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JK: Seven arrested for circulating Hizbul Mujahideen posters

JK: Seven arrested for circulating Hizbul Mujahideen posters

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

The police have arrested seven persons for their alleged involvement in circulation of threatening posters on behalf of militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Anantnag district of south Kashmir.

Review: This Rasam is very bland

Review: This Rasam is very bland

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

Even super star Mohanlal can't salvage the disaster that is Malayalam film Rasam, says Paresh C Palicha.

UK allows parents to block 'radicalised' teens' passports

UK allows parents to block 'radicalised' teens' passports

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

British PM David Cameron on Monday unveiled tough new measures, allowing parents of teens at risk of "poisonous" radicalisation to have their passports blocked.

ISIS executes 39 Indian workers: TV report

ISIS executes 39 Indian workers: TV report

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

39 of the 41 Indian construction workers, who were abducted by ISIS militants, have reportedly been executed.

Nine J&K candidates including 3 women crack civil services

Nine J&K candidates including 3 women crack civil services

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

Nine candidates, including three women, from Jammu and Kashmir have qualified the prestigious UPSC Civil Service examination, the results of which were declared on Saturday.

Eye candy, indeed!

Eye candy, indeed!

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Here's looking at the latest style outings of our hottest stars.

Suspected IS terrorists planning attack Jewish synagogue held

Suspected IS terrorists planning attack Jewish synagogue held

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

The two IS operatives were planning to execute a blast in Ahmedabad's Khadia area.

Why Kashmiri school students clash with security forces

Why Kashmiri school students clash with security forces

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Rediff.com's Umar Ganie talked to some of the protesting students in Srinagar.

8 Myanmar raid personnel among 67 to get gallantry medals

8 Myanmar raid personnel among 67 to get gallantry medals

Rediff.com15 Aug 2015

Eight personnel of the 21 Para Regiment, which had undertaken a daring operation just inside Myanmar territory following the Manipur ambush, were among 67 for whom President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday approved Gallantry awards.

Review: <I>Bhaag Milkha Bhaag</I> looks dated

Review: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag looks dated

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Farhan Akhtar's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag does not offer anything new

Delhi woman tops civil services exam; J-K boy gets second rank

Delhi woman tops civil services exam; J-K boy gets second rank

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Delhi-based Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Service officer, has secured third position in the test.

UK Muslims appeal to IS seeking release of British hostage

UK Muslims appeal to IS seeking release of British hostage

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Over 100 Muslim clerics, groups and individuals in the UK have made a united appeal to the Islamic State terror group to show mercy and release a British hostage under their captivity.

What really happened on October 30-31 in Bhopal?

What really happened on October 30-31 in Bhopal?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore reports from Bhopal and Manikhedi Kot, Etkhedi Kot and Kejra Dev, about the October 30-31 escape and encounter in which 8 prisoners were killed, a case that has many questions and few answers.

PhD scholar among 6 arrested for attack on CRPF convoy in Banihal

PhD scholar among 6 arrested for attack on CRPF convoy in Banihal

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

The PhD scholar is an active member of Jamiat-e-Talaba, the student wing of banned Jammat-e-Islami (JeI).

IS suspect planned to attack Mother House in Kolkata, kill foreigners: NIA

IS suspect planned to attack Mother House in Kolkata, kill foreigners: NIA

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

The Mother House in West Bengal capital is the headquarters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.

Pakistan may seek immunity for drivers crossing border

Pakistan may seek immunity for drivers crossing border

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Pakistan has kept trade and bus services suspended for a little over 10 days but has not publicly stated its stance.

BJP MLA in J-K assembly insists on taking oath in name of Vaishno Devi

BJP MLA in J-K assembly insists on taking oath in name of Vaishno Devi

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Raina triggered a controversy when he took the name of Mata Vaishno Devi while taking oath

Didn't watch Sunny Deol's 1990 Ghayal? Read this!

Didn't watch Sunny Deol's 1990 Ghayal? Read this!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

As Sunny Deol returns as Ajay Mehra in Ghayal Once Again, tomorrow, we remember his dialoguebaazi in Ghayal.

A family so rich they didn't know they were being robbed!

A family so rich they didn't know they were being robbed!

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

'The D K Adikesavulu clan is so wealthy, owns so many houses, and has so much jewellery,' notes T V R Shenoy, 'that it did not notice a servant stealing at the rate of Rs 66 lakh every year!'

Attention, Mr CM! Srinagar residents pool in money for flood control

Attention, Mr CM! Srinagar residents pool in money for flood control

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Do it yourself! That was the mantra behind the valiant efforts by nearly 3,000 residents of Old Barzullah locality in Srinagar to save themselves from the overflowing Doodh Ganga stream that threatened to seep into their homes.

