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Uma Bharti gets bail in defamation case filed by Digvijaya

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A court here today granted bail to Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti in a defamation case filed against her by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. Judicial Magistrate Ajay Singh Thakur granted her bail on a security of Rs 10,000 in the 13-year-old case. Bharti, wearing saffron robes, first appeared in the court of Chief Judicial […]

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‘Not asked ex-BCCI prez to speak on govt interference’

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BCCI President Anurag Thakur today said in Supreme Court that he had not asked ICC CEO Shashank Manohar to state that the appointment of Justice R M Lodha committee would “tantamount to government interference” in the functioning of BCCI. “I am filing this affidavit pursuant to the order dated October 7, passed by this court […]

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Kapil challenges BMC notice in High Court

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Standup comedian Kapil Sharma has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued by BMC directing razing of an illegal structure allegedly constructed by him at his flat in suburban Goregaon. On April 28 this year, the civic body issued notice to Sharma under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, claiming that […]

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Plea on national anthem in movie halls; Delhi HC seeks govt response

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A plea seeking directions to make it mandatory to play the national anthem in cinema halls before the start of every movie today led the Delhi High Court to seek the response of the Centre and the Delhi government. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notices to the […]

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SC asks CBI to conclude in 3 months probe in scibe murder case

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Supreme Court today asked the CBI to conclude its investigation in the journalist Rajdev Ranjan murder case in Bihar within three months. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy made it clear that no accused in the murder case shall seek bail on the statutory ground that charge sheets have not been filed […]

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Munde’s death case: Court refuses to discharge accused driver

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A city court has decided to proceed with the trial of a driver who had allegedly rammed his vehicle into the car of Union Minister Gopinath Munde, leading to the BJP leader’s death two years ago. Special Judge Gurdeep Singh refused to discharge accused driver Gurvinder Singh in the case and held there was “prima […]

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2 youths sentenced to 5 yr jail for abducting minor

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A fast track court here has sentence two youths to 5 years in jail for abducting a 13- year-old girl in 2008 while dropping gang rape charge against them. Judge Punam Rajput sentenced two of them to 5 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them after holding Shamshad and […]

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Women leaders oppose triple talaq

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A passionate debate has emerged over the government’s stand to oppose the practice of “triple talaq” with some leading women politicians seeking its abolition, even as Muslim bodies accused the ruling dispensation of waging a “war” on their personal law. Though most of the women leaders avoided direct comments on the Centre’s affidavit or sought […]

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Witnesses most neglected lot: Law Ministry

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Terming witnesses as the “most neglected segment” in the criminal justice system, the Law Ministry has said a 13-year-old report held the key to insulating them from harassment and minimising inconvenience caused during trial. “Witnesses are a critical constituent in the process of administration of criminal justice. They discharge an important public function by assisting […]

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Court to consider charge sheet against man who stabbed woman

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A Delhi court would on Monday consider whether to take cognisance of the charge sheet against a man for alleged savage killing of a 21-year-old woman by stabbing her 22 times on a busy road here in front of several onlookers last month. Link magistrate Riya Guha supplied the copy of charge sheet to 34-year-old […]

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Fake degree row: Order on summoning Smriti Irani on Oct 18

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A Delhi court would decide next week on whether to summon Union Minister Smriti Irani on a complaint filed against her for allegedly giving false information regarding her academic qualifications in affidavits to the Election Commission. Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singh today reserved its order for October 18 after the Delhi State Election Commission, in pursuance […]

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Order on bail for suspended judge’s hubby reserved

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A special court today reserved its order on the bail plea of the husband of a judicial officer, arrested in a graft case in which she was allegedly caught by CBI while accepting bribe. Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal fixed the matter for October 17 to pronounce the order on the bail application of accused […]

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