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Nabbed after 10-yr-run, Beant Singh assassin deported from Thailand

Nabbed after 10-yr-run, Beant Singh assassin deported from Thailand

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

On the run for over 10 years, Sikh militant Jagtar Singh Tara, convicted for life in the then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination, has been deported by Thailand.

J Dey case: Charges framed against Rajan; pleads innocence

J Dey case: Charges framed against Rajan; pleads innocence

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

The framing of charges against Rajan paves the way for the trial, five years after the veteran investigative journalist was shot dead in suburban Powai in 2011.

Ex-Punjab CM's killer admits crime: sources

Ex-Punjab CM's killer admits crime: sources

Rediff.com19 Mar 2006

Balwant Singh said the other accused have been falsely implicated in the case

Sarabjit in good health: Indian diplomats

Sarabjit in good health: Indian diplomats

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

Indian officials will collect Sarabjit's details and his version of his arrest and subsequent detention in\n1990.

Indian officials meet Sarabjit in prison

Indian officials meet Sarabjit in prison

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

Reports from Lahore said the officials had entered the prison where Sarabjit is lodged and the meeting is taking place. The meeting was expected to last for over an hour.\n\n

Phoolan murder accused wanted in several cases

Phoolan murder accused wanted in several cases

Rediff.com19 Feb 2004

A report prepared by DIG, Haridwar, Ashok Kumar says Rana was involved in the Punjab National Bank dacoity at Ashley Hall in 1997.

Hafiz Saeed's arrest result of US 'great pressure': Trump

Hafiz Saeed's arrest result of US 'great pressure': Trump

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

'After a ten year search, the so-called 'mastermind' of the Mumbai Terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him!' said Trump who is scheduled to meet Khan at his Oval Office on Monday, July 22.

Dubey murder accused escapes

Dubey murder accused escapes

Rediff.com13 Sep 2005

SC puts on hold execution of Nithari killer Surinder Koli

SC puts on hold execution of Nithari killer Surinder Koli

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of death sentence of Surinder Koli for killing children in a house in Noida's Nithari village near New Delhi in 2006. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and A R Dave stayed the execution for a period of one week.

Retired HC judge to probe Bhopal jailbreak, encounter

Retired HC judge to probe Bhopal jailbreak, encounter

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

The Pandey panel has been directed to probe the 'circumstances in which the SIMI members escaped from the prison and the officials responsible for it'.

Tihar jailbreak: Fake cop held

Tihar jailbreak: Fake cop held

Rediff.com29 Feb 2004

Sandeep Thakur whisked Sher Singh Rana out of the high security jail by posing as a constable of the Delhi police.

Barred from meeting client, Indrani's lawyer gets health update from hospital dean

Barred from meeting client, Indrani's lawyer gets health update from hospital dean

Rediff.com3 Oct 2015

According to hospital sources, Indrani's counsel Gunjan Mangla met JJ Hospital Dean Dr TP Lahane, who apprised her about the condition of 43-year-old Indrani.

Karnataka HC to name judge to try Jaya's cases

Karnataka HC to name judge to try Jaya's cases

Rediff.com5 Dec 2003

Two disproportionate assets cases have been filed against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Nithari killings accused Koli gets lease on life as SC stays execution till October 29

Nithari killings accused Koli gets lease on life as SC stays execution till October 29

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday extended till October 29 the stay on execution of death sentence of Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli.

Review: Escape from Uganda is not up to the mark

Review: Escape from Uganda is not up to the mark

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Escape from Uganda is a film that tries to thrill but fails to do so.

Five suspected SIMI members held in MP

Five suspected SIMI members held in MP

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

The Anti Terrorist Squad of Madhya Pradesh police captured five suspected Students Islamic Movement of India activists from Sendhwa Pathar area in Barwani district following an encounter in the early hours on Monday, a top police official said.

Pakistani flags waved at Geelani rally in J&K

Pakistani flags waved at Geelani rally in J&K

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said that the annual yatra to the Holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir should be restricted to just a month instead of 60 days.

Court rejects ED plea to extend Bhujbal's custody

Court rejects ED plea to extend Bhujbal's custody

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

he ED had sought seven more days of custody of Bhujbal but judge P R Bhavke of the special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases sent the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader in judicial custody till March 31, saying 'sufficient ground was not made out for further remand'.

'How can anyone not speak out against the genocide of Adivasis?'

'How can anyone not speak out against the genocide of Adivasis?'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

'How can we be silent when we see millions of Adivasis being displaced? Do we have a choice whether to speak or not?' 'My treatment this time was worse. Last time at least they didn't deny me medicines; those bought from outside were given to me. This time, even medicines bought at my expense were not given to me.'

