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'Unwarranted harassment': Cong leaders on Disha Ravi's arrest

'Unwarranted harassment': Cong leaders on Disha Ravi's arrest

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

Congress leaders expressed their solidarity with 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru Disha Ravi, who was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly editing and disseminating the "toolkit" on social media and sent to five days police custody.

No evidence to show 9-yr-old was raped before being killed, cops tell court

No evidence to show 9-yr-old was raped before being killed, cops tell court

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

The Delhi police has told a court in the national capital that no evidence could be collected so far to confirm whether the nine-year-old girl was raped before allegedly being killed near Delhi Cantonment in south-west Delhi earlier this month.

Mamata visits booths in Nandigram amid jamming reports

Mamata visits booths in Nandigram amid jamming reports

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

Sporadic incidents of violence and allegations of booth jamming marred the voting process in the second phase.

Swimming coach in troubled waters; faces rape case in Goa

Swimming coach in troubled waters; faces rape case in Goa

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Surajit Ganguly, a coach employed with the Goa Swimming Association (GSA), is accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl who was training under him.

Mehbooba, daughter 'put under house arrest'; NC slams J-K admin

Mehbooba, daughter 'put under house arrest'; NC slams J-K admin

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

'I've been illegally detained yet again. Since two days, J-K admin has refused to allow me to visit @parawahid's family in Pulwama. BJP Ministers and their puppets are allowed to move around in every corner of Kashmir but security is a problem only in my case,' Mufti tweeted in English and Urdu.

Operation Romeo Review

Operation Romeo Review

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Operation Romeo is disappointing not because it is a bad or boring film, but because it did have something significant to say and chickened out, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Oscars: Writing With Fire in next round

Oscars: Writing With Fire in next round

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

Pebbles, India's official entry in the international feature film category at the 2022 Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race.

Mumbai ex-cop sends legal notice to Kangana, seeks apology

Mumbai ex-cop sends legal notice to Kangana, seeks apology

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

The notice said the allegations levelled by Ranaut that the city commissioner of police was 'intimidating' her and 'encouraging social bullying' against her are completely false, frivolous, baseless and unsubstantiated.

Denied nod in Delhi, Cong shifts anti-inflation rally to Jaipur

Denied nod in Delhi, Cong shifts anti-inflation rally to Jaipur

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

The Congress has decided to hold its public rally against inflation in Jaipur on December 12 after the Delhi Police denied it permission to host the rally in the national capital.

SC cancels HC order granting furlough to Asaram's son Narayan Sai

SC cancels HC order granting furlough to Asaram's son Narayan Sai

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the order of the Gujarat high court granting 14-day furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

Oppn demands arrest of Sharma, Jindal as more Islamic nations flay Prophet remark

Oppn demands arrest of Sharma, Jindal as more Islamic nations flay Prophet remark

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

The Congress hit out at the BJP, demanding the immediate arrest of those who have defamed India at the international level instead of enacting a "drama of action".

Red Fort violence: Actor-activist Deep Sidhu granted bail

Red Fort violence: Actor-activist Deep Sidhu granted bail

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

Sidhu was arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red Fort violence on January 26 during a farmers' tractor parade against the Centre's three new agriculture laws.

Assam teacher arrested for post against PM, BJP

Assam teacher arrested for post against PM, BJP

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

Souradeep Sengupta, a guest lecturer in the Physics department at Gurucharan College, was arrested from his residence in the Itkhola area on Friday night after a case was lodged against him based on a complaint filed by a student.

Salman Rushdie still in critical condition, but feisty and defiant: Son

Salman Rushdie still in critical condition, but feisty and defiant: Son

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

The family expressed gratitude to the audience members who bravely leapt to Rushdie's defence and administered first-aid after he was stabbed multiple times at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.

Farmers blocking Haryana CM's convoy booked for attempt to murder

Farmers blocking Haryana CM's convoy booked for attempt to murder

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

Farmers had waved black flags at the chief minister's convoy while it was crossing Agrasen Chowk. They also raised slogans against the government.

Aditya Pancholi gets 1-year imprisonment

Aditya Pancholi gets 1-year imprisonment

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

A local court convicted the actor and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment for assaulting his neighbour.

Dalit TN MLA marries Brahmin woman, her father opposes it

Dalit TN MLA marries Brahmin woman, her father opposes it

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

A Dalit All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA's marriage to a 19-year-old Brahmin woman has met with staunch opposition from her father, who after a scuttled suicide attempt, alleged that the legislator abducted his daughter, a charge denied by both the bride and groom.

Republic TV's Arnab Goswami spends night at jail

Republic TV's Arnab Goswami spends night at jail

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

On Wednesday night, Goswami was taken for medical examination at a state-run hospital in the coastal town, the official said. After the medical exam, he was taken to Alibaug Nagar Parishad School, which is designated as a COVID-19 centre of the Alibaug prison, and he spent the night there, the official said.

Stay in BJP but work for AAP: Kejriwal to Guj BJP workers

Stay in BJP but work for AAP: Kejriwal to Guj BJP workers

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

Kejriwal said the AAP is not like the Congress and cannot be intimidated by the ruling party.

Unnao rape: HC raps police for not arresting BJP MLA; CBI takes over probe

Unnao rape: HC raps police for not arresting BJP MLA; CBI takes over probe

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

The Unnao police booked Sengar under various sections of the IPC and provisions of the POCSO Act, but said the CBI will take a decision about his arrest.

Scribe named in Facebook executive's complaint files FIR against her

Scribe named in Facebook executive's complaint files FIR against her

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

Three persons, identified as Ankhi Das from New Delhi, Ram Sahu from Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) and Vivek Sinha from Indore (Madhya Pradesh), were booked.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested again

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested again

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Khan claimed that he was called for a 'general discussion' at the DCP office but was arrested.

ABVP, students union clash over holding Nehru memorial event in JNU

ABVP, students union clash over holding Nehru memorial event in JNU

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union allegedly got into an argument over the organising a programme at the student union hall in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in New Delhi, police said on Monday.

Journalist shot at in UP's Ghaziabad; 9 held

Journalist shot at in UP's Ghaziabad; 9 held

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

Vikram Joshi was returning home in Vijay Nagar area with his two daughters on a motorcycle when he was waylaid by over half a dozen armed men at around 10.30 pm on Monday.

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.

Facebook executive alleges threat to life amid row over report

Facebook executive alleges threat to life amid row over report

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

Das filed the complaint on Sunday and alleged that several people were issuing "threats, making sexually coloured remarks and defaming her" through online posts.

Violence never wins, says US Vice President Pence

Violence never wins, says US Vice President Pence

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

'To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, You did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the people's house.'

'Every journalist entitled to protection': SC quashes FIR against Vinod Dua for sedition

'Every journalist entitled to protection': SC quashes FIR against Vinod Dua for sedition

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, however, declined the prayer of Dua that no FIR can be registered against any media personnel with 10 years' experience unless cleared by a committee.

Explosive-laden SUV found near Ambani's house was stolen; NIA begins probe

Explosive-laden SUV found near Ambani's house was stolen; NIA begins probe

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

The vehicle with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in south Mumbai had been stolen last week, and a letter found inside said this was only a 'glimpse' of things to come, police said on Friday.

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