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Prayagraj (UP), April 11 The Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation and the state's evidence in a 2009 custodial death case in the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.A bench of justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddhartha Nandan warned that if relevant video and...

Kochi, April 11 The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to consider and decide on a representation seeking the implementation of a 1982 circular permitting the use of the Kannada language in official correspondence in the Kasaragod taluk of the state, within two months.A bench...

Jaipur, April 11 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Khatu Shyam temple in Sikar, Rajasthan, on Saturday, and expressed confidence that the BJP would win around 100 seats in the state's Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters, Sarma dismissed the allegations made by Congress...

New Delhi, April 11 Supreme Court Judge Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah said on Saturday that the increasing backlog of cases in India cannot be solely attributed to judges, observing that delays in the justice delivery system are often influenced by the way lawyers argue and conduct cases."There...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 – A political storm has erupted in Kerala over the marriage of teenage girl Monalisa Bhosle, who gained public attention after the Kumbh Mela, with the Kerala branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accusing CPI-M leaders of complicity and demanding...

Thane, April 11 A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced the mastermind of an investment fraud to three years of rigorous imprisonment, and ordered the government authorities to auction his seized properties to repay the money of hundreds of duped investors.In an order...

New Delhi, April 11 The NCW took suo motu cognizance of a report about a woman's alleged suicide following prolonged domestic violence by her husband and in-laws in Maharashtra and directed the state police chief to ensure immediate arrest of the accused.National Commission for Women (NCW)...

Mumbai, April 11 Actress Pooja Hegde appealed to audiences on Saturday to resist pirated content and wait to experience "Jana Nayagan" in cinemas, calling the online leak of the Vijay-starrer disheartening for every member of the team that worked on the film.Sharing a note addressed to her...

New Delhi/Kolkata, April 11 The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh searches on Saturday against former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and others as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering related to a teacher recruitment scam in the state, officials said...

Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), April 11 Police opened fire on a 19-year-old man accused of murdering a minor girl by cutting her throat, an official said on Saturday.Venkateshwarlu, a college student and "rejected lover", attacked the girl at her residence in Agraharam on Friday when she was alone...

Chennai, April 11 Superstars Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, and actor Suriya have strongly condemned the online leak of the highly anticipated political thriller "Jana Nayagan," starring top Tamil star Vijay. The three insist on accountability and stricter anti-piracy measures.The film, directed...

Hisar (Haryana), April 10 After being granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a 2014 violence case, controversial preacher Rampal walked out of a jail in this district of Haryana after more than 11 years.Rampal's family and lawyers were present at the jail to receive him.Police...

New Delhi, April 11 – In a significant administrative reshuffle within India's higher education sector, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to relieve its Secretary, Professor Manish R. Joshi, from his duties.The decision, approved by the competent authority, will take effect on...

Thiruchuli (Tamil Nadu), April 10 DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Friday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for his personal attacks against her, asserting that she had been legally acquitted by the courts and remains "innocent".Addressing an election rally here, the...

Hyderabad, April 10 In a relief for senior Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Telangana High Court on Friday granted him a one-week transit anticipatory bail in a case registered against him by the Assam police over his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.During the...

New Delhi, April 10 Calling himself a victim of a smear campaign, Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma has withdrawn from an inquiry being conducted by a Lok Sabha-appointed panel for his impeachment, saying his continued participation would legitimize an earlier inquiry, where he was asked...

Mainpuri (UP), April 10 A court in the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Thursday for killing his two daughters, allegedly for stealing a mobile phone, according to the government prosecutor on Friday.According to him, the incident took place on March...

New Delhi, April 10 The National Commission for Women (NCW) took cognizance of a report on Friday regarding the alleged gang rape of a newlywed woman by her husband and his associates in Hyderabad.NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has directed the Director General of Police of Telangana to...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 – In a significant development, a court in the Angul district of Odisha has sentenced a 40-year-old man to death for the brutal murder of a 4-year-old girl, following an incident of sexual assault near the Nisha Industrial Police Station in the district in 2025.The...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday said that the parameters governing the suspension of sentence after conviction are qualitatively different from those applicable at the stage of pre-trial bail.This observation came from a bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan...