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Boy beheaded, body chopped into parts in human sacrifice ritual

Boy beheaded, body chopped into parts in human sacrifice ritual

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

Police arrested two men and detained a teenage boy last week after the headless body was found dumped near a canal at Vapi in Valsad district in neighbouring Gujarat.

UN chief 'shocked' by 'misinterpretations' Hamas remark

UN chief 'shocked' by 'misinterpretations' Hamas remark

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

In remarks that angered Israel, Guterres had told the Security Council ministerial meeting on Tuesday on the Israel-Hamas conflict that it is "important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum."

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.'

Bihar: 7-yr-old kidnapped from high security area

Bihar: 7-yr-old kidnapped from high security area

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

A seven-year-old boy was kidnapped from the high security Gandhi Maidan area in Patna on Monday.

Adipurush: Ready For Ramayan Retold?

Adipurush: Ready For Ramayan Retold?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

On the occasion of Ram Navami, the makers of Adipurush launched a new poster featuring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage.

Yasin Malik appears in SC without permission: 4 officials suspended

Yasin Malik appears in SC without permission: 4 officials suspended

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

The Department of Delhi Prisons has suspended four officials, including a deputy superintendent, in connection with the physical appearance of jailed Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik in Supreme Court, a statement said on Saturday.

Mobile internet to be restored in Manipur today: CM

Mobile internet to be restored in Manipur today: CM

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that mobile internet services, which were suspended after ethnic violence erupted in the northeastern state on May 3, will be restored from Saturday.

Amritpal Singh: Rise of 'Bhindranwale 2.0' in Punjab

Amritpal Singh: Rise of 'Bhindranwale 2.0' in Punjab

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Donning a flowing white chola' and a navy blue turban and often escorted by armed supporters, radical preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh has been quite active in Punjab for some time.

Officer threatened to eliminate me in 2 weeks: Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf

Officer threatened to eliminate me in 2 weeks: Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

He alleged that an officer told him that he would be taken out of jail after two weeks and killed.

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious: ADR

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious: ADR

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

About 40 per cent of sitting MPs have criminal cases registered against them out of which 25 per cent have declared serious criminal cases under charges of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and crimes against women, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

People can't be jailed indefinitely pending trial: HC

People can't be jailed indefinitely pending trial: HC

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

A person cannot be incarcerated for an indefinite period of time pending trial as it is violative of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Bombay high court said while granting bail to a man, accused in a double murder case.

Badaun redux: 2 minor cousins kidnapped, gang-raped by 5

Badaun redux: 2 minor cousins kidnapped, gang-raped by 5

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Two minor girls, both cousins, were allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped at gun point by five persons in Jareef Nagar area in Badaun, almost a year after a similar incident in the district had stirred Uttar Pradesh and opposition had attacked the government over law and order.

Bihar HC raps police over kidnapping case failure

Bihar HC raps police over kidnapping case failure

Rediff.com4 Oct 2005

In a hearing on the case held on September 30, a bench had set October 4 as the deadline for producing the kidnapped before it.

Antilia bomb case: Ex-cop Waze wanted to terrorise Ambanis, says NIA court

Antilia bomb case: Ex-cop Waze wanted to terrorise Ambanis, says NIA court

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

The court held that though the gelatin sticks planted near Antilia, the Ambani residence, were not connected to a detonator, it was sufficient to create terror in the minds of people.

Gangster Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead in presence of cops

Gangster Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead in presence of cops

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

The bullet-riddled bodies of Ahmad and Ashraf were taken away from the spot as tension gripped the area after the sensational killing.

Indian-origin child abducted in Cape Town, residents accuse police of inaction

Indian-origin child abducted in Cape Town, residents accuse police of inaction

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

The abduction of an eight-year-old Indian-origin girl in South Africa's Cape Town and the alleged inaction of the police in probing the case has triggered protests by the residents of the city.

CBI takes over 27 cases of Manipur violence

CBI takes over 27 cases of Manipur violence

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

According to the latest data, the CBI has so far registered 27 cases handed over to it by the state police -- 19 cases of crime against women, three related to an armoury loot by a mob, two of murder and one each of rioting and murder, kidnapping and general criminal conspiracy, sources aware of the developments said.

Hamas attack: Security structures' failure needs probe, says IDF official

Hamas attack: Security structures' failure needs probe, says IDF official

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

While many of them were engaged by Israeli forces, some managed to sneak back into Gaza with more than 200 civilian hostages.

Sikh family's killing in US: Punjab CM seeks MEA intervention

Sikh family's killing in US: Punjab CM seeks MEA intervention

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

The bodies of Jasdeep Singh, 39, his wife Jasleen Kaur, 27, their eight-month-old daughter Aroohi Dheri and Jasdeep's brother Amandeep Singh, 39, were found in an orchard near Indiana Road and Hutchinson Road on Wednesday evening.

Missed Barbie? Watch It On OTT

Missed Barbie? Watch It On OTT

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Woke Barbie, detective Red Riding Hood and gangsters galore on OTT this week.

23 Years Later, India Strikes Back!

23 Years Later, India Strikes Back!

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

National Investigation Agency officials seized Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar's home in Srinagar on Thursday, March 2, 2023. On December 31, 1999, Zargar was released along with Jaish e Mohammed founder Masood Azhar and the British terrorist Omar Saeed Shaikh in exchange for the passengers and crew on board IC-814, the Indian Airlines flight hijacked from Kathmandu and flown to Kandahar in Afghanistan.

