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Pak officials visit Mohali

Pak officials visit Mohali

Rediff.com25 Jan 2005

The two-member team described the facilities at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium as "excellent and very impressive".

PIX: Shraddha, Akshara, Shahid at GIMA awards

PIX: Shraddha, Akshara, Shahid at GIMA awards

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Check out the star arrivals.

'China's blocking of terror tag for Azhar won't affect resolve to fight terror'

'China's blocking of terror tag for Azhar won't affect resolve to fight terror'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

India will continue to work with like-minded countries to fight terrorism, the MEA spokesperson said.

Indian child prodigies we should be proud of!

Indian child prodigies we should be proud of!

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

As we celebrate the spirit of childhood, here are some children who've made India proud.

'India is like a garden'

'India is like a garden'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

'...that has plants and flowers of all colours and hues in it.' 'Do you think a garden with just one plant or one type of flower will be appealing?' 'No. It will look drab, uninteresting and lustreless because a garden would be captivating only if it had many flowers of different colours.'

How Amazon Prime Video is pushing the envelope

How Amazon Prime Video is pushing the envelope

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

From convincing film-makers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago.

PIX: Kangana, Shilpa Shetty, Dia Mirza watch R. Madhavan's Saala Khadoos

PIX: Kangana, Shilpa Shetty, Dia Mirza watch R. Madhavan's Saala Khadoos

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

Kangana, Shilpa Shetty, Dia Mirza and others were present at Saala Khadoos'special screening.

Bangalore venue gets thumbs up

Bangalore venue gets thumbs up

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

The Pakistan Cricket Board security team expressed satisfaction with the Chinnaswamy stadium.

Pakistan security team arrives

Pakistan security team arrives

Rediff.com24 Jan 2005

The two-member team hoped to cover all venues, announced by the BCCI for the three Tests and five one-dayers, during its short visit.

US expresses grave concern over Lakhvi's release by Pak

US expresses grave concern over Lakhvi's release by Pak

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

It has repeatedly asked Pakistan to follow through on its commitment to ensure justice for the 26/11 victims

Delhi: 3 hurt as robbers open fire during looting attempt

Delhi: 3 hurt as robbers open fire during looting attempt

Rediff.com8 Oct 2012

Three persons were injured on Monday when a gang opened fire near a college when people resisted their alleged robbery attempt in New Delhi.

Madhuri, Priyanka, Anushka among Hello's Super Achievers

Madhuri, Priyanka, Anushka among Hello's Super Achievers

Rediff.com19 Jan 2013

Stars dazzle on the January issue of Hello magazine.

Kejriwal released, insists on Khurshid's resignation

Kejriwal released, insists on Khurshid's resignation

Rediff.com13 Oct 2012

The war of attrition between Arvind Kejriwal and Salman Khurshid over allegations of irregularities against the law minister's NGO escalated today with the former launching an indefinite protest demanding his resignation and arrest, shortly after being released from a makeshift jail.

CAG report NAILS Khurshid's NGO

CAG report NAILS Khurshid's NGO

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Activist Arvind Kejriwal's allegations against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid are based on an inspection report by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Review: Sunil Grover's Coffee With D is avoidable!

Review: Sunil Grover's Coffee With D is avoidable!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Sunil Grover is good but its Pankaj Tripathi who stands out with his bang on comic timing.

Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

Artistes across the spectrum on Wednesday mourned the demise of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing him as a national treasure and a global ambassador of India's cultural heritage.

BJP demands Khurshid's resignation for fair probe

BJP demands Khurshid's resignation for fair probe

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Charging the ruling Congress of running away from investigation on every scandal taking place in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, who is facing allegations of forging signature of officials to benefit the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, should tender his resignation from the Manmohan Singh-led UPA II government, so that a free and fair investigation is conducted into the matter.

A ringside view of Salman Khurshid's press conference

A ringside view of Salman Khurshid's press conference

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

The rebuttal of charges of forged signatures and absent beneficiaries by Zakir Hussain Memorial trust climaxed, literally, on Sunday, when during a media interaction Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and the director of the trust, his wife Louise Khurshid, reproduced Rangee Mistri, a beneficiary, before mediapersons. Priyanka reports from New Delhi.

Hizbul militants brandish stolen police rifles in video

Hizbul militants brandish stolen police rifles in video

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

A new video of Hizbul Mujahideen has surfaced on social media, showing a group of armed militants greeting and hugging each other, in a reminder of the campaign undertaken by its erstwhile commander Burhan Wani before he was killed in an encounter three months back.

2 held for setting garments factory on fire in B'desh

2 held for setting garments factory on fire in B'desh

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

The Bangladesh police on Monday arrested two factory employees, including a woman, for allegedly setting on fire a readymade garments unit, a day after another inferno killed 112 workers of a nearby textile unit.

Bangladesh jails 665 more paramilitary soldiers

Bangladesh jails 665 more paramilitary soldiers

Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

A Bangladeshi paramilitary court handed down jail terms of varying degrees to 665 rebel border guards for their roles in the 2009 BDR mutiny, as the country nears the completion of trials of soldiers who were accused of minor mutiny charges.

