The Gauhati high court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into allegations against an Assam minister that he had branded two sisters as witches and harassed them in a bid to grab their land in Karbi Anglong district.
The first report was filed on April 16 in compliance with a March 13 order of the Supreme Court which had asked Patnaik to conduct a probe and collect documentary evidence regarding all movable and immovable properties of Kripashankar and his family, including his wife, son, daughter-in-law and daughter while seeking a report in a sealed envelope.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the investigation against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets but put an interim stay on the process of attaching and seizure of their properties.
The company management remained tight-lipped about the resignations, but indicated there was nothing unusual in these movements.
Senior Mumbai Congress leader Kripashankar Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court direction for his prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act and attachment of his immovable properties in a case of alleged disproportionate assets.
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on September 3 a plea of the Maharashtra government to continue with Arup Patnaik as chief of Special Investigating Team probing the alleged amassing of disproportionate assets by former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members.
Four persons were arrested on Saturday following a complaint of assault lodged by a Jadavpur University professor who posted a cartoon on the Internet allegedly showing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in poor light.
As many as 44 persons detained during the rave party at a plush hotel in Juhu last month have tested positive for drugs, the police said on Friday.
We saw the best of the Mumbai police commissioner from the way he handled a volatile situation. Will we see the best of him again from the way he pursues the cases against the rioters, asks B Raman.
'We were against politicisation of the defence acquisition process. It was a question of capability of the air force'
Top officers of America's Federal Bureau of Investigation are visiting India's commercial capital, Mumbai, as a part of an exchange programme.
As part of an exchange programme, a team of Federal Bureau of Investigation officers arrived in Mumbai on Thursday and held deliberations with the top brass of the city police and exchanged views on tackling terror and other crimes.
Currently, confiscation can be done through multiple laws, but it is a complicated process.
The Mumbai police on Monday claimed to have cracked the murder case of Mid Day crime reporter Joyobroto Dey, and arrested seven Chota Rajan gangsters who reportedly orchestrated the crime. But the police is still curiously silent over the motive, reports Toral Varia.
Assistant Commissioner of police Anil Mahabole, who could be questioned in connection with the murder of veteran journalist J Dey, was transferred on Monday.
'There are deliberations on whether there can be lowering of income taxes and other sops to keep more money in the hands of taxpayers, enabling them to spend more and boost demand.'
Anna Hazare and his team is all set to commence its three day fast at Mumbai's MMRDA grounds. Anna Hazare has personally appealed to people for donations to be able to pay the rent rates for the ground. With the fast venue almost finalised, the task of maintaining law and order clearly cut out for the Mumbai police. Rediff.com's Toral Varia Deshpande spoke to Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik.
For the first time, India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft performed stunts at the air show, amid loud cheers from the audience.
In the 2020-21 Budget, the prime minister and the finance minister are keen to stamp their narrative, after various rollbacks following the previous Budget, said top government sources. Besides the scheduled meetings, the sources said, the Prime Minister's Office is expected to hold several meetings with top secretaries and officials on various ongoing schemes, their performance and also how some of them could be tweaked for better results.
Air Chief Arup Raha on Saturday described the arrest of former IAF chief S P Tyagi as "unfortunate", and said that it has "dented" the force's reputation.
Gandhi underwent a surgery on her left shoulder on August 3 and doctors said she almost recovered from the injury.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where she has been admitted, said all her health parameters are showing improvement and she was shifted out of the ICU.
Court rulings interpret 'retirement' and 'resignation' as similar events, thereby allowing tax exemption.
The government hopes the latest action will lead to banks also lowering the cost of borrowing for corporate and individual borrowers.
Party leaders are being forced to bite the tongue while answering queries on cut money and alleged arrogance of local TMC leaders.
Amid snow-capped mountains and on board warships, India's armed forces demonstrated their impressive yoga skills. Let's take a bow!
India's domestic IT services market ranks third in Asia/Pacific.
The development holds bilateral significance, as both India and Bangladesh had decided to improve economic ties in a 'win-win' mode during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit earlier this year.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday flew in a Sukhoi-30MKI supersonic fighter jet of the Indian Air Force from the Halwara airbase in Punjab.
The Union home ministry on Tuesday directed the Punjab government to submit a report over the Pathankot Air Force Base attack within 24 hours.
Her medical condition was stable and she has been advised rest.
She had to cut short her roadshow in Varanasi after she was taken ill. She had fractured her left shoulder during the roadshow.
All five RJD members abstained from voting, while Enos Ekka of Jharkhand Party, Independent Harinarayan Rai, Congress' Gopal Nath Sahadeo and Arup Chatterjee of the Marxist Coordination Committee were absent.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday flagged off the new Kolkata-Agartala bus service via Dhaka, hoping this would bring both India and Bangladesh closer.
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While the FPI limit on most bond issues would not be raised above 6 per cent, there would be some in which there would be no limits, reports Arup Roychoudhury.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar attended the 83rd Air Force Day, at the Hindon air base in Ghaziabad, on Thursday.
One person was killed and three were feared dead after a mishap at an underground mine at BCCL's Basantimata colliery in Dhanbad district.
Lt Gen Bakshi announced 'full support' to the new chief and made it clear that he won't resign.
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