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Boxer Vijender Singh dumps Congress, joins BJP

Boxer Vijender Singh dumps Congress, joins BJP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Singh had fought the 2019 Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from the South Delhi constituency as a Congress candidate.

GAIL gas pipeline catches fire in south Delhi; no causalities

GAIL gas pipeline catches fire in south Delhi; no causalities

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

A major fire broke out at GAIL's natural gas pipeline in South Delhi's Satyaniketan area after it was perforated by civic construction contractors but there were no casualties reported.

Woman gang-raped, dumped in south Delhi

Woman gang-raped, dumped in south Delhi

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

A 42-year-old woman was allegedly sedated and raped by three men in Uttar Pradesh who then dumped her in south-east Delhi, the police said on Thursday. The fresh case comes close on the heels of a 23-year-old girl being gang-raped in a moving bus in south Delhi on December 16.

Why a father stabbed his son to death hours before wedding

Why a father stabbed his son to death hours before wedding

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

The Delhi Police late on Thursday night arrested Ranglal Singhal, who, according to his confession, stabbed his son Gaurav in his house while the preparations for his wedding were in full swing.

Delhi man rapes woman for a week, used to pour 'hot dal' on her

Delhi man rapes woman for a week, used to pour 'hot dal' on her

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

The woman had around 20 injury marks on her body when she was hospitalised. She was recently discharged, they added.

Modi will make Amit Shah PM, finish Yogi politically: Kejriwal

Modi will make Amit Shah PM, finish Yogi politically: Kejriwal

Rediff.com11 May 2024

A day after his release on interim bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging he was on a 'One nation, One leader' mission to impose 'dictatorship' by putting all leaders from opposition behind bars and 'politically finishing off' those in the Bharatiya Janata Party.

'Politics Is Changing. It's Becoming Safer And Safer For Women'

'Politics Is Changing. It's Becoming Safer And Safer For Women'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

'People in politics have lost the value of being connected to their own people.' 'Now it's all about vote share, vote bank, how many parties can you break and make them join you.'

Manipuri student found murdered in south Delhi

Manipuri student found murdered in south Delhi

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

A 33-year-old PhD scholar from Manipur was found murdered with his neck slashed at his home in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area on Wednesday night.

When bulldozers razed a South Delhi mosque

When bulldozers razed a South Delhi mosque

Rediff.com17 Jan 2011

For veterans of mob violence, the events in the Jungpura-Nizamuddin area of South Delhi through Wednesday and Thursday barely merited notice.

Panic as leopard enters Delhi home, injures 8

Panic as leopard enters Delhi home, injures 8

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

A leopard strayed into a village in north Delhi's Wazirabad early on Monday, creating panic in the area and injuring eight residents before being tranquillised by forest department officials after an over five-hour-long rescue operation.

Photo: Toxic ash engulfs south Delhi's Okhla neighbourhood

Photo: Toxic ash engulfs south Delhi's Okhla neighbourhood

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

Residents of south Delhi's Okhla area were delighted to see what they thought was the season's first snowfall. But they were enraged after realising that it was toxic ash from a large waste-to-energy plant operated by Jindal Ecopolis in the neighbourhood.

'Friends' force Delhi teen to lick shoes, perform sex act

'Friends' force Delhi teen to lick shoes, perform sex act

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

A 14-year-old boy was made to lick shoes and perform 'unnatural sex' on three of his friends, who also recorded the act and put its video on social media, in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area, police said on Monday.

Explosion in car in south Delhi creates panic

Explosion in car in south Delhi creates panic

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

An explosion took place in a car in south Delhi due to overheating in the radiator, but no one was injured.

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: 4 convicts get bail

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: 4 convicts get bail

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

The Delhi high court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan.

South Delhi to miss more cricket

South Delhi to miss more cricket

Rediff.com24 Dec 2003

Soren 'missing', ED team camps at his house, seizes BMW

Soren 'missing', ED team camps at his house, seizes BMW

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

The agency seized a Haryana-registered BMW car from Soren's residence apart from some documents recovered by them during the search conducted at the house, sources said.

BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

Rediff.com3 Mar 2024

It dropped sitting MP from Guna, Krishnapal Singh Yadav, to field Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from the seat.

World-class warships from south Delhi market

World-class warships from south Delhi market

Rediff.com15 Apr 2008

A single armed sentry post and a strand of barbed wire atop the boundary walls are all that hint at an ultra high-security installation -- the Directorate General of Naval Design -- that has fathered battleships like the INS Mumbai, which turned heads across the globe when it sailed into war-torn Beirut in 2006 to evacuate hundreds of Indians stranded by Israel's attack on Lebanon.

BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri says sorry for remarks on Danish Ali in LS

BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri says sorry for remarks on Danish Ali in LS

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

With Bidhuri expressing regret, sources said, the committee was likely to bring closure to the matter and send its report to the speaker.

BJP issues showcause notice to Bidhuri for remarks against BSP MP

BJP issues showcause notice to Bidhuri for remarks against BSP MP

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

BJP sources said the party has sought a reply from the South Delhi MP for his use of unparliamentary words.

Modi among first 195 BJP Lok Sabha candidates; See full list

Modi among first 195 BJP Lok Sabha candidates; See full list

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from Varanasi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it named 34 Union ministers in the first list of 195 candidates.

