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Calcutta HC will monitor CBI, SIT probe into WB post-poll violence

Calcutta HC will monitor CBI, SIT probe into WB post-poll violence

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Observing that there are "definite and proved" allegations that complaints of the victims of violence in the aftermath of the West Bengal assembly polls were not even registered, the Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into all alleged cases of heinous crimes like rape and murder, while accepting the recommendations of a National Human Rights Commission panel.

Man arrested for 8-yr-old's rape, murder in Bhopal

Man arrested for 8-yr-old's rape, murder in Bhopal

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

Mohare, who is in his mid-20s, lived close to the girl's home, Kamla Nagar police station in-charge Alok Shrivastava said.

'We love each other but we're not happy'

'We love each other but we're not happy'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Rahul visits parents of slain Lakhimpur girl

Rahul visits parents of slain Lakhimpur girl

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

Dodging the police and media alike in Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi eventually surfaced suddenly in Nighasan town of Lakhimpur-Kheri district, about 170 km from Lucknow, to call on the family of the minor girl who was brutally done to death in the local police station premises exactly 19 days ago.

Teen who killed boy, murders elderly woman this time

Teen who killed boy, murders elderly woman this time

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Released from a juvenile home two months ago, in connection with a kidnapping-cum-murder case, a 17-year-old boy has killed an elderly woman again in South Delhi's Lodhi Colony.

Still waiting for a second green revolution

Still waiting for a second green revolution

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

The Planning Commission has offered an objective assessment of the unsatisfactory situation as far as Indian agriculture is concerned in its mid-term appraisal of the 11th Five-Year Plan.

WB: BJP team stopped from shifting party workers' bodies

WB: BJP team stopped from shifting party workers' bodies

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

Locket Chatterjee, BJP MP from Hooghly, has threatened that the last rites will be done on the roads if the police don't allow them to move forward.

'The attack on Greenpeace means we are asking the right questions'

'The attack on Greenpeace means we are asking the right questions'

Rediff.com7 May 2015

'Democracy and dissent are being strangulated. It is not good for the country.'

UP cop thrashes Dalit woman in custody

UP cop thrashes Dalit woman in custody

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

The police officer is seen slapping the woman, ripping her clothes apart, pushing her to the ground and continuously punching and kicking her.

2 ABVP activists arrested for assault on JNU students

2 ABVP activists arrested for assault on JNU students

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

They have been booked under IPC sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), said a senior police officer.

Climate accord won't 'control' India: Ramesh

Climate accord won't 'control' India: Ramesh

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

He described how India had negotiations with US for almost 36 hours over the words of the Accord.

Kolkata horror: Ola drivers rape, kill minor; throw her into canal

Kolkata horror: Ola drivers rape, kill minor; throw her into canal

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

The duo allegedly kidnapped the girl by forcing her into a taxi and drove her to the Park Circus flyover where they took turns to rape the minor inside the vehicle.

Sadhvi Prachi stopped from visiting Aligarh; protests continue

Sadhvi Prachi stopped from visiting Aligarh; protests continue

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

Police said security has been tightened at Tappal as a precautionary measure.

Pathologist says Woolmer was poisoned

Pathologist says Woolmer was poisoned

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Dr. Ere Shesiah, chief consultant pathologist of the Jamaican government, told an inquest that Bob Woolmer "died of asphyxia due to manual strangulation associated with Cypermethrinide poisoning".

Dehradun: 2 missionaries found murdered

Dehradun: 2 missionaries found murdered

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

Close on the heels of attacks on churches in different parts of the country, two missionaries were found murdered at their hermitage in Dehradun on Monday morning. Sixty-year-old Father Samuel and Sister Mercy, 35, were found dead in separate rooms at their ashram 'Samarpanalaya' at Chhota Rampur, police said.

'Woolmer died of heart attack'

'Woolmer died of heart attack'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2007

Three concurring pathology reports have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died from natural causes.

Rajan's policies are anti-farm sector: Swamy

Rajan's policies are anti-farm sector: Swamy

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Continuing his tirade against Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Friday said RBI Governor's policies have finished small industries and are anti-agriculture.

AIIMS report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

AIIMS report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

The family has objected to the AIIMS report saying that Gupta-headed forensic team was not submitting a post-mortem report but was only to expressing its opinion on the findings of Cooper Hospital in Mumbai.

Surat rape and murder: Suspect nabbed from Rajasthan

Surat rape and murder: Suspect nabbed from Rajasthan

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

The accused has been identified as Harsh Sahay Gurjar and was held from Ganganagar in Sawai Madhopur district

Woman, gang-raped in UP's Hathras, passes away

Woman, gang-raped in UP's Hathras, passes away

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The woman was gang-raped on September 14 following which she was admitted to the AMU's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Aligarh.

We have 'fair idea' of motive behind Sheena's murder: Rakesh Maria

We have 'fair idea' of motive behind Sheena's murder: Rakesh Maria

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria tonight said the police have a fair idea of the motive behind the murder of Sheena Bora but declined to elaborate saying the "third accused" (Sanjeev Khanna) was yet to be interrogated.

