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Amritpal writes to lawyer, says in high spirits in jail

Amritpal writes to lawyer, says in high spirits in jail

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

Siyalka accompanied family members of arrested 'Waris Punjab De' activists, including Amritpal Singh, who arrived in Dibrugarh earlier in the day and met them at the jail.

A family's fight to win a murdered man's insurance claim

A family's fight to win a murdered man's insurance claim

Rediff.com18 Apr 2017

LIC contested the insurance claim. Consumer activist Jehangir B Gai tells you how this claim was won.

Aarushi case: HC castigates CBI for theory on Hemraj's murder

Aarushi case: HC castigates CBI for theory on Hemraj's murder

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

The court said the theory was based on the hypothesis that the Noida Police would not be able to find the body on the terrace on May 16, 2008 when Aarushi was found dead in her room.

Remove Modi's name from Pandya murder case: HC

Remove Modi's name from Pandya murder case: HC

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

Justice J R Vora and Justice M R Shah, in their order on Wednesday, said that as the Chief Minister was not a respondent or a party in the murder case of the former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Haren Pandya, he had no locus in this case at this stage. Demanding re-investigation in the murder case, petitioner Vitthal Pandya had filed a 200-page appeal in the High Court, expressing his dissatisfaction over the Central Bureau of Investigation probe.

IIM-B faculty calls on India Inc to de-fund hate speech

IIM-B faculty calls on India Inc to de-fund hate speech

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

A group of current and retired faculty members at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has asked leaders of corporate India to "de-fund" the spread of misinformation and hate speech through news channels and social media.

Verdict on Salman's appeal in hit-and-run case on June 10

Verdict on Salman's appeal in hit-and-run case on June 10

Rediff.com8 Jun 2013

A Mumbai sessions court will on June 10 deliver its verdict on actor Salman Khan's appeal against a magistrate's order for his retrial in the 2002 hit-and-run case under stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

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.

China executes murderer of 67

China executes murderer of 67

Rediff.com14 Feb 2004

China executes murderer of 67

HC dismisses Vikas Yadav's parole plea in Nitish Katara murder case

HC dismisses Vikas Yadav's parole plea in Nitish Katara murder case

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed Vikas Yadav's plea seeking three weeks "custody parole" to file appeal in Supreme Court against his conviction and sentence of 30 years without remission in the Nitish Katara murder case.

Imran Khan arrested in Toshakhana case, sentenced to 3 years in jail

Imran Khan arrested in Toshakhana case, sentenced to 3 years in jail

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

Khan was convicted in the Toshakhana case which was filed last year on the complaint of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which had earlier disqualified him in the same case.

Hit-and-run case: HC defers Salman's appeal to July 13

Hit-and-run case: HC defers Salman's appeal to July 13

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The Bombay high court on Wednesday deferred till July 13 an appeal filed by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan against the five-year sentence awarded to him in the hit-and-run case, after the actor's lawyer sought time to check documents.

Neither dukandar nor chowkidar helps Muslims: Owaisi

Neither dukandar nor chowkidar helps Muslims: Owaisi

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Lashing out at both the opposition and ruling fronts led by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that neither dukandar nor chowkidar opens their mouths when Muslims are oppressed.

Nimbalkar murder case: Patil's bail plea rejected

Nimbalkar murder case: Patil's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com18 Jul 2009

Rejecting the bail plea, additional sessions judge Arvind Kale observed that a prima facie case was made out against Patil and offences allegedly committed by him are 'serious'.

Ryan murder: Teen accused denied bail

Ryan murder: Teen accused denied bail

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

The court imposed a cost of Rs 21,000 for "wasting court's time" in baseless litigation.

HC acquits all 6 in 2004 I-Day blast in Assam that killed 18

HC acquits all 6 in 2004 I-Day blast in Assam that killed 18

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The Gauhati high court on Thursday acquitted all six accused in the 2004 Dhemaji bomb blast case in which 18 people, including 13 school children, were killed on Independence Day.

TN triple murder case: SC acquits 17 life convicts

TN triple murder case: SC acquits 17 life convicts

Rediff.com14 Oct 2012

Seventeen people sentenced to life imprisonment for a triple murder in Tamil Nadu more than two decades ago have been acquitted by the Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.

Aarushi murder case: CBI moves SC against acquittal of Talwars

Aarushi murder case: CBI moves SC against acquittal of Talwars

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

The move by the agency came months after Hemraj's wife had in December last year approached the top court against the Allahabad high court verdict of October 12 last year acquitting the couple.

US court approves extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana

US court approves extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana

Rediff.com18 May 2023

India's National Investigation Agency is probing into his role in the 26/11 attacks carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in 2008.

'This is the time to be an actor'

'This is the time to be an actor'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

'If OTT platforms had not come in, we would not get this second lease of life.'

SC grants bail to convict in Godhra train burning case

SC grants bail to convict in Godhra train burning case

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to a convict serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train coach burning case, noting that he has been in jail for the last 17 years.

