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Chopper deal: HC seeks replies from Centre, ED on Khaitan's bail plea

Chopper deal: HC seeks replies from Centre, ED on Khaitan's bail plea

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate on the bail plea of businessman Gautam Khaitan, arrested last month in a money laundering case related to the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP chopper deal.

LeT terrorists involved in Amarnath Yatra attack killed in Kashmir

LeT terrorists involved in Amarnath Yatra attack killed in Kashmir

Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

The encounter broke on Monday when the terrorists opened fire on an army convoy, on its way to Srinagar, at Qazigund on Jammu-Srinagar national highway. One soldier was killed in the attack while another sustained injuries.

Chopper scam: Ex-IAF chief Tyagi to spend 3 more days in CBI custody

Chopper scam: Ex-IAF chief Tyagi to spend 3 more days in CBI custody

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

Ex-IAF chief S P Tyagi will undergo further custodial questioning for three more days as the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday told a court that AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam was a "very serious" case requiring his interrogation to unearth the larger conspiracy as the "interest of the nation was compromised".

PMC case: Wadhawan's UK, UAE properties to be attached

PMC case: Wadhawan's UK, UAE properties to be attached

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

ED has come across two immovable assets - one flat in Dubai and one land parcel in London. It is examining the valuation of both properties, estimated between Rs 150 crore and Rs 200 crore.

7 yr after Nirbhaya, rape conviction rate low at 32%

7 yr after Nirbhaya, rape conviction rate low at 32%

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

What is perhaps more worrisome is that while the conviction rate in rape cases has increased marginally in recent years, the chargesheeting rate has gone down -- which means cases are not going to court.

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.

NIA team in Lanka to help in Easter bombings case

NIA team in Lanka to help in Easter bombings case

Rediff.com29 May 2019

The NIA had alerted the island nation that ISIS terrorists were planning to carry out strikes there.

IS recruit Abu got 'scholarship' from Zakir Naik's NGO: NIA

IS recruit Abu got 'scholarship' from Zakir Naik's NGO: NIA

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Abu Anas was arrested by the NIA in January for allegedly planning to carry out a terror strike ahead of Republic Day.

Sushma Swaraj: 'One of my favourite politicians'

Sushma Swaraj: 'One of my favourite politicians'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Swaraj was admitted to All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a deterioration in her health. She passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.

CBI seeks Interpol's help to bring back Nirav Modi

CBI seeks Interpol's help to bring back Nirav Modi

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

The agency has written to the Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice which would mean that the member countries of the Lyon-based international police cooperation agency can arrest and extradite Nirav Modi

JNU row, attack by lawyers vicious replay of Emergency, says Yechury

JNU row, attack by lawyers "vicious" replay of Emergency, says Yechury

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

The statement comes in wake of the new testimony of student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, in which he said that he was beaten up, pushed to the ground and injured by men in lawyers' robes before the police, when he was brought to the Patiala House court premises on February 17.

Rana Kapoor: The banker who said 'YES' to a chosen few

Rana Kapoor: The banker who said 'YES' to a chosen few

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The bank was worth over Rs 80,000 crore as recently as September 2017. The lender had grown at breakneck speed, helped perhaps by Rana Kapoor's reputation as a banker, willing to aggressively write checks.

Detain anti-Koodankulam protestors under NSA: Swamy

Detain anti-Koodankulam protestors under NSA: Swamy

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Welcoming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that anti-Koodankulam agitators are receiving foreign funds, Janata party president Subramanian Swamy today demanded that they be detained under the National Security Act.

Pak says Jadhav refused to file appeal, India rejects claim

Pak says Jadhav refused to file appeal, India rejects claim

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of 'espionage and terrorism' in April 2017. Weeks later, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence.

Hit by leaks, wary finance ministry blocks non-government sites

Hit by leaks, wary finance ministry blocks non-government sites

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

The ban has been in force since last Friday.

A boat ride as dusk falls on Tulsi Ghat

A boat ride as dusk falls on Tulsi Ghat

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

'It was a 20-minute boat ride journey of about 500 metres, but it must have been a giant leap together for the two staunchly secular leaders, Modi and Macron,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-led JuD and its charity wing

Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-led JuD and its charity wing

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

Pak condemns 'brutal use of force' against separatist leaders

Pak condemns 'brutal use of force' against separatist leaders

Rediff.com19 Apr 2015

"We condemn the brutal use of force by Indian security forces against peaceful and unarmed protesters," it said.

