Noted Malayalam singer Madhu Balakrishnan said his brother-in-law S Sreesanth survived a murder attempt in Tihar jail.
Assistant Jail Superintendent R Maurya was caught red-handed during a raid soliciting call girls at his official residence within the jail premises. His family was away in Bihar at the time of the incident, which took place few weeks ago.
The CBI on Thursday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, officials said.
The video, captured by a CCTV camera inside the high-security jail, showed the attackers descending from the first floor by clinging to bed sheets using them as a rope and then barging into Tajpuriya's cell on the ground floor to attack him.
Social Activist Anna Hazare has been continuing his fast from inside the Tihar Jail in New Delhi. Sahim Salim recaps the last 53 hours.
A special court has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) permission to record statements of 19 alleged ISIS members and sympathizers held in various prisons across India.
Some people distributed sweets after the convicts were hanged.
Residents of Delhi and NCR region will get a taste of culinary skills of Tihar jail inmates as bakery products prepared by them will be available in most shops and stores across the city.
A Mumbai court has granted the CBI permission to arrest Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, a former senior executive at Reliance Group, in connection with a case involving the alleged misuse of bank loans. Jhunjhunwala was already in judicial custody in Delhi for a related money laundering case.
Malik has submitted a letter to the doctors at the medical facility, saying he did not want to be treated.
DB Reality and Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa was on Friday sent to Tihar Jail by court and remain in under judicial custody till March 3.
Sibal told the court that there was a noticeable loss in Chidambaram's weight and his health was deteriorating in jail.
Delhi Police have arrested a life convict in a murder case who had been absconding for 24 years after jumping parole in 2002. The accused, Rakesh Patel, had allegedly changed his identity and was living under the name 'Nandlal Verma' in Prayagraj to evade arrest.
A 25-year-old woman, allegedly a key drug trafficker in Delhi, has been detained under the PIT-NDPS Act and will be moved to a Chennai prison to disrupt her network.
A Delhi court has denied bail to Sharukh Pathan, who is accused of pointing a gun at a constable during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. The court rejected Pathan's bail application based on custody undergone. Pathan is currently lodged in Tihar Jail and faces charges in two cases related to the riots.
Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi met his daughter Kanimozhi, who was arrested in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case, in Delhi's Tihar Jail on Saturday. Karunanidhi, accompanied by his wife Rajathi Ammal and DMK leader T R Balu, drove into the Tihar premises in a car which entered through gate number 3 at around 4.45 pm. This is the third time Karunanidhi met his daughter since she was sent to Tihar prison on May 21.
Socialite Bina Ramani, charged with destruction of evidence after the murder of Jessica Lal in her restaurant and an accused in a cheating-cum-forgery case, on Saturday walked to freedom after spending nine days in custody.
The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday asked its director general (Investigation) to inquire into the death of Delhi gang rape prime accused Ram Singh in Tihar Jail.
The Delhi Police said that it suspected that the murder of Moosewala has link with the last year's killing of Vikramjit alias Vicky Middukhera.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday drew flak as videos purportedly showing its jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain receiving massage and meeting visitors in his prison cell emerged, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress demanding his sacking and questioning the 'silence' of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Jailed chief of Sahara conglomerate Subrata Roy has once again been provided with an AC conference room with services like Internet and video-conferencing at the Tihar prison as per a Supreme court order to complete negotiations for raising funds for his bail.
Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia will be lodged in central jail number-1 of Tihar Prison in New Delhi after a court remanded him to judicial custody till March 20 in connection with the excise policy case, according to officials.
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A Delhi court has ordered the framing of charges against Sukesh Chandrashekar and 20 others under MCOCA and other offences related to extortion and organised crime.
Suspended cricketer Ankeet Chavan, who was arrested on allegations of spot-fixing, was on Friday released from Tihar Jail, a day after a court granted him bail to solemnise his marriage.
The federal probe agency also made a fresh arrest in this case as it took into custody Hyderabad-based liquor businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, they said.
The situation outside Tihar jail, where Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal was sent on Wednesday, turned chaotic after his party workers clashed with police in the evening.
The potential employees are prisoners in Tihar jail, who have received vocational and professional training while serving their terms.
The Congress leader was first arrested by the CBI on August 21.
Rediff.com takes you through the high profile guests at the New Delhi's Tihar Jail
Rediff.com takes you through the high profile guests at the New Delhi's Tihar Jail
In a late night breakthrough in the deadlock between Anna Hazare and Delhi police over the duration of his anti-corruption protest, the Gandhian accepted the offer for 14 days of hunger strike beginning on Thursday at the Ramlila Maidan.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking the removal of the graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail, citing the absence of any law prohibiting burial inside jail premises and the government's decision to maintain law and order.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that alleged 'conman' Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his wife be shifted from Tihar jail to Mandoli jail in the city.
Subrata Roy has been in Tihar jail since March 4, 2014.
The body of Afzal Guru will be buried inside the premises of Tihar Jail, according to sources in the Delhi police. There is a provision in the jail manual to permit family members of a death row convict to get possession of his body and perform the funeral secretively.
A team from IIM-Ahmedabad will study the branded products of Tihar Jail and suggest ways to improve marketing of these items, Tihar Jail Director General Neeraj Kumar said.
Malik began his indefinite hunger strike on Friday morning after the Centre did not respond to his plea that he be allowed to physically appear in a Jammu court hearing the Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case, in which he is an accused.
