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Why Did Supreme Court Strengthen UAPA?

Why Did Supreme Court Strengthen UAPA?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Reversing the burden of evidence means that the principle of innocent until proven guilty does not apply. It is exactly the opposite: Guilty as charged, until you can convince the judges of the contrary, points out Shekhar Gupta.

2 more held in Lucknow's Lulu Mall namaaz row; 7 arrested so far

2 more held in Lucknow's Lulu Mall namaaz row; 7 arrested so far

Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

The fresh arrests come days after the police nabbed a fifth accused in the case.

Nawab Malik wilfully breached undertaking: HC

Nawab Malik wilfully breached undertaking: HC

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said that it seems that Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has "wilfully breached" his undertaking given to the HC last month on not making any public statements against Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai unit chief Sameer Wankhede and his family members.

Banks alert customers about mobile banking malware targeting over 200 apps

Banks alert customers about mobile banking malware targeting over 200 apps

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Several Indian banks have alerted their customers not to download apps from any source other than official app stores. Banking customers are being targeted by a new type of mobile banking malware campaign using SOVA Android Trojan. This malware captures the credentials when users log onto their net-banking apps and access bank accounts. The new version of SOVA appears to be targeting more than 200 mobile applications, including banking apps and crypto wallets.

Lakshya Sen romps into third round of French Open

Lakshya Sen romps into third round of French Open

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

While Sen needed just 40 minutes to advance Sameer Verma retired hurt against Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito at the end of the second game when the scoreline reading 16-21, 21-12 in another men's singles match.

Twinkle Returns To The Movies!

Twinkle Returns To The Movies!

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Twinkle's short story Salaam Noni Appa will mark ad-man Sonal Dabral's directorial debut.

Cruise raid: Wankhede presents his version before NCB vigilance panel

Cruise raid: Wankhede presents his version before NCB vigilance panel

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Wankhede presented his version and official documents related to the raid, which took place in October last year at the international cruise terminal in Mumbai, before NCB deputy director general for the northern region Gyaneshwar Singh.

Denmark Open: Sindhu enters quarter-finals after hard-fought win

Denmark Open: Sindhu enters quarter-finals after hard-fought win

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

India's double Olympic medallist superstar PV Sindhu reached the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open Super 1000 tournament in Odense on Thursday after three hard-fought games against her opponent from Thailand.

Shooting Worlds: Rudrankksh, Arjun, Kiran win India's fifth gold

Shooting Worlds: Rudrankksh, Arjun, Kiran win India's fifth gold

Rediff.com16 Oct 2022

It was also Patil's second senior world championship gold in his very first outing, having won the individual 10m air rifle event earlier.

Why Shah Rukh Needed Action To Revive His Career

Why Shah Rukh Needed Action To Revive His Career

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. By the time he entered his 50s, he was struggling to find his feet, explains Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Shooting Worlds: Udhayveer's twin strike keeps India in 2nd

Shooting Worlds: Udhayveer's twin strike keeps India in 2nd

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

India has also picked up one Paris 2024 Olympics quota place after Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil stunned a high-quality field on Friday, to become the 10 air rifle men's world champion.

Hindu groups see red over namaaz inside Lucknow's Lulu Mall

Hindu groups see red over namaaz inside Lucknow's Lulu Mall

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

A controversy broke out after a video purportedly showing a group of people offering namaaz in Lulu Mall in Lucknow surfaced on social media, leading to a protest by a right-wing Hindu group that also filed a police complaint.

Taapsee Celebrates Her BIG Win!

Taapsee Celebrates Her BIG Win!

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

The Filmfare OTT Awards honoured the cast and crew of OTT movies and doffed their hat to their talent and hard work.

More boys diagnosed with cancer than girls in India: Lancet study

More boys diagnosed with cancer than girls in India: Lancet study

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

More boys than girls with cancer in India are being diagnosed with the disease and the probable cause for this is gender bias in society, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.

Manish Sisodia arrested after 8-hr grilling, CBI says wasn't cooperating

Manish Sisodia arrested after 8-hr grilling, CBI says wasn't cooperating

Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

Sisodia was arrested after nearly eight hours of questioning on various aspects of the excise policy for 2021-22, which the probe agency says suffered from irregularities both in its formulation and implementation, allegedly intended to benefit people with links to the AAP.

Wankhede asked to appear before caste verification panel

Wankhede asked to appear before caste verification panel

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

Bhim Army leader Ashok Kamble filed the complaint against Wankhede for allegedly forging documents.

Malik conspired with Dawood's sister to grab land: Court

Malik conspired with Dawood's sister to grab land: Court

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Prima facie, there was evidence to indicate that there was a 'conspiracy' between Hasina Parkar (Ibrahim's sister), Salim Patel (alleged associate of Ibrahim) and Malik to grab the land owned by Munira Plumber and her mother Mariyum Goawala, said R N Rokade, special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Timeline: How NCB's drugs case against Aryan Khan unravelled

Timeline: How NCB's drugs case against Aryan Khan unravelled

Rediff.com27 May 2022

The timeline of the 'drugs on cruise' case in which Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was given a clean chit by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday.

Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi, got married again, reveals nephew

Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi, got married again, reveals nephew

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

Alishah laid down the family tree of Dawood Ibrahim and said that the gangster's first wife gets in touch with people through WhatsApp calls.

