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Army exposes ISI's plot to involve women, juveniles in terror network

Army exposes ISI's plot to involve women, juveniles in terror network

Rediff.com11 Jun 2023

As part of the deradicalisation strategy, the army, with the cooperation of the Union Territory administration, has undertaken a series of initiatives.

Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 US elections

Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 US elections

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Trump will make his first court appearance in the case on Thursday in federal court in Washington, DC, as per the court filings.

Defamation case: Rahul appears before Surat court

Defamation case: Rahul appears before Surat court

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

During Friday's hearing, the Congress leader replied 'I don't know' to most of the questions asked by the court on the basis of recent testimonies of two witnesses -- the then electoral officer of Kolar in Karnataka where Gandhi had made the speech, and a videographer appointed by the Election Commission to shoot that rally.

Sisodia manufactured opinion to back pre-conceived excise policy: CBI

Sisodia manufactured opinion to back pre-conceived excise policy: CBI

Rediff.com27 May 2023

Sisodia was unhappy with the recommendations, so he asked the then excise commissioner Rahul Singh to seek public opinion by placing the Dhawan Committee report on web site, the agency alleged in the chargesheet.

'Muslims from Nuh have escaped to Rajasthan'

'Muslims from Nuh have escaped to Rajasthan'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

'Not only are Muslim homes and shops being bulldozed, but the cops are filing random FIRs even against people who died two-three years ago, against those who have moved to neighbouring states since almost two years to work there.'

I sign everything my father asks me to: Neymar

I sign everything my father asks me to: Neymar

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

A court document released in July, alleges that Barcelona initiated negotiations in 2011 with the player, paying him 40 million euros to ensure his move when his contract with Santos expired in 2014 and thereby preventing other clubs from signing him.

Police Case Collapses. Journalist Acquitted After 14 Years

Police Case Collapses. Journalist Acquitted After 14 Years

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.'

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Testimony presented before the Bhima Korgaon Commission over the last two months reveals the background to the violence that broke out on January 1, 2018.

Female soldiers deployed for first time in Kashmir

Female soldiers deployed for first time in Kashmir

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

In a tweet, Assam Rifles said, "Women soldiers of Assam Rifles deployed for the first time in Kashmir make a positive impact on the local populace in a matter of days. Smiling faces of locals is a testimony of professionalism of the Riflewomen of Assam Rifles."

26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana opposes extradition to India

26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana opposes extradition to India

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Rana's extradition is barred under Article 6 of the United States-India extradition treaty with India because he has previously been acquitted of the offences for which extradition is sought, and under Article 9 of the Treaty because the government has not established a probable cause to believe that Rana committed the alleged offences, his attorneys argued.

India faces 'unique, substantial, multi-domain' security challenges: Army chief

India faces 'unique, substantial, multi-domain' security challenges: Army chief

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

India is witnessing trailers of future conflicts and its adversaries will continue with efforts to achieve their strategic aims, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said on Thursday delving into national security challenges emanating from China and Pakistan.

Sheena Bora Trial: And Sheena's passports turn up...

Sheena Bora Trial: And Sheena's passports turn up...

Rediff.com16 Jun 2019

Her elfin face could be seen and once more after many days the victim of this murder had a face and a presence.

The Prison Which Is A National Pilgrimage

The Prison Which Is A National Pilgrimage

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The long queue outside Cellular Jail is a testimony to its place in India's national consciousness. The Andamans is also where the only British viceroy was assassinated and where Bose unfurled the Tricolour for the first time in 1943.

Hate speech: Parl panel on IT to call FB whistleblowers to depose before it

Hate speech: Parl panel on IT to call FB whistleblowers to depose before it

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Some members of a parliamentary panel looking into the issue of hate speech on Facebook on Monday expressed the view that whistle-blowers Sophie Zhang and Frances Haugen, who have flagged bias and lack of proper regulation on the social media platform, be called to depose before it, sources said.

Archeological proof refers to existence of temple at Ayodhya: Ram Lalla to SC

Archeological proof refers to existence of temple at Ayodhya: Ram Lalla to SC

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

The submissions were made during the eighth day hearing in the case before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

Sheena Bora case: Doctor in trouble?

Sheena Bora case: Doctor in trouble?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Judge Jagdale halted Dr Gupta's testimony several times because he felt it had neither order nor direction. Tightly controlling his irritation, his lips compressed, the judge explained as patiently as he could: "What he has done in this case should come (out in his testimony) in a lucid manner. You eat chapati and then rice. You cannot eat half a chapati and then have rice and then eat half a chapati..." "He is not a witness of facts. He is an expert witness. Either he is not prepared. Or you are not prepared."

Who cares for Bhima Koregaon Commission?

Who cares for Bhima Koregaon Commission?

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

'We want the Commission to finish its work; the issue it is investigating is too crucial for its work to be left incomplete.'

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

'It was Maulana Azad's foresight which created the IITs, UGC, science academies across the country.'

PM hands over 'Made-In-India' Arjun battle tank to army

PM hands over 'Made-In-India' Arjun battle tank to army

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

The tank, designed, developed, and manufactured by the Defence Research and Development Organisation's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment and made in Tamil Nadu, will be used to protect northern borders.

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Citing the testimonies of eye witnesses, Vyas said that people of that area saw Kodnani at Naroda Gam during the morning.

