If Mehbooba is 'allowed' to survive unchecked she could transform her campaign into a sentiment typically suited to the ground conditions in Kashmir, observes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir affairs.
NIA says he has also given the names of overseas Hizbul Mujahideen members involved in fund-raising for the terror outfit.
What Headley's testimony does achieve is expose the Congress' ham-fisted attempts to taint an otherwise credible probe. That, however, does not become an assertion of Ishrat's membership of the LeT.
Patnaik, a 1985 batch IPS officer from the Union Territories cadre, replaces Alok Verma, who has been named as the new Central Bureau of Investigation director.
Detailed reports have been sought from the state's chief secretary and from the chairman of the Railway Board in four weeks, an NHRC spokesperson said.
The establishment of a National Judicial Commission to give the Executive a say in appointment of judges and setting up a special investigation team on blackmoney stashed abroad are the priority areas for the Modi government, newly-appointed Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
"Recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week's shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms," Trump said in his address to the joint session of US Congress.
Bergdahl is charged with abandoning his post in Afghanistan in June 2009 before he was captured by Taliban insurgents, who held him for nearly five years.
ED has approached the MEA seeking initiation of deportation.
The special judge, Pankaj Kumar, ordered issuance of letters of request in the name of the five countries to enable ED officials to conduct investigation. SR Das, the counsel for ED told the court that the visit was necessary as the agency had unearthed facts about the illegal investments and hawala transactions made in these countries by the accused.
Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that the Centre order a high-level inquiry into alleged links of two Delhi government ministers with murdered liquor baron Ponty Chaddha and his slain brother Hardeep.
"The CBI lab sent a report to Delhi police's Special Cell on June 8 saying the raw footage was authentic," a police source said.
the SC said, "We want that adequate compensation be paid to the victims' family".
A special court for economic offences on Monday issued fresh summons against Ram Mynampati, a former top official of fraud-hit Satyam Computer's Services Limited (SCSL).
Jeetu alias Fauji of Mahav village is a named accused in the case, Inspector General (Crime) S K Bhagat told reporters in Lucknow when asked about his alleged involvement in the mob violence.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, had called representatives of Facebook to hear their views "on the subject of safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space," according to agenda of the meeting.
The second and final part of advocate Prashant Bhushan's interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com. Bhushan is one of the petitioners in the black money case in the Supreme Court
The second and final part of advocate Prashant Bhushan's interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com. Bhushan is one of the petitioners in the black money case in the Supreme Court
Unlike the last time, the two candidates did not shake hands before the debate. However, as the debate ended on a positive note, there was a warm handshake.
The probe agency sought nine days further remand of Michel for his custodial interrogation saying he was not cooperating in the investigation of the case.
The bill rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs, notwithstanding any court order.
The apex court-appointed panel is investigating alleged scuttling of probe into coal block allocation scam cases by Sinha whose meetings with accused persons have been held as "completely inappropriate".
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday announced a cash reward of up to Rs 1 lakh to anyone who could provide credible information which could lead to identification or arrest of perpetrators of the Assam violence.
China, besides denying the United States allegations that COVID-19 has emerged from a bio-lab in Wuhan, also rejected that it emanated from a wet market in the central Chinese city from bats or pangolins before infecting humans.
The Mumbai police is willing to take cognizance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's findings at last in the ongoing court case related to the 26/11 case.
Given how everything has played out, Mehul Choksi, now 62, achieved all that he wanted but for all the wrong reasons, says Pavan Lall.
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Patna on Thursday framed charges against Bihar's former chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra, along with 32 other accused, in the multi-crore fodder scam case. According to court officials, the CBI court framed charges against Lalu, Mishra and others including former Member of Legislative Assembly R K Rana and Janata Dal United Member of Parliament Jagdish Sharma.
The PMLA court in Mumbai has sought their appearance on September 25 (Nirav Modi) and 26 (Mehul Choksi) respectively under the fugitive economic offender law.
Trump again denies any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
The CISF headquarters in Delhi said any issue related to service leave had nothing to do with the jawan taking the extreme step.
Acting on a Central Bureau of Investigation's plea, a special CBI court has issued judicial requests to four countries seeking details of the money trail in the Aircel-Maxis deal, in which former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran is an accused. The Letters Rogatory to the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Malaysia and Mauritius were issued by a Patiala House court last week in the case. The CBI has alleged that Maran had received Rs 547 crore as kickbacks.
In a thread of tweets, Mallya claimed, "The airlines struggled financially partly because of high ATF prices. Kingfisher was a fab airline that faced the highest ever crude prices of $ 140/barrel. Losses mounted and that's where banks money went. I have offered to repay 100 % of the principal amount to them. Please take it."
In December last year, Amazon invested over Rs 1,700 crore into its payments and wholesale business units in India, while in October it had infused over Rs 4,400 crore (more than USD 600 million) in its various units in India, including marketplace and food retail. Bezos last visited India in 2014 when he presented Amazon's Indian unit with a giant cheque for USD 2 billion. Since then, Amazon has pledged a further USD 3.5 billion to expand in the country and the USD 1 billion investment announced on Wednesday would take the total committed investment to USD 6.5 billion.
The law provides for compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel or for causing damage or loss to property.
The 82-year-old former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister received the ED summons a day after the formation of the People's Alliance led by him was announced on October 15.
During questioning it emerged that Singh had taken them to Jammu in 2019 also, the officials said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against unknown persons in the alleged murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh who was mowed down by a tractor trolley purportedly owned by illegal sand mafia in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on March 8.
This is for the first time the UNHRC has issued a report on the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and PoK.
Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand and four others were acquitted in the Mecca Masjid blast with the judge saying that the prosecution failed to prove "even a single allegation" against them.
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has defended centre-back Gerard Pique's right to make comments about referees favouring Real Madrid.
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