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Joint probe on US ship, manhunt on for diesel suppliers

Joint probe on US ship, manhunt on for diesel suppliers

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

A day after an FIR was filed against 35 persons on board US ship 'M V Seaman Guard Ohio,' detained for straying into Indian waters carrying weapons and ammunition, a multi-agency investigation, including officials from Research and Analysis Wing and Intelligence Bureau, has begun, sources said on Tuesday.

Mediocrity comes face to face with reality: Rahul hits back at PM

Mediocrity comes face to face with reality: Rahul hits back at PM

Rediff.com13 Nov 2016

Gandhi had earlier tweeted about a smiling Modi during the latter's visit to Japan recently.

Uruguay's star footballer Forlan among HSBC's Swiss account holders

Uruguay's star footballer Forlan among HSBC's Swiss account holders

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Uruguayan soccer player Diego Forlan on Monday denied evading taxes by hiding money in Swiss accounts with the British bank HSBC Holdings PLC.

Shrimp exporters hit by fresh US sanctions

Shrimp exporters hit by fresh US sanctions

Rediff.com16 May 2018

India largely exports block frozen shrimp to Vietnam for reprocessing and forward shipment to its customer countries like China, EU, Japan and USA.

Fuel delivery startup finds pipeline choked

Fuel delivery startup finds pipeline choked

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

PESO, an agency entrusted with the responsibility to ensure safety of public and property from petroleum products, said the vehicles used by the firm are not approved by it.

JNU students lock up VC, senior officials over missing youth

JNU students lock up VC, senior officials over missing youth

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Ahmed, an MSc student at JNU, went missing allegedly after a brawl with ABVP members.

Unauthorised places of worship are insult to god: SC

Unauthorised places of worship are insult to god: SC

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed anguish over inaction of authorities for allowing the existence of unauthorised places of worship on roads and pavements across the country, saying "it is an insult to god."

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the multi-billion dollar buffalo meat trade.

I-T gets fresh instructions to withold names of blackmoney holders

I-T gets fresh instructions to withold names of blackmoney holders

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

The income tax department is asked to keep names of blackmoney holders under wraps.

Gold smuggling in India to rise if curbs stay

Gold smuggling in India to rise if curbs stay

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

Gold demand in India is expected to be robust in 2014, likely leading to a further jump in smuggling if curbs on bullion imports remain, the World Gold Council (WGC) said.

Beef ban hits Indian farmers, traders

Beef ban hits Indian farmers, traders

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Prices of buffaloes and cattle have fallen by 20-30%.

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.

Walmart, Gap supplier factory workers exploited in India

Walmart, Gap supplier factory workers exploited in India

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Some workers in India were also make to work on Sundays and national holidays "in sweltering heat, without adequate supply of clean drinking water or any breaks".

Charge sheet against 27 for Thane building crash

Charge sheet against 27 for Thane building crash

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

Over two months after 74 people were killed in a building collapse, the police on Monday filed a charge sheet against 27 accused, which included real estate developers, civic officials and a local corporator.

Review: Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum is a decent attempt

Review: Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum is a decent attempt

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

Despite its many flaws, Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum surprisingly keeps you entertained, feels S Saraswathi.

'Hope PM won't disturb peace in Kashmir'

'Hope PM won't disturb peace in Kashmir'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

'It is not about trusting the governor but the ground situation not matching with what he has said,' Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement chief Shah Faesal, who was one of the leaders to meet the governor tells Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai

JD-U, RJD, Cong see red over BJP leader's Bihar brides remark

JD-U, RJD, Cong see red over BJP leader's Bihar brides remark

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Members of JD-U, RJD and Congress which have given enough hint of fighting together against BJP in the coming state assembly election next year, jointly rushed into the well of both the Houses demanding action against Dhankhar and his "close friend" Sushil Kumar Modi.

SC verdict on coal mines could trigger reforms in sector: S&P

SC verdict on coal mines could trigger reforms in sector: S&P

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

The apex court had observed that the allocation was arbitrary, illegal, and resulted in unfair distribution of national wealth.

Bofors scandal was just a media trial: President Pranab

Bofors scandal was just a media trial: President Pranab

Rediff.com26 May 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee called the Bofors scandal a media trial that could not be proven in any Indian court

Coal scam: CBI files charge sheet against Jindal, 14 others

Coal scam: CBI files charge sheet against Jindal, 14 others

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Renowned names from India Inc and politics are chargesheeted by the CBI before a special court in a coal blocks allocation scam case.

