Uppal was forced to write a confession saying he was "part of ISIS, knew how to make bombs, and that he was going to blow up the school fence," the suit alleges.
Family, friends and the army pay their respects to Captain Tushar Mahajan who laid down his life during the encounter in Pampore.
Sikh children in American schools have been subject to physical and racial abuses with fellow students calling them 'Bin Laden' or 'terrorist', according to a new survey.
On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Rediff reader Dr Ravi P Bhatia tells us how his daughter fought the odds in her life.
Trisha Illana Nayanthara is a prejudiced portrayal of modern day youngsters discovering their sexuality, says S Saraswathi.
Amit tells us how he met and fell in love with his classmate and wife Sharvari.
Building a global brand was Choksi's idea, which Modi borrowed from him.
Inspiring story of 13-year-old boy who spends his spare time in helping his peers become smarter students
From being forced to work as a construction labourer after his family lost their home in a slum demolition drive to making his way to Harvard and then work for the US government, Deelip Mhaske decided to return to his motherland to pave the way for a better future.
Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
What was life like for the confident Priyanka Chopra of today when she was a gawky teenager?
'My son used to pray five times a day from a young age. But we never imagined this. There was nothing at home, no books or anything to indicate he was leaning that way, So we had no inkling,' he said.
The Jadavpur University vice chancellor and registrar, who were gheraoed by students demanding a fresh probe panel on an alleged sexual harassment of a girl student inside the campus, were freed in the wee hours of Wednesday by a strong contingent of police force, which arrested 35 students.
Ten images that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
We asked readers if they were ever discriminated against because of their dark skin. Here are their responses.
How does one make a smooth transition from college to corporate life? Should you take up a job or start something of your own? Is there a way you can find out?
It's no wonder several of her hit songs have made a comeback in remixed avatars.
'I have only seen conflict since I was born. I want it to stop. I am longing for peace.'
For Chef Thomas Zacharias, Chef Floyd Cardoz, was a partner, mentor. And family.
Bodies of four students from a Andhra-based engineering college, who were among their 24 classmates washed away in Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, will be flown to Hyderabad by Monday night, Telangana Director General of Police Anurag Sharma said.
There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.
Angels has a disappointing story and shoddy film-making, says Paresh C Palicha.
Ford Foundation, whose financing came under scrutiny in India last year, appears to have received help from John Podesta, chairman of the Clinton Campaign, to resolve the issue for which he is believed to have spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi too, according to latest emails released by WikiLeaks.
In a record of its kind, students from a boarding school with no access to mobile phones and TV sets have made it to the Top 10.
Here's profiling movies with a similar premise -- when two women fell for the same man on silver screen not too long ago.
Tapas, a student of DPS R K Puram is among the toppers of the school.
As the MAMI film festival kicks off, Aseem Chhabra picks the must watch Indian movies.
Rohan Ibne Imtiaz, the son of S M Imtiaz Khan Babul, a leader of the party's Dhaka City chapter and Bangladesh Olympic Association's deputy secretary general, has been identified as one of the attackers by another Awami League leader, BD News reported.
Director Bramma's Kuttram Kadithal is an intense drama that questions the adequacy of our school system, says S Saraswathi.
Sukanya Verma presents the changing faces of Shashi Kapoor.
'The school's criminality needs to established. The school should be booked for scarring my innocent child for no fault of hers and letting something like this happen in the classroom,' the girl's mother tells Rediff.com in an email.
A bland remake of the Tamil hit Mouna Guru, girl power is merely a USP device in Akira, says Sukanya Verma.
Gangster Abu Salem has denied in his statement before the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court in Mumbai that he went to the house of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
'Haven't you heard of the magical EVM machines? They can negate all our votes.' 'There is no hope. Modi is India's Putin.'
He will be cremated with full military honours including a 21-gun salute in his village, Pogarwadi.
The video was reportedly shot two weeks ago. How it got leaked is still a mystery. The police has requested the parents of the two students to ask them to surrender.
Charred bodies of Sarika and her three children, who died on the spot due to burn injuries were recovered on Wednesday.
