News for 'Tihar'

AAP nominates DCW chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha

AAP nominates DCW chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

The AAP renominated Sanjay Singh and ND Gupta for a second term in the Upper House of Parliament, party sources said on Friday.

Kejriwal, Jain, Sisodia on AAP's star campaigners list for Gujarat

Kejriwal, Jain, Sisodia on AAP's star campaigners list for Gujarat

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

Names of Rajya Sabha MPs Harbhajan Singh and Swati Maliwal are missing from the list.

Eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as shooter who killed 4 IAF men

Eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as shooter who killed 4 IAF men

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Four IAF personnel, including a squadron leader, were killed and 22 injured on January 25, 1990, at Rawalpora on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Govt orders probe into Tihar deaths

Govt orders probe into Tihar deaths

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

Man Singh (58), a head warden, died on Tuesday night at his quarters inside the jail. He had been under treatment for tuberculosis for the last several years, prison officials said.

Katara case: Mother moves HC against Tihar's decision

Katara case: Mother moves HC against Tihar's decision

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

Neelam Katara on Wednesday moved the Delhi high court against the Tihar Jail authority's decision to shift convicts Vikas and Vishal Yadav, undergoing life sentence in New Delhi for killing her son Nitish in 2002, to a prison in Uttar Pradesh, their home state.

Feel 74 yrs young: Chidambaram from Tihar on his b'day

Feel 74 yrs young: Chidambaram from Tihar on his b'day

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

"You are 74 years old and no 56!!! can stop you," Karti wrote to his father as he wished him on his birthday.

Subrata Roy all set for first deal from Tihar

Subrata Roy all set for first deal from Tihar

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Jail officials, group to thrash out finer details to enable late night skype with Los Angeles-based buyers.

Afzal Guru seeks transfer from Tihar to J&K prison

Afzal Guru seeks transfer from Tihar to J&K prison

Rediff.com26 May 2010

Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru has approached the Delhi government seeking his transfer from the Tihar jail in New Delhi to a prison in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Unusual for HC to reserve order: SC on Kejriwal's bail

Unusual for HC to reserve order: SC on Kejriwal's bail

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as 'unusual' the Delhi high court's decision of reserving the order while granting interim stay on the operation of the trial court's order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam.

Afzal Guru to be buried inside Tihar Jail

Afzal Guru to be buried inside Tihar Jail

Rediff.com9 Feb 2013

The body of Afzal Guru will be buried inside the premises of Tihar Jail, according to sources in the Delhi police. There is a provision in the jail manual to permit family members of a death row convict to get possession of his body and perform the funeral secretively.

2G case: Behura walks out of Tihar jail on bail

2G case: Behura walks out of Tihar jail on bail

Rediff.com11 May 2012

Two days after getting bail from the Supreme Court in the 2G case, former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura was on Friday released from the Tihar jail after a lapse of over 15 months since his arrest.

Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 12 in excise policy case

Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 12 in excise policy case

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

Kejriwal was produced in the court by the CBI after the end of his three-day custodial interrogation.

Subrata Roy starts asset sale talks from Tihar Jail

Subrata Roy starts asset sale talks from Tihar Jail

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

Roy met 3 potential buyers for an hour amid tight security.

Gangrape: Male friend identifies accused in Tihar jail

Gangrape: Male friend identifies accused in Tihar jail

Rediff.com20 Dec 2012

One of the four accused in the brutal rape of a young paramedical student was on Thursday identified by the victim's friend during a Test Identification Parade at Tihar jail in Delhi. The 23-year-old victim's male friend, an engineer in a software company, identified Mukesh during the TIP, a senior police official said. Eleven people were paraded before the victim's friend during the TIP which started at 3.05 pm and ended in a hour.

Soren's conviction jolts Tihar's VIP inmates

Soren's conviction jolts Tihar's VIP inmates

Rediff.com7 Dec 2006

The Jail authorities on Wednesday allotted the qaidi ticket (convict number) to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief, a highly placed jail official told UNI.

Kejriwal will continue as Delhi CM: AAP after HC remarks

Kejriwal will continue as Delhi CM: AAP after HC remarks

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that the decision that Kejriwal should continue to be the chief minister even after being jailed was that of the people of Delhi.

Bina Ramani released from Tihar jail

Bina Ramani released from Tihar jail

Rediff.com16 Sep 2006

Socialite Bina Ramani, charged with destruction of evidence after the murder of Jessica Lal in her restaurant and an accused in a cheating-cum-forgery case, on Saturday walked to freedom after spending nine days in custody.

HC rejects plea seeking removal of Kejriwal as CM

HC rejects plea seeking removal of Kejriwal as CM

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

The Delhi high court on Thursday refuses to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.

No privilege to politicians: SC on bail to Kejriwal

No privilege to politicians: SC on bail to Kejriwal

Rediff.com10 May 2024

Granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would not amount to grant of privilege or special status to politicians, the Supreme Court on Friday said, while observing that the Aam Aadmi Party leader has no criminal antecedents and is not a threat to the society.

SC shocked as jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik appears in top court without nod

SC shocked as jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik appears in top court without nod

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

Malik, who is in jail following his conviction and life sentence in a terror funding case, was brought to the high-security apex court premises in a prison van escorted by armed security personnel without the court's permission.

When Neil spent Diwali in Tihar Jail

When Neil spent Diwali in Tihar Jail

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been upto.

