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'Violence won't end till people say let's stop it'

'Violence won't end till people say let's stop it'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

'Unfortunately, there is no movement towards peace in Manipur.'

Udaipur man killed over 'insult to Islam'; 2 arrested

Udaipur man killed over 'insult to Islam'; 2 arrested

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Accused circulated a video of themselves confessing to the killing and threatened to take PM Modi's life

UP police gun down accused in witness Umesh Pal's murder

UP police gun down accused in witness Umesh Pal's murder

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday gunned down one of the accused in the sensational February 24 killing of a prime witness in the 2005 murder case of then Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal in an encounter in Prayagraj.

Aaditya Thackeray challenges Eknath Shinde: Will contest from Thane and win

Aaditya Thackeray challenges Eknath Shinde: Will contest from Thane and win

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday slammed the Maharashtra government saying that "Mughal rule" was prevailing in the state, and declared that he would contest the next assembly election from Thane, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's bastion.

TMC leader stabbed to death near Kolkata, party blames BJP

TMC leader stabbed to death near Kolkata, party blames BJP

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

A Trinamool Congress leader was stabbed to death at a market in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Thursday morning, following which locals caught one of the assailants and lynched him on the spot, the police said.

Video footage reveals how rivals murder gangster Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail

Video footage reveals how rivals murder gangster Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail

Rediff.com5 May 2023

The video, captured by a CCTV camera inside the high-security jail, showed the attackers descending from the first floor by clinging to bed sheets using them as a rope and then barging into Tajpuriya's cell on the ground floor to attack him.

Athlete Arunima wants her assailants punished

Athlete Arunima wants her assailants punished

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

Arunima Sinha, a national level volleyball player who lost her leg after being thrown out by robbers from a running train near Bareilly on Monday, will be given a job by the railways which has promised all help for her rehabilitation.

India slams China for saving 26/11 terrorist Sajid Mir from UN blacklist

India slams China for saving 26/11 terrorist Sajid Mir from UN blacklist

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

India has hit out at China for blocking a move to designate Pakistan-based LeT leader Sajid Mir as a "global terrorist" by the UN, saying it shows a lack of genuine political will to fight the scourge of terrorism.

SC to hear plea seeking action against Veep, Rijiju

SC to hear plea seeking action against Veep, Rijiju

Rediff.com14 May 2023

The lawyers' body has moved the top court challenging the Bombay high court's February 9 order dismissing its plea on the ground that it was not a fit case to invoke the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution.

Kabaddi player Nangal shot dead in Jalandhar

Kabaddi player Nangal shot dead in Jalandhar

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

Kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal was shot dead on Monday evening during a tournament by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said.

Former minister Prasad's assailant dead

Former minister Prasad's assailant dead

Rediff.com24 Oct 2005

Rai had been in a coma since the attack.

Moosewala murder: Punjab police to question gangster Bishnoi

Moosewala murder: Punjab police to question gangster Bishnoi

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

The Punjab police on Wednesday said it will question jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi after bringing him to the state in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Moosewala was shot from close range, 25 bullets hit him: Post-mortem report

Moosewala was shot from close range, 25 bullets hit him: Post-mortem report

Rediff.com31 May 2022

Sources said that the singer died before he was taken to the hospital.

SC to hear on July 3 plea for independent probe into Atiq, Ashraf murders

SC to hear on July 3 plea for independent probe into Atiq, Ashraf murders

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

According to the July 3 cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a bench of Justices S R Bhat and Aravind Kumar will hear the petition filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari

SC rejects lawyers' plea against Dhankhar, Rijiju over remarks on judiciary

SC rejects lawyers' plea against Dhankhar, Rijiju over remarks on judiciary

Rediff.com15 May 2023

The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices SK Kaul and A Amanullah.

Sufi spiritual guru from Afghanistan shot dead in Nashik

Sufi spiritual guru from Afghanistan shot dead in Nashik

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

A 35-year-old Muslim community religious leader hailing from Afghanistan was shot dead by a group of four unidentified persons in Yeola town of Maharashtra's Nashik district on Tuesday, the police said.

Nehru: The Man Who Knew No Fear

Nehru: The Man Who Knew No Fear

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 134th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recounts incidents where the first prime minister showed exemplary courage, bravery and integrity.

Autopsy shows 19 bullets were pumped into Moosewala

Autopsy shows 19 bullets were pumped into Moosewala

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

At least three weapons were used and thirty empty cases were found from the site.

Criminal justice system is punishment, says SC in 14-year-old abetment of suicide case

Criminal justice system is punishment, says SC in 14-year-old abetment of suicide case

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

"The criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment," the Supreme Court observed while discharging three accused in an alleged abetment of suicide case which was registered way back in 2008 in Punjab.

HC reduces life term of convict in RTI activist's gunning down case, grants bail

HC reduces life term of convict in RTI activist's gunning down case, grants bail

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

The Gujarat high court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.

