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Defamation complaint against Rahul for ‘dalali’ remark

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A complaint of defamation was today lodged in a court here against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dalali’ remark targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the surgical strikes. Local lawyer Sadanand Singh moved the application under IPC Section 500 (Punishment for defamation) in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate which fixed the hearing […]

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Two sentenced to life in 33-year-old murder case

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Two persons were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in a 33-year-old murder case. Judge Shiv Singh Yadav awarded life term to two accused Atar Singh and Ram Naresh for the murder of Ram Saran, who was killed by the duo in April 1983, prosecution sources said. Singh and Naresh, both residents […]

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Punjab cops get jail for tattooing ‘jeb katri’ on women

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23 years after policemen in Amritsar tattooed the words ‘jeb katri’ (pickpocket) on the foreheads of four women, a special CBI court here has sentenced three cops in the case which had sparked widespread condemnation. Special CBI judge Baljinder Singh yesterday awarded three years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to the then superintendent of police Sukhdev Singh […]

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5 of family awarded death penalty for killing 4 people

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A man and his four sons were awarded capital punishment today by a court in Pali district of Rajasthan for killing four persons, including three of a family, over a land dispute dating back to 2009. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sukesh Kumar Jain sentenced Shahabuddin, Shakur Khan, Kalu Khan, Usman Khan and Rahim Baksh […]

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Ex-Delhi Police DCP gets two-year jail in DA case

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A former Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police was today awarded a two-year jail term by a special court in a 2001 case for amassing assets worth over Rs 10 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna handed down the punishment to 1993-batch IPS Bhupinder Singh Bola and also […]

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Plea in Delhi HC on vacancy of 26,031 teachers in Delhi

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A contempt plea was today filed in Delhi High Court seeking action against AAP government and municipal corporations for not complying with a court order to fill vacancies of over 26,000 teachers in their schools. The petition said there are “as many as 26,031 (this does not include 9,000 posts created by Delhi government last […]

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“Order to co-habit cannot enforce sexual intercourse”

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Sexual intercourse cannot be enforced between an estranged couple by an order directing restitution of conjugal rights, which can “at the most” force them to live together, Delhi High Court said today. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani further clarified that if a spouse violates the order of restitution of conjugal rights […]

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SC extends stay on HC order on women entry in Haji Ali

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Supreme Court today extended the stay granted by Bombay High Court to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift the ban on entry of women near the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Haji Ali Dargah, till October 17 when it will hear the matter. However, during the brief hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice […]

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Police seeks time to enquire into allegations against Owaisi

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Delhi Police today sought more time to file an action taken report in a court here on a criminal complaint seeking lodging of FIR against AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi for alleged offences of sedition and causing enmity between different groups. The matter has been fixed for hearing on December 6 as the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate […]

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SC stays Patna HC order quashing Bihar liquor ban law

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Supreme Court today stayed the operation of the Patna High Court judgement quashing the Bihar government’s law banning sale and consumption of all types of liquor in the state. A bench, comprising justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, issued notices to all respondents including some liquor manufacturers on whose plea the high court had […]

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Irani’s fake degree row:Court summons docs from EC

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A city court today asked the Delhi State Election Commission to file certain records relating to Union Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification, filed by her while contesting 2004 general elections, on a complaint alleging she had given false information in her affidavit given to the poll panel. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh, who was expected to […]

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Constructions on Mahanadi river : NGT notice to Govt

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Amid the ongoing row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing of Mahanadi water, an NGO today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to immediately stop all construction activities on the river, prompting the green panel to seek response from the Centre and other parties on the matter. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim […]

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