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Mumbai, April 3: A special NDPS court has acquitted a 75-year-old man from Kashmir and a 55-year-old man from Nagpada, arrested in July 2017, after they were allegedly found in possession of around 20 kg of charas. The court cited several loopholes in the search and seizure procedures adopted by the police. Arrest and recovery details According to the prosecution, the Anti Narcotic Cell (ANC) laid a trap near Safety Tank Chowk, Nagpada, on July 9, 2017, intercepting two men identified as Haji ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: The BMC is confident to achieve 100% property tax collection for the financial year 2025-26, with 94.12% of its target already realised. According to civic officials, the BMC has collected Rs 6,910 crore, and penalty of Rs 274, against its target of Rs 7,341 crore as of the night of March 30, marking the highest-ever recovery at this stage of the fiscal year. Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Assessment & Collection) Vishwas Shankarwar stated that the remaining 6% is expected to ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 30: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs 271.48 crore in a money laundering probe linked to alleged cheating and fund diversion involving a listed real estate company. Assets attached under PMLA The attached assets, comprising land parcels in Panvel and Shahapur talukas of Maharashtra, were attached on March 26 under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The action is part of an ongoing investigation against ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao on Thursday wrote to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking urgent intervention to address the shortage of both commercial and domestic LPG cylinders. According to a post by BRS on 'X', KTR warned that the shortage is severely affecting hotels, eateries, hostels and small food businesses. The letter cautioned that thousands of establishments could be forced to s ...Read More >
Chandigarh: CBI sleuths conducted a search at the residence of former Ropar range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar at Sector 40 here on Thursday. Bhullar was arrested in a bribery case by CBI and has been lodged in Burail jail since Oct 17. Around 2.30pm, a team of CBI officers arrived at Bhullar's residence and started the house's search. Bhullar's family members were were present in house at the time. CBI also videographed the proceedings.CBI had filed an application in the special CBI court on Thu ...Read More >
A Lucknow bench said that it was of the considered view that there was no ground to interfere in the proceedings under the PMLA against the petitioners in exercise of its powers under section 482 CrPC. The bench, however, clarified that the observations of the verdict would not affect the trial proceedings, according to an order made available on Wednesday. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order recently on October 17, dismissing the petition filed by the cooperative society and ...Read More >
Nagpur: In a series of coordinated operations, the State Excise Department seized foreign liquor worth over ₹41 lakh and arrested four persons for illegally importing and selling banned liquor from other states. The action was part of an intensified crackdown against the illegal liquor trade ahead of the festive season. Acting on intelligence inputs, multiple teams from the department carried out raids between October 7 and 15, targeting vehicles and locations suspected of transporting or storin ...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 >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has, in an interim order dated October 15, directed several entities involved in insider trading in the scrip of Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. (IEX) to deposit a total of Rs 173.14 crore. SEBI has also directed the impounding of illegal gains and instructed that fixed deposit accounts be opened in their names to deposit the impounded amount. It stated "all noticees are directed to open fixed deposit ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating Mammootty's Chennai property, a news report said. This follows recent raids across Kerala targeting luxury cars imported illegally. Dulquer Salmaan is seeking the release of his seized Land Rover Defender. The operation, dubbed 'Operation Numkhor', highlights a crackdown on tax evasion and irregular imports. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is back in the headlines with a high-profile sweep involving Malayalam cinema stars. Mammootty's property in Ch ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: The Bihar Assembly elections are in full swing, with all political parties working tirelessly to ensure they are ready for the elections. The election dates in Bihar could be announced any time now. The Election Commission has already released the final voter list after a special, thorough review. Now, everyone is awaiting the announcement of the election dates. It is believed that the Election Commission may announce the schedule for the Assembly elections next week, on O ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Partha Chatterjee, the former West Bengal minister, in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case. Justice Suvra Ghosh directed Chatterjee to surrender his passport and remain within the trial court's jurisdiction. As a Trinamool Congress MLA, he is barred from holding any public office while the trial is ongoing. The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the tea ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case under investigation of the CBI. Chatterjee, the prime accused in the cash-for-jobs scam in Bengal's state-run schools, which perceptively runs into several thousand crores and has rocked state politics for the past several years, was granted bail in a case on irregularities in primary school recruitment, the charge s ...Read More >
The Income Tax department is working on simplified I-T forms and aims to notify new rules by December-end to give effect to the new I-T Act, which will come into force from April 1 next year, a senior tax official said on Monday. Talking to PTI, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) member (Legislation) RN Parbat also said the department will come out with a fresh set of FAQs on the new Income Tax Act and come out with SoPs and guidance notes. President Droupadi Murmu, on August 21, gave her as ...Read More >
