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Indian-origin parents arrested in US toddler death case

Indian-origin parents arrested in US toddler death case

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Indian-origin parents of a 19-month-old baby, who died of severe head injuries after his babysitter got angry and dumped him on the floor, have been arrested and charged in the US state of Connecticut.

Football Extras: 'I'm an Aussie': refugee footballer Araibi

Football Extras: 'I'm an Aussie': refugee footballer Araibi

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

Indian-American killed, another injured in shootings at US stores

Indian-American killed, another injured in shootings at US stores

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

Parmjit Singh, a 44-year-old father of two high school students, was shot multiple times.

When Smita Patil lived Arth in real life

When Smita Patil lived Arth in real life

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

'Films like Arth don't happen again and again. They come once in a lifetime. I was lucky to make it, and I couldn't have done it without Smita and Shabana.'

ED raids ex-Maha HM Deshmukh's premises; NCP cries foul

ED raids ex-Maha HM Deshmukh's premises; NCP cries foul

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The ED case came about after the CBI first carried out a preliminary enquiry followed by filing a regular case on the orders of the Bombay high court that asked it to look into the allegations of bribery made against Deshmukh by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Pix: Demi Moore in Nepal

Pix: Demi Moore in Nepal

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

The actress was in the country to shoot a documentary on human trafficking.

Badaun rape-murder: NCW member says woman shouldn't have gone out

Badaun rape-murder: NCW member says woman shouldn't have gone out

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

"I tell women again and again that they should never go out at odd hours under anyone's influence," said NCW member Chandramukhi Devi after meeting the woman's family members.

10-year-old girl raped, murdered in MP

10-year-old girl raped, murdered in MP

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

The incident comes days after a 19-year-old college student was allegedly gang-raped in Bhopal, which triggered public outrage against the police.

December 16 incident involving minor is an aberration: SC

December 16 incident involving minor is an aberration: SC

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The December 16 gang-rape-cum-murder case allegedly involving a minor accused is gruesome but such incident is an "aberration rather than rule", the Supreme Court on Wednesday said.

Knighthood for Cook, Thomas and Southgate honoured

Knighthood for Cook, Thomas and Southgate honoured

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

Former England captain Cook, 34, who retired from international cricket this year, was his country's most-capped Test player and record test run scorer.

'The State snatched away my time with my daughter'

'The State snatched away my time with my daughter'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

'It's little things like these -- sharing medicines, consoling each other after a mulaqat (meeting) or a tearful phone conversation with your loved ones or when we would return, dejected, when our bails were rejected -- that made our time in jail bearable.'

'Mamata is mentally and physically finished'

'Mamata is mentally and physically finished'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'

Mother dangles, drops 2-year-old in cheetah pit at US zoo

Mother dangles, drops 2-year-old in cheetah pit at US zoo

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

In a bizarre incident, a two-year-old boy fell into a cheetah enclosure at a zoo in the United States after his mother dangled him over the railing and he slipped out of her grasp.

Sanjhi Ram planned Kathua girl's murder to save son

Sanjhi Ram planned Kathua girl's murder to save son

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

Investigators say the aim of the kidnapping was to scare and drive away the nomadic Gujjar and Bakarwal communities from the Hindu dominated area.

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Reacting to Maneka Gandhi's criticism, the Maharashtra CM said that her word were harsh but he unerstands her feelings as she is also an animal lover.

Chhapaak Trailer: Deepika's screams are spine-chilling

Chhapaak Trailer: Deepika's screams are spine-chilling

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

The Chhapaak trailer could have been a dark and depressing tale of a girl disfigured by a vicious attack but fortunately, it isn't, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.

3 held for raping, killing 4-year-old in Thane

3 held for raping, killing 4-year-old in Thane

Rediff.com15 Jan 2017

"On January 12 evening, the body of the missing girl was found buried in a nullah near Azad Nagar slum area in Bhayander township of Thane district. The police got to know that one of the persons acquainted with the family had committed the crime," the police said.

These states have most number of minor rape victims

These states have most number of minor rape victims

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka had the most number of minor rape victims in 2016.

'A web series is not about sex'

'A web series is not about sex'

Rediff.com22 May 2019

'People have access to the internet and, if they want to see pornography, they will visit other sites and watch it there. Why will they watch it in a film or a web series?'

Rape crisis centres will be set up by yearend: Maneka Gandhi

Rape crisis centres will be set up by yearend: Maneka Gandhi

Rediff.com2 Jun 2014

Calling the gang rape and murder of two girls in Badaun a "terrible" case and Uttar Pradesh government "insensitive", Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said the Centre would set up rape crisis centres in all districts of the state by yearend.

Why Jessica Lall wants to be Los Angeles's next mayor

Why Jessica Lall wants to be Los Angeles's next mayor

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

'We need to see more Indian Americans and people of colour hold elected office and serve in executive roles.'

