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Netaji's name didn't figure in any lis tof war criminals: Declassified files

Netaji's name didn't figure in any lis tof war criminals: Declassified files

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's name did not figure in any list of war criminals, indicated a declassified file on the freedom fighter released on Friday. The government today released 25 declassified files on Netaji whose disappearance over 70 years ago remains a mystery.

Trading ban on Shankar Sharma continues

Trading ban on Shankar Sharma continues

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

The bench observed that the appellant, Sharma, was on both sides of the trade, that is, he was the buyer as well as the seller, and the buy and sell orders were put into the system at almost the same time.

CBI to give documents against MTNL chief

CBI to give documents against MTNL chief

Rediff.com27 May 2009

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit its investigation report and other related documents against MTNL's chairman and managing director R S P Sinha.

Food grain output may dip 10-15% this year

Food grain output may dip 10-15% this year

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

Food grains production in the country would go down by 10-15 per cent in the current fiscal due to deficient rainfall, an Agriculture Ministry official said.

Look out Batman, here comes Kandasamy!

Look out Batman, here comes Kandasamy!

Rediff.com20 Aug 2009

Cinematographer N K Ekambaram on shooting the most awaited Tamil film Kandasamy.

SAT case: Bharti Airtel, MTN made parties

SAT case: Bharti Airtel, MTN made parties

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

The bench comprising Justices N K Sodhi and Samar Ray, had on August 11, permitted Mehra's lawyer to make both Bharti and MTN parties to the case. SAT made Bharti and MTN parties to the case, based on an application made by Mehra's lawyer Janak Dwarkadas, a source close to the development said.

Sohrabuddin case: HC junks PIL against CBI not challenging Shah's discharge

Sohrabuddin case: HC junks PIL against CBI not challenging Shah's discharge

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

A special CBI court had in 2014 discharged Shah in the case.

Do you know what a Fudget is?

Do you know what a Fudget is?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'Will Mr Jaitley listen, or is that expecting too much in pre-election season?' asks T N Ninan.

Jawan killed, pillar damaged in IED blasts in J&K

Jawan killed, pillar damaged in IED blasts in J&K

Rediff.com18 Oct 2009

An army jawan was killed in a landmine blast while a border-fencing pillar was damaged when an improvised explosive device went off in the Jammu region on Sunday, the police and the Border Security Force said.

Tendulkar pulls out of Challenger Series

Tendulkar pulls out of Challenger Series

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

Champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out of the N K P Salve Challenger Series to be held in Nagpur from October 8-11.

Shivakumar's ED custody extended till Sep 17

Shivakumar's ED custody extended till Sep 17

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Shivakumar, arrested on September 3 by the ED, was produced before the court on the expiry of his 9-day custodial interrogation by the agency.

Kargil martyr Capt Kalia's father seeks justice

Kargil martyr Capt Kalia's father seeks justice

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

Upset over "callous attitude" of authorities in taking up the issue of torturous death of his son in the hands of Pakistan army during Kargil war, a slain army Captain's father has filed an RTI plea over the steps taken by the Union government in this regard.

Truckers' strike enters 7th day

Truckers' strike enters 7th day

Rediff.com11 Jan 2009

The state transport commissioner N K Tripathi is sheduled to leave for New Delhi this evening where a meeting of the state transport commissioners have been organised by the centre tomorrow to find a solution to the truckers' nationwide strike. Meanwhile, the prices of vegetable and other essential commodities have gone up across the state as the result of the ongoing strike.

LS passes amendment to RTI Act, Oppn slams govt

LS passes amendment to RTI Act, Oppn slams govt

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Rejecting the opposition's charge that the bill will weaken the act, the government said it was fully committed to transparency and autonomy of the institution.

Flu: Nationwide toll rises to 76

Flu: Nationwide toll rises to 76

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

HIN1 virus deaths continued unabated with a 44-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man succumbing to the virus in Delhi and Bangalore, pushing the toll to 76 as 137 more contracted the infection across the country.

SC allows The Wire to withdraw appeal in Jay Shah case

SC allows The Wire to withdraw appeal in Jay Shah case

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The apex court said the trial against them will be expeditiously completed by the competent court.

JD-U nominates 3 new faces for Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar

JD-U nominates 3 new faces for Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United on Friday dropped its three sitting members of Parliament and nominated new faces for the Rajya Sabha polls to be held on February 7.

Kerala: Two cops suspended after swami's drama

Kerala: Two cops suspended after swami's drama

Rediff.com19 May 2008

The Kerala government Monday suspended two police officers for their 'failure' to professionally handle attempts by self-styled godman Himaval Mahaeswara Bhadrananda to shoot himself at a police station at Aluva near Kochi on May 17.

Indians in the Far East gave gold to Netaji: New files

Indians in the Far East gave gold to Netaji: New files

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Seven kilos of gold were recovered from the ill-fated aircraft on which Netaji was traveling in 1945.

Assam: Gogoi orders probe into scribes' protest during PM visit

Assam: Gogoi orders probe into scribes' protest during PM visit

Rediff.com16 May 2013

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday asked Chief Secretary N K Das to institute a probe into Wednesday's incident of protests by Guwahati-based journalists that occurred outside the main entrance to the Assam assembly complex regarding the entry of mediapersons at the time of filing of nomination papers by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for the May 30 Rajya Sabha elections, according to an official communique.

4 CRPF men killed in landmine blast

4 CRPF men killed in landmine blast

Rediff.com29 Sep 2008

Senior police officers said that the terrorists blew up a CRPF vehicle killing the deputy commandant Diwakar Mahapatra, his driver L Kore Singh and two jawans--N K Jha and S D Burman.

