News for 'independent inquiry'

Secret data on India's Scorpene submarines LEAKED!

Secret data on India's Scorpene submarines LEAKED!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

The leaked documents include details of submarine's underwater sensors, above-water sensors, combat management system, torpedo launch system and specifications, communications system and navigation systems.

Muzaffarnagar riots panel blames officials, silent on Akhilesh

Muzaffarnagar riots panel blames officials, silent on Akhilesh

Rediff.com6 Mar 2016

The 700-page report tabled in the state assembly on Sunday said the riots, following the murder of two persons by a youth from a minority community in Kawal town on August 27, 2013, took place as the then inspector of intelligence unit Prabal Pratap Singh failed to give an exact number of people going to attend a mahapanchayat at Mandaur.

Rs 420 crore penalty imposed on Hyundai Motor

Rs 420 crore penalty imposed on Hyundai Motor

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

The automaker was found to have engaged in anti-competitive practices.

Issue of Judge B H Loya's death serious, says SC

Issue of Judge B H Loya's death serious, says SC

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as a "serious matter" the issue of alleged mysterious death of special Central Bureau of Investigation judge B H Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, and sought response from the Maharashtra government on pleas seeking an independent probe into it.

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

'Look, the girl has been murdered'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

'So why didn't the police make it very clear that this is the line of investigation, this is what we are doing.' 'Nobody knows what kind of report was done.' 'Was she checked for (sexual assault)?'

Our institutions are at risk under Modi

Our institutions are at risk under Modi

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

'The autonomy of essential institutions is clearly under question as the Modi government seeks to influence them politically.' 'The credibility of institutions such as the EC, the CBI, the CVC, the UPSC, the RBI, media, and universities, has been compromised,' notes Zoya Hasan, the distinguished political thinker.

When Mudgal Panel was probing top India player for fixing...

When Mudgal Panel was probing top India player for fixing...

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) has suggested the Supreme Court to take stern action against those named in the Justice Mudgal panel dossier, currently in a sealed envelope with the apex court.

How the Supreme Court held nation's attention in 2019

How the Supreme Court held nation's attention in 2019

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Verdicts paving the way for construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya and India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France were 2019's landmark imprints of the Supreme Court, which also found itself at the centre of a controversy with then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi being accused of sexual harassment before getting the clean chit.

Modi on how to track undeclared wealth

Modi on how to track undeclared wealth

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Modi said officers must fix clear targets to improve the country's tax administration by 2022, the 75th anniversary of Independence.

Post-Delhi rout Modi-Shah have 3 options before them

Post-Delhi rout Modi-Shah have 3 options before them

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will soon get around to reworking their organisational set-up and administrative priorities to regain lost ground in the wake of the Delhi electoral debacle, but there's third course available to them as well. That is to introduce the presidential form of government, which prime ministers Indira Gandhi and A B Vajpayee flirted with before abandoning it. Will Modi go further than them? N Sathiya Moorthy analyses the scenario.

British police say soccer child sex scandal may affect 98 clubs

British police say soccer child sex scandal may affect 98 clubs

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

British police investigating allegations of widespread child sex abuse at soccer clubs dating back to the 1970s said on Friday they had identified 83 potential suspects and possible links to 98 clubs, including some from the Premier League.

'Mallya didn't disclose loans to UB entities'

'Mallya didn't disclose loans to UB entities'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Last Saturday, USL board asked its Chairman Vijay Mallya to quit.

Innocent Rahul reads whatever is given to him: SP

Innocent Rahul reads whatever is given to him: SP

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

In remarks laced with sarcasm, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has said that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is an "innocent child" who reads from the dais whatever is given to him in writing.

Muzaffarnagar riots enquiry commission indicts 2 BJP MLAs, slams UP govt officials

Muzaffarnagar riots enquiry commission indicts 2 BJP MLAs, slams UP govt officials

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

A one-man judicial commission headed by former high court judge Vishnu Sahai is understood to have indicted government officials more than politicians for the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and four adjoining districts in 2013.

Una incident: Ruckus in Gujarat assembly, 50 Congress MLAs suspended

Una incident: Ruckus in Gujarat assembly, 50 Congress MLAs suspended

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Congress demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting high court judge.

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Post the pandemic, when India is turning a new leaf in its economic policy with an eye on foreign capital and global supply chains that are likely to leave China, heightened tensions on the India-China border creates an atmosphere of uncertainty,' observes Virendra Kapoor.

SC upholds disqualification of rebel K'taka MLAs, allows them to contest polls

SC upholds disqualification of rebel K'taka MLAs, allows them to contest polls

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

The court struck down the portion of the Speaker's order by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the 15th Karnataka assembly.

FIFA rejects Garcia's appeal against handling of WC corruption report

FIFA rejects Garcia's appeal against handling of WC corruption report

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Former US prosecutor Michael Garcia's appeal against the handling of his alleged corruption around the Russian and Qatar bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been rejected by FIFA.