Muslim neighbours help family with slain Kashmiri Pandit's last rites

Muslim neighbours help family with slain Kashmiri Pandit's last rites

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

A day after he was shot dead by terrorists, Kashmiri Pandit bank guard Sanjay Sharma was cremated in his native village in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, with his Muslim neighbours lending a helping hand to his grief-stricken family.

Ponty case: Murder charge was rightly dropped, HC told

Ponty case: Murder charge was rightly dropped, HC told

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari on Thursday told the Delhi high court that the lower court had rightly dropped the murder charge levelled against him and 20 others in the case relating to the 2012 shootout in which liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep were killed.

SC allows CBI plea in Haren Pandya murder case

SC allows CBI plea in Haren Pandya murder case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted the appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Gujarat government challenging the high court's acquittal of 12 convicts in the sensational murder of former state Home Minister Haren Pandya.

Prosecutors want Pistorius to be convicted of murder

Prosecutors want Pistorius to be convicted of murder

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

The Paralympic gold medallist was freed on parole last month after serving a fifth of the prison term given to him for the "culpable homicide" of Reeva Steenkamp, who he killed on Valentine's Day 2013.

Tension in Kolhapur over social media post on Tipu Sultan; internet shut

Tension in Kolhapur over social media post on Tipu Sultan; internet shut

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Demanding action against those who allegedly put the image of the 18th-century Mysore ruler along with an offensive dialogue on their social media profiles, a group of right-wing activists held a protest on Tuesday. Police pacified them and told them to return.

Adnan Patrawala murder: HC issues notices to 4 acquitted

Adnan Patrawala murder: HC issues notices to 4 acquitted

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

The Bombay high court on Wednesday issued notices to the four youngsters who were acquitted on charges of kidnapping and murdering teenager Adnan Patrawal in 2007.

Niyogi murder: Assailant awarded life imprisonment

Niyogi murder: Assailant awarded life imprisonment

Rediff.com20 Jan 2005

Observing that the case did not fall under the category of the rarest of rare cases, the SC commuted the death sentence awarded to Mallah by the trial court to life imprisonment.

Team Anna attacks Ramdev, calls Modi murderer of humanity

Team Anna attacks Ramdev, calls Modi murderer of humanity

Rediff.com29 Jul 2012

Anna Hazare on Sunday joined his three close aides in their indefinite fast while his team attacked yoga guru Ramdev for sharing dais with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, describing the Bharatiya Janata Party leader as a "murderer of humanity".

'Nothing suggests Indian woman's murder was racially-linked'

'Nothing suggests Indian woman's murder was racially-linked'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

The Australian cops indicated on Monday

3 sentenced to death for murder

3 sentenced to death for murder

Rediff.com4 Mar 2005

The HC confirmed the sentence given to the three by a city court.

NIA's accused is now on CBI radar in Dabholkar murder case

NIA's accused is now on CBI radar in Dabholkar murder case

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Akolkar is believed to be linked to 'Sanatan Sanstha', a Hindu right-wing organization whose headquarters are located in Ponda, Goa. He has been on the run ever since his name cropped up during the NIA investigations in the Goa blast case.

No reprieve for Union minister in murder case

No reprieve for Union minister in murder case

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

A court in Baharampore on Monday refused to grant reprieve to Union Minister Adhir Chowdhury in connection with a murder case.

Indian honeymoon murder suspect stalls extradition to S Africa

Indian honeymoon murder suspect stalls extradition to S Africa

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

British-Indian businessman Shrien Dewani has won an appeal against his extradition to South Africa to face charges of plotting the murder of his Indo-Swedish wife while on honeymoon there in 2010.

LeBron rewrites playbook on athlete activism on way to the top

LeBron rewrites playbook on athlete activism on way to the top

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

James became a leading voice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Section 144 imposed across Rajasthan for a month, internet suspended

Section 144 imposed across Rajasthan for a month, internet suspended

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

After the horrific murder of a tailor in Udaipur sparked outrage in the entire state, the Rajasthan government on Tuesday announced the imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in all the districts for the next one month.

Pistorius says murdered girlfriend would want him to go free

Pistorius says murdered girlfriend would want him to go free

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Oscar Pistorius said that Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he was convicted of murdering on Valentine's Day 2013, would want him to go free, in a television interview due to be broadcast on Friday.

Have You Watched These OTT Films Yet?

Have You Watched These OTT Films Yet?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

Deepa Gahlot lists some 2023 movies that you need to watch if you haven't already.

Malegaon blast: Can't decide on charges against ex-ATS officer now, says court

Malegaon blast: Can't decide on charges against ex-ATS officer now, says court

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Disposing of the plea on August 1, special judge AK Lahoti, however, noted the contentions raised by the accused are kept open and he is at liberty to point them out at the time of final hearing.

SC awards death sentence to murderer sisters

SC awards death sentence to murderer sisters

Rediff.com31 Aug 2006

The bench also vacated the stay granted against the execution of both the convicts during the pendency of their appeals.