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2G sacm accused spent the night in Tihar

2G sacm accused spent the night in Tihar

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

In contrast to their lavish lifestyle, all the five spent their night in a 90 square feet Tihar prison cell.

Why Mallya's payback offer should be welcomed

Why Mallya's payback offer should be welcomed

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

'Mallya has offered to pay the original amount.' 'Let us say he means the principal amount and that stands at Rs 5,000 crores.' 'The Indian banks have to ask themselves if they would rather have this 5,000 crores or would have none of it at all,' asks Sudhir Bisht.

'People expected me to do intimate scenes with ease'

'People expected me to do intimate scenes with ease'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

'But it's not something I am interested in.'

ED examines prospects of attaching DB properties

ED examines prospects of attaching DB properties

Rediff.com20 Jun 2011

The Enforcement Directorate is examining a request from the Central Bureau of Investigation asking it to attach properties of DB Realty worth over Rs 200 crore of DB Group under the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Delhi HC turns down Kanimozhi's bail plea

Delhi HC turns down Kanimozhi's bail plea

Rediff.com8 Jun 2011

The Delhi high court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam Member of Parliament and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi.The court also rejected the bail application of Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar.The DMK MP had stated that she should be granted bail since she has a young son to look after and her husband lives abroad. She pointed out that she was the only woman who has been jailed for 2G scam.

Cricketers to be educated on off-field behaviour

Cricketers to be educated on off-field behaviour

Rediff.com20 Oct 2018

With the #MeToo movement taking the world by storm, sexual harassment came up for discussion at the three-day ICC Board meetings in Singapore, which concluded on Saturday.

Cauvery row: Dinakaran urges youth to boycott IPL in Chennai

Cauvery row: Dinakaran urges youth to boycott IPL in Chennai

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagham leader is set to embark on a series of protests covering the Cauvery basin regions of Tamil Nadu beginning Saturday.

Sheena Bora Case: Indrani rips into case against her!

Sheena Bora Case: Indrani rips into case against her!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

'When the forensics have collapsed, approver is clearly proved to be a liar from the beginning to the end... Does the prosecution genuinely believe that we ought to remain in judicial custody despite showing that their own story is not being corroborated by evidence, for another 192 witnesses?'

Tihar's high profile inmates get Rs 2k per week

Tihar's high profile inmates get Rs 2k per week

Rediff.com25 Apr 2011

During their twice-a-week meetings (interview in jail parlance) with family and visitors, these executives are also permitted to get home-cooked food. That's about all as far as luxury goes.

Football Briefs: Guardiola accepts FA charge for wearing yellow ribbon

Football Briefs: Guardiola accepts FA charge for wearing yellow ribbon

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

CBI grills Karti for 8 hrs; to be questioned again next week

CBI grills Karti for 8 hrs; to be questioned again next week

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Over 100 questions on various aspects of the case were drafted by investigators which were put to 45-year-old Karti.

Soccer Extras: FC Goa make positive start in ISL

Soccer Extras: FC Goa make positive start in ISL

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

The case that led to Chidambaram's downfall

The case that led to Chidambaram's downfall

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Chidambaram has not been named as an accused in the FIR and the CBI is yet to file a chargesheet in the matter.

'Gap between the people and government is widening'

'Gap between the people and government is widening'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

The bureaucracy in Haryana blamed the government for inexperience and criminal negligence.

School principal held for sexually harassing student in Assam

School principal held for sexually harassing student in Assam

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

The principal of a reputed private school in Guwahati has been suspended after a student alleged that he had sexually harassed her.

Congress may not get even 50 seats: Modi in Mumbai

Congress may not get even 50 seats: Modi in Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

In an apparent bid to offset BJP candidate Pragya Thakur's controversial statement against slain IPS officer Hemant Karkare, Modi heaped praises on Mumbai police.

It's official! Imran's PTI emerges largest party with 116 seats

It's official! Imran's PTI emerges largest party with 116 seats

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz with 64 and former president Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party with 43 seats are placed at number two and three respectively, the Election Commission of Pakistan said.

Jaitley is Modi-Shah's go-to man for Lok Sabha poll

Jaitley is Modi-Shah's go-to man for Lok Sabha poll

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

From handling the party organisation, finalising candidates, shooting the breeze with the media to pow-wows with diplomats and liaising with the PMO -- Arun Jaitley is the BJP's chief backroom manager in this election, reports R Rajagopalan.

What kind of nation interrogates children for sedition?

What kind of nation interrogates children for sedition?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

'Teaching lessons is the objective behind every school.' 'For the moment, a state seems intent to teach a lesson -- that students of Classes 4, 5 and 6 can wage war against the mighty Indian nation,' says Krishna Prasad.

