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Naval war room case accused Shakaran held

Naval war room case accused Shakaran held

Rediff.com20 May 2010

In a major breakthrough in the Naval war room leak case, one of the main accused Ravi Shankaran, a close relative of the then Naval Chief Admiral Arun Prakash, was arrested in London. "He has been arrested by the police in London and is at present out on bail. We have moved papers for his extradition," Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ashwani Kumar told PTI.

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai court extends remand of all 3 accused

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai court extends remand of all 3 accused

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

A Mumbai court on Monday extended till January 14 the police custody of Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawal, arrested from Uttarakhand in connection with the case pertaining to the 'Bulli Bai' app, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their images online for 'auction.'

Hours after getting bail, TMC's Saket Gokhale arrested again

Hours after getting bail, TMC's Saket Gokhale arrested again

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Gokhale on December 1 tweeted a news clipping about information purportedly obtained through the Right to Information claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse cost Rs 30 crore.

'Subway shooting linked to 2nd blasts'

'Subway shooting linked to 2nd blasts'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2005

Subway shooting directly linked to 2nd London blasts: Police

Haneef to be questioned by UK officer

Haneef to be questioned by UK officer

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

According to Queensland-based Indian diplomat Sarva-Daman Singh no further information about Haneef was received from Australian government.

No pull out, say England C'wealth Games officials

No pull out, say England C'wealth Games officials

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Dismissing reports that England is all set to pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, officials in London insisted that there is no such move and a team will definitely travel to India for the mega event.

Kanjhawala accused to be charged with murder

Kanjhawala accused to be charged with murder

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

The offence attracts life imprisonment or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, besides fine.

Man, child wave Islamic State flag outside UK Parliament

Man, child wave Islamic State flag outside UK Parliament

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

A man marched past the British Parliament cloaked in an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria flag with a young girl on his shoulders brandishing the flag's smaller version.

Man caught smoking on AI flight refuses to pay for bail, opts for jail

Man caught smoking on AI flight refuses to pay for bail, opts for jail

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

The accused told the court he had read online that the fine payable under section 336 of the IPC is Rs 250, which he was willing to pay, but not the bail amount.

Scotland Yard to send team to Rawalpindi

Scotland Yard to send team to Rawalpindi

Rediff.com3 Jan 2008

The spokesman said, "We confirm that, at the request of the Pakistan government, a small team of officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command will be traveling to Pakistan to provide support and assistance in the investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto." Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday night announced that he has sought help from the Scotland Yard for the investigations into the assassination of Bhutto.

Bangladeshi woman trained 30 terrorists in Bengal madrassa

Bangladeshi woman trained 30 terrorists in Bengal madrassa

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

How Bangaldesh's Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen recruits and trains terrorists in West Bengal.

Man who 'shielded' Delhi car-drag accused gets bail

Man who 'shielded' Delhi car-drag accused gets bail

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

The judge noted that according to the Investigating Officer (IO), Khanna had in his statement to the police said that accused Deepak was driving the vehicle.

Scotland Yard ups security to tackle protestors during Modi's UK visit

Scotland Yard ups security to tackle protestors during Modi's UK visit

Rediff.com8 Nov 2015

The Scotland Yard has said an "appropriate" policing plan is in place but no restrictions have been imposed on any London routes.

Five charged with terror plot in UK

Five charged with terror plot in UK

Rediff.com9 Apr 2004

Three of them were charged with offences involving 600kg of ammonium nitrate.

Suicide by Japan minister

Suicide by Japan minister

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka reportedly hanged himself hours before he was to face questioning in parliament over a political scandal.

Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery water row on Tuesday, state shutdown on Sept 29

Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery water row on Tuesday, state shutdown on Sept 29

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The two bandhs reflect the divide among the farmers and pro-Kannada organisations, and has also now led to a confusion about who is supporting the bandh on which day, and whether services will be available on Tuesday.

LTTE leader arrested in UK

LTTE leader arrested in UK

Rediff.com7 May 2008

Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar alias A C Shanthan, the de-facto leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Britain, was arrested on Tuesday for a second time in less than a year in connection with fund-raising and procurement activities for the militant outfit.Shanthan was allegedly operating with LTTE leader Anton Balasingham and trying to build up the outfit in London. He had accompanied Balasingham for peace talks in Geneva in 2006.

Archbishop, 14 Catholic priests among 110 booked for violent Adani port stir

Archbishop, 14 Catholic priests among 110 booked for violent Adani port stir

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

Going against the assurances given to the Kerala high court, the protesters agitating in front of the under-construction Vizhinjam seaport had on Saturday blocked the trucks carrying construction materials to the site.

