News for 'crime conviction'

'My good wishes with him': Cop who caught Charles Sobhraj

'My good wishes with him': Cop who caught Charles Sobhraj

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

'I also wish he would lead a spiritual life, confessing his past involvement in criminal activities'

Didn't hesitate in raising our voice: India on 2-year UNSC presidency

Didn't hesitate in raising our voice: India on 2-year UNSC presidency

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

India on Thursday (local time) wrapped up its December Presidency of the United Nations Security Council with a special focus on terrorism, Global South and maritime security.

Mattoo case: Santosh Singh convicted

Mattoo case: Santosh Singh convicted

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

Rapists need to be lynched: Jaya Bachchan on vet's rape-murder

Rapists need to be lynched: Jaya Bachchan on vet's rape-murder

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Leaders from different political parties raised the issue of the gruesome murder and rape of a veterinary doctor in Telangana in Parliament on Monday.

Review: Bholaa Is Quite A Trip

Review: Bholaa Is Quite A Trip

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

The real scene stealer of Ajay-Tabu's Fury Road is Deepak 'Deadly' Dobriyal, applauds Sukanya Verma.

December 16 gang-rape case: SC rejects plea for criminal trial of juvenile convict

December 16 gang-rape case: SC rejects plea for criminal trial of juvenile convict

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas seeking fresh interpretation of the term 'juvenile' in the statute and leaving it to the criminal court, instead of Juvenile Justice Board, to determine the juvenility of an offender in heinous crimes.

Nirbhaya case: Dummy execution performed in Tihar

Nirbhaya case: Dummy execution performed in Tihar

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

A team of prison officials performed the dummy execution on Sunday. The officials recorded the weights of the convicts and the prepared the dummies accordingly with sacks filled with debris and stones, a senior jail official said. The execution will take place on in Jail No 3, he said, adding that the UP Prison authority has confirmed that Pawan Jallad from Meerut will be sent to hang the four convicts.

Man convicted of killing Indian-American ex-girlfriend's father, sister

Man convicted of killing Indian-American ex-girlfriend's father, sister

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

A jury in Orange County, California, convicted Iftekhar Murtaza for murdering his ex-girlfriend's father and sister and attempting to kill her mother, the Orange County district attorney's office announced on November 22.

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.'

HC upholds life imprisonment of Arun Gawli in murder case

HC upholds life imprisonment of Arun Gawli in murder case

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

The HC has upheld the sentence and conviction of Gawli and other accused.

Coal scam: Dilip Ray's 3-yr jail term suspended

Coal scam: Dilip Ray's 3-yr jail term suspended

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

The Delhi high court on Tuesday suspended the three-year jail term of former Union minister Dilip Ray in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand block in 1999.

SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1

SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia, which was to take up the plea for hearing at 3.45 pm, adjourned the matter to September 1 due to paucity of time.

Will Modi ever be held accountable for 2002 Gujarat riots, asks Congress

Will Modi ever be held accountable for 2002 Gujarat riots, asks Congress

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

The Congress on Monday termed as "deeply disappointing" the Supreme Court ruling upholding the SIT's clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the 2002 communal riots, and asked whether Modi and the state government will ever be held accountable.

Nithari case: SC rejects review plea of death row convict Koli

Nithari case: SC rejects review plea of death row convict Koli

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review plea of death row convict Surinder Koli in one of the Nithari murder cases.

Chhota Rajan, 8 others get life in jail for 'cold-blooded' killing of J Dey

Chhota Rajan, 8 others get life in jail for 'cold-blooded' killing of J Dey

Rediff.com2 May 2018

Vora and Paulson Joseph were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

Aryan Episode Won't Affect Brand SRK

Aryan Episode Won't Affect Brand SRK

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

SRK's persona and brand power has been built over nearly 30 years of public acclaim and love. Brands perhaps believe that his troubles are transitory and that as a human brand he has long legs capable of striding over controversies, explains ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Jisha rape, murder case: Kerala court convicts migrant labourer

Jisha rape, murder case: Kerala court convicts migrant labourer

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

Muhammed Ameerul Islam was found guilty for raping and murdering the 30-year-old Dalit law student in Kerala last year.

Pakistan recalls female diplomat in Bangladesh amid 'terror link' row

Pakistan recalls female diplomat in Bangladesh amid 'terror link' row

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Immigration officials confirmed that Arshad, who was the second secretary at the political section of the high commission, left Dhaka on a Pakistan International Airlines flight on Wednesday afternoon.

Rajiv Gandhi case: Will order Perarivalan's release, SC tells govt

Rajiv Gandhi case: Will order Perarivalan's release, SC tells govt

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The top court refused to agree with the Centre's suggestion that the court should wait till the President decides on the issue.

