Court discharges Sharjeel Imam in Jamia violence case

New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) A court here on Saturday discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Jamia violence case.  Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma discharged them in a case registered at the Jamia Nagar police station in 2019.

Unheard of in Karnataka: HC on threat to senior advocate MS Shyam Sundar

Bengaluru, Feb 3 (PTI) The High Court of Karnataka on Friday expressed its concern over a threat to senior advocate MS Shyam Sundar and said such things were unheard of in the State.

Filing chargesheet in each case lodged under SC-ST Act not mandatory: Allahabad HC

Lucknow, Feb 3 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Friday said it is not mandatory to file a chargesheet in each case lodged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after an FIR is registered in the matter.

'Pathaan' protest: Court denies bail to man held for shouting inflammatory slogans in Indore

'Pathaan' protest: Court denies bail to man held for shouting inflammatory slogans in Indore

Indore, Feb 3 (PTI) A court on Friday denied bail to a 29-year-old man arrested for allegedly raising inflammatory slogans during a protest over the release of the film "Pathaan" in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. Additional sessions judge Surekha Mishra rejected the bail plea of Tauseef Shaikh, a tailor, after hearing the arguments of both the sides. "India is a secular country and no citizen is bigger than the nation. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of every citizen to maintain peace and harmony in the country,'' the court said in its order. The kind of slogans raised by the accused to spread violence and hatred against other religions reflected his "anti-national mindset". During the arguments on the bail plea, additional public prosecutor Abhijit Singh Rathore appeared for the state government. A protest was held at Kastur Talkies complex in the city on the call of Bajrang Dal during the release of the film "Pathaan" on January 25. The right-wing activists had protested against Khan's co-star Deepika Padukone showcasing in a "saffron" bikini in the song "Besharam Rang". People belonging to the Muslim community had alleged that an objectionable slogan was raised against Prophet Mohammad during the Bajrang Dal protest. A large number of people from the community had gathered at Badwali Chowki to protest against the alleged sloganeering on January 25. The police arrested six persons, including the accused, for allegedly raising the slogan "Sir Tan Se Juda" during the protest, while seven persons, including local Bajrang Dal convener Tannu Sharma, were arrested for allegedly raising objectionable slogans at Kastur Talkies, officials said. PTI HWP MAS .

Man handed 10-year jail term for rape

Gurugram, Feb 3 (PTI) A court here sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for raping a woman in an inebriated state.

Court grants bail to ex-Maha minister Anil Deshmukh's aide in corruption case

Court grants bail to ex-Maha minister Anil Deshmukh's aide in corruption case

Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) A special court on Friday granted bail to Kundan Shinde, an aide of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

ED files chargesheet against 6 in case of religious conversion of deaf children

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet before a court here on Friday against six accused for allegedly laundering money received from Pakistani intelligence agency ISI for the alleged conversion of deaf students and poor people to Islam in Uttar Pradesh.

PIL in Delhi HC to see feasibility of holding Lok Sabha, assembly elections together

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to direct the Centre and the Election Commission to ascertain the feasibility of conducting polls for Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies simultaneously in 2024 to save money and reduce the burden on security forces and public administration. The petition said the elections to assemblies whose terms are expiring in 2023 and 2024 may be brought together with the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by curtailing and extending the tenure. If a consensus evolves among political parties, assembly elections of 16 states -- Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Telangana, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand -- can be held with the 2024 General Elections, it said.

HC junks appeal over interest awarded to Sourav Ganguly on brand promotion service tax

HC junks appeal over interest awarded to Sourav Ganguly on brand promotion service tax

Kolkata, Feb 3 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Commissioner of Service Tax here against a tribunal order which awarded interest to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on money wrongly levied on the sports icon on his brand promotion earnings.

J-K terror funding case: 4 associated with Hizbul Mujahideen plead guilty of money laundering

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Four people associated with the Hizbul Mujahideen on Friday "voluntarily pleaded guilty" before a Delhi court in a money laundering case related to the Jammu Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust terror funding matter.

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