With just three days left for Anna Hazare's fast to commence, members of India Against Corruption are running from pillar to post to secure requisite clearances, reports Toral Varia Deshpande
Toral Varia and photographer Reuben Verghese, who travelled to the Naxal-infested Keonjhar district of Orissa, return with tales of discrimination, disillusionment and daring escapes
Investigators are still cautious about naming any particular organisation behind the July 13, 2011, Mumbai serial blasts. But behind the scenes, the direction of the investigation is fast moving towards the possible involvement of the recently declared terrorist organisation, Indian Mujahideen. Toral Varia takes you through some of the faces behind this terror outfit
Pakistan's judicial commission, which arrived in Mumbai on Thursday, will record the statements of witnesses in connection with 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case today and on Saturday. Rediff.com's Toral Varia Deshpande, who is tracking the commission, reports that the defence lawyers of the panel are prepared to make one last ditch to 'cross examine' the witnesses.
The recent acquittal of the four accused in the Adnan Patrawala kidnapping and murder case is yet another stark reminder of the fast worsening quality of prosecution and a direct reflection on the investigative abilities of the police force in Mumbai, reports Toral Varia Deshpande.
Bollywood veteran actor Anupam Kher visited Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to express his support to Team Anna and passage of Jan Lokpal Bill. Toral Varia Deshpande speaks to Anupam Kher.
With just three days left for Anna Hazare's fast to commence, members of India Against Corruption are running from pillar to post to secure requisite clearances for Anna's fast, reports Toral Varia Deshpande
Anna Hazare will break his fast at 10 am on Sunday, according to his close associate Kiran Bedi.
The National Investigating Agency recently filed a 'confidential' report before the special NIA court in Mumbai. Toral Varia accesses the report submitted before the court which has several findings that nail Pakistan's role in the manufacture and circulation of fake currency notes in India.
The National Investigating Agency recently filed a 'confidential' report before the special NIA court in Mumbai. Toral Varia accesses the report submitted before the court which has several findings that nail Pakistan's role in the manufacture and circulation of fake currency notes in India.
On occasion of the inauguration of the Mumbai Regional Hub of the National Security Guard Director General Rajan Medekar spoke to rediff.com's Toral Varia Deshpande
Toral Varia Deshpande brings you the details of how rivalry between India's two of the most recognised agencies, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad and the Special Cell of Delhi Police, has cost India one it's most wanted terrorist and 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts mastermind -- Yasin Ahmad Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal.
Team Anna yet to plan campaign against Congress in five poll-bound states. Toral Varia Deshpande reports.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram recently declared that the National Investigation Agency will not oppose the bail pleas of the nine Muslim youths arrested in connection with the 2006 Malegaon blasts. Toral Varia analyses the reasons behind this decision and what are the new leads being explored by the NIA.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram recently declared that the National Investigation Agency will not oppose the bail pleas of the nine Muslim youths arrested in connection with the 2006 Malegaon blasts. Toral Varia analyses the reasons behind this decision and what are the new leads being explored by the NIA.
Months after the triple bombings rocked Mumbai on July 13 this year, most counter-terrorism experts were willing to shove the 13/7 investigations under the rug as 'yet another case with a dead end.' However, rediff.com's Toral Varia finds that the Anti-Terrorism Squad has successfully managed to join the dots by decoding the CCTV footage. Here are the EXCLUSIVE details.
Toral Varia and photographer Reuben Verghese report on an emerging trend in the red bastions of Odisha's Keonjhar district: The rebels return home.
After twelve days of standing tall, the steady pandals at the Ramlila Maidan are now being dismantled with the same speed that they were erected. Toral Varia brings you a sneak peak into how the campaign was controlled backstage.
