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Time to review process of EC's appointment: Congress

Time to review process of EC's appointment: Congress

Rediff.com16 May 2019

The Congress, a responsible political party, has never cast unwarranted aspersions on the actions of Constitutional bodies, Surjewala said.

Fresh 48-hour ban on campaigning on Azam Khan

Fresh 48-hour ban on campaigning on Azam Khan

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

This is the second time this month that the EC has imposed a ban on him. The fresh ban will come into force at 6.00 am on Wednesday.

CAT issues new order on pension

CAT issues new order on pension

Rediff.com17 Nov 2009

The CAT passed the order on a petition filed by V T Prabhakaran, the retired scientist of Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, challenging departmental proceedings and withholding of arrears benefit that was due to him after he retired on February 2009.

Row over Delhi govt's ad calling Sikkim separate nation

Row over Delhi govt's ad calling Sikkim separate nation

Rediff.com23 May 2020

An advertisement for recruitment of civil defence volunteers by the Delhi government stoked a controversy on Saturday after it referred the people of Sikkim as "subject" along with those from Bhutan and Nepal, prompting the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress to launch a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation.

Harivansh goes on 1-day fast over Oppn's 'humiliation'

Harivansh goes on 1-day fast over Oppn's 'humiliation'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

He announced his 24-hour fast in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, speaking at length about his anguish over the ruckus in the House during the passage of two farm bills on Sunday.

How sudden structural changes worked in South Africa's favour

How sudden structural changes worked in South Africa's favour

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Faf du Plessis said, "Now we can trust the system a little bit more and just focus on playing cricket."

UK okays Nirav Modi's extradition, he has 14 days to appeal

UK okays Nirav Modi's extradition, he has 14 days to appeal

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

The United Kingdom's home department has cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted in an over Rs 13,000-crore bank fraud case, officials said on Friday.

Satyam auditor found guilty in GTB case

Satyam auditor found guilty in GTB case

Rediff.com10 Feb 2009

Price Waterhouse's S Gopalakrishnan was involved in the Satyam case. The other two auditors who have been found guilty by the ICAI's disciplinary committee in the Global Trust Bank case, five years after the bank had collapsed, are Price Waterhouse partner P Ramakrishna and Lovelock & Lewes employee Manish Agarwal. ICAI President Uttam Agarwal said punitive action against the erring auditors would depend upon the gravity of offence.

10 Kashmiri students expelled from Meerut university

10 Kashmiri students expelled from Meerut university

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Ten Kashmiri students caught in a row over cheering for Pakistan cricket team have been expelled by a private university in Meerut after they were found guilty of misconduct and damaging property while suspension of 57 other Kashmiri students was revoked.

Air India reinstates pilot found guilty of sexual harassment

Air India reinstates pilot found guilty of sexual harassment

Rediff.com19 Jan 2020

The senior pilot was suspended in May last year after being found guilty of sexual harassment by an internal committee of the airline. The committee imposed a 'major penalty' on Captain Sachin Gupta, who has now appealed to the next authority against the punishment.

Tomic's appeal against fine rejected in stinging rebuke

Tomic's appeal against fine rejected in stinging rebuke

Rediff.com20 Jul 2019

Australian Bernard Tomic's appeal to overturn a fine for not playing to "required professional standards" at Wimbledon earlier this month has been denied in a stinging rebuke by the Grand Slam board.

Delhi court throws out M J Akbar's defamation case against Ramani

Delhi court throws out M J Akbar's defamation case against Ramani

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Declaring that the right of reputation cannot be protected at the cost of right of life and dignity, a Delhi court on Wednesday threw out former Union minister and editor M J Akbar's criminal defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani who has accused him of sexual harassment.

LS panel recommends expulsion of BJP MP Katara

LS panel recommends expulsion of BJP MP Katara

Rediff.com20 Oct 2008

The Lok Sabha committee headed by senior Congress MP V Kishore Chandra Deo to inquire into misconduct of members has recommended expulsion of Katara, holding that "he needs to be meted out the severest of punishments".

Kapil Dev-led CAC unlikely to be part of support staff selection

Kapil Dev-led CAC unlikely to be part of support staff selection

Rediff.com17 Aug 2019

The selection of Ravi Shastri's coaching team will take place on Monday and the interviews for the batting, bowling and fielding coaches will be conducted by the national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad.

NSE 'dark fibre' case: Sebi exonerates Ravi Narain

NSE 'dark fibre' case: Sebi exonerates Ravi Narain

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

In May 2019, Sebi had penalised the NSE as well as two of its former heads - Narain and Chitra Ramkrishna - for allowing Sampark to provide the dark fibre connectivity to stock brokers, despite not having the authorised licence. Dark fibre refers to an unused optical fibre used for high-speed connectivity.

'Female successor must be attractive' says Dalai Lama; creates row

'Female successor must be attractive' says Dalai Lama; creates row

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Spiritual leader Dalai Lama believes that if his successor is going to be a female, she better be good looking.

Anderson claim is tactic by India: Cook

Anderson claim is tactic by India: Cook

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

India's accusation that paceman Jimmy Anderson "abused and pushed" spinner Ravindra Jadeja during the first drawn Test at Trent Bridge may be a tactical move by the tourists, England skipper Alastair Cook said on Wednesday.

FIFA bans Thailand's Makudi for three months

FIFA bans Thailand's Makudi for three months

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

FIFA's disciplinary committee has banned Worawi Makudi, former president of the Football Association of Thailand and a former member of the FIFA Executive Committee, for three months for failing to comply with an earlier suspension, FIFA said.

