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Suspect who attacked US woman in Mumbai train held

Suspect who attacked US woman in Mumbai train held

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Eight days after an American woman was allegedly attacked and robbed inside a moving suburban train, Railway Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the case, with the arrest of a drug addict from Masjid Bunder in south Mumbai.

How to buy the best travel insurance plan

How to buy the best travel insurance plan

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

With the advent of many online insurance web aggregators, buying an appropriate travel insurance plan to match your tour package has never been so trouble-free.

Rising crimes by juveniles: Is it time for change in law?

Rising crimes by juveniles: Is it time for change in law?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

In the past three years 2,557 murder cases have been registered against juveniles, while 2,073 cases of abduction and 2,061 cases of attempt to murder were also registered. Vicky Nanjappa reports

GST: Discount clause a worry for dealers

GST: Discount clause a worry for dealers

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

The GST bill's draft says tax would be levied on Maximum Retail Price

Agencies ill prepared; intel ignored: Pathankot Parliamentary Panel report

Agencies ill prepared; intel ignored: Pathankot Parliamentary Panel report

Rediff.com3 May 2016

The Parliamentary Standing Committee said despite the fencing, floodlighting and patrolling by the Border Security Force personnel, Pakistani terrorists managed to sneak into India from across the border.

Why govt's financial inclusion plans are floundering

Why govt's financial inclusion plans are floundering

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

Financial inclusion has been on the top of the govt's top agenda.

How demonetisation will stop terror funding

How demonetisation will stop terror funding

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

One thing is certain: Demonetisation has broken the back of terror funding, says Colonel Anil A Athale.

44 Kerala nurses return to Kochi from strife-torn Libya

44 Kerala nurses return to Kochi from strife-torn Libya

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

Relief writ large on their faces, 44 Indian nurses working in strife-torn Libya arrived in Kochi on Tuesday morning from Dubai even as four others are bound for different destinations in the country.

Football Briefs: No problem with Chelsea despite Conte row, says Mourinho

Football Briefs: No problem with Chelsea despite Conte row, says Mourinho

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

A hot season for Akhilesh Yadav

A hot season for Akhilesh Yadav

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

After witnessing a near rout in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh might be facing the toughest challenge in its political history. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who was basking in the glory of wrestling the reigns of the state from Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati in the 2012 assembly elections, is now facing political heat in more ways than one.

New Lok Sabha to house 186 tainted candidates

New Lok Sabha to house 186 tainted candidates

Rediff.com18 May 2014

Additionally, the Lower House will have 442 candidates, who have assets running into the crores. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

SBI claims Rs 570 cr seized by poll officers in TN

SBI claims Rs 570 cr seized by poll officers in TN

Rediff.com14 May 2016

The SBI said its officials were ferrying Rs 570 crore after the Reserve Bank of India asked them to, to address a temporary cash shortage in Andhra Pradesh.

Review: Nedunchalai is tedious

Review: Nedunchalai is tedious

Rediff.com1 Apr 2014

A shorter crisper version of the film would perhaps have been more entertaining.

Lochte apologises, team mate pays fine for lying to Brazil police

Lochte apologises, team mate pays fine for lying to Brazil police

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

US Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ryan Lochte issued an apology on Friday and his team mate Jimmy Feigen agreed to pay 35,000 reais ($11,000) to a charity after Brazilian police said they lied about being robbed at gunpoint at the weekend.

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.

Do America's voters have a choice at all?

Do America's voters have a choice at all?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

'The American electorate are forced to choose between a shop-soiled spokesperson of crony establishmentarianism and an outlandish boor of a showman, who should never have been where he is now.'

Dec 16 gang rape: Police want death, convicts beg for mercy

Dec 16 gang rape: Police want death, convicts beg for mercy

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Arguing that the December 16 gang rape and murder was "the rarest of rare" case, the police on Wednesday demanded death for the four convicts on the ground that there is no chance of their reformation as their behaviour was barbaric.

SC notice to Centre, states on guidelines to protect NE people

SC notice to Centre, states on guidelines to protect NE people

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and all states on a PIL seeking its direction to them to frame guideline to protect the people from north eastern states in various parts of the country against alleged racial discrimination.

'Pokemon Go is a big threat to personal privacy'

'Pokemon Go is a big threat to personal privacy'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

'Location is your primary sensitive data in today's time.' 'Location information is taken at a premium today because it can be sold and shared.' 'When we share our locations, the cyber security-aspect becomes very vulnerable.' 'If your identity and location is shared, then it is far easier for a criminal to target you for whatever purpose.'

Does the Juvenile Justice Act need amendment?

Does the Juvenile Justice Act need amendment?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Most juvenile remand homes are in appalling condition and need a massive overhaul. But whether redrafting the law will bring down juvenile crime is the moot question. What is required better remand homes, more specialised care rather than to expose young people to the trauma and stigma of adult jails, says Rashme Sehgal.

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile accused convicted for dacoity

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile accused convicted for dacoity

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

The Juvenile Justice Board has held the minor guilty of illegally confining and robbing a carpenter on December 16 night before allegedly participating in the gang rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in New Delhi.

