News for 'kerala crime'

'Murder cases are extremely time sensitive'

'Murder cases are extremely time sensitive'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

'The greater the delay, the more the likelihood of crucial evidence being destroyed.'

How this Kerala hacker tricked Apple

How this Kerala hacker tricked Apple

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Engineering student Hemanth Joseph, who bypassed Apple's activation lock, is now the poster boy for a young community of ethical hackers.

'Can't abdicate jurisdiction': Oppn to ED over Adani issue

'Can't abdicate jurisdiction': Oppn to ED over Adani issue

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Leaders of several opposition parties were stopped by the police at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi as they took out a protest march from Parliament House to hand over a complaint to the Enforcement Directorate on the Adani issue.

Why not reveal why security nod for MediaOne TV channel denied, SC asks govt

Why not reveal why security nod for MediaOne TV channel denied, SC asks govt

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

The bench added that in a criminal case, a charge sheet is filed against the accused, and no matter how sensitive the charges are, they are disclosed to the accused, and in the present case, it is not even at that threshold.

Sexual assault: Dileep won't be arrested till Jan 18, cops tell HC

Sexual assault: Dileep won't be arrested till Jan 18, cops tell HC

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

Justice Gopinath P said the court needs to examine the statement of a movie director in the fresh case against the actor and five others and would hear the matter on Tuesday.

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

'How long can you keep a person in jail using false cases?'

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

In another major crackdown on the Popular Front of India, police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids across several states on Tuesday.

SC seeks govt's view on same-sex marriage petition in 4 weeks

SC seeks govt's view on same-sex marriage petition in 4 weeks

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

A gay couple has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages under the Special Marriage Act and to issue appropriate directions to the authorities concerned to allow them to solemnise their marriage.

Actress assault: Survivor moves HC alleging plan to derail probe

Actress assault: Survivor moves HC alleging plan to derail probe

Rediff.com24 May 2022

The survivor, in her plea, also raised serious allegations against the trial court saying the presiding officer has some "vested interest to save the culprits".

Charred body of project staff found on IIT Madras campus

Charred body of project staff found on IIT Madras campus

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

According to sources, the charred body was recovered from a hockey stadium at the premier technical institute by the police on Thursday night after some hockey players alerted them.

No interim relief for Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

No interim relief for Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

Rediff.com2 May 2023

The court of Justice Hemant Prachchhak, however, said no interim protection can be granted at this stage.

Alappuzha rocked by 2 back-to-back political murders, 50 held

Alappuzha rocked by 2 back-to-back political murders, 50 held

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Following the killing of an SDPI state secretary late Saturday night, a BJP leader was hacked to death less than 12 hours later on Sunday morning and later, prohibitory order under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) Section 144 was imposed in the entire Alappuzha district, additional police force was deployed there and senior officers camped there to monitor the law and order situation.

Bollywood's High Points of 2022

Bollywood's High Points of 2022

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.

PFI conspires to establish Islamic rule in India: NIA report

PFI conspires to establish Islamic rule in India: NIA report

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed that the documents seized during the nation-wide raids conducted at offices of Popular Front of India (PFI) and its leaders contain highly incriminating materials targeting prominent leaders of a particular community.

Collectors' items: Some of these exotic pets cost Rs 150,000!

Collectors' items: Some of these exotic pets cost Rs 150,000!

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

White-lipped tamarin is a type of monkey that lives in the Amazon area of Brazil and Bolivia. Prevost's squirrel is a colourful species from the forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and nearby islands. Sugar gliders are tiny marsupials - 6.3 to 8.3 inches in length - native to Australia.

Halloween Takes Over OTT This Week

Halloween Takes Over OTT This Week

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Halloween mood looms large on OTT's dark, devilish delights this week.

Kerala Dalit woman rape and murder accused in judicial remand

Kerala Dalit woman rape and murder accused in judicial remand

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Fearing violent response from the mob present outside the Police Club and court complex, several rings of security were thrown around Islam who was seen wearing a helmet. Before producing him in the court, he was interrogated by top officials of the Special Investigation Team probing the case.

SC grants bail to journalist Siddique Kappan

SC grants bail to journalist Siddique Kappan

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit directed Kappan to remain in Delhi for the next six weeks after the release from an Uttar Pradesh prison.

Sushil Modi seeks law to fix uniform age of marriage for all women

Sushil Modi seeks law to fix uniform age of marriage for all women

Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

Modi said different laws related to Hindus, Christians and Parsis and the Special Marriage Act 1954 has determined minimum marriage age of 18 years for a woman and 21 years for man but the Muslim Personal Law holds marriage of a girl legal after she has attained puberty.

Kerala calls all-party meet to discuss fireworks ban during festivities

Kerala calls all-party meet to discuss fireworks ban during festivities

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy also announced earmarking of Rs 20 crore for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the April 10 fireworks tragedy at the century-old Puttingal Devi temple at Paravoor.

