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Court grants NOC for passport to Rahul for 3 years

Court grants NOC for passport to Rahul for 3 years

Rediff.com26 May 2023

The former Congress chief is an accused in the National Herald case in which BJP leader Subramanian Swamy is the complainant.

Accused's mother tracks down 'dead girl' to prove jailed son's innocence

Accused's mother tracks down 'dead girl' to prove jailed son's innocence

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

In a story to rival the best of crime thrillers, a woman was tracked down alive seven years after she was pronounced dead by the mother of the key accused in the case, who was convinced of her son's innocence.

TADA charge against MP S S Mann

TADA charge against MP S S Mann

Rediff.com22 Feb 2003

Mann is a Lok Sabha member from Sangrur constituency in Punjab.

Modi Set To Push NPR Again?

Modi Set To Push NPR Again?

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

'The linking of Aadhaar to births and deaths will revive the debate around citizenship.'

CWG scam-accused Suresh Kalmadi appointed Life President of IOA

CWG scam-accused Suresh Kalmadi appointed Life President of IOA

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Commonwealth Games corruption scandal tainted Suresh Kalmadi was on Tuesday made the Life President of Indian Olympic Association in its Annual General Body Meeting in New Delhi. Another tainted official Abhay Singh Chautala was also made the Life President by the IOA.

Assam's child marriage arrests rise to 2441 even as protests continue

Assam's child marriage arrests rise to 2441 even as protests continue

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Amid protests in Barak Valley, Morigaon and Dhubri, the crackdown on child marriage in Assam entered the fourth day on Monday, with the number of arrests rising to 2,441.

Centre forcing Agusta middleman to frame our leaders: Congress

Centre forcing Agusta middleman to frame our leaders: Congress

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

Surjewala statement comes after some media reports claimed that investigators questioning the suspected middleman in the 'chopper kickbacks' case were trying to extract a false confession from him that he personally knew Gandhi at the time the AgustaWestland chopper deal was finalised.

Activist Anant Teltumbde gets bail but will stay in jail

Activist Anant Teltumbde gets bail but will stay in jail

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Kanimozhi moves SC to squash 2G charges against her

Kanimozhi moves SC to squash 2G charges against her

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Dravida Munetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Kanimozhi moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking quashing of the charges against her in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, claiming she has been falsely implicated in the case.

26/11 case: Pak drops charges against ex-LeT terrorist

26/11 case: Pak drops charges against ex-LeT terrorist

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

The FIA said the allegation that he had financed one of the arrested suspects in Mumbai case could not be proved after thorough investigation.

Defence rejects prosecution documents in Dabholkar murder case

Defence rejects prosecution documents in Dabholkar murder case

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

The defence on Wednesday refused to admit the list of 13 documents, including the spot 'panchnama', submitted by the prosecution in the rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case in a court here in Maharashtra.

2G case: Raja opposes CBI's plea to invoke fresh charges

2G case: Raja opposes CBI's plea to invoke fresh charges

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Former Telecom Minister A Raja on Friday opposed in a Delhi court the fresh plea of Central Bureau Investigation seeking framing of a charge for criminal breach of trust in the 2G spectrum allocation case against 17 accused, saying it was an attempt to keep him in jail.

NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

Rediff.com25 May 2022

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday sought the death penalty for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case, court sources said.

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster.

CBI: Wankhede trying to show SRK texts as 'certificate of integrity'

CBI: Wankhede trying to show SRK texts as 'certificate of integrity'

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede is trying to show the alleged messages exchanged with film superstar Shah Rukh Khan as certificate of integrity, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Bombay high court on Monday during a hearing of a petition of the official who is accused of seeking Rs 25 crore as bribe from the actor for not implicating his son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise 'drug bust' case.

SC dismisses NIA's plea against bail to Anand Teltumbde

SC dismisses NIA's plea against bail to Anand Teltumbde

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said it will not interfere with the high court order granting bail to Teltumbde.

I have been framed, says athlete Pinki

I have been framed, says athlete Pinki

Rediff.com11 Jul 2012

Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik walked out of jail after 26 days on Wednesday and said she was falsely implicated in the rape case. She was arrested after a woman charged that the athlete was male and had raped her.

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Panthic politics came easily to Parkash Singh Badal. But he was quick to abandon it when it became a problem, points out Aditi Phadnis.

Court issues bailable warrant against Rubaiya Sayeed, seeks her appearance

Court issues bailable warrant against Rubaiya Sayeed, seeks her appearance

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

A special court in Jammu on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, after she did not appear for cross-examination in a case related to her abduction by the JKLF in 1989.

Will this season's I-League champs play in ISL next year?

Will this season's I-League champs play in ISL next year?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

According to the roadmap approved in 2019 with the involvement of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and agreed to by the stakeholders, the I-League champion team of this season (2022-23) as well as that of next year (2023-24) was to get a direct slot in the corresponding next season of top-tier ISL.

Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Tharoor thanked the judge, and said it was "an absolute torture for last seven-and-a-half-years" and that it was a "great relief".