BCCI bans umpire Asad Rauf for five years

BCCI bans umpire Asad Rauf for five years

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The decision to ban Rauf was taken at the BCCI's Disciplinary Committee's meeting in Mumbai on Friday.

2 days after CBI raids, Karti leaves for London

2 days after CBI raids, Karti leaves for London

Rediff.com18 May 2017

His father, P Chidambaram, said he will return after a few days.

We'll come out stronger from this situation: Salil Parekh

We'll come out stronger from this situation: Salil Parekh

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

There are concerns in the industry around budget cuts by clients and layoffs, as enterprises grapple with reduced earnings amid lockdowns across various parts of the globe.

Musharraf drops charge against suspended CJ

Musharraf drops charge against suspended CJ

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

The bench last week said that the long drawn-out proceedings would end by July 20 and an order can be expected any time thereafter.

PHOTOS: Top 10 infamous tiffs on the cricket field!

PHOTOS: Top 10 infamous tiffs on the cricket field!

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Following James Anderson's verbal altercation with Ravindra Jadeja, Rediff.com presents other on-field scuffles from the past.

Dr Reddy's sued in US court by S Korean pharma co

Dr Reddy's sued in US court by S Korean pharma co

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Suit alleges fraud by hiding significant deficiencies in CGMP regulations enforced by US health regulator.

ICAI to ban three auditors in Satyam case

ICAI to ban three auditors in Satyam case

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

ICAI has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the three accused in Satyam case.

Lacked evidence to pronounce Anderson guilty: Gordon

Lacked evidence to pronounce Anderson guilty: Gordon

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

Gordon Lewis, the ICC-appointed Judicial commissioner who heard the misconduct charges against James Anderson, said the England pacer was deemed not guilty as there wasn't enough evidence to impose sanctions, which were severe in nature.

Sexual abuse reported in Maharashtra's children's shelter

Sexual abuse reported in Maharashtra's children's shelter

Rediff.com2 Jun 2014

Sexual abuse is not the first instance of misconduct that has emerged from the residential school run by the Chandraprabha Charitable Trust in Karjat, reports Devidas Deshpande.

BJP MLA Sadhana Singh apologises for remark about Mayawati

BJP MLA Sadhana Singh apologises for remark about Mayawati

Rediff.com20 Jan 2019

According to media reports, Singh made objectionable remarks on Mayawati over an infamous episode when the BSP chief was reportedly assaulted by Samajwadi Party workers at a guest house in Lucknow in 1995 that triggered decades of animosity between the two parties.

EPL: Ibrahimovic, Mings charged with violent conduct

EPL: Ibrahimovic, Mings charged with violent conduct

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings were charged with violent conduct by the Football Association on Monday.

Sepp Blatter to attend World Cup in Russia: spokesman

Sepp Blatter to attend World Cup in Russia: spokesman

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Blatter, who led world soccer's governing body for 17 years, was suspended from the sport for six years for ethics violations in 2015 amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake FIFA.

One desi replaces another at Ford's North American unit

One desi replaces another at Ford's North American unit

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Indian-American Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of Ford North America, has been asked to leave the Detroit-based motor company following allegations of misconduct at work place, has been replaced by another Indian-American, Kumar Galhotra.

Arrested FIFA officials face extradition to United States: NYT

Arrested FIFA officials face extradition to United States: NYT

Rediff.com27 May 2015

Authorities in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday launched an operation to arrest several high-ranking FIFA officials on corruption charges and extradite them to the United States, the New York Times reported.

Straight out of the movies! Canoeist spikes rival's drink...

Straight out of the movies! Canoeist spikes rival's drink...

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

A Japanese sprint canoeist is facing a life ban after admitting to spiking a rival's drink with an anabolic steroid to scuttle his Olympic dreams, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.

Wal-Mart pays lawyer fees for dozens of execs in bribery probe

Wal-Mart pays lawyer fees for dozens of execs in bribery probe

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

The US Department of Justice is investigating whether Wal-Mart paid bribes in Mexico to obtain permits to open new stores there, and whether executives covered up an internal inquiry into the payments.

Sunderland's Johnson arrested, others charged with violent conduct

Sunderland's Johnson arrested, others charged with violent conduct

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Sunderland and England midfielder Adam Johnson was arrested on Monday on suspicion of having sex with an under-age girl.

How the BJP is making inroads into two Telugu states

How the BJP is making inroads into two Telugu states

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the BJP is looking to fill the Opposition slot and not aspire to occupy pole position.

Delhi CS assault: CCTV at Kejriwal's house tampered with, claim cops

Delhi CS assault: CCTV at Kejriwal's house tampered with, claim cops

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

On February 20, the Chief Secretary had alleged that he was beaten up by two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house, where he had been called for an emergency meeting.

Budweiser maker pays Rs 40 cr, settles India bribery charge

Budweiser maker pays Rs 40 cr, settles India bribery charge

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Leading brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev will pay USD 6 million (Rs 40.2 crores) to the American authorities for settling charges of making "improper payments" to government officials in India to push sales and production.

St Stephen's conversion row: Suspended officer reinstated

St Stephen's conversion row: Suspended officer reinstated

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

St Stephen's College has revoked the suspension of an administrative officer after acting against him last week for alleged misconduct even as his plea challenging the order is pending before the Delhi high court.

From October 1, DRS to be used in T20Is

From October 1, DRS to be used in T20Is

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

ICC chief executives' committee has approved all recommendations made by the ICC cricket committee in May, which include the use of Decision Review System (DRS) in all T20I games.