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Are Baloch rebels out of Pakistan's control now?

Are Baloch rebels out of Pakistan's control now?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2025

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has undergone a significant transformation, evolving from hit-and-run attacks to carrying out sophisticated operations with tactical precision. The group's tactics and targets have become increasingly audacious, targeting security forces, Chinese nationals, and innocent civilians. Experts attribute the BLA's evolution to various factors, including the leadership of Bashir Zeb, the group's growing intelligence network, and its exploitation of the grievances of the Baloch people. The BLA's actions are a cause for concern, as the group's sophisticated attacks pose a major challenge to security forces.

Terrorist attack on construction workers will be avenged: LG Sinha

Terrorist attack on construction workers will be avenged: LG Sinha

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Sinha called for justice to the victims as he blamed Pakistan for "still trying to kill innocent people" in the region to disrupt peace.

All 67 onboard airplane and copter feared killed in US mid-air collision

All 67 onboard airplane and copter feared killed in US mid-air collision

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

After the mid-air collision over the Potomac river in Washington, DC, authorities said that they no longer expect to find any survivors, and efforts have shifted to a recovery mission, according to DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, according to a report by CNN.

See us as victims, not killers: Rajiv case convict

See us as victims, not killers: Rajiv case convict

Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

R P Ravichandran, one of the six convicts who was released on Saturday in the assassination case of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, said that the people of north India should see them as 'victims instead of terrorists or killers'.

Allu Arjun Leaves For Cop Station

Allu Arjun Leaves For Cop Station

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

Allu Arjun arrived Hyderabad's Chikkadpally police station on Tuesday to appear for questioning in connection with the tragic incident that occurred during the premiere of his movie Pushpa 2 on December 4.

Did India Mismanage Bumrah's Workload?

Did India Mismanage Bumrah's Workload?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

'When you have a bowler taking wickets consistently, it's understandable that you tend to overbowl him. I don't think we can blame the team management for this.'

Lakhimpur victims' families awaiting justice: Tikait

Lakhimpur victims' families awaiting justice: Tikait

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

Farmers were staging a protest in Tikunia village on October 3 last year against a visit of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya when four of them were crushed under the wheels of a convoy of cars. In the subsequent violence, four others including two BJP workers and a journalist were killed.

'India Has No Need To Support Baloch Movement'

'India Has No Need To Support Baloch Movement'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

'When so many young Baloch men and women are willingly volunteering as fighters and even suicide bombers.'

Who Observed Raj Dharma In Nagpur?

Who Observed Raj Dharma In Nagpur?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

The Nagpur violence may have been prevented had the police considered the dangerous potential of the VHP/Bajrang Dal's demonstration; had they immediately stopped the burning of the chaddar and arrested the demonstrators; and had they fanned out to counter the rumours that spread among Muslims, observes Jyoti Punwani.

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba not named in 3200-page chargesheet

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba not named in 3200-page chargesheet

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

A total of 121 people, mostly women, died in the stampede after a satsang of Surajpal alias Bhole Baba alias Narayan Sakar Hari on July 2 in Fulrai village in Hathras' Sikandra Rao area.

Maha hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction

Maha hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction

Rediff.com10 Jan 2021

Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty. They claimed that no doctor or nurse was present in the unit when fire broke out.

'Mamata Has Learnt A Lesson'

'Mamata Has Learnt A Lesson'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

'If she manages to throw out people, go for surgical operations, clean up her image, she will be victorious.'

Russian rape case: Goa CM blames victim

Russian rape case: Goa CM blames victim

Rediff.com9 Dec 2009

In an interview to CNN-IBN on Wednesday, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat obliquely blamed the Russian girl, who was allegedly raped by local politician John Fernandes, for the incident, saying she should not have gone out with male acquaintances late in the night.

The Sabarmati Report Review: Poorly Crafted Propaganda

The Sabarmati Report Review: Poorly Crafted Propaganda

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

The Sabarmati Report is so flimsy in its execution, taking offence to it would be dignifying its existence, notes Sukanya Verma.

'We Have Begged For Justice'

'We Have Begged For Justice'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2025

'Justice may or may not happen, but who are those people who did this to her?' 'If the hospital authorities had helped us that day, or the police, then the real culprits would have been caught.' 'Getting justice for my daughter is my goal now and I want the CM to remember that.'

Kejriwal blames L-G for girl's murder; it's love jihad, says BJP

Kejriwal blames L-G for girl's murder; it's love jihad, says BJP

Rediff.com29 May 2023

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to take strict action over the murder of a minor girl in Shahbad Dairy in Delhi and said it was his responsibility to maintain law and order in the city.

Why do we blame the victim of a rape?

Why do we blame the victim of a rape?

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

That the justice system, of which the police are a part, does not work for rape or other victims is no accident, writes Sonali Ranade

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Ironically, rival Tamil Nadu governments expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the specious plea, which has been peddled very many times in the past, that without licensed liquor, drinkers would go after hooch and there could be more hooch tragedies and hooch deaths. No one is convinced, but no one can dispute it either, comments N Sathiya Moorthy.

UP hospital had expired fire extinguishers? Govt says...

UP hospital had expired fire extinguishers? Govt says...

Rediff.com16 Nov 2024

The incident sparked a political blame game in the state where bypolls to nine assembly seats will be held on November 20. Opposition parties blamed the BJP government in the state and said the deaths raise serious questions about the negligence of the administration.

Fighting Workplace Harassment? What You Can Expect

Fighting Workplace Harassment? What You Can Expect

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

'Filing a workplace harassment case against a well-known company or professional can bring risks like retaliation, harm to your career and emotional stress,' warns Smita Shetty Kapoor.

