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Kerala HC rejects Dileep's plea in actress assault case

Kerala HC rejects Dileep's plea in actress assault case

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

The Kerala high court on Tuesday dismissed actor Dileep's plea opposing further probe in the 2017 actress assault case and permitted the Crime Branch to go ahead with its investigation.

In soup for criticising Constitution, Kerala minister resigns

In soup for criticising Constitution, Kerala minister resigns

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

Kerala Minister Saji Cheriyan on Wednesday announced his resignation amidst mounting criticism from various quarters, including the Opposition, over his controversial remarks against the Constitution recently.

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a finality to it that he didn't want to face.

Many Cong leaders detained during gherao of Raj Bhavans across states

Many Cong leaders detained during gherao of Raj Bhavans across states

Rediff.com16 Jun 2022

Congress leaders and workers continued their protests in several states on Thursday against Rahul Gandhi's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald money-laundering case with many of them taken into preventive custody including former Union minister Renuka Chowdhury in Hyderabad after she allegedly grabbed the collar of a police official.

ED searches Naresh Goyal's premises in Delhi, Mumbai

ED searches Naresh Goyal's premises in Delhi, Mumbai

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

Goyal was questioned by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office on Thursday in Mumbai in connection with allegations of some financial irregularities.

Olympian Manoj Kumar seeks PM's intervention to save BFI

Olympian Manoj Kumar seeks PM's intervention to save BFI

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

He pointed out that the BFI was mandated by the Delhi High Court to conduct elections for its office-bearers before December 31 to continue as a national sports federation and to enjoy grants and other privileges extended to it by the government.

One Party's Freebies Are Another's Welfare Schemes

One Party's Freebies Are Another's Welfare Schemes

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

As some BJP pollsters concede, the Modi leadership's sweeping success in elections 2019, especially across central India, owed not to Hindutva ideology, but to welfare schemes, all of them borrowed from Tamil Nadu, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.

House will move to impeach Trump if he doesn't resign 'immediately': Pelosi

House will move to impeach Trump if he doesn't resign 'immediately': Pelosi

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

Trump, who lost the November 3 elections, would be succeeded by Joe Biden on January 20 as mandated by the Constitution.

Nirav Modi's brother charged in $2.6 m fraud in New York

Nirav Modi's brother charged in $2.6 m fraud in New York

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

Nehal, 41, is charged in a New York Supreme Court indictment with Grand Larceny in the First Degree, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. said.

MEA sets up camp offices in Ukraine to help Indians

MEA sets up camp offices in Ukraine to help Indians

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

It is learnt that the camp office in Lviv would be able to coordinate the evacuation of Indians to Poland and Hungary while the one at Chernivtsi would facilitate exit to Romania.

BJP MP wants Tharoor out as panel chief over FB row

BJP MP wants Tharoor out as panel chief over FB row

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has shot off a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker against Shashi Tharoor for speaking in public about his intention to summon Facebook officials without discussing the matter first in the parliamentary committee the Congress leader heads.

PICS: Hamilton breaks Schumi's F1 record with 92nd win

PICS: Hamilton breaks Schumi's F1 record with 92nd win

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

'I could never have dreamed of being where I am today.'

'Hindutva has become like Dalda'

'Hindutva has become like Dalda'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

'These guys who are running away -- they are running away from all that the BJP stands for.'

Jumbled seating 'new normal' as Parliament commences

Jumbled seating 'new normal' as Parliament commences

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

While nearly 200 members were present in the Lok Sabha chamber, a little over 30 were seated in the visitors' gallery located above the main chamber.

Jalsa Review

Jalsa Review

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah are powerhouse talents and are tailor-made for Jalsa's overwrought premise, notes Sukanya Verma.

Want to wear Shah Rukh and Deepika's outfits?

Want to wear Shah Rukh and Deepika's outfits?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

The stars' clothes from the film will be up for auction shortly!

Multi-crore scam rocks JK legislative council

Multi-crore scam rocks JK legislative council

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

As the House proceedings began, National Conference MLC legislator Devender Rana and asked the chairman for his decision on the privilege motion against PDP Member Murtaza Khan for levelling allegations against Union Minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with the alleged scam.

Protesters were shouting 'police ko maro', recalls injured cop

Protesters were shouting 'police ko maro', recalls injured cop

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

"Five to 10 protesters charged at me. They thrashed me with lathis. I ran with some other personnel and hid near a washroom but they found us and thrashed us again. We were scared as all of us were injured," he said on Wednesday at Tirth Ram Hospital here, where he was taken after he managed to call DCP North Anto Alphonse.

Parliament disrupted as govt, Oppn spar over Rafale

Parliament disrupted as govt, Oppn spar over Rafale

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

The lower house has been witnessing daily disruptions since the winter session began last week. It had passed a bill on transgender rights on Monday.