Politicians, legislators and bureaucrats from Maharashtra played a major role in facilitating talks between Team Anna and the government, reports Toral Varia
Identifying the timer device is crucial as it will help the investigators to match the mechanism with the pervious records of the blasts where timers have been used. In the past, terrorists have used timer devices to trigger dozens of blasts across India including 7/11 in Mumbai, the Ahmedabad serial blasts, and as recently as the low intensity blast at the Delhi high court in May this year
Did an intelligence failure result in the Mumbai serial blasts of July 13, 2011? Toral varia finds out what experts think
Danish Riyaz has told interrogators that the arrests have severely dented IM's operations and badly affected its recruitment and fund-raising drives. That in turn has reduced the Indian Mujahideen's capabilities to execute serial bombings. Toral Varia reports
The Mumbai police on Monday claimed to have cracked the murder case of Mid Day crime reporter Joyobroto Dey, and arrested seven Chota Rajan gangsters who reportedly orchestrated the crime. But the police is still curiously silent over the motive, reports Toral Varia.
'Gadkari is a powerful man,' says Yogita Thakre's sister. 'He was not even there on the day of the incident. Even so, the police have messed around with the facts from day one! Clearly, they are trying to protect someone.'
A Mumbai sessions court on Monday acquitted all four young boys accused of kidnapping and murdering their friend Adnand Patrawala in August, 2007. Rediff.com's Toral Varia Deshpande reports.
It was perhaps the longest wait ever for the Indian crew members on board tragedy-struck Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, to meet their family after having a near death experience. Toral Varia Deshpande reports.
The Bhagavad Gita has lasted for centuries and will continue to last for centuries regardless of what a court in Siberia decides, says Bibek Debroy, who spoke to Rediff.com's Toral Varia Deshpande on the controversy.
Team Anna has firmly laid claim to the stage set inside the MMRDA grounds in Bandra-Kurla Complex. However, post noon barely 10-15 per cent of the ground had been occupied by the supporters. IAC volunteers are confident that the crowds will grow as the day and protest progresses, reports Toral Varia Deshpande.
Iqbal Mirchi, drug lord and aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was released on bail in London on October 20. And India's chase of Mirchi continues 17 years after he fled the nation. However, not all hope is lost. There's a possibility of him being deported some time next year. Toral Varia reports
Two mails sent on two consecutive days by two different senders, both claiming responsibility for the blast outside Delhi high court that has claimed 12 lives so far, besides injuring more than 75 others. Rediff.com's Toral Varia comparatively analysis these mails and its effect on the investigations.
The Ramlila Maidan becomes a safe haven for eve-teasers and late night revelers, reports Toral Varia.
Rediff.com's Toral Varia, who has been covering Anna Hazare's fast at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, spoke to prominent civil society member Swami Agnivesh on the way ahead for the team Anna.
One month and several cold leads later, the Mumbai Anti Terrorism Squad officials are finally somewhat hopeful of having a clear insight into the case. Toral Varia reports.
The status of the series of blasts that have occurred in India in the recent past is still 'unsolved'. What are the chances that 13/7 will be solved anytime soon? Toral Varia analyses the odds, with help from counter-terrorism experts.
The current leads in the investigation point to the same module of Indian Mujahideen that was responsible for the German Bakery blast in Pune, sources in the Anti-Terrorism Squad have told rediff.com.
While the local police teams will concentrate on maintaining law and order, special Crime Branch, ATS and NIA teams will work on leads gathered through the interrogation of scores of Indian Mujahideen operatives lodged in various jails across Mumbai, Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. As many as 66 alleged IM operatives are lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail alone.
Toral Varia Deshpande brings you a low-down on the visit the of Pakistan judicial high commission to Mumbai in connection with the 26/11 case.
Between the Mumbai crime branch announcing the cracking of the sensational Neeraj Grover murder in May 2008 and the culpable homicide not amounting to murder verdict last week, lies a tale of shoddy case preparation. Toral Varia picks holes in the prosecution's case against Maria Susairaj and Emile Jerome
Even as the rescued Indian sailors of the MV Suez are homebound via Karachi, five Pakistani Balochi fishermen rescued by the Indian Navy are still awaiting their return home, reports Toral Varia.
More than two years ago, 7-year-old Yogita Thakre was found dead in a car in the compound where BJP politician Nitin Gadkari lived in Nagpur. Toral Varia Deshpande travels to the city to uncover the mystery surrounding the child's death, a case whose investigation was severely criticised by the court recently.
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