Patna, Dec 17 (IANS) Criticising the Nitish Kumar-led government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar on Sunday said the ban on liquor in the state had been a complete failure. The party said this after the video of the 'liquor party' went viral on social media.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has stressed that decisions on bail applications, including anticipatory bail applications, are concerned with liberty and should be taken expeditiously by all the High Courts.
Quetta, Dec 17 (IANS) Hundreds of political workers, human rights defenders and members of civil society along with the family of Balaach Mola Bakhsh after a long journey reached Kohlu, where a complete strike was observed on the call of Baloch Yakjehti Council (BYC) to protest against his alleged extrajudicial killing on Saturday, the media reported.
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Baruipur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district since Sunday morning after Trinamool Congress leader was hacked to death.
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) The Thane Police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the charges against a top Maharashtra bureaucrat's son who is accused of mowing down his girlfriend, a top official said here on Sunday.
Aizawl/Imphal/Kohima, Dec 17 (IANS) The drug menace has replaced militancy as the prime threat in the northeastern states owing to the region’s close proximity to Myanmar, which according to the Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023, is the world’s biggest opium producer.
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) A 30-year old woman doctor has accused a prominent industrialist of sexual assault on her last year, as per a complaint lodged with Mumbai Police.
Prayagraj (UP), Dec 17 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against the vice-chancellor and other higher officials of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS), who were accused of persuading a woman to adopt Christianity by offering her a job and other allurements.
Varanasi (UP), Dec 17 (IANS) The community to which alleged Parliament breach mastermind Lalit Jha belongs, has decided to boycott him, and has requested the media not to use his surname in reports.
Sultanpur (UP), Dec 17 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy, who was stabbed during a brawl over dancing at a wedding procession on Friday, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.
