As we get used to a long haul of isolation to curb the spread of COVID-19, the police's new avatar in many places is a far cry from that of the high-handed enforcer of law and order.
'People accused of mass murder and worse are let out on medical grounds.' 'Saibaba is now 100% handicapped, and has committed no murder, yet he is not allowed to come out.'
Meanwhile, parents of some children who went missing during the past one year in Dehra Dun have pleaded with the Uttarakhand police to find out their wards.
DFS sources said the medical tests were a prelude to the narco-analysis or "truth serum" tests on the accused and it was during the test that it was revealed that Surendra was diabetic.
With Indian Institutes of Management hiking their fees, the Indian Institutes of Technology too have proposed a similar step to augment their resources. "There is a proposal to hike the fee. But the final decision will come from the government," Prof Surendra Prasad, director, IIT Delhi, told PTI on Tuesday. The students in all the seven IITs are now paying Rs 25,000 per annum as fees. It could be increased up to Rs 50,000, he said.
Tendulkar, who skipped the morning session, wielded the willow for about 15 minutes at the indoor gymnasium adjacent to the Eden Gardens in the afternoon.
The protest gave a harrowing time to commuters especially office-goers as there were massive jams due to the blockades.
"Two clerks have been suspended late Monday evening on charges of improper maintenance of records of the tickets issued for the Delhi-Attari train," Chief PRO Northern Railway Rajiv Saxena said.
"Nithari killings went on for a year and a half but there are no witnesses that would provide clinching evidence," he said. He ruled out the case being transferred out of Ghaziabad unless there is a court directive to do the same.
On February 13, Dr Singh will address rallies at Rudrapur, Pithoragarh and Haridwar, Congress spokesman Surendra Kumar said.
Pandher, in his fifties, fainted after the attack by lawyers, who were joined by the public in the assault, enraged over the grisly killings at his Noida residence.
The DGP told media persons that Koli confessed before interrogators that he tried to eat human flesh, but vomitted.
What exactly are these tests and how do they help investigators? And more importantly are the results of these tests admissible in court?
The two accused in serial killings of children in Noida's Nithari village underwent brain mapping and polygraph tests at the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in Gandhinagar on Saturday.
"The narcoanalysis of the accused will be conducted in Ahmedabad on January 5," Sharma told reporters in Noida.
Moves are being made by senior leaders of Janata Dal (Secular) for his expulsion from the party.
The Bill provides comprehensive legislation to prohibit unregulated deposits, with punishment for those promoting such schemes or defaulting on repayment.
In an embarrassment for the Akhilesh Yadav government, Uttar Pradesh Minister Surendra Patel was caught on camera when he manhandled a youth during a programme at his residence in the district.
BJP workers celebrated the chief minister's victory by bursting crackers and distributing sweets at the party headquarters in Dehradun and also at Dhumakot.
Uncertainties like the bankruptcies bill, rising non-performing accounts at banks and political uncertainty are expected to drive gold demand higher in India.
The duo were produced before special CBI Judge Sapna Misra, who sent them to 14 days remand for the murder of Nanda Devi, Pandher's maid servant.
Now, in many cases, they give no old jewellery but the bills they get show gold as provided by them, the jeweller's making charge and the GST on that.
CBI sources said the polygraph test was necessitated after she continuously changed her statements.
A preliminary post-mortem report said there were no torso bones among the remains, he said.
Avoid mistakes most people make while buying a home, says Surendra Hiranandani, MD and Founder, Hiranandani Group of Companies.
The ED has now seized the property, agency sources said.
An Election Commission official said minor clashes between political workers were reported from some areas.
Gagan Narang had to settle for a silver medal in the men's 50m rifle prone event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait on Monday.
All nine accused in the murder case were acquitted by the trial court after witness turned hostile.
In times of social distancing, thousands of people are dying alone without a last glimpse of their loved ones who are unable to reach them.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Executive of JD(S) held at the residence of former prime minister and party chief H D Deve Gowda in New Delhi on Monday.
A 16-year-old Class X student was allegedly gang-raped by five persons, including three minors, at gunpoint in Uttam Nagar area of west Delhi. The girl alleged in her complaint that the accused also made an MMS of the act and threatened to upload it on the internet if she revealed her ordeal to any person.
Four persons, including son of a state minister, have been booked for allegedly eve-teasing girls in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said on Thursday.
'Number two' in the cabinet Nitin Patel has emerged as a strong contender.
DSP Akhileshwar Prasad is killed in a police encounter with Maoist rebels.
A close associate of Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi during the Emergency when he was the defence minister, Lal is considered the architect of modern Haryana, particularly its progress in agriculture and industry.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
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