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A court in Delhi's Rouse Avenue complex has scheduled a defamation complaint filed by former Minister Satyendra Jain against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Karnail Singh for framing of charges on April 8. This decision awaits the outcome of pending revisions in the Sessions court, highlighted by Singh's challenge of the proceedings. Jain's complaint centers on an allegedly defamatory statement Singh made during a news interview on January 19, 2025, accusing Jain of corruption and illicitly ac ...Read More >
The Allahabad high court has directed a man, who was earlier granted security after allegedly being stopped from offering namaz at his house, not to hold large gatherings. The petitioner also gave an undertaking that he would not allow a large number of people to assemble at his property for offering namaz. The court asked the state authorities to take action if public peace and tranquillity are threatened due to large gatherings. The high court also discharged the contempt notice issued to th ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The state Congress has suffered a setback after a Delhi MP-MLA court found Datia legislator Rajendra Bharti guilty in a 25-year-old embezzlement case. Following the verdict, the court sent Bharti to Tihar Jail on Wednesday. The court will hear arguments on Thursday before deciding the sentence. If he is awarded a jail term of more than two years, he will lose his Assembly membership. Bharti was elected in 2023 after defeating BJP leader Narottam Mishra. In a separate c ...Read More >
Sultanpur (UP), Apr 1 (PTI) The Special MP/MLA Court here on Wednesday stayed proceedings against Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh in a case of alleged assault on a local BJP leader inside a police station. Special Magistrate Shubham Verma on Wednesday ordered a halt to the trial after the defence submitted a copy of a directive from the Allahabad High Court. Advocate Ravivansh Singh Pankaj, appearing for the defence, told the MP/MLA court that on March 17, the high court had stayed proceedin ...Read More >
Patna: An FIR has been registered at Pirbahore police station against six students, including Patna University Students' Union (PUSU) president Shantanu Shekhar, for disrupting a programme attended by CM Nitish Kumar at the varsity on March 30.The complaint, filed by block panchayati raj officer Virendra Chaudhary, accuses the students of obstructing govt work, causing a disturbance and violating law and order.The incident occurred during the inauguration of new buildings at the university. Stud ...Read More >
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has directed a petitioner from Bareilly, who was previously granted security after being allegedly stopped from offering namaz at home, not to hold large gatherings. The court has also asked the state authorities to take action if public peace and tranquility are threatened due to such large gatherings. The high court also discharged the contempt notice issued to the Bareilly district magistrate and SSP. A division bench comprising Justice Saral Srivastava and ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday refused to take cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, holding that no prima facie case was made out to proceed further.Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue Court observed that the court failed to find the "necessary ingredients of criminal defamation" in the complaint. Dismissing the plea, the court termed it "floccinaucinihilipilification" -- an English word meaning s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): A Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday dismissed a defamation complaint filed against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This complaint was filed by Lipika Mitra, the wife of AAP leader Somnath Bharti. The court said that the statements made by the respondent (Sitharaman) are nothing but political opposition and antagonism aimed at AAP and the INDIA bloc. Nothing was aimed at the complainant, Lipika Mitra, and there is no imputation against her. Additional ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday issued a "notice of accusation" to BJP MLA Karnail Singh in a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendar Jain, saying there is no reason to hold that the accusation is groundless. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal was hearing a complaint, which was at the stage of an order on putting a notice of accusation to the accused. "Now, in the facts and circumstances of the present case, the accused side has not presented ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by actor Anita Advani seeking recognition of her alleged relationship with late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna as a marriage. A single bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed the appeal filed by Advani challenging an order passed by the Dindoshi sessions court in Mumbai in 2017 rejecting her civil suit seeking similar relief after Khanna's death in July 2012. A detailed copy of the HC order dismissing the app ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal defamation complaint filed by ex-AAP MLA Somnath Bharti's wife against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying there was no imputation against the complainant. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal described the complaint as a 29-letter word "floccinaucinihilipilification", meaning something valueless or worthless, while observing that the 'complaint is nothing but the word, wherein a valueless or worthless ...Read More >
PUNE: The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of cheating, based on new complaints from a woman and a businessman. Police said eight of the 10 cases pertain to rape and sexual exploitation, while two are related to cheating. The Sarkarwada police in Nashik registered the latest cases on Friday night following a complaint by a married woman, who alleged that ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Keralam) [India], April 1 (ANI): A Special Investigation Team has been formed following the arrest of Malayalam director Ranjith in connection with a sexual assault complaint, DCP Aswathy Gigi said. Ranjith was taken into custody from Thodupuzha after a young actress accused him of sexually assaulting her during a film shoot. He was later produced before a magistrate and has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. He is currently lodged in Ernakulam Sub Jail. Also Read | 'Dragon' ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Keralam) [India], April 1 (ANI): A Special Investigation Team has been formed following the arrest of Malayalam director Ranjith in connection with a sexual assault complaint, DCP Aswathy Gigi said. Ranjith was taken into custody from Thodupuzha after a young actress accused him of sexually assaulting her during a film shoot. He was later produced before a magistrate and has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. He is currently lodged in Ernakulam Sub Jail. Sharing details abou ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Keralam): A Special Investigation Team has been formed following the arrest of Malayalam director Ranjith in connection with a sexual assault complaint, DCP Aswathy Gigi said. Ranjith was taken into custody from Thodupuzha after a young actress accused him of sexually assaulting her during a film shoot. He was later produced before a magistrate and has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. He is currently lodged in Ernakulam Sub Jail. Sharing details about the case and the arre ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in complaint cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons in the excise policy money laundering matter. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma took note of the submissions made on behalf of the federal anti-money laundering agency ...Read More >
