India

Techies protest, security tightened as CID interrogates TDP chief

25 Sep 2023 09:57 AM IST

A Vijayawada Anti-Corruption Bureau court on Sunday extended the judicial custody of Telugu Desam Party chief and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu till October 5 in the alleged Skill Development scam case. With Naidu’s custody ending on Sunday, he was produced before the court virtually from Rajahmundry

54 Shiv Sena MLAs summoned by Speaker for hearing today

25 Sep 2023 09:56 AM IST

Maharashtra legislature officials on Saturday issued fresh notices to 54 Shiv Sena MLAs from the two rival factions summoning them for a hearing at Vidhan Bhavan at 3 pm on Monday. The notices, which have been issued by clubbing all the disqualification petitions before assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, come after

Chargesheet against MP missionaries for conversion, trafficking, forcibly detaining minors

25 Sep 2023 09:55 AM IST

In Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, the local government has been consistently pursuing action against Christian missionaries over issues related to religious conversions. The Madhya Pradesh district has been at the centre of several such cases for a period of time now, and the issue of religious conversion remains a lightning

No colonial imprint on new criminal law bills, says Home Minister Shah

25 Sep 2023 09:54 AM IST

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday addressed legal professionals during ‘International Lawyers Conference 2023’ held in Delhi and said India’s criminal justice system was imprinted with colonial laws. The three new laws do not have a colonial imprint but have the flavour of Indian soil,

World of double standards: Jaishankar’s jibe at ‘dominant’ countries

25 Sep 2023 09:53 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is still a world of “double standards” and countries occupying positions of influence are resisting the pressure to change while those with historical influence have weaponised a lot of those capabilities. EAM Jaishankar was speaking at ‘South Rising: Partnerships, Institutions and

Masked men loot jewellery shop in Delhi

25 Sep 2023 09:02 AM IST

Four masked men allegedly looted a jewellery shop in Delhi’s Rohini area, police said on Sunday. The 48-year-old shopowner, a resident of Pitampura, said in his complaint at Vijay Nagar police station that he was calculating the day’s collection on Friday when a man wearing a mask and a helmet

Man found dead in Delhi’s Nand Nagri

25 Sep 2023 09:02 AM IST

A man was killed after being run over by an unidentified vehicle in northeast Delhi, police said on Sunday. Police said that they are scanning CCTV cameras in the area to identify the offending vehicle and its driver. “The incident was reported around 5.50 am on Sunday near a road

Man shoots himself in leg to frame rival in Delhi; 3 nabbed

25 Sep 2023 09:00 AM IST

A 29-year-old man, his brother, and their associate have been arrested for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to frame their rival by shooting himself in the leg, police said on Sunday. Police said that the accused have been identified as Waseem, his brother Fahim (32) and their associate Sahil (23) and

Gurugram Police nabs three busts of ‘chainsnatchers gang’

25 Sep 2023 08:59 AM IST

The Gurugram Police has arrested three people of a chain snatching gang that had terrified the city residents with brazen attacks and robbed jewellery worth lakhs in mere one and a half months, an officer said on Sunday. Among those arrested was the leader of the gang, which went by

Death of labourers at BRO project sites govt to bear transportation costs of mortal remains

25 Sep 2023 08:58 AM IST

The mortal remains of casual labourers of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) who die at work will be transported to their homes on government expense, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh made the announcement in a post in Hindi on ‘X. The Defence Ministry in a statement earlier

16-year-old boy sustains multiple injuries after assault by Delhi school teachers

25 Sep 2023 08:57 AM IST

A 16-year-old boy, studying in Class 10, sustained multiple injuries after being assaulted allegedly by four of his school teachers in the Yamuna Vihar area of Delhi, officials said. According to the police, an FIR was registered against four teachers at North-East Delhi’s Bhajanpura police station in connection with the

SC judge emphasises need for simple language in legal profession

25 Sep 2023 08:57 AM IST

Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjeev Khanna stressed on Sunday the need for using simple language in the legal profession to enable citizens to take informed decisions and avoid unintentional violations. Justice Khanna, speaking at the valedictory session of the International Lawyers’ Conference organised by apex Bar body Bar Council of