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US national gang-rape: Accused remanded in JC

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Three Nepalese citizens, arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old US woman Manali, were on Friday remanded in 10-day judicial custody by a local court. Arjun (22), Lucky (24) and Som Bahadur Tamang (24) were sent to judicial custody by the fast track court. “Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Gaurav Sharma sent the accused to judicial remand till […]

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2G: Court dismisses complaint against PM, Maran

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Garg in his complaint had alleged that the Prime Minister and Maran had “unlawfully changed and diluted” the original Terms of References (ToRs) for vacation and reallocation of spectrum leading to the 2G scam. A Delhi court today dismissed a plea seeking lodging of an FIR against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Telecom Minister […]

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NHRC issues notice to UP for cops beating woman

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain the alleged beating of a woman by policemen at a police station in Aligarh. She had gone to the police station to inquire about her son who allegedly was kept in illegal detention. The commission issued a notice to the chief […]

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Pregnant rape victim to be shifted to shelter home

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The city government Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the teenaged rape victim, who is eight months pregnant and has been abandoned by her family, will be transferred to a shelter home for delivering the child and for medical facilities. Justice Manmohan Singh disposed of the plea after recording the submission of the Delhi […]

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Batla House case accused says he never confessed

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The lone alleged Indian Mujahideen militant facing trial in the 2008Batla House encounter case here has pleaded innocence before a Delhi court while refuting police’s claim that he had confessed to his role. “I am innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case,” said Shazad Ahmed while recording his statement before additional sessions judge Rajender Kumar Shastri. Shazad is […]

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SC to hear plea against restart of Sterlite plant in TN

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Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow TNPCB’s plea against an order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) allowing UK-based Vedanta Group company, Sterlite Industries Ltd, to recommence operation of its copper plant in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), in its plea, has sought quashing of NGT’s May 31 order […]

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Hindu terror remark: Plea to make PM, Sonia witness

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A plea was on Thursday filed in a Delhi court to seek its nod to examine Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi as witnesses in a private complaint case filed against Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for his alleged “Hindu terror” remarks made at Jaipur. Taking up the application, Metropolitan Magistrate Harun […]

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HC notice to police on plea against Maneka, sister

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The Delhi High Court has sought the city police’s response on a woman’s plea seeking direction to lodge an FIR against animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi and her sister for “illegally” taking away animals from a shelter home and threatening her, Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act, Issuing notice to police, Justice Kailash Gambhir sought their […]

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IPL spot-fixing scandal: Chavan surrenders before court

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Suspended cricketer Ankeet Chavan, an accused in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, surrendered before a Delhi court today on expiry of the one-week interim bail he was granted to solemnise his marriage. Chavan, who along with his Rajasthan Royals teammate S Sreesanth and others is now booked under MCOCA, surrendered before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar […]

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‘CCTV footage matches victim’s friend’s description’

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The woman police officer, who was instrumental in cracking the December 16 gangrape case, on Wednesday told a Delhi Court that the description given by the victim’s male friend about the bus in which the incident took place matched with the video footage taken from a hotel. She asserted that the contention of the accused […]

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DA case: Jagan’s aide remanded in JC till Jun 17

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A special CBI court in Hyderabad on Wednesday remanded Vijay Sai Reddy, an accused in the alleged disproportionate assets case involving YSR Congress President YS Jaganmohan Reddy, in judicial custody till June 17. The Supreme Court on May 9, had allowed CBI’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to Vijay Sai, a close aide of […]

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Can’t get Y or Z security for being ex-minister: SC

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A person cannot be entitled to Y or Z category security merely on the ground of being a former minister, the Supreme Court observed today while declining to entertain the plea of a BSP leader from Uttar Pradesh. “If you as a matter of fact are not entitled under the rule for security you cannot be given security. This can’t […]

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