News for 'vasant-vihar'

After churches, now Convent school vandalised in south Delhi

After churches, now Convent school vandalised in south Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

A Christian school was allegedly vandalised in South Delhi's Vasant Vihar area

Delhi court convicts all 3 accused in Jigisha murder case

Delhi court convicts all 3 accused in Jigisha murder case

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Jigisha, 28, was abducted and killed on March 18, 2009 after she was dropped by her office cab.

Hanging of convicts real tribute to Nirbhaya, say investigators

Hanging of convicts real tribute to Nirbhaya, say investigators

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Pramod Singh Kushwaha, then the additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) and who headed the investigation team, said each member of the team pitched in to prepare a watertight case against the convicts.

Delhi flight attendant suicide: Police arrests husband

Delhi flight attendant suicide: Police arrests husband

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

Before jumping off the terrace, she had sent a message to her husband that she would kill herself, police said.

R N Kao, India's legendary Spymaster

R N Kao, India's legendary Spymaster

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

'Here was a man who played a major part in helping the Bengalis of East Pakistan create a new nation, secured the merger of Sikkim into the Indian dominion and built R&AW into a formidable outfit, comparable to the best in the world.' Rameshwar Nath Kao shunned the limelight, hated to be photographed and preferred to work behind the scenes. A revealing excerpt from Nitin A Gokhale's much awaited book, R N Kao: Gentleman Spymaster.

Sports Shorts: Tendulkar against fake helmet makers

Sports Shorts: Tendulkar against fake helmet makers

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

Bring guilty to book: PM to Delhi top cop after school vandalism

Bring guilty to book: PM to Delhi top cop after school vandalism

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Modi asked the police commissioner to speedily investigate the incident.

Tharoor grilled for over 4 hours on murder of wife Sunanda

Tharoor grilled for over 4 hours on murder of wife Sunanda

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was questioned by the Special Investigation Team on Thursday for the second time in the last four weeks on the Indian Premier League controversy as also various aspects leading to the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

The Jet Crisis: Please answer these questions!

The Jet Crisis: Please answer these questions!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'By August 2018, it was evident that Jet was heading into serious financial trouble.' 'Why didn't the DGCA stop all advance bookings right there and then?' asks Anjuli Bhargava.

Uber cab rape victim traumatised due to delay in trial

Uber cab rape victim traumatised due to delay in trial

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

The 25-year-old woman, allegedly raped by a driver of Uber cab service provider, is understood to have told a Delhi court on Thursday that she was traumatised due to the undue delay in proceedings owing to dilatory tactics of accused and being made to relive the ghastly incident.

JNU row: Kejriwal government takes 3 news channels to court

JNU row: Kejriwal government takes 3 news channels to court

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass, after hearing the submissions of the Delhi Government's counsel, fixed the matter for consideration on the complaint on May 26.

Sunanda murder case: Shashi Tharoor questioned for 3rd time in 48 hours

Sunanda murder case: Shashi Tharoor questioned for 3rd time in 48 hours

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Shashi Tharoor on Friday appeared for the third time in two days before the SIT.

Why Delhi cops believe Sunanda was murdered

Why Delhi cops believe Sunanda was murdered

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

The final medical report by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar says that she died of poisoning, administered either through oral route or injection and the injuries on her barring one were a result of a "scuffle", according to the police FIR lodged in this case.

'Always have a Plan B, Plan C and a Plan D'

'Always have a Plan B, Plan C and a Plan D'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Don't bet everything you have, Lemon Tree's Patu Keswani tells Pavan Lall.

Dec 16 gang rape: Accused to write univ exam from jail

Dec 16 gang rape: Accused to write univ exam from jail

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

A Delhi court on Thursday directed the officials concerned of Delhi University, Indira Gandhi National Open University and the Tihar Jail to make arrangements for December 16 gang rape accused Vinay Sharma to write his BA first year exams from prison premises.

'India can market itself better'

'India can market itself better'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

'India is still hierarchical, but not as much as Japan and people appreciate a flat working culture,' Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo Cars India, tells Pavan Lall.

Buying property in Delhi? Read this first

Buying property in Delhi? Read this first

Rediff.com31 May 2015

What are the upcoming locations and pull factors that determine housing prices in these two metros? What does this means for a buyer?

'I believe the doosra can't be bowled without a bit of kink'

'I believe the doosra can't be bowled without a bit of kink'

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Rookie off-spinner Jayant Yadav, who is set for his maiden India tour of Zimbabwe next month, says he will never attempt to bowl a 'doosra' since it cannot be done without a bit of elbow kink.

Uber rape accused can't recall witnesses, rules SC

Uber rape accused can't recall witnesses, rules SC

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

The apex court also stayed the trial court proceedings.

Sunanda case: Tharoor questioned, can be summoned again, says Bassi

Sunanda case: Tharoor questioned, can be summoned again, says Bassi

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has once again been questioned in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death and the special investigation team probing the high-profile case may summon him again.

