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25 killed in IS-claimed twin blasts in Kabul

25 killed in IS-claimed twin blasts in Kabul

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

Six journalists were among the killed. At least 49 people were injured.

Tejpal case: HC orders sessions court to remove references to victim's identity

Tejpal case: HC orders sessions court to remove references to victim's identity

Rediff.com27 May 2021

The Goa bench of the Bombay high court on Thursday directed a sessions court, which recently acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, to redact all references in its judgment which disclose the victim's identity, before uploading it on the court's website.

Scribes protest attack on photojournalists outside Tata's headquarters

Scribes protest attack on photojournalists outside Tata's headquarters

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

The protesters staged a sit-in at the main entrance of Bombay House.

LeT terrorist nabbed in J-K reportedly linked to BJP

LeT terrorist nabbed in J-K reportedly linked to BJP

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

The two people arrested in Udaipur were alleged by the Congress to have links with the Saffron party.

Relationship based on coercion not consent: Gogoi on MJ Akbar

Relationship based on coercion not consent: Gogoi on MJ Akbar

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

The chief business editor of National Public Radio said she would continue to speak her truth so that other women, who have been sexually assaulted by him, know it is okay for them to come forward and speak their truth too.

Saudi prince approved killing of Khashoggi: US report

Saudi prince approved killing of Khashoggi: US report

Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who lived in the US as a legal permanent resident and wrote for the Washington Post, was critical of the prince's policies and was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in the Turkish city on October 2, 2018.

Goa govt seeks retrial in Tejpal case; cites court's observations

Goa govt seeks retrial in Tejpal case; cites court's observations

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

The Goa government in its appeal before the Bombay high court against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case said it was a fit case for retrial, citing the trial court's lack of understanding of a victim's post-trauma behaviour and censuring of her character.

Maha govt orders action against 2 TV scribes for 'false' news

Maha govt orders action against 2 TV scribes for 'false' news

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

In a series of tweets, Deshmukh said the code of conduct of not revealing the name of any coronavirus-infected patient was violated in the process.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

Pegasus row: Freedom of press important pillar of democracy, says SC

Pegasus row: Freedom of press important pillar of democracy, says SC

Rediff.com27 Oct 2021

Freedom of press is an 'important pillar' of democracy, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and said the court's task in the Pegasus matter assumes great significance with regard to the importance of protection of journalistic sources and the 'potential chilling effect' that snooping techniques may have.

Yashpal Singh, who boasted of Patiala House violence, arrested

Yashpal Singh, who boasted of Patiala House violence, arrested

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Yashpal Singh, one of the three lawyers caught on camera thrashing journalists and Jawaharlal Nehru University teachers and students at Patiala House court complex last week, was arrested on Tuesday night amid mounting outrage over alleged police inaction against those involved in the assault.

Arnab Goswami accuses 'Sonia's goons' of attacking him

Arnab Goswami accuses 'Sonia's goons' of attacking him

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

In a video posted after the alleged attack, Goswami said he was told by his security guards that the attackers were allegedly Youth Congress workers. However, there was no confirmation of the same by either police or the youth outfit.

Justice Lalit delivered key verdicts during 74-day stint as CJI

Justice Lalit delivered key verdicts during 74-day stint as CJI

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

CJI Lalit concurred with the minority view of Justice S Ravindra Bhat who held the EWS quota as "unconstitutional" for excluding poor among SCs, STs and OBCs.

2 top US senators ask Blinken to raise farmers' issue with India

2 top US senators ask Blinken to raise farmers' issue with India

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Schumer and Menendez said the months-long demonstrations have been met with orders from the central government and local authorities to shut off internet access in protest areas, cut off water and electricity supplies for the tens of thousands living in protest camps, and impede the work of journalists reporting on the protests.

Tarun Tejpal seeks 'in-camera' hearing of appeal in 2013 rape case

Tarun Tejpal seeks 'in-camera' hearing of appeal in 2013 rape case

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

Journalist Tarun Tejpal in a submission before the Bombay high court on Tuesday sought an "in-camera" hearing of the Goa government's petition challenging his acquittal in a 2013 rape case, and sought its dismissal while raising preliminary objections on its maintainability.

Mumbai photographer beaten up by cops at CAA protest

Mumbai photographer beaten up by cops at CAA protest

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Ashish Raje, a photojournalist with a Mumbai tabloid, was allegedly pushed and assaulted by two police officials when he was walking to Mumbai Bagh in Nagpada area.

FIR registered against TRS MLA Harish Rao

FIR registered against TRS MLA Harish Rao

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA Harish Rao and others for allegedly assaulting a senior official of the Andhra Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi over an argument.

'The state and paramilitary forces watched motionless'

'The state and paramilitary forces watched motionless'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

'The signals were clear. December 6 would not witness another show of "Hindu" strength staged periodically in Ayodhya. Something grave was afoot.' Radhika Ramaseshan's personal recollection of the events of December 6, 1992.

Republic TV's Arnab Goswami arrested in 2-yr-old suicide case

Republic TV's Arnab Goswami arrested in 2-yr-old suicide case

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

Republic TV channel telecast visuals of Mumbai Police entering Goswami's residence and what appears to be a scuffle.

The Risks Of Declaring Victory Too Soon

The Risks Of Declaring Victory Too Soon

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

India has much to be proud of and celebrate. But there is also much that is wrong, much that looks dangerous. Employment, current account deficit, rural distress, agricultural productivity are all in deep crisis, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Mumbai woman attacked by Uber Pool passenger

Mumbai woman attacked by Uber Pool passenger

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

In a series of tweets and a Facebook post, the journalist, identified as said she was verbally abused and then attacked by the other woman, whose complaint was that she was paying the most and still getting dropped last. The journalist said she was targeted when she tried to defend the driver.

