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New Delhi, March 17: Special courts dealing with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) have delivered judgments on the merits in connection with money laundering in 59 cases. Of these, conviction orders have been passed in 56 cases, convicting 124 accused in the cases filed by the...

Mumbai, March 17 A total of 2,163 cybercrimes related to investment scams were registered in Maharashtra last year, leading to the arrest of 455 accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.The state has stepped up measures to combat cyber fraud...

Lucknow, March 16 The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up enforcement against the black market and illegal sale of LPG cylinders across the state, following directions from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Monday.As part of the statewide crackdown, enforcement agencies...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

Kolkata, March 16 Members of the BJP staged a protest outside the Girish Park police station in north Kolkata on Monday to protest the arrests of their supporters in connection with the clashes that occurred ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally here on March 14.Around 300 BJP workers...

Kolkata, March 15 Members of the BJP staged a demonstration in Baranagar, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, on Sunday to protest the arrests related to the clashes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in the city.Around 200 BJP workers staged a demonstration in front of the...

New Delhi, March 16 Members of several right-wing Hindu organizations staged a protest in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar on Sunday over the killing of a 26-year-old man earlier this month, demanding strict action against those responsible.The protest, organized under the banner of Sarv Hindu Samaj...

Srinagar, March 15 – Legislators from the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir requested Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday to order the release of people detained during anti-US and anti-Israel protests in Kashmir.A delegation, led by NC spokesperson and Zadibal MLA...

Srinagar, March 15 A four-member delegation of National Conference MLAs met with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday to request the withdrawal of cases against young people who were arrested during recent protests in the Valley over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader...

Srinagar, March 15 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha handed over a letter of appointment to the wife of a Crime Branch photographer who was killed in a police station blast last year, on compassionate grounds.According to an official spokesperson, the letter was given to...

Islamabad, March 15 – The recent arrest of five Pakistani nationals in Bahrain for recording and sharing clips of the escalating conflict in West Asia has raised concerns about their legal rights and the measures Islamabad can take to protect its citizens held abroad during wartime, a report...

Kolkata, March 15 Nine people have been arrested in connection with clashes between TMC and BJP supporters before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Brigade Parade Ground here a day ago, police said on Sunday.Four people were apprehended late on Saturday, and five more this morning, a...

The Election Commission has requested a report from the Kolkata Police Commissioner regarding the lack of use of central forces during the clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers at Girish Park yesterday, while BJP supporters were en route to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at...

Kolkata, March 15 – The political confrontation between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress continued on Sunday over clashes between supporters of the two parties at Girish Park in central Kolkata.The clashes occurred before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in the...

Kolkata, March 14 Four individuals were arrested on Saturday evening in connection with a clash between TMC and BJP activists that took place in the Girish Park area of north Kolkata, just half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Brigade Parade ground.BJP activists, on their...

Kolkata, March 14 Clashes broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in central Kolkata on Saturday, just half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Brigade Parade Ground here, leaving eight police personnel and a leader of the saffron party injured, officials said...

Srinagar, March 14 Welcoming the revocation of the NSA against Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called for the release of those arrested in the valley during the recent anti-US and anti-Israel protests."He should not have been arrested. His arrest...

New Delhi, March 14 A right-wing organization, along with the family of Tarun (26), who was killed in a clash in Delhi's Uttam Nagar earlier this month, demanded on Saturday that the investigation into the case be handed over to the CBI or an SIT.The demands were raised during a press...

Lucknow, March 14 Amid the LPG crisis, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Department conducted raids at 1,483 locations here and arrested six people as part of an operation to check the black marketing of cooking gas cylinders, according to an official statement.The raids were conducted...

Jaipur, March 13 Jaipur Police has arrested 281 drug peddlers and seized over 35 kg of cannabis under the 'Clean Sweep' initiative here, officials said on Friday.The operation, carried out on Thursday, targeted public areas where illegal drugs were being consumed or sold, leading to the...