Probe panel submits Sambhal report to CM Yogi, Vishnu Shankar Jain sees ‘foreign hand’ in violence

IANS | August 28, 2025 4:29 PM

Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) The three-member judicial committee, formed to investigate Sambhal violence, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. The report, yet to be made public, will shed light on the reasons behind the November 2024 violence and is also expected to fix blame on the culprits behind the stir, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to many others.

NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of child abuse by Imam in Roorkee mosque

IANS | August 28, 2025 3:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that an Imam allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Uttarakhand’s Roorkee last week.

Gold losing shine as smugglers in TN turn to drones, e-cigarettes and electronics

Vicky Nanjappa | August 27, 2025 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) From drug cartels to gold smugglers, Tamil Nadu has become a major transit or landing point. The rise in the number of drug-related incidents has gone up tenfold over the last couple of years.

Pakistan’s organ trafficking network operates under state oversight: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 9:30 PM

Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s organ trafficking racket is operating openly, under the “very nose of the state” with surgeons, nurses, and anesthetists implicated in these crimes, turning spaces meant for healing into hubs of exploitation, a report cited on Tuesday.

AAP slams ED raid on Saurabh Bharadwaj, calls it 'politically motivated'

IANS | August 26, 2025 11:24 AM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday slammed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) raids at their party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's residence, calling it a "politically motivated" action orchestrated by the BJP.

Corruption was rampant in Kejriwal govt: MLA Harish Khurana on ED raids at Saurabh Bharadwaj's residence

IANS | August 26, 2025 10:30 AM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday, BJP MLA Harish Khurana said that his party had earlier raised the issue of the "extent of corruption" during the Arvind Kejriwal government's tenure.

ED raids 13 locations linked to AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj in hospital construction scam case

IANS | August 26, 2025 9:28 AM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the construction of hospitals in the national capital.

8 militants held, 10 arms seized in joint operation by forces in Manipur

IANS | August 25, 2025 11:16 PM

Imphal, Aug 25 (IANS) Army, Assam Rifles and other security forces in a series of joint operations have apprehended eight militants of two different outfits and recovered 10 sophisticated arms and a large cache of ammunition in Manipur.

Filthy, ancient mindset: Kiran Bedi condemns Greater Noida dowry murder

IANS | August 25, 2025 2:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Monday strongly condemned the gruesome dowry murder case in Greater Noida, where a woman named Nikki was set on fire at her in-laws' home.

Two held in Delhi for opening fire at YouTuber Elvish Yadav's Gurugram home

IANS | August 25, 2025 2:01 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The two absconding criminals, who fired indiscriminately at the house of controversial YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav in Gurugram earlier in August, were arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police on Monday.

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Probe panel submits Sambhal report to CM Yogi, Vishnu Shankar Jain sees ‘foreign hand’ in violence

NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of child abuse by Imam in Roorkee mosque

Gold losing shine as smugglers in TN turn to drones, e-cigarettes and electronics

Pakistan’s organ trafficking network operates under state oversight: Report

AAP slams ED raid on Saurabh Bharadwaj, calls it 'politically motivated'

Corruption was rampant in Kejriwal govt: MLA Harish Khurana on ED raids at Saurabh Bharadwaj's residence

ED raids 13 locations linked to AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj in hospital construction scam case

8 militants held, 10 arms seized in joint operation by forces in Manipur

Filthy, ancient mindset: Kiran Bedi condemns Greater Noida dowry murder

Two held in Delhi for opening fire at YouTuber Elvish Yadav's Gurugram home

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