News for 'Shafi'

First Look: Mammootty's Chattambinadu

First Look: Mammootty's Chattambinadu

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

Director Shafi and Mammootty team up once again in their third Malayalam outing.

Wanted Hizbul terrorist apprehended from Indo-Nepal border

Wanted Hizbul terrorist apprehended from Indo-Nepal border

Rediff.com14 May 2017

Ahmed was residing in Pakistan since September, 2003. He was involved in many violent attacks against civilians and security forces including an attack on a STF (special task force) camp.

J&K fake encounter: Dead bodies exhumed

J&K fake encounter: Dead bodies exhumed

Rediff.com29 May 2010

The bodies of the three persons killed in an alleged fake encounter on April 30 on the Line of Control (LoC) by the army were exhumed on Friday afternoon and were identified by the relatives.

It's raining Malayalam films this Christmas

It's raining Malayalam films this Christmas

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

Some high profile films are ready to hit the theatres this season.

Biography row: Syed Geelani may face JeI expulsion

Biography row: Syed Geelani may face JeI expulsion

Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

Hardliner separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is caught in a piquant situation of being expelled from the Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir, of which he has been a founding member and its leading light.

NIA to send judicial request to Pak for arrest of Hizbul chief

NIA to send judicial request to Pak for arrest of Hizbul chief

Rediff.com1 Dec 2013

For the first time, the National Investigation Agency will be sending a judicial request to Pakistan for the arrest of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, declared a proclaimed offender and chargesheeted by the agency for allegedly pumping money into Jammu and Kashmir for terror activities.

The many lives of Swaroop Sampat Rawal

The many lives of Swaroop Sampat Rawal

Rediff.com16 Jul 2010

Aseem Chhabra traces the yesteryear actor's transformations.

'Bleeding Heart was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir'

'Bleeding Heart was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Pak had realised in 2018 that Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate created by Inter-Services Intelligence, won't be able to deliver any more

Review: What made Mammootty take up Chattanmbinadu

Review: What made Mammootty take up Chattanmbinadu

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

It looks like the law of averages has caught up with Mammootty, whose last few outings before Chattanmbinadu were very good.

Images: Australia vs Bangladesh

Images: Australia vs Bangladesh

Rediff.com6 May 2010

Images form the World Twenty20 match between Austalia and Bangladesh played at Bridgetown on Wednesday.

Omar Abdullah in Delhi to finalise modalities

Omar Abdullah in Delhi to finalise modalities

Rediff.com1 Jan 2009

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister designate Omar Abdullah left for New Delhi, on Thursday to join senior leaders of the National Conference, to work out the modalities of the coalition government with their Congress counterparts.

Egypt gamble on Salah's fitness for World Cup

Egypt gamble on Salah's fitness for World Cup

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Egypt have gambled on Mohamed Salah returning to fitness in the coming weeks by naming him in their 23-man squad for this month's World Cup in Russia.

BJP flays minorities panel report on Karnataka

BJP flays minorities panel report on Karnataka

Rediff.com26 Sep 2008

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar has rejected the report submitted by the National Commission for Minorities in which a three-member commission had held the government of Karnataka responsible for inaction and allowing violence against Christians go out of hands.

Farooq Abdullah elected to Rajya Sabha

Farooq Abdullah elected to Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com13 Feb 2009

According to the returning officer, former chief minister and NC president, Dr Farooq Abdullah polled 27 votes while as Mohammad Shafi Uri got 25 votes in the third and final round of elections, held through Single Transferable Vote System.

7/11 train blasts: All 12 convicts plead for leniency

7/11 train blasts: All 12 convicts plead for leniency

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

All 12 convicts found guilty in the case relating to the July 11, 2006 serial train blasts, which claimed 188 lives in local trains in Mumbai, have pleaded leniency in the court on the point of sentence citing humanitarian grounds.

Pak drops plan to send Ibne Abbas as its envoy to India

Pak drops plan to send Ibne Abbas as its envoy to India

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

Pakistan has dropped plans to send Syed Ibne Abbas as the new high commissioner to India and instead replaced him with career diplomat Abdul Basit, a top Pakistani official said on Monday.

Malaysian minister elected CPA chairman

Malaysian minister elected CPA chairman

Rediff.com9 Aug 2008

Malaysian Unity and Culture Minister Mohammedd Shafie Apdal was on Saturday elected chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in a bitter contest defeating British Parliamentarian of Indian origin Lord Swraj Paul.

MEA replies to RTI query on nuke deal

MEA replies to RTI query on nuke deal

Rediff.com29 Dec 2007

Ahmed filed an application seeking details about the controversial and much talked about Indo-US nuclear deal as there were apprehensions regarding the sovereignty of the country.

