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Yunus reaches out to Bangladeshi Hindus, assures action

Yunus reaches out to Bangladeshi Hindus, assures action

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

Muhammad Yunus urged the people to "exercise patience" before judging his government's role.

Court allows police to conduct narco test on Aaftab, grants 5 more days of custody

Court allows police to conduct narco test on Aaftab, grants 5 more days of custody

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

A Delhi court on Thursday permitted the city police to question Mehrauli killing accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala for five more days in its custody and also allowed his narco analysis test to be conducted to unravel the case.

'Sufficient evidence': Delhi court orders framing of charges against Brij Bhushan

'Sufficient evidence': Delhi court orders framing of charges against Brij Bhushan

Rediff.com10 May 2024

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case lodged by six female wrestlers.

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri.

NIA takes over probe into Indian mission attack in London

NIA takes over probe into Indian mission attack in London

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

Pro-Khalistani protestors tried to vandalise the Indian High Commission in London and pulled down the national flag while holding protests outside the high commission complex on March 19.

One person arrested for vandalising Indian high commission in London

One person arrested for vandalising Indian high commission in London

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Security was beefed up around the Indian high commission in London on Monday and Scotland Yard detained one person in connection with vandalism at the mission by Khalistan supporters a day earlier as India asked the UK to quickly arrest and prosecute those involved in the attack.

Car crashes into gates of British PM's residence, 1 arrested

Car crashes into gates of British PM's residence, 1 arrested

Rediff.com26 May 2023

'At around 16:20hrs [local time] a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall,' the Met Police said in a statement.

Nepal: 4 held for possessing uranium 'smuggled' from India

Nepal: 4 held for possessing uranium 'smuggled' from India

Rediff.com13 Mar 2021

Four Nepalese nationals were arrested here on Saturday for possessing 2.5 kilogrammes of unprocessed uranium, with one of them claiming that her father-in-law 'brought' it from India where he worked in a uranium mine some 20 years ago, police said.

Man held outside Buckingham Palace, cops say 'no terror angle'

Man held outside Buckingham Palace, cops say 'no terror angle'

Rediff.com3 May 2023

A man was arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday evening as he threw suspected shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds, Scotland Yard said.

Mumbai police file chargesheet against Param Bir

Mumbai police file chargesheet against Param Bir

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

This is a first chargesheet against Singh, who is facing multiple cases of extortion.

Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar arrested in Swati Maliwal 'assault' case

Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar arrested in Swati Maliwal 'assault' case

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Bibhav Kumar was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal who sent him to five-day police custody after the police sought his remand to question him about the incident and to retrieve data from his phone.

Rioting charges against 3000 persons for attacking police in Vizhinjam

Rioting charges against 3000 persons for attacking police in Vizhinjam

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

Over 3,000 persons have been booked in connection with violent clashes during an ongoing protest against the Adani port project in Kerala's Vizhinjam area on Sunday night.

Enhance monitoring, take action against Khalistani elements: India to UK

Enhance monitoring, take action against Khalistani elements: India to UK

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

These issues were raised at the 5th India-UK home affairs dialogue held in New Delhi, the statement said.

Man claims hackers placed chip in his body, court orders probe

Man claims hackers placed chip in his body, court orders probe

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

A magistrate court in Mumbai directed police to probe the complaint of a man who claimed some unknown persons had hacked his social media accounts by placing a microchip in his body.

Probe commences against Sheikh Hasina, 9 others for genocide

Probe commences against Sheikh Hasina, 9 others for genocide

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

The application accuses Hasina and others of orchestrating a violent crackdown on student protestors, resulting in widespread casualties and human rights violations.

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

A court in Ahmedabad on Sunday remanded social activist Teesta Setalvad and former state director general of police R B Sreekumar in police custody till July 2 in a case of fabricating evidence to frame innocent persons in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Khalistani protestors attack Indian embassy, tricolour grabbed

Khalistani protestors attack Indian embassy, tricolour grabbed

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Officials from the mission said the "attempted but failed" attack had been foiled and that the tricolour was now flying "grander".

Brar attack: 2 accused to appear before UK court on Dec 7

Brar attack: 2 accused to appear before UK court on Dec 7

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Two Indian-origin men charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Lt Gen (retd) Kuldip Singh Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, will appear before a United Kingdom court in London for the next hearing on December 7, the metropolitan police said on Tuesday.

Aaftab to spend 4 more days in police lockup, to undergo lie detector test

Aaftab to spend 4 more days in police lockup, to undergo lie detector test

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

A court on Tuesday gave the Delhi police permission to conduct a polygraph test on Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who allegedly killed and dismembered the body of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, police sources said on Tuesday.

'Bulli Bai' app case: 21-yr-old sent to police custody till Jan 10

'Bulli Bai' app case: 21-yr-old sent to police custody till Jan 10

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Mumbai Police has not revealed the identity of the suspect detained from Bengaluru yet, except for his age.

