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New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be considered a member of a Scheduled Caste.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria, upholding an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court...

Hyderabad, March 24 The Telangana ACB has filed a chargesheet in a court here in the Formula E race case, in which BRS Working President K T Rama Rao is the prime accused.The chargesheet, filed on Monday, also names senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development...

Hyderabad, March 23 The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau filed a charge sheet in a court here on Monday in the Formula E race case, in which BRS Working President K T Rama Rao is the prime accused.The charge sheet also names senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, former Hyderabad Metropolitan...

Ahmedabad, March 23 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Ahmedabad against a chartered accountant accused of defrauding a trust of over Rs six crore, officials said on Monday.In a...

Madurai, March 23 – In a landmark verdict that brings partial closure to one of Tamil Nadu’s most shocking custodial death cases, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday convicted nine police personnel for the murder of father-son duo P. Jayaraj and J. Bennix in...

New Delhi, March 23 A Delhi court has acquitted a man and six of his relatives in a dowry death case related to the suicide of a young woman within four months of her marriage, stating that the prosecution failed to prove cruelty or harassment for dowry beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional...

Kollam (Kerala), March 21 A teacher convicted in the sensational murder of Dr Vandana Das inside a hospital here was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday, and the prosecution said it will move an appeal seeking the death penalty for the accused. The victim's family also called for "maximum...

Kollam (Kerala), March 21 A Kerala court on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Dr. Vandana Das in a taluk hospital in May 2023.The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced G. Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offenses under...

Thane, March 21 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow worker following a drunken brawl nine years ago.In an order passed on March 18, Additional Sessions Judge R S Bhakare convicted Ashok Laljitkumar Chaurasiya (39) and...

Mumbai, March 20 A special NIA court in Mumbai denied permission to Hany Babu, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to visit Kerala for two months to celebrate Eid with his elderly mother, observing that the plea was "mischievous".In his ruling on Wednesday, Special NIA Judge...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man from Gujarat, who was accused of abetting suicide due to alleged harassment over loan repayments, holding that simply demanding repayment of debt cannot constitute abetment.Allowing the appeal filed by...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached 126 immovable properties, valued at ₹5,046.91 crore, spread across Punjab and Delhi, on Friday, in connection with a large-scale fraud perpetrated under the guise of a real estate investment scheme, operated by the Pearls Group...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to two men accused in a UAPA case over alleged conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts in the country, stating that they had already undergone "prolonged incarceration" of over four years.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and...

New Delhi, March 20 – A Delhi court has directed authorities to ensure that Tahir Hussain, a former member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and an accused in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "conspiracy" case, undergoes surgery for an inguinal hernia within 15 days.Additional Sessions Judge, Sameer...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court said on Friday that it would consider a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, similar to section 377 of the now-repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC), observing that the Centre's decision on...

New Delhi/Lucknow, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR against Elvish Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in Noida, prompting the YouTuber to say he always had faith in the judicial system.However, he asked who would compensate for the...

Thane, March 19 A special POCSO court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district in 2018, describing the crime as "heinous".Special Judge N K Karande, delivering the verdict on March 11, held the accused, Sandesh...

New Delhi, March 19 According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), nearly 70 per cent of sitting MLAs in Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves, while more than half are crorepatis.The analysis, conducted by ADR and Kerala Election Watch, examined the...

New Delhi, March 18 Nearly 70 per cent of sitting MLAs in Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves, while more than half are crorepatis, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The analysis, conducted by ADR and Kerala Election Watch, examined the...

Mumbai, March 18 A special NIA court in Mumbai has refused permission to poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to permanently relocate to his hometown Hyderabad, citing a lack of authority to modify bail conditions set by the Supreme Court.Rao (85) had...