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Fenerbahce out of Europe after CAS upholds ban

Fenerbahce out of Europe after CAS upholds ban

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

Turkish side Fenerbahce will be unable to compete in the Europa League this season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld a UEFA-imposed two-year ban from European competition over a match-fixing scandal on Wednesday.

AIADMK under strain over EPS move on Jaya properties

AIADMK under strain over EPS move on Jaya properties

Rediff.com31 May 2017

A new political crisis is brewing in the VK Sasikala camp in Tamil Nadu -- differences between Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and party general secretary Sasikala.

Sanjay Dutt walks out a free man after release from prison

Sanjay Dutt walks out a free man after release from prison

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, serving a five-year sentence at the Yerwada central prison in Pune was released early on Thursday morning.

It does not amount to rape if consent was voluntary: HC

It does not amount to rape if consent was voluntary: HC

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

Acquitting a rape convict, the Bombay high court has held that it would not amount to rape if the consent of the girl in a sexual relationship with her partner was voluntary.

Arushi case: Was the CBI provided edited footage of narco test?

Arushi case: Was the CBI provided edited footage of narco test?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

A new video purportedly of the test conducted on Krishna has surfaced on social networking site YouTube which is 58.55-minute long. CBI sources claimed the agency, in its records, has only about 45 minutes of video of the test conducted on Krishna at Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru.

Jaitley asks Sonia to explain party stand on Yakub hanging

Jaitley asks Sonia to explain party stand on Yakub hanging

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Government on Thursday accused Congress of being "irresponsible" for not allowing Home Minister Rajnath Singh to make a statement in Rajya Sabbha on the Gurdaspur terrorist attack, which it said had originated from Pakistan.

Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub's hanging

Congress leaders stoke controversy with remarks on Yakub's hanging

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Stoking a controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on said the credibility of government and judiciary was at stake after the "urgency" shown in Yakub Memon's case while his party MP Shashi Tharoor questioned the efficacy of death sentence in serving as a deterrent.

Hit-and-run: Salman handed 5-year jail term

Hit-and-run: Salman handed 5-year jail term

Rediff.com6 May 2015

The court held that Salman was driving under the influence of alcohol and also did not have a driving license.

Babri demolition: Advani, Joshi, Uma charged with conspiracy

Babri demolition: Advani, Joshi, Uma charged with conspiracy

Rediff.com30 May 2017

The court granted bail to Advani, Joshi and Bharti after they appeared before it.

'Governor did absolutely the right thing by waiting for SC verdict'

'Governor did absolutely the right thing by waiting for SC verdict'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

'He can install OPS as chief minister and ask him to do the floor test later.'

A fake encounter of justice?

A fake encounter of justice?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

An accused D G Vanzara gets bail months after Modi emerges as PM and hails it is as a return of 'Achche Din' while the blind-folded lady justice, almost mocks the rest of us, by suggesting that nobody is guilty for the cold blooded killing of Ishrat Jahan, Kauser Bi and the 2,000 odd innocent people in Gujarat, says Shehzad Poonawala.

Why it's wrong to hang Yakub Memon

Why it's wrong to hang Yakub Memon

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

The curative petition and other legal remedies still available to Yakub Memon are part of his rights as a prisoner condemned to death. Does the Maharashtra government want to deprive him of these rights, asks Jyoti Punwani.

Our deadliest battles are now fought over literature, art and culture

Our deadliest battles are now fought over literature, art and culture

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The only thing more dangerous than a killer who thinks he is acting to protect his faith or community is the killer who knows he is acting with the sanction of his faith or community

The killings we don't want to talk about

The killings we don't want to talk about

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

'When you start delving deeper into these disappearances, you have to face the question: Was it a policy at the State level?' 'It surely couldn't have been random officers acting on their own.' 'Was it planned? What does it mean if the State allows its police to become lawless and act with impunity?' 'Perhaps the NHRC, for the 21 years that it has been seized of the matter, avoided these questions.'

Did EC set a dangerous precedent with TN re-poll order?

Did EC set a dangerous precedent with TN re-poll order?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

In writing to the government for a change in the law, the Election Commission has actually acknowledged the future possibility of countermanding polls to curb the use of money power, says N Sathiyamoorthy.

More than people's verdict, court verdict matters for Jayalalithaa

More than people's verdict, court verdict matters for Jayalalithaa

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

Unpredictable polling in Tamil Nadu, and criminal cases stacked against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will be two key factors to be taken into consideration when the government is formed at the Centre, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

The return of Amma: Will Karnataka play party pooper?

The return of Amma: Will Karnataka play party pooper?

Rediff.com20 May 2015

The Karnataka government is divided over filing an appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of former Tamil Nadu chief minister. N Sathiya Moorthy analyses the possibilities

'By accepting the post, he has diminished the judiciary'

'By accepting the post, he has diminished the judiciary'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

'My question is not why he has accepted the governorship, my question is why did the government offer it to him? By his accepting it, an impression is sought to be created that judges are no better than anyone else and will accept anything.' Fali Nariman, the legendary lawyer, speaks on the controversy over the National Judicial Appointments Bill and former Chief Jusice P Sathasivam's appointment as Kerala governor in an exclusive interview.

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Verdict unlikely to bring curtain down on the Satyam case

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Satyam Case has not ended after court verdict, there's lot to unfold say insiders.

Read: Prez Obama's address to the people of India at Siri Fort

Read: Prez Obama's address to the people of India at Siri Fort

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

Full transcript of President Obama's speech at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.

Full transcript of Rahul interview: I'm against the concept of dynasty

Full transcript of Rahul interview: I'm against the concept of dynasty

Rediff.com27 Jan 2014

Here is the full transcript of Congress vice president and Lok Sabha poll campaign chief Rahul Gandhi's first formal TV interview with Times Now Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami.

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