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For ISI, US is a BIGGER enemy than India: Dr Afridi

For ISI, US is a BIGGER enemy than India: Dr Afridi

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

Pakistan's powerful spy agency Inter Services Intelligence regards the United States as its "worst enemy" and Islamabad's claim that it is cooperating with Washington is a sham to extract billions of dollars in aid, jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi who helped the CIA trace Osama bin Laden has said.

PIX: Malaika, John Abraham watch Piku

PIX: Malaika, John Abraham watch Piku

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Celebs line-up to watch Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone-starrer Piku.

Court issues NBW against Dutt, gets bail in another case

Court issues NBW against Dutt, gets bail in another case

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

A non-bailable arrest warrant was on Monday issued by a city court against Sanjay Dutt for failing to appear in a case of alleged threat to a film producer after which the actor gave himself up and secured bail.

NGO for kids latest target of Pak's post-Laden witch-hunt

NGO for kids latest target of Pak's post-Laden witch-hunt

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

British humanitarian group Save the Children is being forced to shut its offices in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Tahir Ali tells us why

PIX: The Khans holiday in Maldives

PIX: The Khans holiday in Maldives

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

They are having a great time at the island.

Chaudhvin Ka Chand: An ode to Waheeda Rehman's beauty

Chaudhvin Ka Chand: An ode to Waheeda Rehman's beauty

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

We look back at Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman's 1960 film Chaudhvin Ka Chand.

PHF summons 8 players for playing in WSH

PHF summons 8 players for playing in WSH

Rediff.com5 May 2012

Eight senior Pakistani players have been summoned by the Pakistan Hockey Federation for a disciplinary hearing on May 7 for participating in the unsanctioned World Series Hockey in India.

Cong-JVM logjam over choice of RS candidate

Cong-JVM logjam over choice of RS candidate

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric-JVM) has refused to support Congress in the Rajya Sabha elections if both the parties failed to reach consensus on fielding a joint opposition candidate.

Fire in Mumbai slum destroys hundreds of houses

Fire in Mumbai slum destroys hundreds of houses

Rediff.com5 Jan 2013

Fire broke in the suburbs of Mumbai on Saturday, destroying more than hundred one-room shacks, rendering the families homeless.

Punjab CM's estranged nephew joins Congress

Punjab CM's estranged nephew joins Congress

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

The merger was sealed on Friday during a meeting between Badal and Rahul at the latter's residence here where Singh and All India Congress Committee General Secretary Shakeel Ahmad were also present, they said.

Cong mollycoddles Mamata, says she didn't cross limit

Cong mollycoddles Mamata, says she didn't cross limit

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

Seeking to keep Mamata Banerjee in good humour ahead of Presidential poll, the Congress on Tuesday said she had not crossed the limit by suggesting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name for the President's post and played down the threat by the Trinamool Congress to pull out from government.

Brother of slain 'IM operative' for high-level probe

Brother of slain 'IM operative' for high-level probe

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Brother of suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui, who was murdered at the Yerawada jail in Pune recently, has sought the intervention of President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia for a high-level probe into the incident.

Dr Afridi's lawyers appeal against his conviction

Dr Afridi's lawyers appeal against his conviction

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

A group of lawyers representing Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, sentenced to a 33-year jail term after he helped the Central Investigation Agency track Osama bin Laden, appealed against his conviction on Friday.

US to declare Dawood aides drug traffickers

US to declare Dawood aides drug traffickers

Rediff.com16 May 2012

India on Wednesday welcomed the United States move to designate underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's two top aides Chhota Shakeel and Tiger Memon as key drug traffickers, saying it was a reaffirmation of India's stand and asked "those countries" "harbouring" them to bring them to justice.

Amrita Arora blessed with a baby boy

Amrita Arora blessed with a baby boy

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Actress Amrita Arora and husband Shakeel Ladak welcomed their second baby -- a boy -- on October 20.

Yasin Malik, 15 JKLF activists detained

Yasin Malik, 15 JKLF activists detained

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and 15 activists were detained as the separatist group tried to take out a march here to protest the killing of a youth by Army in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Tuesday.

Haryana Congress leaders want Hooda to quit

Haryana Congress leaders want Hooda to quit

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Senior Congress leaders from Haryana have asked for the resignation of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda before the assembly elections in the state slated to be held by October this year.

Pak sacks doctor who helped CIA track Osama

Pak sacks doctor who helped CIA track Osama

Rediff.com29 Mar 2012

Pakistan on Thursday sacked the government doctor who had helped the Central Intelligence Agency track down Osama bin Laden in the garrison town of Abbottabad in May last year, amid calls for trying him for treason.

Cong asks its candidate to withdraw from WB RS polls

Cong asks its candidate to withdraw from WB RS polls

Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

Apparently under pressure from Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, Congress on Thursday asked its candidate Abdul Mannan to withdraw from the Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal.

WSH: Chandigarh Comets edge out Delhi Wizards 3-2

WSH: Chandigarh Comets edge out Delhi Wizards 3-2

Rediff.com20 Mar 2012

Chandigarh Comets held their nerve to defeat Delhi Wizards 3-2 in a World Series Hockey match, in Chandigarh, on Tuesday.

Taliban bans polio vaccination in North Waziristan

Taliban bans polio vaccination in North Waziristan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2012

Taliban have banned polio vaccination at North Waziristan Agency following the incident of Dr Shakeel Afridi who with the help of fake polio vaccination campaign traced Osama Bin Ladin and his family. The Al Qaeda chief was later on killed by US marines in the garrison city of Abbottabad on May 2, 2011.

