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PMLA case: ED quizzes Jacqueline Fernandez for 2nd day

PMLA case: ED quizzes Jacqueline Fernandez for 2nd day

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

The 36-year-old actor had spent about eight hours at the agency's office on Wednesday as she was questioned and her statement was recorded in multiple sessions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

'BCCI will consider lifting ban on Sreesanth'

'BCCI will consider lifting ban on Sreesanth'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, on Tuesday, said the board would consider lifting the ban on players who were alleged of spot-fixing, provided the request comes from players. BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, on Tuesday, said the board would consider lifting the ban on players who were alleged of spot-fixing, provided the request comes from players.

Warrant against Gutka barons stayed

Warrant against Gutka barons stayed

Rediff.com1 Mar 2006

Their lawyer told the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court that Mumbai High Court had granted stay in proceedings against the duo under MCOCA.

Malegaon blast case: NIA has no objection to Sadhvi's discharge

Malegaon blast case: NIA has no objection to Sadhvi's discharge

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Sadhvi Pragya had moved the court earlier this month seeking her discharge in the Malegoan bomb blast case.

IPL fixing: Non-bailable warrants for Dawood, Chhota Shakeel

IPL fixing: Non-bailable warrants for Dawood, Chhota Shakeel

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Open non-bailable warrants were slapped today on Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel by a Delhi court in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

IPL fixing: MCA won't challenge BCCI's life ban on Chavan

IPL fixing: MCA won't challenge BCCI's life ban on Chavan

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Sunday decided not to challenge the Board of Control for Cricket in India-imposed life ban on tainted player Ankeet Chavan despite a Delhi Court dropping criminal charges against him

Malegaon blast: Maha ATS used torture to extract confession, says NIA

Malegaon blast: Maha ATS used torture to extract confession, says NIA

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The National Investigating Agency has raised questions over the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad's handling of the Malegaon blast case.

BCCI dashes Sreesanth's hope of comeback

BCCI dashes Sreesanth's hope of comeback

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's plans to come back to competitive cricket was dashed on Tuesday as the Board of Control for Cricket in India denied the India fast bowler NOC (No Objection Certificate) to play league cricket in Scotland.

Delhi HC raps police for being lax in filing Salem chargesheet

Delhi HC raps police for being lax in filing Salem chargesheet

Rediff.com21 Oct 2011

The Delhi high court on Friday rapped the city police for being "lax" while filing the chargesheet against underworld don Abu Salem under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act when it was in "contravention" of the extradition agreement with Portugal.

IPL spot-fixing: Delhi HC issues notice to all accused

IPL spot-fixing: Delhi HC issues notice to all accused

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to all of the accused involved in the sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case after admitting the Delhi Police plea against their acquittal by a trial court.

4 accused in Malegaon blasts case get bail

4 accused in Malegaon blasts case get bail

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

The four, who are in jail since their arrest in 2013, had approached the high court in 2016 after a special court rejected their bail pleas in June that year.

No links with Dawood, this is a false case just to implicate me: Chandila

No links with Dawood, this is a false case just to implicate me: Chandila

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila, arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Monday claimed in a Delhi court that he has been "falsely implicated" in the case and there was no evidence of his alleged links with either underworld don Dawood Ibrahim or Chhota Shakeel.

Fake stamp paper accused on hunger strike

Fake stamp paper accused on hunger strike

Rediff.com29 May 2007

Meanwhile, Yerawada Central Jail Superintendent Rajendra Dhamne said that some 53 accused have gone on indefinite hunger strike from Tuesday afternoon.

SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

Dismissing her bail plea, a bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said, "There is no merit in the petition".

PIL seeks ban on MNS

PIL seeks ban on MNS

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

After a PIL in the Supreme Court demanding de-recognition of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena for its anti-North Indians campaign, a similar PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court on Friday seeking a ban on MNS and also to conduct a CBI probe into the entire incident.

7/11 blasts accused seeks transfer of case

7/11 blasts accused seeks transfer of case

Rediff.com4 Sep 2007

The 13 accused had earlier refused to participate in the trial and pleaded against the charges framed against them by the court, saying that they wanted the trial to be transferred to another court.

Mahesh Bhatt denies knowing gangster Ravi Pujari

Mahesh Bhatt denies knowing gangster Ravi Pujari

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

Film-maker Mahesh Bhatt on Monday told a Mumbai court that gangster Ravi Pujari, who was alleged to have sent henchmen to kill him and also made threatening calls, was not known to him.

Trial in 2008 Malegaon blast case begins

Trial in 2008 Malegaon blast case begins

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The court had on October 30 framed charges in the case against all the seven accused for terror activities, criminal conspiracy and murder, among others.

How the ATS goofed up the Malegaon blast probe

How the ATS goofed up the Malegaon blast probe

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Mumbai police suffered a major setback last week, when charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against Sadhvi Pragya Singh, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit and nine other accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, were dropped by the special court's designated Judge Y B Shinde.Dropping MCOCA charges against the prime accused in the Malegaon blast case has definitely made the prosecution's task tougher.

