The case pertains to events on February 19, 2003, when armed police and forest officials moved into the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary to evict hundreds of landless indigenous families
“The prosecutorial process was itself a punishment, the stark cruelty of which is now apparent after his [Manmohan Singh’s] exoneration by the Supreme Court,” says former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar
The court said the presence of two insects when viewed against the overall satisfactory compliance report on hygiene did not justify the continued suspension of the licence
S.S.V.V. Nagaraju, the main accused, was moved from judicial remand at Rajamahendravaram to Vijayawada, where the SIT began questioning him under a seven-day custody order from the Supreme Court
HC admits petition by Ansiba Hassan challenging order of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, which refused to register a case based on her complaint against a video allegedly containing sexually coloured and defamatory statements made against her
‘Once an FIR has been registered, it cannot simply be cancelled; police can file a closure report if it finds no material to proceed or the public prosecutor may seek withdrawal from prosecution; however, court can reject them and still order a fresh probe'
Over the years, many of them have also appeared for victims detained or arrested in connection with various protests across Kolkata, including over R.G. Kar student’s rape-murder, the school jobs scam, and other students’ and trade unions’ demonstrations
‘Once an FIR has been registered, it cannot simply be cancelled; police can file a closure report if it finds no material to proceed or the public prosecutor may seek withdrawal from prosecution; however, court can reject them and still order a fresh probe'
There was no fair and transparent procedure, says Bench
The Phek district police hope to change the lives of the district jail inmates with ‘Project Revive’
Coal blocks allocated to SAIL and NTPC and two Ultra Mega Power Projects have been exempted.
Five people, including the owner of the factory, were arrested in connection with the explosion, which left two other workers severely injured
In 2005, Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, ex-coal secretary PC Parakh and three others were summoned as accused by the Special Court in corruption allegations pertaining to allocation of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha
Among other things, the complainant accused a constable of searching the house and taking away cash kept in the kitchen
The killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and several others in 2008 triggered large-scale communal violence between Hindus and Christians in Kandhamal district, marking one of the worst incidents of anti-Christian violence in the State.
Some anti-social elements entered the students’ protest, got involved in violence and damaged public and private property. We have identified 10 people through CCTV footage and arrested them; they were not at all students, says Vidyut Goyal, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Civil Lines.
The plea sought a direction to the AWBI ‘to take immediate and effective action to prevent and address the rapid increase in cruelty to dogs in animal birth control centres and shelters across the country’
The 15-year-old had moderated the Mega Parents-Teachers Meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on July 24; the police say no cause has been established and are examining a note found at the house
The death led to tension in the village, and family members and residents gathered at the house
CJI Surya Kant said that merely because a protest was underway, the police was not justified in using force
The police urged citizens to immediately report any suspicious activity by dialling 100 or contacting the Hyderabad City Police WhatsApp helpline at 94906 16555.
Case registered based on the Kerala leader’s complaint. The six accused named in the FIR are Janam TV, Karma News, Daily Hunt, Bharat Live, Janmabhumi daily, and Kannur evening daily Sudhinam
A police spokesman said DGP Prabhat directed the officers to intensify area domination and night domination, particularly in vulnerable and urban areas, to deter anti-national elements and maintain a strong police presence
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, highlighted the misuse of videos of court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms
On July 22, a lawyer sought urgent hearing on the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march in New Delhi on July 20.
Padmavathi, 28, of Kothapalli village was allegedly killed by her husband after she refused to hand over money credited under the Talliki Vandanam scheme, her mother told the police; a case has been registered
The Bench said it will help in finding out as to how many special courts will be needed to handle the trials expeditiously while proposing to set up Special Courts for Manipur violence cases
The accused were identified as Vikramjit Singh, who is wanted in connection with a 2023 case registered in Punjab, and U.S. national Manveer Singh, a native of Punjab
“The ED probe stems from a CBI case relating to an alleged fraud involving a ₹450 crore loan availed from a consortium of banks,” the officials said
The militant was an active cadre of the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup and was also allegedly involved in an explosion at a petrol pump in Moirang earlier this year
Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23, 2026, the initiative aims to expedite trials under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, following widespread protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam.
The court says there are circumstances that require detailed investigation, and granting the petitioner anticipatory bail would hamper the investigation
Fresh legal action comes in the wake of intense student protests outside the Medical College police station late on July 22
Two judges differed on how far the High Court can go in creating additional safeguards beyond those already laid down by the Supreme Court
The accused is wanted in three cases registered by the NCB and is also connected to seven other cases instituted by the police and the DRI
A fresh Crime Branch team has taken over the probe and commenced its investigation in Kannur
Domestic disputes allegedly triggered the brutal assault, resulting in head injuries and a severed hand.
Last year, a kidney racket involving donors at Pallipalayam in Namakkal was unearthed and the kidney transplant licenses of two private hospitals were suspended
During the protest, farmer leaders had demanded that Basapur Lake, located within the company’s premises, be opened for public use; hundreds of protesters later damaged the compound wall and the main entrance of the company.
The ₹15,000 in cash and 8.75 sovereigns of gold ornaments in the woman’s bag was stolen
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the direction while hearing a petition seeking uniform enhancement of the retirement age of district judiciary judges from 60 to 62 years across the country
The dispute concerns the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, where both Hindu and Muslim communities have long asserted competing religious claims
Justice Sreedharan simultaneously criticised the systemic corruption plaguing Indian institutions, noting that the recent “theft” of donations at the Ram temple represents the “nadir of Indians’ integrity”
Preserving the accused’s dignity requires allowing him access to food he is accustomed to eating, and meals prepared according to his dietary requirements, the defence argues
More than half of the States/UTs had an occupancy rate of over 100% in 2024 despite a modest increase in capacity
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