TN minister Balaji questions ED's power to arrest him in PMLA case

TN minister Balaji questions ED's power to arrest him in PMLA case

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

He referred to the top court's 2022 judgement in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case and said it had held that ED officers are not "police officers".

NIA raids 10 places linked to Khalistani terrorist's aides in Punjab, Haryana

NIA raids 10 places linked to Khalistani terrorist's aides in Punjab, Haryana

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

The raids were conducted a day after a special court in Mohali declared Dala a proclaimed offender in a case of conspiracy to kill a priest in Punjab, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

Haryana govt says Gurmeet not a hardcore prisoner, justifies parole

Haryana govt says Gurmeet not a hardcore prisoner, justifies parole

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

The dera chief, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two disciples, was granted 40-day parole on January 20.

2 sisters shot dead in Delhi, killing triggers political row

2 sisters shot dead in Delhi, killing triggers political row

Rediff.com18 Jun 2023

Gunmen allegedly shot dead two women in southwest Delhi's RK Puram in the early hours of Sunday over a suspected financial dispute with their brother, police said.

Moosewala murder: 6 detained from Uttarakhand

Moosewala murder: 6 detained from Uttarakhand

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Six persons were travelling to Punjab from Hemkund Sahib Yatra in a vehicle which was intercepted by Uttarakhand STF and local police following a tip-off.

Bombay lawyers group moves SC against Dhankhar, Rijiju over judiciary remarks

Bombay lawyers group moves SC against Dhankhar, Rijiju over judiciary remarks

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

oved the Supreme Court against a high court decision dismissing its PIL against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for their remarks on judiciary and the collegium system for appointment of judges.

Salman Khan gets gun licence after he cites death threat

Salman Khan gets gun licence after he cites death threat

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Salman and his father Salim Khan had received a death threat on June 5, days after Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29.

RBI defends Rs 2000 note exchange exercise in court, says not demonetisation

RBI defends Rs 2000 note exchange exercise in court, says not demonetisation

Rediff.com23 May 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday told the Delhi high court that withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes is not demonetisation but a statutory exercise, and the decision to enable their exchange was taken for operational convenience.

Gunmen dressed as advocates shoot dead gangster in Delhi court, are killed

Gunmen dressed as advocates shoot dead gangster in Delhi court, are killed

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

Three people including gangster Jitendra Gogi were killed in a shootout on Friday at Delhi's Rohini court, the police said.

After Salman Rushdie Was Attacked

After Salman Rushdie Was Attacked

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

The Iranian regime issued a fatwa against the legendary novelist for his novel The Satanic Verses in February 1989.

Udaipur tailor's body had 26 injury marks: Sources

Udaipur tailor's body had 26 injury marks: Sources

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

However, it is not clear whether all the injuries were caused by the cleaver.

Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack

Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack

Rediff.com19 May 2023

Salman Rushdie has been honoured with the PEN Centenary Courage Award as the Mumbai-born writer made his first in-person public appearance since being stabbed and severely wounded in a knife attack at a literary event in New York last year.

SC spares noose for 4 in 1996 Delhi blast case, awards life in jail

SC spares noose for 4 in 1996 Delhi blast case, awards life in jail

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded life sentence to four convicts in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case for the remainder of their lives without remission, citing the severity of the offence. Thirteen people were killed and nearly 40 injured in the explosion.

Gogi's killers had planned to surrender after killing him

Gogi's killers had planned to surrender after killing him

Rediff.com26 Sep 2021

Three of the four accused who were involved in the recent Rohini Court shootout in the national capital had planned to surrender before the judge after killing rival gangster Jitender Gogi, according to sources.

Moosewala's father went after son with security, witnessed his killing

Moosewala's father went after son with security, witnessed his killing

Rediff.com30 May 2022

The famous singer and Congress leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Sunday, a day after the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government brought down his security cover from four Punjab Police commandos to two.

Court orders medical test of Pawar's assailant

Court orders medical test of Pawar's assailant

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

A local court in Delhi on Wednesday asked Delhi Police to carry out a medical test of the mental health of Harvinder Singh, who had slapped Union Minister Sharad Pawar, and submit the report to it by December 5.

Gangster killed outside his house in Sikar, man caught in firing also dead

Gangster killed outside his house in Sikar, man caught in firing also dead

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

Another man who had gone to meet his daughter studying in a coaching institute there was also hit by bullets and died.

Threat letter: Mumbai police record Salman Khan's statement

Threat letter: Mumbai police record Salman Khan's statement

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Khan's statement was recorded on Monday evening before he left for Hyderabad, he said.

Central Vista project, including new Parliament saw many court cases

Central Vista project, including new Parliament saw many court cases

Rediff.com28 May 2023

The project was announced in September 2019 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020.

Quality, not quantity, of witnesses matters: SC

Quality, not quantity, of witnesses matters: SC

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

In its verdict, the top court said that non-examination of one of the daughters and the father of one of the deceased as a witness has no material bearing.