'I need to work to find some joy in this life.'
A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against sacked Commonwealth Organising Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and nine others for allegedly cheating, conspiring and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer in a Games-related corruption case.
Aeromatrix Info Solutions private limited, an accused firm in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam, has moved a Delhi court seeking defreezing of its bank account for paying salaries to its employees.
However, Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur, rejected her other plea for prohibiting Katara's mother Neelam from attending the proceedings.
They were caught before they executed the attack on January 26.
A Delhi Court on Saturday issued notice to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, seeking his response as to why underworld don Abu Salem was extradited instead of being deported to India from Portugal in 2005, to face trial in criminal cases including the 1992 Mumbai blasts case.The extradition of the don was conditional and came with restrictions on the number of cases on which he could be tried and the quantum of sentence.
Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, whose son Vishal Yadav was awarded life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case, on Friday termed the sentence a result of political vendetta.
While dismissing prime accused Vikas Yadav's plea seeking to re-examine key witness Ajay Katara and others in the light of a CD revealing alleged nexus between the witness and complainant and mother of the deceased Neelam Katara, Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur reserved her judgement in the case.
Two of them are Hizbul Mujahideen militants.
The defence in Nitish Katara murder case on Monday produced a police official in a court in New Delhi to falsify the presence of Ajay Katara, a key prosecution witness at the spot.
Vikas and Vishal Yadav, convicted in the sensational Nitish Katara murder case earlier this week, were were given the life sentence by a Delhi court on May 30. They have been also been fined Rs 1 lakh each. Though the judgment was to have passed in the morning, but it was deferred till the evening. Vikas Yadav and Vishal Yadav were convicted earlier this week.
Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur directed the Arthur Road Jail authorities to ensure Salem's presence on August 21.
Afzal's mercy petition is pending with President A P J Abdul Kalam.
Bharti, the daughter of controversial Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, had flown in from United Kingdom to record her testimony.
The central government has paid for Bharti's expenses and provided her security cover under a directive from the Delhi high court.
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A Delhi court on Thursday allowed Neelam Katara to be present during the deposition of Bharti Yadav, a key witness in her son Nitish's murder case.
"I and Vishal were made to sit in the police vehicle itself and nothing was recovered at the instance of either of us," he said.
Asked about her photographs with Katara, Bharti was quoted as having said that she had only posed with him as a friend.
Bharti Yadav, the elusive key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, was on Friday directed by a Delhi court to appear before it on November 25 for recording her statement.
Afzal, who was imprisoned in Jail Number 3 after the court issued the warrant, was shifted to Jail No 4 on Friday owing to security concerns.
Bharti Yadav has not appeared before the court despite warrants against her.
Bharti Yadav, a key witness, will depose on November 29.
A warrant in this regard was issued by Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur saying the death sentence of Afzal will be executed at 0600 hours in Tihar Central Jail on October 20.
'It is not about how one looks, but how they feel. It is about how beautiful we are on the inside.'
The promise of a less suspicious government is surprising. What about the disconnect between the new business stance and earlier push to dictate the narrative in politics and public life, wonders T N Ninan.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting that lasted for little over two hours, Tomar said the government is still hopeful that union leaders will come with alternatives to discuss in the next round of talks on January 15.
Wreaths were laid on the body of SP (Detective) Baljit Singh by politicians, top police officers, besides family and common people.
In a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal ahead of Punjab assembly polls, their alliance on Tuesday defeated Congress in the Chandigarh municipal corporation election in which demonetisation had emerged as a key issue.
Sticking to their key demand of the repeal of three farm laws to end their protest, farmer leaders on Friday told the government their 'ghar wapsi' can happen only after 'law wapsi' but the Centre insisted talks must be limited to contentious clauses and ruled out a complete withdrawal of Acts.
A Delhi court has allowed the plea of two family members of former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi, accused in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam, to defreeze their bank accounts subject to certain conditions.
This could be a major drag, not just on the empowerment of women but on the India growth story as well.
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