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Indian Army promotes Malegaon blast acquitted Lt Col Purohit to Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit’s promotion to the post of Colonel has sparked debate due to his history of being acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The special NIA court, on…
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SC allows CBI’s appeal, cancels bail granted to Chhota Rajan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to gangster Chhota Rajan in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty in Mumbai. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath…
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SC grants interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused Mahesh Raut
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused Mahesh Raut on medical grounds. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma…
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2008 Malegaon blast: Victims move HC against acquittal of Pragya Thakur, 6 others
Mumbai: Six family members of people who died in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast have moved the Bombay High Court, challenging a special court judgment acquitting the seven accused in the case,…
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Elgar Parishad case: SC defers Surendra Gadling bail plea to Sep 17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to September 17 the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari…
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Photos: Mumbai reels under torrential rain
Mumbai: Heavy rains battered Mumbai for the second day on Tuesday, flooding streets and severely disrupting road traffic and local train services, considered as the city’s lifeline, officials said. Nearly 350 persons…
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Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID not sufficient to prove Indian citizenship: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court refused bail to an alleged Bangladeshi immigrant, ruling out Aadhaar card, PAN card, or voter ID as insufficient documents to prove citizenship. The alleged Bangladeshi immigrant was booked…
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SC directs petitioner to Bombay HC over Raj Thackeray speech case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked a petitioner to move the Bombay High Court with his plea accusing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray of hate speech and inciting…
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Bombay HC upholds FIR against teacher over Operation Sindoor WhatsApp post
The Bombay High Court refused to overturn an FIR against a Muslim teacher hailing from Maharashtra’s Pune district, who reportedly reacted with a laughing face emoji to messages admiring Operation Sindoor. The…
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Courts flag ‘copy paste’ culture in confessional & witness statements
Mumbai: The “copy paste” culture in confessional statements and witness statements in chargesheets has been flagged by courts on several occasions, with the Bombay High Court calling it a “dangerous” trend. The…
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2006 Mumbai blasts: SC to hear Maharashtra govt’s plea against HC verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 24 plea of the Maharashtra government against the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai…
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7/11 Mumbai train blasts: Details of 12 accused acquitted by HC
Mumbai: The 12 persons, acquitted in the July 11, 2006 train blasts case, were charged of being members of the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad…
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Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to acquittal of Mumbai train blasts accused
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president on Monday, July 21 expressed concern after 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts were acquitted. Owaisi said that the accused…
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Indians have no fundamental right to adopt US citizen child of relatives: HC
Mumbai: An Indian does not have the fundamental right to adopt a child of American nationality even from among relatives when the child is neither “in need of care and protection” nor…
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SC tells HDFC Bank CEO to pursue his plea before Bombay HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea of HDFC Bank CEO and Managing Director Sashidhar Jagdishan to quash an FIR lodged against him, following a complaint by…
