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Women On Top On OTT This Week

Women On Top On OTT This Week

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options.

Untenable, highly objectionable: SC on HC observation about widow

Untenable, highly objectionable: SC on HC observation about widow

Rediff.com25 Sep 2024

The bench noted the high court did take note of this fact but explained it away by observing that since the other woman was a widow, "the make-up articles could not have belonged to her as there was no need for her to put on make-up, being a widow".

Pant or Samson? Who will keep wickets in Sri Lanka T20 series?

Pant or Samson? Who will keep wickets in Sri Lanka T20 series?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

In terms of sheer numbers there is not much to choose between the two wicketkeepers.

Coaching centre deaths: HC raps Delhi police for arresting SUV driver

Coaching centre deaths: HC raps Delhi police for arresting SUV driver

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

"What is Delhi Police doing? Have they lost it?" wondered the Delhi high court on Wednesday, while castigating the police for a 'strange' probe by arresting an SUV driver for his alleged role in drowning of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre.

3 HC judges elevated to SC, top court to function at full strength

3 HC judges elevated to SC, top court to function at full strength

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

Delhi high court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Rajasthan high court Chief Justice Augustine George Masih and Gauhati high court Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta were appointed as top court judges.

SC sets up panel to clear farmers' Shambhu blockade

SC sets up panel to clear farmers' Shambhu blockade

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the five-member committee to convene its first meeting within a week and reach out to the agitating farmers to persuade them to immediately remove their tractors, trolleys etc from the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana to provide relief to commuters.

SC rules states can tax mines, royalty on minerals not tax

SC rules states can tax mines, royalty on minerals not tax

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that states have the legislative competence to impose taxes on mines and minerals-bearing lands under the Constitution.

Delhi riots: HC bail to 3 accused in IB official's murder case

Delhi riots: HC bail to 3 accused in IB official's murder case

Rediff.com2 May 2024

The high court gave relief to accused Shoaib Alam, Gulfam and Javed, noting that they have been in custody for four years and the trial in the case is not likely to conclude any time soon.

Unexpected Buys At The IPL Auction

Unexpected Buys At The IPL Auction

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

Players who were bought at unexpected price tags...

Cops probe if Baba Siddique was threatened over slum rehab project

Cops probe if Baba Siddique was threatened over slum rehab project

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

Police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project, officials said on Sunday.

Power of Constitution: Cong on govt's lateral entry roll-back

Power of Constitution: Cong on govt's lateral entry roll-back

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asserted that the Congress will protect the Constitution and the reservation system at all costs and foil "conspiracies" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Will South Haryana Reward Rao Inderjit Singh?

Will South Haryana Reward Rao Inderjit Singh?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

South Haryana hasn't delivered a chief minister since 1967, when his father Rao Birender Singh was ousted from power. It's a legacy Rao Inderjit Singh is determined to reclaim.

45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

Forty-five specialists will soon be joining key posts of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in different central ministries as part of the Modi government's ambitious plan to infuse fresh talent to further improve ease of governance.

J-K bus attack: 50 detained, search expanded to remote areas of Reasi

J-K bus attack: 50 detained, search expanded to remote areas of Reasi

Rediff.com13 Jun 2024

To ensure a comprehensive probe, the search operation to track down the terrorists, has been expanded to cover Reasi district's far-flung Arnas and Mahore areas which were terrorist hotbeds between 1995 and 2005.

SC rejects SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme

SC rejects SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

The top court said it cannot order a roving inquiry into purchase of electoral bonds on the assumption that it was quid pro quo for award of contract.

Coaching centre deaths: SUV driver gets bail after cops drop charge

Coaching centre deaths: SUV driver gets bail after cops drop charge

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

A court in New Delhi on Thursday allowed the second bail plea of an SUV driver, arrested for his alleged role in drowning of three civil services aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre.

Not heard properly: ED tells HC, challenging Kejriwal's bail

Not heard properly: ED tells HC, challenging Kejriwal's bail

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has challenged the order of Rouse Avenue court on granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise policy.

I am a servant of law: CJI on Collegium 'reforms'

I am a servant of law: CJI on Collegium 'reforms'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said that as a judge, he is a 'servant' of the law and the Constitution and has to follow the position that has been laid down.

Justice delivered: Still sad but at peace, says Nirbhaya's father

Justice delivered: Still sad but at peace, says Nirbhaya's father

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

"We have got justice and that makes us feel better," Nirbhaya's father said, remembering his daughter on the ninth anniversary of the incident.

CJI At The Red Fort

CJI At The Red Fort

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

Cameras were focused on Chief Justice of India Justice Dr Dhananjay Yeshwant Chandrachud at the Independence Day event at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Tuesday morning.

CBI arrests journalist in NEET-UG paper leaks case

CBI arrests journalist in NEET-UG paper leaks case

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

A special CBI court in Godhra on Saturday granted the probe agency four-day custody of Jay Jalaram School's principal Purushottam Sharma, teacher Tushar Bhatt, and middlemen Vibhor Anand and Arif Vohra, all of whom are alleged to be involved in irregularities in the May 5 NEET-UG exam in Godhra.

