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Delhi Court seeks police report on FIR plea over CM Rekha Gupta’s ‘Hanuman’ remarks

October 3, 2026 admin

On September 23, 2025, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta compared Delhi government officials to Hanuman and said they remembered their authority only when faced with a situation akin to having their “tails set on fire”. | Photo Credit: ANI A Delhi court on Saturday directed the police to submit a status report on a complaint seeking…

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HC junks BSES pleas against Delhi government’s proposed CAG audit

June 22, 2026 admin

Image for representational purposes only. The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Delhi government’s proposal to have the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. A vacation Bench led by Justice Tejas Karia dismissed petitions filed by the discoms, holding…

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Three months on, family of custodial torture victim refuses to receive his body

June 15, 2026 admin

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday (June 15, 2026) posted the matter for compliance to Tuesday. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO More than three months after Akash Delison, 26, died following alleged custodial torture by the police, his family on Monday (June 15, 2026) refused to receive his body from the mortuary of…

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Vijay keeps his promise, launches Tamil Nadu’s Singappen Special Force

June 9, 2026 admin

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay unveils the monogram of Singappen Special Force in Chennai on June 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) warned that those who harassed women and threatened their safety, believing that they could escape punishment, would not be spared. The police would take strict…

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Delhi High Court raises concern over Centre plan to take over ‘green spaces’ in Gymkhana, Jaipur Polo Ground

June 8, 2026 admin

Delhi Gymkhana Club | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed concern over the Centre’s move to take over properties in Lutyens’ Delhi, including the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the Indian Polo Club and the Delhi Race Club, observing that the shrinking green spaces in the national capital could worsen the…

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Court imposes ₹6,000 fine on Expert Group Chairman Narendra Nayak

May 29, 2026 admin

Narendra L. Nayak, chairman of the Expert group of Institutions | Photo Credit: File photo A Mangaluru court has imposed fine of ₹6,000 on chairman of Expert Group of Institutions, Narendra Nayak, on finding him guilty of violating the COVID-19 lockdown order in 2021 and allowing parents of students of the PU College to assemble…

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Supreme Court asks Karnataka for report on Darshan’s prison amenities plea

May 4, 2026 admin

Actor Darshan T. is accused of abducting and torturing Renukaswamy in 2024. The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the Karnataka government on a plea by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, in custody in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case, alleging denial of basic amenities available to undertrial prisoners. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan…

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