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Mumbai: In the Mithi river desilting scam, the sessions court has refused to grant bail to Ketan Kadam of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, observing financial transactions traced to his shell companies. A key accused in the case, he allegedly conspired with BMC officers, compelling the contractor to hire machines at an inflated rent from his firm, with certain conditions added by him to the tender. The scam allegedly caused a loss of Rs65 crore to the BMC. Defence Terms Charges 'Assumptive' The defe ...Read More >
New Delhi- The Supreme Court has said that a CBI inquiry should not be ordered by the constitutional courts in a routine manner and must be exercised sparingly and cautiously. A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi made the observations while setting aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which directed a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process for the Uttar Pradesh legislative council staff. The top court said the exercise of inherent powers to direc ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's order declaring the arrest of former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as illegal and ordering his immediate release from jail. ED sources said they have also requested the apex court to stay the high court order during pendency of their Special Leave Petition (SLP) and the plea has been posted for hearing on Friday. ED officials, however, refused to ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court, while terming the arrest of former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", has held that there is no prima facie case against him and that the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) stand is "speculative and based on hazy facts". Lack of Tangible Evidence A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, on Wednesday, set aside Pawar's arrest, observing that the ED lacked "tangible material" to justify his de ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Actor Karisma Kapoor on Thursday remembered her late ex-husband, businessman Sunjay Kapur, on his birth anniversary, amid an ongoing legal dispute over his estate. Karisma shared a picture of a cake with "Happy birthday Dad" written on it, in memory of Sunjay, who passed away earlier this year. The post was also shared by her sister, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, who added an emotional note, writing, "My sam and kiu, dad is protecting you always and ...Read More >
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday barred eight entities from the securities markets and impounded illegal gains of Rs 173.14 crore made by them through insider trading in the shares of Indian Energy Exchange Ltd (IEX)."I am of the prima facie opinion that the noticees (eight entities) had access to the UPSI pertaining to the CERC order, and based on the trading pattern of the noticees, an irresistible inference can be drawn that their trades, being insiders, were influenced by the p ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a severe setback to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the arrest of ex-Vasai-Virar Municipal Commissioner (VVMC) Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", holding that the agency lacked "tangible material" to justify his detention. The court directed Pawar's immediate release and rejected the ED's plea to stay its order. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad quashed the arrest and remand orders passed by the designated ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A day after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted Bengaluru's "creaking" infrastructure, Karnataka's deputy CM D K Shivakumar Wednesday accused her of "betrayal" and of tarnishing the very state and country that helped her succeed as an entrepreneur.However, people sprang to her defence, accusing the government of displaying hostility towards those who speak up, and of refusing to accept constructive criticism.On her part, Shaw on Wednesday blamed previous governments' inaction ...Read More >
Durgapur: Police slapped gang-rape, snatching and extortion charges Wednesday on the arrested classmate of the second-year MBBS student who was sexually assaulted outside her campus in Bengal's Durgapur last Friday night.The suspect, the sixth to be arrested in the case, was remanded in police custody for a week after going unrepresented in court as no lawyer was willing to take up his case.Assistant public prosecutor Siddhartha Basu said that besides the survivor's recorded statement, there was ...Read More >
Madhya Pradesh: A district court has denied bail to paediatrician Dr Praveen Soni, arrested in the Coldrif cough syrup deaths case, after police informed the court that he confessed to receiving a 10% commission from the pharmaceutical company for prescribing the medicine. The syrup has been linked to multiple child deaths and cases of kidney failure. Commission Kickbacks And Fatal Outcomes During police interrogation, Dr Soni admitted to taking a 10% cut from the company for promoting Coldrif ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched 17 premises in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Wednesday (October 8) as part of a big operation related to a case of smuggling luxury cars and breaching foreign exchange restrictions. The police searched the houses and belongings of Malayalam cinema stars Amit Chakkalakkal, Dulquer Salmaan, and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The operation covered 17 premises, including the residences and establishments of film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Amit Chak ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) SIR process in Bihar, said, "The question of probing so much will arise when there are genuine people". A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that there appeared to be "some confusion" over whether the voters added to Bihar's final electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were among those previously deleted from ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the fire incident at a hospital in Jaipur, and wished speedy recovery of those injured. Deeply saddened by loss of lives due to the tragic fire incident at a hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for strength to those who have lost their loved ones and for the speedy recovery of the injured. In a post on X, VP said, Deeply saddened by l ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the fire incident at a hospital in Jaipur, and wished speedy recovery of those injured. In a post on X, VP said, "Deeply saddened by loss of lives due to the tragic fire incident at a hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for strength to those who have lost their