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Vyapam accused Sudhir Sharma gets bail

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court here today granted bail to mining baron Sudhir Sharma in a case related to the Vyapam scam. Sharma, accused of being a middleman, has been in jail for nearly two years. The HC had granted him bail in another Vyapam-related case earlier. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Rajendra […]

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Bihar toppers scam: Lalkeshwar Singh, Usha Sinha sent to JC

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Former Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, his wife Usha Sinha and five others were today remanded in 14 days judicial custody in connection with the intermediate toppers scam. Special vigilance judge Raghvendra Kumar Singh passed the order after the seven were produced in his court in the wake of the special […]

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Narada case: HC says its order will be binding on all

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The Calcutta High Court today said its order would be binding on all irrespective of who was doing what, as the petitioner in the Narada sting case drew its attention over West Bengal government’s decision to hold an enquiry despite the matter being pending before the court. A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur […]

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11 sentenced to life in Gulberg massacre case

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Calling Gulberg massacre the “darkest day” in the history of civil society, a special SIT court today awarded life term to 11 convicts for burning alive 69 people, including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri, in one of the worst riots post-Godhra violence in 2002. However, the judgement left the prosecution, Jafri’s widow Zakia and civil […]

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Vyapam scam: Delhi HC seeks whistleblower reply on CBI plea

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Delhi High Court today sought the response of a whistleblower in the Vyapam recruitment scam on CBI’s plea to provide it copies of documents and a pen-drive which were sent to a forensic lab to examine their veracity and whether there has been any tampering of evidence as alleged by him. Justice P S Teji […]

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Gulberg riots: Quantum of sentence tomorrow

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A special SIT court will tomorrow pronounce the quantum of sentence for 24 convicts in the Gulberg Society massacre in which 69 people, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, were killed. The court of special judge P B Desai here had announced on Monday that the quantum of sentence will be declared on Friday, after […]

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Bhujbal seeks release on health grounds

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Former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, arrested for alleged money laundering, today told the Bombay High Court that he is suffering from a critical heart ailment and sought bail for treatment. Bhujbal approached the HC seeking to be released on bail considering his medical condition after a special PMLA court rejected his bail plea. Senior counsel […]

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SC denies plea of convicted BSP leader again

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The Supreme Court today once again refused to grant urgent hearing to a plea of former MP Umakant Yadav seeking suspension of his conviction and a seven year sentence in a forgery case to enable him contest the upcoming assembly elections in the Uttar Pradesh in 2017. The plea was mentioned before a vacation bench […]

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Hardik ready to stay out of Guj to get bail from Gujarat HC

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Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today told the Gujarat High Court he was ready to accept any condition, including staying out of the state for six months, that it may deem fit for granting him bail. Justice A J Desai reserved his order on the bail plea after the prosecution and defence counsels […]

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Lalu Prasad Yadav appears before special CBI court

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RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav today appeared before a special CBI court here in connection with a fodder scam case. The RJD president appeared before the special court of Shivpal Singh in connection with the case number 38A/96 pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.31 crore from Dumka Treasury in undivided Bihar during the 1990s. […]

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“Babri demolition, Godhra riots led youths to Qaeda”

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Indians joining al Qaeda were moved by the 1992 Babri mosque demolition and 2002 Godhra riots and were committed to establish base of terror outfit al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) here, Delhi Police has told a court here. In its charge sheet filed against 17 accused, Special Cell of Delhi Police said for the […]

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Gujarat government defends Pandey’s appointment as DGP

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The Gujarat government today defended the appointment of P P Pandey, an accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, as the Director General of Police in-charge in its affidavit filed in the high court. The contentions in the PIL filed by former police officer Julio Rebeiro were not valid as Pandey had been appointed on […]

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