Cash row: Justice Yashwant Varma withdraws from impeachment proceedings

IANS | April 10, 2026 5:10 PM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has withdrawn from the ongoing inquiry proceedings instituted against him, alleging grave procedural irregularities, denial of a fair opportunity to defend himself, and a “complete absence” of evidence linking him to the alleged discovery of burnt currency at his official residence.

Telangana HC grants one-week anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

IANS | April 10, 2026 12:10 PM

Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) Telangana High Court on Friday granted interim relief to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the case registered against him by Assam Police for his alleged defamatory and malicious charges against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.

'Mafia grip, fear tactics': UDF candidate points fingers at CPI(M) over Payyannur attack

IANS | April 10, 2026 10:55 AM

Payyannur, April 10 (IANS) Fresh allegations of intimidation and political violence have surfaced in Payyannur in Kerala's Kannur district, with UDF-supported Independent candidate V. Kunjikrishnan claiming that a mafia-like network is operating to silence dissenters.

UK grooming scandal reveals decades of abuse by Pakistani-heritage gang: Report

IANS | April 9, 2026 9:26 PM

London, April 9 (IANS) British Conservative MP Katie Lam’s call for a national inquiry into UK grooming gangs exposes a scandal in which gangs of Pakistani British heritage systematically exploited vulnerable children — mostly white and Sikh girls — from the 1990s through the 2010s, devastating communities in towns like Rotherham, Rochdale, and Telford.

Pakistan: Locals in Karachi living in fear amid increasing gun violence incidents

IANS | April 9, 2026 7:39 PM

Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan's Karachi continues to grapple with gun violence incidents, with nine people, including three women and teenage boys, injured in stray bullet incidents over a span of three days, local media reported citing officials and residents. People of Karachi have expressed fear and frustration, stressing that they feel vulnerable to street criminals and gun firing.

ISI shifts tactics: Juveniles drawn into spy network with cash, drugs

Vicky Nanjappa | April 9, 2026 12:43 PM

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) In recent months, multiple arrests have been made in connection with an alleged Pakistan Inter-Service Intelligence-backed espionage racket operating in India. Investigators say a wide network of operatives had been assembled to gather information on public spaces and defence establishments.

Crypto-hawala surge raises red flag for security agencies

Vicky Nanjappa | April 8, 2026 12:59 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The rapid rise of crypto-hawala is emerging as a serious concern for security and enforcement agencies, with digital channels increasingly replacing the traditional hawala system that relied on personal trust and informal networks.

Sabrimala review: ‘Patriarchy’ and ‘gender stereotypes’ are alien to Indian society, Centre tells SC

IANS | April 7, 2026 11:07 PM

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2018 Sabarimala judgment permitting entry of women of all age groups into the temple, the Union government on Tuesday told a nine-judge Constitution Bench that notions of “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are alien to Indian

Gunfight erupts near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, three attackers neutralised

IANS | April 7, 2026 5:57 PM

Ankara, April 7 (IANS) All three attackers were killed after a gunfight erupted with police personnel deployed outside the building housing the closed Israeli Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul city on Tuesday. The gunfire erupted outside the consulate building in Besiktas district, local media reported.

Pakistan: Afghan transgender woman killed in Peshawar over friendship refusal

IANS | April 7, 2026 4:22 PM

Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) A transgender woman, identified as Sara, was killed in Peshawar city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after she refused to have friendship with an individual and allegedly did not pay extortion, local media reported.

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Cash row: Justice Yashwant Varma withdraws from impeachment proceedings

Telangana HC grants one-week anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

'Mafia grip, fear tactics': UDF candidate points fingers at CPI(M) over Payyannur attack

UK grooming scandal reveals decades of abuse by Pakistani-heritage gang: Report

Pakistan: Locals in Karachi living in fear amid increasing gun violence incidents

ISI shifts tactics: Juveniles drawn into spy network with cash, drugs

Crypto-hawala surge raises red flag for security agencies

Sabrimala review: ‘Patriarchy’ and ‘gender stereotypes’ are alien to Indian society, Centre tells SC

Gunfight erupts near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, three attackers neutralised

Pakistan: Afghan transgender woman killed in Peshawar over friendship refusal

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