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RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the 2007 acquittal of Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, sentencing him to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma accepted the CBI's appeal, reversing the May 31, 2007, verdict of the Raipur trial court. The court found Amit Jogi, a former MLA, guilty under Section 302 (Murder) and Section 120-B (Criminal C ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that the entire press conference conducted by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material supplied by a 'Pakistani social media group'.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said that both he and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, have filed an FIR against Pawan Khera over what he described as the use of 'fraudulent documents'.He claimed that the passports allegedly linked to his wife were fake. "The original ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that material used in recent press conferences by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi had links to a Pakistani social media group, intensifying the political slugfest ahead of Assembly elections in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Sarma said, "Yesterday, Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi did two press conferences, one in Delhi, one in Guwahati... During our research, we found t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission ( IPC), which acts as the National Coordination Centre for the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and provides evidence-based research to CDSCO, will be monitoring the safety of weight loss drugs. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will be compiling a report of adverse events which are associated with the GLP-1 drugs. Also Read | Indian Railways Carries 1,670 MT Freight, Runs 25,000 Trains Daily in Financial Year 20 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission ( IPC), which acts as the National Coordination Centre for the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and provides evidence-based research to CDSCO, will be monitoring the safety of weight loss drugs. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will be compiling a report of adverse events which are associated with the GLP-1 drugs. According to the Official sources, the IPC has started the regular monitoring of adverse events of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his parents in a dowry death case, observing that the prosecution failed to prove allegations of cruelty or dowry harassment against them.Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Wason acquitted Kartik Sharma, his father Ravi Dutt Sharma, and his mother Veena Sharma in connection with the death of Shivali Sharma, who died by suicide in March 2023.The accused were on trial under Sections 498A (cruelty by husband or relatives) and 304B (dowry death) of the ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Holding that the case stemmed from a failed consensual relationship rather than criminal intent, Justice N Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a petitioner accused of cheating a woman on a false promise of marriage. The court allowed a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by Kalleda Santhosh, seeking quashing of proceedings pending before the Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Godavarikhani. The petition ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (UNI) Delhi's Dwarka Court has convicted Kavita Mathur, a former sub-inspector with Delhi Police, for forging the signatures of senior police officials on charge sheets and for sending an intimidating SMS to a senior officer. Judicial Magistrate First Class Saurabh Goyal convicted Mathur under Sections 417, 465, 466, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 506 Part-I of the IPC. The case pertains to offences committed during 2015 when Mathur was posted at PS Palam Villa ...Read More >
Judicial Magistrate Saurabh Goyal said the police officer's action was "an attack upon the sanctity of judicial records. In an order dated April 2, the judge said, "I hold that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, SI Kavita Mathur, committed forgery of public documents, forged documents were used as genuine by her for the purpose of deceiving and influencing official processes..." Mathur was posted as an SI at Palam village police station in 2015 when she forged ...Read More >
Following the discharge in the primary CBI case, special judge Rajeev Goyal also closed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money-laundering complaint against the accused. Hooda, 78, appeared in person during the proceedings, which effectively terminate a decade of litigation involving allegations of corruption, cheating, and criminal conspiracy. The court's decision follows a February 25 ruling by the Punjab and Haryana high court, which set aside a 2021 order that had originally framed charge ...Read More >
Panchkula, Apr 3 (PTI) A special court in Panchkula on Friday discharged former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and the Associated Journals Limited in a money laundering case linked to re-allotment of a plot in Panchkula, after closing the Enforcement Directorate's case against them. The order follows a ruling by the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated February 25, which set aside a 2021 order that had framed charges against Hooda and others in the case. Congress veteran Hooda app ...Read More >
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court convicted Bharti and a former cashier, Raghuvir Prajapati, of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery. The case, which was registered in 2015 in Madhya Pradesh's Datiya, was transferred to Delhi by the Supreme Court in October last year after noting claims that efforts were made to intimidate defence witnesses. In a 95-page judgment, the court said that Bharti and Prajapati, along with other unknown persons, entered into a criminal con ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Rajendra Bharti, has been disqualified from the state legislative assembly after his conviction in a fraud case. According to an official notification issued by the state assembly secretariat dated April 2, Bharti, who was elected from the Datia constituency, has been disqualified from the membership of the House with effect from April 2, 2026. Also Read | Jammu Weather Forecast and Update: Rain, Thunde ...Read More >
The man was awarded a compensation of Rs 7,76,590, including for medical expenses, loss of income ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 7.76 lakh to a man injured in a 2015 roadside accident * The petitioner was injured when a school bus rammed a tempo, which then overturned on him * The tribunal rejected insurer's claim of petitioner's contributory negligence due to lack of evidence Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Swi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Russia's First Deputy Chairman Denis Manturov reaffirmed that Russian companies have the capacity to steadily increase supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Indian market amid the energy crisis due to the conflict in West Asia, underlining deepening energy cooperation between the two countries during his official visit to the country. According to a statement issued by the Russian Embassy in India on Telegram on Thursday, Manturov highlighted t ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Rajendra Bharti, has been disqualified from the state legislative assembly after his conviction in a fraud case. According to an official notification issued by the state assembly secretariat dated April 2, Bharti, who was elected from the Datia constituency, has been disqualified from the membership of the House with effect from April 2, 2026. The action followed a judgment by the Delhi court, convicti ...Read More >
Bhopal: The membership of Congress MLA from Datia, Rajendra Bharti, has been cancelled from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a cooperative bank fraud case by a Delhi court. "As a consequence of his (Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti) conviction -- resulting in a three-year term of imprisonment and a monetary fine of Rs 100,000 on April 2, 2026 -- and in compliance with the order of the Supreme Court dated July 10, 2013, Rajendra Bhartiya stands disqualified from th ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The membership of Congress MLA from Datia, Rajendra Bharti, has been cancelled from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a cooperative bank fraud case by a Delhi court. "As a consequence of his (Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti) conviction -- resulting in a three-year term of imprisonment and a monetary fine of Rs 100,000 on April 2, 2026 -- and in compliance with the order of the Supreme Court dated July 10, 2013, Rajendra Bhartiya st ...Read More >
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the most crorepati candidates -- 88% of the 90 fielded -- for the April 9 Assam Assembly polls, but none of them is among the wealthiest top five, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Assam Election Watch has revealed. The report was prepared after analysing the criminal background, financial, education, gender, and other details of 722 candidates, 258 of whom are contesting independently. According to the report, Chief Minister Hima ...Read More >
Seven BPCL customers in Indore are under investigation for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 5.7 crore in mistakenly deposited funds, prompting a police probe into widespread digital wallet errors. Key PointsSeven BPCL customers in Indore are accused of misappropriating over Rs 5.7 crore in erroneously deposited funds.Police are investigating how a total of Rs 129.55 crore was wrongly credited to approximately 1,000 BPCL 'Smart Fleet' customers' digital wallets.The case was registered under In ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A major financial fraud involving Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has come to light, with allegations of cheating amounting to nearly Rs 129.55 crore by 1093 individuals across the country over the past few years. Of these, seven such individuals from Madhya Pradesh's Indore district are accused of cheating the company of approximately Rs 5.72 crore, and a case has been registered against them at Kshipra police station in the district. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Thursday sentenced Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti and co-accused Raghubir Sharan Prajapati to three years' imprisonment in connection with a Gramin Bank fraud case. Bharti, a sitting MLA from the Datia Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, was also slapped with a fine of Rs 1 lakh, while Prajapati was fined Rs 2.5 lakh. Special Judge (MP-MLA) Dig Vinay Singh pronounced the verdict, convicting both for cheating, forgery, usin ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A major financial fraud involving Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has come to light, with allegations of cheating amounting to nearly Rs 129.55 crore by 1093 individuals across the country over the past few years. Of these, seven such individuals from Madhya Pradesh's Indore district are accused of cheating the company of approximately Rs 5.72 crore, and a case has been registered against them at Kshipra police station in the district. ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday raised apprehensions over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) intentions regarding the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state, following the conviction of Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti in a cheating and forgery case. Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Umang Singhar, reacting to the developments after Bharti's conviction by a Special MP-MLA court in Delhi, said: "The BJ ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 2 (UNI) In a significant ruling, a three-member Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday evening said the Tamil Nadu Governor has no discretion and could not reject the recommendations of the State Cabinet as he was bounded by it. The Bench, in a remission case, ruled that the Governor has no discretion, could not reject and was bound by the State Cabinet recommendations. Holding that the Governor has no discretion in the matters pertaining to remission and premature release of conv ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 2 (PTI) DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the April 23 Assembly elections from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, seeking a second consecutive term. The Deputy Chief Minister has declared total family assets worth over Rs 33 crore in his election affidavit. The 48-year-old DMK scion arrived at the venue following a massive roadshow that saw thousands of party cadres and supporters lining the streets. Accompanied by senio ...Read More >
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has defended himself in court, arguing that allegations of 'hate speech' and 'defamation' stemming from his criticism of political ideology are baseless. He contends that his speech constitutes political critique, protected under the freedom of speech, without aiming to incite violence or defame any group. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has described the claims against him as a misuse of the legal process, after a Delhi court dismissed a plea for an ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court sentenced Congress MLA Rajender Bharti to 3 years imprisonment and imposed Rs. One lakh fine. Another Convict is also sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2.5 lakh has been imposed on him. They were convicted by the court in the Gramin Vikas Bank Fraud case. However, the court has granted bail to both convicts to challenge the judgement before Delhi High Court. Bharti is a Congress MLA from Datia, Madhya Pradesh. This ca ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti and a former bank employee to three years' imprisonment each in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh, while underlining that "restitution would serve justice better than physical incarceration", also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on Bharti and former cashier Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati. ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after convicting Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti for criminal conspiracy, the Special MP-MLA Court at Delhi's Rouse Avenue sentenced him to three years' imprisonment on Thursday. Congress MLA from Datia Assembly constituency in Gwalior division of Madhya Pradesh was convicted by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday and was sent to judicial custody. On Thursday, after pronouncing the quantum of punishment, the Court granted him bail upon furnishing a per ...Read More >
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