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Bihar ex-MP gets life for twin murders: State helped accused, says SC

Bihar ex-MP gets life for twin murders: State helped accused, says SC

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

On August 18, the apex court convicted Singh in the case, overturning the orders of the trial court and the Patna high court that had acquitted him.

24 policemen, 60 protestors hurt in clashes as farmers march to Delhi

24 policemen, 60 protestors hurt in clashes as farmers march to Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Farmers from Punjab clashed with Haryana police at two border points between the states on Tuesday, facing tear gas and water cannons as they tried to break past barricades blocking their protest march to the national capital. The police lobbed tear gas shells -- some of them dropped from a drone -- and tried to disperse groups of stone-pelting protesters in the face-off that last several hours at Shambhu border near Ambala in Haryana.

PC sales rise 14.7% in '04

PC sales rise 14.7% in '04

Rediff.com21 Jan 2005

Worldwide personal computer shipments in 2004 rose 14.7 per cent year-on-year to touch 177.5 million units but in 2005, the growth is expected to slow down to 10 per cent, according to analyst firm IDC.

PC sales touch 12.58 lakh units in H1

PC sales touch 12.58 lakh units in H1

Rediff.com6 Jan 2004

Sales of personal computers, in the first half of the current fiscal, touched 12.58 lakh (1.3 million) units, registering a growth of 32 per cent over the same period a year ago.

Court stays summons to BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain in rape case

Court stays summons to BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain in rape case

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

A special court has stayed the summons issued against BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain by a magisterial court in New Delhi on a woman's complaint alleging rape and criminal intimidation.

World's smallest PC for Rs 38,000!

World's smallest PC for Rs 38,000!

Rediff.com11 Oct 2004

IBM on Monday launched the world's smallest full functional desktop computer in India within weeks of its worldwide launch to increase its share of the commercial PC market.

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of rule of law and the administration of criminal justice system, the Supreme Court had said in a 2014 judgment while issuing a slew of guidelines to be followed in matters of investigating police encounters which have led to death or grievous injury.

SC tells Centre to grant permanent commission to 39 women officers in Army

SC tells Centre to grant permanent commission to 39 women officers in Army

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

In a relief to some Women Short Service Commission Officers (WSSCO) in the Army, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to issue orders granting Permanent Commission (PC) to 39 such officers in seven working days and furnish the details of 25 officers with reasons, who were not considered.

Firm buying to keep the rally going in gold jewellery stocks, say analysts

Firm buying to keep the rally going in gold jewellery stocks, say analysts

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Stocks of gold jewellery retailers have been able to retain their sheen in 2023 despite volatile gold prices. Kalyan Jewellers, Titan, PC Jewellers, Thangamayil Jewellery, and Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ) have rallied 21-72 per cent so far since April as compared to a 13 per cent gain in the benchmark Sensex index. The rally gained steam on the back of gold's 6 per cen

Minor wrestler records fresh statement in case against WFI chief

Minor wrestler records fresh statement in case against WFI chief

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Delhi Police visits WFI chief's home in UP, records statements of associates, employees.

HarperCollins e-books likely on Apple's tablet PC

HarperCollins e-books likely on Apple's tablet PC

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

Publishing giant HarperCollins is in talks with Apple Inc to make electronic books available for the IT major's new tablet PC - expected to be launched later this month, a media report says.

Economic growth to drive PC demand: Study

Economic growth to drive PC demand: Study

Rediff.com14 Apr 2003

Economic growth and strong offerings by computer assemblers will drive the demand for personal computers, expected to grow at 18 per cent, in the country in 2003, according to Gartner Dataquest study.

India:Samsung mulls Notebook PC manufacturing unit

India:Samsung mulls Notebook PC manufacturing unit

Rediff.com9 Sep 2003

South Korea's Samsung Electronics is mulling setting up a Notebook PC manufacturing facility in India and plans to make further investment in expanding its research and development (R&D) facility.

Maratha quota: 49 arrested in Beed, curfew in Dharashiv

Maratha quota: 49 arrested in Beed, curfew in Dharashiv

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

The situation is currently under control, Beed Superintendent of Police Nandkumar Thakur told PTI.

Ram Navami violence: 77 held, Nitish holds meet, cops dismiss rumours

Ram Navami violence: 77 held, Nitish holds meet, cops dismiss rumours

Rediff.com2 Apr 2023

Altogether 77 people have been arrested in connection with the communal violence that erupted in Bihar Sharif town in Nalanda district during the Ram Navami festivities, police said on Sunday.

Microsoft opens Windows 7 to re-charged PC growth

Microsoft opens Windows 7 to re-charged PC growth

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

Pricing almost the same as Vista; cheaper for some editions.

Azam Khan gets 2-year jail in another hate speech case

Azam Khan gets 2-year jail in another hate speech case

Rediff.com15 Jul 2023

The case was registered against Khan for allegedly making a provocative speech targeting the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, the then Rampur district election officer and the Election Commission at a rally in the Dhamora area on April 8, 2019 during the Lok Sabha polls.

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

While 'Ram' and 'Sita' were the preferred names for many, a baby boy born to a Muslim family in the district hospital in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, was named Ram Rahim by his grandmother.

WTA welcome dialogue with Osaka over PC boycott

WTA welcome dialogue with Osaka over PC boycott

Rediff.com28 May 2021

French Tennis Federation (FFT) President Gilles Moretton described Osaka's action as a "phenomenal mistake".

No time like now to buy a PC!