Chelsea fans banned after racist incident on Paris Metro

Chelsea fans banned after racist incident on Paris Metro

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Four Chelsea fans who refused to allow a black man onto the Paris Metro were banned on Wednesday from attending football matches for between three and five years.

Women strip to protest eviction drive in Guwahati

Women strip to protest eviction drive in Guwahati

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.

Gujarat Cong chief Jignesh Mevani gets 6-month jail in 2016 case

Gujarat Cong chief Jignesh Mevani gets 6-month jail in 2016 case

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

A court in Ahmedabad on Friday sentenced Gujarat Congress Working President and MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months' simple imprisonment in a 2016 case of rioting.

Al Qaeda planned to kill Blair in front of Queen

Al Qaeda planned to kill Blair in front of Queen

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

British Prime Minister Tony Blair braved an assassination threat from al-Qaeda and went ahead with the plans to attend the Queen's 2002 Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Petrogate: Police file chargesheet against 13 accused

Petrogate: Police file chargesheet against 13 accused

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Delhi police on Saturday filed chargesheet against 13 persons arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leak case.

Indian struck by train at London Underground station; dies

Indian struck by train at London Underground station; dies

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

An Indian man, who was pursuing an MBA in the United Kingdom, died after being struck by a train at a London Underground station in the capital's southwest, authorities said on Monday.

Inquiry into Diana's death dismisses conspiracy

Inquiry into Diana's death dismisses conspiracy

Rediff.com14 Dec 2006

Diana, who was married to the heir to the British throne, had separated from Prince Charles in 1992 and obtained a divorce four years later.

Mumbai court summons Salman Khan in 2019 scuffle case

Mumbai court summons Salman Khan in 2019 scuffle case

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

A Mumbai court has issued a process (summons) to actor Salman Khan and his bodyguard Nawaz Shaikh on a complaint filed by a journalist in connection with a dispute in 2019.

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

A Delhi court on Saturday sent Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, to judicial remand for 14 days while rejecting a plea by police for his custody.

Scotland Yard boss accused of racism to be removed

Scotland Yard boss accused of racism to be removed

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

Embattled Scotland Yard boss Ian Blair, who has been accused of racial discrimination by an Asian origin Muslim officer, is set to be on his way out to halt the "collapse of morale" in the Metropolitan Police, a news report said on Thursday. "He has become the issue. There comes a point when fairness has nothing to do with it and what matters is the integrity of the organisation," a well-placed source was quoted as saying by The Times newspaper on Thursday.

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

French officials consider al-Guerbouzi, who has British and Moroccan nationality, to be the founder and principal recruiter of a Moroccan militant group, the Islamic Combatant Group.

Delhi Police chargesheets 'Indian Mujahideen module'

Delhi Police chargesheets 'Indian Mujahideen module'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2012

The Delhi Police has charge-sheeted a suspected Indian Mujahideen operative for his alleged role in the Jama Masjid blast-cum-shootout case.

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.

Woman from Bihar claims lost boy is her son

Woman from Bihar claims lost boy is her son

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Bindiya Devi of Aurangabad town in Bihar claimed Gurrinder Singh, the nine-year-old Sikh boy found abandoned at a London bus stop, is her son. She also claimed that his real name is Shintu Kumar and that he was abducted on March 3, 2005. According to the BBC, the boy was living with a European man for the last three years.

3 charged with helping 7/7 bombers

3 charged with helping 7/7 bombers

Rediff.com6 Apr 2007

All those charged on Thursday were from the same area of West Yorkshire, England, as three of the four bombers.

Framing innocents case: Teesta Setalvad appears in court in Gujarat

Framing innocents case: Teesta Setalvad appears in court in Gujarat

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Mumbai-based social activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday appeared before a sessions court in Ahmedabad in a case where she is accused of fabricating evidence to frame "innocent" people and defame Gujarat in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

'The ICC deals with all countries equally'

'The ICC deals with all countries equally'

Rediff.com26 May 2003

ICC president tells Faisal Shariff there is a culture of sledging prevalent in cricket.

Toolkit case: Delhi court sends Disha Ravi to 1-day police custody

Toolkit case: Delhi court sends Disha Ravi to 1-day police custody

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Ravi was arrested by Delhi police on February 13 from Bengaluru.

Porto locals' fury as COVID rules eased for English soccer fans

Porto locals' fury as COVID rules eased for English soccer fans

Rediff.com29 May 2021

Some Porto residents fear a spike in infections because of the highly contagious coronavirus variant spreading in parts of England after first being identified in India.

Special UK force for Asian crimes

Special UK force for Asian crimes

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

Scotland Yard is forging a special unit to tackle rising crime among South Asians in London.