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YouTuber booked for questioning UP minister on pending projects

YouTuber booked for questioning UP minister on pending projects

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Sanjay Rana, who is associated with YouTube channel Moradabad Ujjala, was booked after a video of the event surfaced online and a local Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing leader filed a complaint.

Officer threatened to eliminate me in 2 weeks: Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf

Officer threatened to eliminate me in 2 weeks: Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

He alleged that an officer told him that he would be taken out of jail after two weeks and killed.

HC refuses to order Aadhaar-social media link

HC refuses to order Aadhaar-social media link

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

The HC said it would lead to data of genuine account holders going 'unnecessarily' to foreign countries.

How Lyric Jain fights the Fake News menace

How Lyric Jain fights the Fake News menace

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

The tools he uses are logic, the reputations of the sources, and how much emotions influence the content.

3 suspected members of Sikh extremist group arrested in Philippines

3 suspected members of Sikh extremist group arrested in Philippines

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Three suspected members of a Sikh extremist group on Interpol's red notice watchlist were arrested during a joint operation by the Philippine government agencies this month, according to an official.

Burdwan blast mastermind arrested; son of retired B'desh army officer

Burdwan blast mastermind arrested; son of retired B'desh army officer

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

West Bengal police on Saturday arrested the mastermind of Burdwan blast Sk Rahmatulla alias Sajid, a Bangladeshi national and stated to be a Chief Commander of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terror group.

Two major risks that make Aadhaar vulnerable

Two major risks that make Aadhaar vulnerable

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The persistence with Aadhaar, to the exclusion of all other identity systems, is a dangerous path and should be avoided if the risks of digital vulnerability are to be eliminated. Till such time that the ownership of the Aadhaar system is transferred to an independent body, concerns over Aadhaar's digital vulnerability will persist, says A K Bhattacharya.

Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Review: Wah Vicky! Wah Sara!

Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Review: Wah Vicky! Wah Sara!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

Not so hatke after all, but no reason to stay bachke either, notes Sukanya Verma.

Fake voter card with Kobad Gandhy's pix seized

Fake voter card with Kobad Gandhy's pix seized

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

Top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi, appears to have managed to procure a voter identity card in a different name from the national capital, police sources claimed.

A happy reunion: 11-yr-old gone missing 9 days back traced to forest

A happy reunion: 11-yr-old gone missing 9 days back traced to forest

Rediff.com23 Aug 2015

The class 5 student had gone missing while on his way to school in the state capital on August 14.

ED grills Kejriwal's PA in excise policy case

ED grills Kejriwal's PA in excise policy case

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

Kumar deposed before the federal probe agency in New Delhi and the investigators are recording his statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Pak finally confirms Mansour's death after Taliban appoints new chief

Pak finally confirms Mansour's death after Taliban appoints new chief

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Pakistan was earlier reluctant to confirm Mullah Mansour's killing. On Tuesday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had said that the body recovered on Pakistani soil, near the Afghan border, was charred beyond recognition.

'Unlike Twitter, Koo won't charge money for verification'

'Unlike Twitter, Koo won't charge money for verification'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

Koo -- the made-in-India rival of Twitter -- will not charge users for a verification badge, its co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said as he took on the larger rival for allegedly first creating bots and now charging users for verification. Koo, which allows users to express views in Indian languages, has already crossed 50 million downloads and is now flying into the rival's nest, starting a campaign on Twitter by making itself prominently visible on verified handles and offering them better deals on its platform at no cost. Since taking over Twitter, billionaire Elon Musk has set in motion massive changes, sacking employees and talking of levying a $8 charge for 'verified' handles.

'We Are Destroying The Constitution'

'We Are Destroying The Constitution'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

'We have to make people aware that the Constitution belongs to us.' 'We are the people who decide who will govern on our behalf.'

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

As the second season of The Night Manager hits the OTT screen, Deepa Gahlot looks back at the top spy thrillers on streaming platforms.

Beware, cybercriminals offering 'Free Omicron Test', warns MHA

Beware, cybercriminals offering 'Free Omicron Test', warns MHA

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Amid a rise in Omicron cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory against cybercriminals targeting potential victims by offering them free tests for detecting Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Chhota Rajan awarded 7-year jail in fake passport case

Chhota Rajan awarded 7-year jail in fake passport case

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

Rajan is lodged in Tihar Jail in New Delhi. The other three persons, who were out on bail, were taken into custody on Monday after the verdict was announced.

Pathankot attack: No info from Pak on probe, no action against JeM

Pathankot attack: No info from Pak on probe, no action against JeM

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Pakistan has not yet informed India whether it has taken any action taken against JeM, believed to be responsible for the terror attack on Pathankot airbase.

Banks alert customers about mobile banking malware targeting over 200 apps

Banks alert customers about mobile banking malware targeting over 200 apps

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Several Indian banks have alerted their customers not to download apps from any source other than official app stores. Banking customers are being targeted by a new type of mobile banking malware campaign using SOVA Android Trojan. This malware captures the credentials when users log onto their net-banking apps and access bank accounts. The new version of SOVA appears to be targeting more than 200 mobile applications, including banking apps and crypto wallets.

