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Cong 'exposes' BJP's 'links with terrorists'; slams 'fake nationalism'

Cong 'exposes' BJP's 'links with terrorists'; slams 'fake nationalism'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

The brutal killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan's Udaipur was a "terrorist incident", he said, alleging that Riyaz Attari, one of the main accused, was a BJP member since 2019.

SC allows probe against Param Bir, but no charge sheet

SC allows probe against Param Bir, but no charge sheet

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court Monday allowed Mumbai Police to carry on the investigation against former police commissioner Param Bir Singh but restrained it from filing charge sheets on the first information report (FIRs) against him over the allegations of misconduct and corruption.

When Fernandes was accused of planning to blow up key infrastructure

When Fernandes was accused of planning to blow up key infrastructure

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

'My fight against the dictatorship was born out of the conviction that evil should be fought, but it never entitled killing or what the prosecution say 'criminal force'

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Ten people -- seven males, three females -- were injured by gunfire and an additional 13 were either injured as they rushed to get out of the train station or they suffered smoke inhalation.

Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police

Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

The deputy superintendent of police's arrest has raised questions about the role of collaborators in terror attacks.

Bhima-Koregaon accused charged with 'waging war' against India

Bhima-Koregaon accused charged with 'waging war' against India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

The draft lays down 17 charges against 15 accused, including human rights and civil liberties activists, and they have been sought to be charged under various sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

In the name of humanity bring your troops back, Guterres tells Russia

In the name of humanity bring your troops back, Guterres tells Russia

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has termed Russian President Vladimir Putin announcement of a special military operation in Ukraine as the "saddest moment in my tenure", while Security Council members blasted the Russian leader for the "unprovoked and unjustified' action and for delivering a "message of war".

10 Best Films From Around The World

10 Best Films From Around The World

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

A beautiful documentary from Delhi. A shocking satire that spares no one. A thriller about a serial killer in Iran. A Pakistan film about family secrets... Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in Cannes.

Param Bir Singh asked to approach CAT against probe by Maha govt

Param Bir Singh asked to approach CAT against probe by Maha govt

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by IPS officer Param Bir Singh seeking to quash inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government, and said he can approach the CAT.

3 arrested with IEDs; were planning to attack Assam, Delhi

3 arrested with IEDs; were planning to attack Assam, Delhi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said the accused, Mukadir Islam, (22), Ranjeet Ali (24) and Luit Zameel (24), all residents of Goalpara, were arrested on Sunday.

Ambani bomb scare: Sachin Vaze shifted out of crime branch

Ambani bomb scare: Sachin Vaze shifted out of crime branch

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Wednesday that police officer Sachin Vaze will be removed from the Crime Branch and posted in some other department.

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 3 Chinese nationals at Karachi varsity

Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 3 Chinese nationals at Karachi varsity

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Initial information from a reliable police source said that the two women killed in the blast were Chinese nationals and may have been the target of the blast.

Why Ola decides to recall 1,441 units of S1

Why Ola decides to recall 1,441 units of S1

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

Ola Electric became the latest among electric scooter (e-scooter) makers to have started the exercise of recalling a specific batch of its model after a rap on the knuckles by the government. Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday advised electric vehicle (EV) companies to act responsibly by identifying and recalling defective batches without waiting for orders or guidelines from the ministry. The Bengaluru-based start-up is conducting pre-emptive diagnostics and health check on 1,441 scooters, it said in a statement on Sunday.

18-year-old man charged with London tube terror attack

18-year-old man charged with London tube terror attack

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Ahmed Hassan, believed to be of Middle Eastern origin, was named by Scotland Yard as officers produced him before Westminster Magistrates' Court.

NIA searches Waze's office; court rejects his plea against arrest

NIA searches Waze's office; court rejects his plea against arrest

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

The recovered some "incriminating" documents and electronic evidence such as laptop, I-pad and mobile phones from Waze's office there, the official said.

Mamata offers arrest, protests erupt across Bengal

Mamata offers arrest, protests erupt across Bengal

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Trinamool Congress supporters held demonstrations defying lockdown norms in various places, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered to court arrest on Monday against the arrest of two West Bengal ministers in the Narada case by the CBI.

SC irked by govt's reply on Abu Salem plea, calls it lecture to judiciary

SC irked by govt's reply on Abu Salem plea, calls it lecture to judiciary

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception of an affidavit filed by the Union home secretary on a plea by gangster Abu Salem, challenging his life imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, and said it is an "attempt to lecture the judiciary".

Why most don't see communal riots as terrorism

Why most don't see communal riots as terrorism

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

The American police said that the Las Vegas shooting was not an act of terrorism because he acted alone. The killer was a Christian. Would the police have said the same thing if he was Muslim? I don't think so.

Anil Deshmukh's lawyer arrested for 'trying to subvert' probe

Anil Deshmukh's lawyer arrested for 'trying to subvert' probe

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

The CBI has arrested former Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer Anand Daga for allegedly trying to subvert the probe against him, officials said.

