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IPL: Betting racket busted in Kanpur, 2 Gujarat Lions players to be questioned

IPL: Betting racket busted in Kanpur, 2 Gujarat Lions players to be questioned

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The raid was made collectively by the crime branch and police on the tip-off received by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vigilance.

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

'Nearly 13,000 individuals have been charged for sedition since 2010.' 'If the Supreme Court stay ever gets vacated, arrests will follow immediately.'

Atiq Ahmed given life sentence for Umesh Pal kidnapping, brother acquitted

Atiq Ahmed given life sentence for Umesh Pal kidnapping, brother acquitted

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

An MP-MLA court in Prayagraj on Tuesday held gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and two others guilty in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case.

Communal clash in Vadodara during Ganesh procession

Communal clash in Vadodara during Ganesh procession

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

The members of the two communities pelted each other with stones after an argument broke out between them over some issue when the Ganesh procession was passing through Panigate Darwaza in the communally sensitive Mandvi locality at around 11.15 pm, a city police official said.

Top cops to get yoga lessons from PM Modi in Gujarat

Top cops to get yoga lessons from PM Modi in Gujarat

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Modi is likely to lead a yoga session for top cops at the All-India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police at Dhordo village in Kutch district from December 18-20.

Safety Isn't A High Priority In India

Safety Isn't A High Priority In India

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Despite the hope that lessons will be learnt, the next accident invariably shows that nothing has been learnt -- or if learnt, they have been ignored, observes Prosenjit Datta.

42 MPs lose membership since 1988, 14th Lok Sabha records highest number

42 MPs lose membership since 1988, 14th Lok Sabha records highest number

Rediff.com7 May 2023

The Act deals with automatic disqualification of MPs and state legislators upon being convicted and sentenced for two years or more in a criminal case.

Una incident: Ruckus in Gujarat assembly, 50 Congress MLAs suspended

Una incident: Ruckus in Gujarat assembly, 50 Congress MLAs suspended

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Congress demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting high court judge.

Efforts on to form non-BJP front at national level: Pawar

Efforts on to form non-BJP front at national level: Pawar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Speaking to reporters in Thane, Pawar accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to fulfil any of the promises made by it since 2014 including bringing 'acche din, connecting villages through the internet, and providing toilets, water, and power to every household'.

SC issues notice to Guj govt on Teesta's bail plea, next hearing on Aug 25

SC issues notice to Guj govt on Teesta's bail plea, next hearing on Aug 25

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Gujarat government's response on social activist Teesta Setalvad's bail plea and posted the matter for hearing on August 25.

10 get bail in Palghar sadhus' lynching case, no relief for 8

10 get bail in Palghar sadhus' lynching case, no relief for 8

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to 10 accused arrested in the April 2020 Palghar lynching case in Maharashtra, holding that video footage and still photographs from the crime spot did not show them being "overtly" violent.

34 chargesheeted, 4 cops arrested in Una Dalit flogging case

34 chargesheeted, 4 cops arrested in Una Dalit flogging case

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

The CID also charged three minors, as they were also apprehended during the probe.

No HC relief for filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah photo row

No HC relief for filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah photo row

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Justice Dangre said that Ahmedabad, where the FIR against Das was registered, was not too far from Mumbai.

'Atiq's murder could have been remote-controlled'

'Atiq's murder could have been remote-controlled'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

'The prowess with which they executed the shootings unmistakably bear the imprint of someone who has had professional training.'

Drones from across Pak border with drugs, arms more than doubled in 2022: BSF

Drones from across Pak border with drugs, arms more than doubled in 2022: BSF

Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

Security agencies could track the flight path and even address of criminals involved in this cross-border illegal activity that is rearing its head over the last few years, he said on Saturday.

Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo Review: All Sass No Soul

Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo Review: All Sass No Soul

Rediff.com5 May 2023

Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo overdoses on sex, violence and drugs without an inkling of plot or purpose, feels Sukanya Verma.

AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK

AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party -- as it happened in the 2001 assembly polls, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

We want to give Kejriwal protection, but his plans are secret: Gujarat cops

We want to give Kejriwal protection, but his plans are secret: Gujarat cops

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

The Kutch police lodged a case of rioting against a mob of 40 to 50 men, who allegedly stopped the convoy of Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday and attacked his car.

BSF's writ extended till 50 km in Punjab, Bengal, Assam

BSF's writ extended till 50 km in Punjab, Bengal, Assam

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

In a move aimed at maintaining 'zero tolerance' against terrorism and cross border crimes, the Centre has empowered the Border Security Force to conduct searches, arrest suspects and make seizures up to an area of 50 km inside Indian territory from the international border along India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders.

'BJP-AAP clash is related to Delhi municipal elections'

'BJP-AAP clash is related to Delhi municipal elections'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'

UPA conspired to defame ex-Gujarat CM Modi in Ishrat case, says Rajnath

UPA "conspired" to defame ex-Gujarat CM Modi in Ishrat case, says Rajnath

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Without naming P Chidambaram, he charged the then home minister with giving "colour" to terrorism by coining the term 'saffron terror'.

