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New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi High Court on Thursday strongly objected to a "vulgar" and "derogatory" song allegedly released by rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah in 2006, stating that the track completely disregarded even the minimum standards of civility and directed its removal from online...

New Delhi, April 2 – A judge of the Supreme Court recused himself from hearing a bail plea filed by lawyer and activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh iron ore mine arson case on Thursday.Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, who was part of a bench headed by Justice J.K...

Nashik, April 2 A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district remanded self-proclaimed religious leader Ashok Kharat in police custody for seven days on Thursday in a second case of rape, in which he is accused of sexually exploiting a woman on multiple occasions since 2020, under the guise of...

Nainital, April 2 The Uttarakhand High Court directed the Mussoorie municipality not to cut down any trees without obtaining the necessary permission from the forest department, and asked the state government to file their responses in this matter.A division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar...

Bilaspur, April 2 Nearly 23 years after the murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted former CM Ajit Jogi's son, Amit Jogi, in the case, and ordered him to surrender within three weeks, the CBI's counsel said.A trial court had acquitted Amit Jogi...

Jaipur, April 2 – The Rajasthan High Court issued notices to the State Election Commission (SEC) and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday over delays in conducting panchayat and urban local body elections in the state.A division bench, led by Acting Chief Justice S.P...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a final opportunity to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to remove "unwarranted" remarks made against it by the trial court while discharging...

Bilaspur, April 2 The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted Amit Jogi, the son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, and ordered him to surrender before the court within three weeks, according to the CBI's counsel.The High Court...

Raipur, April 2 – In a significant development, the Chhattisgarh High Court has delivered a major blow to Amit Jogi, the son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, declaring him guilty and ordering him to surrender within three weeks in the high-profile Ramavtar Jaggi murder case.A division bench...

New Delhi, April 2 – A Delhi court has granted regular bail to a man accused of posting an AI-manipulated image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, while also directing a preliminary inquiry into an alleged forged document related to his arrest.Passing the order, Additional...

New Delhi, April 2 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted fresh searches at several premises linked to executives of the political consultancy firm I-PAC and others in multiple cities on Thursday, officials said.The raids are being conducted at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi...

Jammu, April 2 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that over 16,000 kanals of land under the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) are currently being encroached upon, and that eviction drives are being carried out in a phased and time-bound manner.In response to a...

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.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh directed Bhasin to surrender to the...

New Delhi, April 1 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of an original application raising concerns over the concreting of tree trunks in Dehradun and directed the applicant to file a fresh representation, along with supporting photographs, to the divisional forest officer (DFO) and...

Mumbai, April 1 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by actress Anita Advani seeking recognition of her alleged relationship with late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna as a marriage.A single bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed the appeal filed by Advani...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal defamation complaint filed by Somnath Bharti's wife, a former AAP MLA, against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, stating that there was no defamatory imputation against the complainant.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate...

Latur, Apr 1 A senior Maharashtra government official and a junior clerk were convicted by a special court in Latur on Wednesday, which handed them simple imprisonment ranging from two to two-and-a-half years for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for approving a business proposal in 2014...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court has discharged a woman accused of using forged documents to apply for her son's passport, holding that the act does not contain the essential elements of the offense charged. It has also cautioned against framing criminal charges in court to settle scores in a...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti from Madhya Pradesh in a cheating case.Special Judge Vinay Singh said that "the accused, Rajendra Bharti, along with Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati, and Savitri Devi, along with possibly other unknown individuals...

New Delhi, April 1 – A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Lipika Mitra, the wife of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue...