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Pak security team to visit India on Monday before World T20

Pak security team to visit India on Monday before World T20

Rediff.com5 Mar 2016

A three-member team constituted by the Pakistan government will depart for India on Monday to assess the security arrangements for the national team for the World T20 cricket tournament beginning next week. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that until the security team gave clearance, the Pakistani cricketers will not depart for India. "The security team will assess whether complete security will be provided to our team during the Twenty20 World Cup. I have asked Pakistan Cricket Board chairman to wait, and the team can wait until the security clearance is assured," Nisar said. The security team will be led by Usman Anwar, director in the Federal Investigation Agency, and will have one representative each from the PCB and Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. Nisar pointed out that the security threats are not hollow. He said disturbing reports about security threats to Pakistan cricketers emanating from India, including from extremists and militant organizations, show that there may be law and order problem for the cricket team in India.

Cyber agency asks FB users to change profile settings to 'private'

Cyber agency asks FB users to change profile settings to 'private'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

The country's cyber security agency CERT-In has advised Facebook users to strengthen their account privacy settings after a recent global 'data scraping' incident in the social media platform affected about 61 lakh Indians.

Summoned for questioning in Poonch attack, man dies by suicide

Summoned for questioning in Poonch attack, man dies by suicide

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Mukhtar Hussain Shah, a resident of Nar village in the district's Mendhar tehsil, was disturbed as he was facing some domestic issues, he said, adding that he was not summoned as a suspect.

Land-for-jobs scam: Tejashwi skips CBI questioning for third time

Land-for-jobs scam: Tejashwi skips CBI questioning for third time

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Yadav was given notice to appear for questioning on Tuesday after he did not do so on March 4 and March 11, they said.

Delhi excise scam: ED to probe its own officials

Delhi excise scam: ED to probe its own officials

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expected to press money laundering charges against its two officers and some private individuals who were recently booked by the CBI in a bribery case linked to an accused arrested in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, official sources said Tuesday.

22 Indian rowers fail dope test; federation backs them

22 Indian rowers fail dope test; federation backs them

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

RFI general secretary MV Sriram said that food supplements consumed by junior India campers would be investigated.

Wrestlers challenge Brij Bhushan to take lie detector Narco Test

Wrestlers challenge Brij Bhushan to take lie detector Narco Test

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The protesting wrestlers also said that they will oppose holding of competitions if Singh is involved in their organisation.

No bail to Sisodia, court says 'evidence speaks volumes about his involvement'

No bail to Sisodia, court says 'evidence speaks volumes about his involvement'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

The judge had reserved the order after hearing arguments on Sisodia's plea seeking relief claiming that his custody was no longer required for investigation.

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Delhi deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia has been named as an accused in the case.

Discrepancies in CBI closure report in Jain's case: Vigilance

Discrepancies in CBI closure report in Jain's case: Vigilance

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

The assistant director of the vigilance department had filed a written request before a special court, seeking two months' time to study the 'lacunae and discrepancies' in the CBI's closure report in the case to file an appropriate protest petition before it.

Over 6800 corruption cases probed by CBI pending trials in courts

Over 6800 corruption cases probed by CBI pending trials in courts

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Normally, it is required by the CBI to complete an investigation within one year of registration of a case.

FIFA suspends Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales over kiss

FIFA suspends Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales over kiss

Rediff.com26 Aug 2023

FIFA on Saturday suspended Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales from all soccer-related activities

US: Armed man killed after trying to breach FBI office

US: Armed man killed after trying to breach FBI office

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

The confrontation comes days after the FBI executed a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's Florida estate.

National Geographic 'Afghan girl' found living in Pak with fake ID

National Geographic 'Afghan girl' found living in Pak with fake ID

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

The famous "Afghan girl" immortalised in a 1985 National Geographic magazine cover is facing investigation in Pakistan after she was found living in the country on fraudulent identity papers.

ED arrests Nawab Malik in PMLA case linked to Dawood

ED arrests Nawab Malik in PMLA case linked to Dawood

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

The 62-year-old Nationalist Congress Party leader was taken into custody shortly before 3 pm after he was questioned for about six hours at the ED office in south Mumbai's Ballard Estate area.

2.98% cases against MPs/MLAs; conviction rate 96%: ED data

2.98% cases against MPs/MLAs; conviction rate 96%: ED data

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

The data said the ED filed a total of 176 Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIRs), equivalent to a police FIR, against existing and ex MPs, MLAs and MLCs which comes to 2.98 percentage of the total 5,906 such complaints filed since the law came into being.

Lok Sabha passes bill to give NIA more teeth

Lok Sabha passes bill to give NIA more teeth

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

The amendments will also allow the NIA to probe cyber crimes and cases of human trafficking.

Pak SC orders govt to initiate treason case against Musharraf

Pak SC orders govt to initiate treason case against Musharraf

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to initiate a probe against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case and complete the investigation without "unnecessary delay".

Pak SC order govt to initiate treason case against Musharraf

Pak SC order govt to initiate treason case against Musharraf

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to initiate a probe against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case and complete the investigation without "unnecessary delay".

Soren reaches Ranchi by road from Delhi; ED to quiz him on Wednesday

Soren reaches Ranchi by road from Delhi; ED to quiz him on Wednesday

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Amidst suspense about his whereabouts, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has reached his official residence in Ranchi, a source in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Tuesday.

