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5 arrested after cops raid homes of Left-wing activists across states

5 arrested after cops raid homes of Left-wing activists across states

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

The raids were carried out as part of a probe into the violence between Dalits and the upper caste Peshwas at Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31 last year.

Court grants bail to Kejriwal, 2 others in defamation complaint

Court grants bail to Kejriwal, 2 others in defamation complaint

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two other Aam Aadmi Party leaders were on Wednesday granted bail by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by an advocate after they furnished personal bond.

HC gives nod to BJP yatras in West Bengal, govt challenges order

HC gives nod to BJP yatras in West Bengal, govt challenges order

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Justice Chakraborty said that the petitioner BJP will be vicariously responsible for any damage or loss of public property.

Will it be Amma or Karunanidhi? Fates to be decided on Monday

Will it be Amma or Karunanidhi? Fates to be decided on Monday

Rediff.com15 May 2016

More than 5.79 crore voters will seal the fate of 3,740 aspirants including arch rivals Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Dravida Munnetra Kazagham president M Karunanidhi, as the stage is set for polling in 233 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu under tight vigil on Monday.

The myth of the Magna Carta

The myth of the Magna Carta

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

The Magna Carta was not quite a grand demand for equality, freedoms and rule of law but just a narrow demand for restricting the ruler's powers to ring fence the interests of the elite. But its consequences greatly expanded over the centuries into a charter, which guarantees individual liberties, equality and justice to all, irrespective of race, religion and class, says Mohan Guruswamy.

Wary of Jundal being killed, NIA seeks trial via video-conference

Wary of Jundal being killed, NIA seeks trial via video-conference

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Trial against suspected top Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Abu Jundal, an alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, should be conducted through video conferencing as he faces threat to his life, NIA told a Delhi court on Friday.

OPS blames 'anti-social elements' in Jallikattu protests for violence

OPS blames 'anti-social elements' in Jallikattu protests for violence

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

"Various organisations and anti-social elements had infiltrated the pro-Jallikattu protests (at Marina) with the intention of diverting it," he said.

Congress MPs' suspension: 'Shame on you dictator' chants break out at Parliament

Congress MPs' suspension: 'Shame on you dictator' chants break out at Parliament

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former defence minister AK Antony, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma also took part in the protest sporting black bands.

Swabhiman trio run down Modi for mocking Bihar

Swabhiman trio run down Modi for mocking Bihar

Rediff.com30 Aug 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under scathing attack from the Grand Secular Alliance on Sunday in poll-bound Bihar with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and Congress President Sonia Gandhi accusing him of "insulting" the state and failing to deliver on any of his promises.

'IM planned to send poison letters to kill targets'

'IM planned to send poison letters to kill targets'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

Indian Mujahideen was planning to send letters "soaked with poison" to their targets to kill them, the Delhi Police has told a court here in its charge sheet filed against six suspected men of the terror outfit in a case of allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory in New Delhi.

Arms factory case: Charge sheet filed against Bhatkal, aide

Arms factory case: Charge sheet filed against Bhatkal, aide

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

The Delhi police has filed its charge sheet in a local court against Indian Mujahideen (co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar for allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory in New Delhi from where huge quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered.

'Chanting Ambedkar's name makes Dalit leaders cross over to BJP'

'Chanting Ambedkar's name makes Dalit leaders cross over to BJP'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

Why Dalit leaders cross over to the BJP

Congress has nothing to sell, nothing to show to India: Jaitley

Congress has nothing to sell, nothing to show to India: Jaitley

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley on why the Congress may end up getting its lowest figure in the history of Indian parliamentary elections.

With promise to make Delhi corruption-free, Kejriwal takes charge

With promise to make Delhi corruption-free, Kejriwal takes charge

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

Capping a momentous journey, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Satutday, promising to make Delhi the first corruption-free state and act against communal elements.

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.

CBI arrests Kejriwal's principal secy, 4 others for graft

CBI arrests Kejriwal's principal secy, 4 others for graft

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

CBI sources said that Kumar has been charged with abusing his official position to award contracts to M/s Endeavour Systems Pvt Ltd and securing government tenders worth Rs 9.5 crore between 2007 and 2014 for the company.

China again plays Pakistan card to deny India NSG entry

China again plays Pakistan card to deny India NSG entry

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

China's state media on Tuesday defended Pakistan's nuclear record, saying it was A Q Khan who was responsible for atomic proliferation which was not backed by the government and argued that any exemption to India for Nuclear Suppliers Group entry should also be given to Pakistan.

All poll promises will be fulfilled in remaining 3 years: Shah

All poll promises will be fulfilled in remaining 3 years: Shah

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Presenting a report card of two years of the Modi government, BJP chief Amit Shah credited the party for giving a "decisive" government.

'What happened to me can happen to anyone'

'What happened to me can happen to anyone'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

'I cannot conceive of any reason than my unsparing criticism of government policies that the government picked me to send a message to many who dare to take it on.'

Delhi police arrests Bhatkal, aide for setting up illegal arms factory

Delhi police arrests Bhatkal, aide for setting up illegal arms factory

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his close aide were sent to custody of the Delhi police for 15 days after a court allowed the plea of the probe agency to arrest them in a case lodged in 2011 for allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory.

Sheena Bora Trial: What accounts for Indrani, Peter bonhomie?

Sheena Bora Trial: What accounts for Indrani, Peter bonhomie?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Indrani and Peter Mukerjea seemed more at ease on Wednesday, maybe with the INX Media interrogation over temporarily, chatting cheerfully and easily amongst themselves, and with former husband Sanjeev Khanna, at the back of the courtroom, in the accused enclosure.

Supreme Court verdict: Back to square one, if not minus one

Supreme Court verdict: Back to square one, if not minus one

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

'Disturbingly, the dissenting judgment of the Supreme Court has raised doubts whether religion, race, caste, community, language etc can be separated from politics at all. It has rightly underlined that this question should to be addressed by Parliament rather than the Supreme Court,' says Dr Madhav Godbole, the former Union home secretary.

PM Modi should be granted immunity from lawsuits in US: Preet Bharara

PM Modi should be granted immunity from lawsuits in US: Preet Bharara

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, has once again gone to bat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the immunity the Indian leader enjoys from lawsuits brought against him in the United States.

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Prakash Bhandari chalks the journey of Lalit Modi from his troubled adolescent days to his mid-life crisis, from his grand success at the India Premier League to his dramatic exit from it

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