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Trump pleads not guilty in historic court appearance

Trump pleads not guilty in historic court appearance

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Former United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents, CNN reported.

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.

Trump set to be arraigned on Tuesday

Trump set to be arraigned on Tuesday

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

Donald Trump is set to be arraigned on Tuesday after being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury on charges arising from hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former United States president to face a criminal charge and upending his bid to retake the White House in 2024.

Nirav Modi 'only thinks of cutting or hanging if extradited'

Nirav Modi 'only thinks of cutting or hanging if extradited'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The high court in London on Tuesday began hearing evidence from two leading experts in the field of psychiatry to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi if he is extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering, amounting to an estimated $2 billion in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case. Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay heard from Andrew Forrester, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Cardiff University, and Seena Fazel, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Oxford University, in the final stages of the extradition appeal being pursued by the 51-year-old diamond merchant. The two psychiatrists weighed up Nirav's level of depression, which could pose a "substantial" or "elevated" risk of suicide.

Let's Not Forget Father Stan Swamy!

Let's Not Forget Father Stan Swamy!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

The tributes to Fr Stan by his associates and his co-accused (which were read out) provided a clue to why his death continues to touch so many.

Thai police stage rare protest, demand right to fight back

Thai police stage rare protest, demand right to fight back

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

About 500 Thai police officials on Monday staged a rare protest to express their anger after dealing with months of violent anti-government protests and demanded the right to protect themselves instead of being left as "sitting ducks".

Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden: Report

Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden: Report

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

President Vladimir Putin today signed a decree on Monday granting Russian citizenship to him.

Indian support was crucial during our crisis, says Sri Lankan minister

Indian support was crucial during our crisis, says Sri Lankan minister

Rediff.com25 Jun 2023

The minister further said the Sri Lankan government is holding continuous interactions with the Tamil diaspora and people and leaders living in different parts of the world.

I sign everything my father asks me to: Neymar

I sign everything my father asks me to: Neymar

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

A court document released in July, alleges that Barcelona initiated negotiations in 2011 with the player, paying him 40 million euros to ensure his move when his contract with Santos expired in 2014 and thereby preventing other clubs from signing him.

UK High Court hears Nirav Modi plea against extradition to India

UK High Court hears Nirav Modi plea against extradition to India

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

A British court on Tuesday opened the continuation appeal hearing in the extradition case of Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India on the charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated $2 billion in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case. The 51-year-old diamond merchant had lodged an appeal last year against his extradition order on mental health grounds. Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay presided over an initial hearing at the High Court in December last year to determine whether District Judge Sam Goozee's Westminster Magistrates' Court ruling from February 2021 in favour of extradition was incorrect to overlook the diamond merchant's "high risk of suicide".

TN minister Balaji questions ED's power to arrest him in PMLA case

TN minister Balaji questions ED's power to arrest him in PMLA case

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

He referred to the top court's 2022 judgement in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case and said it had held that ED officers are not "police officers".

NIA Court Finds 'ISI link' to Activist Navlakha, Denies Bail

NIA Court Finds 'ISI link' to Activist Navlakha, Denies Bail

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Prima facie there was a nexus between human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, and Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, an agent of Pakistan's spy agency ISI convicted in the United States for terror funding, a special NIA court has said in its order denying bail to the campaigner.

'Why was the police car not taken up to the hospital doorstep?

'Why was the police car not taken up to the hospital doorstep?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

'Where was the armed police?' 'Did you see armed constables around him?' 'There was deep negligence by the UP police and this was a deep conspiracy.'

Over 6,000 citizens urge SC to revoke remission of Bilkis Bano convicts

Over 6,000 citizens urge SC to revoke remission of Bilkis Bano convicts

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

Demanding that the remission must be revoked, the citizens noted that the early release of these murderers and rapists only strengthens the impunity of all men who commit rape and other acts of violence against women.

O P Chautala's place is in prison, not in hospital: SC

O P Chautala's place is in prison, not in hospital: SC

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Convicted former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala's place is in jail and he cannot enjoy hospitality of the hospital, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said, rejecting his plea for extension of interim bail granted on medical grounds in the teachers' recruitment scam.

'This is governance by fear'

'This is governance by fear'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

'The Emergency was a temporary affair. It was withdrawn after 20 months.' 'But we are in this situation for the last 10 years.' 'If the Emergency was jhatka, this is halal, slow killing.'

Bilkis case: SC says govt reply bulky, lacks factual statements

Bilkis case: SC says govt reply bulky, lacks factual statements

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked the Gujarat government's reply to pleas challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case is very bulky wherein a series of judgments have been quoted but factual statements are missing.

Revenge And Rebellion On OTT This Week

Revenge And Rebellion On OTT This Week

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

It's quite a heated mood. Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations.

'If my mother knew of my arrest, she would have died of shock'

'If my mother knew of my arrest, she would have died of shock'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

'After exiting jail, I thought some of my IIM-A classmates would contact me. None did.' 'The case indeed scared people, which perhaps was the objective of the State.'

'I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar'

'I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

'The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.' 'Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.' 'They respected me from this point of view -- in this day and age few individuals live by ideals for the poor.'

