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Cartel review

Cartel review

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Fixated on guns, genitals and gaalis, Cartel's first impression is a complete stinker, warns Sukanya Verma.

US: Armed man killed after trying to breach FBI office

US: Armed man killed after trying to breach FBI office

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

The confrontation comes days after the FBI executed a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's Florida estate.

'Imran Khan will win elections hands down'

'Imran Khan will win elections hands down'

Rediff.com17 May 2023

'Therefore, these people want Imran Khan out of the elections whenever it is held.' 'For this, he will have to be disqualified from contesting on the basis of cases against him, declaring that he is not sadiq (honest) and ameen (righteous).'

Guns and gore top USBO

Guns and gore top USBO

Rediff.com12 Aug 2003

Who paid Jamia shooter, asks Rahul Gandhi

Who paid Jamia shooter, asks Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said such incidents were possible with the ruling party's leaders inciting people to shoot, and asked Prime minister Narendra Modi to answer whether he stands with violence or non-violence.

Thar Review

Thar Review

Rediff.com6 May 2022

Thar fails to ignite any excitement on screen, sighs Sukanya Verma.

12 nations including India won't recognise Taliban govt

12 nations including India won't recognise Taliban govt

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

Representatives from the United States and Qatar, the UN, China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the EU, Germany, India, Norway, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan joined a regional conclave on Thursday to discuss ways to contain the escalating security situation in Afghanistan.

Man took injured father to hospital on bike, sporting 'tilak'

Man took injured father to hospital on bike, sporting 'tilak'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Sahil, 26, a resident of north Gonda area, says his father, Parvez Alam, 50, ran a garage and was trying to pacify people from both communities to not engage in violence.

Young American voters hold key to White House

Young American voters hold key to White House

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

More than eight million young people who voted early or absentee in the 2020 elections.

Lift AFSPA, ban pellet guns, Opposition suggests at all party meet on Kashmir

Lift AFSPA, ban pellet guns, Opposition suggests at all party meet on Kashmir

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

It was also suggested that an all-party delegation should visit Kashmir to assess the situation but the government did not make commitments regarding any of their demands.

How Army plans to wean J-K youths away from terror

How Army plans to wean J-K youths away from terror

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

The results have been encouraging and "many prospective militants have been weaned away from terrorism," Lt Gen Raju said refusing to either divulge further details or numbers.

Pistorius trial witness: 'Bloodcurdling screams, then four gun-shots!'

Pistorius trial witness: 'Bloodcurdling screams, then four gun-shots!'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Taking the stand after the Paralympic and Olympic star pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14 last year, neighbour Michelle Burger testified that she was woken in the middle of the night by a woman shouting for help.

Euro 2016: Russia face disciplinary proceedings after stadium violence

Euro 2016: Russia face disciplinary proceedings after stadium violence

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

European soccer's governing body, UEFA, said on Sunday it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian Football Union following crowd disturbances at the end of the Russia-England Euro 2016 match in Marseille.

Slain Kashmiri Pandit's family slams govt for 'lack of security'

Slain Kashmiri Pandit's family slams govt for 'lack of security'

Rediff.com13 May 2022

"If a person is shot inside his office, nobody is safe in the valley. When such a thing has happened it is a glaring example of the government's failure. Those serving (among the Kashmiri Pandits) there are doing it at their own risk as the government has failed to provide security to them," Bhat's father said.

New Ways To Fight Terrorism in Kashmir

New Ways To Fight Terrorism in Kashmir

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

In the Kashmir Valley, we need to begin to make a distinction between an insurgent who fights the security forces and a terrorist who murders unarmed civilians, suggests Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Gunman kills 26 in Texas church; found dead in his car

Gunman kills 26 in Texas church; found dead in his car

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

It's the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history -- and the fifth deadliest in modern US history.

'Why hasn't Amritpal Singh been arrested?'

'Why hasn't Amritpal Singh been arrested?'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

'This incident is likely to embolden the radicals as also the sleeper cells of terrorists and their masters hiding abroad, including Pakistan.'

When gun is mightier: 67 journos killed in 24 years in India

When gun is mightier: 67 journos killed in 24 years in India

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

Data shows at least 67 journalists were killed on the job in the past 25 years in the country.

Assam violence: 1 woman killed, another hurt by NDFB

Assam violence: 1 woman killed, another hurt by NDFB

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

After a gap of nearly three months, suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland anti-talk faction insurgents in Assam, have launched a series of attacks gunning down one woman and injuring three others in two separate incidents in Kokrajhar district taking the toll to three in the last three days.

Lanka: 14 die in fresh violence

Lanka: 14 die in fresh violence

Rediff.com14 May 2006

Security sources believe that the killings may be linked to the island's Tamil separatist conflict.