Pakistan launches probe into MQM's alleged ties with RAW

Pakistan launches probe into MQM's alleged ties with RAW

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The FIA has been tasked with probing various allegations of funding by Research and Analysis Wing to MQM.

26/11: 'Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India is not an easy matter'

26/11: 'Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India is not an easy matter'

Rediff.com24 May 2023

'As Rana is not an Indian citizen, our leverage on the US system -- whether it's their judiciary or the executive -- is very limited in that sense.'

ED raids 25 locations in Delhi excise policy case

ED raids 25 locations in Delhi excise policy case

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The premises covered under the search operation belong to private entities linked to liquor dealership and distributorship, they said.

Govt nod to prosecute 4 former, serving naval officers for submarine graft

Govt nod to prosecute 4 former, serving naval officers for submarine graft

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

After more than a year, the government has finally given the sanction to prosecute the four accused figuring in the CBI chargesheets, which means that the trial in the case is likely to begin soon, they added.

ED questions Rabri Devi for 5 hrs in land-for-jobs scam

ED questions Rabri Devi for 5 hrs in land-for-jobs scam

Rediff.com18 May 2023

She reached the office of the federal probe agency in central Delhi around 11 am and left around 6 pm.

Violent protests continue in Manipur over killing of youths

Violent protests continue in Manipur over killing of youths

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Protest rallies erupted in Imphal with thousands of students marching towards the centre of the city, sloganeering against the kidnapping and killing of two youths for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.

Pak Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif placed on no-fly list

Pak Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif placed on no-fly list

Rediff.com17 May 2021

The interior minister said Shehbaz had not submitted any medical documents for travelling abroad or specified the treatment for his illness.

AAP generated crores of illegal funds through excise policy: ED

AAP generated crores of illegal funds through excise policy: ED

Rediff.com1 Dec 2022

AAP leader Vijay Nair, arrested in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case, received Rs 100 crore in 'kickbacks' from the 'south group' controlled by some businessmen and politicians, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has informed a local court.

US shared inputs, Canada did not: Jaishankar on Pannun, Nijjar plots

US shared inputs, Canada did not: Jaishankar on Pannun, Nijjar plots

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

"Insofar as the US is concerned, certain inputs were given to us as part of our security cooperation with the United States. Those inputs were of concern to us because they (were) related to the nexus of organised crime, trafficking and other matters.

Land-for-jobs scam: CBI files fresh charge-sheet against Lalu, Rabri

Land-for-jobs scam: CBI files fresh charge-sheet against Lalu, Rabri

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Though this is the second charge-sheet filed by the CBI in the case before a special court here, it is the first time that Tejashwi Yadav has been named as an accused.

Opposition puts up united front at INDIA's Delhi show of strength

Opposition puts up united front at INDIA's Delhi show of strength

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

The Congress said the rally by the INDIA will send a "strong message" to the Lok Kalyan Marg, where the prime minister's residence is located, that the BJP-led government's "time is up".

Sisodia framed excise policy to generate illegal funds: ED

Sisodia framed excise policy to generate illegal funds: ED

Rediff.com31 May 2023

The now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 was brought in by the Aam Aadmi Party leadership, specifically former excise minister Manish Sisodia, to 'continuously generate and channel illegal funds' to themselves, the Enforcement Directorate said in its latest chargesheet in this money laundering case.

ED attaches jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik's multiple assets under PMLA

ED attaches jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik's multiple assets under PMLA

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The properties include Goawala compound and a commercial unit in Mumbai's suburban Kurla (West) 147.79-acre agricultural land located in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra and three flats in Kurla (West).

ED's Rajeshwar Singh to retire; may contest UP polls on BJP ticket

ED's Rajeshwar Singh to retire; may contest UP polls on BJP ticket

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

A BTech and PhD in police, human rights and social justice, Singh joined the federal anti-money laundering investigations agency in 2009 on deputation from Uttar Pradesh where he was serving as a state police service officer.

Liquor policy: ED summons BRS leader Kavitha again on Mar 16 for quizzing

Liquor policy: ED summons BRS leader Kavitha again on Mar 16 for quizzing

Rediff.com12 Mar 2023

According to sources, Kavitha was to be made to sit face-to-face with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, who was arrested in connection with the liquor policy case on Monday night.

ED questions Manish Sisodia second time in Tihar

ED questions Manish Sisodia second time in Tihar

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday began the second round of questioning of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia at the Tihar Jail in New Delhi in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, officials said.

CBI takes over probe in Manipur sexual assault video

CBI takes over probe in Manipur sexual assault video

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

The video, which drew widespread condemnation, shows the men constantly molesting the two helpless women, who cry and plead with their captors to spare them the horror.

Several irregularities in Aryan Khan drugs case: NCB report

Several irregularities in Aryan Khan drugs case: NCB report

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

The inquiry flagged "suspicious behaviour" of seven to eight officers of the NCB.

26/11 attack accused killed 6 months before assault, claims Pak witness

26/11 attack accused killed 6 months before assault, claims Pak witness

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The witness, Bhalol Khan, recorded his statement in the anti-terrorism court (Islamabad), which is holding the trial of seven Mumbai attack accused, including LeT operations commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi.

Delhi excise policy: ED to quiz BRS leader Kavitha's ex-auditor on Mar 15

Delhi excise policy: ED to quiz BRS leader Kavitha's ex-auditor on Mar 15

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

The agency made this disclosure on Monday before a local court in Delhi while seeking an extension of custody of Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramachandran Pillai, whom it had arrested on March 6.