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India votes to block gay rights at UN

India votes to block gay rights at UN

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

India along with China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE voted against equal rights for gay staffers in UN

Army chief Dalbir Singh to attend inaugural UN meet on peacekeeping

Army chief Dalbir Singh to attend inaugural UN meet on peacekeeping

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will attend an inaugural United Nations conference on peacekeeping operations

Indian student found guilty of stabbing friend to death

Indian student found guilty of stabbing friend to death

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

An Indian student at a prestigious United States university has been found guilty of murdering his friend in 2013

'Thrust on technology crucial for Make in India'

'Thrust on technology crucial for Make in India'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Make in India can be a success if teh govt focusses more on technology, says Pawan Geonka.

Mirach to file $400 million defamation suit against Sahara

Mirach to file $400 million defamation suit against Sahara

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Sahara had initiated legal action against the US-based firm.

Face dark reality of sexual violence: Freida @ India's Daughter premier

Face dark reality of sexual violence: Freida @ India's Daughter premier

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

The BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the brutal gang rape and murder of Nirbhaya in 2012, has premiered in the United States with Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, Frieda Pinto and actor-director Farhan Akhtar in attendance as a show of support for the film banned in India.

I relive the vicious attack multiple times: Uber rape survivor

I relive the vicious attack multiple times: Uber rape survivor

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

The 25-year-old woman executive, allegedly raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi, on Sunday said she is suffering mentally every day and lashed out at the web-based United States taxi firm for "insult to her injury", saying it has only made cosmetic changes to its policies to operate in India.

Rajat Gupta files fresh plea in US court; seeks release

Rajat Gupta files fresh plea in US court; seeks release

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

Gupta began serving a two-year prison term on insider trading charges

Delhi rape convict's remarks unspeakable: UN

Delhi rape convict's remarks unspeakable: UN

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson stressed the need for men to get involved in halting violence against women.

Govt trying to radically alter 2013 Land Bill, says Jaitley

Govt trying to radically alter 2013 Land Bill, says Jaitley

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

He said land is required for rural roads, irrigation, electrification.

Inaction against attacks on UN peacekeepers dangerous: India

Inaction against attacks on UN peacekeepers dangerous: India

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

India has criticised the UN over lack of any 'specific concrete action' by member states to penalise those who attack.

Preparing legal action against Sahara: Mirach

Preparing legal action against Sahara: Mirach

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

The Sahara group has accused Mirach of 'cheating and forgery'.

Train smashes into car in New York, kills 6

Train smashes into car in New York, kills 6

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Six persons have been killed and others injured when a train hit a car on the tracks.

Uber rape case: Victim seeks 'fair compensation'

Uber rape case: Victim seeks 'fair compensation'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

The 25-year-old woman allegedly raped by an Uber driver will seek a 'fair compensation'

Obama's India visit signals signing of energy deal

Obama's India visit signals signing of energy deal

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

Experts hail Obama's India trip as a big step towards signing of imp trade agreements.

Petition in US court to designate RSS as terror group

Petition in US court to designate RSS as terror group

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

A Sikh rights group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court in New York to designate Bharatiya Janata Party's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a "foreign terrorist organisation".

Indian economy likely to grow 6.4% in 2015: UN

Indian economy likely to grow 6.4% in 2015: UN

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

South and South-West Asia could witness an economic growth of 5.3 per cent in 2015, which will be a four-year high.

US apex court denies Rajat Gupta's appeal against lifetime ban

US apex court denies Rajat Gupta's appeal against lifetime ban

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The ruling by the Supreme Court was made in a parallel civil insider trading case brought against Gupta by federal regulator Securities and Exchange Commission.

Radical cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges

Radical cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

A 56-year old British cleric has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in US after being convicted of 11 terror-related charges, including providing material support to Al Qaeda and conspiring to establish a terrorist training camp in the US.

Indian priest arrested in US for possessing child pornography

Indian priest arrested in US for possessing child pornography

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

A 47-year-old Indian priest has been arrested in the United States state of Florida on charges of possessing child pornography, with authorities saying he asked a 14-year old boy to help him delete about 40 pornographic images of young boys from his phone.

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