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Aslam Wani, close aide of Shabir Shah, arrested in money laundering case

Aslam Wani, close aide of Shabir Shah, arrested in money laundering case

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

A senior official in the central probe agency said Wani was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar by the Enforcement Directorate with the help of the state police.

Retd cop-turned-lawyer faces heat over Tis Hazari clash

Retd cop-turned-lawyer faces heat over Tis Hazari clash

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

'Today, I saw the pictures of posters, asking me to clarify whether I am a lawyer or a police officer, being pasted on the main gate of my chamber'

LeT's I-Day terror plot revealed

LeT's I-Day terror plot revealed

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Captured Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Abdul Subhan reveals terror strikes planned in Delhi before Independence Day.

Arrested terror operative was instructed to recruit young boys from India

Arrested terror operative was instructed to recruit young boys from India

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Abdur Rahman, who was arrested from Cuttack on December 16, was asked to recruit young boys to work for terror organisations, a senior police official said on Sunday.

The curious case of Batla House encounter: A chronology

The curious case of Batla House encounter: A chronology

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Following is the series of events leading to conviction of suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad in the September 19, 2008 Batla House encounter case by a Delhi court:

Security increased at Ardh Kumbh after anti-terror arrests

Security increased at Ardh Kumbh after anti-terror arrests

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Four youths with suspected terror links who were allegedly conspiring to strike in the mela area were held by a joint team of Delhi Police Special Cell and Uttarakhand police on Tuesday night from Manglour town in Haridwar district.

2 gangsters involved in Moosewala murder killed after 5-hour encounter

2 gangsters involved in Moosewala murder killed after 5-hour encounter

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

Two gangsters involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala were eliminated in an encounter by the Punjab police in Amritsar on Wednesday, an officer said.

After 'immigrants' gaffe, BJP rephrases chapter on northeast citizens

After 'immigrants' gaffe, BJP rephrases chapter on northeast citizens

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

The use of northeast immigrants was a typing error, says BJP.

India's first all-women SWAT team keep guard at Red Fort

India's first all-women SWAT team keep guard at Red Fort

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The 36-member all-women Special Weapons And Tactics team has been trained by the National Security Guard for anti-terrorism duty under the Delhi Police's Special Cell.

No role in leaking Satyendar Jain's Tihar videos, documents, ED tells court

No role in leaking Satyendar Jain's Tihar videos, documents, ED tells court

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

The ED made the submission before special judge Vikas Dhull while opposing Jain's plea seeking contempt proceedings against the agency for allegedly leaking the videos to the media.

HC orders CBI probe against 35 UP cops for false cases on Dalit family

HC orders CBI probe against 35 UP cops for false cases on Dalit family

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

Section 363 of the IPC relates to punishment for kidnapping while Section 366 is concerned with kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman to compel her marriage, etc.

NIA not to oppose bail plea of suspected terrorist Liyaqat

NIA not to oppose bail plea of suspected terrorist Liyaqat

Rediff.com14 May 2013

The National Investigating Agency may not oppose bail application of suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Liyaqat Shah, who was arrested by the Delhi police for his alleged role in a conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in New Delhi.

Liyaqat arrest: NIA to get CD analysed from ECIL

Liyaqat arrest: NIA to get CD analysed from ECIL

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

National Investigation Agency will get CCTV footage disc, related to arrest of suspected militant Liyaqat Ali Shah, analysed from Electronics Corporation of India Ltd as the discs seized by Delhi Police were found to be damaged.

Interpol questions Chhota Rajan in final lap before deportation

Interpol questions Chhota Rajan in final lap before deportation

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

According to immigration sources, the time of Rajan's deportation will be made clear by the Interpol after they quiz him and a final clearance is issued.

Why Is Prof Saibaba Denied A Water Bottle in Jail?

Why Is Prof Saibaba Denied A Water Bottle in Jail?

Rediff.com26 May 2022

It took a five-day hunger strike by the former Delhi University professor, in jail without a break for five years after being convicted of links with Maoists, for the jail administration to agree to his request for a water bottle.

'India must use special forces against Pakistan'

'India must use special forces against Pakistan'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

'The era of conventional wars is almost over in the Indian context.' 'In such a scenario, special forces could play a decisive strategic role in the spectrum of conflict.'

Delhi blasts case: IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal bail plea dismissed

Delhi blasts case: IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal bail plea dismissed

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar were on Monday refused bail in connection with a September 2008 Delhi serial blasts case by a court in New Delhi which allowed the plea of police seeking 15 days time to complete its probe against them.

PHOTOS: Security beefed up across India after Pathankot attack

PHOTOS: Security beefed up across India after Pathankot attack

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Pathankot Air Force Base, security was on Saturday stepped up in the national capital and several states. Security has been beefed up at the airport, railway stations, bus stands and other vital installations.

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously. Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any further due to the rapidly changing maritime threat perceptions and growing strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region, asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

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.

Afzal Guru event: 4 videos genuine, says Gandhinagar lab report

Afzal Guru event: 4 videos genuine, says Gandhinagar lab report

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Four video clippings related to the controversial February 9 event at the Jawaharlal Nehru University which were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar for examination have emerged as "genuine".

Terrorist behind bid to target CRPF convoy arrested

Terrorist behind bid to target CRPF convoy arrested

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

A CRPF vehicle had suffered slight damage when a Santro car went up in flames after an explosion at Tethar village, seven km from Banihal, shortly after a Jammu-bound convoy crossed the Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir valley.