LUCKNOW Rinku Singh Rahi, a 2022-batch IAS officer, resigned on Tuesday alleging that he had not been given any posting or meaningful responsibilities for a prolonged period. He claimed he was kept in an "attached" position, receiving a salary but denied the opportunity to serve the public. Terming his resignation a moral decision, Rahi said in the system, there is perhaps a special kind of punishment reserved for honest types of people - they get paid, but no work is assigned to them. In such ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rinku Singh Rahi has resigned from his post. A member of the 2022 batch, he had drawn significant public attention over the past year due to a series of controversial and dramatic incidents during his service. In July 2025, while serving as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Shahjahanpur, Rahi found four people urinating in public during an inspection and made them do sit-ups as punishment. ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Special Crime Wing of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a fraud case involving promises of overseas employment, following an investigation triggered by a complaint during the COVID-19 pandemic. In connection with the case, a chargesheet was filed against Farhat Abbas Malik, a resident of Tendala in District Doda, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, according to the release. Also Read | Gas Cylind ...Read More >
Kochi, Apr 1 (PTI) A court here on Wednesday sent noted Malayalam film director Ranjith to judicial custody after he was arrested late last night in connection with an attempted sexual assault case. Following his remand, the director claimed that the accusations against him were "false" and that he would be able to prove it. He made the claim before reporters while being taken inside the sub-jail here. Even as the director claimed innocence, state Culture Minister Saji Cherian indicated that ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Special Crime Wing of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a fraud case involving promises of overseas employment, following an investigation triggered by a complaint during the COVID-19 pandemic. In connection with the case, a chargesheet was filed against Farhat Abbas Malik, a resident of Tendala in District Doda, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, according to the release. Malik has been booked ...Read More >
Srinagar- The Crime Branch Kashmir's Special Crime Wing on Wednesday said it has chargesheeted a Doda man for allegedly duping a job seeker on the pretext of arranging overseas employment, taking money and documents but failing to deliver the job. In a statement, a spokesperson said the Special Crime Wing, Srinagar of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet in case FIR No. 02/2025 under Sections 420 and 201 IPC against Farhat Abbas Malik S/o Din Mohammad Malik R/o Tendala, Tehsil Chilipingal, ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 1: The Special Crime Wing of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has exposed an overseas job fraud, filing a chargesheet against an accused who allegedly duped a job-seeker on the pretext of arranging employment abroad. The Special Crime Wing, Srinagar of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet in case FIR No. 02/2025 under Sections 420 and 201 IPC against Farhat Abbas Malik S/o Din Mohammad Malik R/o Tendala, Tehsil Chilipingal, District Doda, before the Hon'ble Chief Judicial Magist ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on a litigant after observing that a poorly drafted complaint, suspected to have been generated using artificial intelligence (AI), resulted in a waste of valuable judicial time. The petitioner, Punam Pandey, had approached the Rouse Avenue Court seeking directions for the registration of an FIR under Section 156(3) of the CrPC. She alleged that Syed Shahnawaz Hussain had issued death threats to her and her family. Delhi Court flags 'AI- ...Read More >
Ernakulam: Noted Malayalam film director Ranjith was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody following his arrest late last night in connection with an alleged sexual assault complaint filed by a young actress. Ranjith, who was produced before a magistrate at his residence in Kochi, was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days, his lawyer said. As per sources, Ernakulam Central Police registered a case against the director on the basis of a complaint filed by an actress working in a film current ...Read More >
THODUPUZHA/KOCHI: Police on Tuesday arrested film director Ranjith on a sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman actor. They reportedly intercepted his car in Thodupuzha at night and detained him.A senior officer with Kochi City police said they received the actor's complaint about sexual harassment at a shooting location a few days ago. An FIR was registered at the Vanitha police station.According to sources, police proceeded with the arrest after the harassment was prima facie confirmed in ...Read More >
Kochi: Malayalam director Ranjith Balakrishnan, who was arrested in a sexual harassment case, was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days on Wednesday. He is being taken to Ernakulam Sub Jail. Responding to the media at the magistrate's residence, the director claimed that a false case had been registered against him. His lawyer also confirmed the director's statement and added that a bail plea would be submitted in the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I. The lawyer told the media that R ...Read More >
Biharsharif: Administrative lapses and inadequate crowd management are said to have contributed to the tragic stampede that occurred at the Sheetla Mata Temple near Maghra village under Deepnagar police station area in Nalanda district on Tuesday, leaving at least nine devotees dead and more than a dozen others injured.According to sources, the incident took place during the morning prayer ritual when approximately 25,000 devotees had gathered at the temple to offer prayers. The crowd reportedly ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: Several significant changes to the Permanent Account Number (PAN) system will come into effect from April 1, 2026, impacting both how individuals apply for PAN and how it is used in financial transactions. The updated rules aim to strengthen compliance and reduce discrepancies, while also easing certain requirements for everyday financial activities. One of the biggest changes is in the application process. Aadhaar alone will no longer be sufficient to apply for a PAN card. Ap ...Read More >
Shimla, Mar 31 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday dismissed the allegations in connection with the Chester Hill housing project in Solan as baseless, asserting that the truth will prevail once the investigation is completed. Gupta was speaking at a press conference a day after the CPI(M) claimed violation of land laws in the project and demanded an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into alleged land mafia activities, including benami land deals, in ...Read More >
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