Not food poisoning, kids vomiting caused unease on Tejas Express: Railways

Not food poisoning, kids vomiting caused unease on Tejas Express: Railways

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

The report said that the food served on board the premium train was "satisfactory".

May 'regrets' Jallianwala Bagh killing, but no apology

May 'regrets' Jallianwala Bagh killing, but no apology

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

"The tragedy of Jallianwala Bagh of 1919 is a shameful scar on British Indian history," May said.

Battleground Delhi: Why AAP looks confident

Battleground Delhi: Why AAP looks confident

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

The opinion polls give the edge to the AAP over the BJP and Congress

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The scandal revolves around accusations that money was demanded from top athletes to 'bury' medical tests showing drug use

Ready to forgo 1/3rd share in Ayodhya land: Shia body to SC

Ready to forgo 1/3rd share in Ayodhya land: Shia body to SC

Rediff.com31 Aug 2019

"I am supporting the Hindu side," lawyer M C Dhingra, appearing for Shia Wakf Board, told the bench.

Jagga Jasoos Review: Ranbir-Katrina's breezy, breakneck adventure

Jagga Jasoos Review: Ranbir-Katrina's breezy, breakneck adventure

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

'Jagga Jasoos revels in its lavish imagination, meddlesome inquiries and delicious Bongness, never once pausing to catch a breath or make sense.'

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Kozhikode crash: 'We won't know the truth'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

'The DGCA, the ministry of civil aviation, Air India, the Airports Authority, all of them together form what I call an organised syndicate' 'In India, it is a fashion to blame the pilot because then nobody asks questions about the incompetence and grave negligence of this State-run syndicate.'

United Spirits says it has found fund diversions by Mallya entities

United Spirits says it has found fund diversions by Mallya entities

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Firm makes disclosures of improper transactions worth Rs 1,225.3 crore with entities linked to beleaguered businessman

No peace between India & Pak without resolving Kashmir issue: Sharif

No peace between India & Pak without resolving Kashmir issue: Sharif

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Sharif raises Kashmir issue at UNGA, renews plebiscite demand.

CBI officers face probe for letting off Bhushan Steel MD

CBI officers face probe for letting off Bhushan Steel MD

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

The officers did not arrest Neeraj Singhal despite CBI Director Ranjit Sinha's orders.

IOC will not impose blanket ban on Russia for Rio Olympics

IOC will not impose blanket ban on Russia for Rio Olympics

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month's Rio Olympics over the nation's doping record but will leave decisions on individual athletes' participation with their sports federations, it said on Sunday.

UN releases first of its kind report on Kashmir; India reacts sharply

UN releases first of its kind report on Kashmir; India reacts sharply

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

This is for the first time the UNHRC has issued a report on the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and PoK.

Have right to not reveal info on internal govt papers: PMO

Have right to not reveal info on internal govt papers: PMO

Rediff.com16 May 2014

PMO's stance came as part of a reply to the whistle-blower forest officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, after he dragged the PMO to the Central Information Commission for denying information under the RTI Act.

Manchester City and English FA probe alleged sexual abuse

Manchester City and English FA probe alleged sexual abuse

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

The English Football Association (FA) has launched an internal review to examine allegations of children being sexually abused at professional soccer clubs.

BJP a party of dream sellers; no one saw Modi selling tea: RPN Singh

BJP a party of dream sellers; no one saw Modi selling tea: RPN Singh

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Barring his own testimony, no one has seen Narendra Modi selling tea on streets, Union Minister R P N Singh on Thursday said, and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was a party of "dream sellers".

Officials say RS chairman has right to reject impeachment notice

Officials say RS chairman has right to reject impeachment notice

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

Referring to Article 124 of the Constitution, the sources said the notice should have grounds of 'proved misbehaviour or incapacity'.

'BJP will win 20 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in north east'

'BJP will win 20 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in north east'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

'I am hopeful of getting all six seats from Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, either for the BJP or with our allies.' 'The same is true about Meghalaya.' 'We will have to work hard in Mizoram and in Tripura.' 'In Assam, we won seven seats. In 2019 election, we will add to this number.'

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

At this point commission member Sumit Mullick asked the government counsel: 'Your job is to protect the State. How are these questions on Peshwas relevant?'

Delhi govt targets Dikshit; orders FIR in CWG street light scam

Delhi govt targets Dikshit; orders FIR in CWG street light scam

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Delhi's new government, headed by Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday directed its anti-corruption branch to lodge an FIR in the Rs 90-crore street light project for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in which a panel headed by a former Comptroller and Auditor General had indicted the then chief minister Sheila Dikshit.

Narada sting: HC orders CBI probe, Mamata to approach SC

Narada sting: HC orders CBI probe, Mamata to approach SC

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that her party would fight it both "politically and legally"

Muslims and the reality of a transformed India

Muslims and the reality of a transformed India

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

'For Muslims, India is now a Hindu Rashtra, no matter what kind of Constitution is still in place,' argues Mohammad Sajjad.