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Canadian gets lifer for killing man acquitted in Air India bombing case

Canadian gets lifer for killing man acquitted in Air India bombing case

Rediff.com29 Jan 2025

A Canadian court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to life after he pleaded guilty to the killing of a Sikh businessman, a suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing who was later acquitted, according to local media reports.

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

Masked and wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with "I RUN CLEAN" written on them, Tsimanouskaya had arrived in a police-escorted van at Narita airport east of the Japanese capital.

Serbian athlete tests positive on arrival in Japan for Olympics

Serbian athlete tests positive on arrival in Japan for Olympics

Rediff.com4 Jul 2021

The report comes after two members of the Ugandan Olympic delegation tested positive for the coronavirus last month upon arrival in Japan. One tested positive at Narita airport near Tokyo, but the remainder of the team was allowed to travel to a training site.

Spotted: A R Rahman in Japan

Spotted: A R Rahman in Japan

Rediff.com18 May 2009

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Missing Ugandan lifter seen donning India track jacket

Missing Ugandan lifter seen donning India track jacket

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Uganda's chef de mission Aisha Nassanga also had no idea how Ssekitoleko got an India track jacket.

1985 Air India bombing suspect shot dead in Canada

1985 Air India bombing suspect shot dead in Canada

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

Malik was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia on Thursday. Malik and co-accused Ajaib Singh Bagri were acquitted in 2005 of mass murder and conspiracy charges related to the two bombings in 1985 that killed 331 people, the CBC News said.

Delhi, Mumbai airports earning least revenue

Delhi, Mumbai airports earning least revenue

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

As per the list of 50 countries prepared by Leigh Fisher Management consultants, Delhi airport is at the bottom of the list with meagre 1.97 SDRs compared to Japan's Narita airport with 17.86 SDRs. Mumbai stands at the second last place with 2.09 SDRs.

AI brings back over 1,600 Indians from Japan

AI brings back over 1,600 Indians from Japan

Rediff.com18 Mar 2011

With 337 more persons arriving on Friday, Air India has brought over 1,600 Indians from quake-hit Japan and has carried over 25 tonnes of relief material, including 20,000 blankets, to that country.

Tokyo Games: DRAMATIC Moments

Tokyo Games: DRAMATIC Moments

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

From sharing medals to defections to gestures on the medals podium to punching horses, the Tokyo Olympics had it all.

Canada charges 2 in Ripudaman Singh Malik's killing

Canada charges 2 in Ripudaman Singh Malik's killing

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The Canadian police have arrested two persons and charged them with first-degree murder in the targeted shooting of Ripudaman Singh Malik, the Sikh man acquitted in the tragic 1985 Air India Kanishka terrorist bombing case that killed 331 people.

JAL to cut flights to India due to swine flu

JAL to cut flights to India due to swine flu

Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

Japan Airlines Corp on Tuesday said it will cut the number of flights it operates on eight international routes, including to Delhi this summer.

Issey Miyake Was Nothing Short Of Genius

Issey Miyake Was Nothing Short Of Genius

Rediff.com31 Aug 2022

'Known for his innovative styles and perfumes, Issey Miyake built a global fashion brand, which included designing Steve Jobs' famous black turtle neck jumpers.'

Fischer ponders next legal move

Fischer ponders next legal move

Rediff.com29 Jul 2004

Japanese immigration officials rejected the ex-world chess champion's appeal of their decision to deport him.

Air-India bombing verdict on March 16, '05

Air-India bombing verdict on March 16, '05

Rediff.com4 Dec 2004

Ripudaman Singh Malik, 57, and Ajaib Singh Bagri, 55, are charged with planting bombs that exploded on June 23, 1985, aboard an Air-India plane on its way from Toronto to India via London. The mid-air explosion killed 329 people.

Kanishka: Prosecution winds up arguments

Kanishka: Prosecution winds up arguments

Rediff.com27 Nov 2004

Main accused Ajaib Singh Bagri and co-accused Ripudaman Singh Malik will get one last chance to rebut evidence against them in what is considered the most expensive trial in Canadian history.

Fischer applies for asylum in Japan

Fischer applies for asylum in Japan

Rediff.com2 Aug 2004

A Justice Ministry official said a decision on the former world chess champion's appeal is unlikely to be reached immediately.

Fischer fights Japan deportation

Fischer fights Japan deportation

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

Beckham steals limelight as Real arrive in Japan

Beckham steals limelight as Real arrive in Japan

Rediff.com3 Aug 2003

Hoards of female fans, many wearing Real shirts, screamed as the England captain passed through customs.

Messi punched River Plate fan after being spat at?

Messi punched River Plate fan after being spat at?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Madrid-based daily Marca added that the group of supporters were also heckling ex-River player Mascherano, criticising him for "forgetting" his roots

No tsunami, but 7.8 magnitude quake rattles Japan

No tsunami, but 7.8 magnitude quake rattles Japan

Rediff.com30 May 2015

A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale centered on a southern chain of Japanese islands shook buildings in the Tokyo area

Canada parole board frees Air India bomber

Canada parole board frees Air India bomber

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing, has been released from a halfway house and is now free to live where he chooses, according to a new decision from the Parole Board of Canada.

World No 1 shuttler Momota is COVID-19 positive

World No 1 shuttler Momota is COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

Indian Women's Hockey team leaves for Argentina tour.

Air India bomber released from Canadian prison

Air India bomber released from Canadian prison

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Reyat was convicted of perjury in 2010 for lying to the court in 2003 during the trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, who were acquitted in the terrorist attack on Air India Flight 182 that killed all 329 people aboard.

Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player ever

Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player ever

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

He possessed an IQ of 180, higher than Albert Einstein's, but his life and career took unexpectedly bizarre routes. Dhruv Munjal salutes the strange genius of Bobby Fischer.

WC Updates: FIFA rebukes Maradona over 'robbery' comments

WC Updates: FIFA rebukes Maradona over 'robbery' comments

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

FIFA says it 'strongly rebukes' Argentina great Diego Maradona's comments that England's win over Colombia was a robbery

UN agency on MH 370 mystery: No mid-air explosion or crash detected

UN agency on MH 370 mystery: No mid-air explosion or crash detected

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

A United Nations-backed nuclear watchdog has said that it has not detected an explosion or a crash that could be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, amid continued speculation over fate of the aircraft.

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

The Brangelina love story: How it happened

The Brangelina love story: How it happened

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Want to listen to Hollywood's golden couple's love story that spawned six kids, several social causes in nine years? Huddle up!

30 years later, kin of Kanishka bombing victims re-unite in grief

30 years later, kin of Kanishka bombing victims re-unite in grief

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

30 years later, relatives of the 329 people who perished in the Kanishka bombing gathered at a moving service in Ahakista, Cork in Ireland.