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Oil is grounded in a sub-$60 bear market

Oil is grounded in a sub-$60 bear market

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Plenty of other factors are likely to keep a lid on prices.

What Modi must tell Xi

What Modi must tell Xi

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Modi should bluntly ask Chinese President Xi Jinping why he was willing to put his neck in the Pakistani noose, ignoring all that is known of Pakistan's perfidy, says B S Raghavan.

Banned ketamine drug worth Rs 118 crore seized; six held

Banned ketamine drug worth Rs 118 crore seized; six held

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

market, was today seized from an illegal drug manufacturing unit in Jalgaon district in north Maharashtra and six persons were arrested, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials said.

2002 Gujarat riots: HC judge recuses from hearing Kodnani's bail plea

2002 Gujarat riots: HC judge recuses from hearing Kodnani's bail plea

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

A single judge bench of the Gujarat high court on Tuesday recused itself from hearing a plea by former state minister Maya Kodnani, convicted in the 2002 Naroda Patia riot case, seeking regular bail on the ground of her ill-health.

Cong targets Union Minister Pradhan,RSS leaders in Vyapam scam

Cong targets Union Minister Pradhan,RSS leaders in Vyapam scam

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The party insisted that a fair probe was not possible without removal of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and alleged that he had protected the guilty.

PNB fraud: FM slams regulators, auditors for 'not raising red flags'

PNB fraud: FM slams regulators, auditors for 'not raising red flags'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

Jaitley slammed lack of ethics in certain sections of businesses and said multiple layers of auditing system chose to either look the other way or did a casual job.

PNB fraud case: Finance Minister Jaitley blames bank management, auditors

PNB fraud case: Finance Minister Jaitley blames bank management, auditors

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

Without naming either the alleged kingpin of the fraud, billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, or Punjab National Bank, Jaitley questioned the ethics of some businesses in the country and asked as to why the bank's internal and external auditors could not detect the fraud which had been going on for 7 long years.

Saradha scam: ED arrests Sudipta Sen's absconding wife, son

Saradha scam: ED arrests Sudipta Sen's absconding wife, son

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday night arrested the wife and son of the alleged kingpin of the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam accused Sudipta Sen in a money laundering case.

Sohrabuddin case: Rajasthan ex-minister gets anticipatory bail

Sohrabuddin case: Rajasthan ex-minister gets anticipatory bail

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai on Friday granted anticipatory bail to former Rajasthan Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria and three others who were charge sheeted in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter killing case.

Saudi Arabia loses spot as top crude supplier to India

Saudi Arabia loses spot as top crude supplier to India

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

The shift comes as the gap between the international benchmark Brent and the Middle East price marker narrows

DIG Roopa, who alleged VIP treatment to Sasikala in jail, transferred

DIG Roopa, who alleged VIP treatment to Sasikala in jail, transferred

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

Roopa has now been posted as commissioner for road safety & traffic.

Student unrest, on the big screen

Student unrest, on the big screen

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

As the JNU row escalates, a look at student unrest on the big screen.

ED grills Punjab minister in drug money laundering case

ED grills Punjab minister in drug money laundering case

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia was on Friday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged Rs 6,000 crore money laundering drugs racket case.

Modi ka Magic Chalega Kya?

Modi ka Magic Chalega Kya?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

'Facing foes with a common intent is not something Modi-Shah's BJP has done before,' points out Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

You closed all options to recover dues by going public: Nirav Modi tells PNB

You closed all options to recover dues by going public: Nirav Modi tells PNB

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

The billionaire jeweller, who has fled the country, in the letter also disagreed with the loan default amount of Rs 11,400 crore and pegged the amount his companies owe to the bank at under Rs 5,000 crore.

Hooch kills 12 in Lucknow, 100 struggle for life

Hooch kills 12 in Lucknow, 100 struggle for life

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Twelve persons have died and around 100 were hospitalised on Monday after consuming illicit liquor on the outskirts of Lucknow city.

Why Rishabh Pant dominates the IPL MVP standings

Why Rishabh Pant dominates the IPL MVP standings

Rediff.com12 May 2018

K L Rahul, the kingpin of the KXIP batting, is second (MVPI: 601), followed by Sunrisers Captain Kane Williamson (543). Jos Buttler, after his match-winning batting for Rajasthan Royals on Friday night, is just 4 'runs' behind at 539, and M S Dhoni is fifth with 538 'runs'.

Congress releases CD of Modi with 'hawala' operator

Congress releases CD of Modi with 'hawala' operator

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party released a CD targetting Robert Vadra and the land deals, the Congress joined the CD war, releasing one showing BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in pictures with one Afroz Fatta, who was arrested in connection to a Rs 1,000 crore hawala racket and dared him to submit himself to an independent probe.

Dawood to Daddy: Bollywood's dons

Dawood to Daddy: Bollywood's dons

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

Bollywood glorifies Mumbai's dons in its movies.

Busted interstate porn racket involved in flesh trade too

Busted interstate porn racket involved in flesh trade too

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

The Allapuzza the police found that nearly 1,700 girls were trapped in sex rackets. Many of them were exploited due to their poor financial background and some were threatened and blackmailed into the trade. Vicky Nanjappa reports

PNB scam washes out Parliament for second day

PNB scam washes out Parliament for second day

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the government is ready for a discussion on the issue of alleged financial irregularities in the banking sector and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will reply to the debate.

