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10 fire tenders and 30 mins later, blaze at Parliament under control

10 fire tenders and 30 mins later, blaze at Parliament under control

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

A major fire broke out in the AC plant of the Parliament complex on Sunday afternoon.

PHOTOS: Nation remembers 26/11 martyrs; survivors recall horror

PHOTOS: Nation remembers 26/11 martyrs; survivors recall horror

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

Family members of the martyred personnel and survivors of the daring strike recalled the harrowing moments and pledged support to efforts to root out terrorism.

Paper leak: Coaching owner, others grilled; CBSE was tipped-off before exam

Paper leak: Coaching owner, others grilled; CBSE was tipped-off before exam

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

The CBSE will declare the date of re-examination probably on Monday or Tuesday.

Hoax bomb threats were not the first con Bengaluru techie pulled

Hoax bomb threats were not the first con Bengaluru techie pulled

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

Gokul wrote letters to the couple under the name of archbishop suggesting that they opt for a divorce, police said.

SC-appointed panel to speak with Sreesanth, Kundra

SC-appointed panel to speak with Sreesanth, Kundra

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

The Supreme Court-instituted three-member committee probing the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal will speak with banned pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and others, including commentator Harsha Bhogle, when it meets for three days in Mumbai, from November 16.

Sheena Bora Trial: What did Indrani tell her lawyer?

Sheena Bora Trial: What did Indrani tell her lawyer?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Indrani chose at that moment to wave a folded chit from the accused enclosure. It distracted Bharti, who looked at her sharply for a split second before turning back to Pasbola. The chit was collected from Indrani and her lawyer Gunjan Mangla slipped it to Pasbola. He looked at it, quietly laughed in disbelief and continued with his cross examination.

Former IAF official arrested for 'spying' for ISI

Former IAF official arrested for 'spying' for ISI

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

A dismissed air force official, who allegedly shared secret documents with intelligence operatives backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, has been arrested from Punjab by the crime branch of the Delhi police.

Victorias banned, rehab of men and horses still a far cry

Victorias banned, rehab of men and horses still a far cry

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

Families who used to make a living out of driving the famed 'Victorias' in Mumbai struggle to make ends meet.

Amidst high drama, Delhi law minister sent to 4 days police custody

Amidst high drama, Delhi law minister sent to 4 days police custody

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Tomar was arrested around 11 am following investigation into a complaint by the bar council of Delhi.

Ishrat case: Decks cleared for ADGP Pandey's arrest

Ishrat case: Decks cleared for ADGP Pandey's arrest

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation in Ahmedabad on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Additional Director General of Gujarat Police Prithvi Pal Pandey, paving the way for his arrest in the 2004 fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

CBSE leak: Paper shared on 10 WhatsApp groups; Google's reply sought

CBSE leak: Paper shared on 10 WhatsApp groups; Google's reply sought

Rediff.com30 Mar 2018

Scores of students on Friday staged a protest outside the CBSE office in Delhi against the paper leak.

Hated India since 1971 when Indian planes bombed my school: Headley

Hated India since 1971 when Indian planes bombed my school: Headley

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Deposing for the third day after his cross-examination began on Wednesday, Headley said Yousuf Raza Gilani, former Pak PM, had visited his house after the 26/11 attacks.

Humble Rs 100 turns hottest banknote in town!

Humble Rs 100 turns hottest banknote in town!

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

The humble Rs 100 bill had several takers on an otherwise normal weekday evening across the country on Tuesday night, even as police had to be deployed outside ATMs to control the crowd waiting eagerly to get their hands on the banknote.

Pak high commission official asked to leave India in 48 hours for spying

Pak high commission official asked to leave India in 48 hours for spying

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

Cops revealed that the staffer Mehmood Akhtar was sharing sensitive defence documents and deployment details of the BSF along the Indo-Pak border to the ISI.

Somnath Bharti should surrender, an embarrassment to party: Kejriwal

Somnath Bharti should surrender, an embarrassment to party: Kejriwal

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Finally breaking his silence, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the former law minister and Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Somnath Bharti, who has been booked in a domestic violence case, is becoming an embarrassment for the party and his family, and therefore should surrender.

OROP: PMO steps in; Delhi Police 'regrets' crackdown

OROP: PMO steps in; Delhi Police 'regrets' crackdown

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Stepping in to pacify agitating ex-servicemen over the 'One Rank One Pension' issue, Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday held talks with representatives of the protesters who have agreed not to escalate their agitation for next 10 days.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh promises security to churches

Home Minister Rajnath Singh promises security to churches

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

As Christians took to streets of Delhi over recent attacks on churches, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday promised to step up security at their religious places amid his assertion that any discrimination on the basis of religion will not be tolerated.

12 killed, 11 injured as building collapses in Mumbai

12 killed, 11 injured as building collapses in Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Several people are feared trapped under the debris of the structure.

DDCA inquiry was pressured to name a certain 'VIP' says probe panel chief

DDCA inquiry was pressured to name a certain 'VIP' says probe panel chief

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

The DDCA probe panel chief has informed the Centre that he was under "pressure" for naming some individuals, including a "VIP", in his report on the cricket body's affairs.

Currency seizure: RBI official in CBI net, 10 cases so far

Currency seizure: RBI official in CBI net, 10 cases so far

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Reserve Bank of India official and a JDS leader K C Veerendra, who is also a casino owner, in connection with separate cases relating to alleged illegal conversion of currency post-demonetisation.