Jamaican police insist Woolmer was murdered

Jamaican police insist Woolmer was murdered

Rediff.com14 May 2007

According to a Scotland Yard report, the Pakistan coach died of natural causes.

Lady doctor gang raped in Delhi

Lady doctor gang raped in Delhi

Rediff.com25 Sep 2007

The doctor is battling for life at a city hospital as the attackers tried to strangulate her after which she fell unconscious, police said. Hospital sources said her condition was very critical.

'On further stimulus, I've kept my options open'

'On further stimulus, I've kept my options open'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

'Prime Minister Modi stated several times that we shall not let this challenge go away without converting it into an opportunity to undertake systemic reforms.' 'And hasn't that been reiterated in action?'

Girl killed in Pakistan for helping friend elope

Girl killed in Pakistan for helping friend elope

Rediff.com6 May 2016

A Pakistani teenage girl was drugged, strangled and her body set on fire for allegedly helping her friend to elope

Sheena Bora Case: Lawyer, witness wrestle over facts

Sheena Bora Case: Lawyer, witness wrestle over facts

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Dr Gupta handled Shivade's blows with quite some equanimity... So it was often only Shivade down in the mud pit, egging and enticing the doctor to join the fight, while Dr Gupta cautiously kept to the sidelines, barely stepping a toe into the mud.

Sheena Bora case: Doctor in trouble?

Sheena Bora case: Doctor in trouble?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Judge Jagdale halted Dr Gupta's testimony several times because he felt it had neither order nor direction. Tightly controlling his irritation, his lips compressed, the judge explained as patiently as he could: "What he has done in this case should come (out in his testimony) in a lucid manner. You eat chapati and then rice. You cannot eat half a chapati and then have rice and then eat half a chapati..." "He is not a witness of facts. He is an expert witness. Either he is not prepared. Or you are not prepared."

Now, gang rape and murder in Mulayam's constituency

Now, gang rape and murder in Mulayam's constituency

Rediff.com30 May 2014

Yet another case of gang rape and murder of a teenage girl was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, the constituency of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Wife's murder: Mumbai cop held

Wife's murder: Mumbai cop held

Rediff.com1 Jan 2006

A sub-inspector attached to a Mumbai police station was arrested in connection with the alleged murder of his wife at Nehru Nagar.

J&K: Three ultras killed, 2 civilians abducted

J&K: Three ultras killed, 2 civilians abducted

Rediff.com1 Nov 2005

Militants abducted two persons Abdul Majid Khan and Shabir Ahmad Reshi alias Tober from their houses at Lamad-Bernai in Qazigund area of Anantnag district Monday night.

59,853 Crimes Against Women in UP!

59,853 Crimes Against Women in UP!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

UP accounted for 14.7 per cent of all registered crimes against women in 2019. The state also recorded the highest number of cases against Dalit women.

NRI kills Israeli girlfriend

NRI kills Israeli girlfriend

Rediff.com3 Oct 2005

NRI kills Israeli girlfriend

Girl found dead in Surat might have been held captive, raped: Police

Girl found dead in Surat might have been held captive, raped: Police

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

The police are yet to identify the girl.

Lifer for man who killed wife over her complexion

Lifer for man who killed wife over her complexion

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

A vegetable vendor, who killed his wife as he did not like her complexion, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court on Wednesday.

Greenpeace India faces imminent shutdown as funds dry out

Greenpeace India faces imminent shutdown as funds dry out

Rediff.com5 May 2015

Greenpeace India on Tuesday said it was staring at an "imminent" shutdown within a month in the absence of funds.

Kathua rape-and-murder was a plan to drive nomads out: Official

Kathua rape-and-murder was a plan to drive nomads out: Official

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

An accused in the rape-and-murder case, who was earlier said to be a juvenile, is over 19 years old, the official said, quoting medical reports.

Cops say didn't manhandle Priyanka; complaint filed in NHRC

Cops say didn't manhandle Priyanka; complaint filed in NHRC

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

A high-voltage drama unfolded in Lucknow yesterday as Priyanka alleged she was manhandled by cops who grabbed her by the neck and pushed her when she resisted their attempts to stop her from visiting the residence of an ex-IPS officer arrested for anti-CAA protests.

Taiwanese tourist found dead in Udaipur hotel

Taiwanese tourist found dead in Udaipur hotel

Rediff.com3 Dec 2002

The Indian companion of Lee Ching Ya, Gopal Sharma, is missing. The Taiwanese Embassy in New Delhi has been informed, police said.

Will Super Kings do the double on Knight Riders?

Will Super Kings do the double on Knight Riders?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

Table-toppers Chennai Super Kings will look to complete the double against Kolkata Knight Riders, just like Delhi Capitals did, when the teams clash in Sunday's IPL match in Kolkata. The home side's consistency has suddenly taken a beating after two defeats on the trot, first in Chennai and then against Delhi Capitals on Friday night. Thus, the Knight Riders will be under immense pressure to arrest the slide when they face mighty Chennai.