K'taka BJP MLAs raise slogans, sing bhajans during night-long protest against MUDA scam

IANS | July 25, 2024 1:28 AM

Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) The BJP legislators in both the Assembly and Council in Karnataka on Wednesday danced, sloganeered, and sang bhajans during their night-long agitation in the Vidhana Soudha, protesting the denial of an opportunity to debate the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Rajasthan: 7 cops involved in Anandpal 'encounter' to be probed for murder

IANS | July 25, 2024 12:09 AM

Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) A special court in Jodhpur said on Wednesday that seven Rajasthan Police personnel who were involved in the 'encounter' of gangster Anandpal will be probed for murder, as it rejected the closure report in the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2020.

NCB's crackdown on drug cartel: 3K bottles of codeine cough syrup seized; three held

IANS | July 21, 2024 7:23 PM

Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) In a significant crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai on Sunday dismantled an inter-state drug cartel involved in illegal activities, particularly the distribution of codeine-based cough syrup. The operation led to the seizure of 3,000 bottles of syrup, weighing approximately 300 kg, and the arrest of three suspects.

Uttarakhand HC grants protection to inter-faith live-in couple; what it means

IANS | July 19, 2024 4:53 PM

Dehradun, July 19 (IANS) In one of the first cases after the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law, the Uttarakhand High Court has disposed the writ petition of a live-in couple, over a threat to their lives allegedly from family members because of inter-faith relationship, and granted them police protection.