NGO row: HC to hear PIL against Khurshid on Oct 30

NGO row: HC to hear PIL against Khurshid on Oct 30

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday fixed October 30 as the date for hearing a public interest litigation seeking criminal action against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louis Khurshid for alleged financial irregularities committed by them in a private trust run by them in the name of Salman's maternal grandfather Dr Zakir Hussain., former President of India.

Khurshid row: HC seeks documents from TV channel

Khurshid row: HC seeks documents from TV channel

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday issued notice to a television news channel -- directing it to produce all documents related to the matter of the Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid -- on the basis of which a Public Interest Litigation was filed.

K'taka terror plot: Suspect reveals how he met ISI men

K'taka terror plot: Suspect reveals how he met ISI men

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

The confession of two suspects throws light on the role of Pakistan's spy agency in the Karnataka terror plot and how the youths were indoctrinated by Zakir Ustaad, the mastermind of the operation. Vicky Nanjappa reports

K'taka terror plot: Hunt on for mastermind in B'luru

K'taka terror plot: Hunt on for mastermind in B'luru

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

Zakir Ustaad, suspected to be a resident of JC Nagar, planned to attack politicians and journalists, in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra as well, reports Vicky Nanjappa

HC issues notice to Salman Khurshid-run Trust

HC issues notice to Salman Khurshid-run Trust

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday issued a notice to Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, run by Union minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louis, on a PIL seeking direction for the lodging of an FIR and also monitoring by the court in the case relating to the Trust.

HC seeks report on probe into Salman Khurshid's NGO

HC seeks report on probe into Salman Khurshid's NGO

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing of the Uttar Pradesh police on the investigation into alleged irregularities in Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise.

No action against Khurshid on basis of allegations: Govt

No action against Khurshid on basis of allegations: Govt

Rediff.com24 Oct 2012

Supporting his senior colleague, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Offic V Narayanasamy on Wednesday said no action can be taken against Law Minister Salman Khurshid on the basis of allegations of misuse of funds by an NGO headed by him. Noting that the Uttar Pradesh government is conducting an inquiry into allegations against the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Khurshid and his wife, Narayanasamy said action will be taken on the basis of its report.

India Today group stands by its report on Khurshid

India Today group stands by its report on Khurshid

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

The India Today group, which is under attack from Law minister Salman Khurshid, today said it stands by the veracity of the report carried by its TV network alleging financial irregularities in a trust run by the Khurshid couple and will defend itself."TVTN (TV Today Network) stands by the veracity of the broadcast of news pertaining to sting carried by the Channel exposing the swindling of funds by Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust," said a statement from the group

Assam: 3 held for assault on MLA Rumi Nath

Assam: 3 held for assault on MLA Rumi Nath

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

In what has turned out to be an embarrassment for the ruling Congress party in Assam, three absconding persons accused in June 30 mob attack on Congress Member of Legislative Assembly Rumi Nath, 33, and her second husband Zakir in a Karimganj hotel in South Assam, were arrested from the official residence of another Congress MLA in the state assembly complex in Guwahati on Thursday night.

J&K govt asked to stop 'unauthorised broadcast' of Pak, Saudi channels

J&K govt asked to stop 'unauthorised broadcast' of Pak, Saudi channels

Rediff.com6 May 2017

Naidu expressed concern over reports that these channels are being broadcast in Jammu and Kashmir without permission.

In new video Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists laugh, hug each other

In new video Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists laugh, hug each other

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

In the four-and-a-half minute video, the terrorists are hugging each other as well as laughing in an attempt to lure youth to join militancy.

Was UP govt aware of charges against Khurshid's trust?

Was UP govt aware of charges against Khurshid's trust?

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

Information against Salman Khurshid's trust was given out by persons in the Congress party and attempts are on to find out who is behind it, reports Renu Mittal.

Violence in Barak Valley over assault on MLA Rumi Nath

Violence in Barak Valley over assault on MLA Rumi Nath

Rediff.com1 Jul 2012

The assault on Congress MLA Rumi Nath sparked off violent protests and a bandh in south Assam's Barak Valley on Sunday as police resorted to lathicharge and apprehended five persons involved in the attack.

Muslims in India are also Hindus, says RSS chief

Muslims in India are also Hindus, says RSS chief

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

Anybody living in India is a Hindu, Bhagwat said.

Shabri fares poorly at box office

Shabri fares poorly at box office

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

A look at the box office report.

Do Indian stand-up comics make money?

Do Indian stand-up comics make money?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

It turns out that there is serious money in funny business these days!

Will Mullah Akhtar Mansour's election as chief lead to Taliban split?

Will Mullah Akhtar Mansour's election as chief lead to Taliban split?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

There have been conflicting reports about whether Taliban's supreme council was consulted or not on the election

US offers $30 million for info on Haqqani leaders

US offers $30 million for info on Haqqani leaders

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

The United States has announced a bounty of $30 million for information leading to the location of five key leaders of the Haqqani militant network, held responsible for several attacks on civilians and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

'My client never made match-fixing allegations on Shami'

'My client never made match-fixing allegations on Shami'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

Few hours after the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Anti-Corruption Unit gave clean chit to Mohammed Shami, lawyer of the Indian pacer's wife Hasin Jahan said that his client had never verbally or in written made match-fixing allegations against Shami.