News for 'robbery'

Murder every 2 hrs; 3 rapes a day

Murder every 2 hrs; 3 rapes a day

Rediff.com15 Apr 2005

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a MAN ON A PLANE!

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a MAN ON A PLANE!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma lists 10 occasions when Hindi film heroes engaged in crazy aircraft stunts.

PIX: Bollywood's MOST FORGETFUL folks

PIX: Bollywood's MOST FORGETFUL folks

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

In Bollywood's stockpile of twists and turns, amnesia enjoys a significant place.

Delhi: 3 hurt as robbers open fire during looting attempt

Delhi: 3 hurt as robbers open fire during looting attempt

Rediff.com8 Oct 2012

Three persons were injured on Monday when a gang opened fire near a college when people resisted their alleged robbery attempt in New Delhi.

Danish woman gangrape: police custody of five accused extended

Danish woman gangrape: police custody of five accused extended

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Five persons arrested in connection with the gangrape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist were on Monday sent in police custody till January 23 by a Delhi court.

Indian students attacked in Italy; Swaraj monitoring situation

Indian students attacked in Italy; Swaraj monitoring situation

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

The Consulate General of India in Milan on Monday issued an advisory to Indian students and asked them not to panic.

Review: Kohinoor is exhausting

Review: Kohinoor is exhausting

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Kohinoor lacks the sparkle, feels Paresh C Palicha.

Those Fellows Again!

Those Fellows Again!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2005

OJ Simpson gets parole hearing in 2008 kidnapping case

OJ Simpson gets parole hearing in 2008 kidnapping case

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Former American footballer O.J Simpson's Nevada criminal case will go to a parole board for his conviction in 2008 for kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports collectible dealers.

Over 6000 Indians languishing in foreign jails

Over 6000 Indians languishing in foreign jails

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Over 6,000 Indians are currently languishing in foreign jails with maximum of 1,400 being lodged in Saudi Arabia, for range of crimes like violation of visa rules, overstay, illegal entry and robbery.

'We have lost the connect with our heritage'

'We have lost the connect with our heritage'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

'We have to go back to our heritage. We were good people. We saw the subtle, we were spiritual. Only that will rescue us from this endless corruption, these rapes, robberies, and the abyss we have fallen into,' says IIT-Professor Kiran Seth, the founder of SPICMACAY that has exposed young people to the magic of Indian classical music, dance and culture for three-and-a-half decades.

Poll-bound Himachal has 69 candidates with criminal cases

Poll-bound Himachal has 69 candidates with criminal cases

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Out of the 69 candidates with declared criminal cases, 30 have declared serious criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, reports Vicky Nanjappa

Delhi gangrape well-planned, says police chargesheet

Delhi gangrape well-planned, says police chargesheet

Rediff.com3 Jan 2013

Several charges, including that of murder which carries death penalty, were on Thursday filed against all the five adult accused in the gangrape case in which a 23-year-old Delhi girl lost her life, prompting nationwide protests recently.

Help Lalu stop crimes on trains!

Help Lalu stop crimes on trains!

Rediff.com12 Jul 2004

5 million criminals convicted in China in 5 years: Report

5 million criminals convicted in China in 5 years: Report

Rediff.com10 Mar 2013

Courts in China convicted and punished 5.24 million criminals in past five years, which in an increase of 25.5 per cent from 2003 to 2007, the country's top judge said in Beijing on Sunday.

Indian-American killed, another injured in shootings at US stores

Indian-American killed, another injured in shootings at US stores

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

Parmjit Singh, a 44-year-old father of two high school students, was shot multiple times.

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi's early penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador in a lacklustre match in Buenos Aires.

BJP brings out book on coal-gate

BJP brings out book on coal-gate

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday came out with a book on the coal scam titled 'The Great Coal Robbery'.

'5 SIMI men planning terror attacks on behalf of ISI'

'5 SIMI men planning terror attacks on behalf of ISI'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

High alert has been sounded across India that five members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, who had fled from a Madhya Pradesh jail in 2013, are planning to carry out terror strikes on instructions of Pakistan's spy agency Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence.

Ex-Dawood aide Ejaz Lakdawala nabbed after 21 yrs on the run

Ex-Dawood aide Ejaz Lakdawala nabbed after 21 yrs on the run

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

Lakdawala was apprehended by Mumbai Crime Branch's anti-extortion cell team at the International Airport. He once worked for underworld don Dawood Ibrahim before forming his own gang.

Rape victim and others like her deserve real change

Rape victim and others like her deserve real change

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

There are ways to address the total indifference to sexual violence without taking short cuts that could ultimately further imperil the rule of law in India, says Vanita Gupta.

