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TN anti-corruption body books former Stalin minister Velu in road scam

TN anti-corruption body books former Stalin minister Velu in road scam

Rediff.com26 Jun 2026

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has registered a case against former Tamil Nadu Highways Minister E V Velu, nine officials, and a private firm in connection with an alleged multi-crore road construction scam. The case involves fraudulent payments for unexecuted works in Karur and Erode districts, prompting political reactions from DMK Chief M K Stalin.

Ex-Beed Collector Remanded In Custody Over Land Scam

Ex-Beed Collector Remanded In Custody Over Land Scam

Rediff.com8 May 2026

Former Beed district collector Avinash Pathak has been remanded in police custody in connection with an alleged Rs 241 crore land acquisition and compensation scam.

ED Nabs Man In Rs 9.27 Crore Bharatmala Land Scam

ED Nabs Man In Rs 9.27 Crore Bharatmala Land Scam

Rediff.com4 Jun 2026

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Jai Prakash Gandhi in connection with an alleged land acquisition compensation fraud amounting to Rs 9.27 crore related to the Bharatmala highway project in Chhattisgarh. Gandhi is accused of illegally acquiring land and fragmenting it to claim inflated compensation from NHAI.

ED Nabs Man In Rs 9.27 Crore Bharatmala Land Scam

ED Nabs Man In Rs 9.27 Crore Bharatmala Land Scam

Rediff.com4 Jun 2026

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Jai Prakash Gandhi in connection with an alleged land acquisition compensation fraud amounting to Rs 9.27 crore related to the Bharatmala highway project in Chhattisgarh. Gandhi is accused of illegally acquiring land and fragmenting it to claim inflated compensation from NHAI.

Fake Police Rob Man in Currency Exchange Scam

Fake Police Rob Man in Currency Exchange Scam

Rediff.com4 Mar 2026

Eight people have been arrested for posing as police officers and robbing a man of 5,000 in a currency exchange scam near Kalyan railway station.

VIDEO: Modi makes historic landing at Assam highway airstrip

VIDEO: Modi makes historic landing at Assam highway airstrip

Rediff.com14 Feb 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Northeast's first Emergency Landing Facility in Assam, boosting regional defense and disaster response capabilities.

Amit Shah Promises Action on Infiltration and Gorkha Concerns in West Bengal

Amit Shah Promises Action on Infiltration and Gorkha Concerns in West Bengal

Rediff.com15 Apr 2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed rallies in West Bengal, promising to address infiltration issues, resolve the Gorkha issue, and tackle corruption if the BJP wins the upcoming elections.

Key Sandeshkhali witness injured in accident, son killed

Key Sandeshkhali witness injured in accident, son killed

Rediff.com10 Dec 2025

Ghosh's elder son, Biswajit, claimed that this was a planned attempt to murder his father, and alleged that Shahjahan pulled strings sitting in jail to carry out the crime.

Who prevented military action after 26/11, asks Modi citing Chidambaram

Who prevented military action after 26/11, asks Modi citing Chidambaram

Rediff.com9 Oct 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the Congress to tell the nation who prevented India's military response after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks linked to Pakistan, and accused the party of weakening the fight against terrorism when in power.

Violence erupts in Bengal during protest against Waqf Act

Violence erupts in Bengal during protest against Waqf Act

Rediff.com9 Apr 2025

Protesters in West Bengal's Murshidabad district set fire to police vehicles and hurled stones during a demonstration against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Jangipur area, where a large crowd had gathered demanding the withdrawal of the legislation. Police responded with lathi charges and tear gas to control the situation. Several people were detained and police personnel were injured in the stone-pelting. The West Bengal Police has said the situation is under control and strict action will be taken against those who resorted to violence.

Gehlot questions Shekhawat's court move over Sanjivani scam

Gehlot questions Shekhawat's court move over Sanjivani scam

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

Shekhawat has filed a defamation case against Gehlot for accusing him and his family of being involved in the alleged Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society "scam".

Raj Thackeray shares stage with Modi, justifies his support to NDA

Raj Thackeray shares stage with Modi, justifies his support to NDA

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Raj Thackeray listed out his expectations from the PM in his third term in office.

K'taka Cong in fix as office-bearers link Shivakumar to scam in video

K'taka Cong in fix as office-bearers link Shivakumar to scam in video

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday found itself in a tight spot after a video showed a purported conversation between the party media coordinator M A Saleem and former Lok Sabha member V S Ugrappa attributing the Congress state president D K Shivakumar's involvement in a scam when he was a minister.

ED attaches Shajahan Sheikh's assets worth Rs 12 cr

ED attaches Shajahan Sheikh's assets worth Rs 12 cr

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached over a dozen properties worth Rs 12.78 crore of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh including bank deposits, an apartment, and agricultural and fishery land in Sandeshkhali and Kolkata in West Bengal.

Bus carrying TMC workers for Delhi stir overturns in J'khand, several hurt

Bus carrying TMC workers for Delhi stir overturns in J'khand, several hurt

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

The bus careened and went down to a field behind the highway, leaving a few passengers slightly injured. Its occupants were brought back to Purulia town in West Bengal for medical treatment, a party leader said.

Foreign countries also know 'aayega toh...': PM at BJP meet

Foreign countries also know 'aayega toh...': PM at BJP meet

Rediff.com18 Feb 2024

Modi said he is seeking a third term not to enjoy power but to work for the nation. "If I had thought of my home, it would not have been possible to build homes for crores of people," he said.