loved ones and for the speedy recovery of the injured." A fire broke out a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji seeking clarification of court's earlier order on whether he can be appointed as a minister again during the pendency of trial in alleged cash-for-job scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi rejected the contention of Balaji, put forth by senior advocate Kapil Sibal representing him, that this court has never said anything about his ministership. "We don't read the ord ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed deep sorrow after six people died in a fire at the ICU of the trauma centre at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur on Sunday night. He called the incident heart-wrenching and extended his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the fire. जयपुर के सवाई मानसिंह अस्पताल के ट्रॉमा सेंटर में आग लगने से कई मरीजों की मृत्यु हृदय विदारक है। पीड़ित परिवारों के प्रति अपनी गहन संवे ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed deep sorrow after six people died in a fire at the ICU of the trauma centre at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur on Sunday night. He called the incident "heart-wrenching" and extended his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the fire. In a post on X on Monday, Om Birla wrote, "The fire at the trauma centre of Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, resulting in the death ...Read More >
Jaipur, October 6: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday demanded a high-level investigation into the deaths after a fire broke out at the ICU of a trauma centre at SMS Hospital in Jaipur on late Sunday night. In a message on X on Monday, Gehlot said that the fire in the ICU of the trauma centre at SMS Hospital, resulting in the death of seven people, is "extremely heartbreaking". "The state government should conduct a high-level investigation into this incid ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 6 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday demanded a high-level investigation into the deaths after a fire broke out at the ICU of a trauma centre at SMS Hospital in Jaipur on late Sunday night. In a message on X on Monday, Gehlot said that the fire in the ICU of the trauma centre at SMS Hospital, resulting in the death of seven people, is "extremely heartbreaking" "The state government should conduct a high-level in ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Delhi HC has restrained them from misappropriating the name 'Akkineni Nagarjuna' or 'Nagarjuna', or his image, likeness, or other attributes of his persona that are exclusively identifiable with him. The Delhi High Court has restrained various websites and online platforms from misusing or misrepresenting Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna's name, image and likeness for any unauthorised merchandising, AI-generated material or pornographic content. In an interim order passed on September 25, Justi ...Read More >
Srinagar: Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor, Kavinder Gupta, has said that dialogue remains the sole viable path to address the multifaceted issues confronting the landlocked Himalayan region and its people. "Dialogue is the only bridge to understanding and resolving the challenges of our landlocked region, fostering peace and progress for the people of Ladakh," he said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Union Territory administration rejected allegations of a "witch-hunt" or "smoke-screen" operation targ ...Read More >
Rajiv Pratap had gone missing on the night of September 18 and his body was found on September 28. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Uttarakhand Police formed an SIT to investigate journalist Rajiv Pratap's death * Rajiv Pratap went missing on September 18 and his body found near Joshiada barrage on September 28 * Postmortem attributed death to internal chest and abdomen injuries, consistent with accident Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mod ...Read More >
India's trade body has started a probe. It is investigating Chinese aluminium foil imports. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies will check for government subsidies. This investigation covers a period from April 2024 to March 2025. Domestic companies claim injury from these subsidised imports. This is not the first such trade action against Chinese foil. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into Chinese aluminium foil (80 ...Read More >
Leh, Sep 30 (PTI) Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed confidence that "together we will bring back normalcy in the peace-loving Le ...Read More >
Uttarakhand Journalist Death: The body of independent journalist Rajeev Pratap Singh was pulled from the Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi 10 days after his disappearance. Officially, police have called it an accident, but now they are looking for another angle as well. The family insists it was anything but. Singh's wife has claims that he was anxious and got threat calls to take down the video of alleged corruption in the Uttarakhand District Hospital. Singh had allegedly been receiving death thr ...Read More >
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea. This plea challenged a case over his Sikh community remarks. A Varanasi court is asked to pause proceedings until the High Court's final judgment. The case began after a complaint about Gandhi's US speech. The complainant alleged the speech questioned Sikh safety in India. Gandhi's lawyer argued his remarks were misconstrued. The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a revision petition filed by Congress MP and Leader of the Opposit ...Read More >
A Delhi court has transferred journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta's appeal in a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) to the district court, with a hearing scheduled for September 23. This follows the same court's decision on September 18 to overturn an earlier order that had directed journalists to remove allegedly defamatory content against AEL. A Delhi court on Monday transferred the appeal of journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta to the district court which on September 23 hear ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Monday ordered the issuance of process against builder Pravin Raut -- a close aide of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and partner in M/s Prathamesh Developers LLP -- and Jitendra Mehta, proprietor of Mehta Developers, in the ₹1,039-crore Patra Chawl redevelopment scam. Issuance of process is a formal step by which a court summons or directs the presence of the accused, marking the commencement of criminal proceedings ...Read More >
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