News for 'witness testimony'

Four witnesses deny argument between Ness and Priety

Four witnesses deny argument between Ness and Priety

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Four more witnesses listed by industrialist Ness Wadia, accused of molesting, abusing Bollywood actress Preity Zinta during an Indian Premiere League match on May 30 at Wankhede Stadium, have testified before the investigators, denying any arguments between the estranged couple, the police said on Thursday.

Sharp shooter who killed 3 witnesses in Asaram cases nabbed

Sharp shooter who killed 3 witnesses in Asaram cases nabbed

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

He was allegedly involved in the killings of Asaram's personal doctor Amrut Prajapati in June 2014, his assistant-cum-cook Akhil Gupta in January 2015 and another key witness, Kripal Singh, in July 2015 in different parts of the country, said the release.

Bo puts up defiant show at trial, calls key witness a mad dog

Bo puts up defiant show at trial, calls key witness a mad dog

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

Disgraced Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai sprang a surprise on the first day of his high profile trial on Thursday by defiantly going back on his earlier testimony, calling a witness a "mad dog" and describing his wife's evidence against him as "laughable".

Harry is first British royal to make court appearance in over 100 years

Harry is first British royal to make court appearance in over 100 years

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Prince Harry on Tuesday became the first senior British royal to give evidence in a high court trial in over 100 years as he appeared in the witness box here to allege unlawful information gathering, including phone hacking, by journalists working for the Mirror Group Newspapers.

Will Suleman Usman Bakery Victims Get Justice?

Will Suleman Usman Bakery Victims Get Justice?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

The Sessions Court judge presiding over the trial was appointed to this court just a few months ago. Annoyed at its slow pace, he is cracking the whip on the prosecution.

Uber rape case: Court records statements of three witnesses

Uber rape case: Court records statements of three witnesses

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

A Delhi court on Tuesday recorded the testimonies of three prosecution witnesses, including two police officials, in the Uber cab rape case of December last year.

Manipur violence: SC transfers CBI cases to Assam

Manipur violence: SC transfers CBI cases to Assam

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday said the trial in the Manipur violence cases being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take place in neighbouring Assam and asked the Chief Justice of the Gauhati high court to nominate one or more judicial officers to deal with the matters.

SHOCKER! 2-year-old boy accidentally kills mother in US store

SHOCKER! 2-year-old boy accidentally kills mother in US store

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

In a tragic incident, a two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after taking a gun from her purse while she was shopping at a Walmart store in the United States.

Malegaon blast: Can't decide on charges against ex-ATS officer now, says court

Malegaon blast: Can't decide on charges against ex-ATS officer now, says court

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Disposing of the plea on August 1, special judge AK Lahoti, however, noted the contentions raised by the accused are kept open and he is at liberty to point them out at the time of final hearing.

The 'Love' Who Makes Kareena Feel The Happiest!

The 'Love' Who Makes Kareena Feel The Happiest!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Filmi folk celebrated Friendship Day by sharing pictures and thoughts with their besties.

Testimony against Tytler unreliable, says CBI

Testimony against Tytler unreliable, says CBI

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

The Central Bureau of Investigation feels the two witnesses examined by its team in the United States in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots were not credible enough and failed to give any proof linking former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler to the rioters.

Four let off in gang rape case; 'victim', witnesses untraceable

Four let off in gang rape case; 'victim', witnesses untraceable

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Four men accused of kidnapping and gang-raping a girl 11 years ago in a moving car here were acquitted by a Delhi court on the grounds that she and other key witnesses "did not bother" to take part in the proceedings and remained untraceable.

Manipur: Political Will, Legal Process Need Of Hour

Manipur: Political Will, Legal Process Need Of Hour

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

No process can offer a panacea for ethnic conflict, but there are times at which a legal process could work to defuse violence, asserts Supreme Court lawyer Devvrat.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Willing Witness

Sheena Bora Trial: The Willing Witness

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

Singh and Badami subsequently took Waghmare to a corner of the corridor outside, where others have no access, and gave him a lecture. The conversation was largely inaudible, except for a phrase here or there. The thrust was unmistakable. Waghmare had to learn not to give such detailed answers to the defence.

