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#MeToo hits NID Ahmedabad: Senior faculty member asked to leave

#MeToo hits NID Ahmedabad: Senior faculty member asked to leave

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

Krishnesh Mehta, who had been teaching at the NID since 1995, resigned last month after the institute sought to terminate his services, it said in a statement.

Workers sue BAPS in US over alleged forced labour, wage law violations

Workers sue BAPS in US over alleged forced labour, wage law violations

Rediff.com12 May 2021

A group of Indian workers in the US have filed a lawsuit in a district court against the Swaminarayan sect BAPS, accusing it of human trafficking and wage law violations during the construction of a massive temple in New Jersey.

'Olympics facing major issue after Mori's sexist remarks'

'Olympics facing major issue after Mori's sexist remarks'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he didn't have the authority to demand Mori's resignation, the Jiji news agency reported.

PICS: 'Two out of two' for dominant Djokovic

PICS: 'Two out of two' for dominant Djokovic

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Tennis matches at the Ariake Tennis Park will begin from 3pm local time (0600 GMT) from Thursday, governing body International Tennis Federation said after requests from players who had struggled in the stifling weather.

Pakistan investigates Shahzad-Dilshan 'religious spat'

Pakistan investigates Shahzad-Dilshan 'religious spat'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Pakistan said it has set up a committee to look into a religious spat between their opener Ahmed Shahzad and Sri Lankan counterpart Tillakaratne Dilshan last month.

No coercive action against Facebook India VP till Oct 15: SC

No coercive action against Facebook India VP till Oct 15: SC

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

Following the order, the Peace and Harmony Committee of the Delhi Assembly deferred its proceedings, and said it would notify the further course of action and the next date of sitting in due course of time.

TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar booked for molestation

TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar booked for molestation

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Earlier this month around 50 women had come forward on social media and complained against Kumar. However, none of them filed a complaint with the cops.

Corporate-run banks: Will depositors benefit?

Corporate-run banks: Will depositors benefit?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

The most common complaint of financial consumers is cumbersome processes, complicated products, usurious charges, and mis-selling of products, which finally don't deliver what is promised or as expect, notes Debashis Basu.

NSE co-location case: Probe shifts towards money trail, illicit gains

NSE co-location case: Probe shifts towards money trail, illicit gains

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

As a multi-agency probe into the NSE case gathers pace, the grant of preferential server and data access to select brokers and their suspected misuse are being investigated threadbare to unveil all quid pro quo arrangements in a highly-sophisticated scheme that worked like a cricket betting scandal, officials said on Monday. While the bourse has said it has taken several steps over the years to strengthen its technology infrastructure, including as per regulatory orders, the officials said certain fresh disclosures call for a detailed probe into whether a select group of individuals in high positions had banded together to make illicit gains by facilitating the preferential trading slots, beginning over a decade ago. Even a split-second faster access is said to result in huge gains for a trader.

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

A committee, which was constituted by the government to investigate the matter, had found the documents submitted by Yadav to be fake.

Amid FB controversy, BJP MLA says he posted nothing communal

Amid FB controversy, BJP MLA says he posted nothing communal

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

He said his official FB page had been 'hacked and blocked' in 2018 but that there has been no response from the police on a complaint filed by him on the matter so far.

Kunal Kamra seeks Rs 25L from IndiGo over flying ban

Kunal Kamra seeks Rs 25L from IndiGo over flying ban

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

Kamra was banned by India's largest airline for six months on Tuesday for allegedly harassing Goswami on the Mumbai-Lucknow flight. SpiceJet, GoAir and Air India also imposed a similar ban on Kamra without specifying any period.

Tokyo quietly planning for potential Olympics delay?

Tokyo quietly planning for potential Olympics delay?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

An official close to the organising committee, who is involved in drafting the scenarios, said they have been asked to make a simulation in case of a postponement.

SC rejects Centre's plea to let it appoint Pegasus expert panel

SC rejects Centre's plea to let it appoint Pegasus expert panel

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

"Justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done," the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while declining the Centre's plea to allow it to appoint an expert committee to probe the allegations of use of spyware Pegasus for surveillance of certain people in India.

NEP, 4-year undergrad programme gets DU's implementation approval

NEP, 4-year undergrad programme gets DU's implementation approval

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

The implementation of the NEP and four-year undergraduate programme were approved by the Standing Committee on Academic Matters and the Academic Council last week.

US-based firm prepares class-action suit against Infosys

US-based firm prepares class-action suit against Infosys

Rediff.com22 Oct 2019

In a statement, Rosen Law Firm said it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Infosys resulting from allegations that the company may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

'Kozhikode is only the first'

'Kozhikode is only the first'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

'We are going to have plane crashes left, right and centre.'

TVF CEO gets anticipatory bail in molestation case

TVF CEO gets anticipatory bail in molestation case

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

Around 50 women has last month come forward on social media and accused Arunabh Kumar of sexual harassment.

There are Wazes in every police force

There are Wazes in every police force

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

'What this incident must do is provide a renewed impetus to urgently bring in police reforms; changes that will ensure that political patronage and extraneous pressure are reduced to a minimum and allow the police to function independently and honestly,' argues Vivek Gumaste.

