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Jammu, March 29 More than a year after 17 people died under mysterious circumstances in a remote village in Rajouri district, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday cited specific pesticide compounds and elevated cadmium levels as part of fresh, though provisional, findings into the...

Jammu, March 28 Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, from all parties, on Saturday condemned the assassination attempt on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and demanded a judicial inquiry into the attack.Both the treasury and opposition benches unanimously described the...

Mumbai, March 27 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the rape accused and self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat has received more than 50 calls in the last five days providing information or reporting crimes allegedly committed by him, officials said on Friday.The Maharashtra...

Mumbai, March 27 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that criminal action will be taken against those circulating obscene videos of the women victims of self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat on social media."In the Kharat case, many more victims are coming forward. More...

Hazaribag, March 26 A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the murder of a girl in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said on Thursday.Bishnugarh Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) B N Prasad told

Patna, March 25 – Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, visited Gaighat in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday to meet the family of Jagatveer Rai, an elderly man who was killed during a police raid.After expressing condolences, he launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar...

Guwahati, March 25 On Wednesday, opposition parties questioned the Assam police, which has slapped murder charges against several accused in the death of Zubeen Garg, following the ruling by the Singapore Police Coast Guard that there was no foul play in the singer's death, upheld by a coroner...

Nashik (Maharashtra), March 24 A court in Nashik on Tuesday extended the police custody of self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested in a rape case, until March 29.A man attempted to attack Kharat outside the court, but the police stopped him in time and took him into...

Buldhana, March 24 – The chief of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, Harshwardhan Sapkal, said on Tuesday that the disturbing discourse sparked by the case of the fraudulent self-proclaimed godman, Ashok Kharat, is not good for Maharashtra. He demanded additional support for the Special...

Jammu, March 23 A local court on Monday sent Kamal Singh Jamwal, accused of firing at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah at an event here, on judicial remand until April 6.Jamwal was produced in the court after his police remand in the case expired.Abdullah had a miraculous escape...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday stressed the need for a coordinated, fair, and time-bound investigation into alleged large-scale bank fraud linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom) and its group entities.A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya...

Nagpur, March 22 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that a high-level inquiry, led by the Director General of Police (DGP), is underway in the case involving Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed religious figure arrested for rape, and asserted that no one will be spared...

Mumbai, March 20 – NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who is embroiled in the Captain Ashok Kharat controversy, resigned on Friday from her position as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, she met Deputy Chief Minister...

Mumbai, March 20 The Maharashtra State Commission for Women has written to the state police chief seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into an alleged rape case in Nashik involving a self-proclaimed religious figure, Ashok Kharat.Notably, commission chairperson and NCP leader...

Mumbai, March 20 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked State Women’s Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar to resign on Friday, sources within the CMO said.This directive came two days after the arrest of self-proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat from Nashik on allegations...

Jaipur, March 20 – Emphasizing heightened security at the revered Khatu Shyam Temple, Sikar Superintendent of Police Praveen Nayak on Friday said that authorities are continuously working to strengthen safety arrangements at the shrine, which witnesses lakhs of devotees throughout the year.He...

Gondia/Mumbai, March 20 NCP Working President Praful Patel clarified the party's stance regarding the shocking allegations against self-proclaimed numerologist Ashok Kharat on Friday.Speaking at a press conference, Patel assured that a thorough investigation is underway, and anyone found...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the rape of a 4-year-old girl in Gurugram.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of an urgent mention by...

New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court has dismissed another plea alleging violation of international wildlife norms in the import of endangered species by Vantara, a zoological rescue and rehabilitation center in Jamnagar, Gujarat.The top court last year dismissed a similar public interest...

Guwahati, March 19 The Gauhati High Court has appointed a dedicated fast-track court to conduct the day-to-day trial proceedings in the Zubeen Garg death case, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.Judge Sharmila Bhuyan of the Baksa district will head the fast-track court...