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Bilkis Bano case: All 11convicts walk out of jail, family surprised

Bilkis Bano case: All 11convicts walk out of jail, family surprised

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

The 11 convicts on Monday walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy.

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Mustafa Dossa dies

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Mustafa Dossa dies

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

He was rushed to Mumbai's JJ Hospital due to chest pain.

ED searches 2 former IL&FS auditors in connection with money-laundering case

ED searches 2 former IL&FS auditors in connection with money-laundering case

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The ED carried out searches against two former auditor firms of IL&FS -- BSR and Associates and Deloitte Haskins and Sells -- on Wednesday in connection with its money-laundering probe into alleged financial irregularities at the infrastructure development and finance company, official sources said. The premises linked to the two auditors in Mumbai were searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they added. The action came a week after the Supreme Court set aside a Bombay High Court verdict that quashed an SFIO probe against the two companies, both former auditors of IL&FS Financial Services, paving the way for action against them under the Companies Act and allowing the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to take forward its enquiry against them.

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously. Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes, notes Shyam G Menon.

Aryan Khan drug case: NCB gets 60 more days to file charge sheet

Aryan Khan drug case: NCB gets 60 more days to file charge sheet

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

The NCB, through a special public prosecutor, had argued that there were "compelling reasons" to seek the extension.

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar sent to 7-day NCB custody in drugs case

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar sent to 7-day NCB custody in drugs case

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

A court at Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra on Friday remanded Iqbal Kaskar, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother, in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for seven days to facilitate his questioning in a drugs case.

Harshad Mehta's property to be assessed

Harshad Mehta's property to be assessed

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

The Supreme Court has asked a special court in Mumbai to assess the liabilities and assets of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, who was involved in the securities scam that rocked the country in the early nineties.

ED custody of Anil Deshmukh's aides extended till July 6

ED custody of Anil Deshmukh's aides extended till July 6

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

Deshmukh's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde were arrested by the ED on June 26, after it carried out raids against them and the NCP leader in Mumbai and Nagpur.

SC asks Mumbai civic bodies to decide Sonu Sood's plea

SC asks Mumbai civic bodies to decide Sonu Sood's plea

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Sood, who was in the limelight for helping migrants reach their homes during the lockdown last year, had stated in his plea that his application for conversion has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority permission.

Sushant case: NCB chargesheet names Rhea, brother among 33 accused

Sushant case: NCB chargesheet names Rhea, brother among 33 accused

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

The NCB claimed that 'incriminating' evidence comprising of digital evidence, call record details, WhatsApp chats, location tags, video and voice recordings, and several other documents had been submitted.

J Dey murder case: Spl court to start daily trial from Dec 17

J Dey murder case: Spl court to start daily trial from Dec 17

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

A special court will start the trial of the journalist J Dey murder case on a daily basis from December 17.

Give India another chance to appoint lawyer for Jadhav: Pak court to govt

Give India another chance to appoint lawyer for Jadhav: Pak court to govt

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

The IHC, after hearing the arguments, ordered the government to send its order on Jadhav to India and adjourned the hearing until October 3 when the case would be heard again. Pakistan has introduced a special law to allow Jadhav to get his sentence reviewed as asked by the ICJ.

2003 Mumbai twin blasts case: Three held guilty

2003 Mumbai twin blasts case: Three held guilty

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

A special Prevention of Terrorism Act court on Monday found the three accused in the six-year-old Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case guilty.The accused Haneef Sayyed, 46, an auto driver, his wife Fahmeeda, 43 and Ashrat Ansari, 32, were held guilty by the POTA Court.On August 25, 2003, two bombs left in taxis exploded in south Mumbai --- at the Gateway of India and at Zaveri Bazaar in the busy Kalbadevi area -- killing 52 people and wounding over a hundred.