Indian American doc jailed for massive fraud

Indian American doc jailed for massive fraud

Rediff.com15 Sep 2010

Chicago-based cardiologist Dr Sushil Sheth, who surrendered his medical license, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing about $13 million from Medicare and more than 30 other public and private health-care insurance programs over five years.

Roger Federer: I wish I had a serve like Sampras

Roger Federer: I wish I had a serve like Sampras

Rediff.com20 Jun 2011

The man who enjoyed the privilege of opening Centre Court proceedings at the All England Club for seven successive years - including 2009 when Rafa Nadal was unable to defend his title - is now back to reclaim his crown.

5 must-watch films on Ambedkar Jayanti

5 must-watch films on Ambedkar Jayanti

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Subhash K Jha picks five unforgettable Hindi films that capture the inequality of the caste system.

Trump not conceding is an embarrassment, says Biden

Trump not conceding is an embarrassment, says Biden

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

Responding to questions from reporters on Trump not conceding the race, Biden hoped that at the end it's all going to come to fruition on January 20th.

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily. Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a weekly newspaper. Jyoti Punwani salutes the Mirror and its editor, Meenal Baghel, for its pathbreaking journalism.

What judges said on criminalisation of marital rape

What judges said on criminalisation of marital rape

Rediff.com11 May 2022

The Delhi high court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict with one of the judges favouring striking down the provision, and the other holding it was not unconstitutional.

Pressure on Azam Khan to apologise for sexist remarks

Pressure on Azam Khan to apologise for sexist remarks

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Speaker Om Birla he will hold a meeting with leaders of all parties and then take a decision.

RS disrupted over PM's remark against Renuka Chowdhury

RS disrupted over PM's remark against Renuka Chowdhury

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu chided the members for their 'unbecoming' behaviour and asked them to resume their places.

Federer starts with military precision

Federer starts with military precision

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova got off to winning starts on the opening day of Wimbledon.

Federer starts campaign with military precision

Federer starts campaign with military precision

Rediff.com22 Jun 2009

Roger Federer turned up at Wimbledon on Monday resembling an army general ready to conduct his latest campaign and he soon disarmed the opposition on the opening day of the grasscourt championships. The Swiss strolled on court in a white monogrammed military-style outfit, complete with a waistcoat underneath, and was soon firing winners past Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun to secure a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win in the first round.

Uncontrolled use of RTI must end: Parliamentary Pa

Uncontrolled use of RTI must end: Parliamentary Pa

Rediff.com2 May 2008

The Privileges Committee said that 'notwithstanding the overriding effect' with regard to applicability of the Right to Information Act, 2005 vis-a-vis other laws, the right to information accruing to a citizen under the RTI 'cannot abrogate privileges conferred under Constitutional provisions'.

House decision on US envoy next week

House decision on US envoy next week

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

The committee, headed by senior Congress MP V Kishorechandra Deo, will meet on that day after Speaker Somnath Chatterjee referred the issue to it following a hue and cry by members who demanded the envoy's recall, sources said.

Feels Like Ishq review

Feels Like Ishq review

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.

Who Is RESPONSIBLE For The NSE Mess?

Who Is RESPONSIBLE For The NSE Mess?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

In all this, the political establishment -- and especially the finance ministry -- appears the weakest link, and worse still, the possible reason for the political backing to Narain and Ramkrishna that emboldened them to defy all the sentinels -- the independent board, the auditors, top management persons like the chief compliance officer, the company secretary, and unbelievably the super-regulator Sebi, observes V Ranganathan.

Chhalaang review

Chhalaang review

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Hands down, the star of the show is Rajkummar Rao, observes Sukanya Verma.

Hegde tenders apology in LS over 'secular' remarks; protests continue in RS

Hegde tenders apology in LS over 'secular' remarks; protests continue in RS

Rediff.com28 Dec 2017

Seeking to end the controversy that erupted over his remarks and stalled parliamentary proceedings, Union minister Anantkumar Hegde on Thursday tendered an apology in the Lok Sabha after a nudge by the Speaker but he said his speech at a function in Karnataka was distorted.

Shah to table citizenship bill in Lok Sabha today

Shah to table citizenship bill in Lok Sabha today

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

In the afternoon, the home minister will introduce the Bill to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act and later in the day, it will be taken up for discussion and passage, according to the Lok Sabha's List of Business for Monday.

BJP predicts mid-term polls

BJP predicts mid-term polls

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

The party also adopted a resolution expressing regret that some of its members of Parliament were involved in the cash for questions scandal.

How panic spread as IPL bubble was breached

How panic spread as IPL bubble was breached

Rediff.com6 May 2021

Cricketer-turned-commentator Deep Dasgupta refused to call the IPL bubble porous but did admit to having anxieties of his own once cases began to rise in Delhi.

Indian cricketers to bat for cancer charity event

Indian cricketers to bat for cancer charity event

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

A galaxy of sports stars including currnet India captain Virat Kohli and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar will help raise funds for the underprivileged children battling cancer, on November 18.