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Punjab CM Mann sacks senior cop over nexus with drug traffickers

Punjab CM Mann sacks senior cop over nexus with drug traffickers

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

Mann also asked the vigilance bureau to investigate the wealth amassed by the police officer through alleged "drug money".

UP police guns down Atiq Ahmed's son Asad, his aide in encounter

UP police guns down Atiq Ahmed's son Asad, his aide in encounter

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad's son Asad, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police in Jhansi on Thursday, officials said.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka shuts embassies in Norway, Iraq

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka shuts embassies in Norway, Iraq

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily shut its embassies in Norway and Iraq, as well as the country's consulate general in Sydney, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Tuesday.

BJP Woos Tribal Voters In Madhya Pradesh

BJP Woos Tribal Voters In Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The tribal vote in Madhya Pradesh is crucial in any election. The BJP's loss in the 2018 assembly election has prompted it to take remedial action.

Dramatic visuals show protesters storm SL Prez's home

Dramatic visuals show protesters storm SL Prez's home

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

Video footage from inside the building showed hundreds of protesters packing into rooms and corridors, while hundreds also milled around the grounds outside.

Over 15 single-use plastic items will be prohibited from Jul 1, 2022

Over 15 single-use plastic items will be prohibited from Jul 1, 2022

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single-use plastic, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from July 1, 2022: ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration; plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays; wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers, the notification read. The provisions will not apply to commodities made of compostable plastic, the notification said.

Punjab CM Channi, Sidhu, Jakhar meet Rahul separately

Punjab CM Channi, Sidhu, Jakhar meet Rahul separately

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and senior leader Sunil Jakhar met with former party president Rahul Gandhi at his Delhi residence on Wednesday.

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat in Colombo early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others, as the protesters continued to occupy the sensitive area despite the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president.

Naxal involved in killing of 76 CRPF jawans in Tadmetla held

Naxal involved in killing of 76 CRPF jawans in Tadmetla held

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Moti Ram Awalam (30) was an active member of "PLGA Battalion No 1", considered the strongest military formation of the outlawed movement, headed by wanted Maoist "commander" Hidma, and was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head, a police official said.

4 Haryana MLAs receive threats, extortion calls, 6 held; Pak links found

4 Haryana MLAs receive threats, extortion calls, 6 held; Pak links found

Rediff.com31 Jul 2022

Some ex-MLAs from Punjab, too, had received similar threats from these numbers. The callers spoke to them in Mumbai accent and in Punjabi, the IGP said.

Culprits won't be spared: Punjab CM on Mohali blast

Culprits won't be spared: Punjab CM on Mohali blast

Rediff.com10 May 2022

The incident is being seen as a major intelligence failure as the office houses the state counter intelligence wing, special task force and some other units.

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Did Atiq Ahmed's son's encounter follow SC's 2014 guidelines?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of rule of law and the administration of criminal justice system, the Supreme Court had said in a 2014 judgment while issuing a slew of guidelines to be followed in matters of investigating police encounters which have led to death or grievous injury.

Moosewala murder: 6 detained from Uttarakhand

Moosewala murder: 6 detained from Uttarakhand

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Six persons were travelling to Punjab from Hemkund Sahib Yatra in a vehicle which was intercepted by Uttarakhand STF and local police following a tip-off.

Accused in Gorakhpur temple attack case to undergo psychological test

Accused in Gorakhpur temple attack case to undergo psychological test

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

The Uttar Pradesh police will get a psychological test done on Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, accused in the attack on security personnel outside Gorakhpur's Gorakhnath temple, a senior official said on Thursday.

Naxal attack: Slain jawan was longing to visit his dream home

Naxal attack: Slain jawan was longing to visit his dream home

Rediff.com5 Apr 2021

'Instead of Samaiya Madvi, his mortal remains have reached the new house'

Has Congress shot itself in the foot with drug case against Majithia on poll eve?

Has Congress shot itself in the foot with drug case against Majithia on poll eve?

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

'This is evidently pure vendetta politics and may even end up helping the Akalis in the elections'

Drugs case probe: Lookout notice against SAD's Majithia

Drugs case probe: Lookout notice against SAD's Majithia

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

The state police have been looking for the Shiromani Akali Dal leader to arrest him.

UP police bust fake job racket, claim SP Maurya's secretary among 5 held

UP police bust fake job racket, claim SP Maurya's secretary among 5 held

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested five people, including a man who they claimed to be the personal secretary of former minister Swami Prasad Maurya, for allegedly duping unemployed youth on the pretext of giving them government jobs.

Prophet row: 'Thousands' booked in Ranchi, security beefed up

Prophet row: 'Thousands' booked in Ranchi, security beefed up

Rediff.com12 Jun 2022

Internet services, however, were restored in the district after nearly 33 hours, Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan said.

Sri Lanka restores social media platforms after 15 hours

Sri Lanka restores social media platforms after 15 hours

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The Sri Lankan government on Sunday lifted the ban it had imposed on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and effecting a 36-hour curfew ahead of a planned anti-government rally over the worst economic crisis in the island nation.

