A special court in Delhi on Friday acquitted former Coal Ministry officials--H C Gupta (Secretary), K S Kropha (Joint Secretary), and K C Samaria (Coal Allocation Director)--in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of the Mahuagarhi coal block in Jharkhand to M/s Jas In
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Haryana government, the State Police, and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sector 50 Police Station, Gurugram, on a pleas filed by a lady advocate alleging rape, sexual assault, and other serious offences committed by police officials.
On June 4, the incident happened at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium as a huge crowd of nearly three lakh people had gathered to witness the victory celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which won the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The two accused, Sukhchain Singh and Jugraj Singh, were intercepted while transporting a weapons consignment allegedly sent by a Pakistan-based smuggler named Noor, officials said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at 15 places in Mumbai and Kochi in connection with the Mithi River desilting scam that caused a wrongful loss of more than Rs 65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), official sources said.
As part of the ongoing evacuation efforts in response to the recent disaster in North Sikkim, the first helicopter sortie of the day took off early this morning from Pakyong Greenfield Airport towards Chaten to rescue stranded tourists, according to an official statement.
Delhi's Dwarka Court recently acquitted an army colonel and his friend accused of raping an advocate noting the delay in FIR and contraindications in the testimony of victim and absence of corroborative forensic or medical evidence to prove the allegations.