He exposed the Rs 2,043 crore DSK scam

He exposed the Rs 2,043 crore DSK scam

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

'The amount involved could as high as Rs 3,500 crore as there are a lot of depositors.' 'Yesterday, I met an investor who put in Rs 4 crore. That man doesn't have Rs 2,000 to spend on medicines.'

Demand to discussion Manipur in Parliament non-negotiable: Jairam

Demand to discussion Manipur in Parliament non-negotiable: Jairam

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Ramesh stressed that the prime minister should participate in the debate on Manipur.

The Curious Case Of The Conspirative Mic

The Curious Case Of The Conspirative Mic

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

If a 15 seconds-long mic problem merits a case being registered, then the police risk an avalanche of complaints of similar and greater gravity, seeking their intervention, notes Shyam G Menon.

How the Rs 500 crore scam was busted

How the Rs 500 crore scam was busted

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

A drunken conversation tipped off Thane Crime Branch detectives to the unprecedented scam targeting unsuspecting Americans from call centres in Thane.

Trouble in Rajasthan Congress as Sachin Pilot sets out on 5-day yatra

Trouble in Rajasthan Congress as Sachin Pilot sets out on 5-day yatra

Rediff.com11 May 2023

Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot began a 125-km foot march from Ajmer to Jaipur on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party's top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan approach.

Road contract scam: CBI arrests 4

Road contract scam: CBI arrests 4

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The CBI had registered a case against the four for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy and engaging in corrupt practices in the award of contract.

Cong development's enemy, double benefit to Himachal if BJP re-elected: Modi

Cong development's enemy, double benefit to Himachal if BJP re-elected: Modi

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

If the Congress comes to power in the state, it will not allow his government to work, Modi claimed.

Not using any community as 'vote bank': Modi in poll-bound U'khand

Not using any community as 'vote bank': Modi in poll-bound U'khand

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Modi said that unlike other parties that believe in keeping people weak so that their dependence on them never ends and their "crown" remains intact, the BJP believes in empowering them and making them independent.

Halahal review

Halahal review

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

Barun Sobti and Sachin Khedekar make this thriller worth watching.

TMC's entry perks up race for Goa Assembly polls

TMC's entry perks up race for Goa Assembly polls

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

Elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly are due in two months. Recent visits by Banerjee, Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi heated up things in the otherwise "susegad" atmosphere in the small state.

Bihar Grand Alliance vows to scrap farm laws if elected

Bihar Grand Alliance vows to scrap farm laws if elected

Rediff.com17 Oct 2020

Releasing the manifesto titled 'Badlav Ka Sankalp' (commitment to change) in the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala and other Mahagathbandhan leaders, Tejashwi Yadav said their government, if elected, would first approve the process for appointments on about 10 lakh jobs in the government.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

Modi says Mamata shielding corrupt; Didi calls him 'Mr Maddy'

Modi says Mamata shielding corrupt; Didi calls him 'Mr Maddy'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

'From chaiwala he has now become Rafalewala. He speaks a bunch of lies,' the West Bengal CM said.

Gadkari's Congress Googly To Modi

Gadkari's Congress Googly To Modi

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Is anyone in the BJP listening -- to what Nitin Gadkari had to say, but possibly left unsaid? asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Modi's e-auction plan is good but experts warn of caution ahead

Modi's e-auction plan is good but experts warn of caution ahead

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

E-auaction cannot totally end corruption in the system.

Bhujbal's arrest rocks Maha Legislature, ED gets custody till Mar 17

Bhujbal's arrest rocks Maha Legislature, ED gets custody till Mar 17

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

The arrest of Chhagan Bhujbal by the ED rocked Maharashtra Legislature with protesting Opposition alleging it was "vendetta politics".

In Mysuru, PM Modi flays 'govt of commission' in Karnataka

In Mysuru, PM Modi flays 'govt of commission' in Karnataka

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

Addressing a BJP rally, Modi said after he levelled the "10 per cent commission" charge against the Siddaramaiah dispensation recently, he received many calls, with people disputing his information about the cut it received, and claiming it was much more.

The 'largest investor' in NSEL who exited unscathed

The 'largest investor' in NSEL who exited unscathed

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

Allegations of a particular market player being favoured over others were flying thick and fast in the early days of the scam.

Why Kamal Nath is the best man for MP

Why Kamal Nath is the best man for MP

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

Kamal Nath will need to watch his back because given the slender majority, there is no doubt that the BJP will try to topple his government.

Dushyant Chautala's rise to kingmaker's role

Dushyant Chautala's rise to kingmaker's role

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

Dushyant has now emerged as a leader of some reckoning in the Jat community, as well among Haryana's youth.

Opinion: Why Modi deserves another chance

Opinion: Why Modi deserves another chance

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

'Genuine mistakes can and must be forgiven,' argues Vivek Gumaste.

Dushyant Chautala: Possible heir to Devi Lal's legacy

Dushyant Chautala: Possible heir to Devi Lal's legacy

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

The 31-year-old will have to do the balancing act between his anti-BJP support base and work with the Khattar-led dispensation for smooth governance.

Karunanidhi saw the 2G episode -- from the leak of the CAG report to the weak defence put forth by Congress leaders -- as politically motivated

Karunanidhi saw the 2G episode -- from the leak of the CAG report to the weak defence put forth by Congress leaders -- as politically motivated

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

Karunanidhi was convinced that using the 2G cases against the DMK and reopening the fodder case against Lalu Prasad Yadav were products of the Congress leadership's short-sightedness. A revealing excerpt from A S Panneerselvan's Karunanidhi: A Life.

UPA's Land Law defective, posed threat to India's security: FM

UPA's Land Law defective, posed threat to India's security: FM

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the previous UPA regime's land law has had "disastrous impact" on India's national security.