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Govt drafts new IT rules to curb social media misuse; experts flag privacy concerns

Govt drafts new IT rules to curb social media misuse; experts flag privacy concerns

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Experts warned that amendments, which would allow traceability of "unlawful content", invade personal privacy and free speech.

Gadkari appears in court in defamation case against Kejriwal

Gadkari appears in court in defamation case against Kejriwal

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday appeared before a Delhi court in connection with a criminal defamation complaint

Corporate spying: CBI arrests commerce ministry employee

Corporate spying: CBI arrests commerce ministry employee

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

CBI has also summoned a senior official of Reliance Industries Limited and a noted chartered accountant.

YES Bank terms Madhu Kapur's allegations as baseless

YES Bank terms Madhu Kapur's allegations as baseless

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

Writes to shareholders highlighting its performance, governance practices.

Messi, Platini and disgraced FIFA officials named in Panama Papers

Messi, Platini and disgraced FIFA officials named in Panama Papers

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Disgraced FIFA officials, suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi were amongst the names found on Sunday in leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings.

Nirav Modi fraud case: Original sin committed in UPA tenure, says Sitharaman

Nirav Modi fraud case: Original sin committed in UPA tenure, says Sitharaman

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman said Nirav Modi may have been able to run away from the country, but the government is taking action against him, and claimed that it will "surely nab him".

Gadkari fined Rs 10,000 in defamation case against Kejriwal

Gadkari fined Rs 10,000 in defamation case against Kejriwal

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

A Delhi court on Saturday imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for his failure to comply with its order in a criminal defamation case filed by him against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Dhoni slaps Rs 100 crore defamation suit on TV channels in IPL scandal

Dhoni slaps Rs 100 crore defamation suit on TV channels in IPL scandal

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday approached the Madras high court seeking Rs 100 crore damages from Zee News and other defendants over defamatory news about him related to the betting scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League.

2017: Bollywood's worst year?

2017: Bollywood's worst year?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

The Padmavati controversy has come at an awakard time for Bollywood.

Apologise for anti-RSS remark or face trial: SC rebukes Rahul Gandhi

Apologise for anti-RSS remark or face trial: SC rebukes Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

The bench questioned the speech made by Rahul and wondered "why he made a speech quoting wrong historical fact".

Allegations against Sonia, Rahul 'patently false': Congress

Allegations against Sonia, Rahul 'patently false': Congress

Rediff.com13 Dec 2015

Amid the raging row over National Herald case, the Congress on Sunday asserted that the allegations and "insinuations" against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are "deliberately orchestrated", "patently false" and "defamatory" as they have "not received a rupee".

Modi has no vision, only knows how to abuse: Digvijay

Modi has no vision, only knows how to abuse: Digvijay

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

As Narendra Modi hits the campaign trail in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Digvijay Singh trained his guns on him, saying the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will not have an impact as he has no vision for the country and "only knows how to abuse".

'There is no film more honest than Udta Punjab'

'There is no film more honest than Udta Punjab'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Bollywood celebs take to Twitter to voice their opinion on the Udta Punjab controversy.

Institutions continue to be clouded in attacks in Tamil Nadu, but...

Institutions continue to be clouded in attacks in Tamil Nadu, but...

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

The 'Raj Bhavan/Nakkeeran Gopal case', in which editor S Gopal was arrested in the morning and set free by the court in the afternoon, is not the first one where the Tamil Nadu's once-reputed police force is seen as faltering in the eye of the law, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Rahul launches 'jumla strike' on BJP during no-trust motion debate

Rahul launches 'jumla strike' on BJP during no-trust motion debate

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

The Congress president questioned the government over unfulfilled promises and questioned the Rafale deal.

Why the law on sedition needs to be scrapped

Why the law on sedition needs to be scrapped

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'The best remedy would be to scrap Section 124-A of the IPC, a colonial vestige, altogether.' 'However, if legislators don't want to do so, they can do two things.' 'They can formally amend Section 124-A to bring it in line with what the Supreme Court has said about sedition.' 'The words which stand on the statute book today were inserted in 1898.' 'The Supreme Court's words are not a part of Section 124-A.'

Warlike situation in Arunachal, Guv in danger: Centre to SC

Warlike situation in Arunachal, Guv in danger: Centre to SC

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

The Centre said the reports of the governor mention that law and order situation has been deteriorating every passing day and there was 'total collapse' of the law and order machinery.

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