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'Asaram habitual offender': Prosecution seeks life imprisonment

'Asaram habitual offender': Prosecution seeks life imprisonment

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The 81-year-old godman is currently lodged in a Jodhpur jail, where he is serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013.

Case against 3 scribes for report on children at UP govt event

Case against 3 scribes for report on children at UP govt event

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The report alleged that several government school students "shivered in biting cold while government officials were busy with an event".

Doctors threaten stir, Nanded hospital dean files FIR against Shiv Sena MP

Doctors threaten stir, Nanded hospital dean files FIR against Shiv Sena MP

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

A doctors' body has threatened to launch a stir if the Maharashtra government doesn't take action after a video of the acting dean of a state-run hospital in Nanded, where 31 patients have died in 48 hours, being forced to clean a toilet by a Shiv Sena MP went viral.

SC stays 2-week furlough granted to Asaram's son Narayan Sai

SC stays 2-week furlough granted to Asaram's son Narayan Sai

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Gujarat high court order granting two-week furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Bishnoi gang connected to 'Indian govt agents': Canada

Bishnoi gang connected to 'Indian govt agents': Canada

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Incidentally, the allegations come at a time when Lawrence Bishnoi is in the news in India for his alleged involvement in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai.

Trump sworn in as 47th US President, says 'golden age' begins now

Trump sworn in as 47th US President, says 'golden age' begins now

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

In a remarkable comeback to power, Donald J Trump Monday took oath as the 47th president of the United States and immediately promised a blitz of executive orders as he announced the beginning of a 'golden age' of America.

Hate-spewing seer Narsinghanand, 2 others booked for provocative remarks

Hate-spewing seer Narsinghanand, 2 others booked for provocative remarks

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

Controversial seer Yati Narsinghanand, an Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha functionary and her husband have been booked by the police for allegedly making inflammatory statements against a particular community, a police official said on Monday.

1 held for assaulting, forcing Dalit man to lick slippers in UP

1 held for assaulting, forcing Dalit man to lick slippers in UP

Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

A video purportedly of the incident had gone viral on social media, they said, adding that the accused has been "terminated from the service".

After flak, J-K police say softer UAPA provisions slapped on 7 students

After flak, J-K police say softer UAPA provisions slapped on 7 students

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Several politicians, including the former J-K chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, have condemned the action by police, alleging that it will disaffect the youths with such an extreme punishment.

UP BJP corporator's husband, aides surrender before police in road rage case

UP BJP corporator's husband, aides surrender before police in road rage case

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

They were accused of being involved in the thrashing of a medical equipment shop owner Sunday night after they were seen in CCTV footage, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Pramod Kumar said.

Canadian top cop urges Sikh community to 'speak out'

Canadian top cop urges Sikh community to 'speak out'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has urged the Sikh community in Ottawa to speak out as they continue to investigate allegations linking the Indian government to a campaign of violence on Canadian soil.

'Will kill you with AK-47': Sanjay Raut gets death threat

'Will kill you with AK-47': Sanjay Raut gets death threat

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

A few days later, three members of the Bishnoi gang delivered a letter threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan, police had said.

2 held in MP over bomb threat to Bharat Jodo Yatra

2 held in MP over bomb threat to Bharat Jodo Yatra

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Saturday said while two suspects have been detained, three others are identified and a team of police has gone to Haryana.

Swati Maliwal 'assault': FIR registered against Kejriwal's aide

Swati Maliwal 'assault': FIR registered against Kejriwal's aide

Rediff.com17 May 2024

The BJP attacked Kejriwal after he refused to comment on the Maliwal "assault" matter during a press conference in Lucknow. He was flanked by Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh.

Delhi police chargesheets Pachauri for sexual harassment

Delhi police chargesheets Pachauri for sexual harassment

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Pachauri has also been accused of stalking and criminally intimidating the victim with gesture or act intended to insult her modesty.

SC to hear Karat's hate speech plea against Anurag Thakur on Aug 14

SC to hear Karat's hate speech plea against Anurag Thakur on Aug 14

Rediff.com15 May 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to August 14 its hearing on CPI-M leader Brinda Karat's plea related to non-registration of FIRs against BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma for their alleged hate speeches in connection with the anti-CAA protests.

Kangana may be a celebrity but she is accused in a case: Court

Kangana may be a celebrity but she is accused in a case: Court

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

Metropolitan Magistrate R R Khan had on Tuesday rejected Ranaut's application seeking permanent exemption from appearance in which she had cited her professional commitments. The detailed order was made available Thursday.

HC rejects actor Dileep's plea to quash murder conspiracy FIR, transfer case to CBI

HC rejects actor Dileep's plea to quash murder conspiracy FIR, transfer case to CBI

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

The Kerala high court on Tuesday declined to quash an FIR accusing actor Dileep and others of conspiring to threaten and kill the officials probing the 2017 actress assault case or to transfer the conspiracy case to the CBI for investigation.

Alt-News co-founder Zubair booked for post on Narsinghanand

Alt-News co-founder Zubair booked for post on Narsinghanand

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

A first information report (FIR) was filed in Ghaziabad on Monday against Alt-News co-founder Mohammad Zubair for allegedly promoting enmity among religious groups and other offences following a complaint by an aide of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand, according to police.

1 held in Mathura for threatening Muslim dosa seller

1 held in Mathura for threatening Muslim dosa seller

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

The police in Mathura have arrested a man for allegedly threatening a Muslim dosa seller and vandalising his cart apparently because his business was named after a Hindu deity, officials said.