Blind Review: Sonam's Digital Debut Is A Damp Squib

Blind Review: Sonam's Digital Debut Is A Damp Squib

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Blind's drab narrative has no place for emotions or edge. Its prolonged cat-and-mouse game goes on and on till it arrives at its (literally) eye-popping conclusion, notes Sukanya Verma.

Toolkit case: Hard disk seized from house, says Muluk's dad

Toolkit case: Hard disk seized from house, says Muluk's dad

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

Two persons claiming to be the personnel of Delhi Police seized a computer hard disk and other items from the house of green activist Shantanu Muluk, a suspect in the "toolkit" case related to the farmers' protest, without a search warrant on February 12, in Beed in Maharashtra, his father Shivlal Muluk has told local police.

Bhima Koregaon Hearings: IO Asked To File Affidavit

Bhima Koregaon Hearings: IO Asked To File Affidavit

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

ACP Shivaji Pawar has been asked to file his affidavit by August 15.

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

Shyamvar Pinturam Rai and Pradeep Waghmare. Both erstwhile employees of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea. In the witness stand on Monday, Waghmare came across as a cheerful, straightforward man who is attempting to clamber his way towards prosperity. In the witness stand on Friday, Rai shed his customary jauntiness and broke down weeping, begging forgiveness from CBI Special Judge Jayendra Chandrasen Jagdale.

4 convicted for murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan

4 convicted for murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four people for the murder of television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was shot dead 15 years ago while she was returning home from work.

Singer, songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Singer, songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Dylan, 75, was honoured "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the Swedish Academy said.

Sheena Bora Trial: This Witness is No Pushover

Sheena Bora Trial: This Witness is No Pushover

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

The lesson Waghmare sternly received on Monday from CBI Investigating Officer K K Singh and CBI Prosecutor Bharat Badami about the way a witness must answer questions from the defence seemed to have had only a marginal effect on him. On Tuesday the timid former office boy still chose, unpredictably and remarkably, to answer many a question in the manner of his choosing. He told the room categorically that he had asked Indrani's former secretary Kajal Sharma not to forge Sheena Bora's signature on her resignation letter.

Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped

Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

After ten minutes no one could keep track of the legal team's questions on the geography of the route Sandeep Patil took on his Pulsar Bajaj motorcycle, on the morning of April 25, 2012. Not the judge. Or the onlookers. Least of all Patil.

Tips To Buy A House Through A Broker

Tips To Buy A House Through A Broker

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Try to assess whether the broker has good knowledge of the prices prevailing in the area you are interested in, and is able to provide the pros and cons of various projects.

Prakash Ambedkar Files Affidavit After 5 Years

Prakash Ambedkar Files Affidavit After 5 Years

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Either this affidavit was prepared a long time back, or, Ambedkar has not been following the Commission's hearings.

Activists alerted NCW about Manipur horror a month ago but...

Activists alerted NCW about Manipur horror a month ago but...

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

More than a month before the horrific video of two women being assaulted publicly in Manipur went viral, activists had informed the National Commission for Women about not only this case but other brutal instances of rape as well, besides incidents of kidnapping, lynching, immolation and even murder in the strife-torn state.

'My 7 years in Anda cell were the most inhuman form of solitary confinement'

'My 7 years in Anda cell were the most inhuman form of solitary confinement'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

'When there was no crime committed, everything had to be fabricated. They see it as a war, and everything is fair in love and war.'

Pistorius trial witness: 'Bloodcurdling screams, then four gun-shots!'

Pistorius trial witness: 'Bloodcurdling screams, then four gun-shots!'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Taking the stand after the Paralympic and Olympic star pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14 last year, neighbour Michelle Burger testified that she was woken in the middle of the night by a woman shouting for help.

