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HC notice to police on plea against Maneka, sister

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The Delhi High Court has sought the city police’s response on a woman’s plea seeking direction to lodge an FIR against animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi and her sister for “illegally” taking away animals from a shelter home and threatening her, Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act, Issuing notice to police, Justice Kailash Gambhir sought their […]

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IPL spot-fixing scandal: Chavan surrenders before court

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Suspended cricketer Ankeet Chavan, an accused in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, surrendered before a Delhi court today on expiry of the one-week interim bail he was granted to solemnise his marriage. Chavan, who along with his Rajasthan Royals teammate S Sreesanth and others is now booked under MCOCA, surrendered before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar […]

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‘CCTV footage matches victim’s friend’s description’

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The woman police officer, who was instrumental in cracking the December 16 gangrape case, on Wednesday told a Delhi Court that the description given by the victim’s male friend about the bus in which the incident took place matched with the video footage taken from a hotel. She asserted that the contention of the accused […]

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DA case: Jagan’s aide remanded in JC till Jun 17

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A special CBI court in Hyderabad on Wednesday remanded Vijay Sai Reddy, an accused in the alleged disproportionate assets case involving YSR Congress President YS Jaganmohan Reddy, in judicial custody till June 17. The Supreme Court on May 9, had allowed CBI’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to Vijay Sai, a close aide of […]

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Can’t get Y or Z security for being ex-minister: SC

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A person cannot be entitled to Y or Z category security merely on the ground of being a former minister, the Supreme Court observed today while declining to entertain the plea of a BSP leader from Uttar Pradesh. “If you as a matter of fact are not entitled under the rule for security you cannot be given security. This can’t […]

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Ishrat case:IPS officer Vanzara’s custody given to CBI

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A local court in Ahmedabad on Wednesday remanded suspended IPS officer DG Vanzara in CBI custody till June 10 in the Ishrat Jehan encounter killing case. Magistrate S H Khutwad granted CBI custody of Vanzara till June 10, though the investigating officer Deputy Superintendent of Police G Kalaimani had asked for 14 days’ remand. Vanzara […]

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CIC order on parties: RTI applicants file caveat in HC

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A caveat was on Wednesday filed in the Delhi High Court to pre-empt any ex-parte stay on the Central Information Commission order bringing political parties under the purview of Right to Information Act. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a civil society claiming to bring transparency in Indian politics, on whose plea the CIC had […]

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Dec 16 gangrape: IO denies false case against accused

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The crucial cross-examination of the lady police officer probing the December 16 gang-rape on Tuesday commenced in the Delhi court where she refuted the charge by the accused that a false case has been foisted on them at the behest of a criminal lawyer and uncle of victim’s male friend. The officer, who is also […]

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Sohrabuddin case: Ex-Raj minister appears in cour

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Former Rajasthan Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria on Tuesday appeared before a local court in response to the summons issued by it after the CBI filed a supplementary charge sheet against him in the Soharabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. Besides Kataria, RK marble director Vimal Patni also appeared in the court, while Andhra Pradesh-based IPS officer […]

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CBI chargesheets six in ‘cash-for-vote’ case

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The CBI today filed chargesheet against six persons, including an MLA and two industrialists, in the horse trading case that forced Election Commission of India to hold Rajya Sabha elections afresh after scraping its original poll notification in 2012. The chargesheet was filed in the special CBI court here against JMM MLA Sita Soren, her father B Majhi, the then Independent […]

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Chopper deal: Court defreezes Tyagi’s kin accounts

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A Delhi court has allowed the plea of two family members of former IAF chief S P Tyagi, accused in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam, to defreeze their bank accounts subject to certain conditions. Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur gave a conditional relief to former Air Chief’s family members Anurag Tyagi and […]

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Sreesanth moves fresh bail plea after invocation of MCOCA

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Sreesanth in his fresh bail plea said he has been implicated in the case and even when he was in police custody, the probe agency was not able to recover any evidence against him or recover anything at his instance. Suspended cricketer S Sreesanth on Tuesday moved fresh bail application before a Delhi court after […]

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