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Haddi Review: Violence Runs Amok

Haddi Review: Violence Runs Amok

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Watching Haddi after a meal is not advised since some scenes could induce nausea, warns Deepa Gahlot.

'I want Manu Sharma to suffer in jail'

'I want Manu Sharma to suffer in jail'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2006

'I think this verdict has reinforced our faith in the judicial system.'

Kerala HC refuses to stay Kerala Story, producers backtrack on '32,000 women'

Kerala HC refuses to stay Kerala Story, producers backtrack on '32,000 women'

Rediff.com5 May 2023

The Kerala high court on Friday refused to stay the release of the controversial multi-lingual film The Kerala Story and said the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole.

HC directs Omar to pay Rs 1.5 lakh monthly to estranged wife

HC directs Omar to pay Rs 1.5 lakh monthly to estranged wife

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

It also directed him to pay Rs 60,000 each for the education of his two sons every month.

SC seeks govt records on decision to block BBC's Modi docu, hearing in April

SC seeks govt records on decision to block BBC's Modi docu, hearing in April

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

The apex court also directed the Centre to produce original records relating to take down order.

HC orders blocking of info on Delhi woman's 'forced conversion'

HC orders blocking of info on Delhi woman's 'forced conversion'

Rediff.com12 May 2023

It also issued notice to chairman of Sudarshan News, Suresh Chavhanke, Odisha Television Limited, Pittie Media LLP, Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited which is the owner of The Organiser, Voice of the Nation'.

SC rejects PIL seeking fresh probe into Rafale deal

SC rejects PIL seeking fresh probe into Rafale deal

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat considered lawyer ML Sharma's submission that a direction for issuing a letters rogatory to collect fresh evidence relating to the deal be issued.

How India quelled New Zealand challenge in semis

How India quelled New Zealand challenge in semis

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Virat Kohli's World record 50th ODI hundred, a scintillating century by Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami's brilliant pace bowling powered the hosts past New Zealand in the first semi-final with a 70-run victory at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Same-sex wedding: After SC snub, call for legislative action

Same-sex wedding: After SC snub, call for legislative action

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

With the Supreme Court declining to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage on Tuesday, a section of the LGBTQ+ community, petitioners and activists highlighted the positives in the ruling and called for legislative action while others expressed dismay and concern.

Relief for AAP's Raghav Chadha as HC halts eviction from govt bungalow

Relief for AAP's Raghav Chadha as HC halts eviction from govt bungalow

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

Chadha had challenged the trial court's October 5 order which vacated the April order.

'Insaaf Ke Sipahi stands with protesting wrestlers'

'Insaaf Ke Sipahi stands with protesting wrestlers'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

On Tuesday, seven top wrestlers filed a joint petition in the Supreme Court seeking registration of an FIR against Singh

'The whole nation is rooting for me'

'The whole nation is rooting for me'

Rediff.com11 May 2023

'Playing Shalini Unnikrishnan has physically and emotionally scarred me.' 'Scars to the depths of my soul. Scars that won't be healed in a lifetime.'

Owe a duty to country to show zero tolerance to corruption, says SC

Owe a duty to country to show zero tolerance to corruption, says SC

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Unsatiated greed for wealth has facilitated corruption to develop like cancer and the constitutional courts owe a duty to the people of the country to show zero tolerance to corruption and come down heavily against the perpetrators of the crime, the Supreme Court has said.

5-judge SC bench to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 on July 11

5-judge SC bench to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 on July 11

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Several petitions challenging the Centre's decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which split J-K into two Union Territories Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh were referred to a constitution bench in 2019.

PIL against withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes dismissed

PIL against withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes dismissed

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the RBI's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, which had reserved its order on the PIL on May 30, rejected the plea. Petitioner Rajneesh Bhaskar Gupta has contended that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has no power to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation and only the Centre could have taken a decision in this regard.

Retweeting libelous content is defamation, says court in Kejriwal case

Retweeting libelous content is defamation, says court in Kejriwal case

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

The high court said a sense of responsibility has to be attached while retweeting content about which one does not have knowledge and added that retweeting of defamatory content must invite penal, civil as well as tort action if the person retweeting it does not attach a disclaimer.

Amid wrestlers row, probe against Brij Bhushan over illegal mining

Amid wrestlers row, probe against Brij Bhushan over illegal mining

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

The petition alleged that "illegal mining" was being carried out by Singh, the MP from Kaiserganj, in Majharath, Jaitpur and Nawabganj villages of Tarbganj tehsil in the district.

SC transfers all FIRs against Jindal in Prophet row to Delhi police

SC transfers all FIRs against Jindal in Prophet row to Delhi police

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that all FIRs against expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Naveen Kumar Jindal lodged across the country in connection with his alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed be transferred to the Delhi police.

Delhi HC refuses to let Mahua stay on in govt accommodation

Delhi HC refuses to let Mahua stay on in govt accommodation

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday failed to get any relief from the Delhi high court which refused to stay the eviction notice issued to the TMC leader asking her to vacate the government bungalow.

Mallikarjun Kharge's Real Test: 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

Mallikarjun Kharge's Real Test: 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

Rediff.com3 Dec 2023

The Congress president during his year at the helm of the party has repaired the citadel for far more challenging years ahead, and played a crucial role in shaping the Opposition alliance.

