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ED opposes hawala scam accused Fatta’s bail plea

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The Enforcement Directorate today opposed in a local court the bail plea of Afroz Fatta, accused in the Rs 700 crore hawala scam. “There are multiple reasons to implicate him (Fatta) in the hawala case under the norms of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),” Special Public Prosecutor Sudhir Gupta on behalf of Enforcement […]

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Amway India CEO arrested, remanded in JC

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Amway India Chairman and Chief Executive William S Pinckney has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a criminal case registered against the direct-selling company. He was today produced before a Kurnool district court which sent him in 14-day judicial custody. Kurnool Superintendent of Police Raghurami Reddy said that Pinckney was arrested in […]

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Midnight raid on African women: Court seeks final status

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A court here on Monday issued notice to an Investigating Officer of Delhi Police, probing the former Delhi minister Somnath Bharti’s purported raid on some African residents last year, to remain present “in person” with final status report after he failed to turn up today. Metropolitan Magistrate Chetna Singh on January 29 had asked Delhi […]

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HC converts Kerala NGO’s petition into PIL

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A petition by an NGO, challenging the Centre’s last minute decision not to confer triple jump athlete Renjith Maheshwary with the prestigious Arjuna award in 2013, was today converted to a public interest litigation by the Delhi High Court. Justice Manmohan referred the matter to a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini which […]

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No relief for discoms; HC defers hearing on CAG audit

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The Delhi High Court today deferred the hearing on the plea by three private discoms to stay the city government’s decision asking the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to audit their accounts. A bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw fixed July 22 as the next date of hearing. […]

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HC bars Haryana from prosecuting Maruti

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The Delhi High Court restrained Harayana government from “prosecuting” car maker Maruti Suzuki for not having prior environment clearance (EC) for its unit in Rohtak after the company gave an undertaking that it will apply for the green nod. The court held that the company will have to get environment clearance prior to constructing any […]

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Nusli Wadia to depose before CBI court on June 30

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Industrialist Nusli Wadia will depose before a city court on June 30 in a 23-year-old-case of attempt to murder on him. The sessions court on Monday fixed the date of deposition of Mr. Wadia. The prime accused in the 1991 case is Kirti Ambani, a senior executive of Reliance Industries Limited who reported directly to […]

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Road accident victim’s family gets over Rs 35L

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The family of a 30-year-old man, who was crushed to death by a rashly driven truck in 2012, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 35 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, with which the offending truck was insured, to pay compensation of […]

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Andhra HC lifts stay on Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma merger

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Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy Laboratories are trading higher by up to 3% in early morning deals after the Andhra Pradesh High Court cleared the decks for the $4-billion deal to go through by lifting the stay. The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday vacated a status quo order it had issued earlier […]

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Firm denied car insurance claim due to fake licence

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A consumer forum here has rejected the plea of a tourism firm seeking direction to an insurance company to pay the insured amount of its car, which met with an accident in 2010, on the ground that the driving licence of its driver was not valid. The South Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided over […]

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Man gets 10-yrs jail for raping Air Force staffer’s wife

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A 55-year-old man has been awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for raping and pouring hazardous “chemical” on the private parts of the wife of an Air Force staffer. The convict, who was friendly with the 40-year-old victim’s husband, committed the heinous offence at her residence. Additional Sessions Judge MC Gupta handed […]

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Court to hear plea against security to tainted MPs

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A Delhi court today agreed to hear a plea filed by a local resident seeking order to restrain the police and other central forces from providing security to newly-elected tainted MPs. The plea was taken up for hearing in the court of additional civil judge Prashant Sharma, who posted the hearing for July 25. Petitioner […]

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