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EFI sends rape-accused EC member as coach to Jordan

EFI sends rape-accused EC member as coach to Jordan

Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

The naming of rape-accused Col (Retd) Tarsem Singh Warraich for an overseas assignment has yet again brought the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) under the scanner, even as the Sports Ministry, in an unrelated development, has issued a show-cause notice to the federation over prolonged governance and compliance failures.

Two men from Haryana 'tortured' in Iran by 'donkers'

Two men from Haryana 'tortured' in Iran by 'donkers'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

Two men from Karnal in Haryana who left the country after being promised jobs in Spain were taken via a 'donkey route' and are now being 'tortured' in Iran over ransom demands, their families claimed.

Radical preacher Amritpal's brother arrested in drug case

Radical preacher Amritpal's brother arrested in drug case

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

Radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet Singh has been apprehended by Jalandhar police in a drug case, a senior police official said on Friday.

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar's The Fall opens in the US

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar's The Fall opens in the US

Rediff.com26 May 2008

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, maker of The Cell, speaks about his labour of love, The Fall, which took 16 long years to make. The film is a fantasy and a story-within-a-story where we meet with an assorted mix of characters, including Alexander the Great, and Charles Darwin and his monkey in search of an elusive butterfly.

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'

Jailed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh to contest LS polls

Jailed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh to contest LS polls

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

Singh's mother also claimed that pressure was being put on him to contest the polls, adding that he will now begin his political innings from Khadoor Sahib.

Will jailed preacher Amritpal's Khadoor Sahib entry challenge SAD?

Will jailed preacher Amritpal's Khadoor Sahib entry challenge SAD?

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Amritpal Singh, the chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, who is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has thrown his hat into the ring as an Independent.

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'

Shubman Gill is Punjab's 'icon' for Lok Sabha elections

Shubman Gill is Punjab's 'icon' for Lok Sabha elections

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Punjab had recorded a voter turnout of 65.96 in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls for the 13 seats.

Family of Amritpal to meet him in Assam, says will fight legal battle

Family of Amritpal to meet him in Assam, says will fight legal battle

Rediff.com23 Apr 2023

Replying to a question, Amritpal's uncle said the family will go to Assam's Dibrugarh and meet him.

Amritpal Singh's close aide and financer held: Sources

Amritpal Singh's close aide and financer held: Sources

Rediff.com19 Mar 2023

On Saturday late evening, Jalandhar commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal confirmed that the radical leader had been declared a "fugitive".

Amritpal Singh's 4 aides taken to Assam; Punjab extends internet ban

Amritpal Singh's 4 aides taken to Assam; Punjab extends internet ban

Rediff.com19 Mar 2023

The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the internet and SMS services till Sunday noon.

HC pulls up Punjab govt as Amritpal Singh still on the run

HC pulls up Punjab govt as Amritpal Singh still on the run

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

The petition was filed by advocate Iman Singh Khara, seeking the "release" of Amritpal Singh from alleged police custody. Khara is the legal advisor of Amritpal Singh and his outfit 'Waris Punjab De.'

Punjab CM Channi to contest from 2 seats

Punjab CM Channi to contest from 2 seats

Rediff.com30 Jan 2022

The Congress also fielded former Patiala mayor Vishnu Sharma from the Patiala assembly seats against its former leader Amarinder Singh.

Kharge can bring stability to Congress: G-23's Manish Tewari

Kharge can bring stability to Congress: G-23's Manish Tewari

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The Congress party needs a safe pair of hands in the form of Kharge, Tewari said.

Punjab on alert as 34 more Amritpal aides held; habeas corpus plea in HC

Punjab on alert as 34 more Amritpal aides held; habeas corpus plea in HC

Rediff.com19 Mar 2023

Security forces took out flag marches at several places including Ferozepur, Bathinda, Rupnagar, Faridkot, Batala, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Moga and Jalandhar in a show of strength.

'Who can resist Julia Roberts?'

'Who can resist Julia Roberts?'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Director Tarsem Singh tells us why he chose the actress in his new film, Mirror, Mirror.

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Like all other Tarsem Singh films, this one's a visual treat too.

Review: Immortals is a visual treat

Review: Immortals is a visual treat

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

There may be little originality in Immortals but it is not without its moments.

Immortals: Moving away from staid classical story-telling

Immortals: Moving away from staid classical story-telling

Rediff.com8 Nov 2011

Filmmaker Tarsem Singh is ready with a new 3D adventure film titled Immortals starring Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Kellan Lutz among others.

Immortals: When an atheist made an epic movie on gods

Immortals: When an atheist made an epic movie on gods

Rediff.com10 Nov 2011

Tarsem Singh tells Arthur J Pais why an atheist like him decided to make an epic movie on gods.

20 pilgrims killed as truck plunges into gorge in Punjab

20 pilgrims killed as truck plunges into gorge in Punjab

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

Twenty pilgrims, including 15 women, were killed and 50 injured when an over-loaded mini truck rolled down a 100 feet deep gorge near village Nari on the Hoshiarpur-Dharmsala road in the wee hours on Thursday.

Freida Pinto: I get the 'curiosity treatment' in India

Freida Pinto: I get the 'curiosity treatment' in India

Rediff.com17 Jul 2012

The actress talks about her new film Trishna and describes her journey in Hollywood so far.

Review: Mirror Mirror is a visual treat

Review: Mirror Mirror is a visual treat

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

The film is an utterly delightful and fresh take on the classic fairy tale -- Snow White.

Freida Pinto's Immortals dethrones Spielberg's Tintin

Freida Pinto's Immortals dethrones Spielberg's Tintin

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

This is director Tarsem's first big hit.

The truth about Freida Pinto's 'nude' scene

The truth about Freida Pinto's 'nude' scene

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

The actress has a bare behind scene in Immortals, releasing today.

J&K: 8 policemen held in sting operation

J&K: 8 policemen held in sting operation

Rediff.com13 Feb 2006

Eight policemen including two special police officers were arrested when they were caught red handed in a sting operation drive by senior police officers in Jammu.

Another Babbar 'human bomb' held

Another Babbar 'human bomb' held

Rediff.com30 Jun 2005

Tarsem said BKI has prepared more 'human bombs' and few of them have already been assigned their jobs to hit their targets, according to senior police officials.

Senior Govt official commits suicide

Senior Govt official commits suicide

Rediff.com5 Nov 2005

In a suicide note, he said he alone was responsible for taking the extreme step.

A salute for Major Suman Gawani

A salute for Major Suman Gawani

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Major Suman Gawani, who served as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan, is the first Indian to receive the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. 'On seeing the Indian flag on my uniform,' she says,' the locals would get very excited and say, 'Hindi, Hindi'.'

4 Indians charged with $200 million credit card fraud in US

4 Indians charged with $200 million credit card fraud in US

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

The defendants would make up a false identity to get cards and then use them.

We won't trust Pak this time, say Jammu villagers

We won't trust Pak this time, say Jammu villagers

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Residents of border villages in Jammu who were displaced because of the recent Pakistani shelling say they are too scared to return home despite de-escalation in firing from across the border.

BSF jawan, 4 civilians killed as Pakistan shells villages

BSF jawan, 4 civilians killed as Pakistan shells villages

Rediff.com18 May 2018

This is third day of shelling and firing by Pakistan troops along the International Border in Jammu frontier and comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.