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Defiant Modi moves SC for stay of BCCI meet

Defiant Modi moves SC for stay of BCCI meet

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

The suspended IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi has moved the Supreme Court for a stay of the BCCI special meet.

SC orders K'taka to release 2000 cusecs of Cauvery water to TN from Oct 7-18

SC orders K'taka to release 2000 cusecs of Cauvery water to TN from Oct 7-18

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Karnataka was on Tuesday directed to release 2,000 cusecs Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from October 7 to 18 by the Supreme Court.

In a first, SC issues contempt notice to Justice Karnan

In a first, SC issues contempt notice to Justice Karnan

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

The apex court also forthwith restrained him from undertaking judicial and administrative work.

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

With the CBI ruling out bus conductor Ashok Kumar's involvement in Ryan International School student Pradhyumn Thakur's murder, his wife Mamata is hopeful of him getting bail on November 16. 'I just want my man to come home, I don't want anything else,' she tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.

In post-midnight hearing, SC refuses to stay Yeddyurappa's swearing-in

In post-midnight hearing, SC refuses to stay Yeddyurappa's swearing-in

Rediff.com17 May 2018

The apex court, however, made it clear that the swearing-in and the government formation in the state would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it.

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I will die soon if I don't get out of prison'

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I will die soon if I don't get out of prison'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

'I ask for bail in the name of justice.' 'Give me a chance to stay alive and see the trial till its end.'

Srinivasan, BCCI in a fix after Supreme Court order

Srinivasan, BCCI in a fix after Supreme Court order

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

N Srinivasan's defiant bid for an extended term as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has hit a massive roadblock after the Supreme Court ruled that he cannot take charge even if he is elected at Sunday's Annual General Meeting.

Sheena Bora Trial: Peter escapes death by a whisker

Sheena Bora Trial: Peter escapes death by a whisker

Rediff.com3 Apr 2019

'Give him a chance to live,' Peter's lawyer told the court.

He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi.

Attending working committee meet Srinivasan's call: BCCI

Attending working committee meet Srinivasan's call: BCCI

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday made it clear that it is upto N Srinivasan to take a call on whether he would like to attend the working committee meeting in Kolkata.

'Tinkering with the civil service is not advisable'

'Tinkering with the civil service is not advisable'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

'The wheel does not need to be reinvented.' 'The question is whether we are prepared to put our shoulder to it to make it turn.'

Congress favours ban on opinion polls

Congress favours ban on opinion polls

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

Congress has backed Election Commission's views on restricting publication and dissemination of opinion polls during elections, saying the random surveys are "erroneous", "lack credibility" and could be "manipulated" by vested interests.

Can't a father keep his hands on his daughter?: Honeypreet

Can't a father keep his hands on his daughter?: Honeypreet

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's adopted daughter says she is "devastated" by allegations that she incited the Panchkula violence.

'The new year will bring good tidings. It will, I know it will'

'The new year will bring good tidings. It will, I know it will'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

'My husband will never forget the torture nor forgive those responsible for it.'

Dec 16 verdict: How SC rejected every argument of defence

Dec 16 verdict: How SC rejected every argument of defence

Rediff.com5 May 2017

SC said to establish a clear link between the convicts and the incident, the police has adduced scientific evidence like DNA, fingerprint and bite mark analysis.

Had no personal knowledge about Ishrat: Headley

Had no personal knowledge about Ishrat: Headley

Rediff.com26 Mar 2016

To a question, Headley further clarified that he had informed the NIA that 'this woman (Jahan) was an Indian and an LeT operative' but could not explain why this was not recorded in his statement.

Supreme Court allows sale of Sahara property

Supreme Court allows sale of Sahara property

Rediff.com29 May 2014

The court, however, reserved its order on a fresh plea of Roy seeking modification of an earlier order by which he was asked to pay Rs 5,000 in cash besides a bank guarantee of an equivalent amount.

Maharashtra Governor refuses to go to Mizoram, quits

Maharashtra Governor refuses to go to Mizoram, quits

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan, who was transferred to Mizoram for his remaining tenure, resigned on Sunday.