Al Jazeera says Israel shot and killed its journalist

Al Jazeera says Israel shot and killed its journalist

Rediff.com11 May 2022

A veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Qatar-based network to blame the Israeli Army for her death.

CBI arrests its SI for receiving bribe in Deshmukh case

CBI arrests its SI for receiving bribe in Deshmukh case

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

The central agency Wednesday examined Deshmukh's son-in-law Gaurav Chaturvedi and lawyer Anand Daga in over its probe after which an FIR was registered, they said.

Malegaon blast: Terror charges against Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others

Malegaon blast: Terror charges against Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon, a town about 200 km from Mumbai in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008.

NYPD says person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting is now a suspect

NYPD says person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting is now a suspect

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

A 62-year old Black male, initially identified as a 'Person of Interest' by the New York Police Department in the Brooklyn subway shooting, has now been named suspect in the attack that left 23 people injured, including 10 who were hit when he fired at least 33 shots with a nine mm handgun.

Man, son charged with setting mosque on fire during Delhi riots

Man, son charged with setting mosque on fire during Delhi riots

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

A Delhi court has framed charges of arson and rioting against a father-son duo for allegedly damaging and setting a mosque on fire, vandalism, and stone-pelting during the February 2020 riots.

ED files chargesheet against Hizbul chief, others

ED files chargesheet against Hizbul chief, others

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

The prosecution complaint, ED's equivalent to chargesheet, has urged the court for confiscating attached assets totalling to Rs 1.22 crore in the case, besides other punishment under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

No protection until Param Bir tells where he is: SC

No protection until Param Bir tells where he is: SC

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

'Suppose you are sitting abroad and taking legal recourse through power of attorney then what happens. If that is so then you will come to India if the court rules in your favour, we don't know what you have in mind'

There will be no winning side in Ukraine war: India at UN

There will be no winning side in Ukraine war: India at UN

Rediff.com6 May 2022

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said India remains on the side of peace.

Civilians injured in hand grenade attack in Kashmir

Civilians injured in hand grenade attack in Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Oct 2011

At least five civilians were injured in yet another hand grenade explosion in south Kashmir town of Bejibehara, 45 kms from Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon.

The BEST and WORST of 2021

The BEST and WORST of 2021

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

A year marked by more lows than highs for Hindi cinema, here's a recap of the best and worst in 2021.

Amarinder backs 50 km jurisdiction limit for BSF

Amarinder backs 50 km jurisdiction limit for BSF

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

The Union government had recently amended the BSF Act to authorise the border guarding force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a 50 km stretch, up from the existing 15 km, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.

Soccer field suicide bomb perplexes Belgium

Soccer field suicide bomb perplexes Belgium

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

"We do not think it is a terrorist act," Hasan Aydin of the local council in Verviers said.

Assam: One injured in blast, huge cache of ammunition recovered

Assam: One injured in blast, huge cache of ammunition recovered

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

A person was seriously injured in an explosion while making a bomb inside his residence at Sivasagar town in eastern Assam. The police also recovered a huge cache of explosives and ammunition from a rubber plantation in Goalpara district of western Assam on Tuesday.

Two more arrested in 13/7 Mumbai serial blast case

Two more arrested in 13/7 Mumbai serial blast case

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

The Maharashtra ATS on Monday arrested two alleged associates of top IM operative Yasin Bhatkal in connection with the 2011 serial blasts in the metropolis.

PIX: Beijing Winter Games open amid criticism, boycotts

PIX: Beijing Winter Games open amid criticism, boycotts

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Held on the first day of Spring by the Chinese calendar, it began with a performance by dancers waving glowing green stalks to convey the vitality of the season, followed by an explosion of white and green fireworks that spelled the word "Spring".

ED summons Maha ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh next week

ED summons Maha ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh next week

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The central agency arrested his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde late Friday night after it had carried out raids against them and Deshmukh in Mumbai and Nagpur.

Bhopal train bombers sent pix of pipe bomb to Syria

Bhopal train bombers sent pix of pipe bomb to Syria

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

The perpetrators of Bhopal-Ujjain train bomb explosion were influenced by Islamic State ideology and the incident was a "trial blast" as the terrorists planned to carry out more attacks, the Madhya Pradesh government said on Wednesday.

Boston bomber: Lone wolf or home-grown terrorists?

Boston bomber: Lone wolf or home-grown terrorists?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Analysts believe that it was unlikely that an international terror network was behind the explosions.

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.' 'There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.' 'You have to listen to them, unless you can pick a fight with everyone.'

Sooryavanshi Review

Sooryavanshi Review

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

Sooryavanshi works, and how, exclaims Joginder Tuteja.

215 killed as blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter

215 killed as blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

Seven persons had been arrested in connection with the blasts.