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2 traffickers under scanner for duping Indians into joining Russian army

2 traffickers under scanner for duping Indians into joining Russian army

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

The agents allegedly confiscated the passports of Indians arriving in Russia and forced them to fight with the armed forces, officials said.

Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM for third time; hails Champai

Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM for third time; hails Champai

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

The court order is in the public domain for all to see, the JMM executive president said, adding that he would discharge his duties with commitment.

Foreign power didn't want me to quit: SL ex-president hints at India's role

Foreign power didn't want me to quit: SL ex-president hints at India's role

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ousted as the president of Sri Lanka in a popular public uprising in 2022, on Thursday hinted that India was keen on his continuation despite the growing public discontent against him at the behest of certain Western powers.

Power of Constitution: Cong on govt's lateral entry roll-back

Power of Constitution: Cong on govt's lateral entry roll-back

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asserted that the Congress will protect the Constitution and the reservation system at all costs and foil "conspiracies" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

PFI's Kerala module planned attacks on Jews visiting TN, says NIA

PFI's Kerala module planned attacks on Jews visiting TN, says NIA

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

The Popular Front of India (PFI) has been extensively using social media for recruiting youths for anti-national activities and one of the modules of the now-banned outfit even had prepared to attack foreigners, especially Jews visiting Vattakkanal, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, officials said.

Actress Pavithra was present at murder spot, beat victim with slippers: Police

Actress Pavithra was present at murder spot, beat victim with slippers: Police

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The actress has been named as accused number one in the case, allegedly for being the instigator, while Darshan is accused number two, who allegedly executed the murder.

Snake venom case: Youtuber Elvish Yadav sent to 14-day jail

Snake venom case: Youtuber Elvish Yadav sent to 14-day jail

Rediff.com17 Mar 2024

Yadav was among six people named in an FIR lodged at Sector 49 police station in Noida on November 3 last year.

Man protesting bangle seller's arrest has Pak links: Govt

Man protesting bangle seller's arrest has Pak links: Govt

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

The Madhya Pradesh government has found "evidence" that shows one of the men arrested in connection with a protest and for spreading inflammatory messages after the bangle seller incident in Indore has links with Pakistan through social media, state home minister Narottam Mishra said on Monday.

Kerala college mark row: Scribe, principal booked on SFI leader's complaint

Kerala college mark row: Scribe, principal booked on SFI leader's complaint

Rediff.com11 Jun 2023

The Kerala police registered a case against five persons including an Asianet News journalist and principal of the government-run Maharaja's College in Ernakulam based on a complaint by student union leader PM Arsho in connection with the mark list controversy.

Clean chit leak: CBI chargesheets Anil Deshmukh's daughter, daughter-in-law

Clean chit leak: CBI chargesheets Anil Deshmukh's daughter, daughter-in-law

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

The report was leaked to the media on August 29, 2021 "to subvert" the Bombay high court-directed probe against him, the agency has alleged.

Punjab Police books Kumar Vishwas for remarks on Kejriwal

Punjab Police books Kumar Vishwas for remarks on Kejriwal

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

Vishwas, who was a founding member of the AAP had alleged that Kejriwal had connections with separatists in Punjab, and those having sympathy with separatists used to come to his house for meetings during the last assembly polls.

2 groups linked to LeT, Jaish banned; IS recruiter among 4 declared terrorists

2 groups linked to LeT, Jaish banned; IS recruiter among 4 declared terrorists

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

Aijaz Ahmad, presently based in Afghanistan, is one of the chief recruiters of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir.

AAP holds 'mass fast' to protest Kejriwal's arrest

AAP holds 'mass fast' to protest Kejriwal's arrest

Rediff.com7 Apr 2024

Many senior AAP leaders, including Delhi assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, Deputy Speaker Rakhi Bila, ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai and Imran Hussain attended the day-long 'Samuhik Upwas' at Jantar Mantar in the national capital from 11 am.

Uniform order religion-neutral, PFI behind troubles: K'taka to SC on hijab row

Uniform order religion-neutral, PFI behind troubles: K'taka to SC on hijab row

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Mehta told a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia the PFI started the social media campaign over the Islamic headscarf earlier this year and there were continuous social media messages asking students to "start wearing hijab".

Maharashtra ATS arrests man in Kashmir for links to LeT recruiter

Maharashtra ATS arrests man in Kashmir for links to LeT recruiter

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad on Thursday arrested a man in Jammu and Kashmir for his alleged links with Junaid Mohammed, who is accused of recruiting terrorists for the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, an official said.

LG recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for funding from banned SFJ

LG recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for funding from banned SFJ

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation 'Sikhs for Justice', Raj Niwas sources said on Monday.

Hindu temple in US defaced with anti-India graffiti

Hindu temple in US defaced with anti-India graffiti

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

The City of Newark Police Department in Newark, Newark, California told PTI in an emailed statement that on Friday at approximately 8.35 am, they received a report of graffiti at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple.

Disha Ravi sent to 3-day judicial custody in toolkit case

Disha Ravi sent to 3-day judicial custody in toolkit case

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Police said Ravi was evasive during her previous interrogation and tried to shift blame on the co-accused.

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from? Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Priority is given to majority in democracy: Ajit on EC ruling

Priority is given to majority in democracy: Ajit on EC ruling

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

The Sharad Pawar camp described the ruling as a "murder of democracy" which would be challenged in the Supreme Court.

Why's Lalu Silent On Bihar Communal Violence?