A Delhi court has granted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, permission for three phone calls with his brother this month to discuss engaging private counsel. His judicial custody has been extended until September 8. The phone calls will be recorded and must be in English or Hindi. A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to have three phone calls this month with his brother to discuss engaging a private counsel, court sources ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over 17,500 complaints of fake, duplicate, and counterfeit products sold on e-commerce platforms have been recorded since 2022, with the highest -- 7,221 cases -- reported in the first half of 2025, the union consumer affairs ministry told Parliament on Wednesday. Responding to a question raised by Lok Sabha lawmaker Murari Lal Meena, union minister of state for consumer affairs B.L. Verma said calls to the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) rose more than tenfold -- from 12,553 in Dec ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
Thane: Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell busted an inter-state drug trafficking network after arresting a 42-year-old Uttar Pradesh-based peddler and recovering 3.3 kg charas valued at Rs 3.39 crore during a meticulously planned operation on Wednesday night.Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police laid a trap near a society at Uthalsar Naka around 10:30 PM on Thursday, leading to the arrest of Mohammad Maqsood Mohammad Ahmed, native to Phoolpur, district Prayagraj. "The accused was allege ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, has intensified its probe into the multi-crore Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) construction scam, conducting a major search operation across 12 locations in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, and Satara on July 29, 2025. The raids were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the case involving Jayesh Mehta and others, including senior VVCMC officials. The searches ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Ina major breakthrough for anti-Maoist operations in Odisha, security forces uncovered a substantial cache of explosives and tactical equipment during a combing operation in Kandhamal district. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a team from the District Voluntary Force (DVF) discovered the Maoist dump deep within Guma reserved forest near Sinahibali village, under the jurisdiction of Belgarh police station, police said. The recovered materials include 564 electrical detonators ...Read More >
The Income-Tax Department has found organised rackets operated by some returns preparers and intermediaries across the country, filing income-tax returns (ITRs) on behalf of their clients -- including employees of multinational companies, public sector firms, government bodies, academic institutions, and entrepreneurs -- to fraudulently claim exemptions and refunds, the Finance Ministry said. The department is now poised to take stern action against continued fraudulent claims, including penalt ...Read More >
Mumbai: The income tax (IT) department conducted raids at over 150 locations across the country against false tax deduction disguised as political donations as well as educational and medical expenses. The investigation has revealed that employees of government bodies, public sector undertaking (PUS), multinational companies, academic institutions and entrepreneurs were a part of these organised rackets. On Monday, the IT department initiated a large-scale verification operation across multiple ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Income Tax Department initiated a large-scale verification operation across multiple locations in the country on Monday, targeting individuals and entities facilitating fraudulent claims of deductions and exemptions in Income Tax Returns (ITRs). This action follows a detailed analysis of the misuse of tax benefits under the Income-tax Act, 1961, often in collusion with professional intermediaries, as per a statement from Central Board of Direct Taxes. Also ...Read More >
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet at the Patiala House Court in Delhi against Tahawwur Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai terror case. The agency is probing a larger conspiracy case involving David Coleman Headley and Pakistan's ISI behind the attack. The 26/11 attacks, orchestrated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed over 170 lives and left hundreds injured. Special NIA judge Chanderjit Singh has put the supplementary charge sheet for consideration on ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A court here on Wednesday extended till August 13 the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana. Rana was produced before the Patiala House Court through a video conferencing facility upon the expiry of the previously granted judicial custody. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary charge sheet against Rana, a former officer of the Pakistan Army's Medical Corps, following an initial charge sheet filed against ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The legacy of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who once stopped the Afghan forces at the Khyber Pass, is not merely history but a living inheritance, said Dr A. Tajinder Pal Singh Nalwa, his descendant. "If we could protect India from invasions then, we must now protect our children's minds from disintegration." Dr Nalwa was speaking to Sikh educators, community members, students, and lawyers at a seminar hosted by the Sikh Education Society at Guru Nanak High School Lecture Hall. Presided ...Read More >
Gurgaon: In Haryana, 90% of summons are now issued electronically, and 100% of searches and seizures by police during investigations are recorded digitally. Around 68% of witness and complainant statements are being captured using the eSakshya mobile application, standardising evidence collection and improving transparency across investigations. Under the new criminal laws, witness examination has now extended beyond traditional courtrooms, as witnesses can now be examined at "designated places" ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) appeal to consumers across the country to use only BIS-certified helmets. Additionally, the Department has called for strict enforcement against the manufacture or sale of helmets without BIS certification, a press release said With over 21 crore two-wheelers on Indian roads, rider safety is paramount. While wearing a helmet is mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) appeal to consumers across the country to use only BIS-certified helmets. Additionally, the Department has called for strict enforcement against the manufacture or sale of helmets without BIS certification, a press release said With over 21 crore two-wheelers on Indian roads, rider safety is paramount. While wearing a helmet is mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to take strict action on manufacturers and retailers selling sub-standard helmets to ensure the safety of two-wheeler riders. "The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) appeal to consumers across the country to use only BIS-certified helmets," an official statement said on Saturday.The department also called for strict enforcement against the manufacture or sale of helmets without BIS certification, it added. "With over 2 ...Read More >
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