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Sedition law must for condition in Kashmir to Kerala: Law panel chief

Sedition law must for condition in Kashmir to Kerala: Law panel chief

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

Defending the panel's recommendation to retain the law, which is at present under abeyance following directions of the Supreme Court issued in May last year, he said enough safeguards have been proposed to prevent its misuse.

Kanpur violence: Over 800 booked, 24 arrested

Kanpur violence: Over 800 booked, 24 arrested

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

At least 40 people, including 20 police personnel, were injured during the clashes, the police said on Saturday.

SC stays ban on The Kerala Story, asks producer to insert disclaimer

SC stays ban on The Kerala Story, asks producer to insert disclaimer

Rediff.com18 May 2023

According to the apex court, the disclaimer should say that 'there is no authenticated data to back up the suggestion on figure of conversion and the film represents the fictionalised version'.

Migrants attack: SC to hear on Apr 10 YouTuber's plea for clubbing of FIRs

Migrants attack: SC to hear on Apr 10 YouTuber's plea for clubbing of FIRs

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

The bench agreed to hear the matter at the end of the board during the day itself.

Home ministry recommends CBI probe into NGO Oxfam India

Home ministry recommends CBI probe into NGO Oxfam India

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

The Union home ministry on Thursday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the affairs of the Indian arm of the global NGO Oxfam for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, sources said.

No HC relief for two Pak minors who file plea for Indian citizenship

No HC relief for two Pak minors who file plea for Indian citizenship

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

Their father is a Pakistani and the two -- a 17-year old girl and 14-year old boy -- were born in Dubai and now reside in Bengaluru with their mother Ameena.

There will be no winning side in Ukraine war: India at UN

There will be no winning side in Ukraine war: India at UN

Rediff.com6 May 2022

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said India remains on the side of peace.

NIA links Gautam Navlakha with ISI agent arrested in US

NIA links Gautam Navlakha with ISI agent arrested in US

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

The agency, in its affidavit filed in response to Navlakha's plea, also claimed that he had 'committed acts that had a direct impact on the national security, unity and sovereignty'.

Gutar Gu Review: Sweet Romance

Gutar Gu Review: Sweet Romance

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

It is possible that today's kids would find Gutar Gu too vanilla but it might have greater nostalgia-inducing appeal for older viewers, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen.'

HC directs Bengal govt to deploy central forces for Hanuman Jayanti celebrations

HC directs Bengal govt to deploy central forces for Hanuman Jayanti celebrations

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

The Calcutta high court Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to requisition central forces for assisting the state police in maintaining peace during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.

10 Legal Shows On OTT

10 Legal Shows On OTT

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

A list of watchable Hindi legal shows and films on OTT, in order of release.

6 people killed in series of shootings in US, suspect held

6 people killed in series of shootings in US, suspect held

Rediff.com18 Feb 2023

The shootings all happened within the Arkabutla community, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance said and adding that one shooting incident took place inside the store on Arkabutla Road where a man was shot and killed.

People won't watch it if...: SC on The Kerala Story ban

People won't watch it if...: SC on The Kerala Story ban

Rediff.com12 May 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday sought replies of the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on a plea of the producers of The Kerala Story challenging the ban in the two states.

Delhi court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

Delhi court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

Chief metropolitan magistrate Dinesh Kumar admitted him on bail on furnishing Rs 25,000 bond with one surety of like amount.

Modi speaks on Manipur video outside Parliament, Oppn wants it inside

Modi speaks on Manipur video outside Parliament, Oppn wants it inside

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

"My heart is full of pain and anger," he told reporters in his remarks ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session, amid his criticism by opposition parties for not speaking on the ethnic violence in the north east state.

TN migrant crisis: SC refuses plea by jailed Youtuber against invoking NSA

TN migrant crisis: SC refuses plea by jailed Youtuber against invoking NSA

Rediff.com8 May 2023

In a setback to jailed Bihar Youtuber Manish Kashyap, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain his plea challenging invocation of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against him for allegedly circulating fake videos of migrant labourers being attacked in Tamil Nadu.

Rahul Gandhi backs petition to Harvard to drop Sinha from alumni list

Rahul Gandhi backs petition to Harvard to drop Sinha from alumni list

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

The Union minister has been at the centre of a row after he garlanded the lynching convicts at his residence in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand after they came out of prison on bail last week.

Sharjeel Imam's AMU speech did not incite violence: Allahabad HC

Sharjeel Imam's AMU speech did not incite violence: Allahabad HC

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Sharjeel Imam's speech at the Aligarh Muslim University neither gave the call for anyone to bear arms nor incited any violence as a result of it, the Allahabad High Court has said granting him bail in a sedition case.

SC agrees to hear plea for probe into Tripura violence

SC agrees to hear plea for probe into Tripura violence

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea of an advocate seeking an independent probe into the recent 'communal riots' in Tripura and the alleged complicity and inaction of the state police in it.