'IM planned to send poison letters to kill targets'

'IM planned to send poison letters to kill targets'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

Indian Mujahideen was planning to send letters "soaked with poison" to their targets to kill them, the Delhi Police has told a court here in its charge sheet filed against six suspected men of the terror outfit in a case of allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory in New Delhi.

Court remands Sisodia to CBI custody till March 4 in excise scam case

Court remands Sisodia to CBI custody till March 4 in excise scam case

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

A special CBI court on Monday remanded Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in five-day custody of the central probe agency till March 4, a day after his arrest in the excise scam case.

HC exempts Mukesh Ambani from appearance in a criminal case

HC exempts Mukesh Ambani from appearance in a criminal case

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

The case relates to the company allegedly developing a software that helps users increase probability of a child of particular gender.

Court sends 2 men who attacked Umar Khalid to police custody

Court sends 2 men who attacked Umar Khalid to police custody

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The two men, who were arrested on August 20 from Fatehabad in Haryana's Hisar district, had claimed that they were cow vigilantes who wanted to draw attention towards protection of cows.

SC rejects Rana Ayyub's plea against summons in PMLA case

SC rejects Rana Ayyub's plea against summons in PMLA case

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed journalist Rana Ayyub's plea challenging summons by the Ghaziabad special court in a money laundering case, leaving it open for her to raise the issues before the trial court.

PM may announce these health sector initiatives in I-Day speech

PM may announce these health sector initiatives in I-Day speech

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce a host of initiatives for the health sector on Independence Day with the highlights being the 'Heal in India' and 'Heal by India' projects and a roadmap to eliminate sickle cell disease by 2047, official sources said.

Kangana Pays Homage To Savarkar

Kangana Pays Homage To Savarkar

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Hours after receiving the National Award for Best Actress, Kangana Ranaut flew to Port Blair to pay homage to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at the cellular jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the Hindu Mahasabha leader had been imprisoned during the early 20th century.

73 pc cases remain unsolved as crime surges in Delhi

73 pc cases remain unsolved as crime surges in Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

Delhi Police faced a tough time in 2016 when crime cases surged by over nine per cent in the national capital while 73 per cent cases remained unsolved.

In a first, police uses aerial roof markings near Red Fort

In a first, police uses aerial roof markings near Red Fort

Rediff.com15 Aug 2015

Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have taken its security measures a notch higher by adopting rooftop or aerial roof markings, for the first time this Independence Day.

Court sends Tunda's aide to 10 days police custody

Court sends Tunda's aide to 10 days police custody

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Mohd Zakariya, a close aide of top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, was on Monday remanded to 10- day police custody by a Delhi court after the investigators said he had helped in illegal infiltration of Pakistani nationals into India through Bangladesh.

LeT operatives tried to recruit Muzaffarnagar residents: Police

LeT operatives tried to recruit Muzaffarnagar residents: Police

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

Two clerics from Harayana arrested last month for their suspected links to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, and another operative, had allegedly visited the Muzaffarnagar relief camps in Uttar Pradesh and sought to recruit men to their module, a television news channel reported on Tuesday.

Delhi cops conducted sham probe in 1984 riots: CBI

Delhi cops conducted sham probe in 1984 riots: CBI

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday told the Supreme Court that the special anti-riots cell of the Delhi police had conducted "sham investigations and farce prosecutions" in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots to apparently shield senior Congress leader and former Member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar, a key accused. In an affidavit, the agency has urged the apex court to vacate the August 13 stay granted by it and pleaded it 'seriously prejudiced' the prosecution.

Shinde rules out reinvestigation in German Bakery blast

Shinde rules out reinvestigation in German Bakery blast

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday ruled out reinvestigation in 2010 Pune's German Bakery blast case, saying there was no need for it.

Two Al Qaeda terrorists arrested in Jamshedpur

Two Al Qaeda terrorists arrested in Jamshedpur

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

The two are members of Al Qaeda's sleeper cell and motivate youths of the steel city as well as other parts of Jharkhand to join and expand the organisation, he said.

Did Facebook commit 'digital fraud'? HC seeks report

Did Facebook commit 'digital fraud'? HC seeks report

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

The Delhi high court has asked Delhi police to file a status report on a plea seeking a direction to authorities to take action against Facebook and its senior officials for their alleged criminal acts and 'digital conspiracy'. The court was informed by the counsel for the Delhi Police Commissioner and its Cyber Crime Cell that the complaint made by the company Vas Data Services, which was running its operations through its website www.yepme.com, has already been closed. Justice Anu Malhotra, in its March 24 order, asked the state to submit its status report in this regard before the next date of hearing and listed the matter for further hearing on April 15.

2 Afghan lawmakers among 392 evacuated by India

2 Afghan lawmakers among 392 evacuated by India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

India on Sunday brought back nearly 400 people, including 329 of its nationals and two Afghan lawmakers, in three different flights as part of its efforts to evacuate its citizens from Kabul in the backdrop of the deteriorating situation in the city after its takeover by the Taliban

600 cops, sniffer dogs scanned JNU campus, still clueless about Najeeb

600 cops, sniffer dogs scanned JNU campus, still clueless about Najeeb

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

The sniffer dogs failed to make any headway and stopped after circling around in the hostel.

'Saibaba Hovers Between Life And Death'

'Saibaba Hovers Between Life And Death'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

His spine, his heart, his pancreas -- one by one, all his organs have weakened, given the lack of medical treatment in jail, where he is kept in the notorious Anda cell. Continuous pain, frequent fainting spells, urinary problems, have all become part of his life.