Following the Bombay HC's directive, NFRA is preparing to determine its jurisdiction. Last Monday the top court dismissed a special leave petition filed by the audit firm, challenging Bombay high court's order, the publicly available court records showed.
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Telangana BJP president taken into custody amid protest
Police on Thursday took Union Minister for Culture and Tourism and Telangana state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy into preventive custody as he was heading to Bata Singaram village near Hyderabad to inspect the construction of double bedroom houses for the poor under a state government scheme.
Manipur viral videos: SC takes suo moto cognizance, seeks report from Centre & state by July 28
The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance of the disturbing viral videos of two young tribal women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur and sought an action taken report from the Centre and state governments by July 28.
Rajasthan minister’s nephew vandalises hotel, FIR lodged
Police have registered a complaint against Harshdeep Singh Khachariyawas, the nephew of state minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, for vandalising the property of the County Inn Hotel in Jaipur.
Terrorists arrest case: K’taka Police to take custody of 2008 B’luru serial bomb blast accused
Karnataka Police will take T. Nazir, a terror suspect in the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts who is lodged in the Central Prison here, into its custody after five suspected terrorists having links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested.
B’luru terrorist arrest case: Mastermind in Afghanistan, has LeT connections
The CCB wing had arrested Syed Suhail Khan, Mohammad Faizal Rabbani, Mohammad Umar, Muddassir Pasha and Zahid Tabrez on Wednesday and seized a large cache of explosives, weapons and equipment.
Manipur incident can never be forgiven: PM Modi
Expressing his pain and anger over the Manipur incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the gruesome incident with the women in the Northeastern state is very shameful, and can never be forgiven.
Rescuer among 7 killed in Raigad hillslide, 80 more still trapped
Six villagers and a rescue team member were killed when a portion of a 550-metres hillock crashed on a large part of the Irshalwadi tribal village near Khalapur in Maharashtra's Raigad district, officials said here on Thursday.
Nine killed as speeding Jaguar ploughs into crowd in Ahmedabad
The accident occurred around 1 a.m. on the bridge located on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway when the Jaguar, reported to be running at over 100 kmph, ploughed into a crowd gathered there after an accident between two vehicles, a police official said.
UP man gets life term after 26-day trial for raping step-daughter
Her mother told the court that she was threatened by the accused not to report the matter to the police. The child's medical reports also played a crucial role in the conviction of the accused.
ED conducts raids in Rs 538.62cr loan fraud case involving Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal
According to sources, a fresh case under the PMLA was lodged by the ED's Mumbai Zone 2 office. It has been learnt that the name of Goyal's wife, Anita, has also been mentioned in the ED's ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report).
Oppn parties accused of improper use of 'India' in alliance formation, legal action sought
A police complaint has been registered at Delhi’s Barakhamba Police Station against 26 opposition parties, accusing them of improper use of the name of ‘India’ and employing it for undue influence and personation during elections.
Another train accident averted in Odisha’s Balasore, 2 railway officials suspended
According to sources, a Memu train, to Balasore from Bhadrak, mistakenly entered a loop line track near Nilagiri railway station on Tuesday, where maintenance work was underway.
New all time high of Nifty registered at 19851 points
After witnessing high volatility at the highs on Tuesday, Nifty witnessed choppy movement for mid part and sharp upsurge in the later part of Wednesday and closed the day higher by 83 points, says Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities
Uddhav Thackeray-Ajit Pawar in face-to-face meeting, first after NCP split
Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today paid a ‘courtesy’ call on Deputy CM Ajit Pawar – their first meeting after the latter split the Nationalist Congress Party, here on Wednesday afternoon.
15 die as transformer bursts near Namami Gange project site in Chamoli
At least 15 persons died after a transformer exploded at the project site of Namami Gange, built on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. The injured are being shifted to higher centre in Rishikesh.
Paucity of funds stalls hospital project in Ayodhya mosque
Paucity of funds has made the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Trust, which is handling the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur, to defer the construction of a hospital there for now.
AK-47 rifle used in firing at forest department employees in J&K's Pulwama
The J-K Police on Wednesday said that the firing on two forest department employees had been done by the assailants using an AK-47 rifle unlikely to be used by timber smugglers as reported earlier.
Andhra tribal youth assaulted, urinated on face
A shameful act of a group of youth who urinated on the face of a tribal youth after assaulting him has come to light in Andhra Pradesh. Shocking visuals of the incident that occurred in Ongole town of Prakasam district about a month ago surfaced on Wednesday.
Terrorists fire at 2 non-local labourers in J&K’s Anantnag
“Both have been shifted to hospital where attending doctors described their condition as stable. The area has been cordoned off for searches,” the police said.
Wrestlers vs Brij Bhushan: Chargesheet elaborates minute details of sexual harassment
The Delhi Police in its chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have claimed that be it India or abroad, the powerful politician sexually harassed women wrestlers on multiple occasions.
39 parties present in meet, NDA will win with record margin in 2024: Shinde
There were 39 parties at the NDA meeting here on Tuesday and all their leaders expressed trust in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said.
OTT players shouldn't propagate vulgarity as 'creative expression': Anurag Thakur
"The platforms must also be sensitive to our cultural diversity as we unleash India’s creative economy. The I&B Ministry looks forward to furthering partnerships and engagements towards achieving this goal," Thakur added.
Russia, China object to G20 Finance Ministers' meet outcome document deploring 'aggression against Ukraine'
China and Russia on Tuesday refused to support the G20 outcome document and Chair's summary, which at the culmination of the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting at Gandhinagar, deplored "in strongest terms the aggression by Russia Federation against Ukraine".
‘Kitne aadmi hai..?’ No clarity on MLAs hitched to rival NCP factions
For the past two days, there has been a furious head-count of MLAs from the rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) attending the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly session, which commenced on July 17.