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Mumbai writer raped in 5-star, threatened with D-gang

Mumbai writer raped in 5-star, threatened with D-gang

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

The woman also claimed that that she had received a call from the "D" gang threatening her to not register a complaint against the businessman.

Salman home firing: Mumbai police register new case; 1 held in Rajasthan

Salman home firing: Mumbai police register new case; 1 held in Rajasthan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

The accused made the video on a highway in Rajasthan and uploaded it on his channel.

Adityanath meets UP violence victim's kin; 50 held, internet suspended

Adityanath meets UP violence victim's kin; 50 held, internet suspended

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Over 50 people have been arrested after the communal violence in Maharajgaj town, officials said on Tuesday, as markets remained shut and people stayed indoors for a second day in a row amid heavy deployment of police and other security personnel.

'Canada ignored India's warning on organised crime'

'Canada ignored India's warning on organised crime'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2024

India first raised the presence of organised crime in Canada but the issue was ignored because of a permissive atmosphere for a long time, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, rejecting the targeting of its high commissioner and diplomats by the Trudeau government.

Gangster killed outside his house in Sikar, man caught in firing also dead

Gangster killed outside his house in Sikar, man caught in firing also dead

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

Another man who had gone to meet his daughter studying in a coaching institute there was also hit by bullets and died.

Amravati murder accused set up terror gang to avenge social media sharing: NIA

Amravati murder accused set up terror gang to avenge social media sharing: NIA

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

The charge-sheet claimed that the accused had formed a terrorist gang to take revenge on Kolhe after he shared a WhatsApp post.

Siddique murder: Total collapse of law and order in Maha, alleges Oppn

Siddique murder: Total collapse of law and order in Maha, alleges Oppn

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

The Congress on Sunday demanded a thorough probe into Siddique's murder and said Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, who holds home portfolio, should take moral responsibility for law and order "failure" and resign.

183 criminals killed in encounters since March 2017: UP Police

183 criminals killed in encounters since March 2017: UP Police

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The number of policemen injured in them was 1,443 and 13 were killed, the data showed.

Mamata is trying to...: Nirbhaya's mother on Kolkata rape-murder

Mamata is trying to...: Nirbhaya's mother on Kolkata rape-murder

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

Instead of using her power to act against the culprits, the chief minister is trying to divert people's attention by holding protests, Asha Devi told PTI.

Marco Review: Gore Fest

Marco Review: Gore Fest

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

The action entertainer Marco is a well shot, gnarly bloodfest that packs some lackluster thrills, notes Arjun Menon.

Slain INLD leader Rathee 's sons get 'threat calls'; probe launched

Slain INLD leader Rathee 's sons get 'threat calls'; probe launched

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

The deceased leader's nephew, Kapoor Singh Rathee, said that his uncle's elder son Bhupinder and younger son Jatinder have received 18 threat calls from an unknown number.

Foreign secretary raises safety of minorities in Bangladesh

Foreign secretary raises safety of minorities in Bangladesh

Rediff.com9 Dec 2024

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Dhaka on Monday on a day-long visit to hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart, amid strained bilateral ties since August following the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

MLAs' kin among seven killed in Bihar gang war

MLAs' kin among seven killed in Bihar gang war

Rediff.com16 Feb 2003

The killings are believed to be the fallout of a business feud between two criminal gangs.

UP horror: 50-yr-old gang-raped, killed by priest, accomplices

UP horror: 50-yr-old gang-raped, killed by priest, accomplices

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

Two of the accused were arrested on Tuesday, while the priest is on the run, police said, adding that the woman's leg was fractured and there were injuries in her private parts.

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's vision, observes Arjun Menon.

'For every gang, the financier is the kingpin'

'For every gang, the financier is the kingpin'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

'In a gang, the person who controls the finances is the most important key person.' 'Cut the finances of a gang and it will vanish.'

The Failed Promise of Indian 2

The Failed Promise of Indian 2

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

Kamal Haasan is right where he left off from the first film but there is only so much he can do to salvage an already lost cause, observes Arjun Menon.

Why Latin America Loves India And Vice Versa

Why Latin America Loves India And Vice Versa

Rediff.com25 Dec 2024

The warmth and respect for India were evident wherever I went and noticed how most Latin Americans have Indian gurus either directly or online and yoga was very much in vogue, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Cops probe if Baba Siddique was threatened over slum rehab project

Cops probe if Baba Siddique was threatened over slum rehab project

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

Police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project, officials said on Sunday.

Gangsters held in Moosewala murder case killed in Punjab jail

Gangsters held in Moosewala murder case killed in Punjab jail

Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

Two gangsters, who were arrested in connection with singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case and lodged in the Goindwal Sahib Central Jail in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, were killed in a clash among inmates on Sunday, police said.

