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'You saved us, prevented bloodbath': Sri Lanka thanks India

'You saved us, prevented bloodbath': Sri Lanka thanks India

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

'Never expected, and never in history, not a single country has extended that kind of assistance'

London Olympics to have airport-style security

London Olympics to have airport-style security

Rediff.com14 Jan 2011

Sports fans attending the London 2012 Olympics can expect airport-style security screening at venues, the policeman in charge of safety at the Games said on Thursday.

Haven't sanctioned ACP Mahabole's transfer: Chavan

Haven't sanctioned ACP Mahabole's transfer: Chavan

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday categorically said that the proposal to transfer Assistant Commissioner of Police P Anil Mahabole had not come to him for sanction.

3 cops involved in Ishrat encounter transferred

3 cops involved in Ishrat encounter transferred

Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

The Gujarat government on Wednesday transferred Indian Police Service officers P P Pande, G L Singhal and Assistant Commissioner of Police Tarun Barot following a suggestion by the high court bench hearing the 2004 police encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

Day after 7-hour questioning, Dinakaran quizzed again in bribery case

Day after 7-hour questioning, Dinakaran quizzed again in bribery case

Rediff.com23 Apr 2017

An Assistant Commissioner of Police rank investigating officer had quizzed Dinakaran, the nephew of jailed AIADMK chief Sasikala.

Gujarat man held for posing as 'designer' of Chandrayaan-3 lander

Gujarat man held for posing as 'designer' of Chandrayaan-3 lander

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

A complaint was lodged against the accused Mitul Trivedi, after he was seen giving interviews to the local media since the Vikram lander successfully made soft landing on August 24, claiming to have designed the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, the official said.

The Strange Deposition Of Shivaji Pawar

The Strange Deposition Of Shivaji Pawar

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

Shivaji Pawar made a startling revelation: Though the subject matter of his investigation was the January 1 violence, he had not examined any of the witnesses to that violence.

7 dead, 18 injured in fire at Mumbai high-rise

7 dead, 18 injured in fire at Mumbai high-rise

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

At least seven people died and 18 injured when a fire broke out in a 22-storey building in Mumbai's suburban Powai on Saturday evening, police said.

Chargesheet filed against Teesta for 'fabricating evidence' in Gujarat riots cases

Chargesheet filed against Teesta for 'fabricating evidence' in Gujarat riots cases

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

A special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday submitted a charge sheet against activist Teesta Setalvad, retired director general of police R B Sreekumar and former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

Pak SC pulls up authorities for failing to stop attack on Hindu temple

Pak SC pulls up authorities for failing to stop attack on Hindu temple

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

The apex court took suo motu notice of the case after patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council Dr Ramesh Kumar met the Chief Justice on Thursday.

3 Bangladeshi tourists dead as houseboat catches fire in Dal Lake

3 Bangladeshi tourists dead as houseboat catches fire in Dal Lake

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

Three tourists from Bangladesh were charred to death in a major blaze in a houseboat on the famous Dal Lake on Saturday, officials in Srinagar said.

Police case against Sena for noise pollution

Police case against Sena for noise pollution

Rediff.com18 Oct 2010

The city police has registered a case against Shiv Sena workers for flouting Noise Pollution Control Rules during the party's Dusshera rally, held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. "A case under Bombay Police Act has been registered against the organisers of the rally for exceeding the 50 decibel noise level," Assistant Commissioner of Police Madhukar Sankhe told PTI.

AP: Osmania students clash with police, 45 injured

AP: Osmania students clash with police, 45 injured

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

The situation was tensed up in Telangana region on Wednesday as police baton-charged members of the Students Action Committee, who had called for a shutdown over the suicide committed by students for the Telangana cause and demanded resignations of elected representatives from the region.

First England-Pakistan Test was fixed too

First England-Pakistan Test was fixed too

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

Pushed to the wall by allegations of 'spot-fixing' in the Lord's Test, the Pakistan cricket team could find itself in more trouble as reports in London claim that the side's players also rigged the opening Test against England, which the hosts won by a massive 354 runs.

Phoolan murder accused posed as ACP

Phoolan murder accused posed as ACP

Rediff.com25 Apr 2006

Bomb placed in parked bus defused in Madurai

Bomb placed in parked bus defused in Madurai

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

A powerful bomb placed in a bus parked in a depot in Madurai was on Friday defused by police who said it could have been placed to cause disturbance before the next month's local body elections in Tamil Nadu.

Tax officials get posting choice

Tax officials get posting choice

Rediff.com16 Jun 2003

Over 100 arrested for attacks on churches, Christian homes in Pakistan

Over 100 arrested for attacks on churches, Christian homes in Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

Scores of churches and homes belonging to Christians in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad district, some 130 km from the provincial capital, were burnt down on Wednesday by a mob enraged over reports that two Christians had desecrated the Quran.

