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Sad letter day in India's history: Congress on Loya verdict

Sad letter day in India's history: Congress on Loya verdict

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

The Congress said that there are still questions before those who believe in the judiciary.

Sunanda's laptop, phones sent for forensic analysis

Sunanda's laptop, phones sent for forensic analysis

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

Delhi Police has handed over the laptop and mobile phones of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's deceased wife Sunanda Pushkar to Gandhinagar-based Directorate of Forensic Science, to retrieve crucial data, which could help the ongoing probe into her death.

A big win for the Media. And the Republic

A big win for the Media. And the Republic

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

The Bombay high court order quashing the gag order on reporting the court proceedings in the Sohrabuddin encounter case is a victory for every journalist and Indian, says Neeta Kolhatkar.

Malaysia confirms debris found in Tanzania is from MH370

Malaysia confirms debris found in Tanzania is from MH370

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The debris, found on Pemba Island off the Tanzanian coast, is the latest piece of wreckage to be linked to the Malaysia Airlines jet, whose disappearance remains a mystery.

A timeline of Judge Loya case

A timeline of Judge Loya case

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

The chronology of events leading to the Supreme Court verdict.

Infosys to offer ex gratia, job to kin of techie murdered in Pune

Infosys to offer ex gratia, job to kin of techie murdered in Pune

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

The statement said that towards ensuring financial stability for the family, Infosys takes into account the statutory payments to be made as per the company policy.

CBI books Karnataka minister, senior cops in DSP Ganapathy death case

CBI books Karnataka minister, senior cops in DSP Ganapathy death case

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Ganapathy was found dead at Madikeri in Karnataka on July 7 last year.

CID to probe suicide of senior cop in Karnataka

CID to probe suicide of senior cop in Karnataka

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

CM Siddaramaiah announced the CID probe and warned of action against the seniors accused of harassing Ganapathy.

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts,' says Manavi Kapur.

Sunanda told journo that she took flak for Tharoor in IPL Kochi row

Sunanda told journo that she took flak for Tharoor in IPL Kochi row

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

A special investigation team of the Delhi police on Friday questioned senior journalist Nalini Singh in connection with the murder case of former union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Perarivalan's Release Explained

Perarivalan's Release Explained

Rediff.com19 May 2022

The Rajiv Gandhi assassination, investigation and trial were all jinxed in parts, recalls N Sathiya Moorthy.

India and the Dalai Lama's Successor

India and the Dalai Lama's Successor

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'While wishing the Tibetan leader a long and healthy life, one can hope for a 'selection' of the Tibetan leader in the Indian Himalayas.' 'It is vital for Tibetan Buddhism, but it is also in India's political interests,' says Claude Arpi.

Drishyam, Talaash: Bollywood's best investigations?

Drishyam, Talaash: Bollywood's best investigations?

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Here looking at 10 of Bollywood's best-known crime movies.

Let the (Sacred) Games begin!

Let the (Sacred) Games begin!

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

The cast looks dynamic, and now, we can't wait to see what it's going to be all about.

'Good chance of substantial recovery in next financial year'

'Good chance of substantial recovery in next financial year'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'I am sceptical of the Indian economy returning to a sustained high-growth trajectory any time soon'

Seshachalam 'encounter': Witnesses reveal what happened

Seshachalam 'encounter': Witnesses reveal what happened

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Three men, who survived the April 6 'encounter' in the Seshachalam forests, give crucial evidence to the National Human Rights Commission on how their friends and family members were wrongly detained and later shot dead.

The night television news died

The night television news died

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

Television channels were ready to plumb below rock bottom in their frenzied prospecting for TRP gold, says Shuma Raha.

Games Spies Play

Games Spies Play

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

'Why has the rhetoric gone down on the Indian side, Durrani wondered aloud.' 'I said because almost total normalcy and peace had returned on the ground in Kashmir,' recalls Shekhar Gupta. 'The general gave me that career spook's laser look. And he said: "That situation on the ground can change in no time".' 'This was precisely when the Pakistanis began their first incursions into Kargil.' 'Durrani had been retired for five years.' 'But once the ISI boss, you are always in the know.'

SC to pronounce verdict in Judge Loya's death case on Thursday

SC to pronounce verdict in Judge Loya's death case on Thursday

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

The Maharashtra government had argued in the apex court that all pleas seeking an independent probe into Loya's death were motivated and aimed at targeting "one individual" in the guise of upholding the rule of law.

'Why can't we exhume her body?' HC raises doubts over Jayalalithaa's death

'Why can't we exhume her body?' HC raises doubts over Jayalalithaa's death

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

The Madras high court on Thursday expressed doubts over the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in response to a petition filed by a member of her party.

Yeh Ballet review

Yeh Ballet review

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Sooni Taraporewala makes us root for her young characters even if we aren't entirely sure about the depth of their feelings, feels Sukanya Verma.

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower says Congress was client in India

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower says Congress was client in India

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

Christopher Wylie deposed before the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid an escalating row around alleged Facebook data breaches linked with the controversial UK-based company, which has also been linked with alleged attempts to influence elections in India.