Sikh man, 11-year-old son shot dead in Canada

Sikh man, 11-year-old son shot dead in Canada

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

An Indian-origin Sikh man, described as a 'higher-level figure' in the organised crime scene in Canada, and his 11-year-old son were shot and killed in what police have called a 'sick and twisted' escalation of gang violence in the city of Edmonton.

Juvenile to adult: How Kathua gang rape-murder accused's story fell apart

Juvenile to adult: How Kathua gang rape-murder accused's story fell apart

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

A shoddily drafted application for birth certificate was the loose string that led to the unravelling of the conspiracy to proclaim one of those accused in the 2018 gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua as a juvenile.

Moosewala killing mastermind listed among 25 most wanted in Canada

Moosewala killing mastermind listed among 25 most wanted in Canada

Rediff.com2 May 2023

The Canadian government on Tuesday named Satinder Singh Brar, nicknamed Goldy Brar, the alleged mastermind in the killing of famous singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, among the country's top 25 wanted criminals.

Sarabjit Singh's killer shot dead in Pakistan

Sarabjit Singh's killer shot dead in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Tamba was attacked by motorcycle-borne assailants at his residence in Sanant Nagar, a thickly populated area of old Lahore in the afternoon.

Vedaa Review: Action Packed Caste Drama

Vedaa Review: Action Packed Caste Drama

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Vedaa is realistic but also has the kind of mainstream elements and action sequences that make a film gripping, observes Deepa Gahlot.

2024's 10 Best Web Series

2024's 10 Best Web Series

Rediff.com9 Dec 2024

The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned.

'Grubby, Murky Deal Is Already Underway'

'Grubby, Murky Deal Is Already Underway'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

'In the end, officials in India will be thrown to the wolves, quietly released a couple of years down the road and we'll never hear about them again.'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'

Delhi terror suspects hired to kill rightwing leaders: Police

Delhi terror suspects hired to kill rightwing leaders: Police

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

The Delhi police had earlier said it arrested two 'suspicious' men and recovered two hand grenades from their house in the Bhalswa Dairy area of Jahangirpuri.

'Will kill you with AK-47': Sanjay Raut gets death threat

'Will kill you with AK-47': Sanjay Raut gets death threat

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

A few days later, three members of the Bishnoi gang delivered a letter threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan, police had said.

'Govt killings' have replaced 'contract killings': Raut

'Govt killings' have replaced 'contract killings': Raut

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

"Is there a rule of law or (a rule of) raids in Maharashtra? This is the question which comes to one's mind considering the record-break raids being conducted through Central investigating agencies," Raut wrote in the weekly column 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' of which he is the executive editor.

70-year-old Telangana RTI activist found dead in stone quarry, 3 held

70-year-old Telangana RTI activist found dead in stone quarry, 3 held

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

He allegedly hired a contract killing gang to eliminate Ramakrishnaiah, a police official said.

Shakeel gang wanted to kill Sadhvi's lawyers

Shakeel gang wanted to kill Sadhvi's lawyers

Rediff.com11 Jul 2009

Shooters of underworld don Chhota Shakeel gang were targeting not only the lawyer of Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Varun Gandhi but also the advocates of right wing Hindu activist Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is the prime accused in the Malegaon blasts case. "Our probe revealed that they (the shooters of Chhota Shakeel gang) wanted to eliminate lawyers of Pragya Thakur," said sources in the Mumbai Crime Branch.

'While Others Experimented With Drugs, I Was In Love'

'While Others Experimented With Drugs, I Was In Love'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

When you are in love, you are preoccupied just with that.' 'Nothing else registers. It's like being drugged.'

NIA raids terrorists, gangsters based in India, Canada

NIA raids terrorists, gangsters based in India, Canada

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at 51 locations in six states in connection with the crackdown on a terror-gangster network operating in India and Canada, officials said.

Terror attack plot: NIA charges Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh, 3 aides

Terror attack plot: NIA charges Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh, 3 aides

Rediff.com21 May 2024

The action marks a big leap in NIA's efforts to destroy sleeper cells operated by Singh alias Arsh Dala to unleash terrorist attacks in various parts of Punjab and Delhi, it said.

Manipur women pleaded cops to drive them safety but ...: CBI chargesheet

Manipur women pleaded cops to drive them safety but ...: CBI chargesheet

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

The Manipur Police personnel allegedly drove the two women from the Kuki-Zomi community, who had sought refuge in their official Gypsy, to a mob of around 1,000 Meiti rioters in Kangpokpi district, the Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheet has said.

Bilkis convicts must never be set free again: Eyewitness

Bilkis convicts must never be set free again: Eyewitness

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'All the convicts must be either hanged for or they must be kept behind bars for the remainder of their lives. Only then justice will be served'

TMC worker killed, others injured in rural poll violence in Bengal

TMC worker killed, others injured in rural poll violence in Bengal

Rediff.com2 Jul 2023

A TMC worker, identified as 52-year-old Jiyarul Molla, was shot dead in Phulmalancha area in Basanti in South 24 Parganas district late on Saturday night while he was returning home, a police officer said.