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Maoist leader Azad acquitted in all 49 cases after spending over 15 years as undertrial

Gajapati, Aug. 19 -- Maoist leader Azad alias Dana Keshab Rao was released on Tuesday after spending over 15 years in jail as an undertrial prisoner, following his acquittal in all 49 cases registered... Read More


ACB arrests Satyendar Jain in DJB case already under ED money laundering probe

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Even as the Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Tuesday arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, former Delhi Jal Board (DJB) chief executive officer ... Read More


Kiara Advani says she became 'comfortable with the unfamiliar' for role in Toxic amid criticism

India, Aug. 19 -- A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups has been attracting criticism ever since the first teaser dropped. More recently, Kiara Advani found herself at the centre of a storm after the song Tabaah... Read More


Speakers at NCP's discussion slam draft laws on goom, NHRC; some sound 'hope'

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Political parties, human rights activists and lawyers have criticised the government over the draft laws on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and prevention of enforced dis... Read More


"Minimum sentence not justified": Goa AG as govt moves SC seeking maximum sentence for Tejpal

Panaji, Aug. 19 -- The Goa government has approached the Supreme Court seeking the maximum sentence for former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in a rape case, arguing that the passage of time cannot be a ... Read More


Kharge accuses Modi govt of destroying the future of youth, calls for time-bound Education-to-Employment roadmap

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government had "devastated the future of the youth" over the past 12 years, claiming that 94,000 schools ... Read More


Maharashtra DCM Eknath Shinde calls Shiv Sena symbol case 'sub judice', says "people gave govt landslide mandate in 2022"

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday described the Shiv Sena election symbol dispute as a "sub judice" matter and declined to comment on the ongoing Supreme ... Read More


Nadia court issues arrest warrant against TMC's Mahua Moitra 'for not honouring' summons in hate speech case

Nadia, Aug. 19 -- A local court in Nadia has issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for alleged hate speech. Shirshendu Das, Assistant Public Prosecutor, said summons wer... Read More


Uttarakhand HC rejects bail pleas of 3 convicts in Ankita Bhandari murder case

Dehradun, Aug. 19 -- The Uttarakhand High Court has rejected the bail pleas of three convicted accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, Pulkit Arya, Saurabh and Ankit Gupta. A division bench compr... Read More


Khera slams remarks on Kharge, accuses RSS-BJP of casteist mindset

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Congress leader Pawan Kumar Khera on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the RSS-BJP over what he said, remarks made by RSS-affiliated Delhi University political science profess... Read More