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Ex-Delhi law minister Tomar's science degree fake: Police sources

Ex-Delhi law minister Tomar's science degree fake: Police sources

Rediff.com13 Jun 2015

The Delhi Police, which took Aam Aadmi Party leader and former law minister Jitendra Tomar to Faizabad and Ayodhya as part of its investigation, have found that his BSc (bachelor in science) degree is fake.

HC slams activist over defamatory tweets against ex-diplomat

HC slams activist over defamatory tweets against ex-diplomat

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Gokhale, in his tweets on June 13 and 26 made reference to certain property purchased by former Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations Lakshmi Puri in Switzerland and also referred to her husband Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

ED arrests ex-Fortis promoter Shivinder Singh in RFL money laundering case

ED arrests ex-Fortis promoter Shivinder Singh in RFL money laundering case

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh in a money laundering case related to the alleged misappropriation of funds at Religare Finvest. A team of ED officials went to Tihar Jail and placed Singh under arrest as per the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

'Expect things to get normal for multiplexes by Q4FY22'

'Expect things to get normal for multiplexes by Q4FY22'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

'Multiplexes will thrive by Q4 if 100% capacity is restored and a third Covid wave doesn't happen.'

Free vaccine promise doesn't violate poll code: EC

Free vaccine promise doesn't violate poll code: EC

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

Responding to a complaint by Right to Information activist Saket Gokhale, the commission said it has found no violation of the provisions of the model code in the issue.

Hazare Trophy: Sarfaraz slams ton as Mumbai qualify for knockouts

Hazare Trophy: Sarfaraz slams ton as Mumbai qualify for knockouts

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Wednesday

Cops file chargesheet in Rohit Shekhar murder case

Cops file chargesheet in Rohit Shekhar murder case

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

Apoorva Shukla, a 35-year-old lawyer, has been charged under Section 302, which pertains to murder and is punishable with death or life imprisonment, according to the chargesheet.

NIA seizes 2 more luxury cars 'used' by Sachin Waze

NIA seizes 2 more luxury cars 'used' by Sachin Waze

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday seized two more luxury cars allegedly used by suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze, sources said.

Unitech sells office space for Rs 500 cr

Unitech sells office space for Rs 500 cr

Rediff.com21 May 2009

The sold property, which was originally built as the company's corporate office, has gone to a wealthy individual. The entire money is expected to be received by June, an informed source said. The realtor had been negotiating the office property's sale for a few months and had finally closed the deal, the source said. A company spokesperson declined to comment.

2018: When 3 children died of hunger

2018: When 3 children died of hunger

Rediff.com2 Dec 2018

Their lives, spent in a state of chronic hunger and deprivation, are a telling indictment of India's porous social security net, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Box Office: Sachin gets average opening

Box Office: Sachin gets average opening

Rediff.com29 May 2017

The hits and misses of the week.

Trailer: Irrfan is delightful in Angrezi Medium

Trailer: Irrfan is delightful in Angrezi Medium

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

The Angrezi Medium trailer is unimpressive, but Irrfan is a treat to watch, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Box Office: Half Girlfriend, Hindi Medium gets average opening

Box Office: Half Girlfriend, Hindi Medium gets average opening

Rediff.com22 May 2017

The hits and misses of the week.

Indirect tax mop-up beats estimate, grows 12% in FY21

Indirect tax mop-up beats estimate, grows 12% in FY21

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

The net indirect tax collection in 2020-21 grew 12.3 per cent annually to Rs 10.71 lakh crore, thereby exceeding the target set in revised estimates, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. The mop-up through indirect taxes, which include GST, Customs and excise duties, was Rs 9.54 lakh crore in 2019-20. In the Revised Estimates (RE) for 2020-21, the target was set at Rs 9.89 lakh crore. Net collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at Rs 5.48 lakh crore during 2020-21, an eight per cent drop compared to Rs 5.99 lakh crore in the previous fiscal year.

Jhund Review

Jhund Review

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Playing a character put off by the idea of retirement is becoming on Bachchan. Hands in pocket, eyes firmly focused on his mission, conviction inks his speech while his serene, sensitive, portrayal has a calming effect on the kids and Jhund, observes Sukanya Verma.

The electrician who provides free sanitisation service

The electrician who provides free sanitisation service

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Vijay Iyer, a resident of Jamaalpura, has been risking his own safety by offering free sanitisation service, especially in the containment areas of Bhopal city. Armed with his sanitising equipment, Iyer, a trained electrician who also runs a puncture repair shop, travels to different localities in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi govt orders magisterial probe into death of 7-year-old by dengue

Delhi govt orders magisterial probe into death of 7-year-old by dengue

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

The boy was allegedly denied admission by five prominent private hospitals

Unprecedented stir by Delhi cops ends after assurances

Unprecedented stir by Delhi cops ends after assurances

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

The protests were triggered by the two attacks on their colleagues.

The BIGGEST May releases

The BIGGEST May releases

Rediff.com3 May 2021

Joginder Tuteja takes a look at just how good this month is for Bollywood.

