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When Bollywood threw its weight around!

When Bollywood threw its weight around!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.

CBI arrests BJP MLA in Dara Singh fake encounter

CBI arrests BJP MLA in Dara Singh fake encounter

Rediff.com5 Apr 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested Bharatiya Janata Party member of Legislative Assembly Rajendra Rathore in connection with the fake encounter of local liquor smuggler Dara Singh in 2006.

Before taking Alwar lynching victim to hospital, cops first took cows to shelter

Before taking Alwar lynching victim to hospital, cops first took cows to shelter

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Akbar was alive when police reached the spot.

More popular Modi becomes, more lynchings will happen, says Union minister

More popular Modi becomes, more lynchings will happen, says Union minister

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

'The anti-Sikh riots of 1984 was the biggest case of mob lynching in India'

UNFORGETTABLE Opening Movie Scenes

UNFORGETTABLE Opening Movie Scenes

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.

139 bodies found in suspected migrant graves in Malaysia

139 bodies found in suspected migrant graves in Malaysia

Rediff.com28 May 2015

The Malaysian government has said that it believes 139 people are buried in graves at remote detention camps used by people-smugglers on the Thai border which were discovered on the weekend.

Rajasthan ADGP surrenders before CBI court

Rajasthan ADGP surrenders before CBI court

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Absconding Additional Director General of Rajasthan Police A K Jain, wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his alleged role in the fake encounter death of a local liquor smuggler, on Monday surrendered before a special court in jaipur.

Pakistan sheltered Osama for Saudi cash?

Pakistan sheltered Osama for Saudi cash?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was protected by elements of Pakistan's security apparatus in return for millions of dollars of Saudi cash, an American security analyst has claimed.

The sad business of smuggling red sanders wood

The sad business of smuggling red sanders wood

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The illegal trade in red sanders wood, which sells for up to Rs 80 lakh a tonne in some Asian countries, involves a complex nexus of smugglers and impoverished woodcutters.

First Look: Veerappan's Attahaasa

First Look: Veerappan's Attahaasa

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Director AMR Ramesh is back with a story based on Veerappan's life.

Vaadamalli is a thriller with new faces

Vaadamalli is a thriller with new faces

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Vaadamalli, starring a handful of newcomers all set to release this weekend.

Chhota Rajan's key aide arrested in Bangkok

Chhota Rajan's key aide arrested in Bangkok

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

Fugitive gangster and drug smuggler Santosh Shetty has been arrested in Bangkok by the Thailand police. Mumbai crime branch officials took him into custody on Thursday.

48 hours, 5,500 migrants rescued: Italy's daring rescue ops

48 hours, 5,500 migrants rescued: Italy's daring rescue ops

Rediff.com4 May 2015

The Italian coastguard coordinated one of its largest rescue operations to date, saving 5,500 people on Saturday and Sunday as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send migrants across the Mediterranean.

India's push to save its cows starves Bangladesh of beef

India's push to save its cows starves Bangladesh of beef

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

About 2 million head of cattle are smuggled into Bangladesh annually.

Man transporting cattle found murdered in Alwar, kin allege foul play

Man transporting cattle found murdered in Alwar, kin allege foul play

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

The body of Umar Khan, hailing from Ghatmika village in Bharatpur district, was recovered near Ramgarh on Saturday.

FM asks taxmen to be tech-saavy

FM asks taxmen to be tech-saavy

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday asked tax collectors to become technology-savvy and develop an effective intelligence system to prevent evasion and punish wrong-doers.

K Vijay Kumar appointed CRPF chief

K Vijay Kumar appointed CRPF chief

Rediff.com2 Oct 2010

K Vijay Kumar has been appointed the new director general of the Central Reserve Police Force. Vijay, who was reportedly handpicked by Home Minister P Chidambaram for the job, will replace Vikram Shrivatsava as the CRPF DG.Vijay Kumar is presently the director of the National Police Academy in Hyderabad. He has earlier served in the elite Special Protection Group and was part of the special team to tackle sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, who was later killed in In

Orissa: Unique protest by women to protect trees

Orissa: Unique protest by women to protect trees

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

A number of young women have decided to take upon themselves the responsibility of saving the forest in Sambalpur near Rourkela from timber mafia by attaching themselves emotionally to the trees and protecting them as they would their own brothers.

Police arrests Nakkeeran editor

Police arrests Nakkeeran editor

Rediff.com12 Apr 2003

R R Gopal was held in connection with cases related to Veerappan.

Gold import may fall as dealers sell at discount

Gold import may fall as dealers sell at discount

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Dealers are selling gold at a discount of Rs 175 for 10 gm.

CPM questions govt on Indian access to Headley

CPM questions govt on Indian access to Headley

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

The Communist Party of India-Marxist has expressed serious concern over Indian investigating agencies not being allowed to interrogate Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley and sought to know what steps the government is taking into the matter.