Delhi HC stays defamation proceedings against Subramanian Swamy

Delhi HC stays defamation proceedings against Subramanian Swamy

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to Bagga on Swamy's petition challenging the summons issued to him for April 6 in the matter and said, "proceedings in the complaint case are stayed till the next date of hearing".

Protests over Kurien issue on, key witness retracts

Protests over Kurien issue on, key witness retracts

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

In a new twist to the Suryanelli rape case, a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Friday alleged his statement was wrongly recorded by investigators benefiting Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson P K Kurien who is facing heat on the issue as protests continued with calls for his exit.

Chhawla gangrape: Victim's father challenges SC order

Chhawla gangrape: Victim's father challenges SC order

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

On November 7, the top court while acquitting the three convicts had said the law does not permit courts to punish an accused on the basis of moral conviction or on suspicion alone.

Red Fort's Tryst With India's Destiny

Red Fort's Tryst With India's Destiny

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

Jawaharlal Nehru did not unfurl the Tricolour at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947. But, in a gesture of nationalistic symbolism -- one that has endured by repetition over the 76 years of independent India -- Nehru took to the ramparts at Red Fort's Lahori Gate on August 16, 1947, unfurled the Tricolour there and delivered his first Independence Day speech.

Sureshbhai Patel assault: US cop no longer faces criminal charges

Sureshbhai Patel assault: US cop no longer faces criminal charges

Rediff.com13 May 2016

An American police officer, who brutally assaulted an Indian grandfather and left him partially paralysed, is no longer facing state criminal charges in Alabama.

Sheena Bora Trial: And then the witness began to cry

Sheena Bora Trial: And then the witness began to cry

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

She continued to cry, harder, feebly dabbed her eyes with the handkerchief she had received, and declared painfully: "He is hurting my emotions!"

Sheena Bora Case: Lawyer, witness wrestle over facts

Sheena Bora Case: Lawyer, witness wrestle over facts

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Dr Gupta handled Shivade's blows with quite some equanimity... So it was often only Shivade down in the mud pit, egging and enticing the doctor to join the fight, while Dr Gupta cautiously kept to the sidelines, barely stepping a toe into the mud.

Memories Of Parliament House As It Passes Into History

Memories Of Parliament House As It Passes Into History

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

At this poignant historic moment one can only wish that institutions are not built by bricks and mortars, but also by the rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time which needs to be strengthened by all stakeholders, notes Rup Narayan Das, a former joint secretary of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

CBI moves SC against Anil Deshmukh's bail

CBI moves SC against Anil Deshmukh's bail

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

The high court had on December 12 granted bail to the 73-year-old NCP leader in the case but said the order will be effective after 10 days

South Africa coach Boucher cleared of racism charges

South Africa coach Boucher cleared of racism charges

Rediff.com10 May 2022

Cricket South Africa (CSA) have withdrawn disciplinary charges against national team head coach Mark Boucher after two key witnesses declined to testify in upcoming hearings.

Jawan Review: SRK Makes This Trip Worthwhile

Jawan Review: SRK Makes This Trip Worthwhile

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

'Be it Khan highlighting the issues with a rigged system, or schooling accountability from the government, or stressing the power of the vote, or that baap/beta line -- this is a kind of swashbuckling that Hindi film audiences haven't seen from their heroes for many years,' notes Mayur Sanap.

Constitutional matters heard by CJI can be live-streamed: Centre to SC

Constitutional matters heard by CJI can be live-streamed: Centre to SC

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

The attorney general said that live streaming can be undertaken on an experimental basis for one-three months to ascertain how it functions technologically.

ICC hearing: Khurshid cross-examined, BCCI says testimony lends weight to its case

ICC hearing: Khurshid cross-examined, BCCI says testimony lends weight to its case

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

Former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid, on Tuesday, justified India's refusal to play bilateral cricket with Pakistan during the International Cricket Council's Disputes Resolution Committee hearing into a compensation claim against the Board of Control for Cricket in India, a Board official said.