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Want insurance protection for your jewellery?

Want insurance protection for your jewellery?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

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After Bidve killing, Asian assaulted in Salford

After Bidve killing, Asian assaulted in Salford

Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

Amidst anger and grief over the unprovoked killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford in the United Kingdom, another Asian man has suffered group assault and racial abuse in the city.

Arunachal: Maoists instigate locals to oppose dam projects

Arunachal: Maoists instigate locals to oppose dam projects

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Trouble is brewing in Arunachal Pradesh where Maoists are instigating the locals to join anti-dam movements in eastern part.

Stay away from Rio, says Rivaldo

Stay away from Rio, says Rivaldo

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Former Brazil football great Rivaldo is telling tourists to stay away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Honduras international footballer Arnold Peralta shot dead

Honduras international footballer Arnold Peralta shot dead

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Honduras national team midfielder Arnold Peralta was shot to death in a shopping mall parking lot in his hometown of La Ceiba on the country's Caribbean coast, police said. The country is plagued by gang violence and has one of the highest murder rates in the world.

6 arrested for killing freelance TV journalist

6 arrested for killing freelance TV journalist

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Six persons, most of whom have criminal past, have been arrested for allegedly robbing and killing a freelance television journalist from Uttar Pradesh in broad daylight here last week, police said on Wednesday.

Jigisha murder case: Convict challenges death sentence

Jigisha murder case: Convict challenges death sentence

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

'The court has awarded me the capital punishment by wrongly holding that the case falls in the category of rarest of rare.'

Delhi heist case: Key accused lands in police net

Delhi heist case: Key accused lands in police net

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

Another accused in the sensational Rs 8 crore heist at Lajpat Nagar was arrested in New Delhi on Monday with police saying that he was one of the key henchmen involved in the plot.

2 banks looted in 2 hours in Kashmir's Pulwama

2 banks looted in 2 hours in Kashmir's Pulwama

Rediff.com3 May 2017

Suspected terrorists on Wednesday targeted two banks in south Kashmir's Pulwama district within a span of two hours and decamped with several lakh rupees.

Nitin Garg murder: Aussie teen sentenced to 13 years in jail

Nitin Garg murder: Aussie teen sentenced to 13 years in jail

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

An Australian court on Thursday sentenced a Melbourne teenager to 13 years in jail for murdering Indian student Nitin Garg, a crime which outraged public opinion in India and put the bilateral relations under stress.

Indian student shot dead in Canada

Indian student shot dead in Canada

Rediff.com31 Dec 2011

Alok Gupta, 27, had volunteered to work the afternoon shift to allow the store owners celebrate Christmas together, and was killed by an unidentified gunman

Police chief's son arrested for assault on 71-year-old Sikh man

Police chief's son arrested for assault on 71-year-old Sikh man

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

McAllister, the son of Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister, and the juvenile have been charged with attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon.

Oz teen pleads guilty of killing Indian student

Oz teen pleads guilty of killing Indian student

Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

A 16-year-old boy today pleaded guilty to killing Indian student Nitin Garg, a crime which threatened Australia's ties with India. The teenager, whose identity has not been revealed, appeared in Supreme court where he pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of attempted armed robbery in the killing of Garg.

Texas: Man executed for killing Indian after 9/11

Texas: Man executed for killing Indian after 9/11

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

A 41-year-old man in the United States has been executed for killing a convenience store clerk from India during a shooting spree in 2001. Mark Stroman, a Texas death row inmate, shot at least three men he mistook for 'Arabs' in the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, killing two of them. He was convicted of killing Vasudev Patel, 49, during the attempted robbery of a convenience store near Dallas in October 2001.

Indian cab driver arrested on charges of rape in US

Indian cab driver arrested on charges of rape in US

Rediff.com11 Jan 2012

An Indian cab driver in New York has been arrested on charges that he raped and robbed a 26-year-old passenger in his taxi last year.

Taliban commander held for Karachi violence

Taliban commander held for Karachi violence

Rediff.com13 Jul 2011

A key Taliban commander has been arrested in connection with the violence in this Pakistani port city that has been hit by gang warfare since the last two years.

Review: Don 2 has no edge-of-the-seat moments

Review: Don 2 has no edge-of-the-seat moments

Rediff.com23 Dec 2011

Farhan Akhtar presents us a plot and script that is dull, almost boring.

Italian footballer Insigne robbed at gunpoint

Italian footballer Insigne robbed at gunpoint

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

Napoli striker Lorenzo Insigne was held up at gunpoint and robbed as he was driving through crime-plagued Naples over the weekend, his agent said on Monday. Insigne was driving with his wife and two friends late on Saturday when he stopped at a traffic light. A gunman on the back of a motorbike pulled level with the car and forced the four occupants to hand over their valuables. As he drove away, the thief asked Insigne, who comes from Naples, to dedicate a goal to him at Monday night's Serie A clash with Fiorentina, local media reported. Italian media said the masked robber got away with a Rolex watch, jewels and 800 euros ($872.48) in cash.

Kamran Akmal's family robbed at gunpoint

Kamran Akmal's family robbed at gunpoint

Rediff.com15 Nov 2010

Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal's relatives were robbed of 1.5 million rupees, jewellery, mobile phones and other personal items while on their way to attend a wedding ceremony near their home in Lahore.