SC refuses to stay disqualification of 6 Congress MLAs

SC refuses to stay disqualification of 6 Congress MLAs

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker's order disqualifying the six Congress rebels who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state.

Can't stop a Rahul Gandhi...: SC's no to ban 'namesake' candidates

Can't stop a Rahul Gandhi...: SC's no to ban 'namesake' candidates

Rediff.com3 May 2024

'If somebody's parents have given a similar name, can it come in their way of their right to contest elections'

India eager to settle Rahul vs Pant debate in ODIs

India eager to settle Rahul vs Pant debate in ODIs

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

The Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management has an opportunity to decide who among KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will be India's long-term first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs

SC to hear Uddhav's plea against speaker's ruling on Jan 22

SC to hear Uddhav's plea against speaker's ruling on Jan 22

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to January 22 the hearing on a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's order declaring the Sena bloc led by CM Eknath Shinde as "real political party" after its split in June 2022.

When Ratna Pathak Shah Made Mrs Sarabhai Nervous!

When Ratna Pathak Shah Made Mrs Sarabhai Nervous!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

This awesome actor is not one to conform to stereotypes -- on the ramp or off it.

BJP suffers huge setback in UP, Cong-SP win more seats

BJP suffers huge setback in UP, Cong-SP win more seats

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) gave a huge blow to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance by winning 43 seats out of total 80 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh, as per the Election Commission.

Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

The police identified the driver and the vehicle through the CCTV footage of the area.

Govt sets up panel to probe coaching centre deaths, kin awarded Rs 10 lakh

Govt sets up panel to probe coaching centre deaths, kin awarded Rs 10 lakh

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

While Lok Sabha members across party lines demanded an inquiry, hundreds of students continued their protests near Rau's IAS Study Circle in the west Delhi locality where the horror unfolded Saturday night, killing the three students trapped in the basement illegally used as a library as floodwaters rose outside.

Setback to Himachal DGP, SP as HC rejects review pleas on transfer order

Setback to Himachal DGP, SP as HC rejects review pleas on transfer order

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

The bench also said there was "prima facie dereliction of duty" on Agnihotri's part.

HC dismisses Sanjay Singh's plea against arrest

HC dismisses Sanjay Singh's plea against arrest

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

The Delhi high court on Friday refused to interfere with the 'malicious' arrest of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy of the Delhi government, saying it cannot impute political motive to a 'premier' investigating agency in the absence of material on record. It also said Singh's was not a 'prima facie case of no evidence at all'.

DDCA ombudsman puts Rajat Sharma's resignation on hold

DDCA ombudsman puts Rajat Sharma's resignation on hold

Rediff.com17 Nov 2019

Sharma had resigned on Saturday from his post, citing his inability to continue amidst 'various pulls and pressures', though without taking any name.

Court can direct UIDAI to share missing person's data with it: HC

Court can direct UIDAI to share missing person's data with it: HC

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

The high court said in a habeas corpus case, there is a sense of urgency with which the court has to act as the missing person could be in danger and under such circumstances, the UIDAI can be directed to provide the data forthwith.

Rohit credits '3 pillars' for India's T20 World Cup triumph

Rohit credits '3 pillars' for India's T20 World Cup triumph

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

Rohit Sharma said the feeling of winning the World Cup that ended India's decade-long drought in global tournaments could not be described in words.

Trial court finding on Sisodia not backed by record: SC

Trial court finding on Sisodia not backed by record: SC

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday said the trial court's finding that Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia was responsible for delaying the trial in the Delhi excise policy cases was not supported by the record.

HC orders registering PIL into Delhi sewer deaths

HC orders registering PIL into Delhi sewer deaths

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

A sweeper and a security guard died on September 9 in Outer Delhi's Mundka area after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean, the police had said last week.

HC flays lower order on mediation in POCSO case

HC flays lower order on mediation in POCSO case

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

The high court said it is essential to ensure the perpetrators of such crimes are held accountable through appropriate legal proceedings.

SC stays HC order sacking Bengal govt teachers, staff

SC stays HC order sacking Bengal govt teachers, staff

Rediff.com7 May 2024

In a major relief to 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff of West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Calcutta high court order invalidating their appointment made by the state's School Service Commission (SSC) in the state-run and state-aided schools.

Govt to amend Wakf law for transparency, women inclusion

Govt to amend Wakf law for transparency, women inclusion

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

The Bill to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, will make it mandatory for Waqf boards to register their properties with district collectors to ensure their actual valuation.

Live-in relationship between married woman and man illicit: Rajasthan HC

Live-in relationship between married woman and man illicit: Rajasthan HC

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

The Rajasthan high court recently passed an order terming the live-in relationship between a man and a married woman as "illicit".