Nigerian woman gangraped in moving car in Delhi

Nigerian woman gangraped in moving car in Delhi

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

A Nigerian woman was allegedly gangraped by four men in a moving car in Delhi after they offered her a lift home from south Delhi's Saket area.

COVID-19 patient recovers well post plasma therapy

COVID-19 patient recovers well post plasma therapy

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

The donor had recovered from the infection three weeks ago and again tested COVID-19 negative at the time of donation along with other standard tests to rule out other infections.

Delhi Metro proposes over 103 km long corridor in phase IV

Delhi Metro proposes over 103 km long corridor in phase IV

Rediff.com18 Oct 2014

About 45 per cent work has been completed on the 33.494 km long Janakpuri-Kalindi Kunj Metro corridor by September

Bihar shelter home case: Charges framed against 21 accused

Bihar shelter home case: Charges framed against 21 accused

Rediff.com30 Mar 2019

The offence carries punishment of minimum 10 years and maximum of life imprisonment.

Covid positive Sisodia diagnosed with dengue, shifted to Max Hospital

Covid positive Sisodia diagnosed with dengue, shifted to Max Hospital

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Sisodia was moved to the private Max Hospital in Saket from the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital in the evening, considering his 'falling' blood platelet count and low oxygen level, they said.

Police file 2 FIRs against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh

Police file 2 FIRs against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

The FIR in question relates to an incident in which JNU administration alleged students agitating over the hike in hostel fees had "ransacked" the server room and "intimidated" technical staff in an attempt to hamper semester registration process.

NIA searches Waze's office; court rejects his plea against arrest

NIA searches Waze's office; court rejects his plea against arrest

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

The recovered some "incriminating" documents and electronic evidence such as laptop, I-pad and mobile phones from Waze's office there, the official said.

With new petition against CAA, number crosses 160

With new petition against CAA, number crosses 160

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act filed by an activist. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued notice to the Centre on activist Saket Gokhale's plea and tagged them along with over 160 petitions challenging the CAA which are listed for hearing this month.

Meet Rahul Gandhi, the smart realty investor

Meet Rahul Gandhi, the smart realty investor

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The shops became a subject of a political controversy last week.

Sell household gold, revive the economy

Sell household gold, revive the economy

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

'There is a misconception that gold is a dead asset in India.' 'Around 30 per cent of agriculture loans are collateralised by gold, Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Saket Hishikar, economists at the SBI, point out.

Road inside JNU named after Savarkar; signboard defaced

Road inside JNU named after Savarkar; signboard defaced

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh slammed the move, terming it a "shame" that Savarkar's name had been put in the university.

Box Office: Shaadi Ke Side Effects opens poorly

Box Office: Shaadi Ke Side Effects opens poorly

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Trade analyst Vindo Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.

PIX: Sushant Singh Rajput parties with Irrfan

PIX: Sushant Singh Rajput parties with Irrfan

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Glimpses from the success party of Hindi Medium

7-day institutional quarantine for all UK flyers arriving in Delhi

7-day institutional quarantine for all UK flyers arriving in Delhi

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Travellers coming from the United Kingdom to the national capital will have to undergo a seven-day institutional quarantine and a seven-day home quarantine even if they test negative for COVID-19 on arrival, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday.

Oxygen crisis: 25 Covid patients die at Delhi hospital in last 24 hrs

Oxygen crisis: 25 Covid patients die at Delhi hospital in last 24 hrs

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

"Lives of another 60 'sickest' patients at risk. Major crisis likely," he said.

Mumbai cops grill pharma boss over Remdesivir stock; BJP fumes

Mumbai cops grill pharma boss over Remdesivir stock; BJP fumes

Rediff.com18 Apr 2021

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra objected to the pharma executive's grilling by Mumbai police, saying the Shiv Sena-led government in the state was playing politics amid the pandemic.

'I wish I had stopped her from going for the movie'

'I wish I had stopped her from going for the movie'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

It's been a year since their daughter, their sister, died of rape-inflicted injuries so brutal, that doctors treating her said they had never seen anything like it. A year that the family has spent scrambling to courts for justice. There will be no closure, they say till all the five men are hanged. Swarupa Dutt reports.

'Lawyers are victims, not policemen'

'Lawyers are victims, not policemen'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

'The most serious issue is that of shooting a lawyer in the chest. That news has been buried.'

India launches COVID vaccination for all above 45

India launches COVID vaccination for all above 45

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

More than 6.5 crore vaccine doses have been administered across the country so far to frontline workers, healthcare workers, those above 60 and for people aged above 45 with specified co-co-morbid conditions.

Plasma bank to be set up in Delhi for COVID-19 patients

Plasma bank to be set up in Delhi for COVID-19 patients

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the bank will start working in the next two days, adding that the Aam Aadmi Party government will encourage those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma.

Palamu Express derails following blast in Jharkhand

Palamu Express derails following blast in Jharkhand

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

The Palamau Express derailed on Tuesday evening after suspected Maoists blew up a stretch of railway tracks in Latehar district but no casualty or injury was reported.