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Chanda Kochhar, husband Deepak and Dhoot sent to judicial custody till Jan 10

Chanda Kochhar, husband Deepak and Dhoot sent to judicial custody till Jan 10

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

The Kochhars were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last Friday. Dhoot was arrested on Monday. The three were produced before special judge S H Gwalani at the end of their earlier remand on Thursday.

TVF founder Arunabh Kumar acquitted in sexual harassment case

TVF founder Arunabh Kumar acquitted in sexual harassment case

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

It can be said the complaint was filed out of "grudge" or business rivalry, the court noted.

CBI custody of Chanda, Deepak Kochhar and Dhoot extended till Dec 29

CBI custody of Chanda, Deepak Kochhar and Dhoot extended till Dec 29

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Wednesday extended till December 29 the CBI custody of former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot in connection with a loan fraud case. The probe agency arrested Kochhars last Friday after questioning them briefly. Dhoot was arrested on Monday.

Delhi hospital fire: Families yet to identify babies

Delhi hospital fire: Families yet to identify babies

Rediff.com26 May 2024

"Allah ko pyaari ho gayi meri beti," said Ansaar, whose 11-day-old daughter was among the seven newborns killed in a blaze at a childcare hospital.

Sufficient ground to proceed against Akhtar: Court on Kangana's plaint

Sufficient ground to proceed against Akhtar: Court on Kangana's plaint

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Ranaut had filed a complaint against Akhtar for alleged "extortion and criminal intimidation".

Judge who discharged Sharjeel Imam recuses himself from Jamia violence case

Judge who discharged Sharjeel Imam recuses himself from Jamia violence case

Rediff.com11 Feb 2023

"Due to personal reasons, the undersigned hereby recuses from hearing the matter. Accordingly, let the present matter be put up before the principal district and sessions judge, southeast district, Saket court, for February 13 at 12 pm with a request to transfer the matter," the judge said in an order passed on Friday.

Guj Cong MLA's son-in-law booked after his SUV kills 6 persons

Guj Cong MLA's son-in-law booked after his SUV kills 6 persons

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Padhiyar, who was allegedly driving the SUV, fled after abandoning the vehicle at the spot.

Actor Sonu Sood booked in Moga for violating poll orders

Actor Sonu Sood booked in Moga for violating poll orders

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

A case was registered against Sood under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code on Sunday in Moga district, according to an FIR.

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

A highly-placed defence source said a first information report was registered against COCOMI on July 10, after the outfit gave a call to people 'not to surrender weapons.'

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.

Shinde, Fadnavis tell police to crack the whip in killer Porsche case

Shinde, Fadnavis tell police to crack the whip in killer Porsche case

Rediff.com21 May 2024

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis have directed stringent action in the case of a car accident involving a 17-year-old boy, in which two persons were killed, the Pune police chief said on Tuesday.

Dalit man stripped, thrashed on suspicion of stealing mobile in MP

Dalit man stripped, thrashed on suspicion of stealing mobile in MP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

In a video the man was purportedly seen being thrashed and abused, while some people stood there as spectators.

HC extends protection to Sameer Wankhede till June 23

HC extends protection to Sameer Wankhede till June 23

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

The case of the CBI is that Wankhede and others accused had allegedly demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship.

Sherlyn Chopra gets protection from arrest in porn case

Sherlyn Chopra gets protection from arrest in porn case

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

The high court had rejected her anticipatory bail application on November 25, 2021.

'Who Will Give Sooraj Pancholi The 10 Years He Lost?'

'Who Will Give Sooraj Pancholi The 10 Years He Lost?'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

A special CBI court acquitted Sooraj Pancholi on April 28, accused of abetting the suicide of his then actor girlfriend Jiah Khan in 2013, citing lack of evidence against him.

BJP expels UP leader after rape-murder case him

BJP expels UP leader after rape-murder case him

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Maharajganj district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's minority cell Masoom Raza Rahi, against whom a rape and murder case was recently filed, has been expelled from the party for six years.

3 men strip, molest IIT-BHU student; make video of the act

3 men strip, molest IIT-BHU student; make video of the act

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

A student of IIT-Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, was allegedly molested and stripped by three motorcycle-borne men, who also recorded a video of the act, near her hostel, the police said on Thursday.

Gujarat HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi's plea in 'Modi surname' case

Gujarat HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi's plea in 'Modi surname' case

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

A Gujarat high court judge on Wednesday recused herself from hearing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal challenging the order of the Surat sessions court that declined to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.

Drug kingpin held in Himachal over death of NIT student

Drug kingpin held in Himachal over death of NIT student

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

The SP said Chopra is the kingpin of drugs in Hamirpur and added that this is the seventh case registered against him under the NDPS Act.

NIA charges 3 Pak handlers among 5 Lashkar men with Rajouri terror attack

NIA charges 3 Pak handlers among 5 Lashkar men with Rajouri terror attack

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

The final report against a juvenile who was also apprehended in the case will be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Board in Rajouri, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

Rapist tries to shoot survivor, father; loses leg under train later

Rapist tries to shoot survivor, father; loses leg under train later

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

A 25-year-old rape survivor was seriously injured when she was shot at and attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by a man accused of raping her and his two accomplices in Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan.