Landslide survivors' rehab key issue in Wayanad LS bypoll

Landslide survivors' rehab key issue in Wayanad LS bypoll

Rediff.com27 Oct 2024

Local residents have stressed that land acquisition for rehabilitation must be completed promptly, as it has been delayed after estate owners challenged it in the Kerala high court.

Violence rocks Assam's Samaguri ahead of bypolls

Violence rocks Assam's Samaguri ahead of bypolls

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

Incidents of violence rocked Assam's Samaguri assembly constituency where by-elections will be held on November 13 with both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress alleging that gunshots were fired targeting each other's supporters over the last 24 hours, police said on Sunday.

Yediyurappa back in Bengaluru, to appear before CID on June 17

Yediyurappa back in Bengaluru, to appear before CID on June 17

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yediyurappa, facing a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act charge, returned to Bengaluru on Saturday and said he will appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on June 17 for questioning.

Kolkata rape: Crime scene altered, CBI tells SC

Kolkata rape: Crime scene altered, CBI tells SC

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged in the Supreme Court on Thursday that there was an attempt to cover up the rape and killing of a post-graduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital by the local police as the crime scene was altered by the time the federal agency took over the probe.

Muslim men found charred to death, family blames Bajrang Dal

Muslim men found charred to death, family blames Bajrang Dal

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Two men were found charred to death in a car in Haryana's Bhiwani district Thursday after they were allegedly abducted from Bharatpur district in Rajasthan by men said to be cow vigilantes.

Pak plays victim card, blames India for 'complicated relations'

Pak plays victim card, blames India for 'complicated relations'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

Sartaj Aziz has blamed India for allegedly "creating hurdles" in the way of process to normalise the relations between the two countries.

Kolkata gangrape victim cremated amid shameful political blame game

Kolkata gangrape victim cremated amid shameful political blame game

Rediff.com1 Jan 2014

Left parties and Kolkata police were on Tuesday involved in a tussle over the cremation of the body of a 16-year-old gangrape victim, who died in a city hospital after attempting suicide.

Hindu family's house torched in Bangladesh: Report

Hindu family's house torched in Bangladesh: Report

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Arsonists torched a house belonging to a Hindu family with no political affiliation in northwest Bangladesh, a media report said on Wednesday, in the latest incident of targeted attacks on the minority community after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Are you a victim of emotional abuse?

Are you a victim of emotional abuse?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Madhura Sansare gets into the details of what emotional abuse entails, and how to combat it.

'I Walked Out Of The Movie'

'I Walked Out Of The Movie'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

'The media is portraying the Malayalam film industry as the worst place, but that's not true.'

Record rains in southern TN claim 10 lives; state blames poor IMD forecast

Record rains in southern TN claim 10 lives; state blames poor IMD forecast

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

While there was a brief respite from the incessant downpour on Tuesday, collaborative efforts from the defence, national, and state disaster response forces took the lead in executing rescue and relief operations.

'Society to blame for how Suryanelli rape victim suffered'

'Society to blame for how Suryanelli rape victim suffered'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

A young girl of 16 was transported across Kerala and sexually abused and raped by 42 men over a period of more than a month between January 16 and February 26, 1996. Subsequently, the court acquitted all, but one of the 39 accused. It was 17 years ago in 1996 that the infamous Suryanelli case exploded in Kerala. Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier speaks to Suja Susan George who has been relentlessly fighting for justice for the victim and her family for the last 17 years.

Unnao rape victim's family demands Hyderabad-like encounter

Unnao rape victim's family demands Hyderabad-like encounter

Rediff.com7 Dec 2019

After battling for her life for almost 40 hours, the 23-year-old woman died following a cardiac arrest on Friday night at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.

Pilot visits BJP MP's dharna site, meets kin of man who blamed Raj minister

Pilot visits BJP MP's dharna site, meets kin of man who blamed Raj minister

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

Before ending his life on Monday, Meena recorded a video alleging Joshi and a few other people had caused problems to him because of which he was forced to kill himself.

Maha: Bodies of 22 Covid victims stuffed in 1 ambulance

Maha: Bodies of 22 Covid victims stuffed in 1 ambulance

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

"This happened because the hospital administration does not have enough ambulances," the medical college's Dean, Dr Shivaji Sukre, told PTI on Tuesday.

Pune Test, Day 1 PIX: Comeback man Sundar puts India in control on Day 1

Pune Test, Day 1 PIX: Comeback man Sundar puts India in control on Day 1

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

Washington Sundar justified his selection with a career-best 7/59 to bowl out New Zealand for 259 on Day 1 of the second Test in Pune.

Kanjhawala mishap: They didn't stop car to save her, says victim's friend

Kanjhawala mishap: They didn't stop car to save her, says victim's friend

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Anjali's friend said she did not inform anyone about the accident as she was scared and feared that she would be blamed for it.

Iranian attack appears to have been defeated: Biden

Iranian attack appears to have been defeated: Biden

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

The Iranian missile attack on Israel appears to have been defeated and ineffective, United States President Joe Biden said, hours after Tehran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel.

Everyone has to die one day: Bhole Baba on stampede

Everyone has to die one day: Bhole Baba on stampede

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Self-styled godman Bhole Baba said Wednesday that he is very disturbed by the Hathras stampede but nobody can avoid what is destined and everyone has to die one day.

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

The stampede took place as people headed home after a satsang in the district's Phulrai village, conducted by a preacher known as Bhole Baba. Twenty-seven bodies were brought to a hospital in neighbouring Etah district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Singh said 23 of them were women. And 89 lay dead in Hathras itself.