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Characterising its verdict as futuristic, corrective as well as compensatory, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed allocations of 214 out of 218 coal blocks that it had declared as illegal last month. A bench led by Chief Justice of India R M Lodha spared four blocks, two of which were allocations made to the Ultra […]

A day after Sudipta Sen’s driver told the CBI of being witness to meetings between the Saradha Group chairman and TMC leaders before the former escaped to Kashmir, TMC MP Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday appeared before the investigating agency to “become a witness” in the multi-crore chit fund scam. Adhikari, who was summoned by the

NEW DELHI: The tragic incident at the Delhi zoo could have been avoided had the guards posted there been more vigilant. It also exposed the fact that the security staff were not properly trained to manage a large crowd, spot potential mischief makers, impose discipline on visitors and teach them how to respect animals and

BHOPAL: A man beat his 13-year-old daughter to death in Shahdol district on Monday evening after being prodded by his neighbours who provoked him making allegations about her character. After investigations police arrested accused on Tuesday. Incident took place at Hathidol village of the district. Police said accused Ramdhani Rathore, 40, returned home from work

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday formed a 5-member committee headed by senior registrar of J&K high court to evaluate the ground situation in the state in the aftermath of the floods. The apex court has directed the committee to file report within two weeks before it and also before J&K high court. The

GUWAHATI: At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in flash floods and mudslides in the northeast after days of heavy rain, local authorities said Wednesday. The chief minister of Meghalaya, where 35 people have died, said the floods were the worst in recent memory, and bad weather was hampering the

CHENNAI: Madras high court has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged custodial torture and rape of a woman, who was picked up by Udumalpet police on August 11 in connection with a murder case. Justice V Ramasubramanian, passing orders on a writ petition filed by Girija (name changed), daughter of the torture victim, also

A man and his two accomplices murdered a doctor in Odisha’s Sonepur district because he suspected the doctor’s injection killed his nephew, police have said. Durbadala Mishra, additional district medical officer (ADMO) of Sonepur district headquarters hospital, was found lying in a pool of blood in front of his house on Sunday night with his

Issuing elaborate guidelines on deaths in police encounter, the Supreme Court ruled that in all cases of encounter deaths there shall be mandatory registration of FIRs and investigation by CID or any other independent agency. A bench led by Chief Justice R M Lodha also said that no officer shall be given out of turn

A man has been acquitted of the charge of raping a 13-year-old girl by a Delhi court after she resiled from her statement. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta absolved West Delhi resident Kalu of the offences under sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and section 4 (penetrative sexual assault) of Protection of Children from