Jignesh Mevani sent to 5-day police custody in assault case

Jignesh Mevani sent to 5-day police custody in assault case

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Mevani has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 294 (uttering obscene words in public), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 353 (assaulting a public servant in the execution of duty) and 354 (using criminal force to a woman intending to outrage her modesty).

AAP seeks forgery case against Cong's Surat candidate

AAP seeks forgery case against Cong's Surat candidate

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

AAP leader and party's Surat Lok Sabha president Rajnikant Vaghani demanded that either Kumbhani be booked on the charges of forgery or his proposers be booked for giving false declaration on oath.

Surat businessman gets death threats for uploading Nupur Sharma pix

Surat businessman gets death threats for uploading Nupur Sharma pix

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

Three persons were arrested in Gujarat's Surat city on Friday for allegedly threatening a businessman for uploading suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma's photo on Instagram, the police said.

With 40 per cent of rape cases, Delhi is the most unsafe city for women

With 40 per cent of rape cases, Delhi is the most unsafe city for women

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

The national capital also reported 38.8 per cent of the total number of crimes under the Indian Penal Code.

UAPA invoked against suspect in Kerala blasts case

UAPA invoked against suspect in Kerala blasts case

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

Besides Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (punishment for murder) and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, relevant sections of the UAPA have also been invoked against the accused, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) official told reporters in Kochi.

Delhi riots: Tahir Hussain to be charged with murder, rioting

Delhi riots: Tahir Hussain to be charged with murder, rioting

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The court said all the accused indulged in targeting Hindus and their acts were apparently prejudicial to the harmony between Muslims and Hindus.

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, was picked up on Saturday night from Sarvanand Ghat of the Ganga, where he was staging a 'satyagraha' against the arrest of another accused in the case Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, earlier known as Waseem Rizvi.

Abdul Karim Tunda acquitted in 1993 serial blasts case

Abdul Karim Tunda acquitted in 1993 serial blasts case

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

The 81-year-old Tunda, a close aide of wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, was accused of carrying out blasts in five trains in different cities in December 1993 to mark the first anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.

Gujarat riots: Teesta moves HC to quash FIR against her for fabricating proof

Gujarat riots: Teesta moves HC to quash FIR against her for fabricating proof

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

A sessions court had recently rejected her discharge plea in the case, even as the Supreme Court granted her bail after the Gujarat high court denied her relief.

UP court grants bail to YouTuber Elvish Yadav in snake venom case

UP court grants bail to YouTuber Elvish Yadav in snake venom case

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

Yadav was arrested by the Noida police on Sunday in connection with its probe into suspected use of snake venoms as recreational drugs in parties he hosted.

Telangana court acquits AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi in decade-old hate speech case

Telangana court acquits AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi in decade-old hate speech case

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

A court in Hyderabad on Wednesday acquitted All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in the "hate speech" cases filed against him a decade ago.

Shivraj meets Muslim woman beaten up for voting for BJP

Shivraj meets Muslim woman beaten up for voting for BJP

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

According to police, Javeed allegedly thrashed Samina on Monday when she was celebrating the victory of the BJP in the recently-held assembly elections, counting for which was done on December 3.

Now, drunk passenger urinates at IGI Airport departure gate

Now, drunk passenger urinates at IGI Airport departure gate

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

According to police, Khan seemed to be in a drunken condition he created a nuisance at a public place by screaming and abusing other people.

Body massager can't be used as sex toy: HC raps Customs dept

Body massager can't be used as sex toy: HC raps Customs dept

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

The Commissioner of Customs had confiscated the goods claiming that the body massagers could be used as adult sex toys and such items are prohibited for import.

Chanda and Deepak Kochhar released from jail

Chanda and Deepak Kochhar released from jail

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were released from jail on Tuesday morning, a day after the Bombay high court granted them interim bail in a loan fraud case, a police official said. Chanda Kochhar walked out of the Byculla women's prison in Mumbai, while her husband was released from the Arthur Road jail, the official said. The CBI arrested Kochhars on December 23, 2022 in connection with the Videocon-ICICI Bank loan case.

Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

Rediff.com25 Jan 2025

'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji's dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us that rights and duties are but the two sides of the coin - indeed, the true source of rights is duty. Today we recall his lessons in compassion too - compassion not only for our human neighbours but also for our other neighbours, namely, flora and fauna, rivers and mountains.'

9-yr-old girl abducted, raped in MP; fights for life

9-yr-old girl abducted, raped in MP; fights for life

Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

The victim, who suffered injuries due to the assault, has been admitted to a hospital and her condition is stated to be critical, Indore's Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Tolani told reporters.

'Thrashed him because...': Elvish Yadav posts clarification video

'Thrashed him because...': Elvish Yadav posts clarification video

Rediff.com9 Mar 2024

Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav who has been booked for allegedly assaulting a YouTuber in a shopping mall in Gurugram posted a clarification video on Saturday claiming that the latter had threatened to burn him and his family alive.

HC says legal issues in Rahul's defamation plea, seeks AG's opinion

HC says legal issues in Rahul's defamation plea, seeks AG's opinion

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Hearing Gandhi's petition on Tuesday, Justice S V Kotwal of the high court noted that it raises some "important questions of law."