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Ernakulam, March 31 – Kerala's Leader of the Opposition and veteran Congress leader, V.D. Satheesan, launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday, accusing him of backing out of a public debate and repeatedly making "false claims" without accountability.Satheesan said...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 Odisha Police visited the official residence of BJD MLA Manorama Mohanty in Narla, Kalahandi district, on Sunday, in connection with a case registered against her husband, who is the BJD Narla block president, officials said.According to an official, the case, registered...

Patiala, March 29 A court here on Sunday extended the police remand of AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra by seven days. Pathanmajra, who was arrested by the Punjab Police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday night, had escaped police custody in a rape case more than six months ago.The MLA...

Bengaluru, March 28 A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on Saturday against an adjunct professor of a private university here for allegedly calling a student a "terrorist" and making derogatory remarks during a class, police said.A purported video of the professor scolding the...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with an alleged case of exchanging tickets for money involving individuals linked to the Congress, the police said on Friday.The case originated from a complaint filed by a man from Haryana who claimed that he was asked...

Ahmedabad, March 27 Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani posted on social media on Friday, detailing allegations of torture made by a journalist against a senior police officer in Rajkot, who, however, dismissed them as "drama" to prevent an investigation into an extortion attempt.In his post...

New Delhi, March 27 The Enforcement Directorate may file a chargesheet on Friday as part of its investigation into alleged money laundering involving Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani's company, RCOM, and its former executives, the group, which is said to involve a fraud of around Rs 40,000...

Raipur, March 26 – The Chhattisgarh government's Home Department has suspended Inspector General of Police Ratanlal Dangi, a senior officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS).The suspension order came amid serious allegations against him, sparking a major controversy within the state police...

New Delhi, March 26 A viral video of a woman alleging religious conversion in outer Delhi was examined by the Delhi Police, which described the clip as "unsubstantiated," an official said on Thursday.The Delhi Police said that no communal angle has been found in connection with the viral video...

Mumbai, March 25. Director Sanoj Mishra has responded to the allegations leveled by the viral 'Kumbh Mela girl', Monalisa Bhosle.She made serious accusations against the director, claiming that he was misbehaving with minor girls under the guise of offering them roles in his films. She...

New Delhi, March 25 The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which brings together artists from around the world to the Kerala coastal town, has once again found itself in the spotlight following allegations of sexual harassment against co-founder Bose Krishnamachari.The sexual harassment complaint was...

New Delhi, March 25 A complaint of sexual harassment against artist Bose Krishnamachari was "one of the reasons" for his resignation from the post of president of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in January, Kochi Biennale Foundation chairperson Venu Vasudevan said.However, the co-founder of...

Patiala, March 25 AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who had been on the run in a rape case since last September, was arrested in Patiala, Punjab, officials said on Wednesday.Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA from Sanour, was wanted in connection with the rape case, which was registered last...

Chandigarh, March 24 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, arrested in connection with the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation, was remanded in police custody for five days on Tuesday.Bhullar was produced before a court in Amritsar on Tuesday, amid tight security...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The opposition Congress on Saturday demanded an immediate investigation into the allegation of five patients dying following a fire incident at the Government Medical College here.In a statement, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said that the reported deaths of...

Mumbai, March 21 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar forwarded the resignation submitted to her by the state party’s women wing chief, Rupali Chakankar, as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for further...

Chandigarh, March 21 Punjab Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar tendered his resignation from the state Cabinet on Saturday after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asked him to step down following the suicide of an official of the state warehousing corporation in Amritsar.Bhullar, the MLA from...

Mumbai, March 20 – NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who is embroiled in the Captain Ashok Kharat controversy, resigned on Friday from her position as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, she met Deputy Chief Minister...

New Delhi, March 18 Simply asking a married woman to assist in caring for a family member is not considered cruelty under criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna delivered the judgment while quashing criminal cases against a husband and his family for alleged...

Jaipur, March 16 – The Rajasthan Police registered a case and initiated an investigation on Monday regarding allegedly offensive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public event held on Saturday at the Kanodia College. Meanwhile, the BJP also staged protests in response to a...