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Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

The police identified the driver and the vehicle through the CCTV footage of the area.

Govt sets up panel to probe coaching centre deaths, kin awarded Rs 10 lakh

Govt sets up panel to probe coaching centre deaths, kin awarded Rs 10 lakh

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

While Lok Sabha members across party lines demanded an inquiry, hundreds of students continued their protests near Rau's IAS Study Circle in the west Delhi locality where the horror unfolded Saturday night, killing the three students trapped in the basement illegally used as a library as floodwaters rose outside.

Salman's bodyguard said he was drunk driving: Cop tells court

Salman's bodyguard said he was drunk driving: Cop tells court

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

A police officer, who had registered the first information report against actor Salman Khan in 2002 in the hit-and-run case, informed the trial court on Thursday that the actor was not found at the accident spot after the mishap on that day or at his house, which was barely 200 metres away.

VIDEO: Motorist mows down pedestrians in Bengaluru

VIDEO: Motorist mows down pedestrians in Bengaluru

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

Police sources said the driver was thrashed by passers-by who handed him over to police.

Maharashtra deploys police as petrol pumps start to run dry

Maharashtra deploys police as petrol pumps start to run dry

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

About 2,000 petrol pumps, mostly in western and northern India, have run out of fuel stocks as the strike by some truckers' associations entered the second day on Tuesday.

Speeding Mercedes drags Delhi cyclist after mowing him down; driver held

Speeding Mercedes drags Delhi cyclist after mowing him down; driver held

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

According to the victim's family members, the car allegedly hit his cycle from behind and it was dragged on the road for several metres.

MCD begins action against coaching centres flouting norms

MCD begins action against coaching centres flouting norms

Rediff.com28 Jul 2024

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has initiated action against coaching centres flouting norms and it will set up a high-level committee to probe the incident that claimed three lives due to flooding in a coaching centre's basement, MCD officials said on Sunday.

Pune accident: Registration of Porsche car that mowed down 2 yet to be done

Pune accident: Registration of Porsche car that mowed down 2 yet to be done

Rediff.com22 May 2024

Maharashtra transport commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar told PTI that the Porsche car was imported in March by a dealer in Bengaluru and from there it was sent to Maharashtra on a temporary registration.

Porsche crash: Teen's parents named in 900-page chargesheet

Porsche crash: Teen's parents named in 900-page chargesheet

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

The 900-page chargesheet, submitted on Thursday in a sessions court, has excluded the 17-year-old boy, whose case is being handled separately by the Juvenile Justice Board.

Why no amendment brought in drink driving cases: HC to Centre

Why no amendment brought in drink driving cases: HC to Centre

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The Bombay high court on Thursday granted four weeks time to the Union government to respond to a petition seeking amendments in law to enhance punishment for offenders in drunk driving cases and more compensation to the accident victims.

'Truck drivers don't get a life of dignity in India'

'Truck drivers don't get a life of dignity in India'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

'The government never asked any transport association before making this law on hit and run cases.' 'MPs only clapped to Amit Shah's new law and never questioned him about this law.' 'Are these MPs not bothered about the lives of drivers?'

Fuel crisis looms as truckers stop work across states

Fuel crisis looms as truckers stop work across states

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Drivers of commercial vehicles, including trucks and tankers, stopped work in several states on Monday and blocked roads at some places to protest against the provision in the new penal law regarding hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

Juvenile court cancels Porsche driver's bail, sends him to observation home

Juvenile court cancels Porsche driver's bail, sends him to observation home

Rediff.com22 May 2024

A 17-year-old boy, who allegedly crashed his high-end car into a motorbike killing two persons in Pune, was granted bail on a surety of Rs 7,500 and an assurance from his grandfather to keep him away from bad company, as per the order.

Salman case: Mumbai court to pronounce date of verdict on Tuesday

Salman case: Mumbai court to pronounce date of verdict on Tuesday

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

A Mumbai trial court on Monday said the date of pronouncement of the verdict in the 2002 hit-and-run-case of Bollywood actor Salman Khan will be announced on Tuesday.

NO compensation for victims of Salman's SUV mishap

NO compensation for victims of Salman's SUV mishap

Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

A decade after Bollywood actor Salman Khan's SUV killed a pavement-dweller and injured four others in suburban Bandra, the victims are yet to receive the compensation amount deposited by the actor, the Bombay high court was told on Wednesday.

Hit and run: Salman to be tried for culpable homicide

Hit and run: Salman to be tried for culpable homicide

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

In a major setback to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, a magistrate's court in Mumbai on Thursday accepted the plea of the Maharashtra government that he should be tried under section 304 (II) of Indian Penal Code (culpable homicide not amounting to order), a graver offence, in the 2002 hit and run case.

6 children killed after school bus overturns in Haryana; 3 held

6 children killed after school bus overturns in Haryana; 3 held

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Preliminary reports suggest that the bus overturned while overtaking a vehicle in Kanina town.

Delhi hit-and-run: Teen driver was fined for speeding twice last year

Delhi hit-and-run: Teen driver was fined for speeding twice last year

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The 17-year-old has been charged with culpable homicide.

Back to basics: Paytm's focus is payments and distribution

Back to basics: Paytm's focus is payments and distribution

Rediff.com14 Jun 2024

Paytm, the country's leading fintech player which had to shut its payment bank business following regulatory action, is revisiting its business strategy including partnership with lenders. Also, the company's founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Vijay Shekhar Sharma has decided to oversee the day-to-day operations with all the major verticals reporting directly to him now. "The thing on top of everyone's agenda is getting the core businesses back on track," a person in the know said.