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Delhi deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia has been named as an accused in the case.

B'luru fire: Cops probing even sabotage angle

B'luru fire: Cops probing even sabotage angle

Rediff.com24 Feb 2010

An inquiry by the Bengaluru police has been ordered into the fire at a commercial complex that left nine persons dead and all angles, including sabotage, would be probed, a top Karnataka police official said on Wednesday.

Police question ADAG officers who met Borge

Police question ADAG officers who met Borge

Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

The Railway police on Thursday recorded the statements of three officials of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group who had reportedly met Bharat Borge, the Airworks technician, who was found dead on railway tracks on Tuesday.

Top cop denies partying with Chhota Rajan gang

Top cop denies partying with Chhota Rajan gang

Rediff.com2 Jan 2010

Assistant Commissioner of Police Prakash Wani on Saturday vehemently denied reports of him allegedly partying with Chhota Rajan gang members at a private club in suburban Chembur in Mumbai.

Reputed Kathak dancer Bireshwar Gautam found dead

Reputed Kathak dancer Bireshwar Gautam found dead

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

Internationally acclaimed Kathak dancer Bireshwar Gautam alias Biru was on Saturday found dead in mysterious circumstances at his residence in suburban Oshiwara in Mumbai, the police said.

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Satyamev Jayate 2 has a dated, circa 1990s script which won't find acceptance with today's generations, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

What ban! Loud crackers burst all around Delhi on Diwali

What ban! Loud crackers burst all around Delhi on Diwali

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Despite legal deterrent in place to discourage people from doing so, by dusk, residents in many neighborhoods, including some areas in south Delhi and northwest Delhi, had started bursting crackers.

Another top cop questioned in stamp paper scam

Another top cop questioned in stamp paper scam

Rediff.com7 Dec 2003

Deputy Commissioner of Police Pradip Sawant was questioned on alleged lapses in probing the multicrore fake stamp paper scam.

Key Mumbai blasts suspect shot dead

Key Mumbai blasts suspect shot dead

Rediff.com13 Sep 2003

Massive fire breaks out in MP govt building in Bhopal, no casualties

Massive fire breaks out in MP govt building in Bhopal, no casualties

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah about the fire and sought assistance for dousing it, an official said.

Delhi: Wanted criminal nabbed after encounter

Delhi: Wanted criminal nabbed after encounter

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

The Delhi police scored a major victory on Wednesday when it arrested Sondeep Chetania, accused in different murder cases across the city.

NSG to help probe Vile Parle blast

NSG to help probe Vile Parle blast

Rediff.com28 Jan 2003

It will coordinate with forensic experts to determine the type of explosive that was used in the blast, which killed a woman.

K'taka CM orders probe into state public service commission scam

K'taka CM orders probe into state public service commission scam

Rediff.com10 Jun 2013

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced an inquiry into alleged irregularities in selection of candidates by the state public Service Commission for gazetted probationer posts.

UK's seniormost Asian cop asked to 'shut up'

UK's seniormost Asian cop asked to 'shut up'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

Hours after publicly announcing that he would be suing the Scotland Yard for racism, Britain's most senior Asian police officer has been asked by superiors to "shut up" and "get on" with his job. Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur went public on Thursday with a highly damaging legal action against Sir Ian Blair, accusing the Metropolitan Police chief of repeated acts of racial, religious and age discrimination.

Mumbai police: Shiney admits to rape

Mumbai police: Shiney admits to rape

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

'There was no consent in the sex,' Assistant Commissioner of Police Dilip Suryavanshi told rediff.com

Punjab offers free legal aid to 700 students facing deportation in Canada

Punjab offers free legal aid to 700 students facing deportation in Canada

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Thursday said the state government will provide free legal assistance to around 700 Indian students who are facing deportation from Canada.

Akshay Kumar arrested, released on bail

Akshay Kumar arrested, released on bail

Rediff.com18 May 2009

Akshay Kumar was arrested and released on bail at Vakola Police Station in suburban Mumbai on Monday morning regarding an obscenity case.

HC halts Nuh demolitions, asks if it was ethnic cleansing

HC halts Nuh demolitions, asks if it was ethnic cleansing

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday ordered a halt to the demolition drive in violence-hit Nuh and asked if it was an "exercise of ethnic cleansing".

Hijack scare: Judicial remand for unruly passenger

Hijack scare: Judicial remand for unruly passenger

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajan Bhagat told rediff.com, "A team of Delhi Police worked through the night to complete the job and produced Jitendra Kumar before the court as it was his rowdy activity that caused a flutter." Two other passengers -- Samir Uppal and Harpreet -- were released by the police on Monday after questioning.

1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in IISc lab in Bengaluru

1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in IISc lab in Bengaluru

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Technician Manoj from Mysuru died on the spot while three others suffered injuries.