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PIL in Delhi HC against use of nylon thread for kite flying

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The Delhi High Court today sought a response from AAP government on a PIL seeking prohibition on manufacture, sale, use and purchase of ‘chinese manja’, a kite-flying thread made out of nylon, alleging that it is “razor sharp” and has caused several deaths across the country as it is capable of cutting human flesh. A […]

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Gulberg Society massacre: Verdict likely tomorrow

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A special SIT court is likely to pronounce its verdict tomorrow in connection with a 2002 post-Godhra riots case of Gulberg Society in which 69 persons including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri were killed. Special Court Judge P B Desai will deliver the judgement over eight months after the trial concluded on September 22, 2015. […]

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Court extends JC of 5 alleged AQIS operatives

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The judicial custody of five suspected operatives of Al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), arrested for allegedly radicalising youths and propagating terror agenda of outfit, was today extended till June 10 by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh extended the custody of the five accused — Syed Anzar Shah , Abdul Sami, Mohd Asif, […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Police official held guilty in a 2013 bribery case

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A court here has held a Delhi police official guilty of demanding and accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from a person for releasing his impounded car. Special CBI Judge Brijesh Kumar Garg convicted head constable Dev Raj under Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting bribe from complainant Narinder Singh in 2013 as a favour to release […]

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Rape accused remanded in judicial custody

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The three accused in the Salt Lake gangrape case were today remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local court. The trio Arnab De, Subhendu Naskar and Sourav Bera, all drivers of IT sector pool cars, would be subjected to a test identification parade, a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police said. The three accused along […]

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Pollution turning Taj Mahal yellow: NGT notice to Centre

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The National Green Tribunal has asked the Centre to respond to the plea of an environment enthusiast alleging that largescale burning of municipal solid waste in Agra was turning the Taj Mahal yellow. The green panel also restrained civic authorities from burning municipal solid waste and other waste in open in Agra and the areas […]

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Metro rail projects need environmental nod: NGT

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The National Green Tribunal today held that all metro rail projects need environmental clearance after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said Noida Metro Rail, whose construction was challenged in the plea before it, fell under Schedule 8(b) of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, relating to buildings, […]

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Gujarat HC issues notice to Guj govt on 10% EWS reservation ordinance

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Gujarat High Court today issued notice to the state government over a petition challenging an ordinance providing 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to members of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) as being “contrary to fundamental rights”. A vacation bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay issued notice to secretaries of Legislative and Parliamentary […]

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Court junks plea against Kejriwal for tweets on PM

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In a relief to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a Delhi court today dismissed a criminal complaint filed against him for allegedly using “defamatory and seditious” words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the CBI raid at his Principal Secretary’s office. A complaint was filed against Kejriwal that his comments on his Twitter account on December […]

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Bribery case: IAS, RAS officers remanded to pc

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IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan and RAS officer Anil Kumar Agrawal, who were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan in connection with a bribery case involving Rs 1.5 crore, were today remanded to police custody till June 4. The accused, who were arrested yesterday, were produced in a special court of Anti-Corruption Bureau where […]

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NGT junks AOL’s plea for acceptance of fine as bank guarantee

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The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday junked the Art of Living’s (AOL) plea seeking its nod to accept the environment compensation, slapped for damaging Yamuna’s biodiversity, as bank guarantee instead of “payment of balance amount” of Rs 4.75 crore. The green panel also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s AOL for filing […]

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