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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...

Kathmandu, March 28 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Oli, was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the report of the investigation commission on the Gen Z protest that shook the nation last year.Oli, also the chairman of CPN-UML, was...

Shimla, March 27 A religious figure was arrested on Friday for allegedly touching women inappropriately on Mall Road in Shimla city, officials said.The action followed the circulation of a video showing him touching the shoulders of women walking on Mall Road, they said.Police have...

Thane, March 27 A court in Thane has sentenced a 36-year-old woman to one year in simple imprisonment for assaulting an official of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) following a dispute over a power bill.In his judgment of March 20, a copy of which was...

Srinagar, March 26 Petrol pumps across Kashmir witnessed panic buying on Thursday as rumors of a fuel shortage spread amid the West Asia conflict, even as authorities assured that sufficient quantities of essential supplies were available, officials said.People flocked to fuel stations in...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Police has taken cognizance of a video that went viral on social media, in which a group of women are purportedly verbally abusing other female passengers inside a women's coach of the metro, an official said on Tuesday.The video is being verified by the station...

Shimla, March 24 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a standard operating procedure to prevent and control the dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) content under the IT Rules, 2021, an official said on Tuesday.NCII content includes material...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction in favor of Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha, restraining multiple entities, including AI chatbot platforms and online sellers, from misusing her name, image, voice, and other attributes of her personality without...

New Delhi, March 24 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report regarding the death of three sanitation workers in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital.Observing that the contents of the news report, if true...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai alleged on Monday that the BJP exerted political pressure during the Satara Zilla Parishad president election last week, leading to irregularities in the voting process."Democracy was murdered" during the election...

Ballia (UP), March 23 A 24-year-old woman died allegedly during a surgical procedure at a private hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, triggering protests by her family members who claimed negligence and demanded strict action against the doctors, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on...

Chandigarh, March 23 Haryana Police said on Monday that 857 links related to rapper-musician Badshah's controversial song 'Tateeree' have been removed so far, in coordination with various social media platforms, following due legal process.An FIR was registered in Panchkula on March 6...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The opposition BJD has said the party is ready to take legal action to ensure that its six MLAs, who have been suspended for allegedly voting in favour of the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls, are disqualified from the Odisha assembly.Addressing a press conference here...

Leh/Jammu, March 22 Returning to Leh after his release from detention, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Sunday that the Ladakh movement would remain peaceful and expressed hope for constructive engagement between all stakeholders.Noting that “a lot went wrong" in Ladakh, Wangchuk said...

New Delhi, March 22 – The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will begin as scheduled on March 26, but only at two venues, with no spectators present, to conserve resources such as petrol amid the Gulf War, Pakistan cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi announced on Sunday.The decision followed an extensive...

Itanagar, March 21 A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, for allegedly threatening to shoot Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, local police said on Saturday.Krishna Dornal, a resident of Dolahtphulbari village, was arrested on Thursday.Superintendent of...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 20 The Thrissur Rural Police announced on Friday that they had apprehended over 100 convicted criminals who had been on the run for years after being sentenced by courts for varying terms of imprisonment.The police stated that those apprehended included convicts who...

Patna, March 19 Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit issued a series of directives on Thursday to ensure transparent distribution of LPG cylinders, officials said.Chairing a high-level review meeting, Amrit asked officers to keep district control rooms fully operational to address public...

Raipur, March 19 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has ordered strict action against those forcing people into manual scavenging, following the death of three sanitation workers while cleaning a septic tank at a leading hospital in Raipur.The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday...

Raipur, March 18 A day after three sanitation workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a leading private hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday ordered strict action against those forcing people into manual scavenging.The tragic incident occurred on...