Avtar Kochhar is accused of orchestrating hawala operations at Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s behest. (File) New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to alleged hawala operator Avtar Singh Kochhar in cases involving “extortion” of Rs 200 crore by Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma gave Avtar Kochhar the relief in the cases lodged by the […]
Punjab recorded 637 and 740 farm fires on Saturday and Sunday (ANI) Chandigarh: Punjab on Monday reported 634 farm fires with farmers in many areas continuing to set ablaze paddy straw despite police making persistent efforts to prevent stubble burning. The Punjab Police said it has registered 1,084 FIRs against erring farmers and imposed penalties […]
Over 3,600 cases are pending with Family Court in Rohini (Representational) New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday approved the creation of 10 more Family Courts in the capital, raising the number of such Courts in the city to 31, according to a press release by the LG office. “The approval affects […]
AIIMS received 31 cases of burns in its emergency department during festivities New Delhi: Several hospitals in the national capital reported cases of burn injuries, largely caused by firecrackers, on the day of Diwali. The festival was celebrated on Sunday. While the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital, which has the largest burn unit in the country, received […]
The Supreme Court bench hearing this case was led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday re-directed High Courts to initiate suo moto proceedings towards expeditious disposal of pending cases against elected legislators – MPs and MLAs – from their respective states. The Chief Justices of these courts have […]
India had the highest number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world in 2022 India had the highest number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world in 2022, says the Global TB Report 2023 by the World Health Organisation. The country accounted for 27 per cent of the total TB cases in the world. There […]
The raids were restricted to slums housing Myanmar immigrants. New Delhi/Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted nationwide raids to arrest those involved in human trafficking and detained a person from Myanmar in Jammu, according to officials. The raids, being conducted in eight states and two Union Territories, pertain to human trafficking cases, […]
The votes for the 90-member assembly will be counted on December 3. (Representational) Chhattisgarh votes tomorrow in Phase 1 (the next phase of voting will be on November 17). A total of 223 candidates will be contesting for 20 seats going to polls in this phase. Out of these candidates, 26 are facing criminal charges, […]
Maharashtra’s top cop said the police have clear instructions to take strict action. Mumbai: Maharashtra Police has so far registered 141 cases in connection with the violence during the Maratha quota agitation and arrested 168 persons, state Director General of Police Rajnish Seth said on Wednesday. Speaking about the violence in Beed district, he said […]
Twenty of the total 90 assembly seats will go to the polls in the first phase. Raipur: Twenty-six out of the 223 candidates contesting the first phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections are facing criminal cases, and 16 of them have serious charges, including those related to voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation, against them. […]
