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SC calls Hathras case 'horrible', seeks report on witness protection

SC calls Hathras case 'horrible', seeks report on witness protection

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

In an affidavit filed in response to a PIL, which has been listed for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, the state government said it is important that the investigation is carried out by an independent central agency.

NIA books Zakir Naik for terror, searches IRF premises

NIA books Zakir Naik for terror, searches IRF premises

Rediff.com19 Nov 2016

The action by the NIA came barely a few days after the Union Cabinet declared IRF as a banned organisation under UAPA.

Todt says FIA faces no risk of corruption

Todt says FIA faces no risk of corruption

Rediff.com7 Jun 2015

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) is in no danger of suffering the sort of corruption scandal currently engulfing world soccer governing body FIFA, its president Jean Todt said on Saturday.

'BJP may end up as largest beneficiary of polarisation'

'BJP may end up as largest beneficiary of polarisation'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

'In order to stop the BJP actually, you need a party that changes the discourse rather than positing another pole for polarising it further. The answer to this kind of politics lies in refocusing the agenda on development'

'We won't allow govt to reduce us to documents'

'We won't allow govt to reduce us to documents'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

'These protests are not just about the CAA. It is against allowing fascism and religious discrimination to creep into our legal system.'

Maldives government defends arrest of former president Nasheed

Maldives government defends arrest of former president Nasheed

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

The Maldives government on Tuesday defended the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed.

Stay alert, beware of 'vishing' frauds!

Stay alert, beware of 'vishing' frauds!

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Gullible bank customers are getting fooled by callers who scare or lure them.

New York bombing suspect charged with supporting terrorism

New York bombing suspect charged with supporting terrorism

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

Akayed Ullah had no criminal record back home, a police official said, even as Dhaka vowed "zero tolerance" against terrorism.

Pulwama attack: JeM's Masood Azhar among 19 in NIA chargesheet

Pulwama attack: JeM's Masood Azhar among 19 in NIA chargesheet

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

The 13,500-page chargesheet names Masood Azhar, his brothers -- Abdul Rauf and Ammar Alvi -- and his nephew Mohammed Umer Farooq, who had infiltrated into India in 2018 and was subsequently killed in one of the encounters in South Kashmir.

'India routinely uses vaguely-worded laws to stifle dissent'

'India routinely uses vaguely-worded laws to stifle dissent'

Rediff.com24 May 2016

India "routinely" uses vaguely-worded laws like sedition and criminal defamation as "political tools" to "stifle" dissent, a leading rights group said.

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'What we are actually missing in India is a platform wherein the government engages with cybersecurity experts, gets them employed and then utilises their capability to deter such attacks.'

Rs 10 lakh transferred to JeM commander before Pulwama blast

Rs 10 lakh transferred to JeM commander before Pulwama blast

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

The terrorists had spent around Rs six lakh on procurement of explosives and the Maruti Eeco car used in the attack, the NIA said in its chargesheet.

Time for action: BCCI to legalise betting?

Time for action: BCCI to legalise betting?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

BCCI ACU chief calls for match-fixing law, legalised betting to contain corruption

7-hr stand-off as Jamia protesters' march to Parliament stopped

7-hr stand-off as Jamia protesters' march to Parliament stopped

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Despite repeated appeals from the police and the varsity authorities, the protesters refused to end their agitation. Police said the protesters did not have permission to march towards Parliament.

Zakir Naik's NGO outlawed by government for 5 years

Zakir Naik's NGO outlawed by government for 5 years

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

The Cabinet approved a proposal to declare Islamic Research Foundation as an 'unlawful association' under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for five years, a home ministry official said.

Supreme Court verdict is a blow to Dalit, Adivasi rights

Supreme Court verdict is a blow to Dalit, Adivasi rights

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

'To selectively look at the operation of certain laws -- in a manner that ignores the realities of caste and gender injustice in India -- and conclude that they are being particularly misused, is plain wrong,' says Aakar Patel.

Paper leak: Coaching owner, others grilled; CBSE was tipped-off before exam

Paper leak: Coaching owner, others grilled; CBSE was tipped-off before exam

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

The CBSE will declare the date of re-examination probably on Monday or Tuesday.

Why I have not got an Aadhar card

Why I have not got an Aadhar card

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

'There must be thousands if not lakhs of people the government is illegally spying on.' 'Why should we enable this criminal activity by volunteering our details?'

Sexual harassment: Should you report or quit?

Sexual harassment: Should you report or quit?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Neha Bagaria, founder and CEO, JobsForHer tells you how to handle the situation.