After Badal, ally Congress reaches out to Mamata

After Badal, ally Congress reaches out to Mamata

Rediff.com10 Mar 2012

A day after the Congress sought to reach out to its allies, party general secretary M Shakeel Ahmed on Saturday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to discuss 'things important to the state and general national scenario'. Emerging from a meeting with Banerjee, which lasted for about 45 minutes, Ahmed told reporters, "It is a courtesy call. We discussed things which are important to West Bengal and the general national scenario."

Odisha neta makes security officer open sandal straps, says 'I'm the VIP'

Odisha neta makes security officer open sandal straps, says 'I'm the VIP'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Odisha minister Yogendra Behara couldn't buckle his own sandals at an Independence Day event in Kendujhar on Monday, so he made his personal security officer bend down and do it for him.

PHF fines rebel players for WSH participation

PHF fines rebel players for WSH participation

Rediff.com31 May 2012

Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has imposed a hefty fine of Rs 10 lakh each on senior hockey players Rehan Butt and Shakeel Abbasi for playing in the unsanctioned World Series Hockey in India.

Afridi jailed for helping militants, not CIA, claims Pak

Afridi jailed for helping militants, not CIA, claims Pak

Rediff.com30 May 2012

The case of Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi took a new twist on Wednesday when a detailed order about his arrest and conviction stated that he has been punished for his links with a militant outfit, not for working with the Central Intelligence Agency and helping it locate Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. The order has revealed that Dr Afridi will be produced before another court for the trial over his links with the CIA.

PIX: What makes Malaika a COOL mom!

PIX: What makes Malaika a COOL mom!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Supermom Malaika's cool pix with son Arhaan.

Mining report: Congress demands Yeddyurappa's head

Mining report: Congress demands Yeddyurappa's head

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

Dubbing the Bharatiya Janata Party ministry in Karnataka as the "most corrupt government in free India", the Congress on Wednesday demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and all ministers indicted by the Lokayukta in the illegal mining case. "Those holding constitutional positions should uphold high moral traditions. Yeddyurappa and all ministers involved in the nefarious activities should quit," party spokesman Shakeel Ahmed told reporters.

IPL spot fixing case: Court issues NBWs against 3 Dawood aides

IPL spot fixing case: Court issues NBWs against 3 Dawood aides

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

A Delhi court on Wednesday issued 'open' non-bailable warrants against three close aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in connection with the Indian premiere League spot fixing scandal after the police said they had played a key role in the entire conspiracy.

Illegal mining: Congress seeks Yeddy's resignation

Illegal mining: Congress seeks Yeddy's resignation

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership of patronising illegal mining in Karnataka, the Congress on Thursday demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. With the state Lokayukta report indicting the state government over the issue, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said, "Yeddyurappa must immediately resign from his post". "All these things are already in the public domain but now the Lokayukta has indicted the chief minister," he said.

Post Handwara, Sena calls for another surgical strike

Post Handwara, Sena calls for another surgical strike

Rediff.com5 May 2020

It is not a good sign that the brave men were killed in one go on India's own land, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana said, adding that this happened when a strong and quite patriotic government is in power at the Centre.

Advani's yatra ploy to keep himself in national politics: Cong

Advani's yatra ploy to keep himself in national politics: Cong

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

The Congress on Friday criticised L K Advani for describing Manmohan Singh as the "weakest" prime minister and said the Bharatiya Janata Party leader's Jan Chetna Yatra was "a ploy" to keep himself in "national politics and power".

Cong leader's 'Muslim' terrorists remark stokes controversy

Cong leader's 'Muslim' terrorists remark stokes controversy

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad stoked a controversy with his "Muslim" terrorists remarks, prompting the BJP to accuse the party "dividing the country on communal lines".

Rahul ropes in number cruncher for 2014 polls

Rahul ropes in number cruncher for 2014 polls

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Rahul has been impressed by the way former Union minister C P Joshi uses the computer to cull out figures and facts.

What was their role in '93 blasts

What was their role in '93 blasts

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

The detailed role of the six convicts in the case, whose trial was separated from the main one, which concluded in 2007.

Kashmir 'Rage Boy' released after four years

Kashmir 'Rage Boy' released after four years

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, who shot to fame as the face of youth anger in Kashmir during protests in 2008 and 2010, has been released after four years of detention under Public Safety Act.

Eight Pakistani players for World Series Hockey

Eight Pakistani players for World Series Hockey

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

Eight players from Pakistan, including former captain Rehan Butt, have signed up for the World Series Hockey (WSH), which will be held across eight Indian cities from December 15 to January 22, 2012.

Bollywood supports Saif Ali Khan

Bollywood supports Saif Ali Khan

Rediff.com23 Feb 2012

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

Dr Afridi's fate hangs in balance in Pakistan

Dr Afridi's fate hangs in balance in Pakistan

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Pakistan is yet to decide the charges it would slap against the doctor who provided crucial information to the US that led to Osama bin Laden's killing, three months after a commission recommended that he be tried for treason.

IPL spot-fixing: Chandila, two others granted bail by Delhi court

IPL spot-fixing: Chandila, two others granted bail by Delhi court

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila and two others have been granted bail in the IPL spot-fixing case by a Delhi court.

Pak doc 'who helped US find Osama' faces death

Pak doc 'who helped US find Osama' faces death

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

A Pakistani judicial commission probing the death of Osama bin Laden has directed that a case of "high treason" be slapped on a doctor detained on charges of working for the American Central Intelligence Agency to obtain DNA samples of people living in the Al Qaeda leader's compound in Abbottabad.