Law

Auto driver who took Saif Ali Khan to hospital after stabbing, narrates night’s ordeal

IANS | January 17, 2025 6:47 PM

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) While the horrific stabbing of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan inside his house by an intruder continues to create a furore in the tinsel town as well as on social media, the auto driver who turned ‘saviour’ on the fateful night has spoken about all that he saw that night and how he transported the actor to Lilavati hospital without knowing that the fact he was a noted film star.

‘Expired’ saline case: HC directs Bengal govt to pay compensation to victims’ families

IANS | January 16, 2025 1:49 PM

Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, directed the West Bengal government to pay compensation to the families of all the victims who had fallen sick, with one woman and a child already dead, after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer’s Lactate at a state-run medical college and hospital last week.

Bengal PDS case: Special PMLA court grants bail to ex-Minister

IANS | January 15, 2025 3:34 PM

Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) A special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata, on Wednesday, granted bail to former state Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriya Mallick in connection with the ration distribution case in West Bengal.

Explainer: The ‘sanction’ effect on Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia

IANS | January 15, 2025 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In fresh trouble to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, the Union Home Ministry has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute party convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as well as senior party leader and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case tied to the alleged liquor policy scam.

Delhi liquor policy case: Centre's nod to ED to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia

IANS | January 15, 2025 9:49 AM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Centre has given the go-ahead to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute Aam Adami Party convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case, sources have said, adding that it has also okayed the agency's prosecution push in the case against senior AAP leader and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

Centre appoints new Chief Justices in Delhi, Bombay HCs

IANS | January 14, 2025 8:22 PM

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, and of Justice Alok Aradhe as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.