Himachal's valleys becoming dens of drug abuse

Himachal's valleys becoming dens of drug abuse

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

What has really alarmed the police, and also the families of young drug abusers, is the entry of "chitta" -- a highly refined white powdery semi-synthetic substance (mainly heroine) -- into the drug scene and has spread like wildfire among the state's youth. Ashwani Sharma reports.

Vadra's interim protection from arrest extended till March 25

Vadra's interim protection from arrest extended till March 25

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

Enforcement Directorate alleged that he was not cooperating and sought his custodial interrogation.

HC tells CM Kejriwal that Najeeb Jung is the boss in Delhi

HC tells CM Kejriwal that Najeeb Jung is the boss in Delhi

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

The bench said the AAP contention that the LG is bound to act on the aid and advice of Council of Ministers was "without substance and cannot be accepted".

World Press Photo 2019: The nominees

World Press Photo 2019: The nominees

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

After going through more than 78,000 photographs from over 4,700 photographers, the expert judges of the World Press Photo contest have announced the finalists of the 2019 competition. The panelists have selected 43 photographers from 23 countries to represent the best in photojournalism.

The art of gobbling up the Yamuna floodplain

The art of gobbling up the Yamuna floodplain

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

The disagreements over what needs to be done on floodplains allows for illegal takeover by land mafia till nothing is left, observes Sunita Narain

Modi unable to digest defeat in Delhi: Kejriwal after bill is rejected

Modi unable to digest defeat in Delhi: Kejriwal after bill is rejected

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

In a jolt to the AAP government, President Pranab Mukherjee has refused to give assent to a legislation that protects 21 party MLAs, who have been appointed parliamentary secretaries, and face the prospect of disqualification.

Govt to check big transactions amid rising gold smuggling

Govt to check big transactions amid rising gold smuggling

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The government has asked jewellers to provide information on purchases of gold bars or jewellery worth more than Rs 500,000 by the end of this month, a move seen keeping a check on big transactions amid rising smuggling.

REVEALED: Indian Mujahideen's plan to go beyond blasts

REVEALED: Indian Mujahideen's plan to go beyond blasts

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

The seizure of Chinese guns at the Zephyr apartments in Mangalore in September belonging to the Indian Mujahideen has been a wake up call for the Indian agencies. This was an indicator that the IM sought to go beyond the bombs and even indulged in the use of arms for future terror strikes.

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

In less than a week of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th US President, the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act" was introduced to prioritise American workers and restore fairness in visa programmes for skilled workers.

All you need to know about the fodder scam

All you need to know about the fodder scam

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

Monday's verdict in the fodder scam, sending former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to jail, for which he could be disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha - which could jeopardize the UPA government's already wafer-thin majority, is all over the news but how much do you know about it? Check out our primer.

Arrests of ISI agents tip of spying iceberg

Arrests of ISI agents tip of spying iceberg

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

The ISI network of spies has been operating in India for over a decade.

Return of 'displaced persons' can restore normalcy: Swaraj on Rohingya crisis

Return of 'displaced persons' can restore normalcy: Swaraj on Rohingya crisis

Rediff.com22 Oct 2017

She, however, preferred not to use the word 'Rohingya' and said 'we have urged that the situation be handled with restraint, keeping in mind the welfare of the population'.

In India's richest constituency, Deora junior faces a tough fight

In India's richest constituency, Deora junior faces a tough fight

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Union Minister of State for IT and Communications Milind Deora will be taking on Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Aam Aadmi Party candidates as he tries to win the South Mumbai seat for the third time in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Unrest in Darjeeling is a deep-rooted conspiracy: Mamata

Unrest in Darjeeling is a deep-rooted conspiracy: Mamata

Rediff.com17 Jun 2017

She said in such a scenario, the Centre and the state must start talking on the matter.

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

India is expected to cut imports by a fifth in the fiscal year.

Uber: Innovator today, violator tomorrow?

Uber: Innovator today, violator tomorrow?

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

What perhaps turned the tide against Uber was the plight of the consumer.

Jindal Steel's Rs 80,000 cr Odisha projects in limbo

Jindal Steel's Rs 80,000 cr Odisha projects in limbo

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

JSPL is under CBI lens for giving wrong information about its land, water supply and previous allocations to get coal block in Jan 2008.

Industry lauds govt's move to promote e-auction

Industry lauds govt's move to promote e-auction

Rediff.com30 May 2014

E-auction or e-tendering moves the process of bidding for government contracts completely online, removing most manual procedures and, therefore, creating an accountability trail.

Food Security Bill is political gimmick in hurry: Rajnath

Food Security Bill is political gimmick in hurry: Rajnath

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

Critical of the hurried clearance of the food security ordinance, Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh said on Thursday the United Progressive Alliance government was just doing a "political gimmick in a hurry" before the 2014 general elections.