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New street name boards in Indore's Muslim area removed

New street name boards in Indore's Muslim area removed

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

Former BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, son of MP Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, wrote to IMC commissioner Shivam Verma claiming some streets in Chandan Nagar had been renamed on the basis of a "particular religion".

Forced to shave beard, says Muslim prisoners in MP jail

Forced to shave beard, says Muslim prisoners in MP jail

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed it was an act of "custodial torture".

Yasin Bhatkal planned to nuke Surat town, notes court, orders 'waging war' charge

Yasin Bhatkal planned to nuke Surat town, notes court, orders 'waging war' charge

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against banned terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen's (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and several of its operatives, including Mohammed Danish Ansari, in a case of conspiring to wage war against India in 2012.

NIA officials waiting, man keeps door shut for 6 hrs

NIA officials waiting, man keeps door shut for 6 hrs

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

The NIA's action was part of its raids conducted at several locations in six states against the banned PFI in connection with a case related to creating a disruption during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar last year, officials said.

Manipur: Villagers seek deployment of more central forces

Manipur: Villagers seek deployment of more central forces

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Security forces have been diligently working to create buffer zones, such as the one established between Churachandpur and Bishnupur. However, this has proven insufficient to quell the unrest.

U-19 Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India in thriller

U-19 Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India in thriller

Rediff.com25 Dec 2021

Pakistan rode on a stroke-filled 81 by one-down Muhammad Shehzad and a late cameo by Ahmad Khan

Security of 18 separatists, 155 political persons withdrawn

Security of 18 separatists, 155 political persons withdrawn

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

This is in addition to the four separatists whose security was withdrawn on Sunday.

Sopore: Blast in police van kills Pak militant, police constable

Sopore: Blast in police van kills Pak militant, police constable

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

An undertrial Pakistani militant and a police constable were killed, and four security personnel injured, in a blast inside a police vehicle in North Kashmir's Sopore town on Saturday afternoon.

The story of Hyderabad's globalisation

The story of Hyderabad's globalisation

Rediff.com8 Nov 2007

India's 'Look East Policy' offers a new opportunity for Andhra Pradesh to rediscover its links with the region and build a mutually beneficial interface with ASEAN.

7/11 blasts: Custody of 6 extended, 3 released

7/11 blasts: Custody of 6 extended, 3 released

Rediff.com13 Oct 2006

Thirteen accused in the case are in custody under the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act

Pak cleric threatens to kill Malala, arrested

Pak cleric threatens to kill Malala, arrested

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

A Muslim cleric in northwest Pakistan has been arrested under the tough anti-terrorism act for threatening to kill Malala Yousafzai in a suicide attack and instigating people against the Nobel Laureate for her recent comments on marriage, police said.

Cop killed in blast targeting anti-polio team in Pak

Cop killed in blast targeting anti-polio team in Pak

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

The incident took place in Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan city in the province where the van was deployed for the security of the polio workers canvasing the area, District Police Officer Wahid Mahmood was quoted as saying by the Dawn News.

5 accused in 7/11 remanded to judicial custody

5 accused in 7/11 remanded to judicial custody

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

It also extended the police custody of another accused after the Anti-terrorist Squad said it wanted to take him to Bangalore for a narco-analysis test.

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Court likely to give verdict on Fri

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Court likely to give verdict on Fri

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Nine years after seven RDX bombs kept in Mumbai suburban trains exploded killing 188 people, a Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday.

IM terrorists learnt bomb-making in Mumbai

IM terrorists learnt bomb-making in Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

Judge Vyas observed that it was for the first time that a dozen persons were being convicted for conspiring in a terror attack before they could do any damage.

IM man arrested in Delhi sent to 7-day NIA custody

IM man arrested in Delhi sent to 7-day NIA custody

Rediff.com20 May 2016

A key operative of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen was on Friday arrested from Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi by the National Investigating Agency.

2002-03 Mumbai blasts: Lifer for 3, 10-yr jail for others

2002-03 Mumbai blasts: Lifer for 3, 10-yr jail for others

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Accused Wahid Ansari and Farhan Khot were also awarded life imprisonment in the 2002-2003 bomb blasts case.

Buzz: Cricket Australia has special requests for BCCI

Buzz: Cricket Australia has special requests for BCCI

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

Maxwell closer to return, trains with Victoria

Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda discharged

Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda discharged

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Top LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda was today discharged by a Delhi court in a case lodged against him in 1994 under the stringent TADA.

Ajmer Dargah head's comment on triple talaq sparks family feud

Ajmer Dargah head's comment on triple talaq sparks family feud

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

Ajmer dargah Deewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan's statement on triple talaq has led to a feud in his family with his younger brother dubbing him as a non-Muslim and staking claim to the post of the Deewan of the shrine.