Tomato, Onion, Potato: PM sounds poll bugle with 'TOP' priority in K'taka

Tomato, Onion, Potato: PM sounds poll bugle with 'TOP' priority in K'taka

Rediff.com4 Feb 2018

Meanwhile, a group of college students, donning degree robes and selling 'pakodas' to passers-by in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks over job creation, were on today whisked away by the police, hours before the PM's rally in Bengaluru.

When sportsmen and the drug mafia made for strange bedfellows

When sportsmen and the drug mafia made for strange bedfellows

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

Rediff.com lists those sportsmen who have been accused of 'sleeping with the enemy'

'Bangladesh can't lose its spirit at the altar of mad fanaticism'

'Bangladesh can't lose its spirit at the altar of mad fanaticism'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

For the family and supporters of blogger Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in Dhaka in February, it is a time to reflect on where Bangladesh is heading, says Indrani Roy.

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Bangladesh on Monday banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers.

Shah: BJP will win more seats than 2014

Shah: BJP will win more seats than 2014

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi government is working for 'making India' whereas the Congress is working for 'breaking India'.

3 top athletics figures get life bans for doping cover-up

3 top athletics figures get life bans for doping cover-up

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

The former head of Russian athletics Valentin Balakhnichev, the country's former head coach Aleksey Melnikov, and Papa Massata Diack, the son of the former IAAF President Lamine Diack, have all been banned from the sport for life over corruption charges.

Humiliated Blatter says, I'll fight for me and for FIFA

Humiliated Blatter says, I'll fight for me and for FIFA

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

The suspended president of the international football body believes only FIFA Congress can bar him, not the Ethics Committee.

German minister resigns over child pornography 'probe leak'

German minister resigns over child pornography 'probe leak'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2014

Chancellor Angela Merkel-led new German government has been jolted by its first political crisis after a minister resigned over claims he leaked confidential information about an international child pornography probe involving an Indian-origin ex-member of parliament.

Your data can be kidnapped, too!

Your data can be kidnapped, too!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Digital extortion, in which hackers lock out all your data and seek ransom, is a real threat today, says Veenu Sandhu.

Bangladesh's Islamist groups: 'Sheikh Hasina has chosen to turn a blind eye'

Bangladesh's Islamist groups: 'Sheikh Hasina has chosen to turn a blind eye'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

'I have noticed how a certain country wants to establish the presence of ISIS in Bangladesh.' 'Are these terrorists working under some religious inspiration or they are being lured by an obnoxious amount of money?' 'For some mysterious reasons, no action is taken by the government against suspicious organisations.'

Ford Foundation future still uncertain

Ford Foundation future still uncertain

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

For the first time the Ford Foundation is placed under a watch.

Corporate espionage net widens, crucial papers leaked

Corporate espionage net widens, crucial papers leaked

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

Execs of RIL, Essar, Cairn India, Jubilant Energy, ADAG detained.

Football Roundup: Belgium raids top soccer clubs over fraud, match-fixing

Football Roundup: Belgium raids top soccer clubs over fraud, match-fixing

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

'Under Raje, BJP will taste its worst defeat'

'Under Raje, BJP will taste its worst defeat'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

'If Narendra Modi and Amit Shah will campaign here, the BJP's defeat will be bigger.'

'You can't sustain a campaign of hate'

'You can't sustain a campaign of hate'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

'You can't go on creating division and rhetoric of hate.' 'It comes to roost. We are seeing the first glimpses of that in the state elections.'

Sri Lanka bombings 'revenge of NZ'; toll crosses 320

Sri Lanka bombings 'revenge of NZ'; toll crosses 320

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

National flags were lowered and people bowed their heads as the silence began at 8:30 am local time, the time the first of the attacks occurred on Sunday.

One year on, life in shreds for Kashmir's 'human shield'

One year on, life in shreds for Kashmir's 'human shield'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

'Is this the message that India wants to send to Kashmir?'

Chhota Rajan brought to Delhi, quizzed by CBI

Chhota Rajan brought to Delhi, quizzed by CBI

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

The 55-year-old gangster was taken straight to the CBI headquarters where he was quizzed on Dawood Ibrahim, India's most-wanted terrorist.

Former IAAF boss Diack targeted in corruption inquiry

Former IAAF boss Diack targeted in corruption inquiry

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics, has been placed under formal investigation in France on suspicion of corruption and money laundering following a complaint from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Bangladesh deports UFLA leader Anup Chetia to India

Bangladesh deports UFLA leader Anup Chetia to India

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

Chetia, who was in Bangladesh since his arrest by the neighbouring country's police in 1997, was handed over to India at the personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and through active involvement of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The scandal revolves around accusations that money was demanded from top athletes to 'bury' medical tests showing drug use