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Ex-PM, Cabinet were under confusion: Raja

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Former telecom minister A. Raja told a Delhi court on Tuesday that former prime minister Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet members were “completely under confusion” created by “vested interests” about policy and procedure of the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) in the allocation of 2G spectrum. Deposing as a witness to defend himself in the ongoing […]

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Veerappan’s brother moves HC seeking pre-mature release

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The Madras High Court has ordered notices to Tamil Nadu government on a plea by slain forest brigand Veerappan’s brother Mathaiyan, serving life term in a murder case, to release him prematurely as he had already spent 26 years in jail. In a habeas corpus petition, Mathaiyan said he had sent a representation to the […]

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Hingora kidnapping: accused’s property attached

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A local court on Monday issued a warrant of attachment of property of the 12 accused in the a case relating to abduction of a Gujarat industrialist in which the kidnappers had allegedly taken Rs 9 crore as ransom. Chief Judicial Magistrate Brajesh Kumar issued the warrants against prime accused Chandan Sonar, Assistant Sub-Inspector of […]

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HC transfers probe into girl’s death to CB-CID

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The Madras High Court has ordered a CB-CID probe into the mysterious death of a 16-year old girl of a boarding school in Tiruchengode in Namakkal district in 2007. A division bench, comprising Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, transferred the case to CB-CID police on a petition by the girl’s father who […]

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MCX promoter Jignesh Shah files fresh bail plea in HC

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MCX promoter Jignesh Shah, held in the Rs 5,000 crore NSEL scam, has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging an order of a special court refusing to grant him bail. The designated judge of Maharashtra Prevention of Investors Deposits Act Court D P Surana, had on June 24 rejected Shah’s bail on […]

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Accident claim settled in 6 months

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A Lok Adalat on Saturday settled an accident claim in a record six months, awarding Rs 79 lakh to the family of a 37-year-old Kanjurmarg resident, who lost his life in an accident on November 12, 2013. Organized by the District Legal Services Authority, the Lok Adalat was held in the Thane court. Disposing the […]

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Court frowns at DP over Manipur man custody

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Delhi Police has faced the ire of a local court for ignoring its order regarding handing over to Manipur Police a man from the northeastern state who was arrested in a cheating case here. The court took strong exception to goof up by Delhi Police by not complying with its order of June 26 asking […]

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Forum raps 2 women for evidence tampering

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A consumer forum here has rapped two women for filing a complaint on “frivolous grounds” against a beauty parlour by “tampering” with its receipts for availing benefits of life time services. The West Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, while dismissing the complaint against the parlour in Paschim Vihar here, also imposed a cost of […]

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Campaign by Greenpeace India is motivated: Essar tells HC

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Essar House Ltd has alleged before the Bombay High Court that a campaign carried out by Greenpeace India against it (Essar Group) for preservation of forests was “motivated, controlled and instigated by external vested interests”. This was stated in an affidavit, filed by Essar on June 24, on a notice of motion taken out by […]

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Ex-MP minister arrested again in scam related case

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Former Madhya Pradesh Minister Laxmikant Sharma was arrested again by the Special Task Force (STF) today, in connection with his alleged involvement in the weights and measures inspector exam scam case. Sharma, who was earlier arrested for his alleged role in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) exam scam is presently in judicial custody. […]

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Man gets 10 yrs’ RI for kidnapping, raping minor girl

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The Bombay High Court has confirmed a lower court order awarding 10-year rigorous imprisonment to a man for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl from Mumbai and raping her along with his accomplice here and also in Surat in 2008. “As far as section 376 of IPC (rape) is concerned, the evidence of the prosecutrix (victim), by […]

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HC quashes notice issued to Nishank on land scam

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In a major reprieve to former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, the Uttarakhand High Court quashed a notice issued to him by the Tripathi Commission in connection with an alleged land scam during his tenure. Justice Alok Singh of the high court based in Nainital quashed the notice issued in connection with the Citurgia land […]

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