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Nirav Modi to be produced before UK court in extradition case

Nirav Modi to be produced before UK court in extradition case

Rediff.com29 May 2019

He is set to be produced from custody before Judge Emma Arbuthnot for the first management hearing in the case, during which a broad timeline is expected for his extradition trial.

SRH's youth: Can they live up to the expectations?

SRH's youth: Can they live up to the expectations?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2020

David Warner spoke about SRH's youngsters

Nations must ensure cryptocurrency does not end in wrong hands: PM

Nations must ensure cryptocurrency does not end in wrong hands: PM

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

Modi cautioning that cryptocurrency can spoil the youth.

Not in veins of politicians, bureaucrats to accept failure: HC

Not in veins of politicians, bureaucrats to accept failure: HC

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Politicians and bureaucrats find it very difficult to accept their failure and inability as it is not in their veins, the Delhi high court Wednesday said while expressing concerns over the condition of subordinate judiciary's judicial officers who are at risk of contracting COVID-19 owing to the nature of duties.

SC postpones summer vacation, to function till June 19

SC postpones summer vacation, to function till June 19

Rediff.com15 May 2020

As per the October 14 notification, the summer vacation would have started from May 18 and concluded on July 5 (both days inclusive) in the apex court.

WFH: 7 warning signs your co-worker is stressed

WFH: 7 warning signs your co-worker is stressed

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

The thin boundary between work and life has become increasingly blurred, which is taking a toll on employese's mental well-being, says Prachi Ghogle.

SC dumps plea challenging Justice Khehar's appointment as next CJI

SC dumps plea challenging Justice Khehar's appointment as next CJI

Rediff.com23 Dec 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as "virtually infructuous" a petition filed by a group of lawyers opposing the elevation of Justice J S Khehar as next the Chief Justice of India, observing that the President of India has already issued a notification in this regard.

ICC to finalise process to appoint Manohar's successor

ICC to finalise process to appoint Manohar's successor

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

Finalising the nomination process to elect Shashank Manohar's successor as the next independent chairman of the world cricket body is the sole agenda for the ICC Board, which will meet virtually on Monday.

Why the Modi government is not ecstatic over Kamala Harris

Why the Modi government is not ecstatic over Kamala Harris

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'If the Biden-Harris team makes it to the White House, India's headaches will multiply,' observes Aditi Phadnis.

I am not a terrorist: Nasheed tells Maldivian court

I am not a terrorist: Nasheed tells Maldivian court

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Maldives' former president said he DIDN'T authorise any arrest in a criminal court in Male

Modi slams Congress for hypocrisy towards poor

Modi slams Congress for hypocrisy towards poor

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Speaking during a video interaction with Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana beneficiaries from Madhya Pradesh, he also said that there was 'vikriti' (distortion) in the system of the previous government.

LOVE GURU: My husband watches too much porn

LOVE GURU: My husband watches too much porn

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

After the Ayodhya verdict: What Salman Khurshid wrote in his book

After the Ayodhya verdict: What Salman Khurshid wrote in his book

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Indian politics, held captive in one way or the other by Ayodhya, may now well seek its emancipation from this issue, and the pursuit of welfare, asserts Congress leader Salman Khurshid in this excerpt from his latest book, Sunrise over Ayodhya.

Reading down UAPA has nationwide ramifications: SC in students case

Reading down UAPA has nationwide ramifications: SC in students case

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

The high court judgments will "not to be treated as precedent by any court" to give similar reliefs, the apex court said while hearing Delhi police's appeal against the bail granted to 3 Delhi students.

Check out India's ambitious plan to qualify for FIFA World Cup

Check out India's ambitious plan to qualify for FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government is riding on "mainstay" football to make India a sporting powerhouse and announced the formation of five zonal committees to hunt talent across the country.

#MeToo: No guerilla warfare through anonymity, says HC

#MeToo: No guerilla warfare through anonymity, says HC

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw made these observations while hearing submissions on behalf of Instagram handle Herdsceneand - which sought to maintain anonymity in a suit filed against it by artist Subodh Gupta seeking removal of the allegedly defamatory content made against him on social media.

TikTok's future to be decided on Wed

TikTok's future to be decided on Wed

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

The app, which has close to 1 million users per day, its lawyer, is losing close to Rs 4.5 crore in revenues every day.

SC deals blow to Hardik Patel's poll ambition

SC deals blow to Hardik Patel's poll ambition

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

What is the urgency now, the bench said while refusing to accord urgent hearing on Patel's plea.

'Sunlight best disinfectant': SC allows live streaming of court proceedings

'Sunlight best disinfectant': SC allows live streaming of court proceedings

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

An apex court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it will soon make the necessary rules for balancing rights of public and protecting dignity of litigants.

Who hates online school more? You or your child?

Who hates online school more? You or your child?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

With the arrival of the monsoon, many schools across the country, began the June term. And for the first time in their lives your children began to experience online school. Love it, like it or hate it?

Kolkata top cop will regret if he destroyed evidence: SC

Kolkata top cop will regret if he destroyed evidence: SC

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

The top court will hear the probe agency's applications on Tuesday.

'Arrest Chitra, find others involved in NSE scam'

'Arrest Chitra, find others involved in NSE scam'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

'This issue is related to national security because they were compromising the entire capital markets's core infrastructure by leaking confidential information.' 'What would have happened if the servers had come down?' 'Or some confidential information leaked to terrorists who could have knocked out our capital market?'

'India will eventually come through'

'India will eventually come through'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

No government can 'ignore inclusiveness in a democracy', Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells Anjuli Bhargava.

IL&FS to file bankruptcy for its offshore firms in UAE

IL&FS to file bankruptcy for its offshore firms in UAE

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

A tribunal consented with the decision of the newly constituted board of the IL&FS and observed that the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings was the best option for the two firms.

'Rhea is the fall girl'

'Rhea is the fall girl'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here with Subhash K Jha!

Paine hints at fiery Test after Gabba boycott threat

Paine hints at fiery Test after Gabba boycott threat

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

Paine admitted that there will be an element of uncertainty associated with the Brisbane Test if India, a powerful cricket board, wants to press the pressure button.

'Government needs to resolve farmers' issue, not Supreme Court'

'Government needs to resolve farmers' issue, not Supreme Court'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

The AIKS, a key member of the "Samyukta Kisan Morcha" that is spearheading the "Dilli Chalo" agitation against the three farm laws, asserted that no farmer organisation approached the court in the first place and asked for its intervention in the matter.

Pak anti-terror court summons 7 witnesses in 26/11 case

Pak anti-terror court summons 7 witnesses in 26/11 case

Rediff.com20 May 2015

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of the seven Mumbai attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, on Wednesday summoned seven witnesses for the next hearing after the case record was finally submitted to it.

Review: pTron Bassbuds Vista TWS earbuds

Review: pTron Bassbuds Vista TWS earbuds

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

Are they worth the price?

Why Indian hockey players are desperate to resume training

Why Indian hockey players are desperate to resume training

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Lack of training is an obvious concern but India's hockey players are also feeling homesick and they made that known to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in an online interaction on Thursday while pleading for limited resumption of practice. The Indian men's and women's hockey teams told the minister that resumption of on-field training in small groups as soon as possible will give them an an upper-hand over other top nations as they gear up for Olympics next year.

US provided info, equipment to India during China standoff

US provided info, equipment to India during China standoff

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, also told the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that China's recent activities along the Line of Actual Control have opened India's eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs as he observed that New Delhi, in the very near term, will deepen its engagement with the Quad.

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Indian-Americans are taking over the country, United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the high number of people from the community getting a place in his administration.

Shocking! Working women face online sexual harassment

Shocking! Working women face online sexual harassment

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

'Male colleagues are stalking them on social media or sending friend requests, commenting on their pictures when they are not even friends.'

Centre not delaying appointment of judges in higher judiciary: SC

Centre not delaying appointment of judges in higher judiciary: SC

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Most of the recommendations with regard to appointment of judges in high courts were pending with the collegium headed by the CJI, it said.

Judge Loya may have died due to poisoning: NGO to SC

Judge Loya may have died due to poisoning: NGO to SC

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

'If there was no sign that Loya suffered a heart attack, then what made the judges who were accompanying him believe that he had a heart attack'

Coronavirus: 'We pray for the return to normalcy with high fives and hugs'

Coronavirus: 'We pray for the return to normalcy with high fives and hugs'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'Virtual is the new Ritual and my mind often wonders: Did it have to take a microscopic inert organism to bring families closer?'

Bitcoin may soon come under FinMin oversight

Bitcoin may soon come under FinMin oversight

Rediff.com9 May 2017

"The government feels the industry needs some government oversight and can't be left unregulated. A panel of bureaucrats will soon submit their recommendations on the subject," said an official.

HC declines contempt proceedings against Surya for NEET remark

HC declines contempt proceedings against Surya for NEET remark

Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

Earlier, a row erupted after Surya said the court functioned virtually, but asked students to appear for NEET, prompting a Madras high court judge and an advocates associaton to seek contempt action against him, while six former judges took a stand against it.

Farmer unions insist on repeal of laws, not possible: Tomar

Farmer unions insist on repeal of laws, not possible: Tomar

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Speaking to reporters after the meeting that lasted for little over two hours, Tomar said the government is still hopeful that union leaders will come with alternatives to discuss in the next round of talks on January 15.

Ready to defer Karnataka bypolls: EC tells SC

Ready to defer Karnataka bypolls: EC tells SC

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

The Election Commission on Thursday said it will take 'immediate consequential steps' on bypolls to 15 Karnataka assembly seats after studying the order of the Supreme Court.