Top Hamas commander killed in Gaza airstrike: Israel Defence Forces

Top Hamas commander killed in Gaza airstrike: Israel Defence Forces

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

The Israel Air Force fighter jets under joint intelligence guidance with the Shin Bet, killed one of the senior members of the Hamas terrorist organisation, Iman Nofal, according to Israel Air Force.

Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son killed with Princess Diana, dies at 94

Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son killed with Princess Diana, dies at 94

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

He became a more controversial figure, nevertheless, when he publicly fought for British citizenship, and even more so after Diana and his son Dodi Fayed passed away in Paris in 1997, according to CNN.

Indian student beaten, held captive for months in US

Indian student beaten, held captive for months in US

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Over seven months, the men locked the student in a basement and forced him to sleep on an unfinished floor without access to a bathroom, charges say.

SC stays HC order releasing rapist on parole to have a baby

SC stays HC order releasing rapist on parole to have a baby

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

The appeal against the high court order came up for hearing before a bench of justices A S Bopanna and P S Narasimha, which stayed it.

MLA get life term for kidnap, murder of niece's lover

MLA get life term for kidnap, murder of niece's lover

Rediff.com15 May 2013

Congress Member of Legislative Assembly Sawna Lakra and three others were on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment by a local court in a case of kidnapping and murder of a youth who was in love with Lakra's niece.

Hamas attack: Horrific details of sexual violence emerge

Hamas attack: Horrific details of sexual violence emerge

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

The investigation identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated.

Imran Khan alleges abduction by army chief, returns to Lahore home after bail

Imran Khan alleges abduction by army chief, returns to Lahore home after bail

Rediff.com13 May 2023

A triumphant Khan returned to his Lahore home on Saturday after having locked himself in the Islamabad high court premises for hours for fear of re-arrest despite being granted bail on Friday.

Israel: 'The situation has never been so bad'

Israel: 'The situation has never been so bad'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

An Indian caregiver in Ashkelon, Israel, recounts what he saw the day Israel saw its worst attack by land, air and sea.

ED seizes cash, property documents from Atiq Ahmad's aides

ED seizes cash, property documents from Atiq Ahmad's aides

Rediff.com17 Jun 2023

The searches were carried out on June 14-15 at 10 premises in Prayagraj, Lucknow and Delhi, the agency said in a statement.

If suffering in Gaza intensifies...: US warns Israel

If suffering in Gaza intensifies...: US warns Israel

Rediff.com4 Nov 2023

United States President Joe Biden and his top advisors have warned Israel that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in Gaza as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering in the crisis-stricken region, CNN reported.

Bhiwani accused's wife suffered miscarriage during police raid, say kin

Bhiwani accused's wife suffered miscarriage during police raid, say kin

Rediff.com19 Feb 2023

Rajasthan Police has denied the allegation of a woman who said her full-term pregnant daughter-in-law lost her child after she was assaulted by it during a raid at her house.

Israel embassy releases chilling footage of Hamas attack

Israel embassy releases chilling footage of Hamas attack

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

In a televised screening for Indian journalists on Wednesday, the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi held a screening that revealed horrific and chilling videos of October 7, the day when over 2,000 terrorists entered Israel from the Gaza Strip and carried out what is being considered the biggest terror attack against the Jewish nation.

Australian golfer Allenby kidnapped and robbed in Hawaii

Australian golfer Allenby kidnapped and robbed in Hawaii

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Australian golfer Robert Allenby was recovering on Saturday from facial injuries after he was kidnapped, beaten, robbed and dumped in a park in Honolulu.

Woman paraded naked by husband in Raj, 7 held; CM Gehlot to meet victim

Woman paraded naked by husband in Raj, 7 held; CM Gehlot to meet victim

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

Initial investigation revealed that the woman was in a relationship with another man, Dhariyawad SHO Peshawar Khan said, adding that the incident took place on Thursday.

Noida kidnapping: Cops hunt for Parihar gang in MP

Noida kidnapping: Cops hunt for Parihar gang in MP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2006

Police have launched a massive search in the Chambal belt of Madhya Pradesh for the gang of dacoit Jagjeevan Parihar as they suspect the gang of holding the three-year-old son of a software company official kidnapped from Noida.

2 men found charred in Haryana: 6 held in Rajasthan

2 men found charred in Haryana: 6 held in Rajasthan

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Half a dozen people have been detained for interrogation in connection with the death of two Muslim men whose bodies were found in a car in Haryana after they were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes, according to police.

Am harassed in Sabarmati jail, says gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed

Am harassed in Sabarmati jail, says gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad on Wednesday claimed that he was being harassed in the Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat.

Protestors used Guru Granth Sahib as shield to attack police: Punjab DGP

Protestors used Guru Granth Sahib as shield to attack police: Punjab DGP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Despite giving an assurance of a peaceful demonstration, the protesters used sharp-edged weapons, the police said.

'If Kashmiri Pandits have to come back, then it has to be done honestly'

'If Kashmiri Pandits have to come back, then it has to be done honestly'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

'There is no point in just saying, 'hum wapas bhej denge (we will send Kashmiri Pandits back)'.'