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Shimla, April 10 The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled on Friday that an election petition is inherently based on trial proceedings, and therefore, evidence and witness examination are essential for ensuring a fair adjudication process.The court was hearing the petition filed by senior...

Colombo, Apr 10 In a surprising turn of events, Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Thushara, who had sued the Sri Lankan Cricket board for denying him a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in the IPL, has now apologized to the governing body and is considering withdrawing his case.Sources...

New Delhi, April 10 The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) here has denied bail to two minors who were arrested in connection with the killing of a man during a clash between two families on Holi in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar.On March 4, 26-year-old Tarun died after being injured in a clash...

Chatra (Jharkhand), April 10 – A shocking incident has come to light from the Scheduled Caste Residential Girls' School located in the Hunterganj block headquarters in Chatra district of Jharkhand. A 14-year-old minor student, who was residing in the school hostel and studying in Class 3, was...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested by the CBI in October last year in connection with a corruption case.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...

Chennai, April 10 In a major setback for the Tamil film industry, superstar Vijay’s highly anticipated film ‘Jana Nayagan’ has been leaked online in high definition (HD) ahead of its theatrical release, prompting the makers to initiate swift legal proceedings.The leak surfaced early Friday...

Indore, April 10 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the petitioner, who has challenged Instagram's decision to discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging from May 8, to first approach the Data Protection Board of India.In its order passed on Thursday, the Indore bench of the high court...

Bengaluru, April 10 Bollywood star Ranveer Singh told the Karnataka High Court on Friday that he is willing to work with the complainant to revise the wording of his apology affidavit in a case related to his mimicry of a character from the film 'Kantara: Chapter 1'.The statement came after...

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to halt the caste census. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, dismissed the petition, which also sought a directive for the Centre to formulate policies to...

New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who was facing scrutiny after large quantities of burnt currency notes were recovered from his residence here last year, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, rendering the impeachment proceedings against him...

Kochi, April 10 A court here on Friday granted bail to film director Ranjith, who was arrested in a case of sexual harassment.Judicial First Class Magistrate L Usha granted bail after imposing strict conditions.The court directed Ranjith to surrender his passport, not to leave the Ernakulam...

New Delhi, April 10 Expressing deep shock, the Supreme Court intervened in the harrowing rape-murder case of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad on Friday, summoning the police commissioner and the investigating officer on April 13 with the case records.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing impeachment proceedings after stacks of burnt currency notes were found at his residence here, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said on Friday."Your Excellency, While I do not...

Hyderabad, April 10 The Telangana High Court on Friday granted one-week anticipatory bail to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera in a case registered against him by the Assam police following his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.During the hearing of a petition filed...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the caste census, and criticized the petitioner for the language used in the public interest litigation (PIL)."You have used inappropriate language in your petition. Who wrote this...

Thane, April 10 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 48-year-old woman accused of killing her would-be daughter-in-law, citing "blatant inconsistencies" and "contradictory versions" in the victim's dying declarations.A copy of the order dated April 8 was made available on...

Chandigarh, April 9 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to Rampal, a preacher from the Satlok Ashram, in a 2014 violence case, while directing him not to promote any kind of "mob mentality" and to avoid participating in gatherings where there is any tendency among "disciples" or...

Bahraich (UP), April 9 Properties worth around Rs 110 crore belonging to Zila Panchayat member Devendra Singh, also known as "Gabbar," which were attached in connection with a gangster-related case, have been released after the Supreme Court quashed the proceedings against him, officials said...

Ranchi, April 9 The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed Director General of Police (DGP) Tadasha Mishra to submit a sealed report on the alleged assault of a relative of a missing girl by the police.The court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Rekha Devi, whose daughter has...

Prayagraj (UP), April 9 The Allahabad High Court has observed that renewing a passport is a legitimate right that a person has, and this right cannot be denied based solely on anxiety or fear.Allowing an application filed by Rampur resident Dilip, Justice Saurabh Srivastava directed the...