News for 'Tihar'

Chidambaram wanted specs, medicines, western toilet in jail

Chidambaram wanted specs, medicines, western toilet in jail

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

He has moved another application for direction to jail authorities to provide adequate security considering that he has Z category security.

Moosewala murder: HC dismisses Bishnoi's plea on Punjab police custody

Moosewala murder: HC dismisses Bishnoi's plea on Punjab police custody

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

As Bishnoi's petition came up for hearing in the court of Justice Sureshwar Thakur on Thursday, Punjab advocate general Anmol Rattan Sidhu argued that the plea should be dismissed as premature.

Hizb chief's son, Bitta Karate's wife among 4 employees sacked by JK admin

Hizb chief's son, Bitta Karate's wife among 4 employees sacked by JK admin

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Syed Abdul Mueed is the third son of the Hizb chief to have been sacked from the government job.

Tihar scares IAS officers from central deputations

Tihar scares IAS officers from central deputations

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

Forty-four Indian Administrative Service officers of the 1982 batch have been empanelled as additional secretaries to the Government of India. However, only once officer each from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been elevated. The maximum number of officers that have been promoted six each -- are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Afzal Guru's death anniv: Internet snapped in Kashmir

Afzal Guru's death anniv: Internet snapped in Kashmir

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

The mobile internet services were suspended early in the morning as the authorities apprehended violence in the valley in view of the bandh call given by separatist outfits, the officials said.

Ajay Chautala granted 2-week furlough

Ajay Chautala granted 2-week furlough

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

Ajay Chautala is scheduled to leave the Tihar jail on Sunday, officials said.

SC pulls up Sukesh for repeatedly filing pleas from jail

SC pulls up Sukesh for repeatedly filing pleas from jail

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed unhappiness over alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar repeatedly filling pleas, saying "affordability" is no reason to file multiple petitions.

Nirbhaya convict refuses to meet legal aid counsel

Nirbhaya convict refuses to meet legal aid counsel

Rediff.com22 Feb 2020

Pawan Gupta is the only convict among the four who has not yet filed the curative petition and other legal remedies available to him.

ED names Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in 'conman' case

ED names Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in 'conman' case

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

The ED in April provisionally attached Rs 7.27 crore funds of the actor under the PMLA apart from Rs 15 lakh cash as the agency called these funds as "proceeds of crime".

Hanging Dec 16 convicts will bring great relief to me: UP hangman

Hanging Dec 16 convicts will bring great relief to me: UP hangman

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

A Delhi court on Tuesday issued death warrants against all the four convicts in the gang rape-murder case. Pawan Jallad is said to be considered for the job, though he is yet to receive an official order.

Separatist's daughter is CBSE Class 12 topper in J&K

Separatist's daughter is CBSE Class 12 topper in J&K

Rediff.com26 May 2018

Sama Shabir Shah says she used to study outside Tihar Jail while waiting for hours to be allowed to meet her father.

Nirbhaya convicts can file mercy plea to Prez: Officials

Nirbhaya convicts can file mercy plea to Prez: Officials

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Sources said if the mercy petition is not filed, the prison authorities approach the court, which will issue a death warrant.

Happy to breathe air of freedom: Chidambaram

Happy to breathe air of freedom: Chidambaram

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

"I will address a press conference tomorrow. I am happy that the Supreme Court passed the order granting bail," added Chidambaram.

Anna to leave Tihar Jail on Friday

Anna to leave Tihar Jail on Friday

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

The people will rule in a democracy, and that is what made the government give up the restrictions it had imposed for allowing Hazare to hold his indefinite fast in Delhi.

Tihar jail stay of Kalmadi, cronies extended

Tihar jail stay of Kalmadi, cronies extended

Rediff.com18 May 2011

The judicial custody of sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a contract to a Swiss firm, was extended on Wednesday by a Delhi court.

UK court clears extradition of alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla

UK court clears extradition of alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

Chawla has been arrested over his role in the fixing of "cricket matches played between India and South Africa during the tour of the South African Cricket Team to India under the captainship of Cronje in February-March 2000".

ED raids 40 locations in Delhi liquor policy case

ED raids 40 locations in Delhi liquor policy case

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

The ED case of money laundering in the excise policy stems from a CBI FIR in which Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and some bureaucrats have been named as accused. The excise policy has been rolled back now.

Nirbhaya case: Court offers death row convict legal aid

Nirbhaya case: Court offers death row convict legal aid

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

Nirbhaya's parents and the Delhi government had moved the court on Tuesday seeking fresh death warrants for the four convicts after the Supreme Court granted liberty to the authorities to approach the trial court for issuance of fresh date for the execution of these convicts.

HC verdict on the fate of Nirbhaya convicts tomorrow

HC verdict on the fate of Nirbhaya convicts tomorrow

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

The Centre and the Delhi government challenged the trial court's January 31 order staying 'till further orders' the execution of all the four convicts in the case. The parents of the victim urged the court to expeditiously decide the Centre's plea and were assured by the judge that the order would be passed at the earliest.