'Yogi baba won't allow criminals to survive'

'Yogi baba won't allow criminals to survive'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

The murder of Atiq and his brother and the police encounter with his son have raised many questions about the propriety of how crime is tackled by the Yogi government. But Yogi knows he has the support of the people who are fed up with crime holding the state to ransom for decades, asserts Ramesh Menon.

'Demand for sex trafficking is everywhere'

'Demand for sex trafficking is everywhere'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

'Children should be told that if they receive porn on their phones they should inform their parents or teachers who should in turn contact cyber crime.'

Punjab police withdraws security of political leaders, clerics

Punjab police withdraws security of political leaders, clerics

Rediff.com28 May 2022

The additional director general of police (security), however, said in an order on Friday that the security personnel were 'being withdrawn on a purely temporary basis in connection with an emergent law and order duty'.

Bijapur anti-naxal op was poorly designed: Rahul Gandhi

Bijapur anti-naxal op was poorly designed: Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com5 Apr 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the operation against Naxals in Chhattisgarh, in which 22 security personnel were killed, was 'incompetently' executed and 'poorly designed'.

SIT questions SAD leader Majithia for over two hours in drugs case

SIT questions SAD leader Majithia for over two hours in drugs case

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia was on Wednesday questioned for more than two hours by a special investigation team probing a drugs case registered against him.

2 Kanpur cops held for 'tipping off' Vikas Dubey

2 Kanpur cops held for 'tipping off' Vikas Dubey

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

Tiwari and beat in-charge of Bikru K K Sharma, who were suspended soon after the encounter, have also been arrested on charges of fleeing the encounter site and putting the lives of other policemen in danger, Senior Superintendent of Police (Kanpur) Dinesh Kumar Prabhu said.

5 things to look out for in Family Man 2

5 things to look out for in Family Man 2

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

As The Family Man season 2 premieres on Amazon Prime Video on June 4, Subhash K Jha lists five things to watch out for.

Sri Lanka imposes curfew, blocks social media amid protests

Sri Lanka imposes curfew, blocks social media amid protests

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The move is aimed at preventing masses from gathering in Colombo to protest the government's failure to provide relief to the public suffering from shortages of food, essentials, fuel and medicine amidst hours-long power cuts, the Colombo Page newspaper reported.

Lankan Prez's whereabouts still not known, protesters camp at his house

Lankan Prez's whereabouts still not known, protesters camp at his house

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Sunday continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, a day after they stormed into the premises and set on fire one of the buildings protesting over the nation's severe economic crisis even as the island nation is still in the dark about the embattled President's whereabouts.

Vikas Dubey's wife, son, maid reach home after questioning

Vikas Dubey's wife, son, maid reach home after questioning

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

The gangster's wife, Richa Dubey, their son and maid were kept at a mahila police station in Kanpur after being brought from their Krishna Nagar residence in Lucknow for questioning, a police official said in Kanpur.

Have Naxals abducted CoBra commando in Chhattisgarh?

Have Naxals abducted CoBra commando in Chhattisgarh?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2021

Security agencies are working to ascertain a claim made by Naxals that they abducted a CoBRA commando after the ambush in Chhattisgarh on Saturday that left at least 22 security personnel dead, official sources said

Mamata promises basic income for all, expands OBC listing

Mamata promises basic income for all, expands OBC listing

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday unveiled a 'development-oriented' manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal, promising an income scheme for all families, a student credit card and constitution of a task force to examine the inclusion of several communities under the OBC category.

Video deepens Vikas Dubey's encounter mystery

Video deepens Vikas Dubey's encounter mystery

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

A video taken around 6.30 am, just half an hour before the encounter, shows media cars chasing the convoy being stopped.

How gangster Vikas Dubey's mother reacted to his arrest

How gangster Vikas Dubey's mother reacted to his arrest

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

She also said that his in-laws are in Madhya Pradesh and added, "He visits the Mahakal Temple every year. Lord Mahakal has saved his life."

Grahan Review

Grahan Review

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

If you can bear with it till the third episode, Grahan will be a rewarding experience, says Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Car overturns, Vikas Dubey gets killed: How events unfolded

Car overturns, Vikas Dubey gets killed: How events unfolded

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, police said. He was killed exactly seven days after the Kanpur ambush in which Vikas Dubey and his gang killed 8 policemen. Here's what happened on Friday morning leading to his death.

PM, BJP CMs, seers, Kashmir Files team to attend Yogi's swearing-in

PM, BJP CMs, seers, Kashmir Files team to attend Yogi's swearing-in

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

The ceremony on Friday will be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and chief ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

More than 170 PFI activists held in fresh raids across 7 states

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

In another major crackdown on the Popular Front of India, police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids across several states on Tuesday.

China 1st gave us the virus, now it's giving us masks

China 1st gave us the virus, now it's giving us masks

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The plant is now running at full capacity and is able to produce 50 lakh masks and three lakh bottles of disinfectants per day.

Chhattisgarh: 5 jawans, 1 Naxal killed in encounter

Chhattisgarh: 5 jawans, 1 Naxal killed in encounter

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

The personnel belonging to the CRPF's elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action unit, the District Reserve Guard and the Special Task Force were involved in the operation.