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Panaji: A local court in Goa on Wednesday granted bail to Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in connection with the fire at a Goa nightclub on December 6 last year that killed 25 people. The Court of the Additional Sessions Judge granted regular bail to the brothers in connection with the December 2025 fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub. They were represented by Senior Advocate Subodh Kantak, instructed by Advocate Vaibhav Suri and SKRB Law Office. Despite bail, the brothers wont be released from the jail. Last week, the court had rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra in a case involving the alleged forgery of documents to obtain an excise licence. The additional sessions court in Mapusa on Friday rejected the petition filed by the brothers.
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanyar crossing to the martyrs memorial while Minister for Education Sakina Ittoo surprised everyone by r ...Read More >
Ranchi: A special ACB court in Ranchi on Tuesday allowed bail by default to suspended senior IAS officer Vinay Choubey, who was the ex-excise secretary, in connection with the ongoing liquor scam being investigated by the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) as the agency failed to submit the charge-sheet within the stipulated 90-day period since the arrest.Choubey's advocate Devesh Ajmani said, "The bail was granted on condition that Choubey would submit two sureties of Rs 25,000 each and would not leave the state without the court's permission. The court also ordered that Choubey would not cha ...Read More >
Ranchi, Mar 31 (PTI) Leader of the opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly Babulal Marandi on Tuesday urged Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to direct the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to file a charge sheet in connection with the alleged liquor scam "involving around Rs 750 crore". The senior BJP leader charged the ACB with deliberately not filing the chargesheet to protect the accused. Marandi, who called on the governor, requested him to take an initiative to review the role of the ACB in the investigation of the case, and hand over the probe to the CBI. "Out of the total 17 arrested accused i ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal challenging a sessions court order upholding the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the capital. Justice Ravinder Dudeja issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the petition and asked it to file the counter affidavit within six weeks. At the outset, the ED's counsel raised a preliminary objection over th ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentinal tubules, the tiny tunnels in the tooth that lead to nerve endings. Guided by an external magnetic ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: With the kharif season underway and farmers facing an acute shortage of urea, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure timely and sufficient supply of the critical fertiliser. In letters addressed to Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda, Tummala highlighted the alarming gap between the state's demand and actual supply. The minister said the Centre had allocated five lakh metric tonnes of urea to Telangana for the months of April, May, and June. However, only 3.06 lakh metric tonnes have been suppli ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging his acquittal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the excise policy matter. The case was heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who noted that no one appeared on behalf of Kejriwal despite advance notice. Advocate Zoheb Hossain represented the ED. The high court has sought trial court records and listed the matter for further hearing on April 29. The ED has ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): In a significant development ahead of the scheduled hearing, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with several other former accused in the alleged liquor scam, has moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking the recusal of Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma from the case. According to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legal team, Kejriwal may appear before the Court on April 6 and could make submissions in person during the hearing. Also Read | UP Government Launches 'Safe Mobility Program', Over 1,000 Women To Be Trained as E-Rickshaw Pilots To E ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Election: Liquor, cash, drugs and freebies worth a total of Rs 64.13 crore have been seized across Bihar since the Election Commission announced the schedule of the Bihar Assembly Election on October 6. According to officials, 753 arrests have been made, while 13,587 non-bailable warrants were executed in the poll-bound state by the police and other agencies since poll scheduler was announced. In a statement, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said enforcement agencies have seized liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore, freebies worth Rs 14 crore, narcotic drugs and psychotropic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case related to alleged non-compliance with the agency's summons in the excise policy matter. The matter is likely to be heard on Wednesday by Justice J Swarana Kanta Sharma. On January 22, 2026, a Delhi court had acquitted Kejriwal in cases linked to his alleged failure to appear before the ED despite repeated summons. The order was passed by Additional Chief Judici ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order acquitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case related to alleged non-compliance with the agency's summons in the excise policy matter. The matter is likely to be heard on Wednesday by Justice J Swarana Kanta Sharma. Also Read | Rahul Arunoday Banerjee Dies: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Grieves Death of Bengali Actor, Says 'Stunned and Heartbroken' (See Post). On January 22, 2026, a Delhi court had acquit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the excise policy matter. The matter was taken up by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The Court noted that despite advance notice, no one appeared on behalf of Kejriwal during the hearing. Advocate Zoheb Hossain appeared for the Enforcement Directorate. The High ...Read More >
