Congress MP and member of the panel Karti Chidambaram had requested Tharoor to take up the matter and call the officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry before the committee to seek clarification and remedial measures.
A senior official said that the state had sought several companies of paramilitary forces and these have been provided to maintain law and order situation.
The state police has so far arrested 112 supporters of Amritpal.
In a 'major breakthrough', the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a policeman and a bookie in connection with the alleged murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran, an official said on Sunday, adding Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze had played a key role in the crime and emerged as the prime accused.
Sukhwinder Singh's two accomplices -- Punjab Singh alias Bittoo and Mangal Singh Dhillon have also been arrested.
The bench agreed to hear the matter at the end of the board during the day itself.
Police suspect the accused identified as Digambar Patil might have cheated many more as he had 350 agents spread across the city to lure investors--most of them are middle class people.
A day after being released from jail, rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was on Friday arrested once again by police under the same charge of attempt to commit suicide by means of her indefinite fast.
They have been accused of giving special treatment to four accused arrested in connection with the racket.
The Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested the father of former Indian cricketer Naman Ojha in connection with a case of alleged embezzlement of funds in Betul district in 2013.
Security forces took out flag marches at several places including Ferozepur, Bathinda, Rupnagar, Faridkot, Batala, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Moga and Jalandhar in a show of strength.
When asked about the claims that the minor who was among the grapplers who had accusing WFI chief Bhushan of sexual harassment had taken back her complaint, Malik said, 'This is all fake news to discredit our protest in the eyes of the public and to make us lose public support.'
Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Prabhat Singh, who is said to be working for a Hindi national daily, was picked up by the Bastar police on March 21 from Dantewada district and arrested on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Tamil Nadu and Bihar on a plea filed by a YouTuber, arrested for allegedly circulating fake videos of migrant labourers being attacked in the southern state, seeking clubbing of the FIRs lodged against him.
The Delhi Police have finally managed to get their man -- Abdul Karim Tunda, the answer to several questions regarding the Lashkar-e-Tayiba network in India.
Nigerian striker Innocent Umegha had a forged visa, which had expired in 2002, and was staying in the country illegally for the past one year.
He was, however, released after producing a personal bond as he has already got an anticipatory bail from a local court, the CID official said.
A Mumbai lawyer and a Beed engineer joined arrested climate activist Disha Ravi in creating a protest toolkit backing the farmers' agitation with the aim of 'tarnishing the image of India' and collaborated with pro-Khalistani elements, Delhi Police officials said on Monday.
An Indian Mujahideen terrorist, suspected to be involved in the German Bakery blast of Pune in 2010, has been arrested from Kolkata, the police said.
The Karnataka police have arrested M B Ali Iliyas Burhan, believed to the main agent of Abdul Kareem Telgi, the man behind the multi-crore fake stamp paper racket, the Stamp Paper Investigation Team said on Friday.
Two months after the "issuance" of fake death certificates in the names of a Tamil Nadu Minister and a member of Legislative Assembly by the city corporation, a birth certificate in the name of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has come to fore, sparking demands for a probe into the functioning of e-governance services of the civic body.
A mobile shop owner from Raichur in Karnataka has been arrested as part of state-wide arrests being conducted in connection with recently-uncovered assassination plot.
An accused D G Vanzara gets bail months after Modi emerges as PM and hails it is as a return of 'Achche Din' while the blind-folded lady justice, almost mocks the rest of us, by suggesting that nobody is guilty for the cold blooded killing of Ishrat Jahan, Kauser Bi and the 2,000 odd innocent people in Gujarat, says Shehzad Poonawala.
Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar on Wednesday approached a sessions court in New Delhi challenging his arrest in the alleged fake degree case.
Two incidents of hurling of crude bombs were reported in Sealdah and Khanna areas of Kolkata, and police contingents were rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control, a State Election Commission official said.
The court converted Naidu's four-week interim medical bail in this case into absolute bail and ordered the former chief minister's release on regular bail, considering his age, old age-related ailments, non-flight risk and other reasons.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation of four distinct cases from the Assam police, all connected with the death of the state police sub-inspector Junmoni Rabha last month in a suspected road accident, according to officials.
Property of Rs 3,500 crore belonging to the company was seized by the EOW, a police official said.
Following are the key points of the three criminal law bills, that were passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Evidence Act.
Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the bail application of Tomar after imposing several conditions, including a bar on his travel outside the national capital without prior permission from the court and joining the investigation as and when required.
Amin was not part of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad that was involved in the fake encounter of Sheikh in November 2005 as he was then with the Ahmeabad Crime Branch.
A class XII student was arrested and sent to jail for allegedly posting derogatory remarks about Azam Khan
A day after violent protests in the state capital, a silent sit-in demonstration was organised on Monday against the brutal killing of the two men in Karbi Anglong.
Mumbai police have arrested four persons for allegedly duping a housing society in suburban Kandivali by organising a COVID-19 vaccination camp fraudulently in the name of a private hospital, an official said on Friday.
Metropolitan Magistrate M V Chauhan granted bail to Das on the condition that he shall remain present before the Ahmedabad Crime Branch during the first week of every month until the charge sheet is filed.
Tomar was arrested around 11 am following investigation into a complaint by the bar council of Delhi.
An auto rickshaw driver was arrested on Saturday for allegedly making a fake call claiming that three explosives had been planted to eliminate Maharashra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday during his rally, sending the security agencies into a tizzy, the police said.
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