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Meerut, March 24 Three women have been arrested here for allegedly attempting to free a family member from police custody and attacking a female constable, police said on Tuesday.They said a man named Jamal, a resident of Shastri Nagar, was arrested by Nauchandi police in connection with an...

Kochi, March 24 – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) approached the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn the bail granted to tantri Kantarar Rajeevar in the second case related to the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala, further intensifying the legal scrutiny surrounding the...

Faridabad, March 23 An inmate involved in more than two dozen cases threw hot oil in another prisoner's face at the Neemka jail here on Monday, police said.The prisoner, who was severely burned and suffered damage to his left eye, was rushed to Badshah Khan Civil Hospital and was later...

Madurai, March 23 A local court here on Monday found all nine accused police officers guilty in the case of custodial torture of a man and his son, which led to their deaths in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district in 2020.Judge G Muthukumaran of the First Additional District and Sessions Court...

Jaipur, March 23 – The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the interim bail granted to Babulal Katara, a suspended member of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, who was arrested in connection with a paper leak case. The decision came after the court considered objections raised in a...

Panaji, March 23 – The South Goa Police arrested 20-year-old Soham Sushant Naik in the early hours of Monday following a strong public outcry over an alleged sex scandal involving 25 to 30 minor girls. Naik, a resident of Madegal-Cacora and the son of a BJP municipal councillor, was taken into...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government on Wednesday introduced the 'Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026' bill in the state assembly, which aims to regulate laws related to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in relationships, regardless of religion, caste, community, or gender.The bill...

Thane, March 18 Thane Police has arrested jailed gangster Ravi Pujari in a 2017 extortion and firing case in the city and obtained his custody from a local court, officials said.The 57-year-old gangster was produced before a special MCOCA court on Wednesday, which remanded him in police...

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), March 18 Two tusks belonging to a young elephant were seized from a house in the Tirupati district, a forest official said on Wednesday.The tusks were recovered on Tuesday from the possession of the accused, who has been taken into custody."Two tusks belonging to a...

Jhansi (UP), March 17 Two constables have been suspended after an accused in a theft case, apprehended during an encounter, escaped from their custody while he was being taken for a medical examination, police said on Tuesday.According to the police, Deepak alias Sanjay Jatav (31), a resident...

Bengaluru, March 13 A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing diamond and gold ornaments worth Rs 14.65 lakh from a house here, officials said on Friday.With his arrest, police have recovered the stolen property worth Rs 14.65 lakh, they said.The theft was reported at a house in the...

New Delhi, March 12 – The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta granted relief to the 74-year-old leader, noting his prolonged period of incarceration and the delay in the...

Los Angeles, March 11 – The disgraced producer, Harvey Weinstein, has alleged that he was violently assaulted while serving his prison sentence.The 73-year-old former movie producer, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York and Los Angeles, described the incident and his daily...

Gumla, March 10 Four people have been arrested for allegedly beating an elderly woman to death in Gumla district, Jharkhand, suspecting her to be a "child kidnapper", police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on Sunday night in Lagaba village, under the Bishunpur police station area, when...

Hyderabad, March 2 An engineering student in Hyderabad was allegedly sexually assaulted by a classmate, police said on Monday.The classmate was accused of having a physical relationship with her under the guise of marriage and threatening to share private photographs after she expressed her...

New Delhi, March 1 The Indian Youth Congress held a "peaceful protest" on Sunday afternoon, demanding the release of its national president, Uday Bhanu Chib, and other members, who were arrested in connection with the "shirtless" protest during the AI Summit.The protest came a day after a...

Kochi, February 28 The NIA is questioning a PFI activist after a court here has granted the national agency custody of the accused in a case related to alleged anti-national activities of the banned outfit, officials said on Saturday.The NIA is questioning Moideenkutty P (52) of Valanchery in...

Imphal, February 28 The Manipur unit of the Youth Congress staged a protest on Saturday against the alleged "authoritarian rule of the BJP" and demanded the immediate release of Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib and other leaders from jail.Protesters gathered at Congress Bhavan...

Ramanagara, February 27 – A woman allegedly stabbed her male friend after he refused to marry her, according to a report from Bidadi town in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka on Friday.An official stated that the case has been registered at the Bidadi police station. The accused, identified...

Gurugram, February 27 A man accused of phone snatching allegedly escaped from police custody by pushing aside personnel while being taken back after he was presented in a court here on Friday, officials said.Although police personnel attempted to chase him down, he managed to evade capture...