Man who slapped Pawar sent to Tihar Jail

Man who slapped Pawar sent to Tihar Jail

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

A small-time transporter, who slapped Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar days after assaulting former Telecom Minister Sukhram, was sent to Tihar Jail by a Delhi court on Friday.

Tihar: 12 undertrials escape, 2 rearrested

Tihar: 12 undertrials escape, 2 rearrested

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

A massive hunt had been launched to track them down, the sources said.

HC stays Kejriwal's bail, to issue order in 2-3 days

HC stays Kejriwal's bail, to issue order in 2-3 days

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The Delhi high court on Friday said the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shall not be given effect to till it hears the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s plea challenging the relief granted in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam.

'Dons Are More Decent Than Politicians'

'Dons Are More Decent Than Politicians'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

'I was wondering whether I would ever come out alive.'

Sunita Kejriwal best person to...: Saurabh Bharadwaj

Sunita Kejriwal best person to...: Saurabh Bharadwaj

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita is the best person to keep the party together in the prevailing circumstances and asserted that her presence has had a 'positive effect' on the cadre.

As Sanjay Singh gets bail, wife says 'happiness incomplete'

As Sanjay Singh gets bail, wife says 'happiness incomplete'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

The atmosphere was jubilant at Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh's residence in New Delhi on Tuesday as supporters with 'dhol and nagada' gathered outside his house to celebrate the Supreme Court granting bail to him in the liquor 'scam' case.

INSIDE TIHAR: Rasam for Kani, chai for Kalmadi

INSIDE TIHAR: Rasam for Kani, chai for Kalmadi

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

It is official now: VIP prisoners do get VIP treatment inside Tihar Jail.

Alagiri meets Kanimozhi in Tihar, avoids A Raja

Alagiri meets Kanimozhi in Tihar, avoids A Raja

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

Union Minister M K Alagiri on Monday spent half-an-hour with his stepsister Kanimozhi, who is behind bars for her role in the 2G scam, in Tihar jail. Kanimozhi affectionately addressed Alagiri as anna (brother) as the two spent time together discussing Tamil Nadu politics and the on-going Parliament session.

Gadkari meets cash-for-scam MPs at Tihar

Gadkari meets cash-for-scam MPs at Tihar

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari on Monday met Sudheendra Kulkarni and two other party MPs at Tihar Jail and said it was beyond his comprehension as to why they were not being granted bail despite being chargesheeted in the cash-for-vote scam case.

Excise policy: SC to hear on Monday Kejriwal's plea against ED arrest

Excise policy: SC to hear on Monday Kejriwal's plea against ED arrest

Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is likely to hear the matter.

Probe into special treatment to Kalmadi in Tihar

Probe into special treatment to Kalmadi in Tihar

Rediff.com2 Jul 2011

Authorities from Tihar jail on Saturday ordered an inquiry into reports claiming that sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi is getting special treatment inside the jail premises.

AIIMS to examine NewsClick founder's health after SC direction

AIIMS to examine NewsClick founder's health after SC direction

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta asked the AIIMS director to constitute the board and submit a report to it in two weeks.

Trial in Tihar: 2G accused move HC

Trial in Tihar: 2G accused move HC

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

Around 15 defence lawyers mentioned the matter before a bench of justices S K Kaul and Rajiv Shakdher and sought its intervention on the decision to shift the trial saying it would cause a lot of inconvenience to the lawyers and the accused.

CM in jail: Delhi L-G postpones mayoral polls

CM in jail: Delhi L-G postpones mayoral polls

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi that were slated for April 26 were postponed on Thursday, with Lt Governor V K Saxena citing 'unprecedented' circumstances where the chief minister is under judicial custody and cannot discharge his constitutionally obligated functions.

Prisoners at Tihar jail have a role in making Maruti Alto parts

Prisoners at Tihar jail have a role in making Maruti Alto parts

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

She added 148 workers from Maruti Suzuki had been imprisoned for two years without bail, on charges of killing a plant manager.

Is India Still A Democracy?

Is India Still A Democracy?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2024

Today in 2024, the BJP jails its opponents during an election and still believes, or at least wants us to believe, that it is only following the rules of democracy, asserts Aakar Patel.

Tihar's way of tackling jail riots:LPG out, PNG in

Tihar's way of tackling jail riots:LPG out, PNG in

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

The Tihar jail authorities expect the network, which will carry gas to jail kitchens, to be laid out by April and this will cost about Rs 60 lakh, Director General (Prisons) B K Gupta told reporters. "LPG cylinders are widely used by prisoners during riots in jails and we want to avoid such incidents," he said. During the January 7 jail riots in a Jalandhar prison, the inmates threw LPG cylinders into the fire but luckily, these did not explode.

Delhi gang rape accused found hanging in Tihar jail

Delhi gang rape accused found hanging in Tihar jail

Rediff.com11 Mar 2013

In a sensational twist in the gruesome Delhi gang rape-cum-murder case, one of the accused Ram Singh allegedly committed suicide in a high-security cell in Tihar Jail early on Monday morning, raising questions over monitoring of undertrials.

Graffiti 'threatening' Kejriwal appear in several metro trains

Graffiti 'threatening' Kejriwal appear in several metro trains

Rediff.com20 May 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday alleged that graffiti threatening Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were scribbled inside the metro trains in Delhi, as it accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of being behind this incident.