Pak judiciary's independence under siege from constitutional engineering, political interference: Report

IANS | October 12, 2025 7:45 PM

Colombo, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan judiciary's independence under siege from campaign of constitutional engineering, political interference, and institutional retaliation. The question arises whether Pakistan's courts will be able to function as guardians of the law or whether they will be reduced to instruments of control, a report has said.

'Deliberate attempt to suppress democracy': Rights body condemns jail hearing of Baloch activists in Pakistan

IANS | October 12, 2025 7:03 PM

Quetta, Oct 12 (IANS) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has criticised the Pakistani authorities for holding hearing of BYC leaders Mahrang Baloch, Beebow Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, Beebarg Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahjee in prison, terming it a "grave and deliberate attempt to suppress transparency, exclude public scrutiny, and further institutionalise the criminalisation of peaceful political dissent in Balochistan".

J&K anti-graft body unearths illegal transfer of evacuee property in Srinagar’s upscale Gupkar Road

IANS | October 11, 2025 1:55 PM

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) said on Saturday that it has unearthed a large land scam involving the illegal transfer of evacuee property situated on the Gupkar Road in Srinagar city.

ED arrests Reliance Power CFO Ashok Kumar Pal in money laundering case

IANS | October 11, 2025 9:38 AM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Ashok Kumar Pal, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Reliance Power Ltd and a close aide of industrialist Anil Ambani, in connection with a fake bank guarantee case.

SC indicates lifting of crackers ban during Diwali, reserves decision on use of green crackers

IANS | October 10, 2025 6:22 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its decision on the Delhi government’s plea seeking permission to allow the use of certified green firecrackers to celebrate Diwali in the national capital.

SC rejects PIL seeking probe into deaths of children linked to toxic cough syrup

IANS | October 10, 2025 3:32 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a high-level probe into the deaths of children allegedly caused by the consumption of contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Two of Zubeen Garg’s Personal Security Officers sent to 5-days' police custody; number of arrests in case goes up to 7

IANS | October 10, 2025 3:29 PM

Guwahati, Oct 10 (IANS) In a significant development in the probe into the death of Zubeen Garg, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday arrested two of his Personal Security Officers (PSOs), identified as Nandeshwar Bora and Paresh Baishya, taking the number of arrests in the case related to the death of the iconic Assamese singer to 7. They were sent to 5 days' police custody.

SC grants 4-weeks' time to Centre to respond to pleas seeking restoration of J&K statehood

IANS | October 10, 2025 1:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday granted four weeks’ additional time to the Union government to respond to a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

CJI Gavai-led Bench to hear PIL seeking probe into deaths of kids linked to toxic cough syrup

IANS | October 10, 2025 8:27 AM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a high-level probe into the deaths of children allegedly caused by the consumption of contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

One killed, another injured in clash along Assam-Meghalaya border

IANS | October 9, 2025 10:11 PM

Guwahati, Oct 9 (IANS) One person was killed and another injured on Thursday following a violent clash between two groups over paddy harvesting in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district, along the border with Meghalaya, police said.

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Pak judiciary's independence under siege from constitutional engineering, political interference: Report

'Deliberate attempt to suppress democracy': Rights body condemns jail hearing of Baloch activists in Pakistan

J&K anti-graft body unearths illegal transfer of evacuee property in Srinagar’s upscale Gupkar Road

ED arrests Reliance Power CFO Ashok Kumar Pal in money laundering case

SC indicates lifting of crackers ban during Diwali, reserves decision on use of green crackers

SC rejects PIL seeking probe into deaths of children linked to toxic cough syrup

Two of Zubeen Garg’s Personal Security Officers sent to 5-days' police custody; number of arrests in case goes up to 7

SC grants 4-weeks' time to Centre to respond to pleas seeking restoration of J&K statehood

CJI Gavai-led Bench to hear PIL seeking probe into deaths of kids linked to toxic cough syrup

One killed, another injured in clash along Assam-Meghalaya border

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