From 2007 to 2017: How the 2G scam case progressed

From 2007 to 2017: How the 2G scam case progressed

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

A special court on Thursday acquitted all accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam cases. The scam relates to the granting of 2G spectrum licence allocations in 2007-08 which caused, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, a loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Here is a detailed timeline of how the case came to light and how it has progressed over the years:

Lakhimpur violence: SC grants 8-week bail to Mishra; can't stay in Delhi, UP

Lakhimpur violence: SC grants 8-week bail to Mishra; can't stay in Delhi, UP

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted eight-week interim bail to Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that had left eight people dead.

Teesta Setalvad handed over to Ahmedabad crime branch, arrest likely

Teesta Setalvad handed over to Ahmedabad crime branch, arrest likely

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

After her detention on Saturday, she had been taken to the Santacruz police station in Mumbai for informing the local police about her detention.

RSS defamation case: Trial against Rahul to be held daily from Feb 5

RSS defamation case: Trial against Rahul to be held daily from Feb 5

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

A court in Thane district of Maharashtra on Saturday said trial in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will be conducted on a day-to-day basis from February 5.

Bindra slams IOA on chargesheet issue, asks IOC not to back out

Bindra slams IOA on chargesheet issue, asks IOC not to back out

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Tuesday lashed out at Indian Olympic Association officials for refusing to accept International Olympic Committee's directive to bar chargesheeted persons from contesting elections and asked the world body to stick to its earlier stand.

Is The Congress Doomed?

Is The Congress Doomed?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground. Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore. Leadership matters, asserts Ramesh Menon.

NCLT imposes moratorium on Go First's financial obligations

NCLT imposes moratorium on Go First's financial obligations

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday admitted Go First's voluntary plea to initiate the insolvency resolution process against the airline. A two-member bench comprising President Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and L N Gupta also appointed Abhliash Lal as interim resolution professional (IRP) to run the debt-ridden company. It has also put the company under protection of moratorium and directed the suspended board of directors to assist the IRP to run the company during insolvency proceedings.

Manipur CM Survives Because Of Modi-Shah Blessings

Manipur CM Survives Because Of Modi-Shah Blessings

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

'It is difficult to replace him because if he is replaced, it will lead to a sense of defeat among the Meiteis, rightly or wrongly, and more chaos.'

Anand Teltumbde refutes NIA's claims, seeks discharge in Elgar case

Anand Teltumbde refutes NIA's claims, seeks discharge in Elgar case

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

Activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, on Thursday moved a discharge application before the special NIA court in Mumbai, claiming that the probe agency has not produced any material to show that he is a member of CPI-Maoist or his alleged role in the case.

Drug offences a menace to society, show no leniency to NDPS convicts: SC

Drug offences a menace to society, show no leniency to NDPS convicts: SC

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985, are a "menace" to society and no leniency should be shown to those convicted under it.

HC seeks govt stand on validity of sexual consent by persons aged 16-18

HC seeks govt stand on validity of sexual consent by persons aged 16-18

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

The petitioner said that he and the "victim" engaged in consensual sex and there is nothing on record to show the use of force and the FIR was registered only at the behest of the girl's family.

Defamation filed case against Rahul Gandhi for remarks on Savarkar

Defamation filed case against Rahul Gandhi for remarks on Savarkar

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

"The case was filed based on the complaint lodged by Vandana Dongre, a functionary of the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The complainant alleged that Gandhi hurt the sentiments of citizens through his derogatory statements against Savarkar," the official said.

'Appointments of Kalmadi, Chautala as IOA life members unacceptable'

'Appointments of Kalmadi, Chautala as IOA life members unacceptable'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

The Government on Tuesday expressed shock at the appointments of Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala as life presidents of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

Referee who awarded Real wrong penalty 'wasn't in the right frame of mind'

Referee who awarded Real wrong penalty 'wasn't in the right frame of mind'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

The referee who awarded Real Madrid the stoppage-time penalty that secured a 2-1 La Liga win at Elche on Wednesday may not have been in the right state of mind to take charge of the game, the head of Spain's referees' committee said on Thursday.

Malegaon blast: HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea

Malegaon blast: HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's discharge plea

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Among other grounds for seeking discharge, Purohit had claimed lack of sanction under relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure to prosecute him.

SC grants bail to 82-yr-old Varavara Rao on medical grounds

SC grants bail to 82-yr-old Varavara Rao on medical grounds

Rediff.com10 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to poet and activist P Varavara Rao on medical grounds in the Bhima-Koregaon case.

SC says day-to-day trial in Lakhimpur case will affect other court cases

SC says day-to-day trial in Lakhimpur case will affect other court cases

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday said it may not be possible to direct the trial court to conduct day-to-day hearing in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, in which Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish is among those facing prosecution, as it may affect other cases pending there.

HC upholds arrest of priest charged with abusing girl in US

HC upholds arrest of priest charged with abusing girl in US

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

The Madras high court has upheld the arrest of a Catholic priest from Tamil Nadu, charged with abusing a minor girl in the United States, facilitating his extradition to face justice in that country.

Bavuma to captain South Africa at T20 World Cup

Bavuma to captain South Africa at T20 World Cup

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Temba Bavuma has recovered from injury and will take charge