Law

Bhupesh Baghel moves SC, challenges CBI-ED jurisdiction in multi-crore liquor scam probe

IANS | August 2, 2025 11:42 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his son Chaitanya Baghel have approached the Supreme Court, seeking the legal authority and jurisdiction of central investigative agencies—the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED)—in probing alleged irregularities linked to the multi-crore liquor scam in the state.

Arrested Kerala nuns granted bail by NIA court in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur

IANS | August 2, 2025 12:20 PM

Bilaspur/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IANS) The NIA Court in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday granted bail to the two Kerala nuns who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. The court had completed hearing arguments on the bail plea on Friday.

Originators of saffron terrorism jibe Cong, disgraced: Sadhvi Pragya after acquittal in Malegaon blast case

IANS | August 2, 2025 11:50 AM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In her first reaction following the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case in which 6 people were killed and over a 100 injured, former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused, stated that Congress, along with all other non-believers who were the originators of the 'saffron terrorism' tag, have been disgraced.