Dancer’s death: Victim’s mother approaches Calcutta HC seeking fair probe

IANS | March 5, 2025 2:31 PM

Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Tanushree Chattopadhyay, the mother of dancer-cum-event management professional Sutandra Chattopadhyay, who died in an accident last month allegedly while escaping drunk youths, on Wednesday, approached a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking a fair probe by the cops in the matter.

Jailed Kannada actress smuggled gold by strapping bars to her thighs, wrapped with crepe bandage (Ld)

IANS | March 5, 2025 1:40 PM

Bengaluru, March 5 (IANS) The arrest of Kannada film actress Ranya Rao, daughter of a senior IPS officer in Karnataka, has exposed a major gold smuggling operation in India. Investigations by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) revealed that the 31-year-old actress used an unusual method to evade security checks -- she attached 14 gold bars to her thighs using adhesive, wrapped them with tape, and concealed them under a crepe bandage.

Delhi HC grants bail to wrestler Sushil Kumar

IANS | March 4, 2025 3:20 PM

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar, the prime accused in the murder case of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.

Beed Sarpanch murder case: NCP Minister Dhananjay Munde resigns

IANS | March 4, 2025 11:14 AM

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Amid raging controversy over the brutal killing of Massajog Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh from Beed district, Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde on Tuesday resigned following a directive from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

JU violence: Petition in Calcutta HC accuses police of biased probe

IANS | March 3, 2025 4:01 PM

Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A petition was filed before a single bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday accusing Kolkata Police of conducting a biased and one-sided investigation in the case of a ruckus at Jadavpur University on March 1. Two students of the university were injured and hospitalised after allegedly being hit by the vehicle of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu.