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'Terrorist minded person': Victim's kin opposes bail for RPF killer cop

'Terrorist minded person': Victim's kin opposes bail for RPF killer cop

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

Dismissed RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, accused of killing his senior colleague and three passengers on a moving train, appears to have harboured "anger and grudge" towards a particular community and showed no remorse for the crime committed, the police said in its response to his bail.

Words can't express how sorry we are: Leeds apologise to fans

Words can't express how sorry we are: Leeds apologise to fans

Rediff.com1 May 2023

Leeds United issued an apology to their fans for their 4-1 loss and also for a video that showed the players ignoring a young fan.

From Bachchan to Ambani, who's who at Ram temple event

From Bachchan to Ambani, who's who at Ram temple event

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.

'Rajputs Will Abandon The BJP'

'Rajputs Will Abandon The BJP'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

'We want to send a notice to the BJP that Rajputs are no longer their slaves.'

Excise policy: ED arrests BRS leader Kavitha after raid; taken to Delhi

Excise policy: ED arrests BRS leader Kavitha after raid; taken to Delhi

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

BRS leader and former Telangana minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy claimed that Kavitha was taken to Delhi on a flight at 8.45 pm.

Manipur cops meet victims of parading incident

Manipur cops meet victims of parading incident

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

They said keeping in mind the situation arising out of ethnic clashes that broke out in the state on May 4, a team of women officials and personnel from Manipur police was formed to probe the case.

She is my physiotherapist, Odisha CM opens up on Vatican trip companion

She is my physiotherapist, Odisha CM opens up on Vatican trip companion

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Clearing the air before the end of the monsoon session on Tuesday, the CM said, "Shradha is a physiotherapist sent by my sister late Gita Mehta to take care of my physical fitness."

Curfew relaxed in Imphal valley, but situation tense

Curfew relaxed in Imphal valley, but situation tense

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

The situation in Manipur's Imphal valley was calm but tense on Friday morning after a night of violent clashes including an attempt to attack the empty ancestral residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

8 students arrested for ragging in Hyderabad business school

8 students arrested for ragging in Hyderabad business school

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

In the same case, nine members of the school's administration have been booked for their alleged inaction in responding to the incident, police said.

SSP with proven record in Srinagar rushed to Manipur amid spurt in violence

SSP with proven record in Srinagar rushed to Manipur amid spurt in violence

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Balwal, who has expertise in handling terror-related cases, has been "prematurely" repatriated to Manipur cadre where a fresh bout of violence has worsened the already tense situation.

Bid to 'defame' Dalai Lama: Protests, shutdown in Leh, Kargil

Bid to 'defame' Dalai Lama: Protests, shutdown in Leh, Kargil

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

The Dalai Lama had apologised to a boy, his family and friends for the 'hurt his words may have caused', after a video clip purportedly showing the Tibetan spiritual head asking him to 'suck' his tongue sparked a row.

After Kolhapur and Beed, Maharashtra's another town tense over FB post

After Kolhapur and Beed, Maharashtra's another town tense over FB post

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

'A 14-year-old boy kept a status message in praise of Aurangzeb on a social media platform on Thursday. A complaint was received in this connection, based on which an offence was registered at Ashti police station'

CBI team in Manipur to probe killing of 2 students

CBI team in Manipur to probe killing of 2 students

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, led by the agency's Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar, will reach Imphal in a special flight on Wednesday to investigate the 'kidnapping and killing' of two students who went missing in the northeastern state on July 6, sources said.

1 killed, 8 injured in clash over religious post in Maharashtra's Akola

1 killed, 8 injured in clash over religious post in Maharashtra's Akola

Rediff.com14 May 2023

The police appealed to citizens not to panic and not to believe in any rumour.

Deepfakes a threat to democracy, will clamp down, says govt

Deepfakes a threat to democracy, will clamp down, says govt

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both the creator and the platform hosting deepfakes, as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as "a threat to democracy".

Kavitha brought to Delhi after dramatic arrest in excise policy case

Kavitha brought to Delhi after dramatic arrest in excise policy case

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader K Kavitha after an hours-long raid at her premises in Hyderabad and brought her to Delhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, agency sources said.

Embarrassment for Lalu after image of son with wanted sharpshooter goes viral

Embarrassment for Lalu after image of son with wanted sharpshooter goes viral

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap defiantly said that he doesn't recognise each person he clicks a photograph with.

Murthy flags fake news about him; cautions public

Murthy flags fake news about him; cautions public

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Thursday called out "fake news items", which claimed he endorsed automated trading applications and warned the public not to fall for such fraudulent claims. He also slammed "fake interviews" that used "deepfake pictures and videos" of him. In a series of posts on X, Murthy drew the attention of the public to false content being put out by malicious sites and products or services being sold fraudulently using his name and urged people to report any such instances to the concerned regulatory authorities.

BF.7 variant found in several Covid +ve samples of int'l fliers: Govt

BF.7 variant found in several Covid +ve samples of int'l fliers: Govt

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

More than 15 lakh international air passengers have so far been screened and 200 of them have tested positive for COVID-19, Mandaviya said on the sidelines of a book launch.

41 Meiteis reach Assam from Mizoram after threat over Manipur video

41 Meiteis reach Assam from Mizoram after threat over Manipur video

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

The government's assurance came amid reports of Meiteis fleeing the state following an 'advisory' by an ex-militant's association of Mizoram asking them to leave due to tension triggered by the viral video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.

Hindus are majority in India: Kamal Nath on Hindu Rashtra demand

Hindus are majority in India: Kamal Nath on Hindu Rashtra demand

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday asked whether it is needed to say separately that India is a 'Hindu Rashtra' given the fact that 82 per cent of Hindus live in the country.

Images from Congress campaign that struck a chord

Images from Congress campaign that struck a chord

Rediff.com13 May 2023

It was not just these instances but also some images from the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' last year when it was passing through the state remain etched in people's memory.

'One man runs Congress and he is not Rahul or Kharge'

'One man runs Congress and he is not Rahul or Kharge'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

'Congress leaders who are making strategy for the Congress to win elections have not even won a class monitor elections.' 'When you have not contested school monitor elections, what will you know about the ground reality?'

SC slams Gujarat cops for public flogging of Muslims in Kheda

SC slams Gujarat cops for public flogging of Muslims in Kheda

Rediff.com23 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admonished the Gujarat Police over its officials publicly flogging five people belonging to the Muslim community at a village in Kheda district in 2022, asking angrily from where did they draw the authority to tie people to poles and beat them up.

Zoramthanga, Guerrilla Fighter in the Political Jungle

Zoramthanga, Guerrilla Fighter in the Political Jungle

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

At 79, Zoramthanga is working to rebuild his image as the people's CM.

TN BJP worker booked for quarrelling with hijab-clad doctor

TN BJP worker booked for quarrelling with hijab-clad doctor

Rediff.com26 May 2023

A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was booked on Friday for allegedly picking up a quarrel with a hijab-clad woman doctor over not wearing the white coat at a primary health centre in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, the police said.

Tripura bypolls: Tipra Motha leader seeks votes for BJP, suspended

Tripura bypolls: Tipra Motha leader seeks votes for BJP, suspended

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

Abu Khayer Miah, who had contested, on a Tipra Motha ticket, from the Boxanagar assembly constituency in the last elections held in February and conceded defeat, has been suspended, a party leader said.

More than 600 Meiteis leave Mizoram fearing attacks

More than 600 Meiteis leave Mizoram fearing attacks

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

More than 600 Meiteis have left Mizoram due to fear of tension after a video two tribal women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur surfaced online recently, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

A highly-placed defence source said a first information report was registered against COCOMI on July 10, after the outfit gave a call to people 'not to surrender weapons.'

Maratha quota: 49 arrested in Beed, curfew in Dharashiv

Maratha quota: 49 arrested in Beed, curfew in Dharashiv

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

The situation is currently under control, Beed Superintendent of Police Nandkumar Thakur told PTI.

Protest after Hindu students asked to perform namaaz at Gujarat school

Protest after Hindu students asked to perform namaaz at Gujarat school

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

The state government ordered an inquiry into the programme organised at Kalorex Future School, located in Ghatlodia area of the city, on September 29.

Gujarat tribals to observe bandh over Manipur violence

Gujarat tribals to observe bandh over Manipur violence

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

The opposition Congress has decided to support the bandh in protest against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's 'failure' to control the situation in the north-eastern state, a party spokesperson said on Saturday.

Yogi's 'mitti me mila dunga' remarks trends after Atiq's son encounter

Yogi's 'mitti me mila dunga' remarks trends after Atiq's son encounter

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

Several Twitter users made a hashtag of Adityanath's statement as they tweeted about the alleged encounter in Jhansi.

Erred in trusting some people: Sharad Pawar in Nashik

Erred in trusting some people: Sharad Pawar in Nashik

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

Pawar reminded PM Modi of his recent remarks about 'corruption' of NCP leaders, and asked him to act against those who are guilty.

2-day holiday in Kozhikode following Nipah outbreak

2-day holiday in Kozhikode following Nipah outbreak

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

A 24-hour control room was set up in the neighbouring district of Wayanad following the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode

Video of burning man surfaces in Manipur, govt for CBI probe

Video of burning man surfaces in Manipur, govt for CBI probe

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

The video of the burning man was shot on May 4, the same day when two women were paraded naked by a mob, the footage of which sparked nationwide outrage after it surfaced in July. The ethnic strife in Manipur began on May 3.

Kerala govt trying to find source of Nipah outbreak

Kerala govt trying to find source of Nipah outbreak

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

After identifying the man who was the patient zero or index case of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, the state government on Saturday began looking for the source and place from where he got infected by seeking details of his mobile tower locations.

Man held for damaging crosses in Mumbai church's cemetery

Man held for damaging crosses in Mumbai church's cemetery

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

The motive behind the act is being investigated, a police officer said.

Covid: Parl panel stresses swift strategy evolution for next-gen vaccines

Covid: Parl panel stresses swift strategy evolution for next-gen vaccines

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

The ICMR-National Institute of Virology has been regularly undertaking studies to understand the protective efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against emerging variants.

DMK leader suspended for abusing Dalit for entering TN temple

DMK leader suspended for abusing Dalit for entering TN temple

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

DMK general secretary Duraimurugan announced through a statement in Salem that Manikam has been placed under suspension for violating the party discipline.