'Electoral Bonds Biggest Scam In India'

'Electoral Bonds Biggest Scam In India'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'There is no scope for any doubt. This was a scheme designed to enrich the ruling party.'

Delhi HC to hear plea against Oppn's INDIA name

Delhi HC to hear plea against Oppn's INDIA name

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

The Delhi high court on Friday sought a response from the Centre, Election Commission of India, and 26 political parties on a petition seeking to restrain opposition parties from using the acronym INDIA for their alliance.

Union minister sues Rajasthan CM Gehlot for defamation

Union minister sues Rajasthan CM Gehlot for defamation

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday filed a criminal complaint before a Delhi court accusing Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of defaming him with remarks on the Sanjivani scam.

Prophet row: HC asks Bengal govt to call in CAPFs if protests go out control

Prophet row: HC asks Bengal govt to call in CAPFs if protests go out control

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

The Calcutta high court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to take all possible steps to ensure that no violence takes place during any protest over the controversial remarks made against Prophet Muhammad by now-sacked Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

AAP holds processions, Mamata leads all-faith rally

AAP holds processions, Mamata leads all-faith rally

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

As BJP leaders went all out to project the event as a moment of national pride, some leaders were directly critical of the ceremony with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist, slamming the state's role in the Ram Temple consecration, saying the line that demarcates religion and state seems to be 'getting thinner and thinner'.

3-member panel to probe what caused Manipur violence

3-member panel to probe what caused Manipur violence

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

According to a notification issued by the Union home ministry, the commission will make inquiry with respect of the causes and spread of the violence and riots targeting members of different communities, which took place in Manipur on May 3 and thereafter.

Adani-Hindenberg row: Sebi gets time till Aug 14 to complete probe

Adani-Hindenberg row: Sebi gets time till Aug 14 to complete probe

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the Securities and Exchange Board of India time till August 14 to complete its probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani group. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the SEBI to file an updated status report of the investigation.

Sisodia returns to jail without meeting ailing wife at home

Sisodia returns to jail without meeting ailing wife at home

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

According to AAP sources, Sisodia's wife Seema was hospitalised as she felt unwell.

'Same-sex marriage may take 40-50 years'

'Same-sex marriage may take 40-50 years'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

'Given the current dispensation, I have no hope for the legislature passing a law in favour of the LGBTQ community.'

Olympic champs rally behind Anita Sheoran in WFI showdown

Olympic champs rally behind Anita Sheoran in WFI showdown

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Sheoran, it is learnt, has the backing of the six wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, who led the protests against Brij Bhushan at Jantar Mantar.

G20 Summit: Cong says govt hiding poor people, stray animals

G20 Summit: Cong says govt hiding poor people, stray animals

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

The Congress on Saturday accused the government of covering up or demolishing slums and rounding up stray animals in view of the G20 Summit, with its leader Rahul Gandhi saying 'there is no need to hide India's reality from our guests'.

2G scam acquittal verdict full of glaring illegalities, CBI tells Delhi HC

2G scam acquittal verdict full of glaring illegalities, CBI tells Delhi HC

Rediff.com23 May 2023

The CBI contended before the Delhi high court on Tuesday that there were glaring illegalities in the trial court judgment that acquitted former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.

New twist in Sahara case as Justice Khehar opts out

New twist in Sahara case as Justice Khehar opts out

Rediff.com15 May 2014

A 'communication dated May 6, 2014 received from Justice J S Khehar was placed before the Chief Justice of India on May 7.

Truth is a victim in age of false news, social media, says CJI Chandrachud

Truth is a victim in age of false news, social media, says CJI Chandrachud

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said truth has become a "victim" in the age of false news and with the spread of social media, something which is said as a seed germinates into virtually a whole theory that can never be tested on the anvil of rational science.

PHOTOS: Ahmedabad Test ends in draw; India win series 2-1

PHOTOS: Ahmedabad Test ends in draw; India win series 2-1

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

India clinched the four-Test series against Australia 2-1 after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw in Ahmedabad on Monday.

Top Performers: Powerful Brook, Unrelenting Rana

Top Performers: Powerful Brook, Unrelenting Rana

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

The game at the Eden Gardens played out like a pendulum with the match swaying this way now and the other way next.

11th anniversary of Nirbhaya: 'Nothing has changed'

11th anniversary of Nirbhaya: 'Nothing has changed'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

A 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, who came to be known as "Nirbhaya (the fearless one)", was raped and assaulted by six men inside a bus in south Delhi on December 16, 2012, before being thrown out of the moving vehicle.

SC transfers all FIRs against journalist Navika Kumar to Delhi police

SC transfers all FIRs against journalist Navika Kumar to Delhi police

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday clubbed and transferred to the Delhi police all FIRs registered against journalist Navika Kumar over the controversial remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party ex-spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate moderated by her.

'If I don't get it for 12th Fail, there will be another film...'

'If I don't get it for 12th Fail, there will be another film...'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.'

Delhi HC sets aside discharge of Sharjeel Imam, 8 others

Delhi HC sets aside discharge of Sharjeel Imam, 8 others

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

The high court said prima facie charges of rioting and unlawful assembly are made out against nine of the 11 accused, including Imam, Tanha and Zargar.