The second All-India Police Kabaddi Cluster 2025-26 has commenced in Jammu, featuring 1,648 players from across the country competing in Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Fencing, and Gymnastics.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of advocate R K Anand for contempt of court by attempting to influence controversial witness Sunil Kulkarni in the infamous BMW hit-and-run case. In its judgment, the apex court also indicated the possibility of enhancing Anand's sentence. Referring to the criticism about the sting operation carried out by a news channel, the apex court noted that it was not a typical case of trial by the media.
The fierce wrangling in the IOA took a new turn on Monday with its senior functionary R K Anand claiming that the Ethics Commission's 'suspension' of Suresh Kalmadi was known to the apex body's top brass but was deliberately kept under wraps, a claim which was rejected by the rival faction.
WHO has urged people at risk to keep up with their vaccinations with boosters.
'There is no doubt in my mind that the extreme section of the Hindu Mahasabha was involved in the conspiracy,' the noted Supreme Court lawyer quoted Patel as saying.
Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases reported last year. This year there were 19,447 cases of dengue which resulted in 19 deaths till April 2024.
A sting operation by a television channel had alleged collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the high-profile BMW hit-and-run case. The court recommended that the convicted lawyers be stripped of their designation as senior advocates while imposing Rs 2,000 as fine on them.
'I got a lot of calls even from people that I don't know.' 'They called to tell me not to get dejected.' 'They told me my life would improve.'
Navneet would like to believe the medal was worth the sacrifice.
The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation.
Apprehending that some of its MLAs may not toe the party line, especially as BJP-backed Chandra had claimed support of at least two INLD MLAs, a dozen-odd legislators of the party were on Monday sent off to the hill station in Uttarakhand.
Bhushan, who has already deposited Re 1 as fine with the apex court's registry on September 14, has filed two separate review petitions in the contempt case. The first review plea on September 14 had challenged the August 14 verdict convicting him for the contempt of court, while the second plea has been filed against the August 31 sentencing order which imposed the fine.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim stay on a Delhi high court judgment holding senior advocates R K Anand and I U Khan guilty of contempt of court for trying to influence a key witness in the BMW hit-and-run case. A bench headed by Justice B N Agrawal, however, admitted the appeal filed by them and issued notices to respondents.
Don't run IOA office as one-man show, IOA secretary Rajeev Mehta tells chief Narinder Batra in a stinging letter.
A fast track court hearing the December 16 gang-rape case on Friday asked the counsel for the accused not to "harass" the victim's male friend who is deposing as a prosecution witness.
A fast track court on Monday sought an inquiry report by Tuesday from the Tihar jail officials on the alleged suicide by one of the accused in the Delhi gang rape-cum-murder case in the national capital.
Two top Indian Olympic Association officials are preparing to leave for Switzerland for a meeting with International Olympic Committee top brass to plead their case in the wake of the world body's decision to propose IOA's suspension in its Executive Board meeting.
A witness in the December 16 gang-rape case complained to a fast track court in New Delhi that he felt harassed by the questioning of the counsel for the accused.
The Delhi gang rape case being heard by a fast track court in the national capital on Wednesday witnessed two of the accused opting to change their counsel.
There is some "foul play" behind the death of Ram Singh, one of the accused in the December 16 gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl who allegedly committed suicide in Tihar, his lawyer alleged today.
Three of the five accused in the gang-rape and murder of the 23-year-old girl in a bus will plead not guilty to the charges and claim trial, advocates seeking to represent them said on Tuesday.
Delhi police on Monday registered a case of spreading enmity between communities against Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for his remarks suggesting revoking of voting rights of Muslims.
Reader J K Anand spotted New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden at Nottingham,UK.
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from corporate lobbyist Niira Radia on an application seeking vacation of stay on the release and circulation of the book Close Encounters with Niira Radia authored by advocate R K Anand.
In a relief to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, the Delhi high court on Wednesday stayed the release and circulation of a book authored by advocate R K Anand on her controversial, tapped telephonic conversation with various high profile individuals.
Union Sports minister Ajay Maken will not be going to Rachi to take part in the closing ceremony of the National Games.
Lawyer R K Anand will move the Delhi High Court, seeking vacation of the stay on circulation and release of his book Close Encounters with Niira Radia.
A three-judge bench of Justices B N Aggrawal, G S Singhvi and Aftab Alam passed the direction after senior counsel Altaf Ahmed appearing for Anand submitted that the alleged tapes showing the sting operation were doctored and edited to implicate him and Khan.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday opposed the bail application of Rajkumar, an accused in the sensational Noida double murder case, saying investigations against him were continuing.The bail application of another accused Krishna, compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar, father of slain teenager Aarushi, was also moved in the designated CBI court by his counsel R K Anand and F C Sharma.The arguments on this application would be heard in the afternoon.
Litigants suffered as lawyers on Friday struck work in four district courts in New Delhi to protest what they called 'usurping' of the Bar Council's power by the Delhi High Court by barring two advocates -- R K Anand and I U Khan -- from practising for four months.Litigants had to return dejected as work remained affected in Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Karkardooma and Rohini courts with lawyers either seeking adjournments or keeping away.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a Delhi High Court order barring advocates R K Anand and I U Khan from practising for four months after they were "caught" in the BMW sting operation case.
The court issued the notices after a sting operation by a TV channel alleged a collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the high-profile BMW hit-and-run case.
The channel, which had done a sting operation in May last alleging an attempt to bribe the key witness Sunil Kulkarni, aired a story on Monday night alleging that Kulkarni stayed in the lawyer's house in Shimla between October, 1999 and April, 2001.
On June 4, the Bar Association had suspended the two senior lawyers for allegedly influencing the witness and had issued show-cause notices asking them why action should not be taken against them.
Anand served a legal notice on the channel asking it to immediately stop telecast of any news story relating to him failing which he would sue them for damages worth Rs 50 crore.
Two lawyers, representing death row convicts Mukesh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, on Tuesday informed the Delhi high court that they are withdrawing from the December 16 gang rape-cum-murder case on the ground of alleged interference by family members of the convicts.
Show-cause notices were also issued to the two advocates as to why action should not be taken against them, SCBA President P H Parekh said.
However, Khan and Anand washed their hands off the entire episode. In fact, Khan had sent a notice to the channel's chief editor ten days back explaining his position.
The 59-year-old Batra is one of the few sports administrators to head a national Olympic committee while heading an important international sports federation.
The Congress alleged Chandra and the BJP were adopting 'delaying tactics'.
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