The lawyer who, once again, led the Patiala House court attacks

The lawyer who, once again, led the Patiala House court attacks

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Lawyer Vikram Singh Chauhan once again led a group of his colleagues in unleashing a brazen attack on journalists and JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar at the Patiala House Courts complex, days after they were caught on camera thrashing scribes and JNU students and teachers branding them as "anti-nationals".

Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal insists 'act was consensual'

Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal insists 'act was consensual'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexual assaulting a woman journalist, is sticking to his version that whatever happened between the two was a "consensual act", a police officer said on Thursday.

Court asks cops to give unedited CCTV footage to Tejpal

Court asks cops to give unedited CCTV footage to Tejpal

Rediff.com3 May 2014

A Panaji court on Saturday asked the Goa government to hand over unedited portion of CCTV footage of the area near a lift in a hotel to senior journalist Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a junior woman colleague last year.

Civilisation & barbarism: A perspective on the ISIS assault

Civilisation & barbarism: A perspective on the ISIS assault

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

The Al-Qaeda and its patrons seems to have outsourced, for the time being, the achieving of that larger, civilisationally retrograde goal of establishing an Islamic Caliphate in the Middle-East, to the ISIS. The symptoms are all similar; the difference lies only in the expressions, says Dr Anirban Ganguly.

Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal's potency test positive

Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal's potency test positive

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman journalist, underwent a potency test which came out positive.

Tehelka case: Former editor Shoma Chaudhury summoned by Goa police

Tehelka case: Former editor Shoma Chaudhury summoned by Goa police

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Former Tehelka managing editor Shoma Chaudhury and three other witnesses have been summoned by the Goa police to record their statement before a magistrate in the case of alleged sexual assault against the magazine's editor Tarun Tejpal.

SC asks states to prevent attacks on Kashmiris; MHA issues advisory

SC asks states to prevent attacks on Kashmiris; MHA issues advisory

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The court also directed that police officers, who were earlier appointed as nodal officers to deal with incidents of mob lynching, would be now responsible to deal with cases of alleged assault on Kashmiris.

Arnab Goswami to appear before Mumbai police on Monday

Arnab Goswami to appear before Mumbai police on Monday

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

'The Mumbai Police has sent me 2 notices in the last 12 hours saying they want to immediately interrogate me regarding my comments on Sonia Gandhi. 'As a law abiding citizen I will cooperate with the investigation, subject myself to interrogation tomorrow (Monday) morning,' Goswami said in a statement.

Tarun Tejpal's many businesses

Tarun Tejpal's many businesses

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

The alleged sexual assault by Tehelka Editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on a young journalist, who has now resigned from the magazine, has brought the well-known journalist's business under the scanner.

Lakhimpur violence adds to Yogi's woes ahead of UP poll

Lakhimpur violence adds to Yogi's woes ahead of UP poll

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

The Lakhimpur violence, in which the son of senior BJP leader and Union minister of state Ajay Mishra Teni are accused of trampling four protesting farmers to death, has opened another front for the CM to deal with, after the mysterious death of Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri last month and the death of a Kanpur-based trader in Gorakhpur recently.

Baghel, Singh Deo back off but loyalists' spat on in Chhattisgarh

Baghel, Singh Deo back off but loyalists' spat on in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

The tussle for power between Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and health minister TS Singh Deo appears to have quietened at the top, but the feud is very much visible at the lower level in the ruling Congress.

TMC MP snatches IT minister's statement on Pegasus, tears it

TMC MP snatches IT minister's statement on Pegasus, tears it

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

TMC and other opposition party members rushed into the well of the House as Vaishnaw was called to make a statement over the issue.

Pak foreign minister heckled in London over media freedom

Pak foreign minister heckled in London over media freedom

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The move came as the Pakistan government decided to curtail the space given by the press to jailed politicians like Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Zardari.

'Modi's selection of Yogi is backfiring'

'Modi's selection of Yogi is backfiring'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

'If the Opposition does make a dent, it could encourage the efforts of regional parties to come together for the larger battle in 2024 and mark the beginning of a new anti-BJP politics.'

'What can we do if somebody rapes you?' BJP's K S Eshwarappa asks scribe

'What can we do if somebody rapes you?' BJP's K S Eshwarappa asks scribe

Rediff.com17 Oct 2015

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa on Saturday courted controversy when he asked a woman journalist what can the opposition members do if "someone drags and rapes" her.

Ghaziabad case: Twitter India MD gets relief, no coercive action, says HC

Ghaziabad case: Twitter India MD gets relief, no coercive action, says HC

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

The single bench of Justice G Narender said the police can examine Maheshwari through virtual mode.

'They don't see sunlight for years'

'They don't see sunlight for years'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

'Is it not deplorable that even after 75 years of independence, there are people in our society who have been denied freedom?'

'Will the BJP call everyone traitors and send us to jail?'

'Will the BJP call everyone traitors and send us to jail?'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

'O P Sharma pulled me down to the ground and started punching and kicking me.' 'The Delhi police, instead of arresting Sharma and the others, detained me for five hours after this incident.'

Journo's mother files police complaint against Tejpal's family member

Journo's mother files police complaint against Tejpal's family member

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

The mother of the young woman journalist, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Tarun Tejpal, on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Delhi police against an immediate family member of the Tehelka editor alleging "intimidation" over the case.