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Recognise Russia as 'terrorist country': Ukraine President to UK Parliament

Recognise Russia as 'terrorist country': Ukraine President to UK Parliament

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

In an emotional address, Zelenskyy invoked Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill's words, promising to fight Russian troops in the air, sea and on the streets.

'My parents don't know I am famous'

'My parents don't know I am famous'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

'They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.' 'Recently, a fan turned up at my parents' home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had sent him.'

SHOCKING! 6-yr-old gang-raped in UP, lungs taken out

SHOCKING! 6-yr-old gang-raped in UP, lungs taken out

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

The lungs were removed to perform black magic, believing that it will help a woman give birth to a child, police said. The girl had gone missing on the night of Diwali from the Ghatampur area.

Sunny Leone has a REQUEST FOR YOU!

Sunny Leone has a REQUEST FOR YOU!

Rediff.com12 May 2021

Raveena shares a wow throwback picture...Tisca shares her OTT binge list...

Kerala elephant may have eaten cracker-filled fruit by accident: MoEF

Kerala elephant may have eaten cracker-filled fruit by accident: MoEF

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Primary investigation into the death of the pregnant elephant in Kerala has found that it may have accidentally consumed a cracker-stuffed fruit, the environment ministry said on Monday. The ministry also noted that many a time, locals resort to the illegal act of planting explosive-filled fruits to repel wild boars from entering plantation farms.

Death of Kerala elephant: CM says 3 suspects under scanner

Death of Kerala elephant: CM says 3 suspects under scanner

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Personnel of Kerala police and the forest department's Crime Investigation Team, probing the incident which triggered widespread outrage especially on social media, visited the spot and collected evidence, he said, assuring that all concerns raised will not go in vain and justice will prevail and the culprits brought to book.

Varna and Jati Are Not Same

Varna and Jati Are Not Same

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

The relative ranking of castes can vary across regions and localities and depends on a number of factors including control over land, wealth, and political power. Castes have often tried to 'upgrade' themselves (a process sociologists refer to as Sanskritization), and sometimes get 'downgraded'. A revealing excerpt from Upinder Singh's Ancient India: Culture Of Contradictions.

Calcutta HC will monitor CBI, SIT probe into WB post-poll violence

Calcutta HC will monitor CBI, SIT probe into WB post-poll violence

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Observing that there are "definite and proved" allegations that complaints of the victims of violence in the aftermath of the West Bengal assembly polls were not even registered, the Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into all alleged cases of heinous crimes like rape and murder, while accepting the recommendations of a National Human Rights Commission panel.

Aranyak Review

Aranyak Review

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Of the six out of eight episodes shared by Netflix, I finished all in one effortless go, says Sukanya Verma who applauds this well-made thriller.

How to DEFEAT the Naxals!

How to DEFEAT the Naxals!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

'Defence, development and democracy is the formula to defeat Naxalism.'

Kathua rape victim was sexually assaulted, died of asphyxia: Doctors

Kathua rape victim was sexually assaulted, died of asphyxia: Doctors

Rediff.com9 Sep 2018

The girl was allegedly repeatedly assaulted before being killed at a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district in January.

Physical, Sherni: OTT DELIGHTS of the Week

Physical, Sherni: OTT DELIGHTS of the Week

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Serial killer confusion in small-town South Korea, a struggling mission to save the tiger in the heartland of India, a slice-of-summer friendship by the Italian coast, Sukanya Verma lists a fascinating mix of must-watch fare on OTT this week.

Kathua: BJP ministers who joined rally in support of accused quit

Kathua: BJP ministers who joined rally in support of accused quit

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

Forest Minister Chaudhary Lal Singh and Industries Minister Chander Prakash had attended the rally.

The BEST ACTRESSES of 2021

The BEST ACTRESSES of 2021

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Here are Sukanya Verma's favourite female performances of 2021.

'Tiger populations have boomed'

'Tiger populations have boomed'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'

Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?

Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Last week, two BSF troopers from Rajasthan, members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Congo, were killed by protestors. Do we need to lose lives fighting in a country not ours, in a war that is not ours and for a cause that is not ours, asks Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), who served in the UNPKF in Congo.

Fadnavis, Maha minister defend killing of Avni

Fadnavis, Maha minister defend killing of Avni

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

Fadnavis said preliminary reports made available to him stated that the tigress was shot after she attacked the forest staff trying to tranquilise her.

Kathua rape-and-murder was a plan to drive nomads out: Official

Kathua rape-and-murder was a plan to drive nomads out: Official

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

An accused in the rape-and-murder case, who was earlier said to be a juvenile, is over 19 years old, the official said, quoting medical reports.

'Authorities Want Every Prisoner To Die Neglected'

'Authorities Want Every Prisoner To Die Neglected'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

'That is how our machinery operates and sees every prisoner.'

5 women gangraped at gunpoint in Jharkhand

5 women gangraped at gunpoint in Jharkhand

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

The police have identified the culprits and eight people were detained in this connection.

