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Sreesanth seeks solace in Shirdi after another controversy

Sreesanth seeks solace in Shirdi after another controversy

Rediff.com13 Apr 2013

A day after the ghost of 2008 'Slapgate' tumbled out, controversial fast bowler S Sreesanth on Saturday sought divine blessings by visiting the Sai Baba shrine in Shirdi, Maharashtra.

Umar Akmal appeals against his three-year ban

Umar Akmal appeals against his three-year ban

Rediff.com19 May 2020

The PCB had banned Akmal from all forms of cricket last month after its disciplinary panel found him guilty of not reporting corrupt approaches ahead of the Pakistan Super League earlier this year.

Windfall tax on fuel to recoup most of Rs 1 lakh cr revenue lost in excise cuts

Windfall tax on fuel to recoup most of Rs 1 lakh cr revenue lost in excise cuts

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

The windfall tax on oil produced within India and fuel exported overseas will make up for more than three-fourths of the revenue that the government lost when it cut excise duty on petrol and diesel to cool soaring inflation, industry sources said. India on July 1 joined a select league of nations globally that have taxed windfall gains accruing to oil companies from soaring energy prices. The government slapped a Rs 6 per litre tax on the export of petrol and jet fuel (ATF) and Rs 13 a litre on the export of diesel effective July 1. Additionally, a Rs 23,250 per tonne tax was levied on crude oil produced domestically.

Strauss slams 'naive' England cricketers after head-butting row

Strauss slams 'naive' England cricketers after head-butting row

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

'These guys are not thugs'

'War is a real estate business'

'War is a real estate business'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

'War is never a solution. It's nothing but real estate business I am against any kind of violence.'

COVID-19: Doctors, cops attacked at a few places

COVID-19: Doctors, cops attacked at a few places

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Two women doctors were injured in Indore when a five-member team of health officials was pelted with stones in Taatpatti Bakhal area on Wednesday while they were trying to trace a person who had come into contact with a COVID-19 patient, police said.

RBI bars HDFC Bank from digital initiatives, issuing new credit cards

RBI bars HDFC Bank from digital initiatives, issuing new credit cards

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Private sector lender HDFC Bank on Thursday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked it temporarily stop all launches of its upcoming digital business-generating activities and sourcing of new credit card customers after outage at its data centre which impacted operations last month.

Get lost: Gavaskar clears the air on his MCG walkout

Get lost: Gavaskar clears the air on his MCG walkout

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Gavaskar opened up on the moment that almost led India to forfeit the match they would famously go on to win.

Rakhi@LFW: How Hasleen Kaur got her brother in trouble

Rakhi@LFW: How Hasleen Kaur got her brother in trouble

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

We feel for you, Harsimrit!

Attacker of Mamata's nephew in critical condition

Attacker of Mamata's nephew in critical condition

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

The condition of the youth, who had slapped West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee at a rally on Sunday, was stated to be critical after he suffered multiple head injuries.

SC wants count of offences against Delhi women

SC wants count of offences against Delhi women

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to furnish information on the number of offences committed against women in the national capital every month.

Man held in connection with Kanwariyas' vandalism

Man held in connection with Kanwariyas' vandalism

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The accused, Rahul Billa, was identified through a CCTV footage and was later arrested. Billa is a resident of Uttam Nagar and has been previously involved in thefts, the police said.

We live in two Americas, LeBron James says, after Capitol siege

We live in two Americas, LeBron James says, after Capitol siege

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

James watched on television as the events took place, and on Thursday wondered what would have happened if the intruders had been mostly Black.

'Lawyers are victims, not policemen'

'Lawyers are victims, not policemen'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

'The most serious issue is that of shooting a lawyer in the chest. That news has been buried.'

Gurugram: Man beaten up for wearing skull cap

Gurugram: Man beaten up for wearing skull cap

Rediff.com27 May 2019

The victim in his police complaint said that his attackers removed his cap and slapped him, while asking him to chant Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram.

Retd cop-turned-lawyer faces heat over Tis Hazari clash

Retd cop-turned-lawyer faces heat over Tis Hazari clash

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

'Today, I saw the pictures of posters, asking me to clarify whether I am a lawyer or a police officer, being pasted on the main gate of my chamber'

'Self-explanatory' that other bowlers were aware of ball-tampering: Bancroft

'Self-explanatory' that other bowlers were aware of ball-tampering: Bancroft

Rediff.com15 May 2021

The trio of Bancroft, Smith and Warner were banned for their roles in the ball tampering scandal.

From BJP Nemesis To Modi's 'Small Soldier'

From BJP Nemesis To Modi's 'Small Soldier'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

The transformation of the Modi-Shah baiting Hardik Patel into saffron poster boy.

Unnao case: Jilted lover among 2 held; gave pesticide to girls

Unnao case: Jilted lover among 2 held; gave pesticide to girls

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

"Vinay Kumar, alias Lambu, and a teenager have been held in connection with the case. The matter is a fallout of a one-side love affair. "The accused gave some pesticide with water to the three girls," Lucknow Range IG Laxmi Singh told reporters in Unnao.

Bhajji refuses to react to Sreesanth 'slapgate' claims

Bhajji refuses to react to Sreesanth 'slapgate' claims

Rediff.com12 Apr 2013

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has refused to comment on his former India teammate S Sreesanth's claim that the 2008 IPL season 'slapgate' incident was pre-planned and he was wrongly made the villain of the whole controversy.