No Muslim arrested for Palghar lynching: Maha HM

No Muslim arrested for Palghar lynching: Maha HM

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Terming the incident as unfortunate and a blot on humanity, Deshmukh in a Facebook address said this is not the time to play politics, and urged all to engage in collective efforts to defeat the deadly coronavirus.

'Putting 16 to 18 year olds in jail for rape is wrong'

'Putting 16 to 18 year olds in jail for rape is wrong'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

'It is a retrogressive Act. It actually criminalises a child who needs care and protection.' 'I am sure the Delhi teenage rapist, if given the right process and input, would have reformed himself. Even now, if he is supported he will evolve himself.'

Videos that led to lynchings in Maha were manipulated: Police

Videos that led to lynchings in Maha were manipulated: Police

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Some of these clippings were from places like Bengaluru, Syria and Karachi in Pakistan, he said.

Kathua rape victim sank into coma due to overdose of sedatives: Forensic experts

Kathua rape victim sank into coma due to overdose of sedatives: Forensic experts

Rediff.com24 Jun 2018

The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, probing the gang rape-and-murder case, sent a sample of her viscera to a forensic laboratory earlier this month to examine the effect of "mannar" candies (believed to be local cannabis) and Epitril 0.5 mg tablets, administered to the girl by her captors.

Sandpaper Gate: Clarke, Vaughan not convinced with bowlers' explanation

Sandpaper Gate: Clarke, Vaughan not convinced with bowlers' explanation

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Clarke said their statement finds no mention of the incident's chief protagonist, Cameron Bancroft

Gatlin's father flays London crowd for booing son

Gatlin's father flays London crowd for booing son

Rediff.com7 Aug 2017

'The people booing need to read the reports. He has never committed a crime'

High unemployment 'sanyog' or your 'prayog'? Priyanka asks Modi

High unemployment 'sanyog' or your 'prayog'? Priyanka asks Modi

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

At a poll rally on Monday, Prime Minister Modi said the protests against the new citizenship law in Shaheen Bagh and other areas in New Delhi are not a coincidence but an 'experiment' ('sanyog nahi prayog') and a political conspiracy to destroy the country's harmony. Taking on the PM, Priyanka Gandhi said a report recently said 3.5 crore jobs have been lost in the last five years in seven important sectors.

'Homophobia in Bollywood will now have to end'

'Homophobia in Bollywood will now have to end'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

'People who were afraid to come out in the fear of losing their reputation will now do so fearlessly.'

'Jollyamma is being made a scapegoat'

'Jollyamma is being made a scapegoat'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

'How can the police say that she alone has committed the crime and no other person has done it?'

'Modi wants to divert the issue of jobs to mobs'

'Modi wants to divert the issue of jobs to mobs'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

'The government must consider that Modiji's vision of India turning into a $5 trillion economy will happen only when there is rule of law in the country.' 'Investors will not invest if these lynchings keep happening.'

Knife-wielding woman injures 14 kids at China kindergarten

Knife-wielding woman injures 14 kids at China kindergarten

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

The injured children were all sent to hospitals for treatment. There was no immediate word on their condition.

People watch 'tamasha', but don't help the police, says Delhi court

People watch 'tamasha', but don't help the police, says Delhi court

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

Dealing with a case of stalking of a 10-year-old girl, the court relied on the testimony of the victim as the people in the neighbourhood where the incidents had occured and the passers-by kept themselves away from the probe.

'The real killer is being protected'

'The real killer is being protected'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Was road rage behind the murder that shocked Bihar?

Kathua victim's mother: I wanted her to be a doctor

Kathua victim's mother: I wanted her to be a doctor

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

The grief-stricken mother wishes for death penalty for the guilty.

The son of a coolie who became a doctor and delivers girl children free of cost

The son of a coolie who became a doctor and delivers girl children free of cost

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Dr Ganesh Rakh has delivered 436 baby girls free of charge. The son of a coolie and housemaid, the good doctor wants to change the mindset of a 'boy- obsessed' society.

Sex with wife below the age of 18 is rape, says SC

Sex with wife below the age of 18 is rape, says SC

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

The apex court said the exception in the rape law was contrary to the philosophy of other statutes and violates the bodily integrity of a girl child.

Bengal passes law against mob assault, lynching

Bengal passes law against mob assault, lynching

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her government had to pass a legislation against such crimes as the Centre was unwilling to take the initiative.

Foster father of Sherin Mathews sentenced to life

Foster father of Sherin Mathews sentenced to life

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Sherin went missing on October 7, 2017, after her father allegedly put her outside their home at 3 am in Richardson, Texas because she would not drink her milk. Her badly decomposed body was found 15 days later in a culvert near the family's home.

Parliament panel rejects govt proposal to try juveniles as adults

Parliament panel rejects govt proposal to try juveniles as adults

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

A parliamentary committee on Wednesday rejected the government's proposal to try as adults juveniles between 16 and 18 years involved in heinous cases such as rape, saying the move is "in conflict with law" and should be "reviewed".