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Aryan Khan case: Nawab Malik ups attacks on NCB's Wankhede

Aryan Khan case: Nawab Malik ups attacks on NCB's Wankhede

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Malik said he is forwarding a letter written by 'someone in NCB about the various illegal activities of Wankhede' to the agency's DG S N Pradhan.

Pseudo secularism will destroy India: Pala Bishop

Pseudo secularism will destroy India: Pala Bishop

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

"We should understand how secularism gives birth to extremism by looking at the growth of conservative racist movements in the West. The situation of India will not be different if we fail to accept Indian secularism in its literal sense," the Bishop wrote in Church's mouthpiece Deepika.

HC stays notice issued to Nawab Malik on complaint by Wankhede's kin

HC stays notice issued to Nawab Malik on complaint by Wankhede's kin

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

Malik's lawyer Jagvijay Singh Gandhi said that Wankhede's cousin Sanjay Wankhede had filed a complaint at a special court in Washim, seeking registration of a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Nationalist Congress Party leader.

Sushant case: NCB chargesheet names Rhea, brother among 33 accused

Sushant case: NCB chargesheet names Rhea, brother among 33 accused

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

The NCB claimed that 'incriminating' evidence comprising of digital evidence, call record details, WhatsApp chats, location tags, video and voice recordings, and several other documents had been submitted.

HC seeks status report from govt on illegal sale of medicines online

HC seeks status report from govt on illegal sale of medicines online

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

The petitioner's lawyer interjected the rules are being framed for the last 5-6 years but nothing concrete has been done yet.

23 tableaux in this year's R-Day parade with 'nari shakti' as main theme

23 tableaux in this year's R-Day parade with 'nari shakti' as main theme

Rediff.com22 Jan 2023

A preview of many of the tableaux, some of which are still being constructed or given finishing touches, was held at the Rashtriya Rangshala Camp in the city.

Comedian Bharti Singh, husband get bail in drugs case

Comedian Bharti Singh, husband get bail in drugs case

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The NCB recovered 86.5 gm ganja during the search at the couple's residence and office.

NCB arrests 2 more in Mumbai cruise ship drug case

NCB arrests 2 more in Mumbai cruise ship drug case

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

The anti-drugs agency had earlier arrested nine people, including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, after raiding the Goa-bound ship on Saturday.

Ananya, Aryan's weed talk was extended joke: NCB in chargesheet

Ananya, Aryan's weed talk was extended joke: NCB in chargesheet

Rediff.com28 May 2022

Analysis of statements of Arbaaz Merchant, a co-accused, showed that Merchant never claimed that the 6 gm charas recovered from his possession was meant for consumption by Aryan, the charge-sheet noted.

Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, to 'visit soon'

Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, to 'visit soon'

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people of Manipur to maintain peace and promised that justice will be ensured to all sections of the society.

'It wasn't Wankhede's decision alone to arrest Aryan Khan'

'It wasn't Wankhede's decision alone to arrest Aryan Khan'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

'The decision to arrest Aryan Khan was a consensual decision, not a one-man command.'

NCB was trying only to implicate Aryan Khan in drugs case, SIT finds

NCB was trying only to implicate Aryan Khan in drugs case, SIT finds

Rediff.com27 May 2022

The Narcotics Control Bureau's special investigation team has found "grave irregularities" and gaps in the probe of the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case, with officials saying its first team that arrested Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan did not follow rules like mandatory medical test of accused, video recording of the raids and corroborate evidence for WhatsApp chats.

Get the 'big fish' sending drugs to India: Nirmala to officials

Get the 'big fish' sending drugs to India: Nirmala to officials

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked enforcement agencies to go after 'big fish' involved in drug trafficking, saying they need to find who is sending 'mountains' of illegal drugs into the country.

NCB officer probing Aryan case alleges he's being followed by cops

NCB officer probing Aryan case alleges he's being followed by cops

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

Wankhede has filed a complaint alleging his movement was being monitored and attached CCTV footage of the Oshiwara cemetery in support of his claim.

Actor Armaan Kohli arrested in drugs case

Actor Armaan Kohli arrested in drugs case

Rediff.com29 Aug 2021

Kohli was questioned by the NCB on Saturday after banned drugs were allegedly recovered from his house in Mumbai.

Sacked cop brought bomb to Ludhiana court, had terror links: DGP

Sacked cop brought bomb to Ludhiana court, had terror links: DGP

Rediff.com25 Dec 2021

The DGP told reporters Gagandeep Singh, 31, who was dismissed from service in 2019, had gone to the washroom of the courts complex to assemble the bomb and plant it somewhere.

Court allows de-freezing of Rhea's account, return seized gadgets

Court allows de-freezing of Rhea's account, return seized gadgets

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

The court has ordered to return her laptop, mobile phone and other gadgets seized during the investigation into late actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

NCB questions witness in drugs-on-cruise case for 2nd day

NCB questions witness in drugs-on-cruise case for 2nd day

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

Prabhakar Sail, who claims to be the bodyguard of NCB witness KP Gosavi, last month alleged in an affidavit that he had heard Gosavi discussing a Rs 25 crore pay-off deal after Aryan Khan was arrested by the NCB.

How the US Lost the Opium War in Afghanistan

How the US Lost the Opium War in Afghanistan

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

The US spent $1.5 million a day since 2001 fighting the opium war in Afghanistan. After hundreds of airstrikes failed to curtail the Taliban's $200-million-a-year opium trade, the US military quietly ended the campaign when the Trump administration officials engaged in direct peace talks with the Taliban, notes Atanu Biswas.

