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HC relief for Chidambaram, son in INX Media corruption case

HC relief for Chidambaram, son in INX Media corruption case

Rediff.com18 May 2021

The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings before the trial court in the CBI's INX Media corruption case involving Congress leader P Chidambaram and his son Karti.

Bihar's liquor ban is good politics, bad economics

Bihar's liquor ban is good politics, bad economics

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Several states that imposed prohibition in the past lifted it once revenue loss began to pinch

Dubai court orders extradition of AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel

Dubai court orders extradition of AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

The ED, in its chargesheet filed against Michel in June 2016, had alleged that he received 30 million (about Rs 225 crore) from AgustaWestland.

Modi will never make you vice-president: Kejriwal to Delhi LG Jung

Modi will never make you vice-president: Kejriwal to Delhi LG Jung

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

In an acerbic letter to the LG, Kejriwal took on Jung and Modi for allegedly putting spanners in every small initiative of the Aam Aadmi Party government by getting them probed by the Anti-Corruption Branch and the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Khadse likely to get clean chit by cops in Dawood call case

Khadse likely to get clean chit by cops in Dawood call case

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

On Friday, Khadse made a futile bid to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval as well as senior party leaders in New Delhi.

Murder charges slapped against 6 in TN custodial death, cop arrested

Murder charges slapped against 6 in TN custodial death, cop arrested

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

The murder charges capped dramatic developments both in the court and outside where a woman head constable witness to the happenings told a Magisterial probe that the two traders were thrashed an entire night by the other police personnel at Sathankulam station where they were detained over alleged lockdown violations late last month.

Black money: Reserve Bank to share info with IB, RAW

Black money: Reserve Bank to share info with IB, RAW

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The RBI has also been asked to consider displaying this information on its website.

Why we must all read this Tharoor speech

Why we must all read this Tharoor speech

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

'I can tell you, Mr Chairman, from personal experience that there is nothing sadder than witnessing a close one, a loved one with mental illness at close quarters.' 'I have lived with a victim of mental illness. Like many in that condition, very often such people are in a state of denial.'

The fight against superstition gathers momentum

The fight against superstition gathers momentum

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

Though the list of superstitious beliefs is long, often dissolving distinctions of class, caste, religion and education, Karnataka's anti-superstition bill is seen as a big step ahead.

PNB fraud: ED raids shell firms; I-T attaches Rs 145 cr assets

PNB fraud: ED raids shell firms; I-T attaches Rs 145 cr assets

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday continued raids for the seventh day as it visited 17 locations across the country, including four shell companies in Mumbai, even as the Income Tax department attached assets worth Rs 145 crore in the alleged Rs 11,400-crore Punjab National Bank fraud.

Lead investigator defends 2nd affidavit; says no evidence of Ishrat being terrorist

Lead investigator defends 2nd affidavit; says no evidence of Ishrat being terrorist

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Casting doubts over Mani's claims, the Indian Police Service officer said: "His motive is something else; he wants to weaken the case. He wants to divert attention from the charge sheets pending in courts. The purpose is to portray the evidence as 'wrong'."

Why Tamil Nadu tops the country in suicides

Why Tamil Nadu tops the country in suicides

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar examines why India's southern states register more suicides than the northern states. Shobha Warrier reports

How we cracked Batla House terror case

How we cracked Batla House terror case

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

'Information trickled in that these phone numbers were switched off when there were blasts in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and at the time of the Delhi blasts.

Is this our great culture? A culture that treats a woman like dirt?

Is this our great culture? A culture that treats a woman like dirt?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

'It is nauseating to hear jingoists shout that this is a country that worships women as Goddesses. Leave Goddesses aside, do you treat women as human beings here?'

Govt moves to rein in social media before Lok Sabha polls

Govt moves to rein in social media before Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com25 Dec 2018

'Before the elections, fake news can create law and order hassles and that is the reason they want social media firms to follow the amended IT Act.'

100 days no development, Congrats: Rahul jabs PM

100 days no development, Congrats: Rahul jabs PM

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

He attacked the dispensation over issues such as the state of the economy, the situation in Kashmir, the National Register of Citizens in Assam and action by probe agencies against opposition leaders.

Why no one has gone to jail for money laundering

Why no one has gone to jail for money laundering

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

The Enforcement Directorate has managed to sniff out over Rs 9,000 crore as suspected haul from money laundering in a decade, but it has yet to link those against anyone successfully in a court.

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.

In SC, Chidambaram offers to remain in CBI custody till Sept 2

In SC, Chidambaram offers to remain in CBI custody till Sept 2

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

The bench also extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Chidambaram till September 5.

PNB scam: CBI seeks details of nostro transactions from 5 banks

PNB scam: CBI seeks details of nostro transactions from 5 banks

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

The agency on Monday questioned three general managers of the Punjab National Bank who have handled the -International Banking Division and Treasury department of the bank, officials said without revealing their identity.

