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Husband gives triple talaq on phone as wife refuses to...

Husband gives triple talaq on phone as wife refuses to...

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Circle Officer (Sadar) Shilpa Verma on Friday said based on the complaint lodged by Tarannum, a case has been registered against her husband Mohammad Raseed at the Dhanepur police station in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, and the matter is being investigated.

Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

Why Election 2024 Is So Subdued...

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

'It's dull because this time the election is spread over such a long period.'

Mukhtar Ansari's son alleges 'slow poisoning' in jail

Mukhtar Ansari's son alleges 'slow poisoning' in jail

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail, Umar Ansari, the son of the gangster-turned-politician who died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, alleged early Friday.

Mukhtar Ansari poisoned in jail, alleges brother

Mukhtar Ansari poisoned in jail, alleges brother

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district early Tuesday with a complaint of abdominal pain.

Jharkhand: 4-yr-old boy abducted, sold at Rs 2.95 lakh, rescued

Jharkhand: 4-yr-old boy abducted, sold at Rs 2.95 lakh, rescued

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

The couple allegedly wanted a child to carry on the family dynasty.

More Kuki outfits join Manipur poll boycott amid fresh violence

More Kuki outfits join Manipur poll boycott amid fresh violence

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

The Kukis have already declared that they are not fielding any candidate in the parliamentary polls as an act of boycott.

AAP divides Delhi into 12 zones, 4 leaders to coordinate with councillors

AAP divides Delhi into 12 zones, 4 leaders to coordinate with councillors

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

The 12 zones are Civil Lines, Rohini, Najafgarh, Narela, Keshavpuram, West Zone, Sadar, Karol Bagh, Shahdara North, Central, South and Shahdara South, an official statement issued on Saturday said.

'Vocal for Local': China anticipates losing Rs 1 lakh crore in Diwali trade

'Vocal for Local': China anticipates losing Rs 1 lakh crore in Diwali trade

Rediff.com9 Nov 2023

As the Diwali festivities kick off, Dhanteras emerges as a pivotal day for traders nationwide, with an estimated trade volume of Rs 50 thousand crore, predicts the national president of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), BC Bhartia, and secretary general Praveen Khandelwal. In his post on X, Praveen Khandelwal called on the people to patronise various women entrepreneurs. "Full support of 9 crore businessmen @CAITIndia of the country in the call of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji this Diwali #VocalForLocal and the appeal #NaariSeKharidaari of Union Minister Smt. @smritiirani ji. We are providing the country's market to all the women entrepreneurs, from small diyas to those running boutiques. You too should shop from women and visit their homes too" Khandelwal said.

Voting underway in bypolls across 5 states

Voting underway in bypolls across 5 states

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Rampur Sadar and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are the assembly seats where the bypolls are being held.

Nuh Clashes: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi gets bail

Nuh Clashes: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi gets bail

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

Bajrangi alias Raj Kumar was arrested from Faridabad on August 15 after a fresh FIR was registered against him at Nuh's Sadar Police Sation on a complaint of Assistant Superintendent of Police Usha Kundu.

Modi Looms Over India's Smallest Lok Sabha Seat

Modi Looms Over India's Smallest Lok Sabha Seat

Rediff.com24 May 2024

'It is necessary to have a person at the top who can make strict decisions without hesitation. Modiji has done that.'

Man arrested for offering 'namaaz' at UP temple

Man arrested for offering 'namaaz' at UP temple

Rediff.com10 Jun 2023

Devotees present at the temple for a morning 'aarti' on Friday alleged that the accused spread a cloth on the floor and started offering 'namaaz'.

Thousands join Mukhtar Ansari's funeral in Ghazipur

Thousands join Mukhtar Ansari's funeral in Ghazipur

Rediff.com30 Mar 2024

The body was brought to the family's ancestral burial ground, about half a km from their residence, where a grave was dug on Friday near that of Mukhtar Ansari's parents.

Rampur court rejects Azam Khan's plea against conviction in hate speech case

Rampur court rejects Azam Khan's plea against conviction in hate speech case

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

In a setback to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, a Rampur court on Thursday rejected his petition challenging his conviction in a hate speech case that led to his disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh assembly.

Trivedi only outgoing MP in BJP's first list of 14 RS candidates

Trivedi only outgoing MP in BJP's first list of 14 RS candidates

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls including former Union minister R P N Singh and Sudhanshu Trivedi -- the only outgoing MP renominated by the party.

10 year old killed in IED blast by Maoists in Jharkhand

10 year old killed in IED blast by Maoists in Jharkhand

Rediff.com19 May 2023

A 10-year-old boy was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by CPI-Maoists in Jharkhand's West Singbhum district exploded, a senior police officer said on Friday.

Manipur violence: SC seeks report from state, CBI, NIA

Manipur violence: SC seeks report from state, CBI, NIA

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file reports elaborating on the status of probe and the charge sheets filed in cases of ethnic-violence to help it take a decision on whether the trials can commence in Assam or be undertaken in Manipur.

Azam Khan's son disqualified from assembly for 2nd time

Azam Khan's son disqualified from assembly for 2nd time

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

Samajwadi Party MLA Abdullah Azam Khan was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh assembly on Wednesday, an official said, days after a court sentenced him to two-year imprisonment in a 15-year-old case.

High security in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death

High security in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death

Rediff.com30 Mar 2024

People had also started gathering at Mukhtar Ansari's residence in Ghazipur and there was a large deployment of security personnel around the house.

Not our member: VHP washes hands of Bittu Bajrangi

Not our member: VHP washes hands of Bittu Bajrangi

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

"Raj Kumar alias Bittu Bajrangi, who is said to be a Bajrang Dal worker, has never had any relation with Bajrang Dal. The Vishva Hindu Parishad also does not consider the content of the video allegedly released by him to be appropriate," the right-wing outfit said in a statement.

