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Sheetal Tejwani, accused in rRs.r1,500-crore Mundhwa land fraud, made repeated bids to take possession: police tell court

India, Dec. 5 -- Sheetal Tejwani, arrested for the alleged illegal sale of nearly 40 acres of state-owned land in Mundhwa, made multiple attempts since 2013 to take possession of the plot despite the ... Read More


BMW car goes up in flames on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, no injuries

India, Dec. 5 -- Noida A moving BMW 7 Series allegedly caught fire on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway near Sector 142 on Thursday afternoon, said fire officials, adding that no injuries were report... Read More


ECI reviews slow-performing booths in Gautam Budh Nagar, flags gaps in SIR progress

India, Dec. 5 -- Senior Election Commission of India (ECI) officials on Thursday reviewed the progress of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Gautam Budh Nagar and direc... Read More


Airport turbulence: IndiGo requests relief, no solace for travellers after 600 flights cancelled

India, Dec. 5 -- India's biggest airline IndiGo cancelled over 400flights on Thursday - the third consecutive day of chaos - as the carrier admitted to aviation regulators that its operational meltdow... Read More


DA case: HC rejects Majithia bail plea, tells VB to wind up probe in 3 months

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered by the... Read More


BJP councillor, wife booked for keeping daughter 'hostage', rescued after email to CM

India, Dec. 5 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor and his wife were booked for allegedly keeping their 28-year-old daughter hostage in their Sector 9 house for more than two weeks to "forcibl... Read More


Supreme Court directs states to deploy more staff, substitutes for SIR exercise

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that states governments cannot distance themselves from their statutory obligation to provide adequate manpower for electoral work, makin... Read More


Lawyer appears in Delhi high court with taped mouth, bench calls protest in 'poor taste'

India, Dec. 5 -- The Delhi High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the conduct of a lawyer who appeared before a bench with red stick-fast tape over his mouth, alleging that he had been "sile... Read More


Sports City scheme: SC orders Noida authority for issuing occupancy certificates to housing societies in Sec 150

NOIDA, Dec. 5 -- The Supreme Court has directed the Noida Authority to issue conditional occupancy certificates to housing projects in Sector 150 under the "Sports City" scheme and allowed registries ... Read More


Noida man loses rRs.r12 crore in stock trading fraud

India, Dec. 5 -- A 50-year-old man in Noida lost Rs.12 crore after being lured to invest in stock trading by cyber criminals, police said on Thursday. The Sector 47 resident, who did not wish to be i... Read More