UP journalist beaten, urinated on by railway cops

UP journalist beaten, urinated on by railway cops

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

In the video, the journalist can be seen been mercilessly hit by a group of men. The victim also narrated his ordeal, saying, "They were in plain clothes. One hit my camera and it fell down. When I picked it up they hit and abused me. I was locked up, stripped and they urinated in my mouth."

I'm not an ordinary man: Rane on impending arrest

I'm not an ordinary man: Rane on impending arrest

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Union minister Narayan Rane on Tuesday defended his remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying he hasn't committed any crime by making them.

My life is under threat, wept Tamil Nadu MP, after being sacked by AIADMK

My life is under threat, wept Tamil Nadu MP, after being sacked by AIADMK

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Jayalalithaa said that M Sasikala Pushpa was being expelled from all party posts, including primary membership, as she had acted in violation of the party principles and ethics.

SC asks top cops to explain assault on rape protestors

SC asks top cops to explain assault on rape protestors

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

Taking strong exception to a police officer slapping a young girl during a recent protest against rape of a minor, the Supreme Court on Thursday sought an explanation from the Delhi police chief on the incident. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi directed the police Ccmmissioner to file an affidavit to explain why a young girl was beaten up during the protest against the rape of five-year-old in Delhi.

Delhi: 3 women crushed to death by vehicle driven by cop

Delhi: 3 women crushed to death by vehicle driven by cop

Rediff.com12 May 2015

The incident took place a day after a policeman was sacked and arrested for hitting a woman with a brick.

Guj cop arrested for assaulting woman bank employee

Guj cop arrested for assaulting woman bank employee

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Bank officials said police constable Ghanshyam Shyora entered the Canara Bank's Saroli branch on Monday in plain clothes and asked female employee Santoshi Kumari to print his passbook.

Thappad review

Thappad review

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

A spectacular Taapsee Pannu brings out the shift of a happy homemaker to a heartbroken woman most strikingly in her deeply affecting performance, applauds Sukanya Verma.

The Saffronisation of Corporate India

The Saffronisation of Corporate India

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

'All these incidents go to show that the day of the anodyne, apolitical corporation is running out fast,' says Kanika Datta.

Man sneezes at Vir Das for allegedly breaking protocol

Man sneezes at Vir Das for allegedly breaking protocol

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Das said the man in the video does not own his doorstep, sit-out, or his house and he wondered if what the man did would qualify as harassment.

Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur walks out of Karnal jail

Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur walks out of Karnal jail

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur was freed Friday by the Punjab and Haryana high court, which said slapping charges like attempt to murder on her is a 'debatable issue' to be considered at a later stage in the trial.

Umpiring a 'strange occupation', says Kyrgios

Umpiring a 'strange occupation', says Kyrgios

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

Nick Kyrgios has had more than his fair share of run-ins with umpires over his career

PHOTOS: Another security scare for India captain Kohli

PHOTOS: Another security scare for India captain Kohli

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

Fans breaching security cordon to get up close with Virat Kohli is becoming a new norm as a spectator reached up to the India captain during the first day of the ongoing second Test against West Indies in Hyderabad on Friday.

VIDEO: Man hurls shoe at BJP leaders during presser

VIDEO: Man hurls shoe at BJP leaders during presser

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

BJP leaders Bhupendra Yadav and G V L Narsimha Rao were addressing the media.

Mumbai: 2 woman constables, who assaulted girl at Ganpati pandal, suspended

Mumbai: 2 woman constables, who assaulted girl at Ganpati pandal, suspended

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

The video of the girl being "manhandled" by the women constables at the famous Ganesh pandal had gone viral, prompting the police to launch a probe.

Series loss to India still annoys me, says Aus captain Paine

Series loss to India still annoys me, says Aus captain Paine

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

Australia's Test captain Tim Paine admitted the series defeat to India two years ago still 'grinds' him, but pointed out that the hosts boast of a better all-round side this time around.

'Who knows, the war would have taken a different turn, maybe!'

'Who knows, the war would have taken a different turn, maybe!'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

'The simultaneous fire from so many guns rained down on the enemy and pulverised them, a sight I can never forget till my last breath.'

SC to hear PIL seeking protection for Kashmiris; Omar slams PM

SC to hear PIL seeking protection for Kashmiris; Omar slams PM

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

The NHRC issued notice to the Union ministries of home and human resource development seeking a report over the reported ill-treatment of Kashmiri people in the aftermath of the attack.

Kejriwal meets attacker, forgives him

Kejriwal meets attacker, forgives him

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday visited the residence of the autorickshaw driver who had slapped him at a roadshow in Sultanpuri area of North-west Delhi and the Aam Aadmi Party leader said he has "forgiven" the man.

Bengaluru shamed again: Woman molested, thrown to the ground

Bengaluru shamed again: Woman molested, thrown to the ground

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

The CCTV footage of the video shows the accosted woman getting off an auto rickshaw and walking towards her home, when one of the two men suddenly appears in her way and begins to molest her.

Who am I to forgive the attacker: Sharad Pawar

Who am I to forgive the attacker: Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

Refusing to blame the Bharatiya Janata Party for the attack on him, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday sought to downplay the incident and asked Nationalist Congress Party workers not to take the law into their hands and maintain peace. "I don't think it is appropriate for me to blame any political party for the incident. I should not go to that level of blaming anyone," he told reporters outside his residence, hours after a young man slapped him.