Court issues summons to Raju

Court issues summons to Raju

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

It directed the Chanchalguda jail authorities to produce him before the court on December 30. The court had earlier issued summons to Raju, former managing director B Rama Raju and former chief financial officer Srinivas Vadlamani for examination on Thursday.

Jats bring quota protest to Delhi... and issue a warning

Jats bring quota protest to Delhi... and issue a warning

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

Roads leading to the protest hub were packed with Jat agitators from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Punjab, giving a tough time to motorists and commuters.

A bank without the buck, a bill without teeth

A bank without the buck, a bill without teeth

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

India borrows ideas that we don't need, like the FRDI Bill, and ignores the ones we need, like rewarding whistleblowers such as the ones who want to save Bombay Mercantile Bank, says Debashis Basu.

2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC reduces sentence of lone convict

2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC reduces sentence of lone convict

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

The Delhi High Court has reduced from 14 to 12 years the jail term awarded to the lone convict in the sensational Dhaula Kuan gangrape case in which a Delhi University student was assaulted in a moving car in 2005.

5 steps to cure India's banking system

5 steps to cure India's banking system

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Bankers pay a small price for their misdeeds, no matter how large the cost to their banks or to the economy at large, says TT Ram Mohan.

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all

Rediff.com30 May 2016

India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes whose operators typically grab new deposits to meet their promise of guaranteed returns to existing savers, point out Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj.

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.

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2,500 mark; 76 dead

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2,500 mark; 76 dead

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

A home ministry official said while 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now across the country due to "massive efforts" to check the outbreak, the Centre has written to all states and union territories that "the lockdown measures should be implemented in letter and spirit".

Bloodstained story of the 'Bikini killer'

Bloodstained story of the 'Bikini killer'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2010

Hatchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj (born on April 6, 1944), better known as Charles Sobhraj, whose life sentence was on Friday last upheld by Nepal's Supreme Court in a 1975 murder case, has spent much of his life in and out of prison for a series of offences.

SC seeks Shahabuddin's reply on plea against his bail

SC seeks Shahabuddin's reply on plea against his bail

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

Advocate Prashant Bhushan told the SC that Shahabuddin is a 'class-A history-sheeter who cannot be reformed'.

He put his life's savings for a home for prisoner's children

He put his life's savings for a home for prisoner's children

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

V Mani put his life's savings to start a home for the children of convicts.

It will be sad if Smith and Warner don't play IPL: Nehra

It will be sad if Smith and Warner don't play IPL: Nehra

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

Ashish Nehra concedes that Steve Smith was wrong in orchestrating ball-tampering but it will be sad if the under-fire Australian captain is barred from participating in the Indian Premier League.

Review: DON'T MISS Shahid!

Review: DON'T MISS Shahid!

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Hansal Mehta's Shahid is a gutsy and thought-provoking film, feels Prasanna D Zore.

TN politics turns Stalin-centric in election year

TN politics turns Stalin-centric in election year

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

From Chief Minister EK Palaniswami to Seeman to TTV Dhinakaran to elder brother M K Azhagiri, everyone's favourite target these days seems to the DMK chief Stalin, which is good news in an election year, but that doesn't mean he is going to sweep the polls, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

McKinsey's secret $5-billion fund in spotlight: Financial Times

McKinsey's secret $5-billion fund in spotlight: Financial Times

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

The FT report said the existence, size and investments of the highly profitable internal trading fund, which was set up three decades ago, have until now remained largely unknown outside a circle of former and current insiders.

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.

ED files money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram

ED files money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram

Rediff.com19 May 2017

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, and others, taking cognisance of a recent CBI FIR against them.

Tihar to Talkatora, Subrata Roy's emotional yatra

Tihar to Talkatora, Subrata Roy's emotional yatra

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Subrata Roy turned up at a New Delhi stadium, best known for hosting the Commonwealth Games, last week as part of his country wide Abhaar Yatra.

Aamir booed on return to international cricket: reports

Aamir booed on return to international cricket: reports

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir was Friday booed on his return to international cricket by the crowd during the first Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Auckland. The 23-year-old left-arm pacer was making his first appearance for Pakistan since returning from a five-year ban and jail time for being implicated in a spot-fixing scandal in 2010. Pakistan defeated the hosts by 16 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, with Mohammad Hafeez scoring 61 as they reached 171 for eight. Shahid Afridi's astute captaincy coupled with an all-round effort, helped Pakistan overcome New Zealand's challenge.