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The top court noted the Centre's submissions that no violence was reported in Manipur in the past two days and the situation is gradually returning to normalcy, and sought an updated status report after a week.

A bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai observed that two young women had appeared for Union of India in two different matters and it told both that if these matters were to be argued by the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), "we would have dismissed it with cost of Rs 10 lakh".

In wake of the sensational murder of top gangster Tillu Tajpuriya (33) who was stabbed over 90 times to death by assailants inside the Tihar Jail premises, the Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of jail authorities on the steps taken to prevent such crimes.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Governor cannot lend his office to effectuate a particular result as it questioned if could the difference of opinion among MLAs within a party could become a sufficient ground for the Governor to call for the floor test?

If there is a need to change demographic details (Name, Date of Birth, Address, etc), the residents can use regular online update service, or may visit nearest Aadhaar centre. In such cases, normal charges will apply.

Of the 384 candidates contesting for 28 assembly seats in Karnataka's Bengaluru region, 92 have declared criminal cases against themselves with 57 of them (cases) with serious charges, according to a new report.

Following approval by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, women officers will also be posted as staff officers at TA Group Headquarters, Directorate General of Territorial Army in Delhi, as per organisational requirements.

Representatives of around 250 khaps from Haryana, Rajasthan, and western Uttar Pradesh, along with hundreds of farmers, gathered at Jantar Mantar in support of the protesting wrestlers.

"Total ten buses and four cars carrying around 500-550 people were allowed from Tikri Border in the morning. No one was stopped," said Harender Kumar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Outer Delhi.

Ahead of the farmers' call to protest in favour of wrestlers at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, the Delhi Police have tightened security and placed barricades at all the border entry points.

In an effort to encourage female participation in various sectors, the government has decided that the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path will see participation only by women in march pasts, tableaux and other performances.

The Delhi Police are yet to interrogate Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), in connection with the two FIRs registered against him on April 21, pertaining to serious allegations, including violations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

"First the statements of our girls should be recorded before the magistrate under 164. That is not done yet. We are waiting for it, after that we will see what needs to be done in this regard."

Abbas Ansari, the son of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, tried to mislead the investigators by showing a Delhi-based rented accommodation as his permanent address on his arms license as the purpose was allegedly to procure foreign weapons to spread terror.

India's foreign exchange reserves increased marginally by $4.53 billion to $588.78 billion during the week ending April 28, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Friday.

Covid-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in January 2020. About six weeks later, it was characterised as a pandemic. The deadly disease has to date infected over 763 million and claimed more than 6.9 million lives globally.

In view of some videos posted on YouTube channels claiming that all Indian spices contain cow dung and cow urine, the Delhi High Court has ordered Google to take them down.

Officials said the mission was "one of a kind" with the aircraft carrying 192 passengers, mostly ladies, children and elderly persons, who were either NRIs, foreign nationals or OCIs (Overseas Citizens of India).

India and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation in bilateral as well as other multilateral platforms, during the 12th India-Russia joint working group on counter-terrorism.

According to the police, a PCR call was received on Thursday informing about a stabbing incident involving students at a government school in Tigri. The injured student was admitted to the hospital with stab injuries on his shoulder and back.

Another chilling CCTV footage has surfaced showing the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya allegedly by the members of the notorious Jitender Gogi gang inside the high-security Tihar Jail on May 2 in the presence of prison officials, who appear to be standing by without intervening.

Congress on Friday hit back at Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur over his comments that all demands of the protesting wrestlers have been agreed upon and questioned the morality of the government as the wrestlers have to sit in protest for seeking justice.

The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a fresh attempt by a petitioner seeking a stay on the release of the film 'The Kerala Story, saying that a filmmaker invests a lot of money and time in making a movie and actors also put in a lot of work, and the market will decide if it is not up to the mark.

The Delhi High Court has said that under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)is an exempted organisation, but if an RTI applicant seeks human rights or corruption-based information, it is liable to be disclosed.

In a letter from Mandoli jail, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, promising her a "super surprise" for her birthday on August 11.