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said there was "no rule" that a person accused of money laundering ought to spend a year in jail before being give bail as it allowed the relief to a businessman. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan granted bail to businessman Anwar Dhebar in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam case and said, "It is not a rule to be in custody for a year to get bail." He was arrested in August last year and has spent over nine months in jail. The top court said the maximum punishment for the offence alleged was seven years, and that the trial agai ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been locked inside the car for several hours. The extreme heat and humidity had made his condition critic ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Suspended Chhattisgarh officer and former deputy secretary to ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel, Saumya Chaurasia, was sent on a three day remand by a special PMLA court in Raipur on Wednesday, a day after after she was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged ₹3,200-crore liquor scam. The agency had sought her custodial remand for further interrogation. According to officials, Chaurasia was summoned to the agency's zonal office in Raipur on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the liquor scam. Speaking to TOI, ED counsel Saurabh Pande said that the agency ha ...Read More >
Ranchi: Leader of opposition Babulal Marandi on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to governor Santosh Gangwar seeking his intervention for a CBI probe into the liquor scam case being investigated by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).Marandi accused the ACB of failing to file even a single chargesheet in the alleged scam amounting to Rs 750 crore, in which he alleged many suspects, who were earlier arrested, are getting default bail due to the agency's laxity.In his memorandum, Marandi said, "It is a matter of concern that the state's investigating agency, instead of conducting an impartial i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the excise policy matter. The matter was taken up by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The Court noted that despite advance notice, no one appeared on behalf of Kejriwal during the hearing. Advocate Zoheb Hossain appeared for the Enforcement Directorate. The High ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others previously accused in the excise policy case have moved a recusal application before Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court, the party said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Kejriwal will also argue the case on Monday. This comes after the Delhi High Court on March 16 granted Kejriwal and others more time to respond to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) pl ...Read More >
The special investigation team's probe points to significant irregularities in liquor procurement. YSR Congress MP PV Midhun Reddy is expected to surrender before the special investigation team (SIT) on Saturday morning in connection with the alleged multi-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor scam. This comes after the Supreme Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea on Friday. Mr Reddy, against whom a lookout circular was issued by the SIT, is scheduled to reach the Vijayawada Airport at 9:30 am befo ...Read More >
Days after a devastating fire at an upscale nightclub in India's Goa state killed 25 people, the spotlight remains on the two brothers who co-owned the place. On Tuesday, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra were deported to India from Thailand, where they fled hours after the incident on 7 December. A third partner in the nightclub, Ajay Gupta, was detained in Delhi last week. Until a few weeks ago, the brothers who grew up in Delhi, were not known beyond India's hospitality and nightlife circuit. Thos ...Read More >
The Delhi high court on Thursday granted a final opportunity to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other respondents to file their replies in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) petition seeking expunging of adverse observations made by a trial court while discharging them in the excise policy case. A bench of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued the direction after counsel appearing for Kejriwal and others sought additional time to submit their responses. The court was informed that ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea by former CM Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the capital. Justice Ravinder Dudeja asked ED to file the counter affidavit within six weeks.During the hearing, ED raised a preliminary objection over the maintainability of the petition, but the high court asked the agency to raise everything, including the preliminary objection, in its reply and listed the matter for hearing on Sept 10.Kejriwal challenged a s ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a final opportunity to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to expunge "unwarranted" remarks made against it by the trial court while discharging them in the liquor policy case. Observing that none of the respondents, except one, filed their responses even after seeking time on the last date of hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the court will hear arguments in the case on April 22. Also Read: Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's stand on a plea by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the AAP leader on two pleas by the the ED against the trial court's January 22 orders, and listed the matter for hearing on April 29. "Respondent has chosen not to appear despite service (of advance notice). Issue fresh notice and list it for hearing on April 29," th ...Read More >
Since the announcement of Bihar Assembly elections, authorities have seized liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore, cash, drugs, and freebies totaling Rs 64.13 crore. Over 750 people have been arrested, with intensive surveillance and enforcement measures in place to ensure fair polling Patna: Enforcement agencies have seized liquor, cash, drugs, and freebies with a combined value of Rs 64.13 crore across Bihar since the announcement of the schedule for the assembly elections on October 6, officials said o ...Read More >
This comes five days after the district and sessions court in Goa denied the duo anticipatory bail in a second case filed against them, alleging they submitted forged documents in applications for permission to run Birch by Romeo Lane, for which they remain in jail. The fire at Birch by Romeo Lane, on the intervening night of December 6 and 7, was allegedly caused by electrically triggered pyro sparklers ignited as part of an ongoing dance performance at the nightclub. The sparklers allegedly se ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, are likely over north and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Stro ...Read More >
New Delhi: The owners of the Arpora nightclub 'Birch by Romeo Lane,' Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, have been granted bail by a local Goa court on Wednesday (April 1). They were held in connection with a December 6 blaze that led to 25 fatalities at a Goa nightclub. This legal relief follows the recent rejection of their anticipatory bail application in a secondary case concerning forgery and fraud. The Luthra brothers and several associates are accused of falsifying a Health Office "No Objection Certificate" (NOC) to illicitly obtain excise licenses and the various regulatory permits necessary t ...Read More >