New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A Delhi court has sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain to life imprisonment for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday welcomed the life imprisonment awarded to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, saying that the verdict has "reinforced faith in justice".
Bareilly, July 31 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, on Friday alleged receiving threats by people related to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and claimed to have submitted evidence in connection with alleged irregularities in the management of properties owned by the Waqf Board.
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) At least 33 people were killed in mob attacks in Bangladesh while political violence across the country claimed 41 lives and left 970 others injured between April and June this year, local media reported citing a quarterly report released by Dhaka-based human rights group ‘Odhikar’.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar challenging a trial court order directing that charges be framed against him in the Rs 200 crore extortion case registered under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The daughter of a Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (SI) injured during the Jantar Mantar protest has alleged that her father was brutally assaulted while on duty, saying he returned home with his uniform “soaked in blood” after being attacked by a violent mob during the demonstration.
Lucknow, July 31 (IANS) A special CBI court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced Durgesh Bahadur Singh, then posted as Goods Clerk at Dariyapur Junction Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli district, to four years' imprisonment in a bribery case, an official statement said on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Family members of Delhi Police personnel injured during the Jantar Mantar protest recounted their experiences on Friday, with the son of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) alleging that his father suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a stone while on frontline duty during the violence.
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been conducting simultaneous raids at 12 locations in Kolkata linked to Sabyasachi Dutta, the arrested former Trinamool Congress legislator and ex-Mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in North 24 Parganas district.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Family members of Delhi Police personnel injured during the Jantar Mantar protest have alleged that several officers were attacked during clashes at the demonstration, claiming that the situation turned violent after protesters allegedly breached security arrangements and damaged public property.
