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Sreesanth is innocent, say parents

Sreesanth is innocent, say parents

Rediff.com5 Jun 2013

Maintaining that their son is innocent, the parents of S Sreesanth, who is under arrest in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Wednesday declined to comment on the Delhi police invoking the stringent MCOCA provisions on their son.

Rangoon: Bloody Hell! What a trailer

Rangoon: Bloody Hell! What a trailer

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Rangoon will release on February 24.

Security for Wadias after threat calls following Preity feud

Security for Wadias after threat calls following Preity feud

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

The Mumbai police have provided security at the office of industrialist Nusli Wadia following threat calls from fugitive underworld don Ravi Pujari, police said on Thursday.

CBI refuses to disclose FIR booked against Chhota Rajan

CBI refuses to disclose FIR booked against Chhota Rajan

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

The agency says that it is exempted from the Right to Information Act.

How players are lured into spot-fixing

How players are lured into spot-fixing

Rediff.com17 May 2013

Vicky Nanjappa explains how the player-bookie nexus works.

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

Rediff.com17 May 2013

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

Rediff.com17 May 2013

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.

Charges baseless, a cheap publicity stunt: Khadse on Dawood links

Charges baseless, a cheap publicity stunt: Khadse on Dawood links

Rediff.com21 May 2016

"All allegations levelled against me are baseless. I have received or made no international call from my mobile in the past one year, which my service provider 'Idea' has given me in writing," the minister told ANI.

Review: Edegaarike is brilliant

Review: Edegaarike is brilliant

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

The film has gripping narration, excellent screenplay and an outstanding background music.

Now, Rakesh Roshan turns hostile in Bharat Shah ca

Now, Rakesh Roshan turns hostile in Bharat Shah ca

Rediff.com4 Dec 2002

The film director denied receiving extortion threats from underworld dons Abu Salem and Chhota Shakeel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

NIA gets Tahir Merchant's custody in fake currency case

NIA gets Tahir Merchant's custody in fake currency case

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

Accepting National Investigation Agency's plea seeking custody of Tahir Merchant, a close ally of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, for thorough interrogation in a fake currency case, a special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday remanded the accused to agency's custody till November 16.

Why airlines don't ban Hurriyat leaders: Sena on AI row

Why airlines don't ban Hurriyat leaders: Sena on AI row

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

Sawant said that the party never supported Gaikwad's actions but always demanded a proper investigation into the matter.

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.

Dawood moved back to Pak days before 1993 blasts verdict

Dawood moved back to Pak days before 1993 blasts verdict

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who was named by the Supreme Court as one of the main conspirators in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, was moved back into his pad in Lahore a few days before the verdict, sources in the intelligence agencies tell Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.

1993 blasts: SC upholds death for Yakub, 5-yr jail for Dutt

1993 blasts: SC upholds death for Yakub, 5-yr jail for Dutt

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

Actor Sanjay Dutt will have to undergo a jail term of more than three years, after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, which, it said, was organised by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and others with the involvement of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence.

Lesson from a bookie: Only Bhai wins always

Lesson from a bookie: Only Bhai wins always

Rediff.com29 May 2013

A Ganesh Nadar speaks to a bookie friend to find out all about betting

Chhota Rajan's deportation: All decks cleared, but volcanic ash delays don's flight

Chhota Rajan's deportation: All decks cleared, but volcanic ash delays don's flight

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

According to Bali police sources, decks have been cleared for his return, but volcanic eruption at Mount Rinjani led to cancellation of all flights.

SC stays attachment of properties of Dawood's kin

SC stays attachment of properties of Dawood's kin

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed attachment proceedings of the properties of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's mother and sister in Mumbai.

How Dawood legally carries out illegal activities

How Dawood legally carries out illegal activities

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

The Intelligence Bureau has alerted Centre about Dawood Ibrahim-led D Company's 'legal' foray into the ship breaking industry which the latter used as a disguise to carry out not just arms and narcotics smuggling but also to sneak in terrorists from across the border. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

'Your love for your motherland is timeless...Evergreen'

'Your love for your motherland is timeless...Evergreen'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'

Kadal review: With apologies to director Bharathi Raja

Kadal review: With apologies to director Bharathi Raja

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

Mani Ratnam's Kadal lacks a compelling story, writes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Bharat Shah case: HC defers verdict till Mar 3

Bharat Shah case: HC defers verdict till Mar 3

Rediff.com24 Feb 2003

Financier Bharat Shah and two others, facing the charge of forging links with the underworld, had filed petitions challenging he provisions of MCOCA.

Gadkari regrets remarks about Vivekananda, Dawood

Gadkari regrets remarks about Vivekananda, Dawood

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday denied comparing Swami Vivekananda with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and expressed "sincere regret" over the hurt to public sentiment caused by his remarks.

Didn't compare Dawood to Vivekananda, Gadkari clarifies

Didn't compare Dawood to Vivekananda, Gadkari clarifies

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

The Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said that the intelligence quotient level of Swami Vivekananda and Dawood Ibrahim was almost the same, but the spiritual leader had used it for nation building while the underworld don for pursuing crime.

Chhota Rajan's deportation process begins

Chhota Rajan's deportation process begins

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

The process for deportation of underworld don Chhota Rajan has begun even as India and Indonesia are to expedite the work on implementation of an extradition treaty.

Firing on hotelier: Rajan's aide arrested

Firing on hotelier: Rajan's aide arrested

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Underworld don Chhota Rajan's aide Rohit Thangappan, who was behind bars for the murder of senior scribe Jyotirmoy Dey, was on Wednesday arrested in connection with a firing case involving a hotelier, two days after a local court sought his production, the police said.

Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal

Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

Ankur Pathak feels Sachiin Joshi starrer Mumbai Mirror is one mishap of a film.

What makes Ram Gopal Varma angry?

What makes Ram Gopal Varma angry?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

'Anger comes from a sense of righteousness, when you believe that you are right.' 'Nothing makes me angry.'

Pak puts more curbs on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim

Pak puts more curbs on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

Seeking to wriggle out of the FATF's grey list, Pakistan has imposed tough financial sanctions on 88 banned terror groups and their leaders, including Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim, by ordering the seizure of all of their properties and freezing of bank accounts, a media report said.

J&K: Top terrorist involved in Kandahar hijack arrested

J&K: Top terrorist involved in Kandahar hijack arrested

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

Mehrajuddin alias Javed, a close associate of United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested during an operation in Kishtwar forest belt, a senior police officer told PTI on Thursday.

Pak's tactical nuke weapons at heart of global concerns: India

Pak's tactical nuke weapons at heart of global concerns: India

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Amid growing global concern over safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenals, India today said battlefield atomic weapons of that country were at the heart of such apprehensions.

Nawazuddin plays Shah Rukh's nemesis in Raees

Nawazuddin plays Shah Rukh's nemesis in Raees

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The film is set to hit the screens on Januray 26, 2017.

US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon

US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon

Rediff.com16 May 2012

The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's two top aides -- Chhota Shakeel and Tiger Memon -- for their role in drug trafficking in the region.

Consider me a sportsperson: Miandad

Consider me a sportsperson: Miandad

Rediff.com5 Jan 2013

A day after calling off his visit to the capital in the wake of a controversy over the Indian government giving him visa, former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad on Saturday said that he should be seen just as a sportsman and not as a relative of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

Miandad cancels India trip following visa row

Miandad cancels India trip following visa row

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

Javed Miandad, whose son is married to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's daughter, has cancelled his visit to Delhi in the wake of a raging controversy over India over giving him a visa for the trip.

India to move Portuguese court on Salem's extradition

India to move Portuguese court on Salem's extradition

Rediff.com25 Jan 2012

India will approach the constitutional court of Portugal challenging the decision of that country's supreme court which recently confirmed the decision to terminate the extradition of fugitive underworld don Abu Salem to face trial in various cases in India.

Dawood's surrender offer was conditional, so we rejected it: Pawar

Dawood's surrender offer was conditional, so we rejected it: Pawar

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

Former Maharashtra CM accepts that advocate Ram Jethmalani had come with an offer of Dawood's surrender.

Salem need not be extradited back to Portugal

Salem need not be extradited back to Portugal

Rediff.com11 Jul 2012

Underworld don Abu Salem will remain in India as the top Portugal Court has observed that it was not obliged to extradite the gangster back to the European country after it was held there was violation of deportation rules by Indian authorities.

'India has no locus standi in Salem matter'

'India has no locus standi in Salem matter'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2012

Rejecting India's plea, Portugal's top court has questioned its locus standi in challenging the order cancelling extradition of underworld don Abu Salem to this country.