Law

Sajjan Kumar pleads innocence in 1984 riots cases

IANS | July 7, 2025 3:59 PM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Monday pleaded his innocence in connection with alleged killings of two Sikhs, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh in Delhi’s Janakpuri, and another incident in Vikaspuri where one Gurcharan Singh was allegedly set ablaze, during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Marathi medium helped my conceptual understanding in school: CJI Gavai

IANS | July 6, 2025 6:49 PM

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai turned emotional on recalling the moment he fulfilled his father’s dream by becoming a judge and also highlighted on Sunday the benefits of studying in his Marathi mother tongue, claiming that it helped him in better conceptual understanding.

ADR moves Supreme Court against ECI’s voter list revision in Bihar

IANS | July 5, 2025 1:14 PM

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) In a development that could significantly impact the upcoming high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the poll-bound state.

SIT to probe murder of prominent Patna-based businessman Gopal Khemka

IANS | July 5, 2025 10:13 AM

Patna, July 5 (IANS) Hours after the murder of Gopal Khemka in Patna late on Friday night, Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar told IANS that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been set up under the leadership of the city SP to probe the murder of the prominent businessman.

CCI probe indicts UltraTech in ONGC tender cartelisation case

IANS | July 4, 2025 8:14 PM

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed Aditya Birla Group company UltraTech, which owns India Cements, and two other cement manufacturing companies as well as their executives to submit financial documents, after its Director General’s investigations revealed that these companies contravened competition norms by colluding in the tenders floated by public sector oil giant ONGC.