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UP police rules out honour killing in Hakim murder case

UP police rules out honour killing in Hakim murder case

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday flatly ruled out the 'honour killing' angle behind the brutal killing of 29-year-old Abdul Hakim, who was killed in Adoli village of Bulandshahr district on November 22.

Nokia unveils metal-body Lumia 925 smartphone

Nokia unveils metal-body Lumia 925 smartphone

Rediff.com15 May 2013

The phone is lighter than Lumia 920 and will hit the market in June.

Dhadak Trailer Review: Janhvi and Ishaan are FABULOUS

Dhadak Trailer Review: Janhvi and Ishaan are FABULOUS

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

The Dhadak trailer makes you believe that the film will redefine love in Bollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Raj community panchayat bans girls from carrying mobiles

Raj community panchayat bans girls from carrying mobiles

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

A community panchayat in Rajasthan has unanimously favoured prohibiting girls from using personal mobile phones in order to ensure that they do not get involved with boys.

Dalit woman assaulted in Odisha, 10 arrested

Dalit woman assaulted in Odisha, 10 arrested

Rediff.com8 Sep 2012

A Dalit woman was assaulted, tortured and tonsured by locals after holding her responsible for the death of a youth under mysterious circumstances in Sambalpur district, the police said on Saturday.

Kolkata honour killing: Brother beheads sister over affair

Kolkata honour killing: Brother beheads sister over affair

Rediff.com8 Dec 2012

In the first case of honour killing in Kolkata, a garment trader decapitated his younger sister with a sword and took the severed head to the police station, where he surrendered. The 29-year-old trader, identified as Mehtab Alam, discovered that his sister, 24-year-old Nilofer Bibi, a mother of two, was staying with a rickshaw-puller with whom she had eloped, police sources said on Saturday.

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Love Jihad must be declared ultra vires in 2021

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

The most strident criticism of UP's anti-conversion ordinance has come from the judiciary with several retired Supreme Court and high court judges having described it as being violative of Article 14 (Right to Equality), 15 (Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion), 21 (Right to Life) and 25 (Freedom of conscience) of the Constitution, points out Rashme Sehgal.

Action will be taken against top cop if guilty: UP CM

Action will be taken against top cop if guilty: UP CM

Rediff.com10 May 2012

In the backdrop of controversial comments made by a state deputy inspector general of police in an elopement case, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that if senior officers sitting on higher posts do not understand the gravity of their posts, then action would be taken against them. "If this is the same statement, which is being aired on the channels, then it is a very wrong statement," Akhilesh told reporters.

First Look: Anoop Menon's Angry Babies in Love

First Look: Anoop Menon's Angry Babies in Love

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

This is regarded as the first full length comedy film for Anoop Menon.

Rape threat: These sisters need our support

Rape threat: These sisters need our support

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

Express your support for two sisters from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, who are allegedly being threatened with rape, because their brother eloped with a woman from a higher caste.

Nokia's Windows phone Lumia shines

Nokia's Windows phone Lumia shines

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

Lumia range is make-or-break for both Nokia and Microsoft where each is desperate for a successful device that can take Windows operating system to the masses.

Raising consensual sex age undemocratic: Court

Raising consensual sex age undemocratic: Court

Rediff.com31 May 2012

Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat said it while acquitting Sandeep Paswan a native of Uttar Pradesh, charged with kidnapping and raping a minor girl, who had eloped with him and married at Arya Samaj Mandir in Lucknow.

Remembering Sonali Dasgupta-Rossellini

Remembering Sonali Dasgupta-Rossellini

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

Rinki Roy Bhattacharya pays tribute to her aunt Sonali Dasgupta, who eloped with filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in 1956, and then made a life in Europe.

Pak: Sikh girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam

Pak: Sikh girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

One of the suspects Arsalan, a friend of prime suspect Mohammad Hassan who married the Sikh girl, has been arrested.

Why TN tops in number of abandoned children

Why TN tops in number of abandoned children

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

'The real reason is early marriage, which is prevalent in many parts of Tamil Nadu.' 'These girls are married off at 15 and by the age of 19 they have three children.' 'By the age of 21 they are separated and the children are abandoned.'

Family beat up couple; girl succumbs to injuries

Family beat up couple; girl succumbs to injuries

Rediff.com4 Jul 2011

A young girl was brutally beaten to death, while her boyfriend is struggling for survival after being attacked in the name of 'family honour' in Soran village of Muzaffarnagar district near Lucknow.

Vet could have been saved but cops wasted time: Victim's family

Vet could have been saved but cops wasted time: Victim's family

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

NCW chief Rekha Sharma said the family told NCW member Shyamal S Kunder that the police played a "negative role" in the case. Kunder said the family claimed that before filing the complaint, the police even levelled allegation that "she had eloped with someone", Sharma added.