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

In another major crackdown on the Popular Front of India, police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids across several states on Tuesday.

Karan Johar was Bishnoi's target, says gang member

Karan Johar was Bishnoi's target, says gang member

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

Siddhesh Kamble alias Mahakal, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has told investigators that Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar was on the list of persons whom the gang planned to target for extortion, a police official said.

Juvenile tasked to kill Salman Khan arrested

Juvenile tasked to kill Salman Khan arrested

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

The juvenile was also wanted in the murder of builder Sanjay Biyani on April 5 in Maharashtra's Nanded and the killing of gangster Rana Kandowalia outside a private hospital in Amritsar on August 4 last year,

Rejected by 2 presidents in past, Gujarat passes stringent anti-terror bill

Rejected by 2 presidents in past, Gujarat passes stringent anti-terror bill

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

The controversial Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill was passed by the Gujarat assembly on Tuesday, which allows police to intercept and record telephonic conversations and submit them in court as evidence.

This 'Super Sniffer' squad to protect India's cheetahs

This 'Super Sniffer' squad to protect India's cheetahs

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

During the training, the dogs will be trained to detect tiger and leopard skins, bones, elephant tusks and other body parts, bear bile, Red Sanders, and several other illegal wildlife products.

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: 38 IM members awarded death sentence

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: 38 IM members awarded death sentence

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

A special court in Ahmedabad on Friday awarded death sentence to 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, which had claimed 56 lives and left over 200 injured.

Rahul Could Become Central to Anti-BJP Politics

Rahul Could Become Central to Anti-BJP Politics

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Anti-Congress regional parties may have felt the possible impact of Rahul's South-North yatra, pending a second East-West padayatra, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Delhi cops question former AAP minister who resigned over conversion row

Delhi cops question former AAP minister who resigned over conversion row

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

The Delhi Police on Monday questioned former minister Rajendra Pal Gautam over his presence at a religious conversion event where Hindu deities were allegedly denounced, and he will again be quizzed on October 11, senior officials said.

Maulvi among 3 arrested for killing man over FB post

Maulvi among 3 arrested for killing man over FB post

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

Three persons, including a Muslim cleric, have been arrested in connection with the killing of 27-year-old man over a Facebook post in Dhandhuka town of Gujarat's Ahmedabad district, a senior police official said on Friday.

In HC, Kheda SP defends public flogging of Muslims

In HC, Kheda SP defends public flogging of Muslims

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Police have defended in the Gujarat High Court the public flogging of some people from a minority community following stone pelting in the state's Kheda district last year saying the persons were 'cornered' to maintain peace and it was not done with any criminal intent.

Court grants 24 hr custody of Narayan Sai to Gujarat Police

Court grants 24 hr custody of Narayan Sai to Gujarat Police

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Self-styled Godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai was today allowed by a Delhi court to be taken into 24-hour custody of Gujarat Police which secured his transit remand for producing him before a court in Surat in connection with a rape case.

India will be named after Modi one day: Mamata's jibe

India will be named after Modi one day: Mamata's jibe

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'spreading lies and canards' against the Trinamool Congress government, and said voters, this time, would witness 'Didi versus BJP' fight in all 294 constituencies of the poll-bound state.

2008 Ahmedabad blasts: Defence to argue on punishment on Tuesday

2008 Ahmedabad blasts: Defence to argue on punishment on Tuesday

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Special judge AR Patel will hear the arguments of the defence on Tuesday, special public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt said.

How the BJP has CHANGED India

How the BJP has CHANGED India

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Since 2014, India has left its moorings as a pluralist, modern, secular State because that is how the BJP wants it to be, notes Aakar Patel.

MHA refers CBI request on Ishrat case to law ministry

MHA refers CBI request on Ishrat case to law ministry

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

The home ministry has referred to the law ministry the request of CBI seeking files from it related to contradictory affidavits on the antecedents of Ishrat Jahan submitted in Gujarat High Court.

SHOCKING: Gujarat teen kidnapped, imprisoned in a pit, raped for a month

SHOCKING: Gujarat teen kidnapped, imprisoned in a pit, raped for a month

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

According to a police official of Wankaner taluka police station, a case of rape, kidnapping and illegal confinement was registered against 19-year-old Naresh Solanki, while seven others belonging to his family were booked under charges of kidnapping and illegal confinement.

ED registers money laundering case against Sisodia in Delhi Excise policy

ED registers money laundering case against Sisodia in Delhi Excise policy

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

The ED will probe if there were alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy unveiled in November last year.

Delhi police arrest main shooter, 2 others, in Moosewala murder case

Delhi police arrest main shooter, 2 others, in Moosewala murder case

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

The Delhi police special cell has arrested three persons, including two shooters, in connection with the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials said on Monday.

When Aligarh remained mute to a crime in its midst

When Aligarh remained mute to a crime in its midst

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

What does one deduce from this silence? That the minorities in the BJP era have been muted, perhaps even coercively, asks Sajad Ahmad Dar.