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NCB makes India's 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, 6 held

NCB makes India's 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, 6 held

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

The seizure, as per officials, is estimated to be worth over Rs 10 crore in the international market (about Rs 5K-7K per blot) and all the six who have been taken into custody, beginning late last month, are students and youngsters who wanted to make 'easy money' by remaining anonymous within the deep layers of secret internet-based apps and messenger service like WICKR.

Black money law: Foreign property to be taxed at current price

Black money law: Foreign property to be taxed at current price

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

Indians having undisclosed property abroad will have to pay tax and penalty.

Black Money: Archaic laws won't help, India must ban Mauritius route

Black Money: Archaic laws won't help, India must ban Mauritius route

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

The larger amount of black money either goes into domestic real estate or bullion, or is round-tripped back into India anyway.

Black money: Will punishment and threats be truly effective?

Black money: Will punishment and threats be truly effective?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Enforcement agencies will be empowered to confiscate assets

Salman leaves court after getting bail

Salman leaves court after getting bail

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Securing interim bail from the Bombay High Court for two days after conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case, Bollywood actor Salman Khan this evening came out of the Sessions Court and headed for his residence in suburban Bandra.

Life sentence for 5 in Delhi BPO gang-rape case

Life sentence for 5 in Delhi BPO gang-rape case

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

A Delhi court on Monday awarded the maximum punishment of life sentence to five convicts in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case in which a BPO executive from the north-east was the victim.

'Those who can't live without beef mustn't visit Haryana'

'Those who can't live without beef mustn't visit Haryana'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

Vij had last year pitched for declaring cow as the national animal and launched an online poll on the issue.

SC sends NCP MP's plea against conviction back to Kerala HC

SC sends NCP MP's plea against conviction back to Kerala HC

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Kerala high court order suspending the conviction and sentence of Lakshadweep Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case and remanded the matter back to the high court for fresh adjudication in six weeks.

Scarlett death: Beach shack worker gets 10 yrs jail

Scarlett death: Beach shack worker gets 10 yrs jail

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

Scarlett, 15, who was holidaying in Goa with her mother and siblings, was found dead on the popular beach on February 18, 2008. The cause of death, according to the autopsy report, was drowning.

NIA registers 'all-time high' 73 terror cases in 2022

NIA registers 'all-time high' 73 terror cases in 2022

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

On average, about 60 cases were filed by the agency in 2019 and 2020, officials said.

6 sentenced to death in suspected honour killing of Dalit man

6 sentenced to death in suspected honour killing of Dalit man

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

The 22-year old Dalit man was savagely attacked near a busy road on March 13, 2016, which was telecast by TV channels.

Kerala HC commutes jail term of defrocked priest in minor girl's rape case

Kerala HC commutes jail term of defrocked priest in minor girl's rape case

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

The Kerala high court on Wednesday reduced to 10 years, the 20 year jail term awarded by a lower court to a defrocked priest convicted in the Kottiyoor rape case.

HC acquits tribal MBBS student in murder case after 13 years, orders govt to pay Rs 42 lakh

HC acquits tribal MBBS student in murder case after 13 years, orders govt to pay Rs 42 lakh

Rediff.com6 May 2022

Setting aside the conviction of a tribal man in the alleged murder of a woman, the Madhya Pradesh high court has slammed the police saying they investigated the case with the "sole purpose of falsely implicating" him, and directed the state government to pay Rs 42 lakh to him as he spent over 13 years behind bars "awaiting justice".

In Gujarat, BJP promises anti-radicalisation cell, Uniform Civil Code implementation

In Gujarat, BJP promises anti-radicalisation cell, Uniform Civil Code implementation

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

It also assured that the amount of medical insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme would be doubled from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

Taxmen slap prosecution notice on Jet Airways for TDS defaults

Taxmen slap prosecution notice on Jet Airways for TDS defaults

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

The airline has paid the TDS but mostly after the scheduled date.

Govt announces host of steps to deal with black money menace

Govt announces host of steps to deal with black money menace

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Govt to introduce comprehensive law on black money

Ex-Bangla PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to 5 years in graft case

Ex-Bangla PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to 5 years in graft case

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

In the same case, her son Tarique Rahman and four others have been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Godhra carnage was not an act of terrorism: HC

Godhra carnage was not an act of terrorism: HC

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

'The cases on hand have no genesis in the act of terrorism or waging war against the state,' the court said.

Bill on black money likely in ongoing Parliament session

Bill on black money likely in ongoing Parliament session

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Government may bring a new law on black money during the ongoing Parliament session.

Lalu moves HC against conviction in fodder case, seeks bail

Lalu moves HC against conviction in fodder case, seeks bail

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, in jail following his conviction in the fodder scam, moved the Jharkhand high court on Thursday against the Central Bureau of Investigation court's judgement which found him guilty.

Black money disclosure to be online

Black money disclosure to be online

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

The government notified the compliance window under the Act.

