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'The Kerala Story is not against Muslims'

'The Kerala Story is not against Muslims'

Rediff.com12 May 2023

'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?'

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.

Co-pilot killed, pilot injured as Army chopper crashes in Kashmir

Co-pilot killed, pilot injured as Army chopper crashes in Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

It crashed around 11:30 am with officials saying that it drifted away while descending and tumbled into a 'nallah' flowing nearby.

Cop, ex-sarpanch arrested in Jammu terror funding case

Cop, ex-sarpanch arrested in Jammu terror funding case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested two more persons, including a policeman, for allegedly being part of a cross-border narcotic syndicate involved in terror funding in Jammu, officials said on Wednesday.

Coming This March: Akshay, Prabhas, RRR

Coming This March: Akshay, Prabhas, RRR

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Quite a few superstars are bringing their big releases to the big screen this month.

Body of soldier's mother traced to Manipur hospital mortuary after 4 months

Body of soldier's mother traced to Manipur hospital mortuary after 4 months

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

The fate of the soldier's aunt Neilam (55), brother-in-law Jamkhotang (40) and cousin Thangjam Haokip (25) still remain unknown.

'There is no specific time frame for the government to restore statehood'

'There is no specific time frame for the government to restore statehood'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

'This verdict means that if there is presidential rule anywhere in any state of India, that state can be dismembered and from a state can be downgraded to a Union territory.'

Cops drop charges against girl behind 'Free Kashmir' poster

Cops drop charges against girl behind 'Free Kashmir' poster

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

An FIR had been registered against Prabhu at Colaba police station in south Mumbai under section 153 B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) of the Indian Penal Code.

Is Mithun okay? Vivek Agnihotri answers...

Is Mithun okay? Vivek Agnihotri answers...

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

Reports that Mithun Chakraborty collapsed on location during the shooting of Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files are true.

2022 Flashback: Jacqueline's Con Call

2022 Flashback: Jacqueline's Con Call

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events.

Eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as shooter who killed 4 IAF men

Eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as shooter who killed 4 IAF men

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Four IAF personnel, including a squadron leader, were killed and 22 injured on January 25, 1990, at Rawalpora on the outskirts of Srinagar.

SC winds up hearing Article 370 pleas after 16 days, all eyes on verdict

SC winds up hearing Article 370 pleas after 16 days, all eyes on verdict

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

SC closes case filed by Mehbooba's daughter against her detention

SC closes case filed by Mehbooba's daughter against her detention

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

"Okay. Good," a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said when the counsel of Union Territory administration and Iltija informed it about the release of Mufti, who is the president of the PDP.

Former J-K Governor Satya Pal Malik raided by CBI

Former J-K Governor Satya Pal Malik raided by CBI

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

The federal agency started its operation in the morning, with around 100 officers mobilised to swoop down at the 30 locations in multiple cities of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan, besides Delhi and Mumbai, the officials said.

Terrorism alive in J-K, can be finished only by...: Farooq Abdullah

Terrorism alive in J-K, can be finished only by...: Farooq Abdullah

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Abdullah said both Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims suffered and even his workers and ministers were killed in large numbers since the eruption of terrorism.

Delhi LG okays Arundhati's Roy's prosecution in 'provocative speech' case

Delhi LG okays Arundhati's Roy's prosecution in 'provocative speech' case

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to alleged provocative speeches, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday.

Shehla Rashid, Shah Faesal withdraw Article 370 pleas

Shehla Rashid, Shah Faesal withdraw Article 370 pleas

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

OYO delists hotel that denied lodging to Kashmiri man

OYO delists hotel that denied lodging to Kashmiri man

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

Responding to a purported viral video on social media that shows a man allegedly being denied reservation in the hotel as he is from the union territory, OYO said, 'We are appalled that this happened. We have taken the hotel off from our platform immediately.'

HC says vandalism at Kejri home 'disturbing', seeks report from commissioner

HC says vandalism at Kejri home 'disturbing', seeks report from commissioner

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi police commissioner to look into and "fix responsibility" for the "serious lapse" outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal last month when certain miscreants breached the barricades, reached the gate and destroyed public property, and called the incident a "very disturbing state of affairs".

SC rejects plea to declare Art 370 abrogation as constitutionally valid

SC rejects plea to declare Art 370 abrogation as constitutionally valid

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was constitutionally valid.

In talks with Prashant Kishor to bring 'parivartan': KCR

In talks with Prashant Kishor to bring 'parivartan': KCR

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

"Mr Modi has utterly failed. It is clear by now that we (NDA) cannot deliver more than this (since 2014)," he said.

AAP cries murder as BJP workers vandalise area outside Kejriwal's house

AAP cries murder as BJP workers vandalise area outside Kejriwal's house

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

The activists of the BJYM, led by its president Tejasvi Surya, staged a protest near Kejriwal's residence at Civil Lines in Delhi, demanding an apology from him for allegedly mocking Kashmiri Pandits, with the AAP alleging vandalism during the demonstration.