Govt bans broadcast of Delhi gang-rape documentary

Govt bans broadcast of Delhi gang-rape documentary

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

The government on Wednesday said it would not allow broadcast of a controversial documentary featuring a convict as members of the December 16 Delhi gang rape as members of Parliament, cutting across party lines, expressed outrage over the incident.

J Dey murder case: Charges framed against Chhota Rajan

J Dey murder case: Charges framed against Chhota Rajan

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

"The court has framed charges under MCOCA against Rajan and he has pleaded innocence," said a Central Bureau of Investigation official.

Sheena murder case: Indrani seeks bail on medical grounds

Sheena murder case: Indrani seeks bail on medical grounds

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

In her 17-page bail plea moved through her lawyer, the former media executive said that her medical condition is deteriorating and she has lost 18 kilograms in four months.

Finish Sheena murder probe in 10 days: Court tells CBI

Finish Sheena murder probe in 10 days: Court tells CBI

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

A special court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete its investigation in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case in the next 10 days and also allowed prime accused Indrani Mukerjea's plea to get copies of statement of witnesses recorded before the magistrate.

Car theft racket: Assam cops recover weapons, registration plates

Car theft racket: Assam cops recover weapons, registration plates

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Police have recovered four fire arms including two revolvers and 45 vehicle registration plates from the house of the arrested kingpin of a nationwide car theft racket, Anil Chauhan, at Mirza in Guwahati city on Thursday.

Restrictions in some areas of Srinagar ahead of Hurriyat rally

Restrictions in some areas of Srinagar ahead of Hurriyat rally

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Authorities on Thursday placed the moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq under house arrest to scuttle a rally called by the separatist group.

Drone used to smuggle drugs, weapons crashes into UK prison wall

Drone used to smuggle drugs, weapons crashes into UK prison wall

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

After the operator crashed the remote-controlled aircraft into a jail wall.

FIFA World Cup diary: Russian police stretched to limit

FIFA World Cup diary: Russian police stretched to limit

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Police staffing is so stretched in several Russian cities as officers are deployed to bolster security at soccer World Cup venues that one union leader says criminals could benefit.

Lucknow Central: Farhan & Co power prison drama

Lucknow Central: Farhan & Co power prison drama

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

'Low-hanging ambitions and straightforward conflict between negotiators of harm and reform renders Lucknow Central a surprising watchability,' says Sukanya Verma.

Chhagan Bhujbal arrested in money laundering case

Chhagan Bhujbal arrested in money laundering case

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

According to an ED official, the arrest of the former Public Works Department minister was affected under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after he allegedly refused to cooperate during the questioning.

J Dey murder case: CBI gets permission to quiz Chhota Rajan for 10 days

J Dey murder case: CBI gets permission to quiz Chhota Rajan for 10 days

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

Special Judge A L Pansare allowed CBI's plea seeking nod to question the 54-year-old crime boss for 10 days starting January 27 before adjourning the case till February 5.

High drama as 52 AAP MLAs march to PM residence, detained

High drama as 52 AAP MLAs march to PM residence, detained

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

Sisodia said although the AAP MLAs were detained, he and his party colleagues were 'ready to go to Tihar Jail'.

10 most DARING jailbreaks in history!

10 most DARING jailbreaks in history!

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law.

Dreaded terrorist Malik Ishaq released by Pakistan govt

Dreaded terrorist Malik Ishaq released by Pakistan govt

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

Malik Ishaq, dreaded chief of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi that has carried out attacks on minority Shias and the mastermind of the assault on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, has been released after 3 years in jail with the Pakistan government not seeking an extension of his detention.

Pistorius talks of sorrow a year after Steenkamp shooting

Pistorius talks of sorrow a year after Steenkamp shooting

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius on Friday broke his months-long silence about the shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, calling her death at his hands a year ago a "devastating accident".

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

The sea training also included 'how to fish', something that made Kasab think that 'he had got a job and he could earn a respectable living'.

'The wrath of the State has become a hallmark of our democracy'

'The wrath of the State has become a hallmark of our democracy'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

'If a Delhi University professor's rights can be violated so easily, then think about what the rest of the population, with even lesser means, has to suffer under the State.'

ED to seek Bhujbal's custody in money laundering case

ED to seek Bhujbal's custody in money laundering case

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

The agency, which placed the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader under arrest last night after a marathon grilling session on Monday, will seek his custody for further interrogation.

Indrani had told Peter about Sheena's murder: CBI tells court

Indrani had told Peter about Sheena's murder: CBI tells court

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, on Saturday told a special court in Mumbai that prime accused Indrani Mukerjea had informed her husband and former media magnate Peter Mukerjea about killing her daughter on April 24, 2012.