Sohrabuddin: SC dismisses top cops' bail plea

Sohrabuddin: SC dismisses top cops' bail plea

Rediff.com28 Apr 2008

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail applications of two senior IPS officers -- M N Dinesh and N K Amin -- allegedly involved in the fake encounter killing of Soharabuddin Sheikh. Dinesh, a Rajasthan cadre officer and Amin, a deputy superintendent of police rank officer in the Gujarat police had challenged the cancellation of their bail by the Gujarat High Court.Dinesh had allegedly assisted the Gujarat police in the encounter.

Odisha politicos turn to the farmer ahead of polls

Odisha politicos turn to the farmer ahead of polls

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

This race among parties to woo the farmers mainly stems from the analysis of political pundits that the peasant class played a crucial role in the defeat of the BJP in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh.

Karunanidhi sacks minister facing abduction charge

Karunanidhi sacks minister facing abduction charge

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

Tamil Nadu Handlooms Minister N K K P Raja, facing charges of abduction of a person in connection with a land dispute, was dropped on Thursday from the Ministry by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

Thaker's ton takes Gujarat to 291 for 5

Thaker's ton takes Gujarat to 291 for 5

Rediff.com30 Nov 2008

B D Thaker's strokeful unbeaten 151-run knock helped Gujarat reach a strong 291 runs for five against Punjab on day one of their Ranji Trophy group A Super League match at Sardar Patel stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Contempt petition filed only against Mallya: Bank counsel

Contempt petition filed only against Mallya: Bank counsel

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

The contempt petition in the Karnataka High Court has been filed only against liquor baron Vijay Mallya alleging breach of an oral undertaking given before the Debt Recovery Tribunal that they would not alienate unencumbered assets nor deal with them, Counsel for a consortium of banks clarified on Wednesday.

FY18 fiscal deficit target may be set at 3-3.5%: BofA

FY18 fiscal deficit target may be set at 3-3.5%: BofA

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The government on May 17 formed a five-member committee.

Midnight clearance for citizenship bill with 311 votes in favour

Midnight clearance for citizenship bill with 311 votes in favour

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

A 7-hr debate was held over the contentious bill. Oppn amendments rejected.

Mallya has no intention to return: ED tells court

Mallya has no intention to return: ED tells court

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

The ED counsel also opposed Mallya's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance on the ground of lack of passport

SAT asks Sebi to pay up

SAT asks Sebi to pay up

Rediff.com16 May 2008

In a rare order, the Securities Appellate Tribunal on Thursday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India to bear the costs amounting to Rs 100,000 in a case involving Goldman Sachs. A division bench of Justice N K Sodhi, Arun Bhargava and Utpal Bhattacharya imposed the penalty on the capital market regulator and set aside the adjudication order of September 8, 2006.

SC accepts Guj appeal in fake encounter case

SC accepts Guj appeal in fake encounter case

Rediff.com30 Jul 2007

A bench headed by Justice Tarun Chatterjee posted the matter for further hearing on August 6.

Person in forces must be ready for tough life: HC

Person in forces must be ready for tough life: HC

Rediff.com30 Mar 2008

Refusing to interfere in the case, the division bench of Justices Sharad Bobde and Anoop Mohta said, "A person in the armed forces should know it's a tough life. It is for authorities to decide where the staff has to be posted." Petitioner Commander N K Tripathi had challenged his transfer from INS Trata in Mumbai to INS Zamorin in Ezhimala in Kerala in December 2007.

A homeopathic cure for HIV/AIDS?

A homeopathic cure for HIV/AIDS?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

"The homeopathy compound screened in vitro at NARI against HIV has been found to have a lot of potential in effectively killing the virus," Dr Ganguly told UNI. However, he refused to name the compound as there were Intellectual Property Rights issues involved. Moreover, there was a memorandum of understanding with the company which had given the compound, which is already being used in treatment of some other disease.

Patil, Manjrekar flay Dravid's ouster

Patil, Manjrekar flay Dravid's ouster

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

Former India cricketers Sandeep Patil and Sanjay Manjrekar said Rahul Dravid got a raw deal from the selectors and demanded that BCCI chief Sharad Pawar intervene in the matter.

Challenger Trophy set for kick-off

Challenger Trophy set for kick-off

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

The spotlight will be on the fringe players, who get another chance to impress the selectors before announcement of the squad for the home series against Pakistan.

Assam: Two poachers killed in Kaziranga Park

Assam: Two poachers killed in Kaziranga Park

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Forest personnel guarding Kaziranga National Park in Assam gunned down two poachers in an encounter that took place in Bagori Range of the National Park.

Punjab limping back to normalcy

Punjab limping back to normalcy

Rediff.com19 May 2007

But, the stand off between head of Dera Sacha Sauda and key religious and some fundamental Sikh organisations continued.

ONGC boss: Govt may invite pvt execs

ONGC boss: Govt may invite pvt execs

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

Executives from private companies such as Shell and Blackstone are likely to be invited for interviews for the post of chairman and managing director of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.

Gujarat encounter case gets a boost

Gujarat encounter case gets a boost

Rediff.com18 Aug 2007

With the surrender of Gujarat police officer Dr N K Amin, state CID hopes that it could know exactly how Kauser Bi, wife of fake encounter victim Sohrabuddin, was killed in Ahmedabad in 2005.

Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker shot dead

Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker shot dead

Rediff.com1 Jan 2008

The opposition United National Party leader died of a gun shot injury along with a civilian, police spokesman N K Ilangakoon told PTI.