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Police encounters are common in India

Police encounters are common in India

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

Some police encounters that stunned India.

Why Modi is talking about this teenager

Why Modi is talking about this teenager

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

This 14-year-old schoolboy's invention can save lives.

If not terrorist, India's 'Osama' could've been an IT professional

If not terrorist, India's 'Osama' could've been an IT professional

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

Qureshi, 46, had been on the run since 20 blasts ripped through Gujarat's main city Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008, killing more than 50 people

Gujarat: Army man, relative held for spying

Gujarat: Army man, relative held for spying

Rediff.com20 May 2010

An Army man and his relative have been arrested in Kutch district by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on charges of spying and passing on Indian Army's confidential documents to Pakistan-based intelligence agencies, ATS officials said.

Ex-India player V B Chandrasekhar committed suicide over debts: Police

Ex-India player V B Chandrasekhar committed suicide over debts: Police

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

According to a senior police official, VB Chandrasekhar ended his life by hanging himself at his house in Chennai on Thursday evening due to debts.

Extortion haunts Bihar again

Extortion haunts Bihar again

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

'Hundreds of engineers have complained that they are being threatened by criminals for allotment of contracts and extortion.'

Hurriyat leader held for planning violence in JK

Hurriyat leader held for planning violence in JK

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

The state police on Friday arrested one of the two activists of the hardline Hurriyat Conference who were allegedly involved in a conspiracy to engineer violence in Kashmir valley by planning the killing of 10 to 15 people during a procession. The police swooped down at a place on Narbal-Magam Road and arrested Shabir Ahmed Wani, district president of the Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Robber techies nabbed in Blore

Robber techies nabbed in Blore

Rediff.com7 Jun 2008

A six-member gang, including three techies, who had been allegedly kidnapping their counterparts for ransom, was arrested in Bangalore on Saturday.

Drug racket probe: SIT grills Telugu actor Ravi Teja

Drug racket probe: SIT grills Telugu actor Ravi Teja

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

Teja is among the 12 personalities from the Telugu film industry summoned by the SIT.

26/11: 12 yrs on, Pak fails to nab 19 most wanted LeT terrorists

26/11: 12 yrs on, Pak fails to nab 19 most wanted LeT terrorists

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

The security agencies in Pakistan are clueless about the whereabouts of these 19 most wanted terrorists. Some of them have been hiding in Pakistan and others are believed to have fled the country.

Jayalalithaa 'constantly monitored'; Kerala Guv, CM visit hospital

Jayalalithaa 'constantly monitored'; Kerala Guv, CM visit hospital

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

The hospital, where the AIADMK general secretary was admitted on September 22 after she complained of fever and dehydration, said she was "constantly being monitored".

Terror funding: NIA files supplementary chargesheet

Terror funding: NIA files supplementary chargesheet

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

The case relates to alleged terror funding in 2017 in the valley and involves Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind based in Pakistan.

Chopper deal: Ex-IAF chief Tyagi, others sent to CBI custody

Chopper deal: Ex-IAF chief Tyagi, others sent to CBI custody

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

A Delhi court on Saturday sent former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi, arrested in Rs 450 crore Agusta Westland bribery case in procurement of 12 VVIP helicopters, to police custody for four days after the CBI said he was needed to be quizzed to unearth a "very large conspiracy having international ramifications".

Budget proposals that may give rise to tax disputes

Budget proposals that may give rise to tax disputes

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

Tax experts say one of the most dispute-prone proposals is making "fraudulent availing" of input tax credit (ITC), without an invoice or bill, a cognizable and non-bailable offence.

Navy controversy: What is US telling India?

Navy controversy: What is US telling India?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Armyman held for trying to molest girl in train

Armyman held for trying to molest girl in train

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

The 17-year old girl travelling with her uncle in a three-tier AC compartment raised an alarm at 4 am when the armyman was making an attempt to molest her as the Rajdhani Express was passing between Lumding and Chaparmukh stations, a NF Railway spokesman said.

Modi must be wary about campus protests

Modi must be wary about campus protests

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi.

Why the axe fell on 3 senior ministers

Why the axe fell on 3 senior ministers

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car accident

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car accident

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Woods suffered serious injuries to both legs in Tuesday's wreck and was initially listed in serious but stable condition, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby told reporters. CNN reported Woods sustained compound fractures to his legs.

'Not every Kashmiri a stone pelter or terrorist'

'Not every Kashmiri a stone pelter or terrorist'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehobooba Mufti, also challenged the assertion that "political dynasties" had destroyed Kashmir over the years.

My 10 FAVOURITE OTT Shows of 2020

My 10 FAVOURITE OTT Shows of 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

Home-grown fare, international discoveries, brand new seasons of hugely anticipated series, Sukanya Verma lists her top 10 OTT shows.

Driver convicted for rape, murder of woman techie from AP

Driver convicted for rape, murder of woman techie from AP

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

A special women's court in Mumbai on Tuesday convicted a 29-year-old driver for the rape and murder of Esther Anuhya, an Andhra Pradesh-based woman software engineer in suburban Kurla here last year.

