Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the Bill, those...
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New Delhi, March 13 – A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Delhi Law and Justice Minister Kapil Mishra in connection with the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwani Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Court rejected...
Sultanpur (UP), March 12 A case involving alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct, involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh, was adjourned by an MP/MLA court here on Thursday due to the absence of some witnesses.The court has fixed March 19 as the next date for hearing in the matter.Defence...
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Madhepura, March 12 Police arrested a woman on Thursday for allegedly throwing acid on a mother and daughter at a jewellery shop owned by her husband in Madhepura district, Bihar, officials said.The incident took place around 11 am at Purani Bazar, under the Madhepura Sadar police station...
Bengaluru, March 12 – BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, who was arrested in connection with the murder of rowdy sheeter Biklu Shiva, was granted conditional bail by the Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru on Thursday.Basavaraj, representing the K.R. Puram Assembly constituency...
Prayagraj, March 12 The Allahabad High Court will continue hearing on bail applications filed by Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan and other accused in the Bareilly violence case of last year on Friday, officials said.Justice Ashutosh Srivastava is hearing the bail applications of Tauqeer Raza and...
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New Delhi, March 12 The Enforcement Directorate challenged in the Delhi High Court the two-week interim bail granted to Al Falah University group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui in a money laundering case, arguing that the trial court did not consider his involvement in the Red Fort blast case...
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New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against a man accused of sharing a WhatsApp message that "consuming beef is essential to being a good Hindu."A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...
New Delhi, March 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh alleged on Thursday that a party councillor and a worker were assaulted in west Delhi and demanded that the police register an FIR and take action against those involved.Addressing a press conference, Singh said the incident occurred on...
Kochi (Kerala), March 12 The Kerala High Court has upheld the life sentence of five BJP activists for the murder of a young CPI(M) worker by throwing a bomb at him in Kannur in 2006, terming it as another incident of a person losing his life due to the political rivalry between the two parties...
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Patna, March 11 An elderly woman was allegedly beaten to death by her daughter-in-law in the Phulwari Sharif area of Patna, a police officer said on Wednesday.The incident took place in Murgiya Tola, which falls under the Phulwari Sharif police station area of Patna district, on Monday...
New Delhi, March 11 A Delhi court on Wednesday granted a 30-day interim bail to the couple, accused of hurling racial slurs at their neighbors from Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.Additional Sessions Judge Samar Vishal granted interim bail to the accused, Harsh Priya Singh and Ruby Jain, on a...
Prayagraj, March 11 The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned its hearing on a petition challenging an order from the Sambhal court rejecting a request for an FIR against Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, over his alleged controversial remarks in 2025.Justice...
Ranchi, March 11 A 40-year-old woman was killed by stones in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district on Wednesday due to a land dispute between two neighbors, a senior police official said.Three members of a family, including two women, have been arrested in connection with this incident, he said.The...
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Saharanpur (UP), March 10 Police in Saharanpur arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly posting offensive remarks about Lord Krishna on social media, officials said.A case was registered at the Deoband police station on Monday based on a written complaint by Sub-Inspector Nitin Kumar.Station...
Shillong, March 10 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former legislator Estamur Momin over a speech allegedly made by the latter after he was attacked while attempting to file nomination papers for the Garo...
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Ballia (UP), March 10 A 14-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his neighbor with a brick after suspecting him of stealing an e-rickshaw, police said here on Tuesday.According to police, the body of the teenager, identified as Ritesh Yadav (14), was found on a cot in an orchard in the...
Ranchi/Jamshedpur, March 10 The Ranchi and Jamtara civil courts, as well as Jamshedpur's renowned institute XLRI, received emails on Tuesday threatening to detonate explosives on the premises.However, these turned out to be hoaxes, as nothing suspicious was found during thorough searches...
Mumbai, March 10 A person acquires proceeds of crime if he takes a bribe, the Bombay High Court has said while refusing relief to a former senior official of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation arrested by the ED last year in a money laundering case.A bench of Chief Justice Shree...
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Prayagraj, March 9 An application was filed in a POCSO court here on Monday, seeking the seizure of the passport of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, who is facing allegations of sexually exploiting his disciples, on the apprehension that he may flee abroad.The plea was filed by a...