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Lucknow, March 26 The Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to intervene in an eviction order passed by the district administration regarding a mosque constructed on land belonging to the local village council in the Bakshi Ka Talab area, but overturned a fine imposed on the petitioners...

Patna, March 26 – In its ongoing crackdown on corruption, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) carried out a major operation in Nalanda, the district where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resides, on Thursday, leading to the arrest of a Health Department official.The operation took place in...

Bhopal/New Delhi, March 26 – In a strong criticism, the Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Madhya Pradesh government in a case related to the Vyapam scam.The apex court has directed both the CBI and the state government to submit complete...

New Delhi, March 26 A Delhi court has convicted two men for attempting to commit culpable homicide, and for criminally intimidating and insulting the modesty of a woman, after it found the testimony of the defense witnesses to be lacking critical details and likely manipulated.Additional...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court expressed its displeasure on Thursday at the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) for failing to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the conservation of tigers in the Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR) in the state.The...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed the director-general of health services to file a detailed affidavit on the status of burn wards in government hospitals across the state.A division bench of Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public...

Mathura (UP), March 26 A 57-year-old inmate died after allegedly attempting suicide inside a cell at the Mathura district jail early Thursday, a senior official said.Jail Superintendent Anshuman Garg said the incident occurred at 2 am when the inmate, Suresh, went to use the washroom inside...

Srinagar, March 26 The property of a proclaimed offender involved in anti-national activities was attached on Thursday in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, according to police.As part of ongoing efforts against the terror ecosystem, police in the Sopore area attached an immovable...

New Delhi, March 26 A Delhi court has convicted a man in a 2015 attempt to murder case, stating that the prosecution has proven the case against him beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Vandana Jain was hearing a case against Surender Jain alias Vicky, who was accused of...

Mumbai, March 26 A Mumbai court has directed prison authorities to once again transfer former RPF constable Chetan Singh Choudhary, who is accused of killing four people on a train in 2023, to the Thane mental hospital and submit a report on his mental health, with a specific opinion on whether...

New Delhi, March 26 The Supreme Court has directed the consolidation of all pending petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, for adjudication by a three-judge bench.The law was...

Patna, March 26 – In a significant judgment, the Patna High Court has granted major relief to Lambu Sharma and other convicts in the Arrah Civil Court blast case. The court acquitted Lambu Sharma of the death penalty, providing him with substantial relief. However, it upheld the convictions of...

Hathras (UP), March 26 A court here has acquitted a college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students by claiming to help them pass competitive examinations and secure jobs, officials said on Thursday.According to the prosecution, the court of Additional District Judge Mahendra...

Shimla, March 26 The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the Election Commission of India, the central and state governments, the returning officer, and MP Anurag Sharma on a public interest litigation challenging Sharma's election as a Rajya Sabha member from the state.Taking up...

Singapore, March 26 An Indian-origin man was charged in a Singapore court on Thursday for driving a luxury sports car with his two children sitting on the car's trunk.According to a report by Channel News Asia, Prem Anan Sugunakumar was charged with reckless driving that endangered the safety...

New Delhi/London, March 26 Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi suffered a setback after the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division in London, rejected his petition seeking to reopen proceedings against his extradition order to India.The case was argued by a Crown Prosecution Service...

New Delhi, March 25 The High Court of London rejected diamantaire Nirav Modi's petition to reopen his case against his extradition to India, where he is wanted in connection with the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, officials said.Modi had approached the High Court of Justice...

Kolkata, March 25 A top EC official in Kolkata said on Wednesday that nearly 40 per cent of the 32 lakh names that have been reviewed so far have been removed from the electoral rolls of West Bengal.Converting to actual figures, the number of electors removed after review currently stands at...

Chennai, March 25 – The Madras High Court has granted the Greater Chennai City Police (GCCP) the authority to arrest YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, also known as A. Shankar, if his custody is required in connection with an extortion case, while rejecting a previous interim bail granted to him on...

Mumbai, March 25 A court here has refused to allow an accused in a UAPA case to travel abroad for a family vacation, describing the reason for travel as "too trivial".Businessman Vaibhav Raut, who is out on bail, had sought permission to visit Vietnam with his wife and children from May 4 to...