Case related to Kandahar hijack collapses, 19 acquitted

Case related to Kandahar hijack collapses, 19 acquitted

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

A local court on Friday acquitted 19 persons, accused to have helped get fake passports for the hijackers of the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in December 1999.

In a first, passengers to be compensated for any delay in Tejas Express

In a first, passengers to be compensated for any delay in Tejas Express

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

An amount of Rs 100 will be paid in case the delay is for over an hour and Rs 250 for delay of over two hours, the IRCTC said ahead of the launch of its first train. The train is scheduled to make its first commercial run on October 5.

China warns citizens against travelling to US

China warns citizens against travelling to US

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

The warning came a day after China cautioned its students against going to the US for studies.

Four men found dead in Panvel farmhouse

Four men found dead in Panvel farmhouse

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Four persons, believed to be businessmen, were Wednesday found murdered in a farm house at Panvel in Raigad district, police said.

Mumbai: One detained in Spanish woman rape case

Mumbai: One detained in Spanish woman rape case

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

The police on Tuesday claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough in its probe relating to robbery and rape of a Spanish national by detaining a prime suspect.

'You cannot judge and hang on a TV channel'

'You cannot judge and hang on a TV channel'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

'It has everything to do with TRPs.' 'It is a potboiler as Bollywood stars are involved.'

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.' 'That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.' 'No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will squander a fortune on the unnecessary Central Vista extravaganza,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Assam: ULFA doves suspend arrested leader

Assam: ULFA doves suspend arrested leader

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

Finding itself in a soup over the arrest of one of its senior leaders, Hira Sarania, by the police on charges of twin murders and robbery, the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam on Wednesday decided to suspend him from the primary membership of the organisation, besides relieving him of all his responsibilities.

The hate crime that wasn't

The hate crime that wasn't

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Amid speculations that Andhra Pradesh students in America were targeted for robbery and murders, came the news of Soumya Tummala Reddy, a 22-year-old electrical engineering student at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, who was shot to death near a lake close to Chicago in September 2008.

The Shahabuddin Effect

The Shahabuddin Effect

Rediff.com1 May 2021

Nitish Kumar had a week's time to prove his majority, but Laloo Yadav made full use of Siwan don Mohammad Shahabuddin. A revealing excerpt from Rajesh Singh's Baahubalis Of Indian Politics: From Bullet To Ballot.

Punjab: Congress, BJP, SAD field MLAs with criminal charges

Punjab: Congress, BJP, SAD field MLAs with criminal charges

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Five legislators, who are contesting the forthcoming assembly polls, have serious criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, robbery etc pending against them. This information has been revealed by the Punjab Election Watch which, along with the Association for Democratic Reforms, has assessed the financial and other details of the members of legislative assembly seeking re-election in Punjab.

Defence Colony heist: 2 more arrested

Defence Colony heist: 2 more arrested

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

They were arrested from different areas of the national capital, police said. With this, a total of seven persons, including a robber, have been arrested and Rs 2.36 crore recovered.

Delhi: Gunmen flee with bank van carrying Rs 5 crore

Delhi: Gunmen flee with bank van carrying Rs 5 crore

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

In a daring daylight robbery, armed men on Friday decamped with the cash van of a private bank from a posh south Delhi locality, after waylaying the vehicle and shooting its guard. Four men in a car waylaid the cash van of an agency, filling ATMs of ICICI bank, in the posh Defence Colony area. They then opened fire at the guard and fled with the vehicle, which is believed to be carrying nearly Rs five crore.

Aussie gets 3 years for killing Indian, maybe out soon

Aussie gets 3 years for killing Indian, maybe out soon

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

Grant Moore, one of the attackers, was jailed for three years for stabbing 25-year old Balijinder Singh to death, The Age daily reported. Moore pleaded guilty to one charge of attempted armed robbery and one charge of reckless causing serious injury during the court hearing

Armed robbers loot passengers in 3 trains in UP

Armed robbers loot passengers in 3 trains in UP

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

At least 12 passengers in the three trains were robbed.

Why Kashmir's Pulwama has become a headache for security forces

Why Kashmir's Pulwama has become a headache for security forces

Rediff.com5 May 2017

The heightened militancy this year in Pulwama is receiving ground support with the local people posing maximum resistance to the forces.

Is your brand a fake yet?

Is your brand a fake yet?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2012

Every self-respecting city in India will have its version of China Town or Chor Bazaar.

Review: Chaalis Chauraasi has stellar performances

Review: Chaalis Chauraasi has stellar performances

Rediff.com13 Jan 2012

Skilled actors sometimes rescue a film when the script is flailing. Chaalis Chauraasi is one such film.

Mumbai model was raped, confirms medical report

Mumbai model was raped, confirms medical report

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

Eight persons, including three policemen, have already been arrested in connection with the case