Aryan to spend one more night behind bars as papers 'delayed'

Aryan to spend one more night behind bars as papers 'delayed'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

"We won't give special treatment for anyone. The law is the same for all. The deadline for receiving the bail papers was 5.30 pm. That has passed. He won't be released today," a senior jail official said.

Bombay HC to hear Aryan Khan's bail plea on Oct 26

Bombay HC to hear Aryan Khan's bail plea on Oct 26

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

The Bombay high court on Thursday said it would hear on October 26 the bail plea filed by Aryan Khan, son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in connection with a case of seizure of banned drugs on board a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

'Could use harsher words...': Jaishankar on Pak, terror

'Could use harsher words...': Jaishankar on Pak, terror

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Why don't I hear sharp European condemnation of these practices which have been going on for multiple decades? he asked in response to a question.

Is Rajasthan new hub for narco smugglers?

Is Rajasthan new hub for narco smugglers?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Did the ISI choose the Rajasthan border to smuggle narcotics after striking deals with Indian smugglers, who would send the money to various terrorist groups in Kashmir?

Mumbai cops begin probe into NCB officer Wankhede's complaint

Mumbai cops begin probe into NCB officer Wankhede's complaint

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

Mumbai police commissioner Hemant Nagrale has ordered an inquiry into the complaint lodged by Narcotics Control Bureau's zonal director Sameer Wankhede that he was being stalked by two policemen and some other unidentified persons, an official said on Thursday.

Capt Shiva Reporting For Duty In Siachen

Capt Shiva Reporting For Duty In Siachen

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

She is the first lady to be deployed on the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.

NCB gives clean chit to Aryan Khan in drugs-on-cruise case

NCB gives clean chit to Aryan Khan in drugs-on-cruise case

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Officials of the NCB, which filed its chargesheet in a Mumbai court, said Aryan Khan and five others had not been named due to 'lack of sufficient evidence'.

Accused Nunes doesn't own Goa restaurant where Phogat partied: Court told

Accused Nunes doesn't own Goa restaurant where Phogat partied: Court told

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

He said there are no documents establishing that Nunes has the ownership rights of the restaurant.

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

There is nothing of the level of Yes Minister, House Of Cards, Madam Secretary or Veep but there are at least 10 Hindi series and an OTT-released film or two, to whet the viewer's appetite for power-mongering, corruption and intrigue.

Post-Sunjwan attack, BSF goes on overdrive to detect cross-border tunnels from Pak

Post-Sunjwan attack, BSF goes on overdrive to detect cross-border tunnels from Pak

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

Following the recent detection and killings of two Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bombers, who infiltrated the country from Pakistan, the Border Security Force has launched a massive drive to detect cross-border tunnels along the International Border in the Jammu sector.

Why was Aryan Khan's bail plea rejected

Why was Aryan Khan's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

In the 15-page order, the details of which were made available on Saturday, the ACMM said 'this court ceases its jurisdiction to entertain the applications for bail' considering section 36A and the fact that all three were held for one crime under various provisions of the NDPS Act for which the prescribed punishment was more than three years.

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

'Nearly 13,000 individuals have been charged for sedition since 2010.' 'If the Supreme Court stay ever gets vacated, arrests will follow immediately.'

9 more accused granted bail by NDPS court in Cruise drugs case

9 more accused granted bail by NDPS court in Cruise drugs case

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

A special court here on Saturday granted bail to alleged drug peddler Aachit Kumar and eight others who were arrested by the NCB following a raid on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and seizure of drugs.

Assam child marriage crackdown 'creating havoc': HC

Assam child marriage crackdown 'creating havoc': HC

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

The court also rapped the Assam government for slapping stringent laws like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) and rape charges on child marriage accused.

Court denies bail to Nawab Malik in money-laundering case linked to Dawood, others

Court denies bail to Nawab Malik in money-laundering case linked to Dawood, others

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday refused bail to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in an alleged money laundering case linked to a land deal in which fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides were involved.

Sameer Wankhede's sister files police complaint against Nawab Malik

Sameer Wankhede's sister files police complaint against Nawab Malik

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Yasmeen Wankhede, the sister of Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, has filed a police complaint in Mumbai seeking registration of an FIR against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik for allegedly defaming her, an official said on Thursday.

Mumbai cops arrest 4 with Rs 14 cr of charas from Kashmir

Mumbai cops arrest 4 with Rs 14 cr of charas from Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Mumbai Police have seized "high quality" charas worth Rs 14.44 crore, which was brought from Kashmir in a car, and arrested a man, his wife, daughter and one other person in this connection, an official said on Tuesday.

Rs 21,000 cr heroin seized from containers in Mundra port; ED, DRI step in

Rs 21,000 cr heroin seized from containers in Mundra port; ED, DRI step in

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

The consignment was imported by a trading company registered in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.

BSF fires at suspected Pak drone along Jammu border

BSF fires at suspected Pak drone along Jammu border

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

They said a massive search operation has been launched to trace any weapon or explosive that it might have dropped.

NCB visits Shah Rukh's bungalow, says it wasn't a raid

NCB visits Shah Rukh's bungalow, says it wasn't a raid

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

Sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau visited the residence of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday for seeking certain material related to their investigation into a cruise drugs party case in which the actor's son is an accused, a senior NCB official said.

War-like stores recovered from Uri sector: Army

War-like stores recovered from Uri sector: Army

Rediff.com25 Dec 2022

A huge cache of arms and ammunition and 'war-like stores', including AK-74 rifles, Pakistani-origin hand grenades and balloons with 'I Love Pakistan' markings, were recovered along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, an Army officer said on Friday.