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Headley used personal links to favour Rana: FBI

Headley used personal links to favour Rana: FBI

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Headley approached the Inter-Services Intelligence to help another co-accused in Mumbai attacks Tahawwur Rana to get back to Pakistan, according to a video recording produced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation before a court in Chicago on Monday.

'LeT handlers watched TV, guided 26/11 terrorists'

'LeT handlers watched TV, guided 26/11 terrorists'

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Watching the 2008 Mumbai carnage live from Pakistan, terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba handlers guided the attackers on phone and even asked them to change tactics to challenge the advancing commandos.

Jihad Jane's ally pleads guilty to terror charges

Jihad Jane's ally pleads guilty to terror charges

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

A Colorado woman, who was an accomplice to terror accused 'Jihad Jane', on Wednesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to support terrorists and travelling to Europe and South Asia to wage "violent jihad".

US court summons Cong over 1984 anti-Sikh riots

US court summons Cong over 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

A United States court has issued summons to the Congress in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, acting on a Sikh rights group's petition charging the party with 'conspiring, aiding and abetting' organised attacks on the community. A federal district court in New York issued summons to India's ruling party in a class action lawsuit filed by the Sikh organisation 'Sikhs for Justice' which has offices in New York and India.

Terror plot: 20-yr-old Saudi student pleads guilty

Terror plot: 20-yr-old Saudi student pleads guilty

Rediff.com26 Feb 2011

A student from Saudi Arabia arrested for attempting to blow up nuclear plants in US and the residence of former President George W Bush, appeared in a federal court and pleaded for guilty.

Indian-American woman sues Weinstein for sexual harassment

Indian-American woman sues Weinstein for sexual harassment

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

Weinstein subjected Rehal to 'unwelcome touching', the lawsuit alleges.

Satyam will settle $125 million US suit

Satyam will settle $125 million US suit

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

The litigation relates to the 2009 accounting fraud at Satyam Computer.

No bitter feelings, says Ajay Sharma after being cleared of match-fixing

No bitter feelings, says Ajay Sharma after being cleared of match-fixing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Former Delhi captain Ajay Sharma can finally look forward to beginning a new chapter in life after a District Court cleared him of all charges related to match-fixing, which led the Board of Control for Cricket in India to impose a life ban on him.

Living Will: Accepting death on your terms

Living Will: Accepting death on your terms

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Using a Living Will, individuals can specify that they don't want any resuscitation if the death is apparent.

Zachariah freed of insider trading charges

Zachariah freed of insider trading charges

Rediff.com23 Dec 2010

Thiruvananthapuram-born Dr Zachariah P Zachariah, a prominent cardiologist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been exonerated of all charges in a long-standing US Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading case.

US sues BP, 9 other firms over Gulf oil spill

US sues BP, 9 other firms over Gulf oil spill

Rediff.com16 Dec 2010

The US has filed a civil lawsuit against British Petroleum and nine other companies in the country's worst-ever oil spill off the Mexican Gulf that resulted in considerable environmental damage and badly affected the economy of the coastal states.

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drug

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drug

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drugSchering Corporation, part of multinational pharma company Merck & Co, and London-based Cancer Research Technology Ltd have sued Sun Pharmaceutical for allegedly infringing patent rights on the world's largest selling brain cancer drug, Temodar.

Tahawwur Rana's lawyer preparing for Feb trial

Tahawwur Rana's lawyer preparing for Feb trial

Rediff.com7 Dec 2010

The lawyer of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, co-accused with Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, on Monday informed a federal court in Chicago that he was preparing for his client's February trial.

Kohli's Pakistani fan faces 10-yr jail for hoisting tri-colour

Kohli's Pakistani fan faces 10-yr jail for hoisting tri-colour

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer.

Outside the ring: Boxers tussle in defamation suit heats up

Outside the ring: Boxers tussle in defamation suit heats up

Rediff.com21 May 2015

The court battle between boxers Akhil Kumar and Dilbagh Singh over a defamation suit filed by the former has become uglier.

'Jihad Jane' pleads guilty to terror charges

'Jihad Jane' pleads guilty to terror charges

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

An American woman, who styled herself 'Jihad Jane', on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges that she worked online to support Islamic terrorists and moved overseas to plot killing of a Swedish artist who drew cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.

Katju booked for sedition after offering Kashmir and Bihar to Pakistan

Katju booked for sedition after offering Kashmir and Bihar to Pakistan

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Katju who hit back at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his critical remarks and churned out more taunting posts.

Ranjan murder case: SC sends notice to Lalu's son, Shahabuddin

Ranjan murder case: SC sends notice to Lalu's son, Shahabuddin

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

The apex court directed the CBI to file a status report of its investigation before it on October 17, the next date of hearing.

Judge who awarded lifer to Shahabuddin takes transfer

Judge who awarded lifer to Shahabuddin takes transfer

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

He was not comfortable with the bahubali politician's presence in Siwan after his release.

Gaya road rage: No bail for Rocky's parents

Gaya road rage: No bail for Rocky's parents

Rediff.com24 May 2016

While bail plea of Bindi Yadav was rejected, hearing on Manorma Devi's plea was deferred to May 27.

