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Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP's Sanjay Singh following searches

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP's Sanjay Singh following searches

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

This comes after the agency conducted searches at his residence earlier in the day in connection with the case.

At mega Cong rally, Rahul promises nationwide caste census

At mega Cong rally, Rahul promises nationwide caste census

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Addressing a huge rally in Maharashtra's Nagpur on the occasion of the Congress' 139th foundation day, he said unemployment in the country has reached its highest point in the last 40 years.

BJP won't stop any Gehlot scheme: Modi in Rajasthan

BJP won't stop any Gehlot scheme: Modi in Rajasthan

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has already 'accepted defeat' by requesting him not to stop schemes initiated by the Congress in Rajasthan, and gave a guarantee that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not stop any scheme but only try to improve it.

No water, power to Gaza until hostages freed: Israel

No water, power to Gaza until hostages freed: Israel

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Amid the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel that has claimed thousands of innocent lives, Israel's Energy Minister has warned that Tel Aviv will not allow humanitarian aid or any essential resources into Gaza until Hamas releases captives, Al Jazeera reported.

Govt's stance on Israel-Hamas conflict is disappointing: Cong

Govt's stance on Israel-Hamas conflict is disappointing: Cong

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

Venugopal said the horrific consequences of this war demand immediate attention from the international community, and India must lead efforts to bring peace and provide relief to the affected.

Opposition did not allow discussion on Manipur: Modi

Opposition did not allow discussion on Manipur: Modi

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

'The opposition parties didn't want voting as it would have exposed the cracks in their alliance. They ran away from the House'

Kalki 2989 AD Looks Exciting

Kalki 2989 AD Looks Exciting

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

The ambition shown in the world-building of this universe is highly commendable and something that promises a big-screen spectacle. Mayur Sanap hopes that Nag Ashwin is not swayed by the excessive use of CGI and his rooted vision will shine with a strong and unique storyline.

'Scenes out of a Zombie film': Israel on beheading of babies by Hamas

'Scenes out of a Zombie film': Israel on beheading of babies by Hamas

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

'There were bodies scattered everywhere, mutilated, women and children that were handcuffed and shot, executed, houses torched and burned, and people who were either burnt inside or suffocated'

11th anniversary of Nirbhaya: 'Nothing has changed'

11th anniversary of Nirbhaya: 'Nothing has changed'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

A 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, who came to be known as "Nirbhaya (the fearless one)", was raped and assaulted by six men inside a bus in south Delhi on December 16, 2012, before being thrown out of the moving vehicle.

Hamas official vows to 'repeat' Oct 7 attack on Israel

Hamas official vows to 'repeat' Oct 7 attack on Israel

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

A senior member of Hamas hailed the attack it carried out in Israel on October 7 and stressed that if given a chance, the terror group will repeat similar assaults many times in the future until Israel is exterminated, reported The Times of Israel.

More than 600 Meiteis leave Mizoram fearing attacks

More than 600 Meiteis leave Mizoram fearing attacks

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

More than 600 Meiteis have left Mizoram due to fear of tension after a video two tribal women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur surfaced online recently, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

Four held for attack on Dalit man in Gujarat, cops book victim too

Four held for attack on Dalit man in Gujarat, cops book victim too

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

A First Information Report was also registered against the victim on a complaint filed by some of the accused, said an official of the local Kakoshi village police station.

SC to hear plea seeking SIT or CBI probe into death of Bihar BJP leader

SC to hear plea seeking SIT or CBI probe into death of Bihar BJP leader

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

According to the apex court website, a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta will hear the PIL filed through lawyer Barun Kumar Sinha on July 25.

Rahul Gandhi likely to open debate on no-trust motion in LS

Rahul Gandhi likely to open debate on no-trust motion in LS

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

The Lok Sabha is set to witness a fierce debate on the no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government on Tuesday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose membership was restored following a Supreme Court direction, likely to be the lead speaker of the opposition bloc INDIA.

'My 7 years in Anda cell were the most inhuman form of solitary confinement'

'My 7 years in Anda cell were the most inhuman form of solitary confinement'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

'When there was no crime committed, everything had to be fabricated. They see it as a war, and everything is fair in love and war.'

Doctors threaten stir, Nanded hospital dean files FIR against Shiv Sena MP

Doctors threaten stir, Nanded hospital dean files FIR against Shiv Sena MP

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

A doctors' body has threatened to launch a stir if the Maharashtra government doesn't take action after a video of the acting dean of a state-run hospital in Nanded, where 31 patients have died in 48 hours, being forced to clean a toilet by a Shiv Sena MP went viral.

Poised to enter Gaza, IDF says it's ready for 'anything and everything'

Poised to enter Gaza, IDF says it's ready for 'anything and everything'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Amid escalating tensions in its ongoing war with Hamas, Israel is making strategic preparations for an imminent ground invasion as part of its mission to eliminate the persistent threat posed by the Hamas terrorist organisation.

Modi taking forward Shivaji Maharaj's work: Amit Shah

Modi taking forward Shivaji Maharaj's work: Amit Shah

Rediff.com19 Feb 2023

He also said that Chhatrapati Shivaji's life was all about revolting against the atrocities, and the fight for 'swaraj' (self-rule) started by him continues still today.

Manipur violence: CBI to probe 17 cases including sexual assault

Manipur violence: CBI to probe 17 cases including sexual assault

Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

The CBI has so far registered eight cases which include two related to alleged sexual assault on women in Manipur.

