NIA takes custody of 4 PFI members from Hyderabad jail

Hyderabad (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday took custody of four accused currently lodged in a jail here in the Popular Front of India (PFI) case.

The NIA officials took custody of Zahid, Samiuddin, Maaz Hussain and…

WB teachers' scam: ED raids two properties of expelled Trinamool leader

Kolkata (IANS) Two teams of Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi- crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal are conducting raids and search operations at two properties owned by the expelled Trinamool Congress leader, Santanu Bandopadhyay…

Radical Amritpal Singh held in Punjab after high-speed chase, internet services suspended

Chandigarh (IANS) Radical Sikh preacher and Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh was arrested in Punjab's Moga district on Saturday after a dramatic hour-long high-speed chase in a major operation involving central paramilitary forces, officials…

'Can't bulldoze govt authority by judicial orders', SC on land allotment for lawyers' chambers

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday observed that a signal must not go to the government that the court can bulldoze its authority by passing judicial orders, while hearing a plea moved by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to convert…

K'taka bribe case: Lokayukta to file another case against accused BJP MLA

Bengaluru (IANS) The Lokayukta sleuths are preparing to file another case against BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, accused in a bribe for tender case, regarding the accumulation of disproportionate wealth, sources said on Thursday.

Sources said…

Srinagar-Leh highway opens for traffic after 66 days

Srinagar (IANS) The 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway connecting the Ladakh region with the rest of the country was thrown open for traffic on Thursday.

For the first time, traffic across the Zojila Pass that separates Kashmir from the cold…

CBI won't arrest Tejashwi Yadav this month, says Delhi HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday noted that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will not arrest Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav this month in the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.

This development came a day…

CBI lodges FIR against Sisodia in snooping case

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said that an FIR has been filed against former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with a snooping matter which is related to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's…

'Larger conspiracy by Centre', K. Kavitha moves SC against ED's summons

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 24, a plea by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha against her questioning and also seeking protection from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding a money…

Land-for-job scam: Delhi court grants bail to Lalu, family

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi's Rouse Avenue court granted bail to RJD leader and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and their daughter Misa Bharti in connection with a case related to the alleged…