I have been wrongly denied Dronacharya Award: Satyanarayana

I have been wrongly denied Dronacharya Award: Satyanarayana

Rediff.com19 Aug 2017

Satyanarayana, who has coached Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu, has been dropped from the list of this year's Dronacharya awardees due to a criminal case pending against him before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket in Delhi.

Captain who flew Kamra writes to IndiGo, objects to ban

Captain who flew Kamra writes to IndiGo, objects to ban

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

The pilot wrote in his letter to airline's management that he was 'disheartened' to learn the carrier took action against the comedian without consulting him and solely on the basis of social media posts.

FAQs: How to combat sexual harassment at workplace

FAQs: How to combat sexual harassment at workplace

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

Trial by the media can be avoided if the industry itself devises effective mechanisms to bring this to an end

DDCA Sports Comm removes selectors appointed by Mudgal panel

DDCA Sports Comm removes selectors appointed by Mudgal panel

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

The DDCA's Sports Committee, on Saturday, decided to sack former India players Atul Wassan and Nikhil Chopra from the state's senior selection panel while removing Maninder Singh from the junior selection panel.

Cricket Buzz: Kotla to be renamed Arun Jaitley Stadium

Cricket Buzz: Kotla to be renamed Arun Jaitley Stadium

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The renaming will take place on September 12 at a function where a stand at the Kotla will be named after India captain Virat Kohli as announced earlier.

CJI decides to recommend removal of Allahabad HC judge

CJI decides to recommend removal of Allahabad HC judge

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

The CJI is expected to write to the President and the Prime Minister soon about his recommendation.

Asian Games: Marathon winner accused of pushing rival

Asian Games: Marathon winner accused of pushing rival

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

The runner-up Elabbassi lodged a complaint with race officials.

Gunathilaka's six-match ban reduced by half on appeal

Gunathilaka's six-match ban reduced by half on appeal

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

The remaining three matches will be part of a suspended sentence over a one-year period, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.

'Engage more' with EC ahead of LS poll: Govt to Twitter

'Engage more' with EC ahead of LS poll: Govt to Twitter

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

The Twitter officials were told that there should not be any "international interference" in the Lok Sabha polls.

Stringent action in shooting sexual harassment case: Sports Ministry

Stringent action in shooting sexual harassment case: Sports Ministry

Rediff.com23 Jun 2013

Taking serious note of the sexual harassment complaint that a woman shooter has filed against two of her own team members, the Sports Ministry promised "stringent action" against the accused if they are found guilty after an inquiry.

Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before Parliamentary panel

Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before Parliamentary panel

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, had called representatives of Facebook to hear their views "on the subject of safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space," according to agenda of the meeting.

Time For RBI To Change Penalty Rules

Time For RBI To Change Penalty Rules

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

Penalty must act as a deterrent. If it is too low, it could encourage the regulated entities to lap up penalty instead of complying with the norms, suggests Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Iran calls London 2012 logo racist: report

Iran calls London 2012 logo "racist": report

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

Iran said on Monday it might boycott the 2012 London Olympics because of the event's "racist" logo which resembles the word Zion, the official Irna news agency reported.

When India got her first female Supreme Court judge

When India got her first female Supreme Court judge

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

It was in 1989, 39 years after the setting up of the Supreme Court in 1950, that Justice M Fathima Beevi was appointed. Meet the brilliant legal minds who have shattered the glass ceiling since then.

Tax War: ICC wants BCCI's annual revenue slashed

Tax War: ICC wants BCCI's annual revenue slashed

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

All the details from the meetings of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) held on July 6 and on June 29

Is ICICI's Chanda Kochhar on her way out?

Is ICICI's Chanda Kochhar on her way out?

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

The ICICI board, which consists 12 members, is divided on whether Kochhar should be on leave during the internal enquiry

'India shouldn't be hoping for medals in Tokyo Olympics'

'India shouldn't be hoping for medals in Tokyo Olympics'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

After the Sports Ministry withdrew the recognition of 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs), Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra raised concerns saying that if things will continue to go ahead like this then India should not be hoping for any medal in the Tokyo Olympics next year. Following a High Court order, the Sports Ministry withdrew the recognition of 54 NSFs, including the All India Football Federation, Hockey India, and Athletics Federation of India.

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

A round-up off all transpired on and off the football pitch

No conflict of interest in Rahul Dravid's case: COA

No conflict of interest in Rahul Dravid's case: COA

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

The Committee of Administrators on Tuesday cleared Rahul Dravid's appointment as Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy, ruling that there is "no conflict of interest" case against the former India captain.

Facebook employees abusing PM: IT minister To Zuckerberg

Facebook employees abusing PM: IT minister To Zuckerberg

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

In a three-page letter to Facebook Chief Executive Zuckerberg, Prasad alleged "bias and inaction" by individuals in Facebook India team on complaints by people supportive of right-of-centre ideology.

Gargi molestation: FIR filed, anguished students protest

Gargi molestation: FIR filed, anguished students protest

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

During the college festival, 'Reverie', around 6:30 pm on February 6, groups of unruly, drunk men mobbed the entrances of the college and forced their way in.