- India
Court says Satyendar Jain ‘prima facie’ concealed ‘proceeds of crime’, denies bail
New Delhi: In a setback to AAP leader Satyendar Jain, a Delhi court on Thursday denied bail to him two others in a money laundering case, saying he was “prima facie” involved…
- Chennai
Madras HC rejects plea to order CBI probe into Jaya’s death
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday held that the PIL petition seeking CBI probe into the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s death at a corporate hospital here in 2016, is not…
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What is a narco test? An explainer
New Delhi: A Delhi Court ordering narco test for Aaftab Amin Poonawala in the bone-chilling Shradha Walkar killing case has put the spotlight on use of the specialised examination as an advanced…
- India
Pune: 17-year-old girl alleges rape by her father, uncle
Pune: A 17-year-old girl hailing from Uttar Pradesh has told the Pune police she was raped on several occasions by her father, uncle and molested by grandfather, an officer said on Thursday.…
- Delhi
AAPs’ first transgender candidate wants to encourage community to make a mark
New Delhi: Bobi was only 15 when her family handed her over to a ‘guruji’ from the transgender community under societal pressure. Now, more than 20 years later, the AAP’s first transgender…
- India
Mehrauli killing: People backed by VHP, other groups to take out candle marches in Delhi at 6 pm
New Delhi: People “angry” over the gruesome killing of 27-year-old Shradha Walkar will take out candle marches in the city on Thursday to demand capital punishment to the accused, Aaftab Amin Poonawala,…
- Delhi
Mehrauli killing: Poonawala to be quizzed in police custody for 5 days, court permits his narco test
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday permitted the city police to question Mehrauli killing accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala for five more days in its custody and also allowed his narco analysis…
- India
Congress dissolves all panels of UP unit formed ahead of assembly polls
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday dissolved all committees formed in Uttar Pradesh for the assembly elections this year, and the state unit of the party is likely to be…
- India
Amend laws for stricter punishment in ‘love jihad’ cases: BJP MLA to UP CM after Mehrauli killing
Lucknow: BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to amend the state laws dealing with heinous crimes and proposed stricter punishment for ‘love jihad’ in view…
- India
OREVA group reopened Morbi bridge without informing municipality, sans approval: Civic body tells HC
Ahmedabad: The Morbi municipality has told the Gujarat High Court that the company tasked with renovating the bridge, which collapsed killing 135 people, reopened it without any prior approval and without informing…
- India
SC to hear plea of Gautam Navlakha, NIA on Friday in Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Friday a fresh plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, who has not been shifted to house arrest despite the apex court’s direction…
- India
Refrain from making sensational statements on illegal mining without assessing facts, Soren tells ED
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday urged the Enforcement Directorate to refrain from making “sensational statements” on illegal mining “without ascertaining facts and figures”. In a letter to the ED, Soren,…
- India
SKM alleges breach of assurance by Centre, to hold marches to Raj Bhawans on Nov 26
New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold nationwide marches to Raj Bhawans on November 26, alleging breach of assurance by the Centre on farmers’ pending demands, the organisation announced on…
- India
Savarkar helped British, wrote mercy petitions: Rahul Gandhi
Akola: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar helped the British, adding that he wrote a mercy petition to the then rulers. Addressing a press conference, Gandhi…
- India
I don’t approve of Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Savarkar: Uddhav
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Thursday said his party has immense respect for V D Savarkar and he does not approve of…
