News for 'Pragya Singh'

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down recalling 'torture' in custody

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down recalling 'torture' in custody

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

Thakur, 48, also set the tone for her high-profile poll battle in Bhopal againt Congress candidate Digvijay Singh, whom she accused of using words like 'Hindu' and 'saffron' terror.

Sadhvi Pragya moves Supreme Court for bail

Sadhvi Pragya moves Supreme Court for bail

Rediff.com25 Jul 2010

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing charges under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, has moved the Supreme Court for bail. The petition is listed for hearing on Monday before a bench comprising Justices J M Panchal and Gyan Sudha Mishra. Pragya's counsel Sushil Balwada has filed the petition challenging the denial of bail by the Bombay high court.

Rakul, Manushi, Sanjana Look Dreamy In...

Rakul, Manushi, Sanjana Look Dreamy In...

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

With its sleek bodice and a skirt that flares out elegantly, the fishtail gown the go-to choice for many celebs.

When Rakul, Janhvi Play With Colours...

When Rakul, Janhvi Play With Colours...

Rediff.com14 Mar 2025

Take notes from these stylish celebs on how to ace a special design trick.

There will be 'Hindu Raj' in Bengal soon: Pragya Thakur

There will be 'Hindu Raj' in Bengal soon: Pragya Thakur

Rediff.com13 Dec 2020

The BJP will win the next Bengal assembly election, Thakur said.

Why Is Rakul Laughing?

Why Is Rakul Laughing?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2025

Samantha explores the Australian wildlife... Kartik's BTS picture with Sreeleela... Aahana feels gratitude...

Is Lakshmi Manchu Among The Traitors?

Is Lakshmi Manchu Among The Traitors?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2025

Lakshmi Manchu, actress, producer and television presenter, will be among the contestants on Karan Johar's upcoming reality show, The Traitors.

Court refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya in Malegaon blast case

Court refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

The special court for MCOCA cases on Saturday rejected the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

VHP defends Sadhvi Pragya, Col Purohit

VHP defends Sadhvi Pragya, Col Purohit

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday came in defence of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, prime accused in the Malegaon blasts, and called the imposition of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against them as 'political conspiracy'.

Sadhvi Pragya to challenge MCOCA charge in HC

Sadhvi Pragya to challenge MCOCA charge in HC

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has decided to move the Bombay High Court challenging the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act which has been slapped against her in connection with the Malegaon case.

Despite BJP diktat, Pragya Thakur backs Nupur Sharma

Despite BJP diktat, Pragya Thakur backs Nupur Sharma

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

'Our deities are sanatan. If you insult them, we will also tell the truth. You tell our truth and it will be accepted by us. But why does it pain you when we tell the truth? This means somewhere history is dirty'

Sadhvi Pragya being shifted to Mumbai

Sadhvi Pragya being shifted to Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

She was being shifted from Nashik Ayurvedic Hospital to JJ Hospital in Mumbai following a court order. However, she developed chest pain after starting for Mumbai at around 1.30 pm, her lawyer Umesh Walzade told PTI.

Sadhvi Pragya suffers mild heart attack

Sadhvi Pragya suffers mild heart attack

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, suffered a mild heart attack on Wednesday night and her condition is now stable, hospital sources said on Thursday.

HC rejects Pragya Thakur's bail plea

HC rejects Pragya Thakur's bail plea

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the plea of 2008 Malegaon blast case prime accused sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for liberty observing that no case had been made out for granting bail.

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

The EC on Saturday had issued a show-cause notice to Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused currently out on bail, over her remark made during an interview to a news channel.

Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya moves bail plea

Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya moves bail plea

Rediff.com18 Nov 2011

Following the release of six accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case, prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has moved the court seeking regular bail.

Sadhvi Pragya threatens to commit suicide

Sadhvi Pragya threatens to commit suicide

Rediff.com13 Jul 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has threatened to kill herself, alleging ill-treatment meted out to her in jail. In a letter dated July 11 addressed to the media, the Sadhvi states that she is fed up with the manner in which she is being treated by the police, hospital and jail authorities and threatened to commit suicide in the Byculla jail, where she is currently lodged.

Pragya Thakur moves HC over travel cost

Pragya Thakur moves HC over travel cost

Rediff.com23 Jan 2012

In her petition filed before the high court, Thakur, who is currently lodged in the Byculla jail in Mumbai, said she is ready to incur the cost of both rail and/or air fare if there is any technical or procedural hitch in the same, as her safety and security is paramount.

BJP MP Pragya Thakur faints at party event in Bhopal

BJP MP Pragya Thakur faints at party event in Bhopal

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur fainted during an event organised at party office on Tuesday to pay tributes to Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookherjee on his death anniversary.

SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

Dismissing her bail plea, a bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said, "There is no merit in the petition".

HC brings back Sadhvi Pragya under MCOCA

HC brings back Sadhvi Pragya under MCOCA

Rediff.com19 Jul 2010

The court ruling came following a state government appeal against the sessions court decision to set aside MCOCA against the Sadhvi and others.