7 years on, trial in Mumbai train blasts puffs along on slow track

7 years on, trial in Mumbai train blasts puffs along on slow track

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Seven years after the Mumbai serial train blasts in which nearly 200 people were killed and over 700 injured, the trial in the case is still going on with the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court recording the statements of the accused. "The court is now recording the statement of the accused who wanted to depose as a defence witness in the case," said advocate Sherif Sheikh, appearing for some of the accused in the case

Security forces kill mastermind of Dhaka cafe attack

Security forces kill mastermind of Dhaka cafe attack

Rediff.com27 Aug 2016

Canadian-Bangladeshi Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and his two associates were killed during an encounter at the militants' hideout.

India's largest trade fair starts under pall of anxiety

India's largest trade fair starts under pall of anxiety

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

Post DeMo and GST, business outlook remain diminished among both buyers and sellers

Machil fake encounter: 6 army men to be court martialed

Machil fake encounter: 6 army men to be court martialed

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

The army on Wednesday ordered court martial proceedings against six of its men, including two officers, for their alleged involvement in the 2010 Machil fake encounter case that had triggered a two month-long agitation in the Kashmir Valley.

India in England salutes Test cricket

India in England salutes Test cricket

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

The England-India series has brought the bowler back into what has been turned into a batsman's game, says Aakar Patel.

Agra mass conversion an act of fraud: UP minority commission

Agra mass conversion an act of fraud: UP minority commission

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

The Uttar Pradesh State Minority Commission on Sunday described the mass conversion of Muslims in Agra as 'an act of fraud and a dubious exercise which has no connection with the serious business of change of faith'.

REWIND: 11 minutes, 7 bombs and a 9-year trial

REWIND: 11 minutes, 7 bombs and a 9-year trial

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

A Special MCOCA court has convicted 12 of the 13 accused in the July 11, 2006 Mumbai suburban train bombings in which 188 people were killed.

Machil fake encounter case: 5 armymen get life term

Machil fake encounter case: 5 armymen get life term

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Handing the verdict, the General Court Martial also suspended the service benefits of Col DK Pathania of the 4 Rajput regiment (the unit which was involved in the encounter), Captain Upendra Singh, Subedar Satbir Singh, Havildar Bir Singh, Sepoy Chadraban, Sepoy Nagendra Singh and Sepoy Narinder Singh.

Please don't say they are dead, says Sushma on Indians in Iraq

Please don't say they are dead, says Sushma on Indians in Iraq

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

A day after media reports stated that 39 Indians in Iraq had been killed by terrorists belonging to the Islamic State, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha said that there was no evidence to corroborate the same.

Sports Shorts: Ankita wins first title of 2019; Henry fumes at VAR

Sports Shorts: Ankita wins first title of 2019; Henry fumes at VAR

Rediff.com20 Jan 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

'Kashmiris are not secessionists or terrorists'

'Kashmiris are not secessionists or terrorists'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

'The people of the state can be won over by love, and not by swords.'

Magical goal sees Iraq beat Jordan 1-0 at Asian Cup

Magical goal sees Iraq beat Jordan 1-0 at Asian Cup

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

A magical goal from midfielder Yaser Kasim gave Iraq a crucial 1-0 win over a 10-man Jordan in the Asian Cup on Monday.

Sentencing in 7/11 case on Sept 30, prosecution asks for death

Sentencing in 7/11 case on Sept 30, prosecution asks for death

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

"Considering their role, eight convicts deserve death penalty," the prosecution told the court.

Zardari ordered to appear in court on October 29

Zardari ordered to appear in court on October 29

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari was on Monday summoned by a court to appear before it on October 29 in relation to five corruption cases against him which were re-opened last week, compounding his legal woes.

Review: KISS stays away from formula

Review: KISS stays away from formula

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

Watch it for a slightly different feel and cast.

'Triple talaq is best and right way for divorce'

'Triple talaq is best and right way for divorce'

Rediff.com15 May 2017

'We need to change the attitude of Muslims.' 'Muslim youngsters have to be taught not to misuse triple talaq.'

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

The case took a twist when the defence lawyer sought to call Indian Mujahideen co-founder Sadiq Sheikh as a defence witness after he told the police in 2008 that IM members were responsible for all the blasts that had occurred in India since 2005 including the July 11, 2006 train blasts.

'We are in India because of compulsions, not out of choice'

'We are in India because of compulsions, not out of choice'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Rohingyas settled in Jammu tells how they are facing a battle for survival

Homeless, hungry and thirsty: Woes continue for Kashmir's locals

Homeless, hungry and thirsty: Woes continue for Kashmir's locals

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Hundreds of people trapped in floods-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir with some left marooned on rooftops and others clinging to trees are in dire need of water and food.

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

Rediff.com10 Mar 2018

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade.