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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the order, dismissing Bhandari's appeal and affirming the findings of the trial court. Also Read | Assembly Elections 2026 Voting: Assam Leads With 75.91% Turnout, Puducherry at 72.40% and Kerala Recor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO) under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the order, dismissing Bhandari's appeal and affirming the findings of the trial court. With this ruling, the High Court has effectively endorsed the earlier order passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sa ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu's Sathankulam case: 9 cops get death sentence for custodial death of P Jayaraj and his son, Bennix, over violation of Covid norms. News18 explains the law, what next Sathankulam Case: In a landmark judgment, a Madurai court on Monday handed the death penalty to nine police personnel in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. The father-son duo, P Jayaraj and J Bennix, died after they were assaulted by the convicted policemen in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district of Ta ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati: Just four days before Assam goes to the polls on April 9, a sensational press conference at the AICC headquarters on 24 Akbar Road has detonated a political bomb that could reshape the narrative of the high-stakes Assembly elections. On Sunday, April 5, Congress leader and Chairman of Media & Publicity, Shri Pawan Khera, addressed journalists with visible outrage. "Comrades," he began, his voice heavy with disbelief, "some of our supporters abroad have sent us documents so s ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress on Sunday intensified its attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, pressing for answers over allegations of undisclosed foreign assets and multiple passports linked to his family. At a press conference in Guwahati, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi, flanked by party leaders Pawan Khera and Bhupesh Baghel, said the party had documentary evidence pointing to financial interests abroad and called for a thorough investigation. The Cong ...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): Chairperson of Congress' Media and Publicity Department, Pawan Khera, said that the party will present more evidence to back his three passport allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma. Pawan Khera, in a press conference, had alleged that Riniki Bhuyan Sharma owns three passports and the couple, along with their son, owns a business worth Rs 52,000 crore in the United States. Assam CM, however, had denied ...Read More >
Guwahati: The political sparring between the Congress and the BJP intensified ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, with Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi launching a fresh attack on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma following allegations raised by the party leadership. Gogoi described the Chief Minister as "an embarrassment for Assam and India" and sought answers over allegations relating to undisclosed foreign assets and obtaining of passports of three different ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he will be filing a civil and criminal defamation case against Congress leader Pawan Khera, after the latter accused his wife, Riniki Bhyan Sharma, of holding multiple passports. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Khera asked, "A sitting CM's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, is not an Indian citizen today. This is an anti-national activity... who keeps three passports... Hemanta is plan ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati, Apr 5: The Congress, on Sunday, levelled a series of serious allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, accusing the latter of holding multiple foreign passports and failing to disclose overseas assets in election affidavits. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Congress leader Pawan Khera claimed that documents received by the party from overseas sources indicated that the Chief Minister's wife possessed three "act ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 4: The Congress manifesto has come under strong criticism from the family members of late singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg and they have called upon all political parties not to politicize the death of the celebrated musician. The Congress, in its State Assembly election manifesto, promised to give justice to Zubeen in 100 days if voted to power. Zubeen's uncle Manoj Borthakur told The Assam Tribune that there is no short cut in the Indian legal system. The case is being h ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate has investigated 1,105 bank fraud cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and has attached proceeds of crime worth Rs 64,920 crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. She also said that action had been taken under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) against those evading Indian law by staying abroad. This was a reference to high-profile cases such as the Nirav Modi case, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CBI has intensified its investigation into the alleged GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam with the arrest of a key individual linked to the scheme's technology infrastructure. The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Ayush Varshney, who served as co-founder and CTO of Darwin Labs Private Limited. Authorities said the arrest relates to the ongoing probe into the GainBitcoin cryptocurrency fraud case. According to the agency, the case involves an alleged Ponzi scheme promoted by V ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Tuesday blocked five online streaming platforms following due procedure, according to government sources. The platforms identified include MoodXVIP, Koyal Playpro, Digi Movieplex, Feel, and Jugnu, which allegedly hosted obscene content. The IT Act and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021), together, have put in place a stringent f ...Read More >
Panaji: The Luthra brothers, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane where 25 people were killed in a fire on Dec 6, were remanded in five days police custody by a Mapusa court on Wednesday. Goa police -- which brought the brothers to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday morning -- had sought 10 days police custody for the duo and argued that custodial interrogation was required to deter them and their associates from fleeing the country.Police told the court that they wanted to uncover their financial transaction ...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. Tho ...Read More >
Imphal, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Security was tightened in the fringe areas of Manipur's Bishnupur district on Wednesday with the deployment of additional forces, a day after unidentified attackers opened fire, escalating fresh tensions in the restive state, officials said. A Police official said that on Tuesday night, several rounds were fired by the unidentified attackers near the Torbung and Phougakchao Ikhai areas of Meitei people-dominated Bishnupur district, which borders the tribal inhabi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Tuesday that all films denied permission for screening at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will still be shown at the event. He criticised the Union Government's decision, calling it unacceptable and a sign of the Sangh Parivar regime's totalitarian approach, which stifles diverse voices and creative expression in the country. "Enlightened Kerala will not bow to such censorship. Every film denied permis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Goa Police has taken the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh, accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire tragedy in which 25 people were killed on December 6, for medical examination. The Luthra brothers were formally arrested by the Goa Police from the New Delhi International Airport on Tuesday after they were deported from Thailand. A team from the Goa Police was present at the airport to take custody of the brothers. Also Read | 'Case About R ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Goa Police has taken the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh, accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire tragedy in which 25 people were killed on December 6, for medical examination. The Luthra brothers were formally arrested by the Goa Police from the New Delhi International Airport on Tuesday after they were deported from Thailand. A team from the Goa Police was present at the airport to take custody of the brothers. The accused duo will be p ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora where a massive fire killed 25 people earlier this month, are being deported from Thailand to India on Tuesday (Dec 16). The brothers are expected to land in Delhi around 1.30pm - 1.45pm on an IndiGo flight from Bangkok. Teams from central agencies, along with the Goa and Delhi Police, will take them into custody at the airport and produce them before the Patiala House Court, where the Goa ...Read More >
New Delhi (India), December 16 (ANI): The deportation process of the Luthra brothers, Gaurav and Saurabh owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub in Arpora, Goa, where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire on December 6, has been completed by Thai authorities and they have now boarded a flight for Delhi along with law enforcement officials. The duo, who fled to Phuket hours after the incident, will be brought to Delhi upon arrival in India. They are expected to be produced before the ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) (India), December 16 (ANI): The Luthra Brothers-Gaurav and Saurabh, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand today, according to the Goa police. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Also Read | VB-G RAM G Bill 2025: 5 Key Changes in I ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) (India), December 16 (ANI): The Luthra Brothers-Gaurav and Saurabh, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand today, according to the Goa police. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Luthra brothers are being deported from Bangkok to f ...Read More >
New Delhi: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of North Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, are likely to arrive in Delhi from Thailand on Tuesday, the Goa Police said. The brothers will be taken into custody by the Goa Police immediately upon their arrival in the national capital. Thai authorities had detained the Luthra brothers on the basis of an INTERPOL Blue Corner Notice issued at the request of Indian law enforcement agencies. Following their detention, the two will be produced befor ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Luthra Brothers, the owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand on Tuesday, Goa police said. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Also Read | Delhi Air Pollution: Government Directs Schools To Shift to Online Mode ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Luthra Brothers, the owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand on Tuesday, Goa police said. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Luthra brothers are being deported from Bangkok to face charges for allegedly operat ...Read More >
Goa nightclub fire: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the fire-hit 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub in Goa, were detained by Thai police in Phuket. The two brothers had shot to national infamy after fleeing India even as 25 people lay dead in the blaze at their club. The Luthras' arrest marked a significant step in India's efforts to bring them back to face investigation into one of the deadliest nightclub disasters in recent memory. Thai authorities tracked the duo to Hotel Indigo in Pat ...Read More >
Madras High Court in a significant ruling, has held that cryptocurrency now qualifies as "property" under Indian law, an asset capable of being owned, enjoyed, and held in trust. "There can be no doubt that cryptocurrency is a property. It is not a tangible property, nor is it a currency. However, it is a property which is capable of being enjoyed and possessed (in a beneficial form). It is capable of being held in trust," observed a single-judge bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh. Also Read ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police and the Telangana High Court have taken decisive action against a group of YouTubers and individuals accused of spreading false information and defamatory content against HK Group, which operates HK Permanent Makeup Clinic and HK Hospitals in Hyderabad. The case, registered under FIR No. 692/2025 at KPHB Police Station in June 2025, led to a detailed investigation that exposed a coordinated digital conspiracy designed to malign the reputation of the medical insti ...Read More >
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