Sadhvi Pragya moves Bombay HC for bail

Sadhvi Pragya moves Bombay HC for bail

Rediff.com28 Aug 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the Malegaon blast case, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail, after her plea was rejected by the Maharashtra Control Of Organised Crime Act court. The court on Friday adjourned the hearing for two weeks as the Anti Terrorism Squad sought time to file its reply. Earlier, the special MCOCA court had rejected her bail application. According to Thakur's lawyer, advocate Ganesh Sowani, she had been illegally detained.

HC seeks NIA's reply on Sadhvi Pragya's plea

HC seeks NIA's reply on Sadhvi Pragya's plea

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

The Bombay high court has directed the National Investigation Agency to file its reply on a petition challenging its constitutional validity. Justice A S Oka was hearing a petition filed by Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur challenging the constitutional validity of the setting up of the NIA.

Joshi murder: Sadhvi Pragya produced in MP court

Joshi murder: Sadhvi Pragya produced in MP court

Rediff.com25 Apr 2011

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was on Monday presented before a court here in an ambulance parked inside the premises, in the Sunil Joshi murder case, as she was unable to step out due to spine problems.

Andhra cops want to probe sadhvi Pragya

Andhra cops want to probe sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com7 Nov 2008

Andhra Pradesh police officials including members of elite anti terrorist force OCTOPUS will soon go to Mumbai to question Sadhvi Pragya Singh, Shrikant Purohit and other suspects who were arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast.

'Sadhvi Pragya conspired to strike terror in Malegaon'

'Sadhvi Pragya conspired to strike terror in Malegaon'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2012

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday opposed the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the Malegaon blast case, in the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court. The agency said that she aided and abetted the other accused with the full knowledge of the terror strike and had offered all support to them. On November 18, Thakur had filed a bail application in the special MCOCA court for the third time.

Sadhvi Pragya's bail to be heard by Bombay HC on Dec 14

Sadhvi Pragya's bail to be heard by Bombay HC on Dec 14

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

The bail plea filed by Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh will be heard on December 14 by the Bombay high court.

Pragya Thakur hospitalised, fails to appear before court

Pragya Thakur hospitalised, fails to appear before court

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Her lawyer told the court that she is suffering from high blood pressure and is unable to travel from Bhopal to Mumbai.

Video shows out-on-bail Pragya Thakur playing kabaddi

Video shows out-on-bail Pragya Thakur playing kabaddi

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

"You never know at which moment it can create problems for her. There is a problem with her L4 and L5 bones (vertebrae) as they got dislocated because ATS Maharashtra (investigators) threw her on the floor," Upma Thakur, Pragya Thakur's sister said.

Pragya's Karkare remarks: Despicable, say 8 ex-DGPs

Pragya's Karkare remarks: Despicable, say 8 ex-DGPs

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

The joint statement was issued by retired DGPs Julio Ribeiro, Prakash Singh, P K Hormis Tharakan, Kamal Kumar, Jacob Punnoose, Sanjeev Dayal, Jayanto Choudhury and N Ramachandran.

Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea rejected in Malegaon blast case

Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea rejected in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the key accused in the 2008 Malegoan blast.

The man who shot kabaddi video is 'Ravana': Pragya Thakur

The man who shot kabaddi video is 'Ravana': Pragya Thakur

Rediff.com16 Oct 2021

"I am telling the person, whose sanskaras have got spoiled, to mend them. If you don't, your old age and next birth will also get spoiled because whenever anyone has clashed with the patriots, revolutionaries and above all saints, neither Ravana or Kansa survived, nor will the 'adharmi' or 'vidharmi' of the present be saved," Thakur said.

HC reserves order on Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea

HC reserves order on Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

The Bombay High Court has reserved its order on the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.After the trial court rejected her bail plea, Sadhvi moved the high court seeking liberty on the ground that the charge sheet had not been filed within the stipulated 90-day period.

Rishabh Pant's saviour fighting for life after suicide bid

Rishabh Pant's saviour fighting for life after suicide bid

Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

The doctor treating Rajat said his condition was improving. Pant may come to Jhabreda in a day or two to visit Rajat, the doctor said, quoting the cricketer's PA.

MCOCA court wants state reply to Pragya's torture

MCOCA court wants state reply to Pragya's torture

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

The special MCOCA court on Tuesday directed the state to file its reply to the allegations of physical torture levelled by sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Purohit and others accused in the Malegaon blast case

SC to hear Pragya plea against MCOCA on Monday

SC to hear Pragya plea against MCOCA on Monday

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up on Monday an appeal filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, challenging her prosecution under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.

Digvijaya Singh Eyes Old Turf Again

Digvijaya Singh Eyes Old Turf Again

Rediff.com7 May 2024

'This is my last election; hence, I need people's support and blessing to achieve and ensure victory.'

SC notice to Maha on Pragya Thakur's bail plea

SC notice to Maha on Pragya Thakur's bail plea

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a petition filed by Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, seeking bail.

The problem of Pragya Thakur

The problem of Pragya Thakur

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

'Mahatma Gandhi, even for those on the extreme Hindu Right who believe he founded the politics of Muslim 'appeasement', is suicidal to target,' asserts Shekhar Gupta.

Nitish favours Pragya Thakur's expulsion from BJP

Nitish favours Pragya Thakur's expulsion from BJP

Rediff.com19 May 2019

He, however, was quick to add that though "it is an internal matter of the BJP, but so far as country or ideology is concerned, there is no question of tolerating such things."