Bihar: Home guards rape woman in police station

Bihar: Home guards rape woman in police station

Rediff.com5 Mar 2011

A woman was raped inside a police station by two home guards in Bihar's Bagaha district, the police said on Saturday.

Nokia launches N9 and three other phones

Nokia launches N9 and three other phones

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Mobile phone-maker Nokia on Tuesday announced the beginning of a new era.

Salman Khan to work with Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt?

Salman Khan to work with Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

The three actors may star in a film that will be jointly produced by them.

When Bollywood threw its weight around!

When Bollywood threw its weight around!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.

Gender Benders: The fairer sex wants less tech

Gender Benders: The fairer sex wants less tech

Rediff.com9 Feb 2011

Why stop at mobile phones? Mitali Parekh has some interesting suggestions... you've been warned!

From Border to Sufi Paranja Katha

From Border to Sufi Paranja Katha

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Sharbani Mukherjee on her bold and complex role in Priyanandanan's latest Malayalam movie.

How Bombay HC saved a Hindu-Muslim marriage

How Bombay HC saved a Hindu-Muslim marriage

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

A division bench of the Bombay high court recently went out of its way to settle an unexpected conflict between a newly married Hindu-Muslim couple from Jammu. When Daljeet Chand from Jammu eloped with his childhood sweetheart Waziran and got married in Mumbai, he had braced for stiff opposition from the bride's conservative and influential family. What he had not bargained for was that Waziran would threaten to walk out on him barely a month of their marriage.

Review: Odippolama is quite entertaining

Review: Odippolama is quite entertaining

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

It might not be brilliant cinema but it's a reasonably entertaining film.

Now, an honour killing in South India

Now, an honour killing in South India

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

In yet another suspected honour killing, relatives of a girl, who eloped with her lover after she was forced to marry against her wishes, murdered the man, besides critically injuring the girl in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district on Tuesday.

Sufi Paranja Katha is subtle and brilliant

Sufi Paranja Katha is subtle and brilliant

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

The latest Malayalam venture by National Award winning director Priyanandanan is about life, which goes beyond any religious dogma or faith.

Honour killing suspected in AP village

Honour killing suspected in AP village

Rediff.com27 May 2010

In a suspected case of honour killing, a couple was stoned to death by relatives of an upper caste girl who had eloped with a married man from another caste in Andhra Pradesh's Nizamabad district, police said on Thursday.

Now 'honour killing' victim's cousin murdered

Now 'honour killing' victim's cousin murdered

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

The case involving the murder of an inter-caste couple, suspected victims of 'honour killing,' in New Delhi on Tuesday turned murkier with the cousin sister of one of the victims, who too had eloped with a man of different caste, found shot dead in a car.

Dalit woman paraded naked in Karnataka village

Dalit woman paraded naked in Karnataka village

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

A Dalit woman from Lakshmisagar village in Chitradurga district, Karnataka, has filed a case against eight men of Nayak community for assaulting her and parading her naked on the village's streets on January 17.

UP: Brother kills sister's boyfriend for 'honour'

UP: Brother kills sister's boyfriend for 'honour'

Rediff.com8 May 2010

A college student was killed allegedly by the brother of his girlfriend with whom he had eloped two months ago in another suspected honour killing case.

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.

Adriana Lima sizzles in photoshoot

Adriana Lima sizzles in photoshoot

Rediff.com8 Apr 2009

Against a backdrop of stunning white sandy beach scenes, she models an array of skimpy two-pieces, reports the Sun.

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.

Watch Ready for Ram and Genelia

Watch Ready for Ram and Genelia

Rediff.com19 Jun 2008

Ready is very much a stereotypical love story. The cute, lead pair Ram and Genelia makes the film watchable.

Review: Preethigaagi is yet another remake

Review: Preethigaagi is yet another remake

Rediff.com20 Mar 2007

You need loads of patience to watch this slow-moving Kannada film.

The quick fix: Court marriages

The quick fix: Court marriages

Rediff.com4 Jul 2007

Thinking of a court marriage? Here's everything you need or want to know.

I respect my daughter's decision: Chiranjeevi

I respect my daughter's decision: Chiranjeevi

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

In a letter to Pinky Anand, who is representing his daughter Sreeja, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi has stated that he has been deeply hurt by the allegations made against him and his family. The superstar claimed that he had given his blessings to Sreeja, who eloped with her boyfriend Srish Bhardwaj last week.

Chiranjeevi's brother 'surrenders' revolver

Chiranjeevi's brother 'surrenders' revolver

Rediff.com22 Oct 2007

Pawan Kalyan surrenders his licensed revolver, and says that it is unfortunate that his neice, Srija, told the media that she perceived a threat to her life from her family.

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.