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'

Corporate espionage case: 2 more arrested by Delhi police

Corporate espionage case: 2 more arrested by Delhi police

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Delhi Police on Thursday arrested 2 more persons in connection with the corporate espionage case.

BJP MP questioned by CBI in connection with RTI activist murder

BJP MP questioned by CBI in connection with RTI activist murder

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday questioned Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dinu Bogha Solanki in connection with sensational murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had filed a plea before the Gujarat high court against illegal mining in Gir forests.

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi over Avni's killing; BJP hits back

Rediff.com5 Nov 2018

Reacting to Maneka Gandhi's criticism, the Maharashtra CM said that her word were harsh but he unerstands her feelings as she is also an animal lover.

10 OTT Shows to Watch This Week

10 OTT Shows to Watch This Week

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Radhika Apte's espionage skills, a quartet of romances in Visakhapatnam and a whole lot of other adventures and thrills, there's tons of action to catch on OTT this week.

Govt submits first autopsy report to HC in Chittoor firing case

Govt submits first autopsy report to HC in Chittoor firing case

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

The state government submitted the first post-mortem report of 20 people, who were killed in police firing in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district on April 7.

Wife arrested four year after Veeerappan's death

Wife arrested four year after Veeerappan's death

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

In a pre-dawn operation, the wife of notorious forest brigand Veerappan was arrested on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border in connection with several crimes she committed along with her deceased husband.

RTI activist's murder: BJP MP named in CBI chargesheet

RTI activist's murder: BJP MP named in CBI chargesheet

Rediff.com21 Dec 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday filed a chargesheet against sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dinu Bogha Solanki in connection with the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir forest, the last abode of Asiatic lions.

PIX: Vidya, Nandita Das at Cannes closing ceremony

PIX: Vidya, Nandita Das at Cannes closing ceremony

Rediff.com27 May 2013

The final day the film festival saw Palme D'Or go to critical favourite French drama Blue Is The Warmest Colour and Grand Prix prize went to the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.

1,455 convicts awarded death penalty in 10 years

1,455 convicts awarded death penalty in 10 years

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Days after the execution of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy petitions of four associates of slain forest brigand Veerappan, who were given a death sentence in a landmine blast case.

600 cops, sniffer dogs scanned JNU campus, still clueless about Najeeb

600 cops, sniffer dogs scanned JNU campus, still clueless about Najeeb

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

The sniffer dogs failed to make any headway and stopped after circling around in the hostel.

Pak starlet Laila Khan, family killed over property

Pak starlet Laila Khan, family killed over property

Rediff.com11 Jul 2012

The decision of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan's mother to make her second husband Asif Sheikh the caretaker of their sprawling Igatpuri farm house triggered the killing spree of the family members, accused Pervez Tak has told crime branch investigators probing the case.

ED attaches chimpanzees, marmosets under PMLA in Bengal

ED attaches chimpanzees, marmosets under PMLA in Bengal

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

The agency said the first-of-its-kind attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act "enabled" the zoo authorities to retain the animals as the smuggler was making attempts to take them away.

Assam: Task force constituted for women's security

Assam: Task force constituted for women's security

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

The Assam government has constituted a special task force to be headed by the additional director general of police (criminal investigation department wing) to tackle the rising trend of crime against women in the state.

Two tigers die in Kanha, toll in MP in one year reaches 20

Two tigers die in Kanha, toll in MP in one year reaches 20

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The latest death reports came at a time when a team formed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority is probing the big cat deaths in the state.

Sheena murder: Indrani, Khanna blame each other

Sheena murder: Indrani, Khanna blame each other

Rediff.com30 Aug 2015

In a new twist to the Sheena Bora murder saga, Indrani Mukerjea and her former husband Sanjeev Khanna have blamed each other for the crime during police interrogation.

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and polluting vehicles, even as it shrunk the budgetary allocation for the environment ministry from the last fiscal by nearly eight percent. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech for 2021-22, announced a total of Rs 2869.93 crore for the ministry, Rs 230 crore less than the last fiscal. Officials said the outlay has been lesser this time as the economy is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

STF nabs two in Nagappa case

STF nabs two in Nagappa case

Rediff.com30 Jan 2003

Joseph alias Meenukar Joseph and Savariyappa alias Kone Savariappa have confessed that they were involved in the crime, police said.

British used sedition law against Gandhi, Gokhale, is it still needed, asks SC

British used sedition law against Gandhi, Gokhale, is it still needed, asks SC

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the misuse of "colonial era" penal law on sedition and sought response of the Centre on pleas including the one filed by the Editors Guild of India challenging the validity of the provision.

Sheena Bora case: Car traced, Raigad cops admit lapses

Sheena Bora case: Car traced, Raigad cops admit lapses

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

The car in which Sheena Bora was allegedly killed was on Saturday traced while questions cropped up of a cover-up by police in not registering a case of murder or accidental death 3 years ago when a partially-burnt body believed to be hers was found.