Disregard for Iraqi rights set from top: US daily

Disregard for Iraqi rights set from top: US daily

Rediff.com6 May 2004

The foundation for the crimes at Abu Ghraib was laid when Defence Secretary Rumsfeld instituted a system of holding detainees from Afghanistan without legal recourse or any meaningful oversight mechanism, the Washington Post said.

Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah dead

Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Shah dead

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

Shah was arrested on July 25, 2017 with six others, facing trial in an alleged terror funding case probed by the NIA.

He Provoked AIADMK To Break BJP Alliance

He Provoked AIADMK To Break BJP Alliance

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

BJP veterans whom K Annamalai has reportedly sidelined are upset over his 'immature' way of handling allies, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.

Providing sipper, straw to Stan Swamy: Taloja Jail

Providing sipper, straw to Stan Swamy: Taloja Jail

Rediff.com29 Nov 2020

Swamy, 83, who is suffering from various health issues including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 and has been lodged at the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai.

State accountability in targeted violence rare: Teesta

State accountability in targeted violence rare: Teesta

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

Setalvad said working on a deeply polarising issue among the public is not an easy one and added that the impact of social media on polarization is also overwhelming.

SC agrees to hear Army wife's plea to repatriate POWs from Pakistan

SC agrees to hear Army wife's plea to repatriate POWs from Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea of the wife of an Indian Army officer seeking repatriation of her husband and other Army officers believed to be held under illegal detention as prisoners of war by Pakistan since the 1971 war.

The Bizarre Case Of Umar Khalid

The Bizarre Case Of Umar Khalid

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

Arrested in September 2019 by the Delhi police for making 'provocative statements' when Donald J Trump was on his visit to India, Dr Umar Khalid has now spent three years in jail without being convicted of an offence, points out Aakar Patel.

HC orders Varavara Rao's examination by private doctors

HC orders Varavara Rao's examination by private doctors

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Rao's lawyer Indira Jaising claimed that his health was 'fast deteriorating', and there was a legitimate apprehension that he might die in prison. Rao suffers from dementia, is confined to bed in the prison hospital since August and needs to wear diapers, the lawyer said.

'These murders look very suspicious'

'These murders look very suspicious'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

'Was the entire place properly sanitised by the police before he was brought out of the prison for this medical check-up?' 'Once he filed a plea in the Supreme Court stating there was a threat to his life, the UP police should have maintained stricter vigilance.'

Yashwant Sinha is the right choice for Jharkhand CM: Advani

Yashwant Sinha is the right choice for Jharkhand CM: Advani

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani on Tuesday backed party leader Yashwant Sinha saying he is the 'right person' to be chief minister and suggested that he should leave jail after securing bail to lead the 'historic agitation' against power crisis in Jharkhand.

'There were days of absolute despair'

'There were days of absolute despair'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

'You realised there was a struggle outside and now your struggle is to survive, live in prison, to retain your feelings, your humanity, and collectively continue doing inside what you were doing outside.'

Who Is Protesting Against China?

Who Is Protesting Against China?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Home to 12 million Uyghurs, who are Muslim, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been the target of the Chinese Communist party's worst human rights excesses.

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Badal used the carrot and stick to play with Punjab militancy

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Panthic politics came easily to Parkash Singh Badal. But he was quick to abandon it when it became a problem, points out Aditi Phadnis.

Stan Swamy's health critical, won't seek urgent hearing: Lawyer

Stan Swamy's health critical, won't seek urgent hearing: Lawyer

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Till late Sunday night, the 84-year-old Jesuit priest was on ventilator support, the senior counsel told PTI. Swamy has been undergoing treatment at the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, following a court order on May 28.

From nail and skin, how Akali Dal and BJP turned tooth and nail

From nail and skin, how Akali Dal and BJP turned tooth and nail

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

It was not that differences did not crop up over other issues between the two erstwhile allies, but Parkash Singh Badal always ensured that these were amicably resolved and the ties remained intact.

SC may allow Navlakha's house arrest in Elgar case

SC may allow Navlakha's house arrest in Elgar case

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was considering allowing the house arrest request of activist Gautam Navlakha incarcerated in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case.

Assange may turn to Priti Patel after UK top court turs down plea

Assange may turn to Priti Patel after UK top court turs down plea

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

The 50-year-old's lawyers had argued that he should not be taken to the US because of a real and 'oppressive' risk of suicide and won the right to appeal in Britain's highest court.

Rajiv Gandhi case: Will order Perarivalan's release, SC tells govt

Rajiv Gandhi case: Will order Perarivalan's release, SC tells govt

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The top court refused to agree with the Centre's suggestion that the court should wait till the President decides on the issue.

Neymar goes on trial for fraud!

Neymar goes on trial for fraud!

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison term and a 10 million euro ($9.8 million) fine for Neymar.

Elgar case: HC asks Maha to move Stan Swamy to pvt hospital

Elgar case: HC asks Maha to move Stan Swamy to pvt hospital

Rediff.com28 May 2021

The bench's order came after Swamy's advocate, senior counsel Mihir Desai, moved the bench seeking an urgent hearing on a plea.