NIA attaches separatist leader Asiya Andrabi's residence

NIA attaches separatist leader Asiya Andrabi's residence

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

The house has been attached under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

D K Shivakumar sent to judicial custody till Oct 1

D K Shivakumar sent to judicial custody till Oct 1

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

Shivakumar, arrested on September 3 by the ED in money laundering case, was produced before the court Tuesday on the expiry of his custodial interrogation.

Nirbhaya convicts' mothers sit quiet after hanging

Nirbhaya convicts' mothers sit quiet after hanging

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Just a few kilometres from Tihar Jail where their sons were executed at 5.30 am, the women sit outside their homes in south Delhi's slum colony Ravidas Camp, waiting for the bodies of the two young men who were among the six who so brutally raped a 23-year-old woman on December 16, 2012 that she died of her injuries a fortnight later.

SAI suspends coach for alleged sexual assault on minor

SAI suspends coach for alleged sexual assault on minor

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

The accused, who is above 50 years of age and an athletics coach, is currently lodged in Tihar Jail under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Delhi court dismisses Nirbhaya convict's plea to quash death penalty

Delhi court dismisses Nirbhaya convict's plea to quash death penalty

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The plea claimed that Singh was arrested from Rajasthan and brought to Delhi on December 17, 2012, and was not present in the city on December 16, when the crime took place.

Delhi riots: Man who harboured gun-toting riot accused convicted

Delhi riots: Man who harboured gun-toting riot accused convicted

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Pathan had allegedly aimed a pistol at Delhi Police Head Constable Deepak Dahiya with an "intention to kill" him on February 24, 2020, as per the police.

In court Alt News' Zubair denies posting content to gain popularity

In court Alt News' Zubair denies posting content to gain popularity

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who is being probed for posting an alleged objectionable tweet against a Hindu deity in 2018, denied before the Delhi high court the claim of the city police that he posted content that triggers religious sentiments to gain popularity.

Rubaiya Sayeed appears in court for first time, IDs Yaseen Malik as abductor

Rubaiya Sayeed appears in court for first time, IDs Yaseen Malik as abductor

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

Rubaiya Sayeed, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's daughter, appeared before a special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday in a case related to her 1989 abduction and identified JKLF chief Yasin Malik and three others as her abductors, officials said.

Nirbhaya convicts silent on last meeting with family

Nirbhaya convicts silent on last meeting with family

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Jail officials said that after the death warrants were issued, the convicts were asked when they would like to meet their respective families for the last time, but none of them has responded yet. They are scheduled to be hanged on February 1.

'Sinful to execute Nirbhaya convicts when...': Court

'Sinful to execute Nirbhaya convicts when...': Court

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

In its order, the high court was critical of the delay caused by the authorities in seeking issuance of death warrants for the convicts as also of the "delay tactics" adopted by the convicts.

ED grills ex-Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey in NSE co-location case

ED grills ex-Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey in NSE co-location case

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

The agency recorded his statement under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said.

Delhi riots: Hours after HC relief, sessions court defers release of students

Delhi riots: Hours after HC relief, sessions court defers release of students

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

Additional Sessions Judge Revinder Bedi disposed of the application and asked the police to submit the verification report on the particulars of the accused and sureties by 1 pm on June 16.

Olympic hockey medallist Lakra accused of murder

Olympic hockey medallist Lakra accused of murder

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Senior India hockey player Birendra Lakra was on Tuesday accused of involvement in the murder of his childhood friend Anand Toppo by the father of the deceased.

Nirbhaya rapists to be hanged on Jan 22 at 7 am

Nirbhaya rapists to be hanged on Jan 22 at 7 am

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

The four death row convicts are Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh and Pawan Gupta.

Jacqueline Fernandez questioned by ED in 'conman' case

Jacqueline Fernandez questioned by ED in 'conman' case

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

The 36-year-old actor has been questioned two-three times by the agency in the said case earlier.

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.

Cong, BJP spar over PM's 'I did Satyagraha' remark in B'desh

Cong, BJP spar over PM's 'I did Satyagraha' remark in B'desh

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

"I must have been 20-22 years old when I and my colleagues did satyagraha for Bangladesh's freedom," Modi said.

Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma tries to hurt self

Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma tries to hurt self

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

Vinay attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell, on February 16. He had received minor injuries.

And the state with the most number of jailbreaks is...

And the state with the most number of jailbreaks is...

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

According to a recent RTI query, UP tops the list for most jailbreaks.

Treatment given to Chidambaram unsatisfactory: Family

Treatment given to Chidambaram unsatisfactory: Family

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

The family sources said that Chidambaram has lost around 8-9 kg since his detention.

Delhi rickshaw-puller demands CBI probe into death of son held for theft

Delhi rickshaw-puller demands CBI probe into death of son held for theft

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

The jail authorities have, however, said 'the death seems to be due to natural causes.'