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COIMBATORE: Days after state Q-branch sleuths interrogated Maoist leader Roopesh and his wife Shyna, the couple is set to be shuttled between Kerala and Karnataka where they face a number of cases. The two would be taken to Kerala on May 20 and to Karnataka on June 8. They were supposed to be produced before […]

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed death sentences on a woman and her lover who wiped out her entire family — parents, two brothers, sister-in-law and two minors – after heavily sedating them to remove opposition to their love affair and also to grab the family property. The apex court, which is generally

BHAGALPUR: The Bhagalpur District Bar Association (BDBA) has sought support from the legal fraternity in Banka, Munger, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Jamui, Begusarai, Khagaria, Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj, Supaul, Saharsa, Madhepura, Araria and other districts for establishment of a Patna high court bench in Bhagalpur. The BDBA has also appealed to MPs and MLAs besides panchayat members of

NEW DELHI: A whistleblower, who makes public secret and confidential documents of the government or its agencies, cannot be prosecuted if it was done in public interest and to expose corruption, the Supreme Court said. It turned down former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha’s plea seeking action against the whistleblower who provided CBI’s confidential documents including

NEW DELHI: In a major embarrassment to former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that probe against him is needed for allegedly protecting accused of coal scam. A bench headed by Madan B Lokur said that Sinha meeting various accused multiple times, when the probe against them was on, is highly

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that no one had the poetic license to use a historically respected person like Mahatma Gandhi as a character and attribute obscene words to him in any fiction, poetry or any type of literary work. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said if an author, writer

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government’s circular which said that the government will pursue the case against any person for making defamatory allegation against its employees. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra stayed the circular issued on May 6 allowing the government to proceed against a person who

The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to take action against ceramic industries allegedly operating without consent and not adhering to mandatory pollution norms in Uttar Pradesh’s Khurja city. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi also directed UPPCB and its regional officer to submit list of such industries

Unidentified assailants on Wednesday allegedly shot another key witness in the rape case against Narayan Sai, son of self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram, in Haryana’s Panipat district. This is a sixth case of attack on a witness in rape cases against Asaram and his son Narayan Sai. The incident occurred in Sanauli village in Panipat district where

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused immediate reference to an 11-judge bench the adjudication of constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and said its five-judge bench would hear arguments on both the NJAC as well as reference to a larger bench. The five-judge bench of Justices J S Khehar,