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Mumbai, March 25 – Both houses of the Maharashtra Legislature adjourned sine die on Wednesday after a month-long budget session.Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde and Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced in their respective houses that the monsoon session of the state legislature...

Gandhinagar, March 25 The Gujarat legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill to amend an existing law, removing provisions related to terrorism so that they do not overlap with the Centre's new criminal code.The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (Amendment)...

Navsari (Gujarat), March 25 A 38-year-old man who lived with a woman was arrested for allegedly raping her two minor daughters from a previous marriage and impregnating one of them in Navsari district of Gujarat, police said on Wednesday.The accused, who had been in a live-in relationship with...

New Delhi, March 25 The new criminal laws have introduced specific timelines for various stages of investigation and trial to ensure faster and fair resolution of cases, the Centre has informed the Lok Sabha.Responding to a question by BJP MP Anil Baluni, Minister of State for Home Bandi...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra legislative council on Wednesday unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of victims of acid attacks and ensure imprisonment for online sexual harassment...

New Delhi, March 25 As many as 458 prisoners have benefited so far under the Centre's 'Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.This information was provided in response to a question by TMC MP Saket Gokhale, who asked whether the government could...

Ahmedabad, March 25 Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Ahmedabad for allegedly killing a young man in his sleep, suspecting him of murdering his brother, officials said on Wednesday.The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in the Guptanagar area of Ahmedabad.During...

Ranchi, March 25 The Jharkhand CID has arrested a man from Darbhanga in Bihar for allegedly extorting over Rs 10 lakh from an elderly person, after placing him under "digital arrest," officials said on Wednesday.The accused, posing as officials from law enforcement agencies, "intimidated and...

Chandigarh, March 25 A Punjab BJP delegation met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday and sought a CBI investigation into the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation.They submitted a memorandum stating that the death raised serious questions about the "abuse of power...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a Special Investigation Team of women IPS officers to conduct a fair investigation into the rape case of a three-year-old, after criticizing the Haryana Police for its "shameful" and "insensitive" approach. The crime took place in...

Kolkata, March 25 The Trinamool Congress has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal against senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, alleging that he threatened to assault police personnel on election duty while speaking at a recent rally in Kharagpur.In the complaint, the...

New Delhi, March 25 A 17-year-old boy was found dead in a park in the New Usmanpur area of northeast Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The deceased, identified as Zaid, was a resident of the area, they said.Police said they received information about a body found in a park...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 A case has been registered against a nursing assistant at a government medical college here for allegedly exposing himself at a local shrine and attempting self-harm when confronted, police said on Wednesday.An officer from the Thiruvallam police station said that...

Latur, March 25 A man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer to cheat people in Latur district, Maharashtra, by claiming to help recover stolen property, officials said.The accused reportedly tracked theft cases in newspapers, used fake documents and a purported UPSC...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Anti-Snatching Cell of the South-West District Police has arrested two alleged snatchers after a sustained operation lasting more than 15 days, officials said on Wednesday. The police also recovered a scooter used in the crime, the clothes worn during the offense, and a...

Panaji, March 25 Two minor girls have come forward to file complaints in connection with a case of alleged sexual exploitation, in which the son of a Goa BJP councillor has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.The Curchorem police in Goa's Kushavati district arrested Soham Naik (20), son of...

Shravasti (UP), March 25 Police have arrested six more people in connection with allegedly serving non-vegetarian food and disposing of the leftovers during an iftar party near the Sonpathri Ashram Temple here, bringing the total number of arrests to 10, officials said.Four people were...

Shahjahanpur/Lucknow (UP), March 24 – Statues of the martyrs of the Kakori train action were demolished using a bulldozer allegedly during road beautification work by a company in Shahjahanpur, sparking outrage, with opposition parties demanding action against those responsible.Amid mounting...

Gurugram, March 24 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly providing bank accounts to cyber fraudsters involved in an investment scam, officials said on Tuesday.A complaint was lodged on September 8 last year at the Cyber South police station regarding a fraud of approximately Rs 1.09...

Indore, March 24 Police have arrested a doctor in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman, claiming that he provided treatment and threatened her with obscene photographs, an official said on Tuesday.Following the doctor's arrest on Sunday, a group of people...