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Mumbai, April 3 Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Friday said while the Congress' allegations of "vote theft" were valid, its leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge need to provide evidence to support their claims.Speaking to reporters, he said their claims would only...

New Delhi, April 3 – India’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, recalled a crucial moment when doubts loomed over India’s chances at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but a firm decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the course of events...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a foreign national accused of possessing over 500 grams of heroin, stating that the stringent provisions of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were applicable in the case.The...

April 03, New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi, citing frustration with her performance, particularly her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.Reports indicate that Trump was also unhappy with...

New Delhi, April 3 The Supreme Court on Friday modified its April 2 order and directed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission to allow one candidate instead of 713 to appear in the sub-inspector police/platoon commander recruitment examination, 2025, scheduled on April 5-6.In a relief for the...

New Delhi, April 3 – A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi has convicted and sentenced four individuals, including two former officials of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, for their involvement in a 2006 land allotment scam involving the Maharani Awanti Bai...

Thane, April 3 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane district of Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of ₹44.13 lakh to the family of a 46-year-old man who died after a JCB crane crashed into a motorcycle in 2020.Tribunal member R V Mohite directed the crane owner and the...

Hyderabad, April 3 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy welcomed the Supreme Court's upholding the recruitment of 563 candidates for Group I posts in Telangana on Friday.The Chief Minister stated that he views this as an affirmation of his government's transparency and sincerity...

New Delhi, April 3 – The National Green Tribunal has granted time to authorities and a private school in central Delhi to file their responses in a suo motu case concerning a ban on metal water bottles and the alleged health risks associated with plastic usage among students.A bench headed by...

Nainital, April 2 Cases arising from consensual relationships between minors must be handled carefully, the Uttarakhand High Court has observed.A single-judge bench of Justice Alok Mehra made the observation while hearing a case involving a relationship between minors, and as an interim...

Pune, April 2 Pune district child protection officer Mangesh Jadhav wrote to police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Thursday, raising concerns about the songs of rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, which he alleged "glorify alcohol, drugs, and gun culture."In the letter, Jadhav asked the police department...

Jabalpur, April 2 All petitions related to the 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Madhya Pradesh will be heard regularly for three days, starting April 27, the High Court said on Thursday.A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf...

Mumbai, April 2 – The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah's controversial song ‘Volume 1’ from all social media and music streaming platforms.Justice Kaurav, who personally heard the song in his chambers before passing the order, was reportedly...

New Delhi, April 2 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and withdraw the cases filed against Dalit and Adivasi youth in April 2018 during nationwide protests against the dilution of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.In a letter to...

Mumbai, April 2 The Bombay High Court has granted bail to the driver of a BEST bus that mowed down nine people in Mumbai's Kurla area in December 2024, and termed it "shocking" that the drivers received no practical training in operating electric buses.Justice R M Joshi granted bail to Sanjay...

New Delhi, April 2 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told a Delhi court that a revision petition challenging the dismissal of a plea seeking an FIR against him is an abuse of the law, as mere criticism of a political ideology has vaguely been categorized as "hate speech" and...

Indore, April 2 – The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court announced on Thursday that it will regularly hear the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute from April 6 onwards.The hearing was originally scheduled for Thursday (April 2), but was postponed. The bench comprising...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed police authorities to continue their security arrangements in the district courts and regularly review them in consultation with the principal and district judge concerned.The order was passed by a three-judge bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bail granted to businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin in connection with a multi-crore rupee alleged "Grand Venice Mall" scam in Greater Noida, and ordered him to surrender to the jail authorities within a week.A bench comprising...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Supreme Court told the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday to either close the proceedings against Sterling Biotech Limited (SBL) and its promoters, Chetan and Nitin Sandesara, or else it will be compelled to take a serious view of the matter.A...