Amshipora fake encounter: 'Court verdict reopened old wounds'

Amshipora fake encounter: 'Court verdict reopened old wounds'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

Refusing to accept the tribunal's decision, the families said they would take the matter to a higher court, seeking justice for their sons and hoping to unmask the truth behind the fateful encounter.

'Mr Modi Is Rattled'

'Mr Modi Is Rattled'

Rediff.com27 May 2024

The speech he gave in which he accused the Congress of getting black money in tempos from Ambani and Adani is remarkable.' 'It is a self-goal for sure, but indicates someone who has lost control, someone who is rattled.'

Kangana's New Role: 'Mandi Ki Sansad'

Kangana's New Role: 'Mandi Ki Sansad'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

On Tuesday, when trends indicated she was going to win her election, the four-time National Award winner said, 'Heartfelt gratitude to all the people of Mandi for this love and trust... This victory belongs to all of you, this is the victory of your trust in Prime Minister Modi and the BJP, this is the victory of Sanatan and in the honour of Mandi.'

Sheena Bora is alive, now in Kashmir: Indrani writes to CBI

Sheena Bora is alive, now in Kashmir: Indrani writes to CBI

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Indrani said that one of her inmates in Byculla prison has told her that she had spotted Sheena in Kashmir some time ago.

Kiara, Kartik are SURROUNDED BY LOVE!

Kiara, Kartik are SURROUNDED BY LOVE!

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Families and friends turn out in full force to cheer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.

Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid withdraws bail plea in SC after 13 adjournments

Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid withdraws bail plea in SC after 13 adjournments

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Former JNU student Umar Khalid on Wednesday withdrew his bail plea from the Supreme Court in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020.

Telangana BJP chief 'challenges' Owaisis to 'dig all mosques'

Telangana BJP chief 'challenges' Owaisis to 'dig all mosques'

Rediff.com26 May 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Telangana president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday said his party, when it comes to power in the state, would abolish minority reservations and provide the benefit to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and others.

GREAT Entertainment COMING UP in January

GREAT Entertainment COMING UP in January

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Joginder Tuteja lists the movies and Web series coming up.

Phase 4: 76% polling in Bengal, Srinagar records highest turnout in decades

Phase 4: 76% polling in Bengal, Srinagar records highest turnout in decades

Rediff.com13 May 2024

A voter turnout of over 40 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 96 constituencies spread over 10 states and Union Territories amid incidents of violence in Andhra Pradesh and reports of poll boycott in some villages of Uttar Pradesh.

'Pandits' exodus wasn't genocide'

'Pandits' exodus wasn't genocide'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

'I am not sure of the numbers killed, but they were not as high as the use of the word 'genocide' suggests.' 'There is another meaning you could take, 'cultural genocide', in that the Pandit community is extremely small and their forced departure led to a wiping out of their culture.'

3 Bangladeshi tourists dead as houseboat catches fire in Dal Lake

3 Bangladeshi tourists dead as houseboat catches fire in Dal Lake

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

Three tourists from Bangladesh were charred to death in a major blaze in a houseboat on the famous Dal Lake on Saturday, officials in Srinagar said.

NIA files chargesheet against former J-K DSP

NIA files chargesheet against former J-K DSP

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

The 3,064-page chargesheet, filed in a Jammu court under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code, names self-styled commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group Syed Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed Babu and his alleged network of aides.

Pakistan to take Kashmir issue to ICJ

Pakistan to take Kashmir issue to ICJ

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

'An in-principle decision has been taken to take the issue of Kashmir to the International Court of Justice'

First LS polls: How EC resolved identity crisis of 28L women voters

First LS polls: How EC resolved identity crisis of 28L women voters

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

In some states, many women voters had enrolled themselves by their relationship with the male members of their family instead of providing their own names.

Article 370 thing of past, no going back: Shah Faesal

Article 370 thing of past, no going back: Shah Faesal

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

Days ahead of a scheduled hearing of a batch of pleas related to the abrogation of Article 370 before a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, Indian Administrative Service officer Shah Faesal on Tuesday said the constitutional provision is a thing of the past and there is no going back.

Terror funding: NIA files supplementary chargesheet

Terror funding: NIA files supplementary chargesheet

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

The case relates to alleged terror funding in 2017 in the valley and involves Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind based in Pakistan.

J-K, Arunachal narrative to Rs 115 cr funding: What police say on NewsClick

J-K, Arunachal narrative to Rs 115 cr funding: What police say on NewsClick

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

It was also learnt that Gautam Navlakha, a shareholder in NewsClick, remained involved in anti-Indian and unlawful activities such as actively supporting banned Naxal organisations and having anti-national nexus with Gulam Nabi Fai, an agent of Pakistan's ISI, it stated.

Can die for country: Kejriwal after BJP vandalism at home

Can die for country: Kejriwal after BJP vandalism at home

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

"If the biggest party of the country, which is in power at the Centre, resorts to such hooliganism, it will spread a bad message among people. People will think that this is the right way (to deal with anything)," he said at an event.