CBI techie arrested for subverting rail ticketing system through illicit software

CBI techie arrested for subverting rail ticketing system through illicit software

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

The CBI said the software enables the user to save all required details to book Tatkal tickets beforehand.

Sasikala paid Rs 2 cr to get VIP treatment in jail, says officer

Sasikala paid Rs 2 cr to get VIP treatment in jail, says officer

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

DG (Prisons) rejected allegations, saying action will be taken against DIG D Roopa.

World's top crime boss escapes jail again!

World's top crime boss escapes jail again!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

In a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, the country's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell.

'BJP government is doing precious little to stop cattle smuggling'

'BJP government is doing precious little to stop cattle smuggling'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

'The previous (Congress) government at least did not veto provisions of the cattle laws.' 'The BJP is actively weakening the provisions.' 'The BJP government tried to export goats from Nagpur for slaughter to the Middle East.' 'The whole country was aghast and offended. We are a country of Ahimsa.' 'The BJP has incentivised the butcher industry so meat export has gone up, live animal export has gone up, leather export is on the rise, smuggling has gone up.'

PNB scam, demand for special status for AP stall Parliament

PNB scam, demand for special status for AP stall Parliament

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

Noisy protests disrupted the both houses of the Parliament on the first day of the second part of the budget session

Extortion case: AAP MLA surrenders before Delhi police team in Gujarat

Extortion case: AAP MLA surrenders before Delhi police team in Gujarat

Rediff.com16 Oct 2016

Singh is being probed in an alleged extortion case and three men, allegedly his aides, have been already arrested for extortion.

SC eases bail conditions of Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin case

SC eases bail conditions of Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin case

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday modified its order and exempted Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary and Gujarat Member of Legislative Assembly Amit Shah from appearing on alternate Saturdays before the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case.

Cops arrest 2Maoists in TN district, suspect link to Koodankulam

Cops arrest 2Maoists in TN district, suspect link to Koodankulam

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

The Tamil Nadu police is on the lookout for three persons who were running a competitive examination centre in Karivalamvanthanallur, a mid-size town near Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli district, from where the cops have seized pro-Maoist literature, including CDs. The absconding management of the centre, locally known as the 'IAS academy' also doubled as a recruitment agents.

What went on inside Bengal's house of terror?

What went on inside Bengal's house of terror?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Rediff.com's Indrani Dey digs up chilling details of the ongoing investigation in the Bardhaman blast case, which exposed the a militant network that had been operating in West Bengal since many years.

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.

LeT's bomb-maker names former ISI chief as his handler

LeT's bomb-maker names former ISI chief as his handler

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda told interrogators that he had come in contact with Pakistan's spy agency Inter Services Intelligence after meeting former ISI Chief Hamid Gul in 1995 and was in constant touch with him thereafter.

Rohit's struggling Mumbai face tough challenge against Dhoni's CSK

Rohit's struggling Mumbai face tough challenge against Dhoni's CSK

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Mumbai Indians will have their task cut out when they lock horns with Chennai Super Kings.

'I'm not always Chitrangada, sometimes, I'm Tina'

'I'm not always Chitrangada, sometimes, I'm Tina'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

'And Tina, that girl inside that woman, wants to try different things.'

Review: Telugu Zanjeer, Toofan, lacks soul

Review: Telugu Zanjeer, Toofan, lacks soul

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Thoofan, the Telugu remake of Zanjeer as a separate film on account of its contemporary theme rather than compare it with the cult classic Zanjeer.

'Kaliachak was was the work of criminals'

'Kaliachak was was the work of criminals'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

'It was planned in such a manner that it was made to look like a communal incident.'

When sportsmen and the drug mafia made for strange bedfellows

When sportsmen and the drug mafia made for strange bedfellows

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

Rediff.com lists those sportsmen who have been accused of 'sleeping with the enemy'

Burdwan blast: Key suspect arrested in Ranchi

Burdwan blast: Key suspect arrested in Ranchi

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Rezaul Karim was the custodian and courier of bombs and explosives for Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh modules in Burdwan.

In first sentencing in 2010 CWG scam, 5 sent to jail

In first sentencing in 2010 CWG scam, 5 sent to jail

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

The case relates to the CWG street lighting scam, which had caused a loss of Rs 1.4 crore to the exchequer.

Brilliant Broad lifts England to series win in South Africa

Brilliant Broad lifts England to series win in South Africa

Rediff.com17 Jan 2016

A venomous spell of fast bowling from Stuart Broad led England to an emphatic seven- wicket win over South Africa in the third on Saturday to clinch the series. Broad's brilliant return of 6-17 on a lively wicket skittled the Proteas for 83 in their second innings on the third day. England reached their modest victory-target of 74 with relative ease as captain Alastair Cook (43) top-scored in guiding them to 77 for three from 22,4 overs under gloomy skies. The tourists now have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series, with the final game to be played in Pretoria. South Africa bowled out England for 323 in the morning session for a slender first-innings deficit of 10 runs, but were no match for the bounce and movement of a rampant Broad as they crumbled to their second lowest score since returning to international cricket in 1991.