Mundka fire: Building owner arrested; 19 still missing

Mundka fire: Building owner arrested; 19 still missing

Rediff.com15 May 2022

"We received information that Manish Lakra was going towards Haridwar in Uttarakhand. We laid a trap and nabbed him from Ghevra Mod after conducting multiple raids in Delhi and Haryana," Sameer Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer), said.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The central probe agency has got an alleged 'close associate' of Sisodia -- Dinesh Arora -- to spill beans by turning approver in the case, they said.

NCB's Wankhede writes to Mumbai top cop seeking protection from legal action

NCB's Wankhede writes to Mumbai top cop seeking protection from legal action

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

Wankhede claimed the threat of jail and dismissal have been issued against him in public.

Sindhu, Prannoy enter Swiss Open semifinals

Sindhu, Prannoy enter Swiss Open semifinals

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Sindhu made short work of fifth seed Michelle Li of Canada 21-10, 21-19 in 36 minutes

Ex-Army official is 19th witness to turn hostile in 2009 Malegaon blast case

Ex-Army official is 19th witness to turn hostile in 2009 Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

A witness who is a former army official turned hostile in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast trial in Mumbai on Thursday.

Nawab Malik, family have links with underworld, alleges Fadnavis

Nawab Malik, family have links with underworld, alleges Fadnavis

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

Fadnavis said, "Nawab Malik and his family members were part of a company which purchased land in Kurla (area of Mumbai) at a very low rate by making some fictitious documents. There are four such land purchase deals where I can firmly say that Malik has entered into land deals with the underworld."

ED arrests Nawab Malik in PMLA case linked to Dawood

ED arrests Nawab Malik in PMLA case linked to Dawood

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

The 62-year-old Nationalist Congress Party leader was taken into custody shortly before 3 pm after he was questioned for about six hours at the ED office in south Mumbai's Ballard Estate area.

Television actor allegedly commits suicide

Television actor allegedly commits suicide

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Television actor Sameer Sharma allegedly died by suicide at his home, police said.

Khuda Haafiz review

Khuda Haafiz review

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

Vidyut Jammwal's latest offering Khuda Haafiz is neither entertaining nor high on action, feels Namrata Thakker.

CBI summons Sisodia for questioning in excise case, AAP fears arrest

CBI summons Sisodia for questioning in excise case, AAP fears arrest

Rediff.com16 Oct 2022

The AAP claimed that Sisodia would be arrested on Monday and alleged the move was initiated in view of the forthcoming assembly elections in Gujarat where it is in a direct contest with the BJP.

'Your Hindustan will never forget you'

'Your Hindustan will never forget you'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

Penned by lyricist Sameer, the tribute song in honour of the martyrs of the Kargil War features Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kangana Ranaut among others.

Malegaon blast victims write to CJ, seek extension for NIA judge

Malegaon blast victims write to CJ, seek extension for NIA judge

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

The victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast case have written to the chief justice and registrar of Bombay high court requesting them to extend the tenure of special NIA judge PR Sitre, who has been presiding over the trial since August 2020.

HC quashes order refusing to stop Malik from tweeting against Wankhedes

HC quashes order refusing to stop Malik from tweeting against Wankhedes

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

The Bombay high court on Monday quashed and set aside the order of a single bench of the HC that had refused to restrain Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik from making public statements against the Narcotics Control Bureau's zonal director Sameer Wankhede and his family.

COMING UP: July's OTT Releases

COMING UP: July's OTT Releases

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

Find out more about interesting films and Web series coming up on OTT this month.

Mind The Malhotras Season 2 Review

Mind The Malhotras Season 2 Review

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Mind The Malhotras is like a bus that skipped a few stops on its route, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Indonesia Open: Sindhu suffers shock first-round exit

Indonesia Open: Sindhu suffers shock first-round exit

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women's singles.

Won't arrest Wankhede without notice: Mumbai police tells HC

Won't arrest Wankhede without notice: Mumbai police tells HC

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Wankhede filed a petition and sought an urgent hearing, saying he feared arrest by police over allegations of extortion against him in the case related to alleged drug bust on a cruise ship involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan khan.

Siraj's brother delighted after pacer shines in debut Test

Siraj's brother delighted after pacer shines in debut Test

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

'I am very happy, he delivered an amazing performance as he took five wickets, in both the innings combined and that too, in his debut match. So, it is a very big achievement.'

5G testbed may be rolled out in early Jan

5G testbed may be rolled out in early Jan

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

The government is planning to roll out 5G testbed in early January to enable small and medium enterprises and other industry players to test their solutions on a working platform, a top Department of Telecom official said on Thursday. For the promotion of 5G indigenous technology, DoT in March 2018, had approved a multi-institute collaborative project to set up an indigenous 5G Test Bed at a total cost of Rs 224 crore. A testbed consists of a specific environment including hardware, software, operating system, and network configuration to test a product or service.

Father of Delhi excise 'scam' accused caught on 'sting tape'

Father of Delhi excise 'scam' accused caught on 'sting tape'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

The statement of Sunny Marwah, an accused in the Delhi excise policy case, has been recorded and he has given important information about the modus operandi of those named in the first information report (FIR) in connection with the liquor 'scam', Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials said on Monday.