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Hardik Patel requests supreme court to cancel conviction to contest polls

New Delhi: Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. The lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years'

17-year-old Maharashtra girl killed by father for being friends with boy: Cops

Ahmednagar: A 17-year-old girl in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra was allegedly killed by her father who was against her friendship with a boy studying with her in college, police said on Sunday. Police said they suspected it to be a case of "honour killing". The girl used to frequently tex

Starved by husband and in-laws, Kerala woman was only 20 kgs when she died

27-year-old Tushara was brought to the Kollam District Hospital on March 21. The frail woman, who is a mother of two, was declared brought dead by the hospital, but with suspicions being raised about the cause of death, her body was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College for an autopsy.

DRI seizes over 100 kg gold across Mumbai in two days

In one of its largest ever gold seizure, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 106.9 kg of gold from several parts of Mumbai over the last two days. Seven persons have been arrested and were sent to judicial custody till April 11 on Friday. Besides the gold, Rs 1.81 crore in ca

After "Main Bhi Chowkidar" tea cups, railways gets notice from poll body

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has served notice to the Ministry of Railways after social media users reported that tea was being served on a Shatabdi train in paper cups with PM Modi's campaign line, "Main Bhi Chowkidar (I'm also watchman)", printed on them, news agency ANI reported.

Hardik Patel Can't Contest Polls as Gujarat HC refuses to stay conviction, says law exists only for him

Ahmedabad: Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel will not get his electoral debut in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected his petition seeking a stay of his conviction in a 2015 rioting case in the state. Patel, who had joined the Congress recently, had moved the hig

BJP Legislator sent to jail for violating model code of conduct

NEEMUCH: A local court in Neemuch on Thursday directed Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Dilip Singh Parihar to be jailed along with another BJP leader for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The two leaders along with few other party workers on Thursday evening organised firewor

Rishikesh students kill 12-year-old over biscuits, school buries him on campus to 'hush up' murder

Dehradun: A boarding school near Rishikesh has come under scanner for allegedly trying to cover up a crime incident that took place on its premises. The school management is said to have hurriedly buried a 12-year-old boy's body on the campus after he was beaten to death with cricket bats and wicket

Top court asks centre about bringing all Tribunals under one umbrella

NEW DELHI: To ensure "efficient functioning" and "streamlining the working" of tribunals, the Supreme Court Wednesday sought to know from the Centre within two weeks its view on bringing all the quasi-judicial bodies under one central umbrella body. The top court said it would not like to be bogged

EC issues notice to makers of ‘PM Narendra Modi’ for violating Model Code of Conduct

Days after the trailer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic starring Vivek Oberoi released, the Election Commission has said that the film may have violated the Model Code of Conduct. The Chief Delhi Electoral Office has sent a communication regarding the same to the filmmakers and are awaiting

Sudin Dhavalikar sacked as Deputy CM for anti-government activity: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday removed MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar as his deputy after two MLAs of Dhavalikar's party decided to break away from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) in order to join the BJP. Goa CM Sawant, however, said that Sudin Dhavalikar has been droppe

VVIP chopper scam: Defence agent who knows "payment details" arrested

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate or ED has arrested a defence agent from Delhi in the Rs. 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, officials said today. They said Sushen Mohan Gupta was arrested late on Monday evening by ED officials under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Mr Gupta,

Take my money, save cash-strapped Jet Airways: Vijay Mallya urges banks

New Delhi: Businessman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday urged Indian banks to “take his money” and save cash-strapped Jet Airways. “I repeat once again that I have placed liquid assets before the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court to pay off the PSU Banks and all other creditors. Why do the Banks not take my mo

Bihar: Mother allegedly applies glue on son’s lips to stop him from crying

In a bizarre act, a mother in Bihar’s Chhapra on Saturday applied ‘Feviquick’ (glue) on the lips of her son to stop him from crying. “After some work, I came back home and found him quiet. The froth was coming out of his mouth,” said the child’s father. “When I asked my wife, Shobha, about him

Grief and anger grip Kashmir after militants kill 12-year-old

Residents of this small town in north Kashmir’s Bandipora are coming to terms with the death of 12-year-old Aatif Mir, a Class VI student of Army Goodwill School, who was held hostage in his own home by two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants and then killed by them even as security forces tried to secure his

Unsung Heroes: Indian Army, NDRF rescue toddler stuck in 70-feet deep borewell after 48-hour long operation

Hisar: Relentless efforts by the Indian Army, the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and the Haryana police led to the safe return of a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler on Friday. The child was rescued from inside a 70 feet deep borewell following a 48-hour-long joint operation which began at arou

'Go to Pak': Gurgaon family members thrashed for playing cricket on Holi

Gurugram: Members of a family were thrashed by a mob armed with sticks and swords after an argument over playing cricket on an empty ground on Holi escalated in Bhondsi area on Thursday evening. A group of unidentified men barged the victim’s house in Bhoop Nagar village and started breaking thin

Enforcement Directorate seizes $10,000 from separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani; charges him under FEMA

New Delhi: In a massive crackdown on separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Friday slapped the stringent Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) on Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The ED is also set to confiscate the illegal foreign exchange recovered from Jammu and Kashmir Lib