SC dismisses plea seeking complete ban on BBC in India

SC dismisses plea seeking complete ban on BBC in India

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

Alleging that the BBC has been biased against India and the Indian government, the plea alleged that its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'result of deep conspiracy against global rise of India and its prime minister'.

Why BK-16 Must Not Be Forgotten

Why BK-16 Must Not Be Forgotten

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Bhima Koregaon represents what the government can do in India against well meaning people who speak up against atrocities, who stand up for the weak and the dispossessed and for this reason alone as seen as enemies of the State and kept in prison for as long as the government can manage. So long as the rest of us do not speak up against this misbehaviour by the State, so long as we forget about those who have been made its victims, this behaviour will continue, asserts Aakar Patel.

Lok Sabha approves Delhi services bill by voice vote, AAP cries foul

Lok Sabha approves Delhi services bill by voice vote, AAP cries foul

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which will replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the city government, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid a walkout by opposition parties.

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

Ten people -- seven males, three females -- were injured by gunfire and an additional 13 were either injured as they rushed to get out of the train station or they suffered smoke inhalation.

NYPD says person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting is now a suspect

NYPD says person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting is now a suspect

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

A 62-year old Black male, initially identified as a 'Person of Interest' by the New York Police Department in the Brooklyn subway shooting, has now been named suspect in the attack that left 23 people injured, including 10 who were hit when he fired at least 33 shots with a nine mm handgun.

Violence breaks out in TN over girl's death, police opens fire in air

Violence breaks out in TN over girl's death, police opens fire in air

Rediff.com17 Jul 2022

Violence broke out on Sunday near Kallakurichi as protesters demanding justice over the death of a girl student went on a rampage setting fire to vehicles and indulged in stone pelting, in which police personnel also became the target.

Delhi police challenges order discharging Sharjeel, others

Delhi police challenges order discharging Sharjeel, others

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

The 11 people were discharged on February 4 by the trial court, which said they were made 'scapegoats' by police and that dissent has to be encouraged, not stifled.

SC must put an end to daily abuse of law: Chidambaram on Shajeel Imam

SC must put an end to daily abuse of law: Chidambaram on Shajeel Imam

Rediff.com5 Feb 2023

A court in Delhi on Saturday discharged 11 people, including student activists Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who participated in anti-CAA protests, in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case.

Don't blame others for your own failures: Taliban to Pak on Peshawar blast

Don't blame others for your own failures: Taliban to Pak on Peshawar blast

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

On January 30, a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Peshawar Police Lines area claimed the lives of at least 101 people

Hunt for Amritpal Singh continues; his uncle, driver surrender

Hunt for Amritpal Singh continues; his uncle, driver surrender

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

The state police has so far arrested 112 supporters of Amritpal.

Justice, though belated, has been served: Siddique Kappan's wife

Justice, though belated, has been served: Siddique Kappan's wife

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

'Our children are waiting to welcome him home. Their happiness was taken away. Can they forget their father? They are proud to say that Siddique Kappan, a journalist, is their father'

Court formalities completed for Kappan's release

Court formalities completed for Kappan's release

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

The sureties required for the release of Kerala journalist Sidhique Kappan on bail have been submitted in a court in Lucknow and his lawyer said he might walk out of jail on Thursday.

President approves ordinance to protect medics

President approves ordinance to protect medics

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

The law provides for compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel or for causing damage or loss to property.

7 years jail, Rs 5 lakh fine for attacks on medics

7 years jail, Rs 5 lakh fine for attacks on medics

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

It will help protect healthcare service personnel and their living and working premises against violence.

Several booked after boycott video surfaces in violence-hit Khargone

Several booked after boycott video surfaces in violence-hit Khargone

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

In the clip, which went viral on social media, an announcement on a truck-mounted sound system was heard about the call to boycott the community members, accusing them of spreading violence in Khargone.

'Violence against Sikh Americans risen post 9/11'

'Violence against Sikh Americans risen post 9/11'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

Condemning the shootout at a gurudwara in Wisconsin that killed six worshippers, US lawmakers said that the government should take action to protect Sikhs and prosecute hate crimes. Aziz Haniffa reports

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'

UK faith review warns of aggressive Khalistan extremism

UK faith review warns of aggressive Khalistan extremism

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

In a section entitled 'Sikh Extremism' the review goes into detail of how members of the British Sikh community expressed their growing concern over a small but extremely vocal group "hijacking" the Sikh faith to push a subversive pro-Khalistan narrative.

Juveniles among 22 held for Hanuman Jayanti violence in Jahangirpuri

Juveniles among 22 held for Hanuman Jayanti violence in Jahangirpuri

Rediff.com17 Apr 2022

Police said there was stone-pelting and some vehicles were also torched during the clashes between two communities Saturday evening.

Amit Shah announces judicial probe, peace panel to resolve Manipur crisis

Amit Shah announces judicial probe, peace panel to resolve Manipur crisis

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

"Dialogue is the only solution to the ongoing crisis in Manipur," Shah said.

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