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The Justice (Retd) R K Manisana Singh Commission, probing the large-scale violence during an Adivasi rally at Beltola in Guwahati on 24th Nov, has submitted its report to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The commission submitted its 70-page report to the chief minister on Monday, official sources said on Tuesday. The one-man commission was set up to ascertain the circumstances leading to ..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Delhi High Court order allowing controversial tantrik Chandraswami, who is facing prosecution in a dozen criminal case, to go abroad to meet his disciples. Chandraswami alias Nemi Chand Jain was allowed to go abroad by the High Court on 31st January on a condition that he would deposit Rs 1.2 crore as a security. However, the Enforcement Directorate ch..

New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking review of its order dated November 17, 2005, sentencing Asharam from Himachal Pradesh to life imprisonment for raping his minor daughter. A Bench comprising Justices H K Sema and P P Naolekar had earlier increased the five-year sentence awarded to Asharam by the trial court to life imprisonment. The apex court, howe..

The Supreme Court has deferred for four weeks the hearing on a petition filed by the West Bengal govt challenging a Calcutta High Court order indicting it for "unjustified" firing which left 14 dead in Nandigran last year. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan adjourned the hearing after it was brought to its notice that rejoinders and counter-affidavits were yet to be filed. The ..

Bordoloi remanded to 14 days judicial custody Arrested Peoples' Consultative Group (PCG) member and rights activist Lachit Bordoloi has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody on Friday in connection with ULFA's alleged plan to hijack an aircraft. Bordoloi, an accused in the case, who was arrested on 11th February following the confessional statement of arrested ULFA leader Mano..

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered another case against multi-crore kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar and others on Thursday. The case was registered after all relevant papers from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh were handed over to the agency. ..

In a strong disapproval of a Supreme Court judge's direction, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan held that courts should "desist" from issuing general directions affecting executive and legislative policy unconnected to a particular case. The court must ensure that its orders and decision do not create any doubt or confusion on legal position in the minds of any authority or cit..

The Union Cabinet today gave its ex-post-facto approval for the Bilateral Agreement signed on 12th November 2007 at Moscow between India Russian Federation on cooperation to combat illicit trafficking in narcotics, psychotropic substances and their precursors. The Agreement will help in mutual cooperation in the regulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific..

The Centre has decided to extend the validity of power it granted to state governments, under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for another six months to enable them take action against hoarding of wheat and pulses. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for issuing a Central Order under section 3 of the Act for extending the validity of its earlier notification for another six months beyond 29..

Sat, Feb 16 11:15 PM New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday went on a hasty damage control mode after evidence of involvement of their personnel in the multi-crore kidney racket came to light and suspended Inspector Ramesh Khatri on allegations of negligence. Seven officers junior to him were found to be accepting bribes of nearly Rs 20 lakh to let off one of the accused in the case, Dr Upe..

Sat, Feb 16 07:00 PM Nayagarh, Feb 16 (ANI): The Government of Orissa today declared a red alert across the State and ordered an intensive search operation for Naxals involved in the killing of thirteen police personnel, two women, and a civilian in Nayagarh late on Friday night. At least 600 CRPF personnel and two Indian Air Force helicopters have been deployed for the operation, State Gove..

Fri, Feb 15 09:17 AM A black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students at an Illinois university on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 18 before shooting himself dead, police and college officials said. The gunman, who police said had a shotgun and two handguns, stepped onto the lecturer's stage near the end of a mid-afternoon geology class at Northern Illinois Universi..

A CBI court has sentenced RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and former Independent MLA Rajan Tiwari to life imprisonment for the CPI(M) MLA Ajit Sarkar's murder case, all the three other accused in the case were also present in the court when the judgement was pronounced. Special CBI Judge B M Srivastava, who had on 4th February last reserved his judgement after hearing final arguments ..

Raj Thackeray has been arrested on Wednesday on the charge of instigating people and fomenting trouble sparking violence by his angry supporters in Mumbai and a few towns in Maharashtra in which a HAL employee died when stones were pelted at a staff bus. Thackeray however walked free a couple of hours after the police moved in to arrest the leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) from his..

Abu Azmi out on bail within an hour of his arrest Wed, Feb 13 06:45 PM Mumbai: Samajwadi Party Mumbai unit chief and Rajya Sabha member Abu Asim Azmi, who was arrested by the Mumbai police from his residence at Colaba on Wednesday, was released less than a hour later after the Bhoiwada court granted him bail. Abu Asim Azmi had been arrested for making an inflammatory speech at a political ..