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Jiah’s mother moves CBI court, seeks summons to Blackberry

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Deceased actor-model Jiah Khan’s mother Rabia today moved the special CBI court seeking summons to service provider Blackberry to produce messenger communication between her daughter and actor Suraj Pancholi. Pancholi is accused of abetting the suicide of Jiah. “The court be pleased to issue necessary summons calling upon the Blackberry India to produce the information […]

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UP govt tells HC about plan for heat wave relief

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The Uttar Pradesh government today submitted in the Allahabad High Court a detailed action plan for providing relief to the people of the state from the heat wave. A CD containing slideshows of the action plan was submitted before the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosle and Justice Yashwant Verma. The Bench was […]

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Custody of young girls can’t be given to any claimant: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today refused custody of a girl to a man who claimed to be her husband by showing a photograph. “We are not going to release her to you. If courts start releasing young girls’ custody to claimants on the basis of photographs, then we have had it. All kinds of false […]

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Madras HC acquits 15 persons awarded life term by lower court

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The Madras High Court has acquitted 15 persons who were awarded life imprisonment by a trial court last year in a 1998 triple murder case. A division bench comprising Justices S Nagamuthu and Anita Sumanth acquitted the accused recently maintaining that the prosecution has failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court also […]

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Poll code violation: Charge sheet filed against UP minister

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A charge sheet was today filed against Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana and nine others in a local court for violating the Model Code of Conduct during the assembly elections. Charges related to making “statements conducing to public mischief and waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India” have been […]

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NGT asks Delhi govt to introduce destination buses from May 1

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The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi government to introduce destination buses from May 1, in a bid to help improve the air quality in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to run the point-to-point buses on an experimental basis from Dwarka, Rohini, Janakpuri, CGO […]

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Yamuna damage: NGT shocked over Sri Sri’s remarks

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The National Green Tribunal today slammed the Art of Living over its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar blaming the Centre and the green panel for damage to the Yamuna floodplains, terming it as “shocking”. “You have no sense of responsibility. Who gave you liberty to speak whatever you want to. It is shocking ,” a […]

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Lay pipeline for supply of recycled water: NGT to Delhi govt

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Voicing concern over wastage of water, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a detailed report on the laying of a dedicated pipeline to supply recycled water in South Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim ordered the AAP government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and South […]

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Railways asked to compensate passenger for stolen luggage

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Railways has to ensure safety of not just the passengers, but also their belongings, Delhi state consumer commission has said while holding it responsible for service deficiency after a commuter’s luggage got stolen. The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), while dismissing the Railways’ appeal against a district forum’s order, asked it to pay a […]

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Two persons get life sentence for murder

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A local court today sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for the murder of a scrap dealer in Odisha’s Sundargarh district about four years ago. Additional Sessions judge Srinibash Pratihari pronounced the jail term for Mahesh Gope and Rabi Nayar after holding both guilty of killing scrap dealer Ananda Panda (35) in June, 2013. Two […]

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Court highlights camaraderie between police and accused

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A city court has pulled up the Delhi Police for “wilful inaction” in not taking any step for two years to arrest an accused in an assault case, saying such leniency leads to an inference of “camaraderie” between the police and the accused. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to conduct an […]

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Mother-son get jail term in rape case

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A local court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and awarded ten years’ jail term to his mother for abetting the crime. District judge Mridula V K Bhatia convicted Sushant Dubey, owner of a driving school here, and his mother Mamata Dubey on Monday. Sushant was […]

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