Shiv Sainiks book all Ayodhya hotels for Eknath Shinde's visit

Shiv Sainiks book all Ayodhya hotels for Eknath Shinde's visit

Rediff.com8 Apr 2023

Thousands of Shiv Sainiks are expected to accompany Eknath Shinde on his visit to Ayodhya on Sunday, his first such visit after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in June last year.

The Blue Revolution: Indian Cricket's Success Story

The Blue Revolution: Indian Cricket's Success Story

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

It is a tribute to a system so robustly meritocratic that this team represents India's diversity better than any other institution: The Union Cabinet, our chief ministers, the civil services, the leadership of our armed forces and security agencies, the judiciary and more than all of these, our typical newsroom. That is the biggest message from this breathless rise of Indian cricket, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

LeT wanted to kill Bal Thackeray, Headley tells Mumbai court

LeT wanted to kill Bal Thackeray, Headley tells Mumbai court

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, convicted in the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, on Thursday told a court in Mumbai that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba wanted to eliminate Bal Thackeray but the person who was assigned the job to kill the late Shiv Sena chief was arrested.

Sheena Bora Case Drags On, Indrani Moves On

Sheena Bora Case Drags On, Indrani Moves On

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Indrani is in a buoyant and energetic frame of mind these days -- in a full-on Mood Positive. She has a tell-all book titled Unbroken out, that she terms as an 'eet ka jawab kalam se' and appears in media interviews all over the place, when she is not kick-boxing, doing yoga, or travelling, visiting temples, or floating in shikaras on Srinagar's Dal Lake.

Antilia bomb scare: HC denies bail to ex-cop Sharma, pulls up NIA over probe

Antilia bomb scare: HC denies bail to ex-cop Sharma, pulls up NIA over probe

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The agency has not done an "in- depth" investigation, it said.

LeT terrorist who trained 26/11 attackers dies in Pak jail

LeT terrorist who trained 26/11 attackers dies in Pak jail

Rediff.com31 May 2023

Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, an United Nations-designated terrorist who trained the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) attackers for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and acted as the outfit's chief on at least two occasions, died in a prison in Pakistan's Punjab province while serving a sentence for terror financing, his aide said on Wednesday.

SC seeks NIA's response on Gautam Navlakha's bail plea

SC seeks NIA's response on Gautam Navlakha's bail plea

Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

The Supreme Court Wedunesday sought a response from the NIA on the bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha in the alleged Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

CBI books Sameer Wankhede for Rs 25 cr bribe demand in Aryan Khan case

CBI books Sameer Wankhede for Rs 25 cr bribe demand in Aryan Khan case

Rediff.com12 May 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday conducted searches at the premises of former Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede after filing an FIR against him and four others for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case, officials said.

Bhima Koregaon: SC seeks Navlakha's reply on NIA plea

Bhima Koregaon: SC seeks Navlakha's reply on NIA plea

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Navlakha, who had surrendered before the NIA on April 14 in pursuance to the Supreme Court's direction and was lodged in Tihar jail, was taken to Mumbai by train on May 26.

SC seeks govt's view on same-sex marriage petition in 4 weeks

SC seeks govt's view on same-sex marriage petition in 4 weeks

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

A gay couple has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages under the Special Marriage Act and to issue appropriate directions to the authorities concerned to allow them to solemnise their marriage.

Wayanad May Not Be A Breeze For Rahul

Wayanad May Not Be A Breeze For Rahul

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

Wayanad will continue to support Rahul but not to the same extent as in 2019, when his margin of victory had been enormous. Articulate, to the point and speaking in fluent Malayalam, CPI's Annie Raja, had the people who gathered to see her, listening in rapt attention, notes Shyam G Menon.

HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL against Nawab Malik for anti-NCB remarks

HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL against Nawab Malik for anti-NCB remarks

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

A Mumbai resident has filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay high court, seeking directions to Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik to refrain from making any comments against the NCB.

ED arrests Eknath Khadse's son-in-law in money laundering case

ED arrests Eknath Khadse's son-in-law in money laundering case

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

They said Chaudhary was arrested on Tuesday night after he was questioned at length in the case at the office of the central investigative agency in south Mumbai.