Amitabh Bachchan's quirky avatars

Amitabh Bachchan's quirky avatars

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

The actor has consistently experimented with his image. Here are the whackiest ones.

Veerappan killer to Naxal hunter, CRPF boss speaks

Veerappan killer to Naxal hunter, CRPF boss speaks

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

He had vowed to shave off his head the day he killed the notorious forest brigand Veerappan. On October 18, 2004, when he appeared before the media and announced the death of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler, he became a hero in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.Today, K Vijay Kumar is the Director General of the elite Central Reserve Police Force, which faces the task of combating the Naxal menace.

EC steps for peaceful assembly polls

EC steps for peaceful assembly polls

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

As part of efforts to ensure peaceful, free and fair assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana, the Election Commission has directed the authorities to set up effective pickets and carry out patrolling to check influx of both licensed and illicit arms and ammunition into the poll-bound states.

'Did FBI give intel on Headley prior to 26/11?'

'Did FBI give intel on Headley prior to 26/11?'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, party member Brinda Karat claimed that Headley, earlier a drug smuggler, worked as an undercover agent of the US intelligence agency CIA since 1999 and the US government helped him make frequent trips to Pakistan.

New LTTE chief arrested in Thailand: Reports

New LTTE chief arrested in Thailand: Reports

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Selvarasa Pathmanathan, an alleged arms smuggler who is the new Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam chief, was arrested on Thursday night from Thailand, reports said.

Adiga's The White Tiger will be made into a film

Adiga's The White Tiger will be made into a film

Rediff.com15 Apr 2009

Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize winner The White Tiger will now be seen in a theatre near you.

Maoists getting arms from China: India

Maoists getting arms from China: India

Rediff.com8 Nov 2009

India for the first time has said that the Maoists are getting arms from China, which is a "big supplier" of small weapons.

DRI tracking counterfeit currency racket in Kerala

DRI tracking counterfeit currency racket in Kerala

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

The Department of Revenue Intelligence, DRI is tracing a major counterfeit currency racket with roots in Kerala and wings spread across Middle east and Far East.

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

'It's not only holy reverence that drives them to such vigilantism -- there is adventure too.' 'Some of the younger gau rakshaks enjoy the thrill of the chase: Stopping vehicles, wielding weapons, badgering passengers and then gloating.'

ISI makes inroads into Tamil Nadu to spread terror

ISI makes inroads into Tamil Nadu to spread terror

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Terror groups are building a base in south India and using the sea route to smuggle in arms and drugs.

Kangna: The New Age Audrey Hepburn?

Kangna: The New Age Audrey Hepburn?

Rediff.com7 May 2009

The actress seems to design herself on the legendary beauty.

'Building Ram Temple at earliest will end tension between Hindus, Muslims'

'Building Ram Temple at earliest will end tension between Hindus, Muslims'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

Bhagwat presented Sangh's views on a number of contentious issue while answering wide-ranging written questions on the last day of the three-day conclave, including on matters like inter-caste marriages, education policy, crimes against women, cow vigilantism.

Stolen Indian artefacts recovered from Christie's in US

Stolen Indian artefacts recovered from Christie's in US

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Federal authorities in the United States have seized two valuable artefacts stolen from India valued at about $450,000 (Rs 3 crore) from the premier auction house Christie's, just days before a scheduled auction of the items as part of planned festivities to celebrate Asia week.

How 157 Lankan asylum-seekers landed in Australia from India

How 157 Lankan asylum-seekers landed in Australia from India

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

The Lankans had to pay Indian human smugglers Rs 50,000 per head for the arduous and risky journey to Australia.

'They are protecting the police'

'They are protecting the police'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

'The Tamil Nadu government should ask Andhra Pradesh to speed up the investigation.'

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

'The chief minister has said on the floor of the House that he knows everything (about the criminal-politician mafia).' 'If you know about this nexus, why aren't you acting against them?' 'Ask him why is he so helpless.'

Did Indira Gandhi meet Haji Mastan?

Did Indira Gandhi meet Haji Mastan?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'I don't think such a meeting ever happened... I don't see how it is even possible without people coming to know immediately,' says Julio Ribeiro.

Sashastra Seema Bal to get intelligence wing

Sashastra Seema Bal to get intelligence wing

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

The intelligence wing will have 650 field and staff agents to gather actionable information.

Swiss village pays Rs 1.96 crore fine instead of taking 10 refugees

Swiss village pays Rs 1.96 crore fine instead of taking 10 refugees

Rediff.com31 May 2016

A super-rich village in Switzerland, one of the wealthiest in Europe, has chosen to pay a fine of 200,000 pounds instead of accepting 10 refugees under the country's newly imposed quota system.