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Rabada compares IPL bio-bubble to 'luxury prison'

Rabada compares IPL bio-bubble to 'luxury prison'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Rabada is set to enter another bio-secure bubble against visiting England in a white-ball series starting on Friday.

How Will History Remember Chandrachud?

How Will History Remember Chandrachud?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2024

He could have blazed a trail that few Indian judges had. It was a missed opportunity of a lifetime, notes Ramesh Menon.

IPL: 'Training again feels like getting out of prison'

IPL: 'Training again feels like getting out of prison'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Delhi Capitals' South African pacer Anrich Nortje was a delighted man after finally getting out of his hotel room for his first nets session, in Dubai, on Sunday. Nortje, who spent the last six days in his hotel room, says he felt like being "locked in prison" during the quarantine period.

Cannot be allowed to run govt from jail: ED opposes Kejri's plea

Cannot be allowed to run govt from jail: ED opposes Kejri's plea

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

The ED opposed Kejriwal's prayer for five meetings with his lawyer every week, saying it was against the jail manual.

Overcrowded Jails, Packed Beyond Capacity

Overcrowded Jails, Packed Beyond Capacity

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

Nearly 80% of the inmates are undertrials; UP district jails have twice the numbers they were built for.

Will Modi Let Omar Govern In Peace?

Will Modi Let Omar Govern In Peace?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi, call the shots or allow a democratically elected government to independently govern, questions Ramesh Menon.

'AKD Will Balance India and China'

'AKD Will Balance India and China'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

'We have to keep a watch because India-Sri Lanka has a history that whenever there has been a change in government, either the connectivity projects have been questioned or cancelled or revived.'

Cops on toes to avert 'gang war' as 2 history-sheeters wed

Cops on toes to avert 'gang war' as 2 history-sheeters wed

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

With the setting up of doorframe metal detectors, CCTV cameras, drones and deployment of armed commandoes, a banquet in Delhi has turned into a fortress of sorts for the marriage of gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi with 'history-sheeter' Anuradha Choudhary alias 'Madam Minz' on March 12, official sources said on Monday.

Govt orders probe into Bishnoi's Eid wish to Pak gangster from Guj jail

Govt orders probe into Bishnoi's Eid wish to Pak gangster from Guj jail

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

A video purportedly showing gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, lodged in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Central Prison since August 2023, speaking to Pakistan's gangster Shahzad Bhatti on a video call surfaced on Tuesday, prompting the Gujarat government to order a probe.lawr

CBI arrests BRS leader Kavitha in Tihar jail in corruption case

CBI arrests BRS leader Kavitha in Tihar jail in corruption case

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

The CBI on Thursday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, officials said.

Critical analysis of ruling fine but no exception for Kejriwal: SC

Critical analysis of ruling fine but no exception for Kejriwal: SC

Rediff.com16 May 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday steered clear of the political talk about it having made an exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him interim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls but said 'critical analysis of the judgment is welcome'.

Prez Murmu urges swift rape case verdicts, flays adjournment culture

Prez Murmu urges swift rape case verdicts, flays adjournment culture

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

She also pointed out that the poor from villages are afraid to go to court.

Speaker's remarks on Emergency trigger massive Opposition protests

Speaker's remarks on Emergency trigger massive Opposition protests

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday read out a resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency and termed the decision by then prime minister Indira Gandhi an attack on the Constitution, triggering a wave of protests by the opposition in the House.

We survived only because ..., Navy veteran recalls ordeal in Qatar jail

We survived only because ..., Navy veteran recalls ordeal in Qatar jail

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Gopakumar said all of them were hopeful that they would step out of the prison "if Modiji intervened" but had no idea how long it would take.

'My name is Arvind Kejriwal and I'm not a terrorist': AAP chief's msg from jail

'My name is Arvind Kejriwal and I'm not a terrorist': AAP chief's msg from jail

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

'My names is Arvind Kejriwal and I am not a terrorist' is the Delhi chief minister's message for the countrymen from Tihar jail, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said Tuesday, slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party for the treatment being meted out to him in custody.

AAP stares at leadership crisis post Kejriwal's arrest

AAP stares at leadership crisis post Kejriwal's arrest

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

The prospect of the Delhi chief minister's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, who has so far maintained a distance from politics, assuming a new role is also being discussed by people.

Yasin Malik to argue in-person against NIA seeking death penalty for him

Yasin Malik to argue in-person against NIA seeking death penalty for him

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

Turning down the court's suggestion to appoint a lawyer on his behalf, separatist leader Yasin Malik on Friday told the Delhi high court he wished to argue in-person against a National Investigation Agency plea seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case.

Amritpal's mother says he is not Khalistani supporter, seeks early release

Amritpal's mother says he is not Khalistani supporter, seeks early release

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

Replying to a question, she said people voted for him with expectations that he would work for their welfare.

Former AAP MLA moves HC to get Kejriwal removed from CM's post

Former AAP MLA moves HC to get Kejriwal removed from CM's post

Rediff.com7 Apr 2024

Former Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sandeep Kumar has approached the Delhi high court seeking the removal of arrested party leader Arvind Kejriwal from the post of chief minister of the national capital.

Lawrence Bishnoi's aide killed in attack inside Delhi's Tihar Jail

Lawrence Bishnoi's aide killed in attack inside Delhi's Tihar Jail

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

Prince Tewatia (33) was an undertrial prisoner lodged in ward 6 of central jail number 3 which has around 380 inmates, they said.

