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Twitter handle that complained against Zubair now deleted

Twitter handle that complained against Zubair now deleted

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

The anonymous Twitter handle, a complaint from which led to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's arrest, does not exist on the microblogging website anymore.

Manish Sisodia arrested after 8-hr grilling, CBI says wasn't cooperating

Manish Sisodia arrested after 8-hr grilling, CBI says wasn't cooperating

Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

Sisodia was arrested after nearly eight hours of questioning on various aspects of the excise policy for 2021-22, which the probe agency says suffered from irregularities both in its formulation and implementation, allegedly intended to benefit people with links to the AAP.

Mumbai police arrest another student from Uttarakhand in 'Bulli Bai' case

Mumbai police arrest another student from Uttarakhand in 'Bulli Bai' case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

The Mumbai cyber police have arrested one more student from Uttarakhand in connection with the 'Bulli Bai' app case, an official said on Wednesday.

Government Cracks Down On FCI Racket

Government Cracks Down On FCI Racket

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

'The corruption charges in FCI are not the first and won't be the last.'

FIR against Channi over 'UP-Bihar ke bhaiya' remark

FIR against Channi over 'UP-Bihar ke bhaiya' remark

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Channi has courted controversy during a poll rally by asking people not to let the 'bhaiyas' of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar enter the state, a remark apparently aimed at Aam Aadmi Party leaders.

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

The central probe agency re-registered the first information report (FIR) of Goa Police on a reference from the Ministry of Home Affairs which was routed to it through the Department of Personnel and Training, officials said.

Sonali Phogat case: Goa restaurant owner, drug peddler arrested

Sonali Phogat case: Goa restaurant owner, drug peddler arrested

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

The suspected drug peddler, Dattaprasad Gaonkar, was detained from Anjuna after the accused duo "confessed" in their statement that they had procured drugs from him.

Mumbai girl, kidnapped 9 yrs ago, reunited with family

Mumbai girl, kidnapped 9 yrs ago, reunited with family

Rediff.com7 Aug 2022

A girl, kidnapped almost nine years ago from the Gilbert area of Mumbai's Andheri, was reunited with her family on Friday in Mumbai.

NCPCR seeks FIR against Aaditya Thackeray for using children in 'Save Aarey'

NCPCR seeks FIR against Aaditya Thackeray for using children in 'Save Aarey'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

The apex child rights body NCPCR on Monday sought an FIR against Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray for allegedly using children in his party's campaign to save Mumbai's Aarey forest.

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, was picked up on Saturday night from Sarvanand Ghat of the Ganga, where he was staging a 'satyagraha' against the arrest of another accused in the case Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, earlier known as Waseem Rizvi.

Owners of buffaloes hit by Vande Bharat express booked

Owners of buffaloes hit by Vande Bharat express booked

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Gujarat has registered a case against the owners of buffaloes that were hit by the Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat express, in which the front portion of the train was damaged, officials said on Friday.

Gujarat govt, DGP get legal notices over public flogging of minorities

Gujarat govt, DGP get legal notices over public flogging of minorities

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Convenor of the Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Mujahid Nafees issued contempt notices to the officers after some policemen were seen publicly flogging the accused in Undhela village in Kheda on Tuesday.

Unable to arrest TV anchor, Chhattisgarh cops to return; seek legal options

Unable to arrest TV anchor, Chhattisgarh cops to return; seek legal options

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

The 11-member team from Raipur, led by a deputy superintendent of police, landed in Ghaziabad on Tuesday morning to arrest Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan. The anchor and others have been booked for airing the misleading video on his show on July 1.

Maha chemist murder: Officials suspect role of ISIS-inspired killers

Maha chemist murder: Officials suspect role of ISIS-inspired killers

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

The perpetrators of the killing of a pharmacist in Maharashtra's Amravati might have been 'self inspired' by the violence carried out by the dreaded Middle East group Islamic State (ISIS) and the investigators are trying to ascertain if they have links with any terror outfit, officials said.

Mumbai Police summons CBI chief in phone-tapping data leak case

Mumbai Police summons CBI chief in phone-tapping data leak case

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Jaiswal has been asked to be present to record his statement on October 14, the police official said.

Jain's Tihar video: Sisodia says he's undergoing physiotherapy

Jain's Tihar video: Sisodia says he's undergoing physiotherapy

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of leaking Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain's videos from Tihar jail in New Delhi and claimed that he was undergoing physiotherapy for a spine injury.

'They want to sell Osho ashram'

'They want to sell Osho ashram'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

'They want to wind up Osho's Pune operation, take the money and move out of India.'

Rajyavardhan Rathore booked for 'misleading' video of Rahul Gandhi

Rajyavardhan Rathore booked for 'misleading' video of Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

A first information report (FIR) was registered in Jaipur on Saturday night against a TV news anchor, Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore and others for allegedly spreading falsehood by doctoring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comment in Kerala to appear as if it was a remark on the Udaipur tailor's murder.

Malik conspired with Dawood's sister to grab land: Court

Malik conspired with Dawood's sister to grab land: Court

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Prima facie, there was evidence to indicate that there was a 'conspiracy' between Hasina Parkar (Ibrahim's sister), Salim Patel (alleged associate of Ibrahim) and Malik to grab the land owned by Munira Plumber and her mother Mariyum Goawala, said R N Rokade, special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

25 booked in UP's Moradabad over namaaz in open space

25 booked in UP's Moradabad over namaaz in open space

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

The police have lodged a first information report (FIR) against 25 people in Moradabad after they offered namaaz at an open space that, they claimed, was the private property of some of them.

