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Bhubaneswar, February 13 The Odisha Vigilance has arrested a junior clerical staff member on the charge of misappropriating government funds worth Rs 2.38 crore, an official statement said on Friday.Subrat Kumar Behera, a junior assistant in the office of the Angul chief district medical...

Lucknow, February 13 The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended a joint director of the social welfare department after serious irregularities were found in the selection process for course coordinators under the Chief Minister Abhyudaya Scheme, according to an official ministry statement issued...

Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda has stated that no deaths have been reported in the country due to the consumption of codeine-based cough syrup.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Mr. Nadda said that whenever any case of death linked to a drug...

Bengaluru, February 13 The 33-year-old tech worker, who allegedly killed his parents over a financial dispute, has been referred to NIMHANS here for examination, after investigators learned during the investigation that he suffered from psychiatric issues, police said on Friday.Rohan Chandra...

Malappuram (Kerala), February 13 A motivational speaker and former police officer was taken into custody in connection with a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Nilambur here on Friday, police said.Philip Mambad, known for conducting...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), February 13 The SIT continued its sample collection at the Sabarimala temple on Friday as part of its investigation into the alleged loss of gold from artifacts at the hill shrine, police sources said.The SIT's investigation, led by SP S Sasidharan, continued on Friday...

New Delhi, February 12 The 72-year-old occultist, accused of killing three people with poisoned ladoos in the name of tantric rituals to generate wealth in Peeragarhi, Delhi, showed no signs of remorse during prolonged interrogation, an official said on Thursday.Kamruddin alias Baba, a...

Kochi, February 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him, saying that the prosecution has been unable to show that his custodial interrogation was necessary. While granting the...

Lucknow, February 11 The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in the districts of Sant Kabir Nagar and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as part of an investigation into money laundering against a madrassa teacher, who is now reportedly a UK citizen, officials said.The case involves...

Mumbai, February 11 A day after NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar raised several questions regarding the Baramati air crash in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died, flight attendant Pinky Mali's father, Shivkumar Mali, also demanded a thorough investigation.In the wake of Rohit...

Mathura (UP), February 11 A fire broke out at a newly constructed hotel in Vrindavan on Wednesday, just a few hours after the building was inaugurated, officials said.Three people, including a woman and two children from the owner's family, sustained burn injuries in the incident.According...

Mumbai, February 11 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that a crucial investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is underway into the plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and urged that conclusions be drawn only after the...

New Delhi, February 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a former secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Sabarimala gold-loss case, as it extended her anticipatory bail period.A bench of Justices Dipankar...

New Delhi, February 11 An occult practitioner has been arrested for allegedly killing three people here by feeding them "ladoos" laced with poison, claiming they were part of a ritual promising 'dhanvarsha', a windfall, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Kamruddin alias Baba...

Mumbai, February 11 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that a crucial investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is underway into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, and urged that conclusions be drawn only after the investigation...

Pune, February 10 A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Shital Tejwani, an accused in the Mundhwa land deal case, stating that it involves serious economic offenses causing a huge loss to the state exchequer.Additional Sessions Judge B V Wagh also noted the applicant's prima...

New Delhi, February 10 The centers of cyber crimes have shifted from Jamtara, Mewat, and Bharatpur to Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, CBI Director Praveen Sood said on Tuesday.In his welcome address at the National Conference on "Combating Cyber-Enabled...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 10 The VACB ( Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau) on Tuesday constituted a four-member team to investigate the alleged misappropriation of gold and money related to the installation of a new temple flag mast at the Sabarimala shrine in 2017, sources said.The...

Kolkata, February 10 The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two coal traders from West Bengal, following several hours of questioning, as part of an investigation into money laundering related to an alleged case of illegal coal mining and transportation, an official said on Tuesday.The...

New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday highlighted the practical difficulties faced by investigators in the digital age and stated that providing prior notice before a search and seizure could effectively end an investigation before it even begins.The top court was hearing a...