The trial court has exempted Lakhvi from in person appearance in the court on security grounds.
Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon, a town about 200 km from Mumbai in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008.
The parents of the babies -- Roy Joseph and Biji Thomas -- are languishing in police custody in two separate jails in Riyadh without trial for the past 45 days.
The United States and the United Kingdom have asked Pakistan to hand over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, to India to improve bilateral ties or to them for his 'independent trial'.
'Until the case load starts dropping, we will have to keep up the current level of prevention activities.'
Jammat-ud-Dawah chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday warned Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against extending a hand of friendship to India.
Antony said the ongoing crime branch investigation in the case would be expedited and the high court approached for setting up a fast-track court to try the case.
He also slammed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for holding a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Paris, saying it has hurt the sentiments of 'Kashmiri Muslims'.
India's COVID-19 fatality rate has dropped significantly to 2.43 per cent from 3.36 per cent on June 17 due to effective clinical management of coronavirus cases, the health ministry and asserted that the country has handled the pandemic 'relatively well'.
The High Court had also asked the couple to work out an amicable solution. However, they had failed to arrive at a settlement.
Five other convicts were also granted varying jail terms by a special MCOCA court.
Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon, a town about 200 km from Mumbai in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008.
P Balakrishna Reddy was sentenced Reddy to three years rigorous imprisonment in a two-decade old riot case related to a protest against illicit liquor in Hosur.
Pakistan government will not file a fresh petition in an anti-terrorism court requesting for obtaining voice sample of LeT operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai terror attack case, prosecution team's chief Chaudhry Azhar said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21, and asserted that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the country in coming days.
The court has fixed September 9 to launch day-to-day trial in the case.
The CMM was appointed as commissioner to record 84-year-old Ammal's testimony by a Special CBI Court, holding trial in the case, in the wake of the Supreme Court's direction.
The Centre has put the blame on state governments while state governments complain that money is not released for the proposals given by them to the Empowered Committee that has been tasked with recommending proposals to be funded under this framework.
The encounter is an attempt by authorities to distract people from the government's failures to safeguard women's rights, the activists said.
General Rawat also said that adequate focus must be on ensuring that "trial procedure" for procurement of military equipment does not linger on for too long, in an indication of his unhappiness over the delay in modernisation of armed forces.
India on Wednesday commemorated the sixth anniversary of the Mumbai attack with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders paying homage to the victims, recalling the "horror" over which the country still felt "endless pain" for the loss of 166 lives.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday deferred to October 1 hearing on the death penalty reference against four convicts in the December 16 gang rape and murder case and directed the police to supply to offenders the necessary set of documents.
Terming the current rule which disqualifies candidates upon conviction 'incapable' of keeping criminals away from electoral politics, the law commission has recommended that disqualification should happen upon framing of charges in cases punishable by five years in jail or more.
'If you accept that situation you don't require the judiciary, the criminal procedure law, the Indian Penal Code or even the Constitution because there is somebody who decides who gets to live and who gets to die.'
The Court also held that Micromax will continue to intimate Ericsson of the arrival of the new consignments at customs and seek its NOC.
"Mudassir Lakhvi, the headmaster of a primary school in Faridkot, where Ajmal Kasab studied for three years told the court that he taught Kasab and he is alive," a court official said on Thursday.
The apex human rights body in the country had taken cognisance of the encounter killings, saying it was a matter of concern and needed to be investigated carefully.
The drug that it would supply is called Olanzapine, used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday hailed as exemplary the death sentence awarded to four convicts in the Delhi gangrape case, saying the victim and her family have got justice.
Breaking the logjam in their ties, India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced that they have decided to engage in a "comprehensive" dialogue that will include peace and security and Jammu and Kashmir.
Applying balm on the wounds of the two religious groups is a better course of action for the rulers. Common sense dictates the verdict be accepted in good grace by all sides, suggests Virendra Kapoor.
An ATC Judge on Wednesday heard the Mumbai attack case and accepted a request filed by the Federal Investigation Agency to inspect the boat 'Alfoz' in Karachi.
Almost every claim made by India about Pakistan's role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been backed by investigator, who probed the case in Islamabad.
'My father would always tell me not to worry because he was innocent and had to be in jail because of the politics involved.'
'The ideal of justice is ingrained in every human being.' 'I truly feel that if we empower our forces, the rich and the powerful will lose their hold on them.' Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand in an exclusive interview.
The country has recorded over 20,000 cases of the infection for the fourth consecutive day. India went past Russia on Sunday to become the third worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly cheating the PNB, the country's second largest lender, to the tune of more than $2 billion.
After a wait of 10 years, the Indian army will finally get 50,000 new bullet-proof vests after
Brokerages have cut the company's FY16 earnings estimates between 16% and 29% with target prices too coming down to the Rs 700-800 band
Media trials tend to influence judges by subconsciously creating a pressure, the Delhi high court observed.
