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Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat firm MD moves court for pre-arrest bail

Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat firm MD moves court for pre-arrest bail

Rediff.com21 Jan 2023

Jaysukh Patel, moved the anticipatory bail plea in the sessions court in Morbi fearing arrest in the bridge collapse case, sources said.

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Gogamedi, the chief of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, was shot dead in Jaipur on Tuesday by unidentified bike-borne criminals.

Review: Mumbai Police is impressive

Review: Mumbai Police is impressive

Rediff.com6 May 2013

Mumbai Police will be enjoyed for its interesting story.

Morbi bridge collapse: Arrest warrant against Oreva MD

Morbi bridge collapse: Arrest warrant against Oreva MD

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Ajanta Manufacturing Limited (Oreva Group) was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the British-era suspension bridge on the Machchu river that collapsed, with a special investigation team formed by the state government citing several lapses on the part of the firm.

Hyderabad varsity prof held for molesting foreign student

Hyderabad varsity prof held for molesting foreign student

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

A University of Hyderabad (UoH) professor was taken into custody for allegedly trying to misbehave with a foreign student, police said on Saturday.

AFSPA extended in Manipur hills for 6 months

AFSPA extended in Manipur hills for 6 months

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended by another six months in Manipur on Wednesday barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighbouring Assam.

'Election Commission Has Been Found Wanting'

'Election Commission Has Been Found Wanting'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2024

'One of the principles of the MCC that you should not make hate speeches and create hatred between communities on the basis of religion was violated on a scale that was never seen before.' 'Religious symbols were very liberally used and speeches were made to polarise people on the basis of religion.'

Dalit student suicide: Suspension revokes but the storm intensifies

Dalit student suicide: Suspension revokes but the storm intensifies

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

The storm over the suicide of a Dalit student in Hyderabad University intensified on Thursday.

Mystery shrouds death of Assam's 'Lady Singham' as video, audio clips go viral

Mystery shrouds death of Assam's 'Lady Singham' as video, audio clips go viral

Rediff.com19 May 2023

Adding more mystery to the sensational death case, another video clip of a different person also went viral, claiming that the deceased police officer's vehicle was stationary and a speeding truck had hit it.

Delhi bureaucrat arrested for rape of minor, suspended by Kejriwal govt

Delhi bureaucrat arrested for rape of minor, suspended by Kejriwal govt

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

A 51-year-old deputy director in the woman and child development department of the Delhi government and his wife were arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of minor girl, the police said.

Hunt for Amritpal Singh continues; his uncle, driver surrender

Hunt for Amritpal Singh continues; his uncle, driver surrender

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

The state police has so far arrested 112 supporters of Amritpal.

CBI takes over probe in 4 cases involving Assam cop Rabha's death

CBI takes over probe in 4 cases involving Assam cop Rabha's death

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation of four distinct cases from the Assam police, all connected with the death of the state police sub-inspector Junmoni Rabha last month in a suspected road accident, according to officials.

Kota institute booked over IIT-JEE aspirant's suicide

Kota institute booked over IIT-JEE aspirant's suicide

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

Bhadur Singh (17), a resident of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh, was found dead in his room in Mahaveer Nagar-II on Friday night and his body was recovered from the room on Saturday morning, they said.

Delhi official who raped, impregnated minor sent to custody

Delhi official who raped, impregnated minor sent to custody

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

A court in New Delhi on Tuesday sent to one-day judicial custody suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her.

Uproar in Maha assembly as MLAs seek suspension of cops

Uproar in Maha assembly as MLAs seek suspension of cops

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

Maharashtra legislative assembly was stalled for the second consecutive day on Friday with members across party lines demanding that the two police officers who came to Vidhan Bhawan on Wednesday to arrest the MLAs, accused of thrashing a policeman, be suspended immediately.

SP shifted, cop suspended for lax probe into girls' molestation in MP school

SP shifted, cop suspended for lax probe into girls' molestation in MP school

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Sources said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed displeasure at the way the alleged molestation case was handled.

'If he is a strong PM then...': Farmer leader challenges Modi

'If he is a strong PM then...': Farmer leader challenges Modi

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

He requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make an announcement that the farm loans would be waived, while a mechanism for the same could be worked out later.

Farmers reject govt's MSP offer, to march to Delhi on Feb 21

Farmers reject govt's MSP offer, to march to Delhi on Feb 21

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Farmers leaders taking part in the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, saying it was not in farmers' interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on Wednesday.

Farmers to take call on govt offer to buy pulses, maize at MSP

Farmers to take call on govt offer to buy pulses, maize at MSP

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

A panel of Union ministers held a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Sunday over their demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP, as thousands of protesting farmers camped at the Punjab-Haryana border.

Lucknow: Cong claims IPS officer's suspension an act of revenge

Lucknow: Cong claims IPS officer's suspension an act of revenge

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Supension of senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was locked in a tussle with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Tuesday set off a political storm with the Opposition terming it an "act of revenge" by the ruling party.

Morbi update: 135 dead, 170 saved; rescue ops continue

Morbi update: 135 dead, 170 saved; rescue ops continue

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

As many as 135 people have been killed in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy and 170 others rescued, Gujarat minister Rajendra Trivedi said on Tuesday.

