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HC grants anticipatory bail to DMK spokesman

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The Madras High Court today granted anticipatory bail to DMK spokesman I Leoni in a poll-related case. The case was registered against Leoni by Thiruthuraipoondi police charging that he had spoken at a political meeting during Lok Sabha polls in Tiruvarur district for which permission was not granted by authorities. In his anticipatory bail plea, […]

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Bollywood actor accused of rape and assault gets bail

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Inder Kumar was arrested for raping a model after luring her with a promise of getting roles in films. The sessions court granted bail to Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf who was arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting a 23-year-old model after luring her with a promise of getting roles in films. The sessions court […]

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Beas tragedy: HC askc govt to file status report

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Taking suo motu notice of the Beas tragedy involving Hyderabad-based engineering students, the Himachal High Court Monday directed the state government to file the status report by June 16. The High Court treated the news reports in this regard as PIL and issued a notice to the state government to file the status report within […]

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Realty firm told to pay over Rs 8L for ‘unfair trade practice’

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A Delhi-based real estate firm has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay over Rs 8 lakh to a senior citizen for its “unfair trade practice” of taking the booking amount and not providing him with a flat. The New Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum directed Intime Promoters Ltd to refund the booking […]

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Judges seek creation of All India Judicial Services

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The All India Judges Association today passed a resolution seeking creation of an all-India judicial services (AIJS) to reduce discrepancies in subordinate judiciary. The meeting of executive body of the Association, which has nearly 15,000 judges from subordinate judiciary as members, was held at Gujarat Bhawan, where 16 resolutions were unanimously passed. “In order to […]

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Rape-murder accused mechanic acquitted.

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A 30-year-old man, accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in 2011, has been acquitted by a local court on the benefit of doubt. Additional Sessions Judge M C Khadke in the order delivered yesterday let off Dashrath Rampat Yadav saying that prosecution has failed to prove the charges against him beyond reasonable doubt. […]

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Man gets life term for killing wife.

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A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment while his parents were awarded a 10-year jail term by a court in neighbouring Saharanpur district for killing his wife for dowry. Additional District Sessions Judge Chawan Parkash also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the convicts Deepak, his father Ramesh and mother Urmila after […]

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Verma urges Asian Cricket Council to shun Srinivasan

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The unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar Secretary Aditya Verma on Friday called on the Asian Cricket Council to bar N Srinivasan from heading the body, saying that allowing him to do so would be in violation of a Supreme Court order. “…As on date Mr Srinivasan is debarred from functioning as the President of BCCI. […]

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Shankar, Jaini in top-10; Lahiri fight back in Queens Cup

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Anirban Lahiri fought his way back in the second round with a three-under 68 even as Manav Jaini (68-72) and Shankar Das (70-70) advanced to the top-10 at the half-way mark of the Queen’s Cup golf tournament at the Santiburi Country Club on Friday. Lahiri, who seemed to have put himself in a spot with […]

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SAI cycling academy set to get UCI nod

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The SAI National Cycling Academy (SAINCA) is set to get the nod of sport`s world governing body UCI, which has agreed to make the world-class facility its satellite centre. According to a Cycling Federation of India (CFI) release, the academy will be a UCI training centre by September. The centre was inaugurated at the IG […]

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India wins five medals at Jr Asian Wrestling C’ship

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Young Indian grapplers reaped rich dividends at the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship, winning a gold, three silvers and one bronze medal in the tournament at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, here today. Female wrestler, Vinesh (51 Kg) won the gold in Greco Roman Style, while male grapplers Ravinder (60Kg), Sandeep (84 Kg) and Anil (50 Kg) clinched silvers […]

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HC dismisses plea seeking Uniform Civil Code

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The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) for time-bound implementation of Supreme Court’s suggestion to provide a uniform civil code applicable throughout the country. Citing several apex court judgements, which have held that the judiciary cannot direct the executive to introduce a particular legislation, a bench of Chief Justice […]

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