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Robert Vadra gets interim bail in money laundering case

Robert Vadra gets interim bail in money laundering case

Rediff.com2 Feb 2019

The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property -- located at 12, Bryanston Square -- worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by Vadra.

'Nitish Kumar must clarify his position on CAA/NRC/NPR'

'Nitish Kumar must clarify his position on CAA/NRC/NPR'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

'You cannot support CAA and simultaneously say there will be no NRC in Bihar.' 'If Akali Dal has a clear-cut point of view on this issue, I want the same from the JD-U.'

Modi answerable as CBI can not allow Mallya to leave without his approval: Kejriwal

Modi answerable as CBI can not allow Mallya to leave without his approval: Kejriwal

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

'Since CBI directly reports to PM CBI couldn't have allowed without approval from top,' Kejriwal tweeted

Here's why Kohli wants to emulate Real Madrid star Ronaldo

Here's why Kohli wants to emulate Real Madrid star Ronaldo

Rediff.com1 Jan 2017

Virat Kohli takes inspiration from Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, whose work ethic is something that he wants to emulate.

Why India-Turkey ties won't transform overnight

Why India-Turkey ties won't transform overnight

Rediff.com1 May 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's has been trying to mollycoddle India with sweet nothings while having a very close relationship with Pakistan.

ED raids Vadra aides in graft probe related to defence deals

ED raids Vadra aides in graft probe related to defence deals

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

This is for the first time that Vadra's associates have been linked to alleged commissions received in defence deals by the ED.

Petition seeks probe into death of witness in Salman's case

Petition seeks probe into death of witness in Salman's case

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

The petition would come up for hearing in due course, lawyer R N Kachave, who will appear on behalf of the petitioner, told PTI.

The fragility of faith

The fragility of faith

Rediff.com2 Dec 2018

'Faith, and the notion that it has been 'outraged', is used to justify the most outrageous, illiberal and regressive acts,' notes Shuma Raha.

Modi does like to spring surprises

Modi does like to spring surprises

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Though the Cabinet reshuffle on July 5 has a clear stamp of the Prime Minister's Office, the changes have also increased the coherence between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

'Bluff, bluster, intimidation' Modi govt's philosophy: Sonia

'Bluff, bluster, intimidation' Modi govt's philosophy: Sonia

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Rahul described the Rafale deal as a 'systematic robbery' from the Indian defence forces.

UP minister booked in journalist's murder case

UP minister booked in journalist's murder case

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Uttar Pradesh Minister Ram Murti Singh Verma was on Tuesday booked along with five others in connection with the killing of a journalist by setting him afire in Shahjahanpur district.

ED questions Vadra for 9 hours on 2nd day

ED questions Vadra for 9 hours on 2nd day

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Vadra is expected to be questioned again on either Friday or Saturday.

None in the UPA govt took my calls, I felt like an outcast: Pradip Baijal

None in the UPA govt took my calls, I felt like an outcast: Pradip Baijal

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Pradip Baijal, former chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), spoke to Nivedita Mookerji on what made him write the book, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telling him to cooperate with then telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, being hounded and harassed during the UPA years, questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation, and more.

PHOTOS: Ronaldo's outrageous bicycle kick caps emphatic Real win

PHOTOS: Ronaldo's outrageous bicycle kick caps emphatic Real win

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a bicycle kick which was outrageous even by his standards to lead Real Madrid to an emphatic 3-0 win away to Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg on Tuesday.

The Rise of Voiceless Muslims

The Rise of Voiceless Muslims

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

It is this new Muslim who is not burdened by the Pakistan guilt, who is ready to fight it out for the rights enshrined under the Constitution, and who is not defensive about Muslim identity that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are out to crush, argues Mohd Asim.

7 creative things to do at an unused ATM

7 creative things to do at an unused ATM

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

Take a break and rest your tired heels in a dysfunctional ATM.

Why are TN police so keen to jail anti-nuke activist?

Why are TN police so keen to jail anti-nuke activist?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

'All this for only one reason -- that I oppose the government's nuclear power policy.' 'They will not break my resolve.' 'I will stand by my principle, which is to point out that nuclear energy is not safe.'