Talwars acquitted in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case

Talwars acquitted in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

The HC said that it is a fit case where benefit of doubt can be given to the appellants.

Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police

Davinder Singh throws light on malaise in J-K police

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

The deputy superintendent of police's arrest has raised questions about the role of collaborators in terror attacks.

Dadri to Faridabad: Is BJP encouraging India's Ku Klux Klan?

Dadri to Faridabad: Is BJP encouraging India's Ku Klux Klan?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

'It would be a folly on our part to believe that the KKK or its Indian version exists only as some dedicated organisation. Rather, the Indian KKK, much like the American counterpart, exists as a fragmented and amorphous collection of independent groups and individuals,' says Shehzad Poonawalla.

Sushant's death: Uddhav stands by Mumbai police

Sushant's death: Uddhav stands by Mumbai police

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

'We will interrogate and punish the guilty.' 'Please don't use this case as a Maharashtra versus Bihar issue.' 'This is the most deplorable thing to do.'

TV journalist's death: Jaitley for 'very fair inquiry'

TV journalist's death: Jaitley for 'very fair inquiry'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

The Centre on Sunday said that a "very fair inquiry" should be conducted to put to rest all doubts over the mysterious death of TV journalist Akshay Singh while covering the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh even as Congress wanted a CBI probe into the case.

Narine undergoes testing in Chennai to get off-breaks cleared

Narine undergoes testing in Chennai to get off-breaks cleared

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Kolkata Knight Riders' mystery spinner Sunil Narine underwent in Chennai on Thursday in order to get his off-breaks cleared for the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League.

They tell me Avijit Roy was killed; you are next: Imran H Sarker

They tell me Avijit Roy was killed; you are next: Imran H Sarker

Rediff.com5 Apr 2015

Interview with head, Blogger and Online Activists Network.

HC's 3 questions to petitioners seeking probe into Jaya's death

HC's 3 questions to petitioners seeking probe into Jaya's death

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

The bench also wanted to know as to what extent details of treatment of people can be placed in the public domain merely because they held a public office.

14 sensational murders that shook India

14 sensational murders that shook India

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Rediff.com looks at other sensational murder mysteries that left India shell-shocked.

Swami's 100-day fast highlights battle to save Ganga

Swami's 100-day fast highlights battle to save Ganga

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

The Ganga agitation and the question of preserving the Himalayan ecology has become a deadly cocktail of politics and religion. Behind the scene, of course, at play are powerful business interests. What is needed is an independent scientific assessment of the problem and preparation of a blueprint for preservation of the Himalayan rivers and associated ecology, says Dinesh C Sharma.

Government had accepted Netaji had died in 1945 crash

Government had accepted Netaji had died in 1945 crash

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

A Union Cabinet note said, "There seems to be no scope for doubt that he died in the air crash of 18th August 1945 at Taihoku. Government of India has already accepted this position. There is no evidence whatsoever to the contrary."

Review: Shorgul could have been so much better

Review: Shorgul could have been so much better

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Shorgul had the potential to be a great movie but it's a strictly one-time watch, feels Nabilah Husain.

Did Mossad kill Zia?

Did Mossad kill Zia?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

29 years ago this August, Pakistan's dictator, the general who made jihad part of Pakistani State policy, died in a mysterious air crash. Did the KGB, the then USSR's dreaded espionage agency, assassinate Zia-ul Haq? Was India's RA&W responsible for blowing Zia's military aircraft out of the skies? Was it Zia's many enemies in Pakistan's military? Was it a box of mangoes as Mohammad Hanif speculated in his fascinating novel about Zia's death? Or was the assassin someone else?

Did Mossad kill Zia?

Did Mossad kill Zia?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

29 years ago this August, Pakistan's dictator, the general who made jihad part of Pakistani State policy, died in a mysterious air crash. Did the KGB, the then USSR's dreaded espionage agency, assassinate Zia-ul Haq? Was India's RA&W responsible for blowing Zia's military aircraft out of the skies? Was it Zia's many enemies in Pakistan's military? Was it a box of mangoes as Mohammad Hanif speculated in his fascinating novel about Zia's death? Or was the assassin someone else?

Did Mossad kill Zia?

Did Mossad kill Zia?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

29 years ago this August, Pakistan's dictator, the general who made jihad part of Pakistani State policy, died in a mysterious air crash. Did the KGB, the then USSR's dreaded espionage agency, assassinate Zia-ul Haq? Was India's RA&W responsible for blowing Zia's military aircraft out of the skies? Was it Zia's many enemies in Pakistan's military? Was it a box of mangoes as Mohammad Hanif speculated in his fascinating novel about Zia's death? Or was the assassin someone else?

Indian goes missing from daughter's wedding in LA

Indian goes missing from daughter's wedding in LA

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

A 55-year-old Indian man, who was on a visit to the United States to attend his daughter's marriage, has gone missing, prompting authorities to launch a massive search operation.

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.

A reluctant foreign secretary takes leave -- quietly

A reluctant foreign secretary takes leave -- quietly

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

KPS Menon (Jr) had a quiet humility and playfulness, and was not motivated by money or power, recalls Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.