Baghdad/Washington: Tensions in West Asia have intensified after the United States and Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, targeting locations allegedly used for planning and carrying out attacks in recent days. The US military said the strikes were conducted in response to more than 30 drone attacks linked to Iran-backed militias that […]
Month: July 2026
Mumbai’s Big Financial Fraud Cases Remain Stuck Despite Fast-Track Courts; Justice Delayed for Years
Mumbai: Fast-track courts were introduced with the aim of reducing the massive backlog of cases and ensuring quicker justice, but several high-profile financial fraud cases in Mumbai continue to move at a slow pace. Many major economic offence cases involving thousands of crores are still waiting for trials to begin, with some investigations yet to […]
Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a major increase in funding support for the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC), paving the way for faster expansion and modernisation of Mumbai’s suburban railway network. The cabinet has approved raising MRVC’s authorised share capital from ₹25 crore to ₹500 crore, along with increasing its paid-up share capital
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha continued an extended discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, with members from across party lines proposing 91 amendments to the legislation aimed at strengthening action against examination paper leaks. The Bill seeks to make India’s examination system more secure by introducing stricter
New Delhi: The BJP and its NDA allies on Tuesday defended the Centre’s engagement with protesting students, claiming that young people continue to trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and efforts to tackle the issue of paper leaks. During the Lok Sabha debate, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya launched a sharp attack on the Opposition, particularly […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to remove Additional DCP (North-East) Sandeep Lamba from supervising a court-directed police inquiry, saying allegations against an officer alone cannot be treated as proof of bias without due process. Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that while any misconduct by the officer must be dealt with […]
Pune : Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has allegedly received threats to join the BJP, with his family being warned of consequences if he refused, according to his father, Bhagwanrao Dipke. Speaking to reporters after Abhijeet returned to his hometown in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Bhagwanrao claimed that the family came across a
New Delhi: Delhi Police has issued notices to several X (formerly Twitter) accounts, including some linked to news portals, over posts that allegedly contained abusive language targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and security personnel during the ongoing CJP-led student protests. According to sources, the notices seek details about individuals who shared or posted
The Congress has announced a legal support helpline for students facing police or administrative action over their participation in youth-led protests linked to the NEET-UG paper leak and other concerns. The party highlighted young leaders, including activist Gurmehar Kaur, to announce the initiative — a move seen as an attempt to connect with the Gen-Z […]
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is set to launch a dedicated website to help protesters facing legal action by connecting them with lawyers, Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal announced on Monday. Sibal said the platform will track legal cases involving protesters, record details of incidents, and help students and others affected by […]
