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Taliban 2.0: The PLIGHT of WOMEN

Taliban 2.0: The PLIGHT of WOMEN

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Their leaders in the provinces, which have been under the control of Taliban commanders for several months now, speak the language of the bigot. Women are known to have been abducted and enslaved. Several young girls have simply disappeared.

Delhi Police drags, detains missing JNU student Najeeb's mother

Delhi Police drags, detains missing JNU student Najeeb's mother

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

Jawaharlal Nehru University students' protest against the government over missing student Najeeb Ahmed turned violent on Sunday near India Gate when police took the protestors back to their buses in order to prevent any clash. Shocking visuals, which appeared all over social media, showed Najeeb's mother Fatima Nafees being dragged by Delhi Police personnel from the protest site.

How a refugee footballer's honeymoon turned into deportation nightmare

How a refugee footballer's honeymoon turned into deportation nightmare

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

As the 25-year-old, who has refugee status in Australia, got off a plane in Bangkok on November 27, Thai immigration police were waiting to arrest him based on an Interpol "red notice" from Bahrain.

Mallya extradition case: Boost for CBI; next hearing on July 11

Mallya extradition case: Boost for CBI; next hearing on July 11

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

The judge confirmed that the bulk of the evidence submitted by the Indian authorities will be admissible

Protesting nuns allege Mulakkal interfering in diocese functioning

Protesting nuns allege Mulakkal interfering in diocese functioning

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

Nuns doubt Bishop Franco still wields power in the diocese.

Kin on Guj detainee, who died at UK immigration centre, seeks Centre's help

Kin on Guj detainee, who died at UK immigration centre, seeks Centre's help

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The family of a Gujarati man, who died of cardiac arrest while under detention by immigration authorities in the United Kingdom last month, appealed to the Centre on Thursday to raise the issue with the British government even as they accused the Indian high commission of not helping them in the matter.

Citizenship bill is a triumph of the idea of India

Citizenship bill is a triumph of the idea of India

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

'This bill is for the children of Partition who are still subject to inhuman barbarism because they profess a faith rooted in India.' 'If India fails them, we shall be no better than a Pakistan which brutalises its minorities and has turned into a factory of intolerant bigots,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.

Gina Haspel set to become first female director of CIA

Gina Haspel set to become first female director of CIA

Rediff.com18 May 2018

The 61-year-old will be the first woman to lead the agency in its 70-year history.

Tej Bahadur's family meets BSF DG for speedy disposal of inquiry

Tej Bahadur's family meets BSF DG for speedy disposal of inquiry

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

Yadav's family had expressed desire to meet the DG following which the meeting was arranged.

UK minister signs extradition order for wanted bookie Sanjeev Chawla

UK minister signs extradition order for wanted bookie Sanjeev Chawla

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

Chawla was introduced to Hansie Cronje, the late South African cricket team captain, in January-February 2000. It was suggested to Cronje, by Chawla and another person, that he could make significant amounts of money if he agreed to lose cricket matches.

India's appalling prison conditions to the 'rescue' of Mallya

India's appalling prison conditions to the 'rescue' of Mallya

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

British magistrate presiding over Mallya extradition case says India's prison standards are not up to the mark

Uproar in Rajya Sabha over UP gang rape

Uproar in Rajya Sabha over UP gang rape

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

The House witnessed heated exchanges between Congress and Samajwadi Party members.

Don't consider yourself alone in fight against terror: PM tells Sheikh Hasina

Don't consider yourself alone in fight against terror: PM tells Sheikh Hasina

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

India's progress is linked to that of all its neighbours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday

Mallya consults 'formidable' lawyer to defend him

Mallya consults 'formidable' lawyer to defend him

Rediff.com15 May 2017

Award-winning lawyer, Claire Montgomery, the Queen's Counsel, is likely to fight the Indian government's attempt to extradite him to India.

Glimmer of hope for India, as Mallya's fate hangs in balance in UK court

Glimmer of hope for India, as Mallya's fate hangs in balance in UK court

Rediff.com18 Mar 2018

The judge, during arguments, said it was "blindingly obvious" that "rules were broken by the bank" and that they had "gone against their own guidelines" in extending a loan to the business tycoon's now defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

Cabinet okays ordinance to award death for rape of children

Cabinet okays ordinance to award death for rape of children

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

The Union cabinet also decided to put in place measures for speedy investigation and trial of rape cases.

Confessions of a surrendered Naxal: 'Why I joined, why I renounced'

Confessions of a surrendered Naxal: 'Why I joined, why I renounced'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2018

The surrendered Naxal said such arguments and counter-arguments led to internal dispute. "I felt suffocated and a sense of remorse started setting in."

Has crime reduced in Bihar?

Has crime reduced in Bihar?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Nitish Kumar and his officials maintain that Bihar has one of the lowest crime rates in India. Bihar police crime data indicates otherwise.

Why Taapsee is feeling the PRESSURE

Why Taapsee is feeling the PRESSURE

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

'I have a goal that one day, before audiences walk into a theatre, they will think that it's a Taapsee Pannu film and so, it will be worth their time and money.'

Modi turns on the charm, turns Patel protest flags to tricolour

Modi turns on the charm, turns Patel protest flags to tricolour

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

Dr Jashu Patel, who led the delegation, told Rediff.com he did not discuss the protest when he met Modi, "but he was aware of who we were and we had communicated with him three days ago". "I am concerned about what is happening in Gujarat," said Dr Patel, "So we submitted a memorandum to him."

The story behind Andhra's call money racket

The story behind Andhra's call money racket

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

the money involved is more than Rs 2,000 crore across Andhra Pradesh

AAP's Somnath Bharti faces arrest over attempt to murder wife

AAP's Somnath Bharti faces arrest over attempt to murder wife

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed Aam Aadmi Party MLA and former law minister Somnath Bharti's anticipatory bail plea.

26/11: 'Yes, this is Moshe...I'm ok'

26/11: 'Yes, this is Moshe...I'm ok'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

Moshe's laughter rings in the home of the Rosenbergs, his maternal grandparents in Afula, Israel. Abhishek Mande Bhot listens in.

26/11: 'Yes, this is Moshe...I'm ok'

26/11: 'Yes, this is Moshe...I'm ok'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

But where is the heart to fight the Maoists?

But where is the heart to fight the Maoists?

Rediff.com29 May 2013

The State must stand as a solid tower of confidence to provide a guarantee of safety to its citizens and instill fear in the hearts of offenders. But where is that State, asks Tarun Vijay

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'

'Absolutely brilliant response from the government to free our sailors'

'Absolutely brilliant response from the government to free our sailors'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

The last seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates were released October 30. Chirag Bahri, Indian coordinator for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme that aids piracy survivors and their families, speaks to Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com on how the near-impossible was achieved.

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