Bihar BJP leader quits over Manipur, says 'PM is sleeping'

Bihar BJP leader quits over Manipur, says 'PM is sleeping'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

A political activist in Bihar on Thursday put up a poster announcing his resignation from 'all posts in the Bharatiya Janata Party' in protest against the ethnic strife in Manipur.

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'

At UN, India, 152 nations vote for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

At UN, India, 152 nations vote for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

The resolution, sponsored among others by Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Palestine, demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and reiterated its demand that all parties comply with their obligations under international law, "notably with regard to the protection of civilians."

'Unfortunate PM treats naked parading of tribal women as law and order problem'

'Unfortunate PM treats naked parading of tribal women as law and order problem'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

'And (the prime minister does so) without giving any hint of a recognition of the political violence resulting in the ethnic cleansing (of tribals and Kukis) which he simply equates it with atrocities against women in other parts of India.' 'This is not acceptable.'

Dalit man's face, body 'smeared with excreta' in MP

Dalit man's face, body 'smeared with excreta' in MP

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

A Dalit man has alleged a man from another caste smeared his face and body with human excreta after he accidentally touched the latter with grease in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district.

Alarming erosion of fundamental rights in India: UN

Alarming erosion of fundamental rights in India: UN

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

"India risks becoming one of the world's main generators of instability, atrocities and violence because of the massive scale and gravity of the violations and abuses targeting mainly religious and other minorities such as Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and others. It is not just individual or local, it is systematic and a reflection of religious nationalism," he said.

CBI takes over 27 cases of Manipur violence

CBI takes over 27 cases of Manipur violence

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

According to the latest data, the CBI has so far registered 27 cases handed over to it by the state police -- 19 cases of crime against women, three related to an armoury loot by a mob, two of murder and one each of rioting and murder, kidnapping and general criminal conspiracy, sources aware of the developments said.

Out on bail, BJP MLA's son fires at tribal in MP, victim hospitalised

Out on bail, BJP MLA's son fires at tribal in MP, victim hospitalised

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Following the incident, the police registered a case against 40-year-old Vivekanand Vaishya, Morba police station inspector Ashok Singh Parihar said.

Dalit woman stripped, son killed by mob in MP

Dalit woman stripped, son killed by mob in MP

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

A Congress delegation on Monday met the family of the Dalit youth, who was allegedly beaten to death last Thursday by a group of people over an old enmity.

5 Lashkar terrorists among 6 ultras killed in 2 encounters in J-K

5 Lashkar terrorists among 6 ultras killed in 2 encounters in J-K

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

Security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Nehama village of Kulgam following information about the presence of terrorists in the area on Thursday, the officials said.

'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

'It was a machinery of death. A large number of Hindus were first converted and then persecuted from 1560 all the way to 1812!' says novelist Richard Zimler.

Shahbad Dairy murder: Delhi cops seek death for Sahil

Shahbad Dairy murder: Delhi cops seek death for Sahil

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

"This was a case of well-planned murder which was carried out in revenge. We have all the evidence and within a month of incident we have submitted the charge sheet to get justice for the family of the victim," Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak said.

Bareilly SDM shifted after 'punishment' video goes viral

Bareilly SDM shifted after 'punishment' video goes viral

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

Sub-divisional magistrate of Meerganj tehsil in Bareilly has been removed from his post after a video surfaced in which he is purportedly seen to have asked a man to squat in his office as a punishment.

TMC MLA rebels as BJP predicts collapse of Mamata govt

TMC MLA rebels as BJP predicts collapse of Mamata govt

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

A Trinamool Congress legislator on Sunday threatened to not support any bill tabled by the government in the West Bengal Assembly in the future and abstain from voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state if 'atrocities' on his loyalists allegedly by a rival faction continued, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party said the collapse of the Mamata Banerjee government was just a matter of time.

Hours after arrest in POCSO case, HC orders K'taka seer's release, stays NBW

Hours after arrest in POCSO case, HC orders K'taka seer's release, stays NBW

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

After he was set free, the seer was staying at the Virakta Math in Davangere, from where he was arrested by the Chitradurga police on on Monday.

After 13-hour debate, Cong govt in Chhattisgarh defeats BJP's no-trust motion

After 13-hour debate, Cong govt in Chhattisgarh defeats BJP's no-trust motion

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

The no-confidence motion was defeated by voice vote in the state assembly shortly after 1 am following a 13-hour debate.

Will move into Gaza, but won't tell when: Netanyahu

Will move into Gaza, but won't tell when: Netanyahu

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

Israel has drafted 350,000-400,000 soldiers for a ground operation in Gaza since the dastardly attacks on its southern communities on October 7.

State must end sexual violence by mobs: SC on Manipur

State must end sexual violence by mobs: SC on Manipur

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

Expressing anguish over the manner in which women were subjected to grave atrocities in Manipur, the Supreme Court has said that mobs use sexual violence to send a message of subordination to the other community and the state is bound to stop this.

Shahbad Dairy murder: Police file 640-page chargesheet against accused Sahil

Shahbad Dairy murder: Police file 640-page chargesheet against accused Sahil

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

The 640-page charge sheet was filed before a POCSO court on Tuesday under Section 12 of POCSO (punishment for committing sexual harassment upon a child) and sections of the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, court sources said.

'Once you see the barbarity...': Israel envoy shreds UNSC

'Once you see the barbarity...': Israel envoy shreds UNSC

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, lambasted the United Nations Security Council for failing to condemn the October 7 Hamas terror attacks and the slaughter of unarmed civilians.