B'luru caf blast: BJP says Bengal 'safe haven for terrorists', Mamata hits back

B'luru caf blast: BJP says Bengal 'safe haven for terrorists', Mamata hits back

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

What about Uttar Pradesh Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat and Bihar? Mamata asked.

NIA posts video of violence at India mission, asks public to identify protestors

NIA posts video of violence at India mission, asks public to identify protestors

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Officials spokesperson of the agency posted links to five videos of the incident that occurred on March 19 on its Twitter handle and urged the people to provide any information regarding the persons seen in the footage to the NIA.

TMC spokesperson Gokhale sent to police custody for Morbi tweet

TMC spokesperson Gokhale sent to police custody for Morbi tweet

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

The 35-year-old spokesperson of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC underwent a heart surgery recently and was on a private visit to Jaipur, sources said.

Rescue ops continue 21 hrs after Mumbai billboard collapse

Rescue ops continue 21 hrs after Mumbai billboard collapse

Rediff.com14 May 2024

More than 21 hours after a huge billboard collapsed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area due to gusty winds and unseasonal rains, killing at least 14 persons and injuring 75 others, the search and rescue operation is still on, civic officials said on Tuesday.

Terror suspect escapes from London jail that lodges Nirav Modi

Terror suspect escapes from London jail that lodges Nirav Modi

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Former British Army soldier Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who was awaiting trial on charges of breaching the UK's Official Secrets Act at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, escaped allegedly by clinging to the under-carriage of a delivery van.

Dhaka: Woman, teen blow themselves up during police raid

Dhaka: Woman, teen blow themselves up during police raid

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

A woman and a teenage boy on Saturday blew themselves up in Dhaka when Bangladesh police's elite counter-terrorism unit raided a three-storey building where heavily-armed militants, belonging to an Islamist group blamed for the deadly cafe attack, were hiding.

Mumbai police arrest another student from Uttarakhand in 'Bulli Bai' case

Mumbai police arrest another student from Uttarakhand in 'Bulli Bai' case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

The Mumbai cyber police have arrested one more student from Uttarakhand in connection with the 'Bulli Bai' app case, an official said on Wednesday.

'Mamata Was Being Misled By The Bureaucracy'

'Mamata Was Being Misled By The Bureaucracy'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2024

'My primary point was where is the Mamata Banerjee who jumps and reaches out, starts talking directly and starts solving over the heads of the bureaucracy.'

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai police asked to file reply on Shweta's bail plea

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai police asked to file reply on Shweta's bail plea

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Mumbai sessions court has asked the police to submit their reply within two days in the bail plea of 18-year-old accused Shweta Singh arrested in connection with the Bulli Bai App case.

Pro-Khalistan extremists block Indian envoy's visit to UK gurdwara

Pro-Khalistan extremists block Indian envoy's visit to UK gurdwara

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

The Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami, who was touring Scotland this week was blocked from entering a gurdwara in the capital Glasgow by pro-Khalistan extremists.

Brooklyn shooting: NY Police identifies 'person of interest'

Brooklyn shooting: NY Police identifies 'person of interest'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The police department has a description of the suspect and a person of interest is being sought by police, according to New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

Court grants bail to 3 men who 'escaped' to India on boat from Kuwait

Court grants bail to 3 men who 'escaped' to India on boat from Kuwait

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

A court in Mumbai on Saturday granted bail to three men arrested by the city police earlier this month for allegedly entering India unlawfully on a boat from Kuwait.

3 killed in US mall shooting, gunman shot dead

3 killed in US mall shooting, gunman shot dead

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

The gunman entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing in the food court.

3 men on boat came to Mumbai via Saudi-Dubai-Pak route

3 men on boat came to Mumbai via Saudi-Dubai-Pak route

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, arrested by the Mumbai Police started their boat journey from Kuwait on January 28 and claimed to have taken the Saudi Arabia-Dubai-Pakistan route before entering Indian shores illegally, as per the police remand note.

Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in

Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday sacked his Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and replaced her with James Cleverly, while former premier David Cameron, in an unusual move, is back in the frontline government as the new foreign secretary.

Deve Gowda's son HD Revanna gets bail in kidnap case

Deve Gowda's son HD Revanna gets bail in kidnap case

Rediff.com13 May 2024

The case was registered following a complaint by the woman's son, who alleged that his mother was sexually abused by Revanna's son Prajwal.

3 held for illegally entering India by fishing boat

3 held for illegally entering India by fishing boat

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The boat was spotted off the Mumbai coast during patrolling on Tuesday morning, a police official said.

Sexual assault probe: Las Vegas police seek Ronaldo's DNA

Sexual assault probe: Las Vegas police seek Ronaldo's DNA

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

'Mr Ronaldo has always maintained, as he does today, that what occurred in Las Vegas in 2009 was consensual in nature.'

Moosewala murder: HC dismisses Bishnoi's plea on Punjab police custody

Moosewala murder: HC dismisses Bishnoi's plea on Punjab police custody

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

As Bishnoi's petition came up for hearing in the court of Justice Sureshwar Thakur on Thursday, Punjab advocate general Anmol Rattan Sidhu argued that the plea should be dismissed as premature.