Ishrat case: Absconding cop arrives in court on stretcher

Ishrat case: Absconding cop arrives in court on stretcher

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

Absconding senior Gujarat IPS officer P P Pandey, an accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, on Monday made a dramatic appearance on a stretcher in a CBI court, which granted him anticipatory bail till July 31.

Doctor connected to Vyapam probe found dead in Delhi hotel

Doctor connected to Vyapam probe found dead in Delhi hotel

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

The dean of a Jabalpur Medical College, suspected of having links to some accused in the Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in south-west Delhi's Dwarka on Sunday morning.

Pakistan spy ring: Now, school teacher with ISI links arrested

Pakistan spy ring: Now, school teacher with ISI links arrested

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

The accused, identified as Sabar, is a teacher at a government school at Rajouri. He was arrested on Saturday morning and booked under provisions of the Official Secrets Act, said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.

Don't treat victim of marital rape differently: Court

Don't treat victim of marital rape differently: Court

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

A victim of marital sexual abuse cannot be discriminated against only because she is the wife of the offender and has to be treated as any other rape victim, a Delhi court has observed, while denying bail to a man accused of sodomising his pregnant wife.

JNU student leader Umar Khalid shot at near Parliament, escapes unhurt

JNU student leader Umar Khalid shot at near Parliament, escapes unhurt

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

The JNU student leader said, "There is an atmosphere of fear in the country and anybody who speaks against the government is threatened."

Curfew-like situation prevails in violence-hit Trilokpuri

Curfew-like situation prevails in violence-hit Trilokpuri

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Curfew-like situation prevailed in East Delhi's Trilokpuri area for the third consecutive day with people not being allowed to step out of their houses though no untoward incident took place in the violence-hit locality on Monday

Rahul meets Shinde over harassment of NE people in Delhi

Rahul meets Shinde over harassment of NE people in Delhi

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday held consultations with Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Members of Parliament from northeast to discuss steps to end the harassment of people.

Delhi Police asks law intern to record statement

Delhi Police asks law intern to record statement

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

With the Supreme Court washing its hands off the issue, the Delhi Police on Friday asked the woman law intern to record her statement in the sexual harassment complaint she had made against retired Justice A K Ganguly who has been indicted by an apex court panel.

Modi's I-Day speech likely to be a big crowd-puller

Modi's I-Day speech likely to be a big crowd-puller

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Crowds expected from Gujarat and other states

Jignesh Mevani: BJP is afraid of me

Jignesh Mevani: BJP is afraid of me

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

'Dalits are not going to vote for the BJP in 2019.'

Al Qaeda recruitment module busted: Delhi Police

Al Qaeda recruitment module busted: Delhi Police

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Two suspected operatives of Al Qaeda have been arrested in New Delhi and Odisha and Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a module of the terror group's Indian sub-continent wing operating out of the country.

Baby dies in Railways demolition drive in Delhi slum; probe ordered

Baby dies in Railways demolition drive in Delhi slum; probe ordered

Rediff.com13 Dec 2015

A baby died in Shakur Basti area in West Delhi where a demolition drive was carried out by railways, triggering an angry reaction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who slammed the railways and suspended three officials for "failing to arrange" food for those evicted.

What Delhi police is doing to ensure 100 pc safety for women

What Delhi police is doing to ensure 100 pc safety for women

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

The Delhi police is examining the legal liability of Uber taxi service and probing how the fake police verification certificate was provided to the accused in the rape of a 27-year-old woman in a cab in the national capital, Commissioner BS Bassi said on Tuesday.

Man kills 14 family members in cold blood, then commits suicide

Man kills 14 family members in cold blood, then commits suicide

Rediff.com28 Feb 2016

In a shocking incident of familicide, a 35-year-old man allegedly killed 14 of his family members, and then committed suicide.

26/11 attacks: Judicial probe ordered against Mumbai top cop

26/11 attacks: Judicial probe ordered against Mumbai top cop

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

In a major embarrassment for Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria, Maharashtra's transparency watchdog has recommended a judicial inquiry against him for "withholding and giving misleading" information to the wife of an IPS officer killed during the 26/11 terror attacks.

BSP MP, wife arrested in a case of murder of a maid

BSP MP, wife arrested in a case of murder of a maid

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Uttar Pradesh Dhananjay Singh and his wife Jagriti were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the murder of their 35-year-old maid and "mercilessly" torturing another minor domestic help with sticks and rods.

Sheena Bora Trial: Time, that has us handcuffed, is of no consequence in courtrooms

Sheena Bora Trial: Time, that has us handcuffed, is of no consequence in courtrooms

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

How much more gray or bald would Inspector Alaknure have become when we see him next? Will Peter still be wearing white shirts and khaki trousers and eating large lunches? Will Judge Jagdale be still in charge of the case? Who will be the prime minister when Alaknure appears in court next?

AAP's existential dilemma

AAP's existential dilemma

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Should the party expand to Punjab, Bihar and other places, or should it consolidate its gains in Delhi? This was one of the questions before the party when it split sometime back. An answer is yet to emerge.

Kanhaiya alleges strangulation attempt on flight, cops reject charge

Kanhaiya alleges strangulation attempt on flight, cops reject charge

Rediff.com24 Apr 2016

Cops said that 'whatever has been alleged by his (Kanhaiya's) friend, in our inquiry hasn't been found to be true'.

Hardik Patel detained in Ahmedabad, released following backlash

Hardik Patel detained in Ahmedabad, released following backlash

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Hardik Patel, who was leading the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, demanding Other Backward Class reservation for the Patel community, has been detained by the police in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. He was later released.