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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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MHA officer sent to judicial custody till June 6

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A special court today sent an MHA official to jail till June 6 for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains after CBI submitted that his further custodial interrogation was not required in the case. Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar sent accused Anand Joshi, under secretary in the Home Ministry, to […]

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Road mishap victim given Rs 32 lakh compensation

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A 27-year-old youth, who was hit by a rashly driven car last year and suffered permanent impairment, has been awarded over Rs 32 lakh as compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd, the insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay compensation […]

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Bombay HC: regulatory body to monitor water level in dams

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The Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) to constantly monitor water level in all the dams of the state to ensure enough water is available for drinking in the drought-hit state. The order was passed on a bunch of petitions urging adequate supply of water in drought-hit areas due to […]

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SC refuses to ask Maharashtra to totally cut water supply to liquor industry

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Maharashtra government to completely cut water supply to distilleries and breweries in the drought-hit regions of the state. A vacation bench of Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud pulled up the petitioner for approaching the apex court for a complete ban on water supply […]

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Court refuses bail to 14 suspected ISIS operatives

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A special court today refused bail to 14 suspected ISIS operatives, arrested from across the country for allegedly financing and recruiting people to join the terror group. District judge Amar Nath rejected the bail application of the accused persons saying the allegations were of serious nature and they do not deserve the relief. In the […]

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Chhota Rajan passport case

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Order on charge against Chhota Rajan on June 8

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A special court today reserved for June 8 its order on framing of charges against gangster Chhota Rajan and three others in a fake passport case. Special judge Vinod Kumar concluded hearing arguments of CBI and accused persons on the issue of charge during which Rajan denied the allegation that he used a fictitious identity […]

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Bombay HC sets up panel to inspect 2 kids’ homes in Mumbai

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The Bombay High Court has set up a committee of representatives of NGOs to visit two children’s homes in the city to ascertain whether cleanliness is maintained and proper hygienic food is served to the inmates. Dr K P Asha Mukundan, Director of `Resource Cell for Juvenile Justice’ at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, […]

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Sheena murder case: CBI court rejects Peter”s bail plea

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A special CBI court here today rejected the bail application of former media baron Peter Mukerjea who has been arrested in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case. “The bail is rejected,” Special Judge H S Mahajan said while delivering the order in the court. The judge said that the bail application has been rejected […]

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“Kejriwal’s ‘thulla’ remark aimed at inefficient cops”

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The term “thulla” used by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was made with reference to the Delhi Police officers who are “inefficient”, have “low productivity rate” and take money from street vendors, a court here has said while dismissing a criminal defamation complaint against the AAP leader. “It has not been said by the respondent (Kejriwal) […]

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SC agrees to hear Salvatore Girone’s plea to go to Italy

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 26 the plea of Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian marines who are accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast, seeking permission to go to his country till an International Arbitral Tribunal decides the jurisdictional issue between India and Italy. The other marine Massimiliano […]

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NBW issued against BJP MP, four others

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A Bhadohi (UP) court has issued non-bailable warrant against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, cabinet ministers Shivpal Yadav, Parasnath Yadav and two others in a case related to alleged violation of model code of conduct during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. The warrant was issued yesterday by Chief Judicial Magistrate Satyawan Singh against Tiwari, who was the star […]

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Delhi HC rejects PIL for interchange stn on Airport Expline

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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to construct an interchange station on the metro line, which connects Noida from Janak Puri West, and the Airport Express line. The court observed that there was no “arbitrariness or irrationality” in the decision taken by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation […]

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