Maha minister seeks release of those held over ink attack

Maha minister seeks release of those held over ink attack

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

The police probing the ink attack on Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil in Pimpri Chinchwad city will summon a television journalist again in connection with the case, a top officer said on Monday.

Par panel pulls up DoT on internet shutdowns

Par panel pulls up DoT on internet shutdowns

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

Expressing concern over frequent internet shutdown without any empirical study, a Parliamentary panel has pulled up the Department of Telecommunications for not maintaining the record of incidents and inaction on several of its recommendations. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology on 'Suspension of Telecom Services and Internet and its impact' tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday, the panel has asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to lay down a clear cut principle of proportionality and procedure for lifting of shutdown in coordination with the home ministry to prevent any misuse of the suspension rules. The panel rejected the logic of the DoT and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for not maintaining the record of the shutdown, saying it cannot simply take the plea that police and public order are essentially state subjects and suspension of the internet does not actually come under the ambit of crimes.

Parliamentary panel sees red as India has no record of internet shutdown

Parliamentary panel sees red as India has no record of internet shutdown

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

Expressing concern over frequent internet shutdown without any empirical study, a parliamentary panel has pulled up the department of telecommunications for not maintaining the record of incidents and inaction on several of its recommendations.

Another ticket checker misbehaves with woman passenger, suspended

Another ticket checker misbehaves with woman passenger, suspended

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Days after a railway travel ticket examiner (TTE) was held for allegedly urinating on a passenger on a train bound from Kolkata to Amritsar, another TTE has been accused of allegedly misbehaving with a female passenger when she was leaving from Krishnarajapuram station in Bengaluru.

Sec 144 clamped in Nuh after 'shobha yatra' call, no entry for outsiders

Sec 144 clamped in Nuh after 'shobha yatra' call, no entry for outsiders

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Officials said security personnel, including those from paramilitary forces, have been deployed to keep a strict vigil. Security at inter-state and inter-district borders has also been tightened, they said.

4 arrested for poor construction of flyover in Ahmedabad

4 arrested for poor construction of flyover in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had decided to pull down the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj flyover constructed by the AEIPL in the city's Hatkeshwar locality at a cost of Rs 44 crore and commissioned in 2017.

Won't represent Morbi bridge collapse accused: Lawyers' body

Won't represent Morbi bridge collapse accused: Lawyers' body

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

The police had on Monday booked nine persons under Indian Penal Code section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).

Ready to end fast, but won't...: Maratha quota activist Jarange

Ready to end fast, but won't...: Maratha quota activist Jarange

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

Later in the afternoon, he also said that he was planning to hold a rally of the Maratha community at the protest site on October 12. "It will be attended by all the Marathas. It will show our plight and disappointment.... I will continue my protest here and will not even see the faces of my children till then," he said.

Manipur: Night curfew imposed after govt building torched

Manipur: Night curfew imposed after govt building torched

Rediff.com29 Apr 2023

A group of people torched the office building of the Range Forest Officer in Tuibong area around midnight, and several fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, they said.

Gujarat to MP, the saga of missing 240 British era gold coins

Gujarat to MP, the saga of missing 240 British era gold coins

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to unravel the mystery surrounding the alleged theft of 240 British-era gold coins by four policemen in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, an official said on Wednesday.

Serious lapses by Oreva led to Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT report in HC

Serious lapses by Oreva led to Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT report in HC

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

The lackadaisical approach on part of the management of Oreva company resulting in "one of the most severe and tragic human calamities" cannot be countenanced, the SIT said.

Eight weightlifting coaches handed two-year suspension by IWF

Eight weightlifting coaches handed two-year suspension by IWF

Rediff.com22 May 2015

The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to impose a two-year ban on the coaches of all those weightlifters who tested positive for banned substances across different championships in the last few months.

Internet curbs now limited to 2 Punjab districts

Internet curbs now limited to 2 Punjab districts

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The Punjab government Thursday extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in Tarn Taran and Ferozepur districts till Friday noon while lifting the curbs in Moga, Sangrur, Ajnala sub-division in Amritsar and a few areas in Mohali.

Rahul gets bail in defamation case, exempted from appearing in court

Rahul gets bail in defamation case, exempted from appearing in court

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

The 52-year-old Congress leader reached Surat in the afternoon via a scheduled commercial flight along with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and proceeded to the sessions court.

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course. A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.

Contractors not qualified for repair works of Morbi bridge: Court told

Contractors not qualified for repair works of Morbi bridge: Court told

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

While the flooring of the bridge was replaced, its cable was not replaced and it could not take the weight of the changed flooring, said the prosecution, citing a forensic report.

Waze posted in CIU at Param Bir Singh's behest: Mumbai police

Waze posted in CIU at Param Bir Singh's behest: Mumbai police

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Suspended police officer Sachin Waze was posted in the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) after oral instructions from the then Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, according to a Mumbai Police report.

12 members of BJP MP's family killed in Morbi bridge tragedy

12 members of BJP MP's family killed in Morbi bridge tragedy

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

"Among the dead, there are five children," he said.

Soren reaches Ranchi by road from Delhi; ED to quiz him on Wednesday

Soren reaches Ranchi by road from Delhi; ED to quiz him on Wednesday

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Amidst suspense about his whereabouts, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has reached his official residence in Ranchi, a source in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Tuesday.