Modi will inflict pain on China sooner than later

Modi will inflict pain on China sooner than later

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

'Anyone familiar with Modi's track record will know he never forgets a slight, a betrayal,' notes Virendra Kapoor.

The Rediff News Quiz, 2020

The Rediff News Quiz, 2020

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

Take our quiz to find out just how much of a news wiz you are.

Why Ashok Chawla quit as NSE chairman

Why Ashok Chawla quit as NSE chairman

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

The move comes after CBI gets sanction to prosecute him in Aircel-Maxis case

Myanmar polls: They were grateful there was change

Myanmar polls: They were grateful there was change

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

'I talked to many voters and most of them said they had voted for Suu Kyi. One could see the enthusiasm,' says Deepak Obhrai, head of the four-member Canadian observer team that monitored the Myanmar elections.

Govt trying to get US charges against Khobragade dropped

Govt trying to get US charges against Khobragade dropped

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

India is making every attempt to ensure that the United States drops all charges against IFS officer Devyani Khobragade.

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.

SC awards Rs 50 lakh to ex-ISRO scientist for 'harassment' in espionage case

SC awards Rs 50 lakh to ex-ISRO scientist for 'harassment' in espionage case

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

The court ordered a probe into the role of Kerala police officers involved in arrest of Nambi Narayanan.

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.

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'

Pak targets Lashkar, Jaish with 'intelligence-based ops'

Pak targets Lashkar, Jaish with 'intelligence-based ops'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad launched to fight terrorism across country.

Pakistan 'strongly rejects' India's charge of cross-border infiltration

Pakistan 'strongly rejects' India's charge of cross-border infiltration

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Pakistan added that it is necessary to establish "veracity of the Indian claim".

No violation of law in Hafiz Saeed's detention: Pak government tells court

No violation of law in Hafiz Saeed's detention: Pak government tells court

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

The government also told the court that it has reasons to believe that Jamaat-ud Dawah and its sister organisation Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation were engaged in activities which can be prejudicial to peace and security.

2 top US senators ask Blinken to raise farmers' issue with India

2 top US senators ask Blinken to raise farmers' issue with India

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Schumer and Menendez said the months-long demonstrations have been met with orders from the central government and local authorities to shut off internet access in protest areas, cut off water and electricity supplies for the tens of thousands living in protest camps, and impede the work of journalists reporting on the protests.

Sri Lanka bombings 'revenge of NZ'; toll crosses 320

Sri Lanka bombings 'revenge of NZ'; toll crosses 320

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

National flags were lowered and people bowed their heads as the silence began at 8:30 am local time, the time the first of the attacks occurred on Sunday.

MP train blast: Accused trio learnt bomb making online, claims police

MP train blast: Accused trio learnt bomb making online, claims police

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

At least ten people were injured, three of them seriously, in the blast in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train near Jabdi station of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

The Hungarian who is Bihar's unwanted guest

The Hungarian who is Bihar's unwanted guest

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

When Viktor Zicho left Hungary 11 months ago to cycle to Darjeeling in India, he did not dream that he would be quarantined for two months in Bihar.

International drug ring busted

International drug ring busted

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

Indian Americans launch petition to drop charges against Devyani

Indian Americans launch petition to drop charges against Devyani

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

An online White House petition demanding the Obama administration drop the visa fraud case against Devyani Khobragade has been launched in Washington, DC by a group of Indian-Americans who said the senior Indian diplomat's public humiliation hurts the sentiments of the community.

Pak denies consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav again

Pak denies consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav again

Rediff.com2 Jul 2017

Pakistan FO said that it was "travesty of logic" to link the case of Jadhav with civilian prisoners

'India must be prepared for a 100-year war with Pakistan'

'India must be prepared for a 100-year war with Pakistan'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

'Pakistan has responded with appropriate contempt -- hrowing our national dignity into the waste paper basket.'

NSA talks: Kashmiri separatists detained only to be released within hours

NSA talks: Kashmiri separatists detained only to be released within hours

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Top Kashmiri separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, were on Thursday put under house arrest only to be released within hours in actions that were linked to their proposed meeting with Pakistani National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz in Delhi on Sunday.

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