New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday rejected two pleas of Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, the chairperson of the Al Falah group, who wanted to place his own business records in court and wanted Enforcement Directorate to give the defence the list of documents it was not relying on to frame the case.In legal proceedings, agencies often…
Chennai: Inspector Mohammed Buhari and home guard Srinivasan were arrested on Tuesday for extorting about ₹40 lakh from a businessman by threatening to implicate him in the 2024 murder of BSP leader K Armstrong.The two were produced before VIII metropolitan magistrate court in George Town and remanded in judicial custody.The arrests followed a complaint by…
Gaya: The Gaya Bar Association has threatened to launch an agitation if construction of a new bar association building at the allotted site on the civil court premises does not begin soon.The association alleged that site inspection, measurement and other pre-construction formalities had been completed, but officials of the building construction department had not initiated…
CISF and CCL personnel at the site in Tarabera Bokaro: CISF and Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) on Tuesday jointly demolished five rat holes allegedly used for illegal coal extraction at the abandoned Tarabera mine in the Dhori area of Bermo subdivision.The action was initiated after CISF officials received confidential information that coal was being extracted…
Birsa-Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana awareness chariot was flagged off from Koderma Collectorate premises on Monday Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt has opened registrations for the Birsa-Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a crop insurance scheme, which provides comprehensive cover to farmers from financial distress caused by erratic weather and natural calamities at a nominal cost across…
A projectile attack sank the Indian-flagged vessel off Yemen, but all 14 crew members, including 13 Indians, were safely rescued. (Representational image) NEW DELHI: An Indian-flagged cargo vessel was struck by a projectile and sank off Yemen’s western coast on Tuesday. All 14 crew members aboard the vessel were rescued and brought to safety.Union minister…
Kolkata: “Heaven will not fall,” Calcutta High Court remarked on Tuesday while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against making six stanzas of Vande Mataram mandatory in madrasas.The Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata Chakraborty further remarked, “There have been thousands of Christian schools where all students are asked to pray to the Lord. Then, do…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has designated 23 additional special fast-track courts across Maharashtra to ensure speedy trials in examination paper leak and related malpractice cases. Among the newly designated courts is one in Bhiwandi, where the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case surfaced last month.The move follows the High Court’s earlier decision to…
New Delhi: Seven people, including four women who allegedly posed as HR executives at a fake placement agency, have been arrested for allegedly duping job seekers by promising employment and collecting registration and processing fees, police said Tuesday.The accused allegedly operated an unregistered placement agency from Uttam Nagar. Police identified them as alleged mastermind Preeti…
Show stoppers: Olympian Circus has 30 artists from around the world performing A ginormous canvas tent, exotic animals in the ring, and families sweating it out in the sweltering heat. A circus, making its debut in Madurai this month, is replacing that age-old scene with an air-conditioned auditorium and sans animals. It goes without saying,…
