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Dhanbad (Jharkhand), February 17 – In a major crackdown on organized crime, police in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, conducted attachment and confiscation proceedings at the residence of notorious gangster Prince Khan in Wasseypur on Tuesday. Khan is accused of running a criminal syndicate in the state...

New Delhi, February 17 A Delhi court has granted bail to a 29-year-old man accused in a 2021 murder case linked to gang rivalry, stating that prolonged detention would violate his right to a speedy trial.Additional Sessions Judge Muneesh Garg was hearing the bail application filed by Nitin...

Thane, February 17 A court in Thane has sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a local resident after a dispute in 2021, while acquitting his co-accused due to lack of evidence.The seriousness of the act, combined with the recovery of the weapon used, leaves no...

New Delhi, February 16 – The Supreme Court on Monday orally observed that before marriage, a boy and a girl are "strangers," and there must be caution before entering into a physical relationship.The remarks came from a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan while hearing a special...

Prayagraj, February 16 The Allahabad High Court has denied bail to two accused in a case linked to the codeine-based cough syrup racket, observing that preparations containing codeine exceeding permissible limits attract the NDPS Act.Justice Ashutosh Srivastava denied relief to Abdul Qadir and...

Sultanpur (UP), February 16 A special court with MPs and MLAs here on Monday adjourned the hearing in a 2021 election code violation case involving AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh following the death of a former Bar Association president.The court has now scheduled the next hearing for...

A Delhi court formally charged former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife, Rabri Devi, today in the alleged land-for-jobs scam. Special Judge Vishal Gogne stated that the charges have been formally framed against the accused, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, who have pleaded not guilty...

New Delhi, February 16 A Delhi court has acquitted two men accused of trafficking and wrongfully confining a woman in 2014, observing that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt after the complainant turned hostile during the trial.Additional Sessions Judge Anuj...

Bengaluru, February 16 – Kannada actor Darshan, who is currently in judicial custody in connection with the case involving the sensational murder of a fan, celebrated his 49th birthday in prison on Monday. Meanwhile, his partner and co-accused in the case, Pavithra Gowda, has sought bail for her...

February 16, New Delhi – Naveed Akram, accused in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, appeared in an Australian court via video link for the first time on Monday. Akram faces 59 charges related to the December 14 attack, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of aggravated assault with intent to...

Sydney, February 16 – Accused perpetrator of the Bondi Beach terror attack, Naveed Akram, appeared in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offences related to the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared via video link from a supermax prison on Monday morning, where he has been held...

Sydney, February 16 – Accused Bondi Beach terror attack perpetrator Naveed Akram made his first court appearance in Sydney on Monday after being charged with 59 offenses related to the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared via video link from a supermax prison on Monday morning, following his...

Ghaziabad (UP), February 15 Two alleged phone snatchers, both residents of Delhi, and active in the trans-Hindon area of Ghaziabad district, were arrested following an encounter here on Saturday evening, police said.The accused have been identified as Rohit Panchal (27) and Nikhil Sagar (26)...

Kolkata, February 15 A real estate developer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and kidnapping a man, after he refused to vacate a property in Kolkata’s Beleghata area, police said.The accused, a resident of Canal South Road in Beleghata, was remanded to police custody until February...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 15 The Kerala Police Association on Sunday termed the attack on a police officer here, allegedly by SFI activists, as "shocking and an insult" to democratic, progressive Kerala.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Association, which represents police officials in...

Ranchi, February 14 A man has been arrested for allegedly killing a mother and daughter after the woman resisted his attempt to "rape" her, in the Dumka district of Jharkhand, police said on Saturday.The incident took place on Tuesday evening when the woman (35) was standing near Veer Kunwar...

New York, February 13 An Indian national, accused of being involved in a plot to murder a Sikh extremist on American soil, has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.Nikhil Gupta entered a guilty plea on Friday regarding the charges of murder-for-hire.Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Friday launched a scathing attack on the ruling LDF government in Kerala, accusing it of "corruption and misappropriating public funds," and shielding party leaders and supporters facing criminal...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, V D Satheesan, launched a scathing attack on the ruling LDF government in Kerala on Friday, accusing it of "corruption, misappropriating public funds," and shielding party leaders and supporters facing criminal...

Singapore, February 13 Singapore police have charged an Indian national with attempting to murder an Indonesian woman using an axe, according to a media report.Panneer Selvam Ayyappan is accused of attacking Fajar Nur Aini, an Indonesian national, by slashing her head, neck, and arms with an...