Why SL's 'lies' on death of Prabhakaran's son may soon get exposed

Why SL's 'lies' on death of Prabhakaran's son may soon get exposed

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

A recent inquiry report by the Geneva-headquartered Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has cast serious aspersions on the claims of the Sri Lankan government over alleged war crimes duirng the conflict with the LTTE. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

'You are aware Sheena is alive'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a finality to it that he didn't want to face.

Nirav Modi's mental health, Indian prisons in focus at UK extradition case

Nirav Modi's mental health, Indian prisons in focus at UK extradition case

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The third day of the five-day hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, presided over by Justice Samuel Goozee, was devoted to the defence laying out further arguments against a prima facie case of fraud and money laundering against Modi.

UK court extends Nirav Modi's remand till Jan 7

UK court extends Nirav Modi's remand till Jan 7

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was on Tuesday further remanded in custody until January 7 by a UK court hearing his extradition case. The 49-year-old businessman, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year following India's extradition request for him, appeared via videolink for a routine 28-day remand hearing on Tuesday before Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. The final hearings in the extradition case are scheduled over two days, on January 7 and 8 next year, when District Judge Samuel Goozee is scheduled to hear closing arguments from both sides before he hands down his judgment a few weeks later.

People watch 'tamasha', but don't help the police, says Delhi court

People watch 'tamasha', but don't help the police, says Delhi court

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

Dealing with a case of stalking of a 10-year-old girl, the court relied on the testimony of the victim as the people in the neighbourhood where the incidents had occured and the passers-by kept themselves away from the probe.

SC favours live-streaming of court proceedings

SC favours live-streaming of court proceedings

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

The apex court terms the proposal of live streaming of court proceedings as the "need of the hour",

Will raise human rights: US envoy-designate to India

Will raise human rights: US envoy-designate to India

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

"Few nations are more vital to the future of American security and prosperity than India," Garcetti told the committee.

Katara murder case: 'Trial judge ignored sting operation'

Katara murder case: 'Trial judge ignored sting operation'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

Vikas Yadav, a convict in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, Tuesday told the Delhi high court that the trial judge had "brushed aside" the findings of a sting operation "discrediting" the testimony of key witness Ajay Katara.

Felt Indrani was lying about Sheena's whereabouts: Rahul to CBI court

Felt Indrani was lying about Sheena's whereabouts: Rahul to CBI court

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

Rahul told the court about his relationship with Sheena, and narrated the sequence of incidents after he dropped her near suburban Bandra on April 24, 2012, for her meeting with her mother Indrani.

SC asks Muslims if they accept Akhara's claim on Ayodhya land

SC asks Muslims if they accept Akhara's claim on Ayodhya land

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

If the 'shebaitship' of Nirmohi Akhara was accepted, then their evidence will also be accepted, the bench said on the 20th day of the hearing in the politically-sensitive case.

Nirav Modi extradition case: UK judge admits CBI, ED evidence

Nirav Modi extradition case: UK judge admits CBI, ED evidence

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

A UK judge presiding over the extradition proceedings of Nirav Modi on Tuesday ruled that the evidence submitted by the Indian authorities to establish a prima facie case of fraud and money laundering against the fugitive diamantaire is broadly admissible. District Judge Samuel Goozee heard the arguments for and against the admissibility of certain witness statements provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London and concluded that he considered himself "bound" by the previous UK court rulings in the extradition case of former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya. He then adjourned the case for a two-day hearing on January 7 and 8 next year, when he will hear the final submissions in the case before he hands down his judgment a few weeks later.

Modi inducts India-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant into Navy

Modi inducts India-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant into Navy

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi on Friday, that put India into a select league of countries with domestic capability to build such large war ships.

Sheena Bora Trial: 'There's something fishy going on'

Sheena Bora Trial: 'There's something fishy going on'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

When Sheena got down from his car on the evening of April 24, 2012, Rahul says she told him, "Bye. Love you. See you later."

Sensex zooms 834 points; Nifty reclaims 14,500 level

Sensex zooms 834 points; Nifty reclaims 14,500 level

Rediff.com19 Jan 2021

Bajaj Finserv was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 7 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, HDFC, L&T, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma and NTPC. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, ITC and M&M were the laggards.

Nirav Modi's remand extended in UK, final hearings in 2021

Nirav Modi's remand extended in UK, final hearings in 2021

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was further remanded in custody on Tuesday by a court in London hearing India's extradition request for the diamond merchant. The 49-year-old appeared on Tuesday via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, dressed in a maroon sweater and sporting a full beard, for his regular 28-day "call-over hearing" at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot extended his remand for another 28 days until December 29.

Uber case: Driver tried to commit unnatural sex with victim

Uber case: Driver tried to commit unnatural sex with victim

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The court has fixed the case for Tuesday for hearing final arguments.

Sheena Bora Trial: How will the Indrani saga end?

Sheena Bora Trial: How will the Indrani saga end?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Ever since Indrani's bail plea was denied by the judge her security has been stepped up. The message was clear. If she felt that unsafe she could get all the security she needed. But in jail she stayed.

A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.' 'There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the overall environment of sentimentality.' 'And the more effort you put into including these other voices, into assimilating these spoilsports, the more balanced your depiction of the tragedy in question will be,' observes Sreehari Nair.

Delhi court commences trial in Unnao rape case

Delhi court commences trial in Unnao rape case

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

The court will continue the examination of other witnesses on Monday.

India, Israel successfully test MRSAM defence system

India, Israel successfully test MRSAM defence system

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

The MRSAM is an advanced path-breaking air and missile defence system that provides ultimate protection against a variety of aerial platforms. Defence experts say that it can shoot down enemy aircraft at a range of 50-70 km.