Malegaon blast: No in-camera trial, but curbs put on media

Malegaon blast: No in-camera trial, but curbs put on media

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

Special NIA Judge V S Padalkar said conducting the trial in a "transparent manner" was among the reasons for rejecting the NIA's plea.

Congress leader Kripashankar Singh discharged in assets case

Congress leader Kripashankar Singh discharged in assets case

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

He was discharged for want of sanction for his prosecution.

Vir Das is 'still just a guy on a stool'

Vir Das is 'still just a guy on a stool'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.'

Bas Kar Bassi Review: Mildly Funny

Bas Kar Bassi Review: Mildly Funny

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

Bas Kar Bassi feels like a lost opportunity, complains Mayur Sanap.

Kasab's lawyer wants to quit, Nikam makes him stay

Kasab's lawyer wants to quit, Nikam makes him stay

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

The drama at the special court in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail, which is the venue for the trial of the Mumbai terror attacks case, continued on Thursday. A day after Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the terror siege on Mumbai last year, urged the special court to punish him by hanging, his lawyer Abbas Kazmi told the court that he wanted to withdraw from the case.However, Kazmi later changed his mind and agreed to continue with the case.

Designer Anishka Jaisinghani gets bail in Amruta Fadnavis bribe case

Designer Anishka Jaisinghani gets bail in Amruta Fadnavis bribe case

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

A court in Mumbai on Monday granted bail to designer Anishka Jaisinghani, arrested for allegedly offering a bribe to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta for intervening in a criminal case and attempting to extort Rs 10 crore from her.

Stan Swamy given straw, sipper by jail authorities

Stan Swamy given straw, sipper by jail authorities

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Swamy, who is suffering from various health ailments including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 by the NIA.

Will brief Modi, Shah on how we were ill-treated in Maharashtra: Ranas

Will brief Modi, Shah on how we were ill-treated in Maharashtra: Ranas

Rediff.com9 May 2022

Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi on Monday said they will approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to raise the issue of their alleged ill-treatment by Maharashtra authorities when the couple was in jail recently.

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Rediff.com19 May 2023

The SET's findings have now been taken on record by the Central Bureau of Investigation which recently raided the 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer after it filed an FIR against him for corruption and alleged violation of rules in the raids that took place at the Cordelia cruise berthed at the Mumbai coast on October 2, 2021.

Varavara Rao's condition stable, says Mumbai's JJ Hospital

Varavara Rao's condition stable, says Mumbai's JJ Hospital

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Rao's family members along with several writers and activists had asked the Maharashtra government to immediately shift him to hospital for treatment, citing his deteriorating health condition.

NCB team was keen to give clean chit to Aryan because...: Wankhede

NCB team was keen to give clean chit to Aryan because...: Wankhede

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Wankhede, whose interim protection from arrest in the Central Bureau of Investigation's case of extortion and bribery against him was on Thursday extended by the HC till June 23, in his rejoinder affidavit claimed the SET has 'twisted facts and labelled false allegations to jeopardise the career and character of honest officials'.

'An emotional moment'

'An emotional moment'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

'Today we are standing outside Mannat and we finally feel like jannat (heaven).'

Issue summons before arraigning Arnab in TRP case: HC to Mumbai police

Issue summons before arraigning Arnab in TRP case: HC to Mumbai police

Rediff.com19 Oct 2020

The court also directed police to submit for its perusal investigation papers pertaining to the case in a sealed cover by November 5 when it would hear the matter. The court was hearing a petition filed by ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, which owns Republic TV, and Goswami seeking to quash the first information report lodged on October 6.

Anand Teltumbde's NIA custody extended till April 25

Anand Teltumbde's NIA custody extended till April 25

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Teltumbde, the grandson-in-law of Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar, was produced before a special NIA court judge A T Wankehede after his remand ended on Saturday.