Changing stance: Don't know where Dawood is, says government

Changing stance: Don't know where Dawood is, says government

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The latest admission appears to be a u-turn by the government, which in the past, has maintained that the underworld don lives in Pakistan.

7 years on, trial in Mumbai train blasts puffs along on slow track

7 years on, trial in Mumbai train blasts puffs along on slow track

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Seven years after the Mumbai serial train blasts in which nearly 200 people were killed and over 700 injured, the trial in the case is still going on with the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court recording the statements of the accused. "The court is now recording the statement of the accused who wanted to depose as a defence witness in the case," said advocate Sherif Sheikh, appearing for some of the accused in the case

Delhi police draw court's ire for not probing properly Tunda case

Delhi police draw court's ire for not probing properly Tunda case

Rediff.com28 May 2014

A city court on Wednesday disapproved of the Delhi police's handling of a case lodged in 1996 relating to recovery of explosives against Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, saying there was no proper investigation. Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar directed the special cell of the Delhi police to file their written submissions on framing of charges against the accused by June 30, the next date of hearing.

REWIND: 11 minutes, 7 bombs and a 9-year trial

REWIND: 11 minutes, 7 bombs and a 9-year trial

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

A Special MCOCA court has convicted 12 of the 13 accused in the July 11, 2006 Mumbai suburban train bombings in which 188 people were killed.

Rajnath seeks clerics' help to keep Indian youth away from ISIS

Rajnath seeks clerics' help to keep Indian youth away from ISIS

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

The hour-long meeting, also attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and senior home ministry officials, apprised the Muslim clerics about activities of the West Asian terrorist group and its efforts to attract Indian youth to its fold.

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

The case took a twist when the defence lawyer sought to call Indian Mujahideen co-founder Sadiq Sheikh as a defence witness after he told the police in 2008 that IM members were responsible for all the blasts that had occurred in India since 2005 including the July 11, 2006 train blasts.

'If anyone has the voice of god, it is Mohammed Rafi'

'If anyone has the voice of god, it is Mohammed Rafi'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

'People say my father was scared of Kishore Kumar. That is untrue. There are so many songs that my father told the composers to let some other singer sing because they too are good.'

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.

Tunda sent to 10-day custody in 1997 Delhi blast case

Tunda sent to 10-day custody in 1997 Delhi blast case

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda was today remanded to 10-day police custody by a Delhi court in connection with a 1997 bomb blast case lodged against him in New Delhi.

Remembering Rafi: 'There Cannot Be Another'

Remembering Rafi: 'There Cannot Be Another'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Rafisaab's memory is as alive as ever in his devoted fans' minds.

With 'Jai Bhim-Jai Mim' can Owaisi woo Uttar Pradesh?

With 'Jai Bhim-Jai Mim' can Owaisi woo Uttar Pradesh?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

Bhim denotes Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar, while Mim denotes the letter 'M' in the Urdu alphabet; the party used the slogan effectively in the 2014 Maharashtra assembly elections

Court remands Tunda to seven-day police custody

Court remands Tunda to seven-day police custody

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda was on Wednesday remanded in seven days' police custody by a Delhi court after the investigators said those who had allegedly helped him in illegal infiltration of Pakistani nationals are yet to be identified.

Lynchings from another time

Lynchings from another time

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

'Mumbai's killings in January 1993 came at the tail end of two outbursts of vicious communal violence, whereas today, it's peacetime in a 'new India'.' 'At that time, the perpetrators warned onlookers to keep their mouths shut.' 'Today, the perpetrators take videos of their attacks, such is their confidence.' 'The mobs have succeeded in terrorising an entire community and indeed, all those dealing in the transport of cattle, whatever their religion,' says Jyoti Punwani.

Will Pakistan's new army chief cool down tensions with India?

Will Pakistan's new army chief cool down tensions with India?

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

'General Bajwa is believed to consider the internal threats to Pakistan's security as far more serious than the bogey of the Indian threat.' 'This doesn't mean that he is soft on India, only that he is more rational and sensible than his predecessor who had a bit of a chip on his shoulder about India,' points out Pakistan expert Sushant Sareen.

'Sooner or later, we will hear news about Dawood's end'

'Sooner or later, we will hear news about Dawood's end'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

'After Rajan is back in India, our resident dons are almost down. I won't say that they are out. So, now the obvious question is about Dawood, and the present government, I think, is more than willing to address that issue.' 'I think the political system made this kind of people; the corporate world made this kind of people. I have mentioned in my book that even the banks were using these outlaws to get their money back.'