No time like now to buy a PC!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2006

Jaipur blasts: Can't stay HC order, need to hear acquitted men, says SC

Jaipur blasts: Can't stay HC order, need to hear acquitted men, says SC

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The bench, which refused to stay the high court verdict, imposed certain conditions and directed that the four people, who were acquitted, be released unless wanted in any other case.

Made in India PC for just about $100

Made in India PC for just about $100

Rediff.com29 Apr 2007

The company's NetPC works on a 'thin client' concept. This is a small box and does not contain any software or application. It is linked to a central server, which hosts all applications.

Economic offenders not to be handcuffed: Parliamentary panel

Economic offenders not to be handcuffed: Parliamentary panel

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

People taken into custody for economic offences should not be handcuffed and clubbed with those arrested for heinous crimes such as rape and murder, a parliamentary committee has recommended.

Are you ready for a PC-cum-TV?

Are you ready for a PC-cum-TV?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

If you earn enough to afford a smart PC-cum-TV, you'd probably go for this one. The guts of the HP TouchSmart IQ770 are laptop-like components that have been custom-fitted into a compact desktop unit. The base unit houses an Asus motherboard built around an Nvidia GeForce Go 6100 chipset, a dual-core AMD Turion 64 processor running at 1.6GHz, 2GB of dual-channel DDR 2 memory (a realistic amount to run the full version of Vista).

Get a PC on easy EMI this month!

Get a PC on easy EMI this month!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

Acer India has announced a tie-up with Bajaj Finance to provide consumers across India with a six-month EMI and zero per cent interest option on Acer's entire range of notebooks and desktops.

CBSE Class 12 results: Pass percentage jumps, number of above 90% scorers up

CBSE Class 12 results: Pass percentage jumps, number of above 90% scorers up

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

This year, the class 12 pass percentage stands at 92.71 per cent with 33,432 candidates having scored above 90 per cent and 1,34,797 above 95 per cent.

Heavy police deployment at Mumbai's Aarey, roads closed

Heavy police deployment at Mumbai's Aarey, roads closed

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

A video of cutting and felling of trees in Aarey is being circulated by protestors on social media.

Intention behind CrPC Bill is to strengthen internal security: Amit Shah

Intention behind CrPC Bill is to strengthen internal security: Amit Shah

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

The bill seeks to provide legal sanction to the police to take physical and biological samples of convicts as well as persons accused of crimes.

A day after PM, Mamata meets women from Sandeshkhali

A day after PM, Mamata meets women from Sandeshkhali

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday received wholehearted support from a group of women from the troubled Sandeshkhali area who met her after a Trinamool Congress rally in Kolkata, party sources said.

Rs 10,000 PC? VIA has the solution

Rs 10,000 PC? VIA has the solution

Rediff.com2 May 2006

Developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions VIA Technologies on Tuesday said it has opened a new innovation centre in Mumbai and plans to set up a team in India to give a push to sub Rs 10,000 personal computer.

Will rule change compromise the dynamics of hockey?

Will rule change compromise the dynamics of hockey?

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

FIH president Tayyab Ikram asserted that the dynamics of the sport would not be compromised at any cost when they try out the proposed penalty corner rule.

50 arrested for violence during Chandrababu Naidu's rally

50 arrested for violence during Chandrababu Naidu's rally

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

Also, 200 others involved in the riots are likely to be arrested as police are watching the footage to identify those who indulged in the violence.

Wholesale price-based inflation eases to 5-month low of 13.93 pc in July

Wholesale price-based inflation eases to 5-month low of 13.93 pc in July

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

The wholesale price-based inflation eased to a five-month low of 13.93 per cent in July on easing prices of food articles and manufactured products. The WPI-based inflation softened for the second consecutive month in July, raising hopes of further decline in wholesale prices in the months to come. The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation, after scaling a record high of 15.88 per cent in May, declined to 15.18 per cent in June. It was 13.43 per cent in February. It was 11.57 per cent in July last year.

VOTE: How much will YOU spend on a tablet PC

VOTE: How much will YOU spend on a tablet PC

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

Starting today we launch a Gadgets and Gaming poll to ask you, our readers, how much you are willing to spend on gadgets. Today, tell us about what tablet PC would you buy.

Kat, PC, Anushka? Vote for your fave desi Wonder Woman

Kat, PC, Anushka? Vote for your fave desi Wonder Woman

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Take the fun poll!

Rajasthan minister blames love affairs for many Kota suicides

Rajasthan minister blames love affairs for many Kota suicides

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Rajasthan minister Shanti Dhariwal has said love affair was a reason behind many suicide cases among students, including a 16-year-old girl who died at her hostel recently, provoking her father to ask him for evidence.

India PC market up 34.4% in 2004

India PC market up 34.4% in 2004

Rediff.com9 Mar 2005

Indian personal computer market has posted a 34.4 per cent growth in year 2004 and recorded the second highest shipments at 33.87 lakh in Asia-Pacific region, according to global research and analyst firm Gartner Inc.\n\n

DCW to issue notice to Delhi Police over violence against wrestlers

DCW to issue notice to Delhi Police over violence against wrestlers

Rediff.com4 May 2023

She told PTI that she had spoken to the women protesters and recorded their statements in detail.

Delhi Police denies nod for Cong's mega protest today

Delhi Police denies nod for Cong's mega protest today

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

The Delhi Police has denied permission to the Congress for holding a protest in the national capital on Friday, citing that prohibitory orders are in place in New Delhi district, officials said.