Vikas Barala, friend’s bail pleas rejected
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of Vikas Barala, the son of Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar, who were arrested for stalking and…
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18 minor girls taken out from Dera campus in Sirsa
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Authorities in Haryana’s Sirsa district on Tuesday got 18 minor girls taken out from the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect headquarters near Sirsa town to undergo a medical examination. “Eighteen girls,…
‘No blanket compensation for religious structures damaged in 2002 Gujarat violence’
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Gujarat High Court order directing the state government to pay full compensation for rebuilding the religious structures that were damaged during the…
Kerala HC rejects actor Dileep’s bail again
Kochi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Kerala High Court here on Tuesday turned down a third bail plea by Malayalam actor Dileep, who has been in custody for over seven weeks in a kidnapping case. Disposing…
Haryana godman Rampal gets relief from Hisar court
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Self-styled godman Rampal of Haryana, whose private army and aides had fought a pitched battle with police in November 2014 to prevent his arrest, was on Tuesday acquitted in two criminal…
Sushma offers medical visa to Pakistani baby
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Sticking to her promise made on Independence Day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that a Pakistani baby who is in a critical condition will be given a…
Sirsa curfew relaxed; sect HQ remains tense
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Authorities in Haryana’s Sirsa relaxed curfew in the town limits on Tuesday although the area around the Dera Sacha Sauda sect headquarters on the outskirts remained tense. The curfew relaxation, from…
New Chinese order asks netizens to shun anonymity
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) Internet censorship nightmares continue in China as the authorities have issued new rules asking netizens to register with their real names if they want to post comments online. Though they can…
‘Wild beast, deserves no mercy’, says judgment on rapist Dera chief
Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 28 (IANS) Rapist Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh may have tried his teary antics in the court on Monday, pleading for mercy, but the court was in no such…
Kejriwal made personal allegations against me, my family, Jaitley tells HC
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday told the Delhi High Court that he filed a civil defamation case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders because…
HC to hear women, men groups’ plea on marital rape from Tuesday
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A men’s rights group on Monday approached the Delhi High Court seeking to oppose women’s rights groups, which has challenged the exception in law that protects a husband from being…
Dera chief sentencing: Delhi on high alert, Section 144 stays
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The national capital was on Monday under high alert with prohibitory orders continuing after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was sentenced to 20 years jail for rape by a court…
CBI again questions Karti Chidambaram in INX media case
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The CBI on Monday again questioned Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, on alleged irregularities in FIPB clearance to INX Media for FDI in 2007. Karti…
Ahmedabad doctor pays price for botched-up abortion case
Ahmedabad, Aug 28 (IANS) The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has slapped a fine of nearly Rs 23,000 with nine per cent interest on an Ahmedabad gynaecologist in a botched-up abortion case which forced…
SC moved seeking mechanism to deal with situation post Dera chief’s conviction
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court was moved on Monday seeking directions to the Central, Haryana and Delhi governments to put in place a mechanism to deal with the situation that arose soon…
20 years imprisonment for rapist Dera chief; Rs 30 lakh fine
By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 28 (IANS) Eighteen years after he raped two of his female disciples, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 20 years jail for…
Will move high court against verdict, says Dera chief’s lawyer
Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 28 (IANS) Rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will appeal against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court judgement sentencing him to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and…
Collusion at top level led to Haryana violence: Yogendra Yadav
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The violence in Haryana after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted in rape case was a result of “active political collusion” effected at the “highest quarters”,…
Cash-for-query: Charges to be framed on September 19
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A court here on Monday fixed September 19 for formally framing charges against 11 former parliamentarians in connection with the 2005 cash-for-query case. Delhi Police has chargesheeted 11 former MPs…
SC questions Gujarat over slow pace of Asaram trial
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday once again questioned the Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial of self-styled godman Asaram in a case of alleged sexual assault on a…