News for 'Criminal Investigation Department'

US charges N Korean programmer with WannaCry, other cyberattacks

US charges N Korean programmer with WannaCry, other cyberattacks

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Park is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

US government hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit

US government hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Apple had argued that the government request and the court order were a massive overreach.

IAS officer's death: Family demands CBI probe, threatens suicide

IAS officer's death: Family demands CBI probe, threatens suicide

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The family refused to accept DK Ravi committed suicide and demanded a CBI probe

Death of Kerala elephant: CM says 3 suspects under scanner

Death of Kerala elephant: CM says 3 suspects under scanner

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Personnel of Kerala police and the forest department's Crime Investigation Team, probing the incident which triggered widespread outrage especially on social media, visited the spot and collected evidence, he said, assuring that all concerns raised will not go in vain and justice will prevail and the culprits brought to book.

Trouble brews for Indian techies as H-1B visa norms get tougher

Trouble brews for Indian techies as H-1B visa norms get tougher

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The new information required by the Department of Labour is significant because before sponsoring a foreign worker for the H-1B visa, the company needs to get its labour application approved by it.

Tribunal rules in favour of Jackie Shroff in I-T dispute

Tribunal rules in favour of Jackie Shroff in I-T dispute

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

The issue dates back many years when the actor and others proposed bringing Sony TV channel to India.

Trump will not block ex-FBI chief's testimony: White House

Trump will not block ex-FBI chief's testimony: White House

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

Comey is scheduled to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

Maha HM Anil Deshmukh quits, likely to challenge CBI order

Maha HM Anil Deshmukh quits, likely to challenge CBI order

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigned on Monday after the Bombay high court ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the allegations of extortion against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Honest bankers don't need to fear the '3 Cs': Sitharaman

Honest bankers don't need to fear the '3 Cs': Sitharaman

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

Sitharaman also directed public sector bank heads to clear long pending vigilance cases against their officials for alleged malpractices.

Police detain 4 in CMO murder case

Police detain 4 in CMO murder case

Rediff.com4 May 2011

Uttar Pradesh police has detained four persons in connection with the murder of Chief Medical Officer of family welfare department B P Singh last month and seized weapons suspected to have used in the shooting.

Trouble for Lalit Modi as Mumbai court clears extradition proceedings

Trouble for Lalit Modi as Mumbai court clears extradition proceedings

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

The case pertains to a criminal complaint filed by BCCI which has accused the former IPL commissioner of misappropriating funds during his tenure.

34 chargesheeted, 4 cops arrested in Una Dalit flogging case

34 chargesheeted, 4 cops arrested in Una Dalit flogging case

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

The CID also charged three minors, as they were also apprehended during the probe.

Robert Vadra gets interim bail in money laundering case

Robert Vadra gets interim bail in money laundering case

Rediff.com2 Feb 2019

The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property -- located at 12, Bryanston Square -- worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by Vadra.

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.'

WikiLeaks founder may be charged under spying law

WikiLeaks founder may be charged under spying law

Rediff.com30 Nov 2010

Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks that released thousands of United States state department's secret documents on Sunday, is under the scanner of investigators who are trying to figure out whether or not he had violated criminal laws, and could even be charged under the Espionage Act.

Stop discriminatory surveillance of Muslims in US: Rights group

Stop discriminatory surveillance of Muslims in US: Rights group

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Several Sikh, Hindu and South Asian rights groups have asked the United States justice department to probe the "discriminatory" surveillance of Muslims by the New York police department, saying such religious profiling unfairly "stigmatises" the community members and "breeds distrust".

ED conducts raids in IAF Piltaus jet money laundering case

ED conducts raids in IAF Piltaus jet money laundering case

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

The central probe agency had filed a money laundering case to probe the deal and is carrying out the action to collect evidence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said.

Blow to Sonia, Rahul as SC allows I-T dept to reopen tax case

Blow to Sonia, Rahul as SC allows I-T dept to reopen tax case

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

The Gandhis and senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes have challenged the Delhi high court's September 10 verdict by which their plea against the re-opening of their tax assessments for 2011-12 was dismissed.

'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.'

'Ghar wapsi was motive behind Ranaghat attack'

'Ghar wapsi was motive behind Ranaghat attack'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

'If robbery was their motive, they would have run away with the money.' 'After taking the money, they gang-raped the nun, desecrated the chapel, threw the Holy Communion, broke the statue and ran away with Mother Mary's crown.' 'We must not forget that vandalising churches and dishonouring Christians has become a regular affair in India in the past few months. This incident is a part of such destructive patterns.'

I-T dept goes after black money stashed overseas

I-T dept goes after black money stashed overseas

Rediff.com30 Sep 2017

The move follows poor results in detecting undisclosed foreign assets and delay in concluding pending matters under the Black Money Act, which came into effect in 2015. According to the official data, only 52 cases have been identified so far. Of these, nine are from Mumbai alone.

