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Video grab of cops dragging away the protesting rape survivor NEW DELHI: CBI will challenge the suspension of life sentence and bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case in the Supreme Court, officials said.It was decided to file an SLP before the SC at the earliest against the orders…

PRAYAGRAJ: Noting that the trial court failed to notice that the appellant was confessing to a crime out of fear for his life, the Allahabad high court has overturned the conviction of a man who spent almost 24 years in prison after being sentenced to life imprisonment in a dacoity case.The trial court had in…

MADURAI: A Pocso court in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man to death for sexually assaulting and impregnating his minor daughter.The 49-year-old labourer, an alcoholic, repeatedly sexually assaulted his 14-year-old daughter since Aug 2024. He also threatened the survivor with dire consequences if she revealed the crime to her mother. When…

NEW DELHI: With lakhs of students preparing for one of India’s most competitive entrance examinations, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the final syllabus for NEET (UG) 2026, asking aspirants to align their preparation strictly with the updated curriculum to avoid confusion and misinformation and be able to deliver their best.The revised syllabus for…

NEW DELHI: India has recorded steep declines in malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child deaths, signalling what the government calls a decisive, results-driven phase in the country’s public-health journey.Addressing the Advancing Public Health Outcomes Forum 2025 on Wednesday, Union health minister JP Nadda said the gains were based on sustained political commitment, strong scientific capacity and…

CHANDIGARH: Coming down heavily on Punjab Police over the murder of a kabaddi player in public view, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the DGP to appear in person and explain why adequate security arrangements were not made at the stadium, where nearly a thousand spectators had gathered.The DGP has been asked to…

File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The progress of deregulation – simplification of rules – and reducing compliance burden to promote ease of business, and measures needed to develop human capital to align with India’s goal to become a developed nation will be on the agenda of a marathon three-day meeting that…

File photo: Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti (Picture credit: PTI) JAMMU: The high court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday dismissed a PIL filed by former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti seeking the transfer of undertrials—currently imprisoned in jails outside J&K—back into the Union Territory.The division bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice…

CBI to move Supreme Court against Delhi high court order NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation will approach the Supreme Court at the earliest to challenge the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him bail in the 2017 Unnao rape case, officials…

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre’s directions to states to impose a ban on granting new mining leases in the Aravalli range, calling it a “bogus attempt at damage control that will not fool anybody”Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that despite the fresh directive, “the Aravallis are not being saved, but are…