Kerala Dalit rape & murder: LDF appoints new team to probe case

Kerala Dalit rape & murder: LDF appoints new team to probe case

Rediff.com25 May 2016

The Left Democratic Front government, which assumed office in Kerala on Wednesday, decided to handover the probe into the brutal rape and murder of a 30-year old Dalit woman to a new team

Subhash K Jha's Best Malayalam Films

Subhash K Jha's Best Malayalam Films

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.

Uthra murder: Husband given double life term for killing wife using cobra

Uthra murder: Husband given double life term for killing wife using cobra

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

A sessions court in Kerala on Wednesday awarded double life sentence in the Uthra murder case to the victim's husband for killing his wife using a cobra, saying the crime was 'definitely diabolic, cruel, heinous and dastardly' and committed with 'unparalleled wickedness.'

Killing wife with cobra: HC admits husband's plea against sentence

Killing wife with cobra: HC admits husband's plea against sentence

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

The Kerala high court on Tuesday admitted the appeal moved by the convict in the 'Uthra murder case' challenging his conviction and the double life sentence awarded to him for the 'diabolical' killing of his wife by using a cobra.

Harassed on Valentine's Day, Kerala youth kills self

Harassed on Valentine's Day, Kerala youth kills self

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

A suicide note recovered from the crime scene held two persons responsible for his death.

11 Congress MPs write to LS speaker against BJP lawmakers for Rahul fake video

11 Congress MPs write to LS speaker against BJP lawmakers for Rahul fake video

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

As many as 11 Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress have written to Speaker Om Birla against the "unethical conduct" of BJP parliamentarians Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Subrat Pathak and Bhola Singh of sharing a distorted and fake video of Rahul Gandhi that could pose a threat to the country's social fabric and demanded swift intervention.

'Can anybody give Kappan those two years back?'

'Can anybody give Kappan those two years back?'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

'Just think of this innocent man who had to suffer so much.' 'Who will compensate for the physical and mental torture Kappan had to go through in the last two years though he has not done any crime?'

Efforts on to form non-BJP front at national level: Pawar

Efforts on to form non-BJP front at national level: Pawar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

Speaking to reporters in Thane, Pawar accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to fulfil any of the promises made by it since 2014 including bringing 'acche din, connecting villages through the internet, and providing toilets, water, and power to every household'.

Actor Dileep, others get pre-arrest bail in conspiracy to assault case

Actor Dileep, others get pre-arrest bail in conspiracy to assault case

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The Kerala high court on Monday allowed the anticipatory bail plea of actor Dileep and others in the latest case against them alleging that they conspired to eliminate officers probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017.

SC stays hearings before HCs in pleas against IT rules

SC stays hearings before HCs in pleas against IT rules

Rediff.com9 May 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed further proceedings before the high courts in matters involving challenges to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 or Cable TV Networks (Amendment) Rules 2021.

BJP youth leader's killing: Karnataka CM ready to enforce 'Yogi model'

BJP youth leader's killing: Karnataka CM ready to enforce 'Yogi model'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

As he completed one year in office on Thursday, the Chief Minister also gave a hundred out of hundred score for his government's performance.

Rahul Could Become Central to Anti-BJP Politics

Rahul Could Become Central to Anti-BJP Politics

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Anti-Congress regional parties may have felt the possible impact of Rahul's South-North yatra, pending a second East-West padayatra, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

'We had no intention of giving him any positive vibe'

'We had no intention of giving him any positive vibe'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

'It is not only the hero who displays guts and cleverness but the villain can also have these traits.'

Youth dies due to torture at Kerala mental asylum

Youth dies due to torture at Kerala mental asylum

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

A youth from Bihar, who was arrested in connection with an incident at Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram in Kollam on August 1, had died of torture at the mental asylum where he was admitted after the incident, the crime branch said in Thiruvananthapuram.

'The rape is a black mark on society'

'The rape is a black mark on society'

Rediff.com5 May 2016

'Kerala society is more advanced than any other society in India and everybody is more aware of the laws and how to proceed against the accused. So, you cannot blame Kerala based on the crime records,' says state home minister Ramesh Chennithala.

Kuruthi review

Kuruthi review

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Kuruthi is let down by poor execution -- there are too many loose ends and most of the arguments seemed too forced, like there was an urgent responsibility to balance the blame without taking sides, points out Divya Nair.

K'taka: Ex gratia to kin of CAA stir victims put on hold

K'taka: Ex gratia to kin of CAA stir victims put on hold

Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

The state government had announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the firing.

What if LTTE's Prabhakaran were alive...

What if LTTE's Prabhakaran were alive...

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

The Indian authorities have to reconfirm that Prabhakaran is dead. It may require seeking assistance from Interpol and also involve the re-opening of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and more so, the investigations, formally or otherwise, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Why Drishyam was a curse

Why Drishyam was a curse

Rediff.com20 Feb 2021

'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

'I'm 79 + now, and I've been doing all this since my late 20s.' 'Sometimes the ideological war extends to the home as well.' 'Many nights I couldn't sleep when someone close to me uttered the smallest insult.' 'It would cause me a lot of pain. But one has to be honest to oneself.'