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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police had stopped the burial of a girl and registered a murder case after allegations surfaced that she had been killed by her family members in the Hari Nagar area, officials said on Thursday. According to police, a PCR call was received on Wednesday around 2 pm, with the caller alleging that the girl had been killed by her family and her body was being taken for burial. The caller also claimed that she was in a relationship with his cousin. A police team rushed to the s ...Read More >
A suicide note written by Pratibha was found. (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A 29-year-old woman died by suicide after her child drowned in Bengaluru * The child accidentally fell into a water-filled bucket while the mother was away * A suicide note and empty pill strip were found; police have opened an investigation Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bengaluru: A 29-year-old woman techie died by suicide minutes af ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 02: In a significant development in the investigation of the Thanamandi terror attack case, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) Jammu and Kashmir has filed a charge sheet before the designated court against Sabar Hussain for harbouring terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF), who were involved in the brutal killing of Mohd Razaq. The case pertains to an incident that occurred on April 22, 2024, when unidentified terrorists forcibly entered the ...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 >
SRINAGAR: J&K State Investigating Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet before a designated court against a Poonch resident, Sabar Hussain, for harbouring terrorists involved in the brutal killing of a govt employee two years ago in Jammu's Rajouri district.An official spokesperson said unidentified terrorists suspected to be associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/The Resistance Front (TRF) forcibly entered the residence of Mohammed Razaq at Kunda in Thanamandi, Rajouri, on April 22, 2024, ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday stayed Haryana govt's July 2, 2024, notification that permitted stilt-plus-four (S+4) residential buildings in the city, citing concerns over inadequate urban infrastructure and possible risks to public safety.The interim order was passed during ongoing hearings in a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the policy. A bench comprising chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry restrained the govt from proceeding with the ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the operation of the Haryana government's 'stilt-plus-four floors' policy for residential plots, observing that the state appears to have put public safety at risk merely to earn more revenue. The interim order came on a petition challenging the July 2, 2024 order issued by the additional chief secretary of the town and country planning department. The order had permitted construction of 'stilt-plus-four floors' on res ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 2 (PTI) The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against a terrorist harbourer in a case related to the killing of a villager and injuring his soldier brother in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district two years ago, an official said. The chargesheet was filed before the designated court against Sabar Hussain, originally a resident of Khabalwali, Shahdara Sharief and presently living at Chamrer in Surankote area of Poonch for harbouring terrorists affiliated with Las ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Sanjay More, the driver of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus that rammed into pedestrians and multiple vehicles in Kurla West on the night of December 9, 2024, killing seven people and injuring 42 others. The court granted More bail primarily because he had already spent about 15 months in custody while the trial was unlikely to conclude soon. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm when More, driving a 12-metre-long O ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to BEST driver Sanjay More for his involvement in the December 2024 Kurla electric-bus crash that killed nine people, while calling the lack of practical training for e-bus drivers "shocking." Justice R. M. Joshi, in an order delivered today, noted that BEST was contractually required to provide at least seven days of training but cut it to three days of simulator-only sessions, with no on-road practice. "There could absolute ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: Granting bail to a BEST driver accused in the fatal Kurla electric bus crash that claimed nine lives in December 2024, the Bombay High Court has made strong prima facie observations on the lack of proper training imparted to drivers operating electric buses, terming it "shocking". HC questions training standards for electric bus drivers Justice R. M. Joshi, while allowing the bail plea of driver Sanjay More on March 30, noted that although he had prior experience driving conve ...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 >
