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SC breather to Gujarat Police officer in Ishrat Jahan case

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In a breather to Gujarat Police’s Additional Director General Puthvipal P. Pandey – an accused in Ishrat Jahan staged shootout case, the Supreme Court Friday said he would not be arrested till Monday when he will appear before the trial court. A bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice S.A. Bobde said the protection from […]

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ISI operative held in Lucknow with fake currency

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Suspected ISI agent held with fake currency notes in UP Lucknow: Anti-terror squad of Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested a suspected ISI operative and a major supplier of fake currency notes in the state from Kaiserbagh bus stand here, a senior police official said today. “ATS arrested Imran Ahmed Teli alias Munna alias Aftab […]

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CIC adjourns BCCI hearing

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The Central Information Commission today adjourned a crucial hearing on declaring the Indian cricket board as public authority under RTI Act after the sports body produced a stay from the Madras High Court. The Commission had constituted a Full Bench to hear the matter and issued notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in […]

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Mamata government told to compensate chained activist

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The Calcutta High Court Thursday directed the West Bengal government to pay Rs.15,000 as compensation to a student activist who was earlier chained to a hospital bed by police. The order was given by a bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi in a public interest litigation which sought compensation for the […]

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Batla House shootout: Key points of judgment

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A Delhi court on Thursday convicted Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Shahzad Ahmad, the lone accused in the 2008 Batla House shootout in New Delhi, for killing a police inspector and attacking other officers. Nearly five years after the shootout, additional sessions judge (ASJ) Rajender Kumar Shastri convicted Ahmad, 24, from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, of […]

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Airhostess suicide case: Court quashes rape charge against Chadha

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The Delhi High Court today quashed fresh charges relating to abetment of rape and unnatural offence invoked against Aruna Chadha, an employee of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, in the air hostess suicide case. A bench of Justice G P Mittal also allowed the plea of Delhi Police seeking to expunge the adverse remarks made against […]

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More trade fairs for disabled, says Selja

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More national fairs will be organised across the country for the disabled, in order to create awareness on the latest aids and assistive technologies, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Kumari Selja said here Thursday. “We will hold more national fairs for the disabled across the country. It will help in creating awareness and assessing and […]

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Court wants draft checks on junk food in schools in 10 days

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday given 10 days to the central government to frame draft guidelines for regulating sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and around schools. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru told the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that “no further […]

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SC notice to Sahara firms on SEBI’s contempt plea

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The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to Sahara Group’s two real estate companies on a petition by the Securities and Exchange Board of India seeking contempt proceedings against them for their failure to comply with Dec 5, 2012, order of the apex court. The apex court order of Dec 5, 2012, asked the market regulator […]

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Court verdict Thursday in Batla House shootout

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A Delhi court Thursday will pronounce its verdict in the 2008 Batla House shootout in which a lone suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Shahzad Ahmad is facing trial. Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri will pass the order. The prosecution, in its final arguments, had contended that it had “sufficient circumstantial evidence” and phone records to […]

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Verdict Thursday in juvenile Dec 16 gang rape accused

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A juvenile justice board (JJB), trying the minor accused in the December 16 brutal gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old girl here, would pronounce its judgement today. The board presided by principal magistrate Geetanjali Goel had reserved its verdict on July 11 after counsel for the accused and the prosecution submitted their clarifications. The juvenile accused in the […]

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Sanjay Dutt’s hope of leaving jail dashed

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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s last hope of leaving the jail were dashed Tuesday as the Supreme Court refused to revisit its March 21 verdict upholding his conviction under the Arms Act and the five-year jail sentence. The actor who surrendered May 16 to serve a three and a half years’ jail term, remaining out of […]

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