Anthony Quinn And The Kashmiri Anger

Anthony Quinn And The Kashmiri Anger

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

'We called him Sher-e-Kashmir but we realised he was no lion but a pussycat who surrendered.'

HC notice to Jairam, Pawan Khera on scribe's plea over offensive posts

HC notice to Jairam, Pawan Khera on scribe's plea over offensive posts

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

The high court asked the defendants to file their reply within two weeks of service of notice and listed the matter for August 22 before the joint registrar.

Video of AAP's Satyendar Jain getting massage in Tihar jail sparks row

Video of AAP's Satyendar Jain getting massage in Tihar jail sparks row

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday drew flak as videos purportedly showing its jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain receiving massage and meeting visitors in his prison cell emerged, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress demanding his sacking and questioning the 'silence' of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

'I Quit My Job Because I Was Miserable'

'I Quit My Job Because I Was Miserable'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

Delhi-based Shubham Chakraborty, 32, a management graduate from XLRI, Jamshedpur, tells us how he fought anxiety and stress due to poor workplace management.

Court directs Tihar to provide Satyendar Jain food for fast

Court directs Tihar to provide Satyendar Jain food for fast

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

A Delhi court on Wednesday directed Tihar jail authorities to provide food to jailed AAP minister Satyendar Kumar Jain during his religious fast in accordance with the relevant rules.

Tihar cancelled Atishi's meeting with Kejriwal at last minute: AAP

Tihar cancelled Atishi's meeting with Kejriwal at last minute: AAP

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

Alleging the Tihar Jail administration cancelled Delhi Minister Atishi's meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the last moment, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said 'even the British rule did not see this kind of behaviour'.

HC asks Delhi govt to provide stay homes for mentally challenged

HC asks Delhi govt to provide stay homes for mentally challenged

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The high court said it is the bounden duty of the state to take care of the lives of all its citizens, and asked the authorities to take adequate care of a woman convict, suffering from schizophrenia, and such other patients.

Ex-Congressman Bittu is BJP's anti-Khalistan face in Punjab

Ex-Congressman Bittu is BJP's anti-Khalistan face in Punjab

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

BJP leader Amit Shah in a poll rally last month had asked people of Ludhiana to send Ravneet Singh Bittu to Parliament, promising them that he will make him a 'bada aadmi' (a big man).

Is Engineer Rashid Kashmir's Most Popular Leader?

Is Engineer Rashid Kashmir's Most Popular Leader?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

If Rashid cannot be the king, he could be the kingmaker after October 8 when the results to the J&K assembly are declared.

Navy veterans jailed in Qatar get 60 days to appeal

Navy veterans jailed in Qatar get 60 days to appeal

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

The eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel in Qatar have been given 60 days' time to appeal against the varying prison terms handed by a Qatari court last week that came following commutation of their death sentences, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Ex-DU professor GN Saibaba released from jail

Ex-DU professor GN Saibaba released from jail

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

'My health is very bad. I can't talk. I will have to first take medical treatment, and then only I will able to speak'

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh disowns mother's statement

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh disowns mother's statement

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh has distanced himself from his mother's statement in which she had said that her son was not a Khalistani supporter, according to a statement issued by the Khadoor Sahib MP.

Excise scam: BRS leader Kavitha sent to CBI custody till Monday

Excise scam: BRS leader Kavitha sent to CBI custody till Monday

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

A Delhi court on Friday sent Bharat Rasthra Samithi leader K Kavitha to Central Bureau of Investigation custody till April 15 in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Kejriwal stopped taking insulin before his arrest: Tihar officials

Kejriwal stopped taking insulin before his arrest: Tihar officials

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

The Delhi minister also claimed that Kejriwal used to take 50 units of insulin daily before he was sent to jail.

Om imprinted on prisoner's back in Tihar jail

Om imprinted on prisoner's back in Tihar jail

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

Nabbir took off his shirt before the Duty Magistrate Richa Parashar and showed her the said symbol.

Whatever happened in Delhi is a wake-up call: Mehbooba

Whatever happened in Delhi is a wake-up call: Mehbooba

Rediff.com21 May 2023

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who is visiting Karnataka, on Sunday appreciated the people for voting out a 'fascist' Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state, but also cautioned people about the recent developments in Delhi, saying it was a wake-up call for everyone as it can happen anywhere in the country.

296 Indians prisoners in Pakistan jails

296 Indians prisoners in Pakistan jails

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

Pakistan on Tuesday said that 296 Indian nationals, mostly fishermen, are being held in various jails in the country.

Activist Navlakha withdraws SC plea for transfer to Delhi

Activist Navlakha withdraws SC plea for transfer to Delhi

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Social activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of having links to Maoists and Pakistan's spy agency ISI, on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court his application seeking to be shifted to Delhi from Mumbai under house arrest.

Pak LeT operative killed in brawl at Jaipur prison

Pak LeT operative killed in brawl at Jaipur prison

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

Shakrullah was serving life sentence under the UAPA.

'BJP Sent Maliwal On A Mission To Entangle Kejriwal'

'BJP Sent Maliwal On A Mission To Entangle Kejriwal'

Rediff.com29 May 2024

'I have no doubt that when she was prevented from meeting Kejriwal, she felt humiliated.'