Suspended cricketer Ankeet Chavan, who was arrested on allegations of spot-fixing, was on Friday released from Tihar Jail, a day after a court granted him bail to solemnise his marriage.
Security agencies searched over 100 hospitals and malls in the national capital after they received bomb threat emails on Tuesday. However, it turned out to be a hoax as nothing suspicious was found, officials said.
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.
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief, who is currently serving a life term in the case, was virtually present for the the court proceedings from the Tihar jail in Delhi.
Of the AAP's 62 MLAs in Delhi, 55 including all the ministers were present during the meeting.
The family of Afzal Guru, who was hanged two weeks ago at Tihar jail, has not yet approached the prison authorities to pray at his grave though the government has made the offer for his close relatives.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday examined Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail and recorded his statement related to the excise policy case.
The chargesheet, spread over 1,000 pages, was filed before the Patiala House Court in June and the court took its cognisance last month. A supplementary was filed in July.
As part of the campaign, AAP RS MP Sandeep Pathak said, AAP leaders and workers will visit the four Lok Sabha constituencies from where it has fielded candidates.
Besides Roy, the apex court also granted parole to one of jailed Sahara directors Ashok Roy Choudhary, who is a relative of Subrata.
Subrata Roy has been in Tihar jail since March 4, 2014.
Turning down the court's suggestion to appoint a lawyer on his behalf, separatist leader Yasin Malik on Friday told the Delhi high court he wished to argue in-person against a National Investigation Agency plea seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case.
Yadav, who recently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal over differences with party president Lalu Prasad Yadav, is an accused in the killing of Communist Party of India leader Ajit Sarkar.
Social activist Anna Hazare will leave Tihar jail, where he has been camping since Tuesday after his release, at around 10 am on Friday to head for the Ramlila Ground which will be the site of his ongoing indefinte fast for a strong Lokpal.
Rediff.com's Sahim Salim speaks to Tihar jail authorities who say Amar Singh constantly keeps complaining about his healh problems and acts bossy with prison guards and some inmates.
Engineer Rashid has been lodged in the Tihar jail since August 9, 2019 on charges of alleged terror financing, while Singh has been booked under the National Security Act and sent to the Dibrugarh jail of Assam.
The policemen who were deployed in and around Tihar Jail, where Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged on Saturday morning, had no idea why they were on duty there. "We were given orders to secure Tihar," said one of the policeman manning the entry point of jail no 3. He added that they were not told why they were being asked to secure the prison premises.
As many as 678 Pakistanis are languishing in Indian jails and most of them on minor offences like 'inadvertent' border crossings and overstaying. On the other side, there are 267 Indian prisoners and 411 fishermen suffering in Pakistani jails.
Veteran social activist Anna Hazare refused to come out of Tihar jail on Tuesday evening saying he wants an unconditional release and unconditional permission to go ahead with his indefinite fast at Jai Prakash Narayan Park in New Delhi.
Chidambaram, who was accompanied by police personnel in the police bus, was put in a special cell in the Asia's biggest prison complex as per the orders of the CBI court.
Assistant Jail Superintendent R Maurya was caught red-handed during a raid soliciting call girls at his official residence within the jail premises. His family was away in Bihar at the time of the incident, which took place few weeks ago.
The notice requested Rashid or a representative of his to appear before the district expenditure monitoring committee within two days to address the discrepancy and ensure timely submission of the expenditure report to the Election Commission of India.
Failing to get any reprieve from the Delhi high court, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will move the Supreme Court soon against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and maintained the excise policy case was the 'biggest political conspiracy of the country' to finish the party.
Residents of Delhi and NCR region will get a taste of culinary skills of Tihar jail inmates as bakery products prepared by them will be available in most shops and stores across the city.
Social Activist Anna Hazare has been continuing his fast from inside the Tihar Jail in New Delhi. Sahim Salim recaps the last 53 hours.
The chief minister said his "fault" was providing good education to children, building good schools for them, opening Mohalla Clinics and arranging for free medicines for people.
The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday asked its director general (Investigation) to inquire into the death of Delhi gang rape prime accused Ram Singh in Tihar Jail.
The National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma on Monday demanded a thorough probe by competent authorities to ascertain what pushed Ram Singh, one of the key accused in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case, to commit suicide in his cell.
'If the country felt very strongly about the BJP, then why did the country not put money where the mouth is?'
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Friday began her indefinite hunger strike in south Delhi's Bhogal to press on her demand for more water from Haryana.
One of the accused in the December 16 gang rape on Saturday again pleaded the special court hearing the case not to send him back to Tihar alleging he was assaulted by prison security personnel, who have threatened to kill him, a charge denied by the jail authorities.
'Who are Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to issue certificates?'
DB Reality and Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa was on Friday sent to Tihar Jail by court and remain in under judicial custody till March 3.
It had also sought a report on the matter from the Director General (Prison) and directed him to take steps to ensure James was not put to further harassment in jail.
'BJP insiders acknowledge that the party needs to be helmed by someone who can match Arvind Kejriwal's stature.' 'A Sudhanshu Trivedi or Bansuri Swaraj could bring the freshness the party needs in Delhi,' points out Aditi Phadnis.
Afzal Guru, who was convicted for the 2001 Parliament attack case and sentenced to death, was hanged in Tihar Jail at 8 am on Saturday. His mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this week.
One of the lawyers of the chief minister said that they will be seeking urgent listing of the petition on Monday.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation 'Sikhs for Justice', Raj Niwas sources said on Monday.
Roy was allowed by the Supreme Court to use the jail's conference room to negotiate sale of his hotels in order to collect Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) for his bail.