Recalled envoy speaks out: Canada backstabbed India

Recalled envoy speaks out: Canada backstabbed India

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

Calling Canada's behaviour 'the pits', India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says India was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy.

Mumbai cop Sachin Waze suspended

Mumbai cop Sachin Waze suspended

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

The National Investigation Agency arrested Waze on Saturday night in connection with its probe into the recovery of a Scorpio containing 20 gelatin sticks near Mukesh Ambani's home on February 25.

HC grants bail to MP Cong leader Pateria for anti-Modi remarks

HC grants bail to MP Cong leader Pateria for anti-Modi remarks

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

A single bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi ordered the release of Pateria on a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh, his senior counsel and former MP advocate general Shashank Shekhar told PTI.

Mumbai cops nab man from Rajasthan over threat email to Salman Khan

Mumbai cops nab man from Rajasthan over threat email to Salman Khan

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

The accused was nabbed by a team of Bandra police station and is being brought to Mumbai, an official said.

Swimming coach in troubled waters; faces rape case in Goa

Swimming coach in troubled waters; faces rape case in Goa

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Surajit Ganguly, a coach employed with the Goa Swimming Association (GSA), is accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl who was training under him.

1 held over 'provocative sloganeering' in PFI rally in Kerala

1 held over 'provocative sloganeering' in PFI rally in Kerala

Rediff.com24 May 2022

PFI Alappuzha district secretary Mujeeb, its secretary Navas and other identifiable persons have been named in the FIR.

Punjab farmers defy farm fire prevention team, force officer to burn stubble

Punjab farmers defy farm fire prevention team, force officer to burn stubble

Rediff.com4 Nov 2023

A purported video of the entire incident also surfaced on social media. Police have lodged an FIR in the matter after an order by Mann on Saturday. The chief minister termed the incident as an "inhuman crime" against the people of the state.

3 held for attack on Bengaluru shopkeeper over 'bhajan

3 held for attack on Bengaluru shopkeeper over 'bhajan

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The assault allegedly took place over playing Hanuman chalisa, a Hindu devotional hymn in praise of lord Hanuman, at a shop in central Bengaluru area.

BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

Ahsan Ullah Khan, the additional district and session judge of the MP-MLA court in Sonbhadra, also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Gond which would be used in the rape survivor's rehabilitation.

Maharashtra will burn if Raj Thackeray is harmed: MNS leader

Maharashtra will burn if Raj Thackeray is harmed: MNS leader

Rediff.com11 May 2022

MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar met Maharashtra Home Minister over a letter threatening Thackeray.

'Didn't spare Gandhi': Mahasabha leader held for threatening Bommai

'Didn't spare Gandhi': Mahasabha leader held for threatening Bommai

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

"We had not spared Gandhi. You are nothing to us at all. We will not spare you also," he had said, mentioning the names of Chief Minister Bommai, former CM B S Yediyurappa and state Muzrai Minister Shashikala Jolle.

Delhi official who raped, impregnated minor sent to custody

Delhi official who raped, impregnated minor sent to custody

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

A court in New Delhi on Tuesday sent to one-day judicial custody suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her.

Delhi bureaucrat arrested for rape of minor, suspended by Kejriwal govt

Delhi bureaucrat arrested for rape of minor, suspended by Kejriwal govt

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

A 51-year-old deputy director in the woman and child development department of the Delhi government and his wife were arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of minor girl, the police said.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail in sexual harassment case

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail in sexual harassment case

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

The court said that if violated, the investigating officer will be at liberty to approach the court for cancellation of Khan's bail.

Nirav Modi faces extradition as he loses appeal in UK court

Nirav Modi faces extradition as he loses appeal in UK court

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

Diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition on mental health grounds as the high court in London ruled that his risk of suicide is not such that it would be either unjust or oppressive to extradite him to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering. Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay, who presided over the appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice earlier this year, said in their verdict that District Judge Sam Goozee's Westminster Magistrates' Court order from last year in favour of extradition was "sound". The leave to appeal in the high court had been granted on two grounds - under Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to hear arguments if it would "unjust or oppressive" to extradite 51-year-old Modi due to his mental state and Section 91 of the Extradition Act 2003, also related to mental health.

Mumbai cops hunt for 'vigilantes' who bullied man over man 'cow' leather bag

Mumbai cops hunt for 'vigilantes' who bullied man over man 'cow' leather bag

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

The Mumbai Police on Monday registered a case of criminal intimidation against unidentified persons who allegedly questioned a 24-year-old man in a menacing way on suspicion that his bag was made from cow skin.

'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' is prayer song, not Anthem: HC

'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' is prayer song, not Anthem: HC

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu', an invocation, is only a prayer song and not a National Anthem and hence, there is no need for every one to remain in standing posture when it is rendered, the Madras High Court bench here has ruled.

Nun moves HC against acquittal of bishop Franco Mulakkal in rape case

Nun moves HC against acquittal of bishop Franco Mulakkal in rape case

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Even as the victim-nun moved the high court to set aside the acquittal, the state government on Wednesday granted sanction for filing an appeal against the trial court's January 14, 2022 decision.

Former MP booked for killing witness in BSP MLA murder in UP

Former MP booked for killing witness in BSP MLA murder in UP

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal, was shot dead outisde his residence in Prayagraj, the police said.

Gang barges into Karnataka hotel room, assaults interfaith couple

Gang barges into Karnataka hotel room, assaults interfaith couple

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

In a case of moral policing, a gang of six men allegedly barged into a hotel room and assaulted an interfaith couple during their stay in Hanagal Taluk of Haveri district, following which two of them have been arrested, police said on Thursday.