criminal justice

Ranchi, April 3 Top Maoist leader Prashant Bose, who had been imprisoned in Jharkhand for the past four years, died at the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi on Friday, police said.The Maoist leader, better known as 'Kishan da', was over 80 years old."Bose's...

April 03, New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as the acting Attorney General.In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Blanche as a "talented and respected legal mind." Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, previously served as...

New Delhi, April 4 Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi on Friday described the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, as "a new era of trust-based governance".The Parliament passed the Bill on Thursday to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws...

Kota, Apr 3 A court in Rajasthan's Kota has awarded a life sentence to a dozen members of a family, including two women, in an eight-year-old murder case.The Additional Sessions Court (Woman Harassment), Kota, on Thursday convicted all 12 members of the family involved in the murder, and...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a man accused in a dowry death case, stating that the seriousness of the offense and the evidence available did not warrant his release at this stage.A single-judge bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia rejected the...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday requested the West Bengal Police to submit a status report on the implementation of the Commission's earlier order, which mandated the withdrawal of state-provided security for tainted political leaders with criminal records...

New Delhi, April 3 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has described the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026, in Parliament as a "giant step" towards enhancing ease of living and ease of doing business in India.In a post on X late Thursday, the home minister said, "By reducing several legal...

New Delhi, April 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 in Parliament is a "major step" for India towards making life and business easier.In a post on X, the home minister said, "By removing several legal provisions, the bill makes Modi...

New York, April 2 – US President Donald Trump has fired his controversial Attorney General, Pam Bondi, announcing the decision in a carefully worded post on Truth Social on Thursday.This is the second Cabinet official to be dismissed by Trump, following the removal of Homeland Security...

Prayagraj, Apr 2 The Allahabad High Court has directed police authorities to take strict action against gangs allegedly using women to coerce men into sexual relationships and extort money.A division bench comprising Justices J J Munir and Tarun Saxena, in an order passed on March 30, said...

Mumbai, April 2 The Bombay High Court has granted bail to the driver of a BEST bus that mowed down nine people in Mumbai's Kurla area in December 2024, and termed it "shocking" that the drivers received no practical training in operating electric buses.Justice R M Joshi granted bail to Sanjay...

New Delhi, April 2 A court has acquitted nine men in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, stating that the testimonies cannot be relied upon as they lacked specificity and were general in nature.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against nine individuals – Shah...

Law enforcement agencies in Jammu and Kashmir have seized a massive 68,062 kilograms of narcotics over the past five years, reflecting both the scale of drug trafficking networks and sustained enforcement action in the Union Territory.These figures were revealed by the Ministry of Social...

Latehar (Jharkhand), April 2 – Two days after the country was declared free of Naxalites (Maoists), security forces achieved a significant breakthrough in Latehar, Jharkhand.Surendra Lohra, also known as 'Tiger', a sub-zonal commander of the banned Maoist outfit, Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad...

Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned on Thursday that cybercrimes and drug-related offenses are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to curb them.He also called on the police to make better use of technology to curb...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), April 2 A district court on Thursday deferred the announcement of the sentence for nine police personnel convicted in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case, in which a father and son died while in police custody, to April 6.Madurai First Additional...

Bilaspur, April 2 Nearly 23 years after the murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted former CM Ajit Jogi's son, Amit Jogi, in the case, and ordered him to surrender within three weeks, the CBI's counsel said.A trial court had acquitted Amit Jogi...

Thane, April 2 One person died and two others were injured after a man fired at them for allegedly teasing a woman, whom he considered as his sister, in Thane city, Maharashtra, on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred at 11:30 am at Bismillah Chawl in the Kailas Nagar area of Mumbra...

Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned on Thursday that cybercrimes and drug-related offenses are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to prevent them.He also asked the police to effectively use technology to curb such...

Bilaspur, April 2 The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted Amit Jogi, the son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, and ordered him to surrender before the court within three weeks, according to the CBI's counsel.The High Court...