of blood'

Indian techie, 6-yr-old son were found dead in a 'pool of blood'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

The gruesome killings of an Indian IT professional and her six-year-old son in a New Jersey town has sent shock waves in the neighbourhood with the motive behind the murders still unknown.

Muslim man beaten in US by teenagers yelling 'ISIS, ISIS'

Muslim man beaten in US by teenagers yelling 'ISIS, ISIS'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

Mujibur Rahman, who was wearing traditional Muslim attire when he was attacked in front of his horrified niece in the Bronx, New York, was walking her home from Bronx school.

Human trafficking probes, prosecutions, convictions in India low: US report

Human trafficking probes, prosecutions, convictions in India low: US report

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Since 2011, India has remained on Tier 2 of the State Department reports on human trafficking.