The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear on May 26 the plea challenging Telangana High Court granting conditional bail to T Gangi Reddy in the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case. Meanwhile, CBI apprised the top court that they are supporting Suneetha Nareddy’s plea challenging conditional bail to T […]
Delhi HC allows Manish Sisodia to withdraw interim bail plea in Excise Policy case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to withdraw his interim bail application which was filed on grounds of his wife’s health condition. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma on Wednesday allowed Manish Sisodia to withdraw his interim bail plea. The hearing […]
Subramanian Swamy opposes Rahul Gandhi’s plea for fresh passport, claims it might hamper probe in National Herald case
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday opposed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea for the grant of a fresh passport and said that if the former MP is allowed to travel abroad, it may hamper the probe in the National Herald case. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) […]
PM Modi to flag off Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express train on Thursday via video conferencing. Sudhir Singh, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) of Moradabad Railway Division said the train will run between Dehradun and New Delhi. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will also be present at the Dehradun railway station during the inaugural event of […]
MP: Four dead, two seriously injured after dumper hits loading auto in Dewas
Four people died while two sustained injuries after a dumper allegedly hit a loading auto-rickshaw in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Wednesday, said the police. The incident occurred at the Indore-Bhopal bypass in Dewas at around 4 am on Wednesday. Those who died were identified as Dharmendra, a resident of Shankargarh in Dewas, Rani, a resident of Sagar district, […]
Delhi HC rejects former IPS Satish Chandra Verma’s plea challenging his dismissal from service
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected the plea of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Chandra Verma challenging his dismissal from the service just a month before his retirement. Verma had assisted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its probe into the Ishrat Jahan ‘fake encounter’ case. He was dismissed by the Union Ministry of […]
Chhattisgarh: 2 killed, 20 injured as city bus overturns in Raigarh
Two persons were killed while over 20 others were injured when a city bus they were travelling in overturned in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Wednesday, the police said. According to officials, the incident took place at Gharghoda-Charbhata turn in Raigarh district on Wednesday morning. The bus was coming from Lailunga […]
AAP MP Sanjay Singh alleges ED raids at premises of his close aides
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday alleged that Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids at the premises of his colleagues in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy case. The two colleagues of Sanjay Singh, on whose premises the raids are being conducted are Ajit Tyagi and Sarvesh Mishra. […]
Tamil Nadu: Ban on gutkha, pan masala extended for one year
Tamil Nadu government has extended the ban on — manufacturing, storage, transport, distribution or sale of chewable food products, such as Gutkha and Pan masala, which contain tobacco and nicotine as ingredients – for one more year. The Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration, Tamil Nadu said the order will apply […]
Delhi: Man inside car stabbed to death by four robbers; one minor held
One minor was held while three other accused are still on the run after a man was allegedly stabbed to death by four robbers inside his car in Jafrad, here in the national capital, informed the Delhi Police. DCP northeast Joy Tirkey told ANI that a PCR call was received on Tuesday […]
CISF detains USA citizen carrying six live cartridges at Delhi’s IGI airport
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detained a USA citizen carrying six live cartridges at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), informed officials on Wednesday. The USA citizen has been identified as Gabriel Allen Coder, 20. “A 20-year-old USA Citizen namely Gabriel Allen Coder detained by CISF at Delhi IGI Airport with 6 live […]
Karnataka: CLP meeting concludes in Bengaluru
The meeting of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) concluded in Bengaluru on Wednesday. On May 18, CM Siddaramaiah was elected unanimously as the CLP leader in Karnataka, after the Congress party finalised its CM candidate after days of deliberation following a landslide victory in Karnataka. Congress leaders RV Deshpande, HK […]
Congress, 18 other opposition parties to boycott new Parliament building inauguration
Congress and 18 other opposition parties on Wednesday issued a joint statement to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28. The joint statement of the opposition parties said: “Undemocratic acts are not new to the Prime Minister, who has relentlessly hollowed out the Parliament. Opposition Members of Parliament have been […]
Delhi HC issues notice on contempt plea moved by Justice P Krishna Bhat
Delhi High Court has issued notice to former office bearers of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) on a contempt plea moved by former Justice P Krishna Bhat. Former Karnataka High Court judge Justice Bhat has approached the High Court claiming that he was restrained from entering the office of BFI by […]