RSS mouthpiece wants BJP to ask Mufti if he is an Indian

RSS mouthpiece wants BJP to ask Mufti if he is an Indian

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

An article in RSS mouthpiece 'Organiser' has told the BJP to ask J-K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed if he is an Indian or not

PHOTOS: It's an odd, crazy world out there!

PHOTOS: It's an odd, crazy world out there!

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a odd, crazy world out there!

Vijay Mallya row: Ex-Kingfisher staff to move SC over their dues

Vijay Mallya row: Ex-Kingfisher staff to move SC over their dues

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Senior lawyer M V Kini agrees to fight their case for free, given their financial condition

Mallya is a global businessman, shouldn't be targeted: Deve Gowda

Mallya is a global businessman, shouldn't be targeted: Deve Gowda

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday tried to downplay the controversy surrounding liquor baron Vijay Mallya in connection with the money laundering case.

King of good times just refused to grow up

King of good times just refused to grow up

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

'As he goes down, he will almost certainly drag a few others down with him.' 'Once the mutual mudslinging has died down, collateral damage will probably include more bankers than politicians, given the nature of how things work in India,' says T N Ninan.

Mumbai vendor booked for selling newspaper with Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Mumbai vendor booked for selling newspaper with Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

An FIR has been lodged against the vendor for selling the Urdu daily.

Rest in peace, Mushir sahib!

Rest in peace, Mushir sahib!

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

Mohammad Sajjad salutes the memory of Mushirul Hasan -- historian, thinker, academic, institution builder, -- who passed into the ages this week.

Where is the proof of match-fixing?

Where is the proof of match-fixing?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic says players are being hounded like 'serial killers' and demanded proof of the match-fixing allegations that have rocked the sport at the Australian Open.

Vyapam scam: Two task force officers probing case receive threats

Vyapam scam: Two task force officers probing case receive threats

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Two senior officers of the Special Task Force investigating the high-profile Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board scam have claimed to have received threats allegedly from some influential people involved in the racket.

Dawood has been chased out of Pakistan: Shahryar Khan

Dawood has been chased out of Pakistan: Shahryar Khan

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was in Pakistan but has been chased out of the country, claimed Pakistan's former foreign secretary and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's special envoy to India, Shahryar Khan.

PHOTOS: 10-man Manchester Utd stun Arsenal at Emirates

PHOTOS: 10-man Manchester Utd stun Arsenal at Emirates

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

Photos from the English Premier League match played between Manchester United and Arsenal on Saturday

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.

Tara writer accuses Alok Nath of rape

Tara writer accuses Alok Nath of rape

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'I hadn't just been raped, I was taken to my own house and had been brutalised.'

What the world expects from Biden

What the world expects from Biden

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

Mallya slams CBI, ED, says their actions have no legal basis

Mallya slams CBI, ED, says their actions have no legal basis

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

The final hearing in the case at the London magistrate's court to extradite Mallya to India is scheduled later this month.

Can give guns to 'harassed' Hindus of Dadri: Yogi Adityanath's group

Can give guns to 'harassed' Hindus of Dadri: Yogi Adityanath's group

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

A group formed by controversial Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Yogi Adityanath --known for his interest in religious conversions dubbed "ghar wapasi" -- offered all possible help "including guns" to the Hindus of Dadri's Bisada village.

'I am not pregnant. What I am is fed up'

'I am not pregnant. What I am is fed up'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

The latest Hollywood updates.

Why Nehru is worth remembering this Republic Day

Why Nehru is worth remembering this Republic Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

'India's first and longest-serving prime minister created -- or at the very least imagined -- a modern, democratic nation-State of the 20th century,' says Sunil Sethi.

The young lady who took on Amit Shah

The young lady who took on Amit Shah

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'I was never a politically active student throughout my life. But now I have to do it because they (those in power) are not listening.'

Pawar settles the Chanakya question. Sorry, Modi-Shah, you lose

Pawar settles the Chanakya question. Sorry, Modi-Shah, you lose

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

Thanks to Sharad Pawar and him alone, Maharashtra has shown that the Modi-Shah duo can be halted. The next step is to take the battle to Dilli, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Innocents are being called terrorists, Yakub had said

Innocents are being called terrorists, Yakub had said

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Yakub Memon, who was hanged on Thursday for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, had reacted with an angry outburst saying "innocent people are being called terrorists" when a TADA court in Mumbai had pronounced him guilty on September 12, 2006.