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Jodhpur, March 19 A 21-year-old woman, who was married at the age of 12, has secured annulment of her marriage following an order passed by a family court here on Thursday.In its order, the court noted the adverse impact of child marriage on the present and future of children and emphasised...

New Delhi, March 19 The CBI questioned industrialist Anil Ambani for nearly eight hours on Thursday in connection with a Rs 2,929-crore fraud case, registered against Reliance Communications Ltd and him on a complaint by the State Bank of India, officials said.In a separate case, the CBI...

New Delhi/Lucknow, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR against Elvish Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in Noida, prompting the YouTuber to say he always had faith in the judicial system.However, he asked who would compensate for the...

Patna, March 18 The Patna High Court on Thursday granted bail to JD(U) MLA Anant Singh in connection with the murder of Dular Chand Yadav during the campaign trail for the Bihar elections last year.Singh, who was arrested on November 1, was accused of orchestrating the killing.He won the...

Kendrapara (Odisha), March 19 A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl, which resulted in her becoming pregnant.The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, with failure to pay resulting in an additional...

Hathras (UP), March 19 A district court on Thursday recorded the testimony of a police sub-inspector in connection with the 2024 Hathras stampede case. The tragedy, which occurred during a religious gathering, resulted in the deaths of 121 people.Defence counsel Munna Singh Pundir said that...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred a hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to remove certain adverse observations made against it by a trial court while discharging all accused, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia...

Lucknow, March 19 YouTuber Elvish Yadav expressed happiness on Thursday over the Supreme Court's verdict in the alleged case of using snake venom at a rave party, saying he always had faith in the judiciary.However, he asked who would compensate for the harassment he and his family faced.The...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – Expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil secured a reprieve on Thursday after a local court here declined to cancel his anticipatory bail in one of the three rape cases filed against him, allowing him to remain out of custody for now.The Thiruvananthapuram...

Ranchi, March 19 – The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday criticized the state police for the handling of a case involving the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl from Bokaro, raising concerns over delays and lack of progress in the investigation.Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the...

Islamabad, March 19 – A Christian man in Pakistan, accused under the country's controversial blasphemy laws, is awaiting a possible death sentence. The case has drawn attention due to the alleged "blasphemy business group," an organized network accused of making false accusations of blasphemy to...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time until April 2 to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to remove "unwarranted" remarks made against it by the trial court while...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against YouTuber and reality show winner Elvish Yadav in a case involving the procurement and use of snake venom at rave parties in Noida and the National Capital Region (NCR), holding that the invocation of...

Kolkata, March 19 – A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Sheikh Shahjahan, the suspended Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, and the principal accused in the case of the assault on Enforcement...

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu action based on media reports alleging obscenity and vulgarity in two songs, "Tattiri / Tatihari" and "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke." Regarding the song "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke," the Commission stated that the content appears to be sexually...

New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav under the Wildlife (Protection) Act in the snake venom case registered by Uttar Pradesh Police in 2023.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh said the case...

Mumbai, March 19 – The National Commission for Women has issued summons to actors Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, along with others, in connection with the controversy surrounding the song "Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke".Acting under the powers granted by the National Commission for Women Act, 1990...

Jodhpur, March 18 The Rajasthan High Court has suspended Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajendra Sahu with immediate effect, following a preliminary inquiry into "serious" allegations in six separate cases, according to an official order.The High Court administration said the...

Gurugram, March 18 The Gurugram Police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman over several months after befriending her on a matrimonial website under the pretense of marriage, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Nadeem Khan, a native of Uttar Pradesh's...

New Delhi, March 18 Simply asking a married woman to assist in caring for a family member is not considered cruelty under criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna delivered the judgment while quashing criminal cases against a husband and his family for alleged...