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Gurugram gasps as cracker rules ignored

Gurugram, Oct. 22 -- The booms, crackles and whistles of firecrackers rang in Gurugram and its skyline was illuminated on Monday night as the Supreme Court's restrictions were violated across the city... Read More


'Stop needless appeals,' top court tells insurance firms

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has come down hard on insurance companies for filing needless appeals in workmen's compensation cases on technical grounds even when they do not dispute their l... Read More


Rigidly applying burden of proof will let guilty walk free, hurt society, SAYS SC

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution's burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a "pedantic" manner, cautioning that suc... Read More


'Cong, SP made attempts to deny Ram's existence'

GORAKHPUR, Oct. 22 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the previous Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments of denying the existence of Lord Ram and conspiring against his devote... Read More


SC warns against rigidly applying burden of proof

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution's burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a "pedantic" manner, cautioning that suc... Read More


SC tells insurance firms to stop 'unnecessary' appeals

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court has come down hard on insurance companies for filing needless appeals in workmen's compensation cases on technical grounds even when they do not dispute their l... Read More


'was kept in dark by rjd, congress': JMM opts out of bihar elections

RANCHI, Oct. 22 -- In a development that could have a bearing on the INDIA bloc arrangement in Jharkhand, the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has pulled out of the Bihar assembly electio... Read More


BJP forcing jsp candidates to pull out of race, alleges kishor

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday alleged that three candidates of his Jan Suraaj Party in the Bihar elections withdrew their nominations under "pressure" ... Read More


Relief to Bihar cong chief as rjd candidate pulls out from fight

SASARAM/BHABUA, Oct. 22 -- Congress state president Rajesh Ram took a sigh of relief after the RJD would-be candidate and former minister Suresh Paswan did not file his nomination papers from Kutumba ... Read More


BJP leader's son, 19, shot dead in Gaya Ji

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- A 19-year-old son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district leader was shot dead by four unidentified assailants in Bihar's Gaya district on Monday morning. A CCTV video clip of the... Read More