Nuh violence: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested

Nuh violence: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi was arrested on Tuesday in connection with communal clashes that erupted in Haryana's Nuh district on July 31, police said.

Elections have sanctity, cannot be stalled, SC says in plea on Rampur

Elections have sanctity, cannot be stalled, SC says in plea on Rampur

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Elections in a democracy have their own sanctity and their process cannot be stalled, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, after a lawyer alleged that voters of Rampur Sadar assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh were beaten up by the police and forced to confine themselves to their homes during the bypoll held on December 5.

Rahul Gandhi will be arrested after LS polls: Assam CM Himanta

Rahul Gandhi will be arrested after LS polls: Assam CM Himanta

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

The Assam police suo motu registered the FIR against Gandhi and several other leaders for "wanton acts of violence" here during the party's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' on Tuesday.

BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

Ahsan Ullah Khan, the additional district and session judge of the MP-MLA court in Sonbhadra, also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Gond which would be used in the rape survivor's rehabilitation.

Bihar Cong MLA writes to Sonia, seek cabinet berth in Nitish ministry

Bihar Cong MLA writes to Sonia, seek cabinet berth in Nitish ministry

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Chhatrapati Yadav, the MLA from Khagaria Sadar, has shot off a letter to Congress high command, demanding that he be considered, by virtue of his caste, for a berth in the new cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Bajrangi, aides threatened to kill cops, seized weapons from police vehicle

Bajrangi, aides threatened to kill cops, seized weapons from police vehicle

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi was remanded in police custody for a day by a Nuh court on Wednesday in connection with communal clashes that erupted in the district on July 31, and the police said his associates will also be arrested soon.

Hindu marriage is invalid without rituals: Allahabad HC

Hindu marriage is invalid without rituals: Allahabad HC

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

"If the marriage is not a valid marriage, according to the law applicable to the parties, it is not a marriage in the eyes of law. The 'Saptapadi' ceremony under the Hindu Law is one of the essential ingredients to constitute a valid marriage but the said evidence is lacking in the present case," the court said in a recent order.

Bypolls: Counting begins in Mainpuri Lok Sabha, 6 assembly seats

Bypolls: Counting begins in Mainpuri Lok Sabha, 6 assembly seats

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

The counting began at 8 am to decide the fate of the candidates contesting the polls, among whom all eyes will be on Dimple Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav's elder daughter-in-law and the wife of Akhilesh Yadav, who is contesting from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav in October.

Soren refused to receive arrest order; has 'illegal land possession': ED

Soren refused to receive arrest order; has 'illegal land possession': ED

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

A dozen land parcels in Ranchi measuring about 8.5 acres in total are in 'illegal possession, occupation and use' of arrested former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and are proceeds of crime under the anti-money laundering law, the Enforcement Directorate has claimed.

ED raids 11 offices of Church of North India including Nagpur

ED raids 11 offices of Church of North India including Nagpur

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate is carrying out searches at 11 locations across India, including the Nagpur office of the Church of North India (CNI), in connection with a case registered in Bhopal, an ED official said on Wednesday.

2024 Polls: Will BJP Triumph In Bengal?

2024 Polls: Will BJP Triumph In Bengal?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

Sukanta Majumdar, the state BJP president, said, "Amit Shah has set a target of 35 seats. We will achieve that".

Jharkhand: 26-yr-old techie out with boyfriend gang-raped

Jharkhand: 26-yr-old techie out with boyfriend gang-raped

Rediff.com22 Oct 2022

The woman, who works at a well-known IT company and is in Chaibasa as she is working from home, was out with her boyfriend on a two-wheeler on Thursday evening when the incident took place near the old aerodrome in Chaibasa, they said.

WFI boss will make statement post Jan 22 AGM

WFI boss will make statement post Jan 22 AGM

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Earlier in the day, Singh reached Nandini College premises and met players who had come for a three-day wrestling championship.

Day after 3-year jail order Azam Khan disqualified from UP assembly

Day after 3-year jail order Azam Khan disqualified from UP assembly

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly secretariat on Friday announced the disqualification of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from the House, a day after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case.

NDPP-BJP alliance retains Nagaland with comfortable victory

NDPP-BJP alliance retains Nagaland with comfortable victory

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance won 37 seats in Nagaland Assembly election, retaining the power in the state with Neiphiu Rio set to assume office as chief minister for a fifth consecutive term.

Cops prevented people from voting in Mainpuri, Rampur: Akhilesh

Cops prevented people from voting in Mainpuri, Rampur: Akhilesh

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the police and administration are preventing people from casting votes in Mainpuri parliamentary and Rampur Assembly constituency in the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.

Two shooters among 3 held in Chandigarh for Karni Sena chief's murder

Two shooters among 3 held in Chandigarh for Karni Sena chief's murder

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

Delhi police sources on Sunday said a team of the crime branch in a joint operation with the Rajasthan police nabbed the duo from Chandigarh's Sector 22.

Parliament breach: Cops seek polygraph test to find 'actual motive'

Parliament breach: Cops seek polygraph test to find 'actual motive'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

The Delhi Police on Thursday moved a court seeking permission to conduct the polygraph test of all six people arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach matter.

Azam Khan's game is over, will pay for his sins: Jaya Prada

Azam Khan's game is over, will pay for his sins: Jaya Prada

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Jaya Prada and Azam Khan have a long-running feud.

Yeh Hai India: Jhande Wale Is Busy!

Yeh Hai India: Jhande Wale Is Busy!

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Abdul Gaffar Ansari has received a large number of orders for the Tricolour in anticipation of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, which encourages every Indian to hoist the National Flag at their homes between August 13 and 15.