Court grants bail to ULFA 'advisor' Buragohain

Court grants bail to ULFA 'advisor' Buragohain

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

After being in judicial custody since 2003, ULFA ideologue and 'political advisor' Bhimkanta Buragohain was on Friday granted bail by a district court, a step seen as another effort to broker peace with the group fighting for a 'sovereign' state.

4 Indians, 1 Pakistani plead guilty in call centre scam in US

4 Indians, 1 Pakistani plead guilty in call centre scam in US

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

That brings the total of those charged since late 2016 in this fraud and money laundering scheme up to 56. Five India-based call centres have been charged too.

For Sonia, Rahul, Patiala court turned into a fortress

For Sonia, Rahul, Patiala court turned into a fortress

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

In addition to 16 CCTV cameras, almost 700 police personnel have been deployed.

Five 'suicide bombers' walk free in Pakistan

Five 'suicide bombers' walk free in Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

In yet another case of militants walking free in Pakistan due to lack of evidence against them, an anti terrorist court Rawalpindi has acquitted five persons accused in various suicide bombings.

26/11 suspect Rana's hearing in US court adjourned

26/11 suspect Rana's hearing in US court adjourned

Rediff.com25 Aug 2010

The status hearing of Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008, was on Wednesday adjourned for four weeks. "The hearing, originally scheduled for August 25, has now been shifted to September 20," Rana's attorney Patrick W Blegen said

Kerala CM files defamation suit against Achutanandan

Kerala CM files defamation suit against Achutanandan

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday filed a defamation case in a local court against Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran V S Achutanandan.

Main accused in Gorkha leader's killing escapes

Main accused in Gorkha leader's killing escapes

Rediff.com22 Aug 2010

Nicol Tamang, main accused in the murder of All India Gorkha League president Madan Tamang, escaped from CID custody in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, police said. Tamang was arrested on August 16 and kept in CID custody at Pintal village near Siliguri after he was produced in Darjeeling district court the next day.

Nepalese women rape case: 2 kingpin of trafficking racket held

Nepalese women rape case: 2 kingpin of trafficking racket held

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Nepal police have arrested two persons, including the daughter-in-law of one of the Nepalese maids rescued from a Saudi diplomat's residence in Gurgaon, who allegedly ran a trafficking racket which sold the women to Indian agents on the pretext of providing them jobs.

Ranbaxy's US arm to face patent infringement suit

Ranbaxy's US arm to face patent infringement suit

Rediff.com11 May 2010

US-based Purdue Pharma has filed a patent infringement suit against India's largest drug company, Ranbaxy, after the latter's wholly-owned US subsidiary, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc, applied for marketing approval of a low-cost version of Purdue's pain relieving medicine, Oxycodone.

Pfizer, Wyeth sue Ranbaxy over drug

Pfizer, Wyeth sue Ranbaxy over drug

Rediff.com3 May 2010

Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, and Wyeth have sued Daiichi Sankyo-owned Ranbaxy Laboratories in a US court for infringing the patent rights of Wyeth's drug, Rapamune.

US lawsuit seeking $100 million from Lance Armstrong heads to trial

US lawsuit seeking $100 million from Lance Armstrong heads to trial

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

The US Justice Department has accused Armstrong of defrauding the government by accepting millions of dollars in sponsorship money from the US Postal Service (USPS).

Ami Bera's father, 83, sentenced to year in prison

Ami Bera's father, 83, sentenced to year in prison

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

United States Congressman's father is convicted of making illegal donations to his son's campaign coffers.

Unlike Headley, Rana not to plead guilty

Unlike Headley, Rana not to plead guilty

Rediff.com30 Mar 2010

Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, will stick to his 'not guilty plea' unlike his co-accused and childhood friend David Coleman Headley, who confessed to plotting the 26/11 strikes.

I'm part of the answer to US: Times Square bomber

I'm part of the answer to US: Times Square bomber

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American accused of trying to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square, told the court that he was pleading guilty because of the US occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Apple ordered to pay nearly $533 mn for patent infringement

Apple ordered to pay nearly $533 mn for patent infringement

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Apple promised to appeal.

Sun, Ranbaxy hit by US patent counter-suits

Sun, Ranbaxy hit by US patent counter-suits

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

US-based Abbott Laboratories has sued Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy Laboratories in courts there for challenging the patents of its cholesterol-lowering drugs, Niaspan and TriCor, respectively, in separate infringement suits.

Indian-American therapist jailed for 5 years in US

Indian-American therapist jailed for 5 years in US

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

An Indian-American physical therapist has been sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay US $ 2.3 million as compensation for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme. Michigan resident Baskaran Thangarasan would also undergo three years of supervised release following his prison term.

Why soccer legend Pele has sued Samsung...

Why soccer legend Pele has sued Samsung...

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

Brazilian soccer legend Pel has sued Samsung Electronics Co for at least $30 million, alleging the Korean company improperly used a look-alike in an advertisement that ran in the New York Times without permission.

M&M ends pact with US distributor for pick-ups

M&M ends pact with US distributor for pick-ups

Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

The news comes just three days after M&M received certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency allowing it to sell pick-up trucks in that country.

Ranbaxy faces more trouble in US

Ranbaxy faces more trouble in US

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

In addition to the US drug regulator, Food and Drug Administration, and rival pharma majors that appear keen to launch litigation against Indian company Ranbaxy, a US citizen has joined the bandwagon by filing a case in the world's biggest drug market.