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Patna: National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended Manjoor Khan, also known as Babu Bhai, a key suspect in Muzaffarpur AK-47 rifle and ammunition seizure case, the probe agency said on Friday. This arrest marks a crucial step in an ongoing investigation into the illegal arms smuggling network that has been operating between Nagaland and Bihar.Khan was identified as a close associate of Vikash Kumar, the prime accused in the case. The NIA's investigation has revealed that Khan played a pivota ...Read More >
Jaipur, Aug 28 (PTI) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday cancelled the contentious police sub-inspector recruitment exam-2021 owing to paper leak. Justice Sameer Jain in a detailed judgment cancelled the exam 2021 which was the bone of contention for both BJP and Congress governments in the state. "Illegality and fraud on the system was so conspicuous. It is strange that the state government did not take action any decision on the subject. The court's decision hopefully will act as a deterren ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): The three-member panel, appointed to investigate the Sambhal violence case, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to the state Information Department. The 450-page report consists of details about the November 2024 Sambhal violence and also touches on the previous riots which took place in the city. Also Read | JeM Terrorists in Bihar: Police Issue High Alert As 3 Jaish-E-Mohammed Operatives Enter State ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): The three-member panel, appointed to investigate the Sambhal violence case, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to the state Information Department. The 450-page report consists of details about the November 2024 Sambhal violence and also touches on the previous riots which took place in the city. The report also mentions key details about the demographic changes in Sambhal, where, at one point, the H ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the trial court from taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by Haryana SIT in the FIR against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked for social media posts on Operation Sindoor. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi further restrained the trial court from framing any charges in the case. The SIT, constituted by the top court to investigate the two FIRs registered against Mahmudabad over his ...Read More >
Ranchi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Court in Ranchi on Friday granted bail to Chhattisgarh businessman Siddharth Singhania and retired IAS officer Amit Prakash in the alleged multi-crore Jharkhand liquor scam. The ACB court had reserved its order on Thursday after hearing detailed arguments from both the prosecution and the defence on Singhania's bail plea. The verdict, delivered on Friday, extended relief to the two accused. Earlier, the same court had gra ...Read More >
The Mumbai court earlier said there was prima facie proof that NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar had knowingly participated in the fraudulent acquisition of a sugar mill by the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB). NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, who was named as an accused in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), appeared on Thursday before a Mumbai special court designated for the trial of criminal cases involving legislators. The court, which sent a s ...Read More >
Guwahati: A lower court in Assam's Dhemaji district convicted Rintu Sarmah on Wednesday in connection with the brutal murder of Nandita Saikia after she rejected his marriage proposal.Dhemaji session and district judge Kalyanjit Saikia convicted Rintu Sarmah under the charges of murder, attempt to murder, wrongful restraint, and voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).On Aug 21, 2021, Saikia, a resident of Dhakuakhana in Lakhimpur district and a BA s ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, Aug. 21: The Dhemaji District and Sessions Court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for brutally murdering Nandita Saikia, a student of Moridhal College in Dhemaji district four years back, after she had rejected his marriage proposal. Nandita, a BA student of Moridhal College, was stabbed with a machete by Rintu Sharma on August 21, 2021. She succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment in hospital four days later. Her classmate, Kashmina Dutta who was accompanying her, an ...Read More >
RANCHI: Suspended IAS officer Vinay Choubey, who has been in jail since May 20 in connection with the Jharkhand liquor scam, has been granted default bail by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Ranchi under Section 187(2) of the BNSS. The court allowed bail on the condition that he must inform the court before leaving the state and not change his mobile number during the trial. He has also been directed to furnish two personal bonds of Rs 25,000 each. Choubey secured default bail as the ...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 accompani ...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 n ...Read More >
A Delhi court has granted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, permission for three phone calls with his brother this month to discuss engaging private counsel. His judicial custody has been extended until September 8. The phone calls will be recorded and must be in English or Hindi. A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to have three phone calls this month with his brother to discuss engaging a private counsel, court sources ...Read More >
Kinnaur: A cloudburst was reported in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday evening. Due to the cloudburst, a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala. Notably, the site was an active road construction zone under CPWD towards Gangthang Bralam. A rescue operation was launched to rescue the stranded civilians. The Indian Army was also called in to help the local administration. The Army has deployed its new generation equipment to assist in the operation. The Logistics Drone High Al ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday permitted 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to make three phone calls to his brother this month to discuss hiring a private lawyer, according to court sources. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh simultaneously extended Rana's judicial custody to September 8 after the accused appeared via video conferencing. During proceedings, the judge directed that each call be recorded, conducted in English or Hindi, and monitored by prison officials, the s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It state ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders ...Read More >
A Delhi court on Wednesday (August 14, 2025) acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then public relations officer of DCW. The prosecution alleged Mr. Singh disclosed the minor rape victim's name to electronic media at Ms. Maliwal's behest. According to the FIR, the ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal, along with Bhupender Singh, the then public relations officer of DCW, in a case alleging disclosure of the identity of a 14-year-old sexual assault survivor in 2014, who later died in 2016 due to injuries.Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal observed that courts have consistently "anonymised" trials involving children to protect their identities. The m ...Read More >
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank has rolled back its rule requiring new savings accounts opened after Aug 1 to maintain a monthly average balance (MAB) of Rs 50,000 and has revised the threshold to Rs 15,000. The move follows a social media backlash against the higher balance requirement, which was criticised for making banking exclusive.The bank said it has revised its schedule of charges and MAB requirements following customer feedback. The changes do not apply to salary accounts, senior citizens above 60 y ...Read More >
Delhi Police booked Swati Maliwal in 2016. (File) New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then public relations officer of DCW. The prosecution alleged Singh disclosed the minor rape victim's name to electronic media at Maliwal' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, on Wednesday informed a Delhi court that it was not safe for him to leave the capital. Special judge Sanjay Jindal was hearing his plea for release on the grounds that he had undergone the maximum period of sentence of seven years for the purported offences. "If I put one step out in Delhi, new charges will be placed on me. It is not safe. I do not want to come back to this court ...Read More >
Mumbai: In the detailed 1,036-page judgment in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the special NIA court, while acquitting all seven accused, has dismissed claims that senior officers from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had directed one of the investigating officers to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in the case.Special judge A K Lahoti said the court did not find force in the contentions raised by the lawyer for a now-acquitted accused, math pontiff Sudhakar Dhar Dwivedi. The lawyer had al ...Read More >
Mumbai: One of the 39 witnesses who turned hostile in the Malegaon blast trial claimed he was detained for several days and forced to implicate five RSS members, including now Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, reports Rebecca Samervel. Reacting to his and other testimonies, the NIA judge has expressed concern about methods of torture and illegal detention adopted by ATS officers and raised questions about credibility of evidence collected. The judgment detailing reasons for acquittin ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has declined Lalu Prasad's request to postpone trial court proceedings in the land-for-jobs case. Justices Sundresh and Singh clarified that framing charges wouldn't impede Lalu's High Court petition seeking to quash the case. Lalu sought adjournment until August 12, pending the Delhi HC hearing. The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea filed by RJD president Lalu Prasad seeking deferment of trial court proceedings in the land-for-jobs case against him. Lalu ...Read More >
A CBI court has convicted five Punjab police officials, including a former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), in a 32-year-old fake encounter case involving the killing of seven youths of Rani Villah village in Amritsar in 1993. The court convicted former SSP Bhupinderjit Singh, DSP Davinder Singh, Inspector Suba Singh, ASI Gulbarg Singh and ASI Raghbir Singh, all retired, for criminal conspiracy, murder, destruction of evidence, and fabrication o ...Read More >
Mumbai: The NIA court held that there was no evidence that Lt Col Prasad Purohit, now aged 53, had any RDX in his possession. The prosecution had alleged that RDX was found in Purohit's possession, and during his remand hearing, the prosecution even said the RDX used for the blast was allegedly military grade. Purohit, whose wife, son and two nephews were in court on Thursday, still serves as Lt Col in the Indian Army and was posted in Mumbai following his 2017 release on bail. Suspended followi ...Read More >
Prajwal Revanna was arrested on May 31, 2024, upon returning to India after nearly five weeks overseas. The case gained national attention after pen drives containing explicit videos allegedly involving him surfaced in Hassan and other areas just before the April 26 Lok Sabha polls. He lost the election as the NDA candidate from Hassan. A special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru on Friday convicted former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in a rape and sexual harassment case. Special Cour ...Read More >
The Centre has withdrawn its decision to release 'Udaipur Files - Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' after the Delhi High Court questioned its authority in ordering cuts. The court directed parties to appear before the government for submissions, with a fresh decision expected soon. This follows petitions challenging the film's release, citing concerns over fair trial rights and statutory compliance. The Centre on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it was withdrawing its decision granting nod t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1: India launched the first phase of four development projects across nine partner countries as part of its 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative'. The programme aims to deepen South-South cooperation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The launch event was presided over by Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, and attended by heads of missions from participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp, dip ...Read More >
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