New Delhi, April 4 The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP government in Rajasthan of shielding the perpetrators of the gang rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Ajmer and a life-threatening attack on her family.Addressing a press conference here, the chairman of the Congress's Scheduled Caste...
Chennai, April 2 The Madras High Court on Thursday ruled that in matters relating to the remission and premature release of convicted prisoners, the Governor is bound by the advice of the council of ministers.A Full Bench comprising Justices A D Jagdish Chandra, G K Illanthiraiyan and Sunder...
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New Delhi, March 30 – The Supreme Court has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the delay by the Gujarat government in deciding on a plea for the premature release of a life convict, warning that failure to adhere to policy timelines could result in "strict legal action", including suo motu...
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New Delhi, March 27 The central government has proposed strict penalties for unauthorized occupants of government premises, stating that 40 times the property's license fee will have to be paid as a penalty in the first month, which will progressively increase by 10 percent every subsequent...
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New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction and 24-year prison sentence of Geeta Arora, also known as Sonu Punjaban, in a case involving the alleged trafficking of a 12-year-old girl, and acquitted her of all charges.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha also granted...
New Delhi, March 23 An argument between two minors escalated into a violent confrontation, resulting in the stabbing of a teenager in the central Delhi area of Anand Parbat, an official said on Monday.The police have apprehended two individuals, aged around 15 years, and recovered the weapon...
New Delhi, March 22 The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an ice cream vendor for voyeurism and stalking based on a settlement between the parties, and appreciated his "benevolent gesture" to give ice cream to all personnel at Model Town police station.Justice Saurabh...
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New Delhi, March 19 A Delhi court has rejected the pleas of former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi, seeking over 1,600 documents to prepare their defense in the land-for-jobs case trial, stating that they were intended to "obstruct the trial from the outset."Special...
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Mumbai, March 12 A Mumbai court on Thursday dismissed the plea of two brothers accused of assaulting doctors at a city hospital following the death of their father in 2021, ruling that there was sufficient evidence to frame charges against them.The plea for discharge by brothers Roshan and...
Islamabad, March 11 – Local police authorities in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, arrested several activists from the "Aurat March" earlier this week. These activists had gathered near the National Press Club to demand gender justice on the eve of International Women's Day. Even those who...
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New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court has acquitted three men who had been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for gang rape, stating that the testimony of the victim was inconsistent and the prosecution had failed to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.A single-judge...
Jammu, March 8 – Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday seized the immovable property of a terror handler based in Pakistan in the Manjakote area of Rajouri district, officials said.The property seized includes seven marlas of land owned by Shafeeq Ahmed, a proclaimed offender and resident of...
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Jammu, March 7 – Two mobile phones were recovered by jail authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district from a parcel sent for an inmate in the jail, officials said on Saturday.Officials added that two mobile phones were recovered from a parcel intended for an inmate at a jail in the Doda...
Itanagar, February 24 An FIR was filed against four members of a tourist family from Gujarat for allegedly abusing and threatening staff at a resort in the Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Aastha Patel, Dhruv Patel, Smita Patel, and...
New Delhi, February 21 – Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and a senior Congress MP, appeared in a court in Bhiwandi on Saturday in connection with a defamation case filed against him in 2014.His appearance was part of the procedural requirements following the...