A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday held that if an investigating officer (IO) is also an informant, it does not cast bias and it can also not become the sole ground for acquittal of an accused in a criminal case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act). A […]
The CBI’s Special Investigation Team on Saturday questioned Rhea Chakraborty for over seven hours in connection with the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea, who arrived at the DRDO guesthouse around 1.30 p.m., was quizzed by CBI’s Superintendent of Police Nupur Prasad, and left around 8.20 p.m. with a Mumbai Police escort. According […]
A policeman and three terrorists were killed during an encounter in Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. The dead policeman has been identified as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Babu Ram. The encounter started on Saturday night after terrorists fired upon a naka party of the police and the CRPF at Pantha Chowk in Srinagar. Security forces […]
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi against the upcoming netflix venture “Bad Boy Billionaires: India”. The order was passed by a single judge bench of the high court presided by Justice Navin Chawla. In its order, Justice Chawla said: “The remedy of the petitioner would […]
India is on course to have an “approved” vaccine within the first quarter of calendar year 2021 and Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is well placed to deliver the first vaccine, according to a report out Thursday from Bernstein Research, a top Wall Street research and […]
Forward Akashdeep Singh, who has played 194 matches for the Indian men’s hockey team, has earned recognition for his contributions to his side and will be conferred with the Arjuna Award this year. Akashdeep has been part of several crucial victories in the last four years such as Olympic Qualifiers 2019 wins over Russia, clinching […]
Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, who emerged as world’s fastest human computer by winning the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad in London earlier this month, is all set to embark on a mission to eradicate mathematics phobia both in India and abroad. The 20-year-old Hyderabadi, who became the first Indian and also the first […]
With an eye on reducing the Indian military’s dependence on imports, the Central government has set up a five member panel to prepare the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for “futuristic defence” and battlefield scenarios. The DRDO, which was set up in 1958, is currently headed by Dr G. Satheesh Reddy. He was to […]
Was Rhea Chakraborty mixing drugs into her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput’s coffee deliberately or doing it at the behest of someone, the central investigative agencies are probing. Purported conversation of Rhea with her close associates have hinted towards either of the possibilities that she was mixing drugs in Sushant’s cup of coffee or tea. The […]
Petrol prices across the four metros increased for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with the fuel being priced over Rs 88 per litre in Mumbai. In the country’s financial capital, petrol was sold for Rs 88.28 per litre on Monday, higher by 12 paise from its previous level of Rs 88.16 per litre. At […]