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Chennai, April 5 Amid scrutiny, TVK chief Vijay, who had earlier filed an election affidavit with no pending criminal cases, has declared two pending FIRs in a fresh affidavit filed before the returning officer for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections to be held on April 23.The fresh affidavit...

Mathura, April 5 – Police in Mathura arrested a 29-year-old man, accused of raping and robbing a woman from Haryana, following an encounter, officials said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Mal Farah village in Mathura, sustained a bullet injury to his leg during...

Mumbai, April 4 A spouse cannot be accused of aiding in the suicide of their partner simply because there was marital discord between the two, the Bombay High Court has said while quashing a case filed against a woman for aiding in her husband's suicide.The High Court's Nagpur bench, in its...

Nashik, April 4 A senior citizen from Nashik, Maharashtra, has found himself in trouble after an investigation into his blackmailers revealed 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for sexual exploitation after one of his victims came forward, accusing him of abuse, police said on Saturday...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), April 3 A man accused of sexually assaulting his two minor daughters was arrested following an exchange of fire with police in Muzaffarnagar, officials said on Friday.The accused, in his 40s, was intercepted by a police team while checking on Datiyana Road late Thursday...

Khargone, April 3 Fifteen people were arrested in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly spreading terror and demanding extortion in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, a police official said on Friday.The investigation began after three people on motorcycles fired at the home of...

Nainital, April 2 Cases arising from consensual relationships between minors must be handled carefully, the Uttarakhand High Court has observed.A single-judge bench of Justice Alok Mehra made the observation while hearing a case involving a relationship between minors, and as an interim...

New Delhi, April 2 The NIA has filed charges against two accused, including Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti, in connection with last year's grenade attack on YouTuber Roger Sandhu's house in Jalandhar, officials said on Thursday.The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the...

Bhopal, April 2 – The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh raised concerns on Thursday regarding the intentions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state, following the conviction of Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti in a case of fraud and...

New Delhi, April 2 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and withdraw the cases filed against Dalit and Adivasi youth in April 2018 during nationwide protests against the dilution of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.In a letter to...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi Police has arrested three men for allegedly running an illegal LPG storage and refilling racket in the Palam area of southwest Delhi, an official said on Thursday.The police said they recovered 45 domestic gas cylinders, three gas transfer nozzles, a weighing...

New Delhi, April 2 The wife of suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha, who is accused of repeatedly raping and impregnating a minor girl, appealed to the Delhi High Court on Thursday for bail.Counsel for Seema Rani Khakha told Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma that she has been in...

Ballia (UP), April 2 Seven individuals allegedly associated with a gang involved in electricity wire theft were arrested on Thursday following a police encounter in the Ballia district, with two of them sustaining bullet injuries, police said.Additional Superintendent of Police (North) Dinesh...

Varanasi (UP), April 1 A Sessions Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of 14 people arrested on March 17 after they allegedly hosted an Iftar party and ate chicken biryani on a boat in the Ganga river, stating that it was not a routine incident but one related to public order and social...

Gurugram, April 1 Police have arrested a wanted accused linked to several ATM thefts amounting to lakhs of rupees, officials said.The accused had been evading arrest in several cases, they said.Aashiq, a resident of Gogjaka village in Nuh district, is a proclaimed offender in a 2018 case...

London, April 1 An Indian-origin man was remanded in custody on Wednesday after he was charged with dangerous driving, as his car hit people and injured seven outside a pub in the UK.Seven people, including three women, were injured, some seriously, outside the Bishop Blaise pub in Friar Gate...

New Delhi/Bhopal, April 1 – An MP-MLA court in New Delhi on Wednesday convicted sitting Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in connection with a case dating back over 28 years, related to a Cooperative Rural Development Bank in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh.After convicting Bharti, who is the...

Latur, Apr 1 A senior Maharashtra government official and a junior clerk were convicted by a special court in Latur on Wednesday, which handed them simple imprisonment ranging from two to two-and-a-half years for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for approving a business proposal in 2014...

Washington, April 1 – A US federal judge has stripped a married couple of their American citizenship after they were convicted of stealing sensitive medical trade secrets and sharing them with China, the Justice Department said.Judge James E. Simmons Jr. of the US District Court for the...

Kochi, March 31 Renowned Malayalam film director Ranjith was taken into custody on Tuesday evening in connection with an attempted sexual assault case, police said.He was taken into custody following a complaint filed by a female actor, who alleged that he attempted to sexually assault her on...