MP cop defends stripping journalist semi-naked at police station

MP cop defends stripping journalist semi-naked at police station

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Speaking to the reporters, Station House Officer Manoj Soni said, "A photo that is going viral in which it is being said that all the people are journalists. I want to make it clear that all of them are not journalists, only one of them is (YouTuber). Rest are the friends, and relatives of the accused."

Why is Madhavan in a FIX?

Why is Madhavan in a FIX?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Dr S Nambi Narayanan, the retired Indian Space Research Organisation scientist whose bio-pic the film is, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Medha Patkar booked over alleged 'misuse of funds'

Medha Patkar booked over alleged 'misuse of funds'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

As per the complaint, cash worth more than Rs 1.5 crore, whose audit for withdrawal and expenditure remained unclear, has been recovered during the probe.

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The central probe agency has got an alleged 'close associate' of Sisodia -- Dinesh Arora -- to spill beans by turning approver in the case, they said.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested in graft case

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested in graft case

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

The Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan after conducting raids at premises linked to him in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment, officials said.

Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault': Allahabad HC

Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault': Allahabad HC

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Observing that 'oral sex' with a minor does not come under the 'aggravated sexual assault' category in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad high court has reduced the jail term of a man convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy from 10 years to seven years.

'Fertiliser scam': CBI books Rajasthan CM's brother, 14 others

'Fertiliser scam': CBI books Rajasthan CM's brother, 14 others

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The CBI has registered a case related to the alleged diversion of fertilisers meant for farmers against Agrasen Gehlot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's brother, and 14 others, and carried out searches at his Jodhpur home and 16 other locations in three states, officials said.

RPG fired at police station in Punjab, DGP alleges Pak hand

RPG fired at police station in Punjab, DGP alleges Pak hand

Rediff.com10 Dec 2022

The projectile, fired by some unidentified people, hit the Saanjh Kendra adjoining the Sarhali police station on the Amritsar-Bathinda highway on Friday night.

2 SPs transferred, six cops suspended for Gujarat hooch tragedy

2 SPs transferred, six cops suspended for Gujarat hooch tragedy

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The Gujarat home department on Thursday transferred the superintendents of police of Botad and Ahmedabad and suspended six other cops following the death of 42 people after consumption of spurious liquor, an official said.

SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1

SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia, which was to take up the plea for hearing at 3.45 pm, adjourned the matter to September 1 due to paucity of time.

Thane police website hacked, message seeks 'apology to all Muslims'

Thane police website hacked, message seeks 'apology to all Muslims'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

Unidentified hackers gained access to the website of Thane police in Maharashtra and uploaded a message demanding apology to Muslims "all over the world", the police said on Tuesday.

Dalit man forced to rub nose at Raj temple for insulting Hindu gods

Dalit man forced to rub nose at Raj temple for insulting Hindu gods

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

A first information report (FIR) was registered against 11 persons on Tuesday night and two of them have been arrested.

KCR parades party MLAs, says BJP offering Rs 100 crore each

KCR parades party MLAs, says BJP offering Rs 100 crore each

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

Addressing a poll rally at bypoll-bound Munugode Rao segment, Rao referred to the TRS MLAs case and said 'brokers' from Delhi came and attempted to bribe the MLAs by offering Rs 100 crore each.

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar remanded in judicial custody in Gujarat riots case

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar remanded in judicial custody in Gujarat riots case

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

The two were produced before metropolitan magistrate SP Patel after their police custody ended.

Filmmaker Avinash Das granted bail in Amit Shah photo row

Filmmaker Avinash Das granted bail in Amit Shah photo row

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Metropolitan Magistrate M V Chauhan granted bail to Das on the condition that he shall remain present before the Ahmedabad Crime Branch during the first week of every month until the charge sheet is filed.

Brother alleges Sonali Phogat was murdered by her aides in Goa

Brother alleges Sonali Phogat was murdered by her aides in Goa

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

The brother of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sonali Phogat has filed a formal complaint with the Goa Police, claiming that she was murdered by two of her associates.

Court rejects pre-arrest bail of filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah pic case

Court rejects pre-arrest bail of filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah pic case

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Rejecting Das's plea, the court observed that it appeared that Shah's photo was shared with the intention of defaming him and tarnishing his image, and it clearly suggested "mens rea" (intention/knowledge of wrongdoing).

MP: Man whose house razed for stone-pelting was in jail on Ram Navami

MP: Man whose house razed for stone-pelting was in jail on Ram Navami

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

Police officials conceded that Shahbaz, the accused, was in fact in prison on April 10, but justified the demolition claiming he was a 'listed criminal of the area'.

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP leader, Hyderabad businessman

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP leader, Hyderabad businessman

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Aam Aadmi Party communication in-charge Vijay Nair and businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy that was scraped following corruption allegations, official sources said Monday.

UP court orders FIR against Salman Khurshid over his book

UP court orders FIR against Salman Khurshid over his book

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

A court in Lucknow ordered on Wednesday to register a first information report (FIR) against senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid for comparing the 'Sanatan' Hindu religion with the Boko Haram and Islamic State (ISIS) terror outfits in his book titled Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times.