J&K: Cong worker, jawan injured in militant attack

J&K: Cong worker, jawan injured in militant attack

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

Both Banday and the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) trooper were immediately brought to summer capital Srinagar for treatment.

NIA files chargesheet against former J-K DSP

NIA files chargesheet against former J-K DSP

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

The 3,064-page chargesheet, filed in a Jammu court under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code, names self-styled commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group Syed Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed Babu and his alleged network of aides.

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?' 'Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.

Malaysia: Hindu woman's appeal rejected

Malaysia: Hindu woman's appeal rejected

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

Malaysia's highest court on Thursday rejected on technical grounds an appeal by an ethnic Indian Hindu woman to stop her Muslim convert husband from seeking a divorce in the Islamic 'Shariah' court, while upholding the man's right to change the religion of their youngest son.

Woman saves Muslim family from mob in Aligarh

Woman saves Muslim family from mob in Aligarh

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

"She boldly confronted the attackers who were all wearing saffron scarfs," Abbasi said.

Acting Hurriyat Chairman, others detained

Acting Hurriyat Chairman, others detained

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

The separatist leaders were detained as a precautionary measure as authorities apprehended that their visit to the village might further deteriorate the already surcharged atmosphere, the sources said.

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'Yeah let's take Modi out with a sniper rifle,' is a line from a conversation cited in the chargesheet, attributed to an associate of Ubed Ahmed Mirza.

Peace bus to be back on road soon

Peace bus to be back on road soon

Rediff.com9 Nov 2005

The complete 172-km-long Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road will be operational for the movement of cross-border bus, launched on April 7 this year, in a couple of days.

5 accused in 7/11 remanded to judicial custody

5 accused in 7/11 remanded to judicial custody

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

It also extended the police custody of another accused after the Anti-terrorist Squad said it wanted to take him to Bangalore for a narco-analysis test.

Mammootty fans will be happy with Mayavi

Mammootty fans will be happy with Mayavi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

After doing a few offbeat roles in last four months, Mammootty is back with Mayavi

2 Lashkar terrorists, civilian killed in Pulwama encounter

2 Lashkar terrorists, civilian killed in Pulwama encounter

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

The encounter broke out in Padgampora village after security forces launched a cordon and search operation around 2.30 am following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

J&K: 3 cops held for handing over arms to ultras

J&K: 3 cops held for handing over arms to ultras

Rediff.com12 Apr 2005

"We have put the three constables -- Nazir Ahmed, Bashir Ahmed and Mohmmad Shafi -- under suspension for succumbing to the militants," Deputy Inspector General Satvir Gupta said.

Top LeT terrorist gunned down in Sopore

Top LeT terrorist gunned down in Sopore

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

The terrorist, identified as LeT's Asif Maqbool Bhatt, was killed in a brief encounter in Sopore in the valley's Baramulla district, police said.

Bird Flu: Kashmir on alert

Bird Flu: Kashmir on alert

Rediff.com23 Feb 2006

First Look: Vikram's next

First Look: Vikram's next

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

Abdullahs' house in Jammu built on encroached land: J-K admin

Abdullahs' house in Jammu built on encroached land: J-K admin

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

The administration of the union territory as directed by the Jammu and Kashmir high court to make public land given under the controversial Roshni land scheme, since scrapped by a court, came out with the list of beneficiaries.

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Court likely to give verdict on Fri

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Court likely to give verdict on Fri

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Nine years after seven RDX bombs kept in Mumbai suburban trains exploded killing 188 people, a Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday.

Kutbal excavation: Bureaucracy interrupts history

Kutbal excavation: Bureaucracy interrupts history

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

The Kutbal findings can help in reconstruction of socio-cultural history and prove that Kashmir valley civilisation was very advanced even 2000 years ago.

7/11 Mumbai train blasts: What role did the convicts play?

7/11 Mumbai train blasts: What role did the convicts play?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

On Wednesday, the special MCOCA court in Mumbai awarded death sentences to Kamal Ahamed Ansari, 37, Mohd Faisal Shaikh, 36, Ehtesham Siddiqui, 30, Naveed Hussain Khan, 30 and Asif Khan, 38, for the role they played in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, which claimed the lives of 188 people.

Mumbai blasts accused held under POTA

Mumbai blasts accused held under POTA

Rediff.com13 Oct 2003

Sayed Mohammed Hanif (40), his wife Fahimida (37) and associate Arshat Shafi Ahmed Ansari (26) were already in judicial custody for the Ghatkopar.

Jawan who killed terrorist in Pathankot honoured with Kirti Chakra

Jawan who killed terrorist in Pathankot honoured with Kirti Chakra

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Chand was honoured with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peace-time decoration, for displaying great presence of mind, valour and conspicuous gallantry before making the supreme sacrifice.

Take the Saif Quiz!

Take the Saif Quiz!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2005

Rediscover Saif, with the rediff.com quiz.