Why Chandrayaan was delayed by 13 years

Why Chandrayaan was delayed by 13 years

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

'If Chandrayaan 1 had a launch with GSLV, we need not have an orbiter for Chandrayaan 2.' 'We could have gone straight round the moon and landed on the moon.'

AP: Drunken Aussie shoots, injures youth

AP: Drunken Aussie shoots, injures youth

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

Police in the port city of Visakhapatanam in Andhra Pradesh have arrested an Australian national for firing from an air rifle and injuring a person on Thursday. The police identified the arrested person as Louis, a Melbourne-based engineer.

Hyderabad drug racket: School students high on LSD

Hyderabad drug racket: School students high on LSD

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Shockingly, students of various schools and colleges were clients of Hyderabad drug peddlers.

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.

Use of nicknames led police to little Saanvi's killer

Use of nicknames led police to little Saanvi's killer

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

For USD 50,000, a 26-year-old software engineer from Andhra Pradesh kidnapped and killed his family friend's 10-month-old baby Saanvi, whose body he stuffed in a suitcase, but nicknames used by him in the ransom note provided critical clues that helped the police nab him

Two men lynched on suspicion of being child lifters in Assam

Two men lynched on suspicion of being child lifters in Assam

Rediff.com10 Jun 2018

In a video of the incident circulated on social media, the two men can be heard begging for their lives and trying to explain to the livid crowd that they were innocent but to no avail.

Is Ducati Panigale V4 the undisputed king of superbikes?

Is Ducati Panigale V4 the undisputed king of superbikes?

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

The new Panigale V4 S' sheer performance, dynamic ability and the ease with which it is delivered leaves one in no doubt about the absolute punch that this motorcycle packs.

Gangrape victim meets male friend for the first time

Gangrape victim meets male friend for the first time

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

The male friend of the 23-year old girl, who was gangraped in a moving bus in Delhi, met her for the first time in the hospital on Thursday. The male friend, a software engineer who was also badly assaulted by the accused when he tried to protect the victim from the attack, met the student at Safdurjung Hospital on Thursday night, during which he told her that the accused have been arrested, the girl's brother said on Friday.

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the US president's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats.

Delhi blasts: Suspected IM terrorist remanded

Delhi blasts: Suspected IM terrorist remanded

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

The alleged terrorist, a final year student of a private Engineering college at Lucknow who was also carrying a prize of Rs one lakh on his head, was alleged by the police to have provided logistic supports to his co-accused in carrying out the September 13 serial blasts in the capital, besides supplying explosives to them. Mohammad Hakim, arrested by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad, was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao who sent him to police custody.

Ahead of civic polls, BJP, AAP at loggerheads again

Ahead of civic polls, BJP, AAP at loggerheads again

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

After an apparent truce between AAP and the BJP following the Delhi polls, sparks are flying once again. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.

The phone call that busted SIMI network

The phone call that busted SIMI network

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

Adnan, an engineering graduate from Bijapur in northern Karnataka, made the costly mistake which helped the police track down the ten SIMI activists. Adnan was on the run ever since some of his accomplices were arrested in Karnataka last November.

Repeat of Fasih case? Now a doc goes missing in Saudi

Repeat of Fasih case? Now a doc goes missing in Saudi

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

A case very similar to Fasih Mehmood, a Saudi Arabia-based engineer hailing from Bihar arrested in that country by Indian police for his alleged role in the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts in Bangalore, is doing the rounds. While the family of Fasih Mehmood had alleged that he had gone missing after the Indian agencies had picked up him up from Saudi Arabia, this time it is the family of a doctor who are making similar allegations.

'Meri madam mahaan': Freed Indian Hamid Ansari meets Sushma

'Meri madam mahaan': Freed Indian Hamid Ansari meets Sushma

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

"Mera Bharat mahaan, meri madam mahaan, sab madam ne hi kiya hai," Ansari's mother Fauzia Ansari told EAM.

Indian techie wanted for murder found dead in US

Indian techie wanted for murder found dead in US

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

A 26-year-old Indian employee at an IT firm, who was accused of murdering an American woman, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide due to suspected drug overdose at a New Jersey hotel.

US 'political virus' pushing bilateral ties to brink of 'new Cold War': China

US 'political virus' pushing bilateral ties to brink of 'new Cold War': China

Rediff.com24 May 2020

Chian it was open to international efforts to identify the source of the deadly virus.

Why migrant workers in Surat are turning violent

Why migrant workers in Surat are turning violent

Rediff.com20 May 2020

'There are 8-12 members living in the same accommodation. While in pre-lockdown days, since most were out on work, social tension among them was less because of limited interaction. But now, no food and livelihood, along with having to live in cramped conditions, is taking a toll on their mental health.'

Assam: Senior KLO 'commander' killed in encounter with police

Assam: Senior KLO 'commander' killed in encounter with police

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

A self-styled commander of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, who was allegedly involved in the killing of an agriculture department engineer, was shot dead in an encounter with security forces at Nayakgaon village in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district.