Utkarsh Mishra

Mumbai

Deputy Chief Copy Editor and Journalist at Rediff.com

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Pakistan launches bitcoin reserve in presence of Trump's sons

6 days ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

In a major initiative, Pakistan has announced the establishment of its first government-backed Strategic Bitcoin reserve as it invited investment in the country's crypto markets. IMAGE: US Vice President J D Vance speaks at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 28, 2025.
Maharashtra auto driver held 23 years after killing passenger

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

For 23 years, Harun Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed, an autorickshaw driver, evaded the law for a murder he allegedly committed in 2001, but it finally caught up with the 43-year-old, as the Maharashtra police announced his arrest on Wednesday. Image used only for representational purposes. Sayyed was wanted for murder that he allegedly had committed on October 14, 2001, when a passenger, Moharam Ali, then 56, stepped into his autorickshaw in Palghar district, neighbouring Mumbai.
Woman kills husband, fakes death in Drishyam-style plot

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Loosely drawing on a plot from crime thriller Drishyam, a married woman along with her paramour allegedly killed a middle-aged man and dressed the corpse with her clothes before setting it on fire to fake her own death in Gujarat's Patan district, police said on Wednesday. Image used only for representation.
Assam Cong leader summoned in case related to 'Gogoi's links with Pak'

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora has been summoned by Assam Police for questioning in connection with a case related to party colleague Gaurav Gogoi's alleged links with Pakistan, officials said. IMAGE: Senior Congress leader Ripun Bora. A police officer told PTI that Bora has received the notice, which asked him to present himself on Thursday before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the case.
Backed by Turkey, Azerbaijan, Sharif seeks talks with India

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated his willingness to hold talks with India, saying the two sides must sit together and address issues, including Kashmir, water and terrorism. IMAGE: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif made the comments while addressing the Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit, attended by presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, in Lachin, Azerbaijan.
'Said out of love': Kamal Haasan clarifies Kannada remarks

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday clarified that his remarks on Kannada were said out of love and that 'love will never apologise', remarks that came amidst a furore in Karnataka over his recent comments. IMAGE: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief and actor Kamal Haasan speaks to the media while attending the fourth anniversary celebration of the Kerala government organised by the State Secretariat Employees Association, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
Gogoi's wife collected sensitive info for Pakistan: Sarma

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi's British wife was collecting various intelligence documents on behalf of the Pakistani climate lobby. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Sarma claimed that the Assam government has documentary evidence to back up the allegation about Gogoi and his wife's close ties with Pakistan, and he will reveal everything publicly by September 10.
'Super spokesperson of BJP': Cong's Udit Raj slams Tharoor again

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor should be made a 'super spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party', his party colleague Udit Raj said on Wednesday as the Congress took swipes at the MP for his reported remarks that India breached the Line of Control (Loc) for the first time during the 2016 surgical strike on a terror base. IMAGE: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Wife spent a year in Pak for work, I visited once: Gogoi slams Sarma

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Debunking claims that he had alleged links with the Pakistani establishment, newly-appointed Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said he had gone to Pakistan only once 12 years ago and that the Bharatiya Janata Party was raking up the issue like a 'C-grade Bollywood movie' that is going to 'flop miserably'. IMAGE: Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi addresses a Press Briefing, at AICC HQ in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan, ban on film likely

1 week ago | rediff.com | Utkarsh Mishra

Pro-Kannada groups in Karnataka went up in arms against popular actor Kamal Haasan on Wednesday for his 'Tamil gave birth to Kannada' remarks, with a police complaint filed against him, while a film association is set to discuss a possible ban on the veteran star ahead of his upcoming release Thug Life, directed by ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam. IMAGE: Actor Kamal Haasan. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Kannada language has a very long history, and that the star is unaware of it.