Court sends Tunda's aide to 10 days police custody

Court sends Tunda's aide to 10 days police custody

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Mohd Zakariya, a close aide of top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, was on Monday remanded to 10- day police custody by a Delhi court after the investigators said he had helped in illegal infiltration of Pakistani nationals into India through Bangladesh.

Sheena murder: CBI raids 9 locations; Indrani's custody extended

Sheena murder: CBI raids 9 locations; Indrani's custody extended

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

CBI sources said that agency teams swooped down at the residences of Peter and Indrani, two each in Mumbai and Goa, Indrani's ancestral home in Guwahati, her driver Shyamvar Pinturam Rai's houses in Mumbai and Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, and the residence of Sanjeev Khanna in Kolkata.

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".

IAF officers can't grow beards on religious grounds: SC

IAF officers can't grow beards on religious grounds: SC

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said that the Centre's decision to prohibit personnel of a particular community from sporting beard does not infringe upon the fundamental rights.

Italian marines not be prosecuted under anti-piracy law: Govt

Italian marines not be prosecuted under anti-piracy law: Govt

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012 will not be prosecuted under the stringent anti-piracy SUA law that attracts death penalty as maximum punishment, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court.

Jaitley files civil, criminal cases against Kejriwal for defamation

Jaitley files civil, criminal cases against Kejriwal for defamation

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed civil defamation suit in the Delhi high court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party leaders, amid a raging row over irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association and allegations of corruption against him by the Delhi government.

Release 6,000 cusecs Cauvery water to TN till Friday: SC to Karnataka

Release 6,000 cusecs Cauvery water to TN till Friday: SC to Karnataka

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

In its plea, Karnataka had said its reservoirs are dry and it can only release water to Tamil Nadu by the end of the year.

Vyapam scam: Chouhan gives in to pressure, seeks CBI probe

Vyapam scam: Chouhan gives in to pressure, seeks CBI probe

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Bowing to public outcry, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said he will request the high court to order a CBI probe into the Vyapam case, including the large number of deaths of people allegedly linked to the scam.

Salman's bodyguard said he was drunk driving: Cop tells court

Salman's bodyguard said he was drunk driving: Cop tells court

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

A police officer, who had registered the first information report against actor Salman Khan in 2002 in the hit-and-run case, informed the trial court on Thursday that the actor was not found at the accident spot after the mishap on that day or at his house, which was barely 200 metres away.

Memons of Mahim: India's most 'infamous' family

Memons of Mahim: India's most 'infamous' family

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Looking back at the history of the Memon family from March 12, 1993 to July 30, 2014

The notorious Memons of Mumbai behind the '93 blasts

The notorious Memons of Mumbai behind the '93 blasts

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The following are the members of the Memon family who faced trial.

Sheena Bora Trial: How will the Indrani saga end?

Sheena Bora Trial: How will the Indrani saga end?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Ever since Indrani's bail plea was denied by the judge her security has been stepped up. The message was clear. If she felt that unsafe she could get all the security she needed. But in jail she stayed.

Blade Runner Pistorius faces day in court

"Blade Runner" Pistorius faces day in court

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will stand in a Pretoria dock on Monday to face a charge of murdering his girlfriend, opening the decisive chapter in the story of the rise and fall of one of the world's most recognisable athletes.

Did NDA govt help Vedanta's Tuticorin factory?

Did NDA govt help Vedanta's Tuticorin factory?

Rediff.com25 May 2018

The environment ministry till May 2014 (still under UPA) ordered that cases like Vedanta's expansion plans need to consult people. But in December 2014, the NDA government reversed this position and in March 2015 the environment ministry extended Vedanta's environmental clearance till December 2018. This it did even while the question of the need for public hearing by projects in different kinds of industrial parks was being contested in the courts. This allowed the company to carry out construction.

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013. A flashback of the events that unfolded in the episode.

Let us restore faith in the idea of a truly democratic India

Let us restore faith in the idea of a truly democratic India

Rediff.com15 Aug 2013

Tragic as it is, the submarine accident is more tactical in nature and it is the deeper strategic malaise across the board -- political, economic, security, judiciary, bureaucracy and even the media -- that has led to this dark mood of gloom and despondency, says Commodore (retd) C Uday Bhaskar.

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials, Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra, during the 2013 season of cash-rich Twenty20 cricket tournament.

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