3 killed in movie theatre shootout in Louisiana

3 killed in movie theatre shootout in Louisiana

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

A shootout at the Grand Theater in Lafayette in the American state of Louisiana has claimed the lives of three people, including the gunman, and injured seven.

UP minister skips homes of Muslim men killed in anti-CAA stir

UP minister skips homes of Muslim men killed in anti-CAA stir

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

'This is not about Hindu-Muslim. Why should I go to vandals?'

Should temples continue to be under govt control, asks Madras HC

Should temples continue to be under govt control, asks Madras HC

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

Justice GR Swaminathan of the HC bench in Madurai noted that Tamil Nadu was a land of temples where the shrines have played a central role in our culture.

Azad Maidan violence: court rejects bail to 2 accused

Azad Maidan violence: court rejects bail to 2 accused

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

A local court on Monday rejected the bail applications of two accused in custody for their alleged role in riots at Azad Maidan on August 11.

2 Sikh men attacked, robbed in New York

2 Sikh men attacked, robbed in New York

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The Consulate General of India in New York said in a tweet that the 'assault on two Sikh gentlemen in Richmond Hills, New York' is deplorable.

Sanatan rubbishes allegations of use of hypnotism for violence

Sanatan rubbishes allegations of use of hypnotism for violence

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

"We strongly condemn the allegation levelled by Shyam Manav... Hypnotism does not possess the power to make a person do violent act," said the spokesperson of the Sanstha, Abhay Vartak, at a press conference in Mumbai.

'It was not a mob. It was a revolution'

'It was not a mob. It was a revolution'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

'This is a historical moment in the political history of Sri Lanka.' 'You can see the amount of pressure that is coming from the people because nobody addressed the policy blunders, multiple corruption charges and huge scandals.'

Padma Lakshmi has a message for Trump. Who's listening?

Padma Lakshmi has a message for Trump. Who's listening?

Rediff.com17 Jun 2018

The Top Chef star wrote a lengthy post about her childhood and her family's journey to the United States.

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

The presidential dreams that the veteran leader from Delaware had harboured since childhood seemed all but over for a third time until he won South Carolina's Democratic Party primary on February 29 last year, forcing most rivals out of the race and making one of the most dramatic comebacks in American political history.

2 cops shot dead by terrorist in upmarket Srinagar area

2 cops shot dead by terrorist in upmarket Srinagar area

Rediff.com20 Feb 2021

A regular morning cup of tea proved fatal for two unarmed policemen who were gunned down by a terrorist in broad daylight in an upmarket Srinagar area, an incident witnessed by several people and captured on CCTV cameras, police said on Friday.

Opposition stage walkout in Rajya Sabha on Gaza violence

Opposition stage walkout in Rajya Sabha on Gaza violence

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

Opposition parties on Monday staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a resolution on Gaza was not accepted.

Chinese cops gun down 13 mobsters in Xinjiang

Chinese cops gun down 13 mobsters in Xinjiang

Rediff.com21 Jun 2014

Thirteen assailants were shot dead on Saturday by Chinese police after they rammed their explosive- laden vehicle into a police station in a suicide attack that injured three officers in the restive Xinjiang province.

Pak violence kills 50; suicide attack at checkpost

Pak violence kills 50; suicide attack at checkpost

Rediff.com28 Aug 2009

A young suicide attacker targeted the check post in Khyber region, manned by personnel from tribal militia Khasadar force, at around the time of 'iftar' -- the meal for breaking the daily fast during the holy month of Ramzan.

Karachi hit again by violence: 13 killed in 24 hours

Karachi hit again by violence: 13 killed in 24 hours

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

A fresh bout of target killings hit Pakistan's biggest city again, leaving 13 people including four brothers, dead over the last 24 hours.

OMG! These images are simply BRILLIANT

OMG! These images are simply BRILLIANT

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

All the action from around the world last week, in case you missed it.

Mamata meets kin of Cooch Behar firing victims

Mamata meets kin of Cooch Behar firing victims

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Banerjee lamented that she could not meet the next of kin of the deceased earlier, owing to a 72-hour ban on entry of political leaders in Cooch Behar, where four people were gunned down by CISF personnel in "self defence", on April 10.

Assam police stop Congress delegation from going to Nagaland

Assam police stop Congress delegation from going to Nagaland

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

A delegation of Congress leaders, including Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi and All India Congress Committee general secretaries Jitendra Singh and Ajoy Kumar were stopped at Jorhat airport by the district administration on Wednesday when they were on way to Nagaland, where the Army gunned down 13 civilians in a botched anti-surgency operation.

'I don't know who's happy in Mirzapur'

'I don't know who's happy in Mirzapur'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

'That climax in the last episode of Season one, I have replayed it so many times that it is still fresh in my mind.' 'If you have a wound and if you keep picking on it, it will never heal.'

4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US

4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.