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Lakshadweep administrator has Modi's ear, and trust

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

Given Narendra Modi's trust in him, Praful Khoda Patel is unlikely to back down in Lakshadweep.

Mueller probe found 'no evidence' of Trump's collusion with Russia: AG

Mueller probe found 'no evidence' of Trump's collusion with Russia: AG

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

He, however, said the Russian government sought to interfere in US election process.

CBI's Asthana can't be arrested till next hearing on Monday: Delhi HC

CBI's Asthana can't be arrested till next hearing on Monday: Delhi HC

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

During the hearing, CBI said charges against Asthana are serious and the agency was investigating the matter and is likely to add more offences in the FIR.

London attacker Khalid Masood: A 'nice guy' turned extremist

London attacker Khalid Masood: A 'nice guy' turned extremist

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Before he killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat.

Did this Bengal madrassa train terrorists?

Did this Bengal madrassa train terrorists?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

The Simulia madrassa, on the outskirts of Bardhaman town in West Bengal, allegedly had links with Gulshana Bibi and Amina Bibi, the women arrested after the October 2 blast in the town. The NIA alleges the madrassa trained poor Muslim women in jihad. The madrassa had an unwritten convention: The women trained there would be married only to men who were on the same 'mission.'

US admits attack on Sikh was a hate crime

US admits attack on Sikh was a hate crime

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

US national Deep Rai, 39, was working on his vehicle outside his home in Kent on March 3 when he was approached by a stranger, who first argued with Rai, and then shot him in the arm.

Troubles mount for PSG

Troubles mount for PSG

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

France's Human Rights League (LDH) said on Thursday it would file a legal complaint against soccer club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) after an investigative website reported its scouts had for years listed the ethnic origins of young recruits.

Army paying rent for land in PoK? CBI to probe

Army paying rent for land in PoK? CBI to probe

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

It has surfaced that in 2000, some officials allegedly showed the PoK land as 'on rent to Army'.

Thousands protest across US major cities defying curfew

Thousands protest across US major cities defying curfew

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

African-American George Floyd's death on May 25 has sparked civil unrest that has since spread nationwide.

US revokes citizenship of Indian native

US revokes citizenship of Indian native

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

Singh, a native of India, arrived at San Francisco International Airport on September 25, 1991, without any travel documents or proof of identity.

SC terms filing of sedition cases as disturbing trend

SC terms filing of sedition cases as disturbing trend

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

The bench expressed displeasure over the trend of filing of sedition cases just after senior advocate F S Nariman made opening submissions on behalf of Singh, saying 'the gentleman has served as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and was acting as the Director of the Police Academy and now the proceedings under section 124A (sedition) of the IPC have been initiated against him'.

Ranaghat robbery and rape: 'Nuns had received threatening calls'

Ranaghat robbery and rape: 'Nuns had received threatening calls'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Indrani Roy/Rediff.com visits Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, the scene of the horrific rape of a 72-year-old nun, and encounters a clueless police and a frightened Christian community.

Uddhav had asked me to reinstate Waze: Fadnavis

Uddhav had asked me to reinstate Waze: Fadnavis

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

"It was a well-thought-out plan. Waze was interrogating Hiran for three days and made him write false complaint of several agencies and police officers calling him including Waze himself. The letters were addressed to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Mumbai police commissioner, he said.

Hurriyat moderates, hardliners to be banned under UAPA

Hurriyat moderates, hardliners to be banned under UAPA

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

Officials said both the factions of the Hurriyat are likely to be banned under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or the UAPA, under which "if the Central Government is of opinion that any association is, or has become, an unlawful association, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such association to be unlawful."

Black Money Act: I-T initiates action in 13 new cases

Black Money Act: I-T initiates action in 13 new cases

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

Undisclosed foreign assets and funds worth Rs 350 crore detected; these are separate entities from those featured in Panama Leaks and Paradise Papers

PILs in SC against govt's move to authorise 10 agencies to monitor computers

PILs in SC against govt's move to authorise 10 agencies to monitor computers

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

According to the government's notification, 10 central probe and snoop agencies are now empowered under the Information Technology Act for computer interception and analysis, ministry of home affairs officials said.

Vadra's interim protection from arrest extended till March 25

Vadra's interim protection from arrest extended till March 25

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

Enforcement Directorate alleged that he was not cooperating and sought his custodial interrogation.

Adityanath vows swift justice in crimes against women

Adityanath vows swift justice in crimes against women

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Reacting to the Unnao case, which has grabbed national headlines, it has been decided that the state prosecution wpuld apprise the govt every month of the prospective hearing dates in such cases.

CBI to take over journalist Rajdeo's murder probe, Shahbuddin under scanner

CBI to take over journalist Rajdeo's murder probe, Shahbuddin under scanner

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

CBI sources said a team will soon leave for Siwan after a case is registered by it in the murder of Ranjan.