Law

Two UP lawyers bet on favourite candidates, sign affidavit

IANS | May 5, 2024 9:18 AM

Budaun, May 5 (IANS) Bizarre though it may sound, two lawyers in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district have placed a bet on their favourite candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls and have promised to pay Rs two lakh to each other, depending on the victory of the candidate.

NewsClick, others went to great lengths to paint CAA as discriminatory law targeting Muslims: Delhi Police charge sheet

IANS | May 2, 2024 8:56 PM

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Alleging its role in the riots stemming out of the CAA protests, the Delhi Police's charge sheet against NewsClick Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha, claimed that its probe revealed a deep-rooted common conspiracy by the news portal and others "aimed at a deliberate creation of a false narrative against the (Citizenship Amendment) Act".

Allahabad HC orders probe against Raebareli SP for wrongful arrest

IANS | May 2, 2024 5:18 AM

Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Prashant Kumar, to conduct an investigation through a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged wrongful arrest of an MBA student by the Raebareli Superintendent of Police (SP).