Woman identifies Uber driver in court as rape trial begins

Woman identifies Uber driver in court as rape trial begins

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

United States-based cab service provider Uber's driver, who is facing trial in a rape case, was identified in a Delhi court by the victim, a 25-year-old woman executive.

Did not see the Dec 16 gang-rape victim: Accused tells judge

Did not see the Dec 16 gang-rape victim: Accused tells judge

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

One of the accused in December 16 gang rape case on Friday claimed before a special court that he had never seen the 23-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by six persons in a moving bus and had only heard about it.

Uber case: SC to lay down law for recalling witnesses at accused's behest

Uber case: SC to lay down law for recalling witnesses at accused's behest

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will lay down a law as to whether an accused has got the right to get witnesses recalled for their re-examination in a criminal case.

As rupee falls, NRIs exit realty

As rupee falls, NRIs exit realty

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

As returns decline, with extent and time horizon uncertain, some of these investors look to shift to safer zones

Tomar denied bail; grilled for second consecutive day

Tomar denied bail; grilled for second consecutive day

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

In a setback to Jitender Singh Tomar, a Delhi court on Thursday dismissed his revision plea against his police remand.

Uber rape case: HC allows recall of 13 witnesses including victim

Uber rape case: HC allows recall of 13 witnesses including victim

Rediff.com4 Mar 2015

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed recall of 13 prosecution witnesses, including the victim in the Uber cab rape case, on the plea of the accused driver and said their cross examination will be carried out on a day-to-day basis.

.32 revolvers, guns & more: Modi's 'arm aadmi' sarkar

.32 revolvers, guns & more: Modi's 'arm aadmi' sarkar

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

National Demorcatic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports

Making Katrina look SO DIFFERENT

Making Katrina look SO DIFFERENT

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

'Katrina gives a lot of inputs, like the colours that suit her skin tone.'

Sunanda case: SIT questions Amar Singh about IPL angle

Sunanda case: SIT questions Amar Singh about IPL angle

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Politician Amar Singh was on Wednesday questioned for nearly two hours by a special team of Delhi Police probing the Sunanda Pushkar case after he had recently claimed that she had spoken to him about the Indian Premier League controversy a couple of days before her death.

Rishabh Pant: Unrepressed, entertaining, authentic

Rishabh Pant: Unrepressed, entertaining, authentic

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

'I just go out there and do my thing; try to express myself. I'm glad people enjoy it,' Rishabh Pant tells Dhruv Munjal.

She is bringing the museum into our homes

She is bringing the museum into our homes

Rediff.com3 Jul 2017

Dayanita Singh, artist and curator, is giving photography a new art form.

Review: Hindi Medium is a fascinatingly frustrating film

Review: Hindi Medium is a fascinatingly frustrating film

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Hindi Medium works because it manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see his girl smile, feels Sreehari Nair.

Verdict will send the right message: Delhi police

Verdict will send the right message: Delhi police

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

The Delhi police, which drew flak after December 16 gang rape but was redeemed by court's praise for its probe, on Friday said the verdict will be a deterrent and will uphold common man's belief in criminal justice system.

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary didn't know it was forgery

Sheena Bora Trial: The secretary didn't know it was forgery

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

'After Indrani's arrest did you go to the police and say I did this kind of forgery?'

Anti-Christian acts: The myth and reality

Anti-Christian acts: The myth and reality

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

'When the BJP first came to power in the late 1990s we heard of anti- Christian incidents perpetrated by members of the Sangh Parivar, the majority of which proved to be blatant falsehoods.' 'We need to recall those events to give a reality check to a similar campaign of unsubstantiated calumny that is raising its head again to discredit the BJP government.'

Uber cabbie was trying to flee to Nepal after crime, says Delhi police

Uber cabbie was trying to flee to Nepal after crime, says Delhi police

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

The Uber cab driver, who had allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman in Delhi on Friday night in his taxi, was planning to flee to Nepal before the police arrested him in the nick of time from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

Sheena Bora Trial: Travels with Indrani and Peter

Sheena Bora Trial: Travels with Indrani and Peter

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

It might have been the season of Basant Panchami, but for Pasbola it was definitely Halloween as he set about scaring the wits out of Rangwala, his tone growing harsher.

From 'decent cricketer' to deputy CM: Tejaswi Yadav's meteoric rise

From 'decent cricketer' to deputy CM: Tejaswi Yadav's meteoric rise

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Why has Lalu Prasad picked his youngest child, Tejashwi Yadav, as his political heir.

One last push to save the Yamuna

One last push to save the Yamuna

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharati recently reiterated her commitment towards making the Yamuna Shuddikaran Abhiyan a success but said little else. It is obvious that in comparison to the Ganga about which she waxes eloquent at the drop of a hat, her treatment towards Yamuna can at best be described as step-motherly. Rashme Sehgal reports on efforts to save the river.