Why's Lalu Silent On Bihar Communal Violence?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

'Lalu understands that his words can be used by rivals to consolidate Hindu votes which may damage the prospects of his party's social support base.'

Ashneer Grover urges Bharatpe board for action against CEO Suhail Sameer

Ashneer Grover urges Bharatpe board for action against CEO Suhail Sameer

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Former BharatPe chief Ashneer Grover has written to the company's board seeking action against CEO Suhail Sameer following his offensive remarks on social media and sought resignation of chairman Rajnish Kumar. In response to a comment by Ashneer's sister Aashima on a social media post by former BharatPe employee Karan Sarki, Sameer said "Behen- tere bhai ne saara paisa chura liya (Sister, your brother has stolen all the money). Very little left to pay salaries". Sarki in the post had raised the issue of sacking of old staff and non-payment of salaries.

Bhupesh Baghel, others booked in Mahadev betting app case

Bhupesh Baghel, others booked in Mahadev betting app case

Rediff.com17 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate, which has been investigating the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case for more than a year, alleged in the past that its probe has shown involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, where the two main promoters of the app hail from.

Parliament breach: 6th accused held, had destroyed evidence

Parliament breach: 6th accused held, had destroyed evidence

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

A sixth arrest has been made in the Parliament security breach case -- Mahesh Kumawat from Rajasthan's Nagaur who was allegedly in contact with the other accused for the last two years for hatching the conspiracy and had destroyed their mobile phones to get rid of the evidence, police said on Saturday.

Indian national trained by Islamic State found guilty

Indian national trained by Islamic State found guilty

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Subahani Haja Moideen, a Keralite, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in 2016 following a crackdown in Tamil Nadu with the help of central security agencies and other state police, foiling designs of Islamic State operatives to attack or eliminate certain prominent persons and target places of public importance.

Sameer Wankhede claims he and wife getting death threats

Sameer Wankhede claims he and wife getting death threats

Rediff.com22 May 2023

The CBI recently filed an FIR against Wankhede for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing the SRK's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.

Govt blocks 35 Pak-based YouTube channels, 2 websites

Govt blocks 35 Pak-based YouTube channels, 2 websites

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

The ministry has also issued orders for blocking of two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts and one Facebook account involved in spreading 'coordinated anti-India disinformation'.

Bishnoi, Goldie Brar gangs planned to use minors to kill Salman Khan: Police

Bishnoi, Goldie Brar gangs planned to use minors to kill Salman Khan: Police

Rediff.com3 Jun 2024

The Navi Mumbai police uncovered a plot to kill the actor during their investigation disclosing a video call conversation between Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Ajay Kashyap and another accused.

Bulandshahr gang rape: Azam Khan alleges 'political conspiracy'

Bulandshahr gang rape: Azam Khan alleges 'political conspiracy'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Khan said that investigative agencies should explore the possibility of the opposition parties involvement in the shocking gang rape case.

Police book 3 pujaris for Trimbakeshwar 'ice lingam' hoax

Police book 3 pujaris for Trimbakeshwar 'ice lingam' hoax

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

A police case has been filed against three persons in connection with the appearance of ice in the shape of a 'lingam' in the renowned Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra's Nashik in June last year, which a probe committee has now proclaimed as a hoax.

Mumbai police lodge FIR over death threat to Pawar

Mumbai police lodge FIR over death threat to Pawar

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said his government has taken serious note of the death threat to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and that he has given instructions for a probe.

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia poll fraud, waives arraignment

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia poll fraud, waives arraignment

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Former United States President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election interference case, waiving the right to appear in court next week.

Nitish govt under fire over 'reduction in Hindu holidays' in Bihar schools

Nitish govt under fire over 'reduction in Hindu holidays' in Bihar schools

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Holidays on Ram Navami and Janmashtami, associated with the most popular of Hindu deities Lord Rama and Lord Krishna respectively, have been done away with and on the other hand, the number of days requiring schools to remain shut for Muslim festivals has been increased, Modi alleged.

'Those who speak of banning The Kerala Story are wrong'

'Those who speak of banning The Kerala Story are wrong'

Rediff.com8 May 2023

Shabana Azmi said no one but the Central Board of Film Certification has the right to decide whether or not a film should release.

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.'

Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account suspended permanently, brands snap ties

Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account suspended permanently, brands snap ties

Rediff.com4 May 2021

Twitter on Tuesday permanently suspended Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, saying she had repeatedly violated its rules on 'hateful conduct and abusive behaviour'.

Amravati pharmacist murder: Vet seeks bail, claims no Tablighi Jamaat link

Amravati pharmacist murder: Vet seeks bail, claims no Tablighi Jamaat link

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

It further claimed the prosecution has not been able to establish Khan had any intention to cause the murder (of Kolhe) in order to invoke UAPA or IPC provisions.

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

Is Modi's Authoritarianism Good For India?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

We need not spend much time going over what this government has done and is doing to the Opposition, by misusing the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. There is a daily update on that, notes Aakar Patel.

TMC 'stings' BJP over Sandeshkhali, moves EC with video

TMC 'stings' BJP over Sandeshkhali, moves EC with video

Rediff.com9 May 2024

TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose submitted a letter to the Election Commission on Thursday.

Stone hurled at Jagan, cops probe 'murder attempt'

Stone hurled at Jagan, cops probe 'murder attempt'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Unidentified miscreants hurled a stone at the Chief Minister on Saturday night near Vivekananda School Centre in Vijayawada's Singh Nagar, which injured his left temple when he was canvassing for polls.