Sadhvi alleges she is served non-veg food in jail

Sadhvi alleges she is served non-veg food in jail

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Tuesday approached the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court seeking home food alleging that she is being served non-vegetarian food in the prison.

Malegaon blast case: Anticipation, anxiety, relief...

Malegaon blast case: Anticipation, anxiety, relief...

Rediff.com28 Dec 2017

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports on all the action that unfolded at the NIA court hearing the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

Who botched up the Malegaon blast investigation?

Who botched up the Malegaon blast investigation?

Rediff.com23 May 2016

The National Investigation Agency has accused the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad of planting evidence and coercing witnesses, but its own investigation is incomplete and leaves many questions unanswered.

Charges filed against 11 accused of Malegaon blast

Charges filed against 11 accused of Malegaon blast

Rediff.com20 Jan 2009

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 11 people, including a serving army official and a sadhvi, for the 2007 Malegaon blasts, which killed seven people. Special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde granted permission to the ATS to file the charge sheet, which was over 4,000 pages, against all the eleven accused.

J Dey murder: Charges framed against 10 accused, including journalist Jigna Vora

J Dey murder: Charges framed against 10 accused, including journalist Jigna Vora

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court in Mumbai on Monday framed charges against 10 accused, including arrested scribe Jigna Vora, in the journalist J Dey murder case of 2011.

Out on bail, Chavan keeps faith in judiciary

Out on bail, Chavan keeps faith in judiciary

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

Released on bail after spending 27 days in jail, cricketer Ankeet Chavan, who was arrested for alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, hopes he will not be denied justice by the judiciary.

'If there is no case against Sreesanth, the BCCI's ban is totally unjustified'

'If there is no case against Sreesanth, the BCCI's ban is totally unjustified'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

'The entire BCCI order was based on the Delhi police's chargesheet.' 'Neeraj Kumar shouldn't be part of any BCCI committee that will look into lifting the life ban on the three cricketers.'

Sreesanth's arrest painful for fans in Kerala: Tharoor

Sreesanth's arrest painful for fans in Kerala: Tharoor

Rediff.com9 Jun 2013

The minister of state for Human Recourse Development Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the arrest of Kerala pacer S Sreesanth for alleged spot fixing is "very painful" for cricket fans in the state.

Interpol questions Chhota Rajan in final lap before deportation

Interpol questions Chhota Rajan in final lap before deportation

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

According to immigration sources, the time of Rajan's deportation will be made clear by the Interpol after they quiz him and a final clearance is issued.

Justice will be done after convicts are hanged: 7/11 blast victims' kin

Justice will be done after convicts are hanged: 7/11 blast victims' kin

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

What happened to us should not happen to anyone else in future. A strong message has to be sent by our judicial system that such acts will not be dealt with lightly," said one of the victim's father.

Bizman held in Kaskar extortion case; Shakeel link revealed

Bizman held in Kaskar extortion case; Shakeel link revealed

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The businessman, Pankaj Gangar, used to transfer the money to Shakeel

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013. A flashback of the events that unfolded in the episode.

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down recalling 'torture' in custody

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down recalling 'torture' in custody

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

Thakur, 48, also set the tone for her high-profile poll battle in Bhopal againt Congress candidate Digvijay Singh, whom she accused of using words like 'Hindu' and 'saffron' terror.

Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail plea rejected

Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The NIA had also not opposed her bail application.

Whistleblowers to get police security immediately: Maha govt

Whistleblowers to get police security immediately: Maha govt

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

Social workers, Right to Information activists and whistleblowers who receive threat will now be given police protection immediately, the Maharashtra government informed the Bombay high court on Tuesday.

Dravid to act as prosecution witness in IPL spot-fixing case

Dravid to act as prosecution witness in IPL spot-fixing case

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Rajasthan Royals' captain Rahul Dravid will act as a formal prosecution witness in the IPL spot-fixing case. Sources in the Delhi police said a team had been sent to Bangalore to record the former India captain's statement.

7 years on, trial in Mumbai train blasts puffs along on slow track

7 years on, trial in Mumbai train blasts puffs along on slow track

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Seven years after the Mumbai serial train blasts in which nearly 200 people were killed and over 700 injured, the trial in the case is still going on with the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court recording the statements of the accused. "The court is now recording the statement of the accused who wanted to depose as a defence witness in the case," said advocate Sherif Sheikh, appearing for some of the accused in the case

'The new year will bring good tidings. It will, I know it will'

'The new year will bring good tidings. It will, I know it will'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

'My husband will never forget the torture nor forgive those responsible for it.'

SC rejects Centre's plea to stay its verdict on SC/ST Act

SC rejects Centre's plea to stay its verdict on SC/ST Act

Rediff.com3 May 2018

The SC clarified that it has not asked for non-registration of an FIR for the offences under the SC/ST Act.

Terror on the tracks: A deadly history of attacks on trains

Terror on the tracks: A deadly history of attacks on trains

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Here are some of the worst terror attacks in recent history with trains and passengers as intended targets.

IPL fixing: Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan cleared

IPL fixing: Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan cleared

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

All the 36 accused persons including former India Test cricketer Shantakumaran Sreesanth along with his Rajasthan Royal team mates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were cleared of all charges in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal, by a Delhi court, on Saturday.