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile convict almost gets thrashed

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile convict almost gets thrashed

Rediff.com31 Aug 2013

"When the judgement was being delivered by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), presided over by Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel, the victim's younger brother tried to attack the minor," the sources at the Board said.

Canada charges 2 in Ripudaman Singh Malik's killing

Canada charges 2 in Ripudaman Singh Malik's killing

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The Canadian police have arrested two persons and charged them with first-degree murder in the targeted shooting of Ripudaman Singh Malik, the Sikh man acquitted in the tragic 1985 Air India Kanishka terrorist bombing case that killed 331 people.

Is ED Bad Only When It Targets Gandhis?

Is ED Bad Only When It Targets Gandhis?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

If the fear of ED could drive the powerful people of today to be honest or at least be minimally corrupt, will it not be a great thing for our nation?, asks Sudhir Bisht.

Why ED is the best bet for Kochars to get out of mess

Why ED is the best bet for Kochars to get out of mess

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

The agency's poor track record in convictions is the only light at the end of a rather long tunnel for the couple, observes Shyamal Majumdar.

SC asks Guj govt to give Bilkis Bano Rs 50 lakh, job

SC asks Guj govt to give Bilkis Bano Rs 50 lakh, job

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

Bano had earlier refused to accept the offer of Rs 5 lakh and had sought exemplary compensation from the state government in a plea before the top court.

AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK

AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party -- as it happened in the 2001 assembly polls, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

AFSPA: Repeal Won't Change Anything

AFSPA: Repeal Won't Change Anything

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

The army has been left to do justice to itself for crimes it is accused of committing against civilians. As a force inside the government, obviously it will want that there be no intrusion into what they do, points out Aakar Patel.

Droupadi Murmu: In Modi's Own Image

Droupadi Murmu: In Modi's Own Image

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Prime Minister Modi saw a reflection of himself -- she does not come from a political background, has no lineage, and had a lifetime of personal struggle and sacrifice.

Trump lawyers call impeachment trial unconstitutional

Trump lawyers call impeachment trial unconstitutional

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

The provisions do not apply to Trump, "since he is no longer 'President,'" his lawyers say.

Bikini Killer Charles Sobhraj deported to France

Bikini Killer Charles Sobhraj deported to France

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

His release from the central prison on Thursday was delayed by a day as the Department of Immigration, where Sobhraj was to be sent for deportation, did not have a separate room ready for him.

1984 riots: SC refuses interim bail to Sajjan Kumar

1984 riots: SC refuses interim bail to Sajjan Kumar

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

The apex court, which dealt with the submission advanced by Kumar's counsel that the former MP be allowed to undergo treatment at a private hospital at his own cost, observed that he cannot be treated as a 'super VIP patient'.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar's appeal

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar's appeal

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Kumar, 73, surrendered before a trial court on December 31, 2018 to serve his sentence in accordance with the Delhi high court's December 17 judgment, which convicted and sent him to prison for the "remainder of his natural life".

Justice for Nirbhaya: 7 yrs of long battle

Justice for Nirbhaya: 7 yrs of long battle

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Following is the chronology of events in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case in which four death row convicts were hanged Friday morning.

Democrats urge Republicans not to acquit Trump again

Democrats urge Republicans not to acquit Trump again

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

United States House Democrats leading the prosecution of former president Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial have concluded their arguments, urging Republican Senators to not to acquit him for the second time if they don't want to set a "new, terrible standard" for presidential misconduct.

Holding hand, opening pant zip not sexual assault under POCSO: HC

Holding hand, opening pant zip not sexual assault under POCSO: HC

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

Justice Ganediwala this month acquitting a 39-year-old man for groping a minor girl, noting that there was no "skin-to-skin contact with sexual intent" has faced severe flak.

Biden campaign launches initiative to woo Hindus in US

Biden campaign launches initiative to woo Hindus in US

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

The development is being seen as a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016.

Watch LIVE! All the action from Parliament

Watch LIVE! All the action from Parliament

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

Watch all the debates and discussions in Parliament.

Why Is Mohammed Zubair In Jail?

Why Is Mohammed Zubair In Jail?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

This is New India, where our heroes and heroines are vilified and jailed by a State intent on damaging its own people, asserts Aakar Patel.

Police scans Delhi pond for Shraddha's remains; skull parts found in forest

Police scans Delhi pond for Shraddha's remains; skull parts found in forest

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

According to the sources, police recovered fragments of skull and other body parts, mostly bones, on the third day of extensive searches in the forest areas of Mehrauli and Gurgaon in the Delhi-NCR region.

Ex-DGP Sreekumar conspired to frame innocents in Guj riots cases: SIT to court

Ex-DGP Sreekumar conspired to frame innocents in Guj riots cases: SIT to court

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

The court is likely to give its order on Tuesday on the bail pleas of Sreekumar and co-accused Setalvad, who are currently in judicial custody.