India News Archives

SC to take up SIR today: 35 lakh voters untraceable, opposition mounts pressure on govt – controversy explained in 10 points | India News

NEW DELHI: A political and legal battle is underway over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. What was intended as a technical exercise to improve the accuracy of voter lists has escalated into a flashpoint in both Parliament and the Supreme Court, with opposition parties alleging disenfranchisement and voter […]

Nimisha Priya case: Death sentence in Yemen not overturned? Govt says information ‘inaccurate’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Nimisha Priya’s death sentence in Yemen has not been overturned, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday citing sources.“Information being shared by certain individuals on the Nimisha Priya case is inaccurate, “sources told ANI.(This is a developing story) Source link

Fear of electrocution initially stalled rescue op at Mansa Devi temple | India News

HARIDWAR: Moments after the crush near the rear gate of the Mansa Devi temple on Sunday morning, the crowd nearest to the dead and severely injured stood paralysed – not from confusion, but from fear. A rumour had spread that an electric current was running through the fallen pilgrims, and for several minutes, no one […]

Cash haul row: SC questions Justice Yashwant Varma over his petition against impeachment; posts plea for hearing on July 30 | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised several questions while hearing Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate an in-house inquiry committee’s report that indicted him over a large quantity of burnt cash found at his official residence during his tenure as a Delhi high court judge.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A […]

Varma row: Ignoring RS notice illegal, says Congress; ‘petty mindset’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Accusing BJP of “petty mindset” and “illegality”, Congress on Saturday said the government’s decision to ignore the notice to remove Justice Yashwant Varma in Rajya Sabha in favour of the one submitted in Lok Sabha is dictated by its desire to control the narrative about the issue, stemming from its “insecurity” that the […]

Fertility scam busted: 8 held in baby-selling scam in Hyderabad; clinic run by mother-son duo | India News

NEW DELHI: An illegal surrogacy and baby-selling racket operating out of a fertility clinic in Hyderabad was busted Sunday, leading to the arrest of eight individuals, including the clinic’s owner and fertility specialist, Dr A Namratha.A detailed investigation revealed that Namratha, 64, was running a large-scale scam through clinics located in Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, and […]

Court dismisses PMLA case against Moser Baer, Ratul Puri & 11 others | India News

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed a money laundering case against industrialist Ratul Puri, Moser Baer India Ltd, and 11 others, holding that the predicate corruption offence registered by CBI had already collapsed.The money laundering case stemmed from alleged bank frauds worth Rs 1,101 crore involving Moser Baer Solar Ltd (Rs 747 crore) and […]

Life term or 7-yr jail: SC gives man, 67, choice in 1979 college clash verdict | India News

NEW DELHI: Some may call it a burning example of a snail-paced justice delivery system while others may term it as “law catching up with the culprit when he is at his weakest”.However one may describe it, a person who committed the crime as a hot-headed college student, now dreads spending the rest of his […]

‘My regret is … ‘: Rahul Gandhi admits failure in understanding OBC plight; reflects on past ‘mistakes’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed regret over his inability to understand the plight of oppressed classes, saying that he “made a mistake” and “didn’t protect the OBCs” like he “should have”.Speaking at Congress’ ‘Bhagidari Nyay Sammelan’ in the national capital, he said, “I have been in politics […]

12 trapped in Dhanbad mine after cave-in, say locals, MP | India News

DHANBAD/RANCHI: At least 12 miners are feared trapped in a caved-in illegal coal mine in Jamunia, around 40 km from Dhanbad district headquarters, with some feared dead, villagers and politicians said Wednesday.Police, administration and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, however, said that so far they had not found any sign of mine collapse.The alleged incident snowballed […]