Known as 'vikas purush' (man involved in developmental work), Sinha is a three-time Lok Sabha MP who held charge of the communication ministry as a minister of State in 2016 when the telecom industry was engaged in the sale of spectrum.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to probe the mysterious death of Rizwanur Rehman and submit the report before it within two months. In an interim order, Justice Soumitra Pal observed that the CID could not hold an inquiry into the mysterious death of the computer graphics teacher under the given circumstances. Rizwanur's body was found on the railway tracks on September 21 following his marriage to Priyanka, daughter of influential industrialist Ashok Todi
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000 each on Lal Bahadur, Ram Lal, Virender and Surinder Pal Singh after holding them guilty of rioting, murder and conspiracy.
The bench then said that it was not going to fast track the matter.
Hembrom along with the main accused Ravinder Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, was found guilty of burning to death Staines and his minor sons, Philip and Timothy, outside a church at Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district of Orissa on January 22, 1999.
Kohli was also charged with manslaughter, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice.
Politicians, actors and eminent jurists have written a petition to the President to waive off the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict's execution, saying it 'would degrade us all'.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted a preliminary report on the March 14 police firing in Nandigram to the Calcutta High Court.
It has been issued based on a petition alleging that they have amassed wealth exceeding than their known sources of income.
The FIR filed by the CBI had booked Sengar and nine other associates for alleged criminal conspiracy, murder, attempt to murder and criminal intimidation.
The court had on October 16 directed the CBI to complete the probe in two months and submit its report on Monday, but it could not be done as some formalities were yet to be completed by the central investigating agency.
A bench comprising Justices Ruma Pal and Dalveer Bhandari passed the order during resumed hearing of a PIL filed by Image India Foundation seeking to identify and deport all Bangladeshi illegal migrants from the country.
SC for status quo on AP reservation for Muslims
The bench was not impressed by the argument that Kohli will not get a fair trial in the United Kingdom as there was a bias against the Asian communities.
Kohli, who has been in custody for over two years now, had moved the apex court on Wednesday, challenging the order of his extradition to the United Kingdom.
While Dara had filed an appeal challenging his conviction and the life sentence awarded to him, CBI has sought enhancement of the life sentence.
The Lalit Modi faction received a severe jolt on Tuesday with the Rajasthan high court ordering the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections be held on May 29.
Several girls were sexually assaulted in a shelter home run by Thakur in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He was convicted under various sections of IPC, POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.
January 6 is the next date of hearing.
The Delhi high court called the anti-Sikh riots case "communal frenzy" after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards.
A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice Ruma Pal, overruling a 1986 judgement of the apex Court, said that the sale of lottery tickets cannot be equated with sale of goods and hence tax cannot be imposed.\n\n
The protest by Dalits against the demolition of a Ravidas temple in the Tughlakabad area of Delhi turned violent on Wednesday night, leaving several people, including policemen, injured.
The court, however, did not pass any orders as to who would foot the Rs 42.5-crore bill estimated by the committee for eco-restoration.
The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the Lok Sabha Speaker and some others on a petition by former Bahujan Samaj Party member of Parliament Raja Ram Pal, caught on camera in the cash-for-query scam, challenging his expulsion from the House.
The BJP counsel told the Liberhan Commission that the demolition was unfortunate and uncontrolled.
The Birlas on Thursday informed the Calcutta High Court that Priyamvada Birla was suffering from several debilitating diseases and not in firm health as claimed by Rajendra S Lodha who asserted she had made the 1999 'will' in his favour in her full s
A 41-year-old Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to sending poison-laced threatening letters to United States President Barack Obama and other officials.
Ashok Pandey, a Lucknow-based advocate, had asked the court to direct President A P J Abdul Kalam not to appoint the Congress chief as the prime minister.
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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar.
Deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha said that facilities at the Games Village were good.
A special court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Ishrat Jahan encounter case accused IPS officer Prithvi Pal Pandey who then moved the Gujarat high court, which refused to give him protection from arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation till hearing of his plea on Wednesday.
Google is going ahead with a policy revision mandating 30% charge on in-app purchases across all apps on Play Store. This has left developers' community worried about tighter squeeze on their earnings, says Yuvraj Malik.
'What's the point in lamenting widespread toxic work culture, and the capitalist system that gives rise to it if there is no alternative?' 'Actually, there is,' says Ashish Sharma.
Of the 650 cases registered in connection with anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, 267 were closed as untraced by the Delhi Police.
'The days when less government, more governance were spoken of are well and truly behind us.' 'More government, it is now believed, means more governance,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
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