Refusing to take cognisance of the complaint, additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts, in a 31-page order, said the complaint by Lipika Mitra lacked the necessary ingredients to initiate criminal defamation proceedings against the minister. Terming the complaint "worthless material" that had been "stretched for too long," the court said the statements made by Sitharaman were nothing more than political discourse among rival parties. Mitra, represented by ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State Government to grant approval for registration of an FIR against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri over alleged irregularities in the procurement of eco-friendly bags for distribution in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and other Local Bodies. Justice M. Nagaprasanna ordered the Government to accord approval within four weeks under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act for the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: A Delhi court has drawn attention after using the 29-letter word "floccinaucinihilipilification" while dismissing a criminal defamation complaint against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The case, filed by Lipika Mitra, was rejected by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal at the Rouse Avenue Court, which described the complaint as "valueless or worthless." The court observed that the complaint lacked merit and had been prolonged unnecessarily. In its or ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 2 (PTI) A 29-year-old tech professional has allegedly died by suicide after her 11-month-old son was suspected to have accidentally drowned in a bucket of water at their residence here, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on April 1 within the limits of the Chandra layout Police Station, they said. Police said a letter written in English by the woman was found near the bed, in which she stated that their son had fallen into water and died and that she could not save h ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of a well-known spiritual leader, restraining the misuse of his identity through AI-generated deepfake content across social media platforms. The order was passed by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela in a suit filed by Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi, who is widely revered by followers as "Aniruddha Bapu." The Court noted that the plaintiff has made out a strong prima facie case, observing that his personali ...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: A sessions court in Varanasi on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of 14 accused arrested for holding an Iftar party on a boat in the middle of the river Ganga, allegedly consuming non-vegetarian food and throwing leftovers into the river. The court observed that posting videos of the act on social media prima facie indicated an intention to disrupt social harmony. All 14 accused were produced before the Varanasi sessions court, where arguments from both sides were heard from 11:30 am ...Read More >
"A public figure, such as defendant no. 7 (Richa Chadha), bears a legal and moral responsibility to verify the veracity of facts before leveraging her platform to amplify grave accusations. The Court is prima facie of the view that endorsement of unverified allegations has inflicted immediate, exponential, and incalculable harm on the plaintiff's reputation. The endorsement and amplification of an unverified allegation, accompanied by the instigatory text "Make him famous", transcends mere free ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A low intensity blast was reported outside the Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office on Wednesday, triggering tensions. No persons were injured in the incident. The blast occurred around 5 pm outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh's Sector 37. In the blast, the windshield of a car and a scooter parked near the building were damaged as some shrapnel fragments have been recovered. Senior police officials, including Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardip Kaur, rushed to t ...Read More >
Nalanda: Authorities have initiated several actions following the stampede at the Sheetla Mata Temple at Maghra village under Deepnagar police station area in Nalanda district on Tuesday morning that left at least nine devotees dead and several others injured.Holding the temple committee largely responsible for the tragic incident, the police on late Tuesday evening lodged an FIR against present temple committee officials, priests and many others.In a late Tuesday night raid, the police arrested ...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: In a major relief to Tamil Nadu minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) general secretary Durai Murugan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday in its order stayed the trial-court proceedings against him in a disproportionate-assets case. "There shall be no further proceedings until the next date of hearing (in this case). Issue notice returnable on April 20," said the two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. It stayed the trial cour ...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 >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday evening sent people panicking, with police saying a "crude" device appeared to have been hurled. No casualties were reported. A team of the National Investigation Agency was at the site to investigate the blast, which occurred at around 5 pm, a police officer said. A scooter parked outside the building in Sector 37 suffered damage in the blast. "Prima facie, it appears that a small crude-type device was thrown, ...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 >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has directed removal of 'defamatory' posts over the alleged molestation of a journalist on a flight, saying that using social media to circulate the allegations and reveal the identity of the perpetrator before any formal investigation was a severe transgression of his fundamental right to live with dignity and fair trial. Justice Vikas Mahajan, in an interim order passed on a lawsuit by the man, asked the woman journalist as well as certain online pl ...Read More >
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Crypto exchange CoinDCX on March 30 announced the launch of a ₹100 crore Digital Suraksha Network (DSN), an initiative aimed at tackling cyber fraud and strengthening trust in India's digital finance ecosystem. The initiative will support independent research on digital fraud, fund the development of new standards, and build tools such as an open Fraud Intelligence API. It also plans to publish quarterly "State of Digital Trust" reports and support training programmes for state cybercrime cell ...Read More >
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