December 30 deadline to deposit invalid notes not to be extended

December 30 deadline to deposit invalid notes not to be extended

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

Rajya Sabha was informed that both RBI and banks have enough cash

Theft-wary ATM service providers seek cover

Theft-wary ATM service providers seek cover

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

The insurance brokerage had experience of settling claims in Jammu and Kashmir and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh during natural catastrophes earlier this year.

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

Indian student shot dead in Stratford

Indian student shot dead in Stratford

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

Arun Kumar Narote, who hails from Hyderabad was gunned down on Monday at a grocery store at Bridgeport in Connecticut where he was working as a part-time employee. The incident happened around 9:30 pm (local time).

Thieves pull off daring Rs 1.5 crore heist in Delhi, kill guard

Thieves pull off daring Rs 1.5 crore heist in Delhi, kill guard

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

In a daring daylight heist, two unidentified armed assailants looted a cash van of around Rs 1.5 crore after allegedly killing an ATM security guard in Kamla Nagar area of North Delhi on Saturday morning.

Kvitova sends Wimbledon warning with Birmingham title

Kvitova sends Wimbledon warning with Birmingham title

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

Czech Petra Kvitova won the Aegon Classic in Birmingham on Sunday after fighting back to beat Australian Ashleigh Barty 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Journalists' robbers jailed in swift justice

Journalists' robbers jailed in swift justice

Rediff.com12 Jun 2010

A South African court handed rapid punishment to two men who robbed World Cup journalists from Portugal and Spain, sentencing them to 15 years in jail, police said on Saturday.

Greek players, Chinese reporters robbed

Greek players, Chinese reporters robbed

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

Three Greek World Cup players had money stolen from their hotel rooms and Chinese journalists were robbed at gunpoint, officials said on Thursday.

It's official: Tees Maar Khan is a remake

It's official: Tees Maar Khan is a remake

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

The film is adapted from Petter Seller's 1966 comedy After The Fox.

Oppn delegation sent back from Srinagar airport

Oppn delegation sent back from Srinagar airport

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

The development came a day after the Jammu and Kashmir government issued a statement asking political leaders not to visit the Valley.

Farah Khan 'kidnaps' the media

Farah Khan 'kidnaps' the media

Rediff.com15 Nov 2010

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

I'm bisexual: Dewani tells S African court as his trial begins

I'm bisexual: Dewani tells S African court as his trial begins

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

An Indian-origin British billionaire businessman, accused plotting the murder his Indo-Swedish wife during their honeymoon in South Africa in 2010, told a court that he is bisexual as his trial for began in Cape Town on Monday.

Attacks on Indians not racist: Aus panel

Attacks on Indians not racist: Aus panel

Rediff.com27 Nov 2009

Amid a spate of attacks on Indian youths in Australia, a Senate committee which probed the issue has concluded that the assaults were more likely to be "opportunistic robberies" than prompted by racism, prompting a student body to say the authorities "are still in denial."

India, Indonesia to jointly patrol Indian Ocean

India, Indonesia to jointly patrol Indian Ocean

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

The navies of India and Indonesia are launching the 14th coordinated patrolling on the waters of Indian Ocean, to prevent piracy, armed robberies, poaching, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and other illegal activities in the deep sea.

Delhi's biggest heist: Cash van driver makes off with Rs 22.5 crore

Delhi's biggest heist: Cash van driver makes off with Rs 22.5 crore

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

In what could be the biggest cash heist in the national capital, the driver of a cash transit van allegedly fled with around Rs 22.5 crore from southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area on Thursday.

Double tragedy in US sports: Former boxing champ shot dead; Footballer shot at

Double tragedy in US sports: Former boxing champ shot dead; Footballer shot at

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Forty-year-old O'Neil Bell was killed during a robbery in Atlanta, while suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey underwent surgery after shootout

What is the secret of Kangna's youthfulness?

What is the secret of Kangna's youthfulness?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

Reader Anoop Samant tells us about a Bollywood blooper that he spotted.

Kandahar hijack accused to be deported back to Pak

Kandahar hijack accused to be deported back to Pak

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Two Pakistanis, who served eight years in prison for aiding a bank robbery to fund the 1999 Kandahar hijack of an Indian Airlines flight, will finally be deported to Pakistan, two-and-a-half-years after being set free.

23-year-old Congolese national beaten to death in Delhi

23-year-old Congolese national beaten to death in Delhi

Rediff.com21 May 2016

The incident took place around 11.45 pm on Friday when the man, M T Olivia had a heated argument with a group of three persons at Kishangadh locality in Vasant Kunj.

Infosy's employee held for wife's murder

Infosy's employee held for wife's murder

Rediff.com14 Aug 2010

An Infosys employee has been picked up for allegedly murdering his wife three days ago in Bangalore. Priyanka Gupta was found dead in her flat with her throat slit and her hands and legs tied.

Pak woman lawmaker succumbs to bullet injuries

Pak woman lawmaker succumbs to bullet injuries

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

A Pakistani woman parliamentarian, who was critically injured in a gun attack by unidentified men two days ago, succumbed to her injuries early Friday at a hospital in Lahore.