Peter, Indrani hatched conspiracy to murder Sheena: CBI to HC

Peter, Indrani hatched conspiracy to murder Sheena: CBI to HC

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

As they were not happy with her relationship with Peter's son Rahul.

Lessons from Gauri Lankesh's murder

Lessons from Gauri Lankesh's murder

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

'Once you set up a tweet-storm of vilification, labelling individuals anti-nationals, traitors, blasphemous, and foreign agents, you are creating enough justification for somebody with a gun to kill, or for a mob to lynch,' warns Shekhar Gupta.

Abu Salem, 5 others convicted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

Abu Salem, 5 others convicted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

One accused was acquitted by the court.

India reacts to Pak media's claims on Kasab: What nonsense!

India reacts to Pak media's claims on Kasab: What nonsense!

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

Five years after his arrest during the 26/11 strike on Mumbai and over a year after he was hanged to death after a much-publicised trial, Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Ajmal Kasab continues to inspire myriad conspiracy theories.

The 'Gone Girls' of India

The 'Gone Girls' of India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

Sheena Bora may be the latest of India's 'gone girls' but the list is too long to enumerate, says Sunil Sethi

Sheena Bora Case: The Panchatantra continues

Sheena Bora Case: The Panchatantra continues

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

More noticeable than the hue of his shirt was his mast style in the witness box. He seemed to be reinventing the truth every few minutes. He yarned on and on, navigating his testimony further and further away from the facts, but he never lost his aplomb.

Did India apprehend and return Dubai princess fleeing torture?

Did India apprehend and return Dubai princess fleeing torture?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2018

The operation, which the sources said was coordinated by NSA Ajit Doval, led to the rendition of the 33-year-old princess, who has said she was seeking to escape torture inflicted by her father, UAE PM and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

Why did G K Pillai not object then?

Why did G K Pillai not object then?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

'Even though he knew full well that the manipulation went against the facts as he knew them, Pillai nonchalantly contented himself with stating that since the file came from the minister himself, he just passed it on as it was,' says B S Raghavan.

ED files fresh chargesheet in VVIP choppers deal; names middleman Christian Michel

ED files fresh chargesheet in VVIP choppers deal; names middleman Christian Michel

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a fresh charge sheet, delving specifically into the role of British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James and his few Indian associates, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal.

Beware! Now government can peep into your bedroom

Beware! Now government can peep into your bedroom

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

India does not have a stringent privacy or data protection Act.

Why governments don't like certain NGOs

Why governments don't like certain NGOs

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

'There is nothing traitorous about highlighting the poor record of your own government. If the Indian government does something wrong, we all have the right to point this out at any forum, international or national.'

'It's premature to predict Modi will be a one-term PM'

'It's premature to predict Modi will be a one-term PM'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

'Modi remains the most popular politician in India; the BJP's organisational and fundraising prowess is considerable; and the Opposition, while newly collaborative, has no leader or clear economic messaging as of yet.'

Agusta case: CBI remand of Christian Michel extended

Agusta case: CBI remand of Christian Michel extended

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

The probe agency sought nine days further remand of Michel for his custodial interrogation saying he was not cooperating in the investigation of the case.

Police clueless about anti-superstition activist Dabholkar's killers

Police clueless about anti-superstition activist Dabholkar's killers

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Police have claimed that the probe into the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar is on the "right track". But no concrete clue to the broad daylight slaying seems to have emerged a month after the incident that jolted the progressive social movement in Maharashtra.

Timeline: From Dawood Gilani to 26/11 plotter David Headley

Timeline: From Dawood Gilani to 26/11 plotter David Headley

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Here is how Headley became an 'international' terrorist from being a nondescript

'Supreme Court should have heard 300 mn SC/STs'

'Supreme Court should have heard 300 mn SC/STs'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

'The court came to a conclusion using one person's case... Based on that one case, the term "rampant misuse" was used as if it is a generalisation.' 'If one in 10 cases turns out to be false, is it possible to call the Act a charter for blackmail or charter for personal vengeance?' 'Is there any Act either in India or anywhere in the world where there are no false cases?'

The manufacturing of 'terrorists'

The manufacturing of 'terrorists'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

'Counter terrorism does not appear to be good guys fighting the bad ones; it is about people being picked up, detained and charged with crimes they did not commit.'

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif narrowly survives Panamagate jolt

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif narrowly survives Panamagate jolt

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

The Pakistani Supreme Court ordered for a joint investigation team to probe the allegations of money laundering against his family.

Challenges Imran's 'Naya Pakistan' Faces

Challenges Imran's 'Naya Pakistan' Faces

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

'Against the backdrop of difficult administrative, political and economic problems, Imran's temperament and staying power will be the subject of intense expectation and public scrutiny,' says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

Some questions for Parliament panel to ask RBI guv

Some questions for Parliament panel to ask RBI guv

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

If the high security notes introduced in 2015 were kept in the system, the pain due to demonetisation can be ameliorated to a certain extent. But unfortunately, such thought process have no place in the hasty demonetisation decision.