Compliance window for black money in July

Compliance window for black money in July

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Notification, FAQs likely after FM Jaitley returns from the US

Sold thrice, raped many times, woman overcomes trauma to pass HSC exam

Sold thrice, raped many times, woman overcomes trauma to pass HSC exam

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

A POCSO court in North 24 Parganas district recently sentenced four persons to 20 years in jail and two others to 10 years in connection with the case of the woman who is now 22 years old.

SC stays Red Fort attack convict's death sentence

SC stays Red Fort attack convict's death sentence

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of death sentence of Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Mohd Arif alias Ashfaq in the 2000 Red Fort attack case in which three people, including two army jawans, were killed.

Jayalalithaa not getting VIP treatment: Jail official

Jayalalithaa not getting VIP treatment: Jail official

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa is not getting VIP treatment, but being looked after as any other ordinary prisoner at the Parapanna Agrahara Central prison where she is lodged after conviction in the disproportionate assets case, according to a top jail official.

SC rejects Salem's appeal against conviction in passport case

SC rejects Salem's appeal against conviction in passport case

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of underworld don Abu Salem challenging his conviction and seven-year jail term for possessing fake passport.

Suryanelli rape case: Main accused Dharmarajan sentenced to life

Suryanelli rape case: Main accused Dharmarajan sentenced to life

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Upholding a lower court order, the Kerala high court sentenced prime accused Dharmarajan to life imprisonment, while acquitting seven others in the sensational Suriyanelli rape case.

1995 Jammu blasts: SC awards life term to Hizbul terrorist

1995 Jammu blasts: SC awards life term to Hizbul terrorist

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

The Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Ghulam Nabi.

Uphaar fire: Ansals face 2-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 60 cr

Uphaar fire: Ansals face 2-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 60 cr

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Modifying its order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said real estate barons Ansal brothers will undergo a two-year rigorous jail term in the Uphaar fire case if they fail to pay Rs 30 crore each within three months.

Bangladesh books former PM Khaleda Zia in sedition case

Bangladesh books former PM Khaleda Zia in sedition case

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia was booked for sedition over her alleged "slanderous comments" concerning martyrs of the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.

Appoint magistrate to control visitors at Lalu jail: Official

Appoint magistrate to control visitors at Lalu jail: Official

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

With hundreds of visitors flocking the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, authorities have demanded that a magistrate be appointed to maintain order at the entrance of the prison where Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is lodged.

Any college will be proud if...: Uddhav's dig at PM over degree

Any college will be proud if...: Uddhav's dig at PM over degree

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

Uddhav Thackeray dared PM Modi to fulfil Savarkar's dream of "akhand Bharat"

Plea in Delhi HC seeks recall of currency over Rs 100, curbing cash deals over Rs 10K

Plea in Delhi HC seeks recall of currency over Rs 100, curbing cash deals over Rs 10K

Rediff.com3 May 2023

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Delhi government to present their stand on a plea seeking recall of all currency notes above Rs 100, restricting cash transactions above Rs 10,000 and linking assets worth more than Rs 50,000 with Aadhaar to check corruption.

Govt opens compliance window for black money disclosure

Govt opens compliance window for black money disclosure

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Those availing the one-time 'compliance window' would be required to pay a tax of 30 per cent and a penalty of a similar amount.

Good behaviour led to Dutt's early release: Maha govt to HC

Good behaviour led to Dutt's early release: Maha govt to HC

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

The government submitted a report before a bench of Justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav, saying Dutt was granted remission on account of his "good behaviour, discipline and participation in various institutional activities such as physical training, educational programmes and for performing the allotted work".

Jailed Dera chief Ram Rahim moves HC against rape conviction

Jailed Dera chief Ram Rahim moves HC against rape conviction

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

said the CBI verdict has been challenged on several grounds. "One of the grounds was that there was a delay of more than six years in recording the statements of the women (victims) by the CBI after the incident," the defence counsel said.

Swati Maliwal ends fast; terms ordinance a 'historic' victory

Swati Maliwal ends fast; terms ordinance a 'historic' victory

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

The DCW chief had been demanding death penalty for rape of minors and setting up of fast-track courts across the country to try rape cases, along with other demands.

Park Street rape convicts sentenced to 10-year jail

Park Street rape convicts sentenced to 10-year jail

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

The court also imposed Rs 1 lakh fine on each of the convicts.

Benami assets: I-T books 230 cases, attaches Rs 55 cr assets

Benami assets: I-T books 230 cases, attaches Rs 55 cr assets

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Violations of the act, made operational from November 1 last year, attract a heavy penalty and rigorous jail term up to seven years.

I never pleaded to cancel my jail term, says Sanjay Dutt

I never pleaded to cancel my jail term, says Sanjay Dutt

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is currently serving his five year jail term after being convicted in the 1993 bomb blasts case, on Friday made it clear that he had never filed for pardon with the Maharashtra governor nor had he requested anyone else to do so on his behalf.