Review: Thagararu is fast paced and interesting

Review: Thagararu is fast paced and interesting

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

The story of Thagararu moves along at a brisk pace with lots of comedy and well defined roles for all the characters.

From brutal gang rape to judgment day: The story that moved India

From brutal gang rape to judgment day: The story that moved India

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

Following is the chronology of events in the keenly watched trial of the December 16 gang rape and murder case of a 23-year-old girl in which a Delhi court on Friday awarded death penalty to the four convicts:

Review: Moodar Koodam is hilarious

Review: Moodar Koodam is hilarious

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

Comedy and satire are beautifully interwoven in Moodar Koodam with excellent support from the cast

'Humshakals wasn't that big a flop'

'Humshakals wasn't that big a flop'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

'I was very rude, and made statements for the sake of making them without realising they would backfire on me someday. I thought people would forget after six months. But if you make statements, they will come back. Now after having tasted failure, I have realised that I must be politically correct.' Meet the all-new Sajid Khan.

NIA officer shot dead in UP; authorities say it was a 'planned attack'

NIA officer shot dead in UP; authorities say it was a 'planned attack'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

Tanzil Ahmad was shot dead by two motorcycle borne persons when he was returning after attending a marriage ceremony with his wife Farzana.

Dec 16 gang rape: Evidence closed, final arguments to begin

Dec 16 gang rape: Evidence closed, final arguments to begin

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

A special court trying four adult accused for allegedly gang-raping a 23-year-old paramedic in a bus in New Delhi on Wednesday concluded recording of the evidence and would hear final arguments from Thursday.

Will this 'ghost-like figure' help crack Chennai blasts case?

Will this 'ghost-like figure' help crack Chennai blasts case?

Rediff.com5 May 2014

The CCTV footage at the Chennai Central Railway Station shows a middle-aged man, whose face was covered with a handkerchief, running towards the exit minutes before twin bombs went off in two coaches on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express on Thursday morning. The footage, though blur, is being looked at as the first lead in the investigation. So what are the chances of the police nabbing the suspect on the basis of this evidence?

After being raped, in coma for 42 years, Mumbai nurse Aruna finds peace

After being raped, in coma for 42 years, Mumbai nurse Aruna finds peace

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Aruna Shanbaug, a former nurse who lived in a vegetative state for the past 42 years after being brutally sexually assaulted at the KEM Hospital in Mumbai and became the face of the debate on euthanasia in India, died on Monday.

This Jharkhand MP has 46 criminal cases against him!

This Jharkhand MP has 46 criminal cases against him!

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment regarding leaders with a criminal background and said that they stand to be disqualified on date of conviction. The number of members of Parliament with a criminal background is 162, which means 30 per cent of those who govern the nation in the Lok Sabha have pending criminal cases.

When I kept Charles Sobhraj alive...

When I kept Charles Sobhraj alive...

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

'I had to convince myself that I was steely enough to operate on a cold-blooded killer.' 'For all my medical experience, this was something I had never done!' 'If something happened to Charles, I knew my fate was sealed for me.' 'I would be called Doctor Death until I breathed my last.' 'Success was my only hope of escaping that fate.' A fascinating excerpt from heart surgeon Dr Raamesh Koirala's Charles Sobhraj, Inside The Heart Of The Bikini Killer.

PHOTO: Obama weeps as he unveils gun control measures

PHOTO: Obama weeps as he unveils gun control measures

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

"Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad," Obama said as tears streamed down his cheeks in the East Room of the White House in the presence of a large number of victims of mass shootings.

Bollywood's 10 Heist Movies

Bollywood's 10 Heist Movies

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Just how well do heist movies do in Bollywood?

New home insurance plans are much better

New home insurance plans are much better

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Insurers cover the house on market value, and not on construction cost. They also don't insist on bills when giving the policy

7 old-fashioned courting habits we'd like to see again

7 old-fashioned courting habits we'd like to see again

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

This Valentine's Day, consider wooing your beloved the old fashioned way.

Bihar's liquor problems: Far from over

Bihar's liquor problems: Far from over

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Prohibition is resulting in prisons getting overcrowded.

A year on, no one knows who killed Prabha Arun Kumar

A year on, no one knows who killed Prabha Arun Kumar

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Detectives in Sydney have spoken to more than 2,000 people, taken almost 250 statements. They have considered the possibility that someone in India was involved in, or helped organise, Prabha Arun Kumar's murder.

10 cool things you should know about Obama's 'beast'

10 cool things you should know about Obama's 'beast'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

The Beast goes wherever the United States president travels. So whether of not Barack Obama follows protocol and hops into his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee's ride to head out for the Republic Day parade, the potently-luxurious limousine will be around the corner.

Apple says govt sought info on 65 devices till June this year

Apple says govt sought info on 65 devices till June this year

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The total number of such requests from global law enforcement agencies is over 12,400, Apple said in a report.

Lt. Umar Fayaz's death may be a turning point in Kashmir

Lt. Umar Fayaz's death may be a turning point in Kashmir

Rediff.com11 May 2017

'In times to come this will be considered a watershed event, but only if the establishment can see the flag which is up and the straws in the wind which are flying,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).