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Panthic politics came easily to Parkash Singh Badal. But he was quick to abandon it when it became a problem, points out Aditi Phadnis.

Journalist-turned-terrorist among 2 killed in JK encounter

Journalist-turned-terrorist among 2 killed in JK encounter

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Kumar said one of the slain men, who have been identified from the press ID card as Rayees Bhat, was a journalist before joining the militant ranks in 2021.

Naxalism with guns or pens must be uprooted: Modi tells state home ministers

Naxalism with guns or pens must be uprooted: Modi tells state home ministers

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted the idea of "One Nation, One Uniform" for the police, saying it is just a suggestion for consideration and he is not trying to impose it on the states.

Bangle seller who was thrashed in MP arrested on molestation charges

Bangle seller who was thrashed in MP arrested on molestation charges

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Taslim Ali was thrashed in Govind Nagar in Indore on Sunday for using a `fake' name while selling bangles to women in the locality.

Aadhaar data breach can influence election results: Supreme Court

Aadhaar data breach can influence election results: Supreme Court

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Senior counsel, Diwedi submitted that technology is advancing and we have limitations of understanding the technological developments.

Fake accounts+middlemen+illegal funds: The unholy trinity

Fake accounts+middlemen+illegal funds: The unholy trinity

Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

Terrorist groups and drug mafias often use middlemen, who open several accounts in a bank under a number of assumed identities, says Vicky Nanjappa

This Rahul Gandhi wants to drop his surname!

This Rahul Gandhi wants to drop his surname!

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

Fed up with the difficulties he encounters while convincing others that he was not a "fake" person, this textile trader is now mulling to get rid of the famous surname.

Pakistan names 'spies' among Indian mission staffers

Pakistan names 'spies' among Indian mission staffers

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

It claimed the officials were involved in 'espionage, subversion and supporting terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh'.

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

Unsubstantiated and illogical opinions, delivered freely from within or abroad, could not destroy the democratic nature of the country, he added.

Why The Army Can't Fight In Manipur

Why The Army Can't Fight In Manipur

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

For the most battle-hardened, specialised and successful counter-insurgency army in the world, this is an unfamiliar, first-time experience of dealing with the north east's deepest complexities, observes Shekhar Gupta.

32-yr-old man caught posing as 81-yr-old to fly to US

32-yr-old man caught posing as 81-yr-old to fly to US

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

The passenger looked suspicious to Central Industrial Security Force officials on frisking duty as he expressed his inability to stand up from the wheelchair and was evading eye contact with them, police said.

Intel leak: IB discusses ways to counter fake calls

Intel leak: IB discusses ways to counter fake calls

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

The case of an NSG officer giving out vital information to the ISI has got the Intelligence Bureau thinking of reforms to avoid such embarrassing occurrences, reports Vicky Nanjappa

4 arrested in Indore for assaulting bangle seller; Hindu outfit stages protest

4 arrested in Indore for assaulting bangle seller; Hindu outfit stages protest

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

The police have so far arrested four persons for allegedly assaulting a bangle seller for apparently using a 'fake' name while selling his goods to women in Govind Nagar of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.

Review: Mylanchi Monjulla Veedu is an old wine in a new bottle

Review: Mylanchi Monjulla Veedu is an old wine in a new bottle

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

Mylanchi Monjulla Veedu is a typical old world story with inter-religious relationship, elopement, mayhem and murder.

Aadhaar must for death certificate from Oct 1

Aadhaar must for death certificate from Oct 1

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

It will provide an effective method to prevent identity fraud, the MHA said.

I'm not scared of any threat from rival gang: Chhota Rajan

I'm not scared of any threat from rival gang: Chhota Rajan

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

An officer within the Indonesian police was quoted by NDTV saying that Rajan is very scared, constantly smoking and doesn't talk to people.

Mumbai engineer returns home after 6 years in Pakistan jail

Mumbai engineer returns home after 6 years in Pakistan jail

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

Hamid Nihal Ansari was awarded imprisonment by a Pakistani military court in December 2015 after being slapped with charges of espionage and involvement in anti-state activities on him.

How To Be Safe On Dating Apps: 5 Tips

How To Be Safe On Dating Apps: 5 Tips

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

If you don't know the person yet, please do not share your number or give away your social media handle.

A peek into Mastercard's ambitious plan for India

A peek into Mastercard's ambitious plan for India

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

Mastercard is keen on being known not as a payments player but a technology company.

Can Modi Swing It For BJP In Karnataka?

Can Modi Swing It For BJP In Karnataka?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The BJP leadership knows it can't boast of governance in the state as the Bommai government has little to show. So, the game plan is to project Modi, who will reiterate how important it is for a state to have the same party ruling in power at the Centre, observes Ramesh Menon.

ICAI struggles to call fake CAs to account

ICAI struggles to call fake CAs to account

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

Booming demand for chartered accountants services fuelled by a rapidly growing economy has meant that Shetty's experience is not an isolated one.