44 dead, 34 hurt as bus falls in drain in HP

44 dead, 34 hurt as bus falls in drain in HP

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

The private bus (bearing registration number HP 66-7065) fell into the over 300-metre-deep nullah near the Dhoth Morh in Banjar tehsil of the district, Kullu Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri said.

'Bandra court competent to try Salman'

'Bandra court competent to try Salman'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2004

'Bandra court competent to try Salman'

Pune teen's mother held for aiding blood swap

Pune teen's mother held for aiding blood swap

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

The mother of the minor in the Porsche car accident case was arrested after confirmation that his blood samples were replaced with hers, Pune police chief Amitesh Kumar said on Saturday.

SC gives relief to Salman in hit-and-run case

SC gives relief to Salman in hit-and-run case

Rediff.com18 Dec 2003

The apex court said the charge of culpable homicide should not be added at present in the trial proceedings.

25 passengers charred to death as bus catches fire on Samruddhi E-way in Maha

25 passengers charred to death as bus catches fire on Samruddhi E-way in Maha

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

As most victims' bodies were charred beyond recognition, the authorities have decided to conduct DNA testing to identify them before handing them over to the relatives.

Charge of homicide against Salman quashed

Charge of homicide against Salman quashed

Rediff.com3 Sep 2003

Salman had rammed his car into a bakery last year killing one person and injuring four others.

Salman urges court to drop charges

Salman urges court to drop charges

Rediff.com7 Mar 2003

The actor who is booked under a hit-and-run case, urged a sessions court to drop the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in his case.

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Petrol pumps in many cities witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

Jolt to Kerala IAS officer as court refuses to discharge him in scribe's death

Jolt to Kerala IAS officer as court refuses to discharge him in scribe's death

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

The sessions court instead included the offence of causing death by negligence against the IAS officer and a similar order was passed with regard to co-accused Wafa Feroze in the case, the public prosecutor dealing with the matter said.

2002 hit-and-run case: Salman to step into box on Friday

2002 hit-and-run case: Salman to step into box on Friday

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

It would be a crucial test for the 49-year-old actor as he gets an opportunity to give his version about the mishap.

Delhi: 19-year-old drunk car driver kills one, injures 2

Delhi: 19-year-old drunk car driver kills one, injures 2

Rediff.com19 Oct 2013

A rickshaw-puller was killed and two other persons were seriously injured when a 19-year-old drunk car driver lost control over the vehicle and rammed it into a two-wheeler, a rickshaw and a passerby in East Delhi's Anand Vihar area on Saturday, the police said.

Cyrus Mistry death: Dr Anahita had not worn seat belt properly, say police

Cyrus Mistry death: Dr Anahita had not worn seat belt properly, say police

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

Dr Anahita had only worn the shoulder harness from the back and had not adjusted the lap belt, police said.

Hit-and-run case: Prosecutor to seek Salman's conviction

Hit-and-run case: Prosecutor to seek Salman's conviction

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

The prosecution on Thursday sought conviction of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on the charge of culpable homicide

Poacher Review: Hard Truths, Hard-Hitting Storytelling

Poacher Review: Hard Truths, Hard-Hitting Storytelling

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Poacher neither minces words in condemning these self-seeking slaughterers nor leaves any stone unturned in highlighting the hard work put in by friends of the forest, notes Sukanya Verma.

I wasn't drinking or driving, Salman tells court in hit-and-run case

I wasn't drinking or driving, Salman tells court in hit-and-run case

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

In his statement, the star said that a false case has been registered against him and said that he wasn't drunk when the accident took place and neither did he run away from the spot.

More bad news for Indian IT sector!

More bad news for Indian IT sector!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

JP Morgan has reiterated its negative stance on Indian information technology (IT) services and downgraded the sector to underweight (neutral earlier post Q4-FY23 numbers), as it believes the overall demand environment for the sector still remains weak. The research firm expects most companies in the sector to disappoint while announcing their first quarter numbers for the current fiscal (Q1-FY24). Among stocks, it has placed Infosys, TCS, MphasiS in its 'negative catalyst watch'.

Hit-and-run case: Salman had no driving license, says witness

Hit-and-run case: Salman had no driving license, says witness

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Bollywood star Salman Khan did not possess a driving license when his car met with an accident in 2002, an officer at Regional Transport Office on Monday informed the Sessions court hearing the hit-and-run case.

14 years in jail if you kill cow, 2 if you kill people: Delhi court

14 years in jail if you kill cow, 2 if you kill people: Delhi court

Rediff.com16 Jul 2017

A Delhi court drew a unique analogy over enhancement of punishment in road accident death cases.

Salman hit-and-run case verdict on Wednesday

Salman hit-and-run case verdict on Wednesday

Rediff.com5 May 2015

A sessions court in Mumbai is all set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the hit-and-run case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who is charged with killing one person and injuring four by ramming his Sports Utility Vehicle into a bakery shop in suburban Bandra 13 years ago.

New judge to hear Salman's case; matter deferred to Sep 5

New judge to hear Salman's case; matter deferred to Sep 5

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

A new judge was assigned to conduct the hit-and-run trial involving actor Salman Khan who is charged with the offence of culpable homicide for causing death of one person and injuries to four others by rash and negligent driving in 2002.

Shocking! 39 MP school kids jabbed with single syringe; vaccinator booked

Shocking! 39 MP school kids jabbed with single syringe; vaccinator booked

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

A vaccinator allegedly used the same syringe to administer anti-COVID-19 vaccine to 39 children at a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar city, officials said.