New Delhi | The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given sanction to prosecute Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with the alleged ‘Feedback Unit (FBU) snooping case’. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will now lodge a fresh case against Sisodia. The CBI in its preliminary […]
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Sahil Gehlot & Nikki Yadav were married; 5 more held in the case
New Delhi | Sahil Gehlot, who allegedly strangled 23-year-old Nikki Yadav at Kashmiri Gate on February 10, has told the investigators that the two had married in 2020, a Delhi Police Crime Branch official said here on Saturday. Police have also arrested Sahil’s father, his two cousins Ashish and Naveen (Constable in Delhi Police) and […]
Nominated members can’t vote in Delhi mayoral polls, rules SC
New Delhi | In a boost to the AAP, the Supreme Court on Friday held that nominated members cannot vote in the election for the mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud also ordered issuance of a notice convening the first meeting of the MCD in […]
Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo hospitalised after complaining of chest pain
Kolkata | Singer-turned-politician and West Bengal Tourism Minister Babul Supriyo was on Monday admitted to a hospital in Kolkata following complaints of severe chest pain, along with extreme uneasiness and excessive sweating. His family said that he started complaining of mild chest pain and uneasiness since Sunday evening only. However, the condition turned critical on Monday […]
Chopped Shraddha’s body into more than 17 pieces, Aftab confessed: Charge sheet
New Delhi | Aftab Amin Poonawala, who is accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, had chopped her body into more than 17 pieces, as per his confession, the charge sheet filed by police in Saket court said. According to the charge sheet, after killing Shraddha on May 18 last year, Poonawalla locked their […]
Punjab ex-minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot arrested
Chandigarh | The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Monday arrested former Congress minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot for amassing assets disproportionately to his known sources of income. A spokesperson for the Vigilance Bureau said following investigations of an enquiry a case under the Prevention of the Corruption Act has been registered against Dharamsot. Giving details, he said from […]
‘Scapegoats’: Delhi court discharges 11 including Sharjeel Imam in Jamia violence case
New Delhi | A Delhi court on Saturday, while discharging former JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam, co-accused Asif Iqbal Tanha and others in a case related to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019, said that the police were unable to apprehend the actual perpetrators behind the commission of the […]
Anti-Bengali comments: Calcutta HC gives Paresh Rawal protection from cohesive action
Kolkata | Bollywood actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal on Thursday heaved a shy of relief as a single-judge bench of Calcutta High Court granted him protection from cohesive action including arrest from Kolkata Police in the case filed against him for his anti-Bengali comments in December last year. The case was filed against Rawal by […]
AAP used excise policy case funds to campaign in Goa, claims ED
New Delhi | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its supplementary chargesheet filed in connection with the excise policy case has claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘close aide’ Vijay Nair received Rs 100 crore as kickback, and part of it was used in campaign during the Assembly elections in Goa held last year. The ED […]
Forced to consume alcohol & smoke, dentist from Lucknow ends life
Bengaluru | A female dentist from Lucknow committed suicide in Bengaluru after being constantly harassed by a colleague at a hospital here, police said. The victim worked at the MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital. According to the police, she was being pestered by her colleague, identified as Sumit who worked in the same hospital. It is alleged […]