Firing outside house occupied by Israelis in South Delhi

Firing outside house occupied by Israelis in South Delhi

Rediff.com6 Jul 2014

Unidentified car-borne persons on Sunday fired outside a house in Vasant Vihar area where several Israelis, some of them working with the Israel embassy, have been living.

CAS: Future depends on South Delhi success

CAS: Future depends on South Delhi success

Rediff.com23 Dec 2003

The government on Tuesday said the rollout of conditional access system in the rest of Delhi would depend upon its success in South Delhi

Pay channel blackout continues in South Delhi

Pay channel blackout continues in South Delhi

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Cable operators continued to black out pay channels in South Delhi on Tuesday, making it clear that consumers will have to either go in for set top boxes to watch these channels or be content with the free-to-air ones.

Cong, AAP alliance in 4 states, but to go solo in Punjab

Cong, AAP alliance in 4 states, but to go solo in Punjab

Rediff.com24 Feb 2024

"Special circumstances" exist in Punjab, Wasnik said and added that in view of these, the AAP and the Congress have decided to fight the Lok Sabha polls separately in the state.

Protesting farmers stopped from marching to Parliament

Protesting farmers stopped from marching to Parliament

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Thousands of farmers from around 100 villages of Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday took to the streets seeking hiked compensation, bringing traffic to a standstill in several parts of Delhi-NCR as they made an unsuccessful bid to march towards Parliament.

Move out: Delhi housing colony to Aiyar, daughter over Ram temple stand

Move out: Delhi housing colony to Aiyar, daughter over Ram temple stand

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

Aiyar in a video posted on Facebook, however, stated that she did not live in the colony represented by the RWA and that she did not receive any "notice" (letter) from it.

Speaker refers Bidhuri to privileges committee for slurs against Danish

Speaker refers Bidhuri to privileges committee for slurs against Danish

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred MPs' complaints on the issue involving BJP member Ramesh Bidhuri's use of objectionable words against BSP's Danish Ali to the Privileges Committee, sources said on Thursday.

Mahua was forced to appear before Ethics panel, but Bidhuri...: Cong leader

Mahua was forced to appear before Ethics panel, but Bidhuri...: Cong leader

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

Bidhuri, the BJP MP from South Delhi, had faced strong criticism over his "derogatory" comments against Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha.

ED files charge sheet against Lalu Prasad's family

ED files charge sheet against Lalu Prasad's family

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

The charge sheet has been filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi and the court has listed the matter to be heard on January 16, the sources said.

BJP's Bidhuri skips LS privileges panel meet in communal slur row

BJP's Bidhuri skips LS privileges panel meet in communal slur row

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

The Lok Sabha's Privileges Committee, headed by BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh, took up other issues on the agenda as Bidhuri, who was campaigning for the party in poll-bound Rajasthan, kept away.

Batla House encounter: MC Sharma's wife may challenge HC order in SC

Batla House encounter: MC Sharma's wife may challenge HC order in SC

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Earlier in the day, the high court upheld a trial court order convicting Khan of the murder of the slain inspector but refused to confirm the capital punishment.

Road-rage: Delhi Police ACP assaulted in South Delhi

Road-rage: Delhi Police ACP assaulted in South Delhi

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

A senior Delhi Police official posted with the elite Special Cell was severely assaulted on Thursday allegedly by three persons including a woman and a juvenile in a case of road-rage in South Delhi's posh Lodhi Estate area.

11th anniversary of Nirbhaya: 'Nothing has changed'

11th anniversary of Nirbhaya: 'Nothing has changed'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

A 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, who came to be known as "Nirbhaya (the fearless one)", was raped and assaulted by six men inside a bus in south Delhi on December 16, 2012, before being thrown out of the moving vehicle.

BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri, who hurled anti-Muslim slurs, gets poll responsibility

BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri, who hurled anti-Muslim slurs, gets poll responsibility

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Bidhuri's responsibility will be akin to the party's poll in-charge of the district, sources said.

ED issues fresh summons to China-based US bizman Singham in NewsClick case

ED issues fresh summons to China-based US bizman Singham in NewsClick case

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

The summons were sent to Singham recently on his personal email ID and also through the Chinese diplomatic channels after the ED routed them through the ministry of external affairs, the officials said.

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: 4 convicts get life term

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: 4 convicts get life term

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

The court also ordered that of the total fine amount imposed on the convicts, Rs 12 lakh will be paid to the victim's family.

ED probing website named by NYT for Rs 86 cr foreign funding

ED probing website named by NYT for Rs 86 cr foreign funding

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing alleged fraudulent foreign funds infusion of more than Rs 86 crore into a company that runs the NewsClick portal even as it is expected to soon file a charge sheet in the case being probed under the anti-money laundering law, official sources said on Monday.

Batla House encounter: HC to decide on Ariz Khan's death penalty on Thursday

Batla House encounter: HC to decide on Ariz Khan's death penalty on Thursday

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

The court will also rule on Khan's appeal against the trial court verdict that said his offence fell under the "rarest of the rare category", warranting the maximum sentence and that he be "hanged by the neck" till death.

Nafrat ke bazaar mein..., says Rahul after meeting Danish Ali

Nafrat ke bazaar mein..., says Rahul after meeting Danish Ali

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

The meeting comes a day after Danish Ali faced verbal abuse from BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in Lok Sabha.