The Delhi High Court on Friday queried the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the lookout circulars (LOC) issued in view of the registration of two FIRs dated June 2, 2017, and August 19, 2019, against journalists Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy in 2019.
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SC protects filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from arrest over goddess Kaali poster
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her for depicting Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette in a poster of her documentary.
Indo-Egypt joint military exercise to bolster defence co-operation
The participants would undertake joint planning and drills for special forces operations in a mechanised warfare setting as well as surgical strikes on terrorist camps, hideouts to include sniping of high value targets, a Defence Ministry official said.
KLO chief's return to mainstream is big news: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that it is big news that Jiban Singha Koch, the self-styled chief of militant outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), has returned to the mainstream.
Cong delegation meets EC a day after Tripura in-charge attacked
The delegation led by Kumari Selja apprised the Election Commission about the law and order situation in Tripura "in the light of a serious attack, which took place on Wednesday night on Ajoy Kumar, in-charge and other 16 leaders".
Process to declare Ram Setu a national heritage monument underway: Centre to SC
The top court noted that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the process is currently underway in the Ministry of Culture. "He states that the petitioner may submit additional communication if he may so wish," the bench said.
Who is WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh once charged under TADA
He was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from the same constituency and in 2004, was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Balrampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh state on the BJP ticket.
Protesting grapplers not satisfied with ministry's response, want wrestling body to be dissolved
The meeting between the Sports ministry officials and the delegation of four wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik here on Thursday failed to yield results as protesting grapplers were not satisfied with the response.
SC refuses to stay CCI order imposing Rs 1,337.76 crore fine on Google
In a setback to Google, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decision, declining to stay operation of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing Rs 1,337.76 crore fine on the tech giant.
No country reflects arising pragmatism better than India: S&P Global Market Intelligence
India is projected to become the third-largest contributor to global real gross domestic product growth over the next decade, behind only China and the US, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence research titled "A Pragmatic World (Re)order".
Shifting to old pension scheme may lead to liability add-up in future: Raghuram Rajan
As several state governments have shown their intent of shifting to the old pension scheme, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that states doing so, would end up curbing current expenditure but may build liabilities for the future.
Journos have no statutory exemption from disclosing their sources to probe agencies: Delhi court
A Delhi court has observed that there is no legal exception for journalists who need to reveal their sources to investigating agencies, particularly when doing so is vital to support and aid in the investigation of a criminal case.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar played with my emotions, made my life hell: Jacqueline Fernandez
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Wednesday told a Delhi court in the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, that he had played with her emotions and made her life "hell".
Fire erupts at NTPC Eco Park in Badarpur, blaze visible from Noida
A massive fire broke out at the NTPC Eco Park in South-East Delhi's Badarpur area on Wednesday evening. However, no casualties have been reported till the time of filing this report.
Polls in Nagaland widen 'gulf' : Konyak Union threatens to expel people who file nomination
The Konyak Union, a key group of Konyak tribe in Mon district in Eastern Nagaland, on Wednesday threatened to "permanently expel" those individuals filing nominations to participate in the ensuing assembly elections.
Sports Ministry gives wrestling body 72 hours to respond on sexual harassment charge
The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist broke down while speaking to reporters on Wednesday, as more than 30 wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here.
India presents itself as resilient economy at World Economic Forum in Davos
In addition, the presence of state lounges of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana along with business lounges of HCL, Wipro, Infosys and TCS have added strength to India's presence on the Davos promenade.
Will hang myself if sexual harassment charges against me are proven: WFI chief
"All these allegations, I hope she (Vinesh) writes them down and sends them to me. I will reply to them. The rest can be investigated by the CBI or the police. This is a very big allegation," Sharan added.
Finance Ministry contractual employee nabbed for leaking secret docs
According to police, Sumit was arrested on Tuesday for espionage activities in lieu of money and during search, a mobile phone which was used by him to share secret information related to the Ministry of Finance was recovered from his possession.
Brij Bhushan was sexually harassing female wrestlers, I don't know if I will be alive tomorrow: Vinesh Phogat
Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday levelled serious allegations against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying that he sexually harassed the female wrestlers.
Tripura to go to polls on Feb 16, Nagaland and Meghalaya on Feb 27
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that polling will be held in Tripura on February 16 and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27 and the counting of votes is scheduled for March 2. All the three states have 60-member Assemblies.
'Having links with Al Qaeda, LeT, JeM, ISIS', Centre to SC justifying ban on SIMI
"It is also evident that they are continuing to receive funds within India and also through foreign funding despite SIMI having been declared a banned organisation in the year 2001 which ban is still continuing till date, except for a very brief period," it added.
Amid heavy ruckus in Delhi Assembly, AAP MLA waves bundle of notes
Amid heavy ruckus on the third day of the ongoing Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly, Aam Adami Party (AAP) MLA Mohinder Goyal on Wednesday waved a bundle of currency notes alleging corruption in recruitment for nursing at the Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital.
Avoid 'unnecessary remarks' on films: PM to party workers
During his address, Modi also asked BJP members to reach out to every section of society, including minorities such as Bohras, Pasmandas and Sikhs, and work for them without electoral considerations.
No entitlement of family pension for child adopted by widow after govt servant's death: SC
A bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna noted that a child is born to the deceased government servant after his death has to be contrasted with a case where a child is adopted by the widow of a government servant after his death.