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Wellington, March 30 The identity of the nephew of one of Indira Gandhi's assassins, convicted in a drug case, was revealed after he lost a bid in a New Zealand court to keep his name secret, a local media report said.Baltej Singh, who is serving a 22-year prison sentence for importing over...

Prayagraj, March 29 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit stating whether it can seal a place of worship without any prior notice or without providing any opportunity for the property owners to be heard.A two-judge bench comprising Justice Atul...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all the states to inform it about the standard procedure to be adopted in cases of human trafficking.A bench of justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan said it was not interested in any hypothetical or academic formula...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar sent the Deputy CEO and a section officer back to their parent departments on Saturday over an EC document sent to political parties that bore a BJP seal.The decision was taken following an inquiry into the incident...

Bhopal/New Delhi, March 26 – In a strong criticism, the Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Madhya Pradesh government in a case related to the Vyapam scam.The apex court has directed both the CBI and the state government to submit complete...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court expressed its displeasure on Thursday at the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) for failing to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the conservation of tigers in the Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR) in the state.The...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed the director-general of health services to file a detailed affidavit on the status of burn wards in government hospitals across the state.A division bench of Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public...

Ranchi, March 26 – The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday criticized both the state government and the Forest Department for their lax attitude towards tiger conservation at the Palamu Tiger Reserve.Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the Election Commission's direction to the police to take action against alleged misleading news on social media about its letter carrying the BJP seal, shows "intolerance towards criticism" by the poll panel.Vijayan...

Kochi, March 24 The LDF on Tuesday alleged that Congress leader V D Satheesan submitted a false affidavit regarding his assets and income, along with his nomination papers, on Monday.A representative of CPI leader E T Taison Master, who is contesting against Satheesan from the Paravoor...

Bengaluru, March 24 Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh will file an affidavit apologizing and also visit Chamundi Hill, the Karnataka High Court was informed on Tuesday during the hearing of his plea to quash a complaint and FIR over alleged remarks on a divine character from the film Kantara Chapter...

Thane, March 24 A court in the Thane district granted bail to two co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, who were arrested in an alleged case of cheating involving Rs 71.60 lakh, stating that there was no prima facie case against them...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 With days left for the crucial assembly elections, a political row has erupted in Kerala over BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar's affidavit, with the Congress alleging that he had concealed details of a high-value property in Bengaluru and lodging a complaint with the...

New Delhi, March 23 Questioning the "insensitive" approach of the Gurugram Police and the magistrate who examined a three-year-old rape victim, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Gurugram police commissioner and the investigating officer to appear before it on March 25 with all the probe...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 BJP leader K Surendran, who is contesting from the Manjeshwar constituency in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, has 242 pending criminal cases against him, according to his nomination papers filed on Saturday.According to the affidavit submitted along with his...

Puducherry, March 21 Veteran DMK leader R Siva, along with his family, possesses assets worth Rs 24.91 crore, according to an affidavit filed by him with the Election Commission for the April 9 Assembly elections in the union territory, on Saturday.The Leader of the Opposition owns movable...

Puducherry, March 21 N Rangasamy, the founder of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, has declared total assets worth Rs 27.99 crore, according to an affidavit filed with the Election Commission on Saturday.According to the document filed by the veteran leader, his immovable assets include...

Puducherry, March 21 BJP leader and Puducherry Home Minister A Namassivayam declared movable and immovable assets worth Rs 27.78 crore in an affidavit filed for the upcoming Assembly elections.He had declared assets worth Rs 25.77 crore during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The BJP has fielded...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court on Friday criticized the Centre for failing to provide a "timeline" for completing the process of filling the vacant positions of chairperson and members in the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).Noting that it had previously sought an affidavit...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court said on Friday that it would consider a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, similar to section 377 of the now-repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC), observing that the Centre's decision on...