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Kolkata, April 3 BJP candidate Shankar Ghosh, who is seeking re-election from the north Bengal city constituency of Siliguri, holds a doctorate in Botany and is a teacher by profession, according to his poll affidavit.A former CPI(M) leader before he joined the BJP prior to the 2021 assembly...

Kolkata, April 3 The BJP candidate from the Mathabhanga constituency in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Nishith Pramanik, has 16 criminal cases pending against him, including murder and rioting, according to his election affidavit.Pramanik, a former Union minister, has not been convicted...

Panaji, March 25 A 42-year-old tourist from Bengaluru was seriously injured after allegedly being attacked by nearly 20 employees of a Goa beach shack, police said on Wednesday.Kaushat Pasha was allegedly assaulted by the group at Calangute beach over a minor dispute on Tuesday evening, they...

Jammu, March 24 Police have arrested five absconding individuals in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, who had been evading arrest for years in connection with multiple criminal cases, officials said.The accused, Basharat Hussain, along with Mohd Iqbal, Ghulam Ahmed, Mohd Sharief, and Mohd...

Mathura, March 22 – In a major crackdown, the Chhata police in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested 15 alleged offenders for blocking National Highway-19, attacking police personnel, and vandalizing vehicles following the death of a vigilante in a road accident, officials said on...

New Delhi, March 22 – The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered an FIR against 300 people in the case of violence that erupted in Mathura after the death of a cow vigilante, Baba Chandrashekhar, also known as 'Farsa Wale Baba'.According to reports, the incident occurred on NH-19 when...

Nainital, March 19 The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday reprimanded gym operator Deepak Kumar, who came into the limelight as "Mohammad Deepak" for confronting Bajrang Dal activists allegedly harassing a Muslim shopkeeper, and asked how an accused can seek police protection.A single-judge...

Pune, March 14 Five people were injured after a mob attacked a group of Muslim youths who were preparing to break their fast (during Ramadan) near Pune. Following this, the police detained over a dozen individuals, an official said on Saturday.The incident took place around 6:30 pm on Friday...

New Delhi, March 12 A court here on Thursday dismissed a bail application filed by Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in a case linked to the 2020 riots in north-east Delhi, saying there had been no change in circumstances since the Delhi High Court denied him relief last year.Additional Sessions...

Khandwa (MP), March 6 A "offensive" post on social media, allegedly causing offense to religious sentiments, triggered a heated protest outside a police station in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday.Based on a complaint by a local, the police had registered a case...

Srinagar, March 3 Authorities imposed restrictions on Tuesday for the second consecutive day across the Kashmir Valley to maintain law and order in the aftermath of developments in Iran.Police said these restrictions are purely preventive in nature to ensure that anti-national elements and...

New Delhi, March 2 A Delhi court has acquitted three men accused of killing a man under the Janakpuri District Centre flyover in 2015, giving them the benefit of the doubt after finding material inconsistencies in the prosecution's case.Additional Sessions Judge Pooja Talwar was hearing a case...

New Delhi, February 26 A Delhi court has acquitted three people accused of rioting, arson, and unlawful assembly during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, stating that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing a case...

New Delhi, February 24 Delhi Police arrested Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib on Tuesday as the "main conspirator" and "mastermind" of the shirtless protest at the AI Summit last week, and added charges of rioting against him and other seven IYC workers who were earlier arrested...

New Delhi, February 24 The Delhi Police has added charges of rioting against members of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) who were arrested in connection with the protest during the AI Summit here last week, an official said on Tuesday.Eight members of the IYC, including its president Uday Bhanu...

Hyderabad, February 21 – Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao was taken into custody by the police here on Sunday when he attempted to leave for Banswada town in the Kamareddy district, which witnessed a communal clash on Friday.Ramchander Rao, who had been under house arrest since...

Indore, February 19 A case has been registered against a group of right-wing activists for alleged rioting, vandalism, and assault on the campus of a private university here, police said on Thursday.No arrests have been made in the case yet, officials said.The accused forcibly entered NMIMS...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), February 18 Police announced on Wednesday that they had arrested a 42-year-old man, alleged to be a notorious criminal, who had been on the run for nearly nine years and was wanted in multiple serious criminal cases across Mangaluru and Udupi.Speaking at a press...