[ad_1] Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons is handling almost 17,000 active cases of disappearances while its database contains over 23,000 cases, its chairman Mahesh Katulanda has said. Sri Lanka’s missing persons commission handling nearly 17,000 active cases Katulanda said the figures included disappearances linked to the island nation’s decades-long military conflict with the … Read more
[ad_1] Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday (August 13, 2026) said in an attempt towards swift justice and effective resolution of public grievances, the process of disposing of pending cases in revenue courts is being continuously accelerated with the impact of regular government-level monitoring and special drives is reflected in the figures for the disposal of … Read more
[ad_1] Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee speaks to the media during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on August 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) extended the interim protection of Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee till August 31 and said that his custodial interrogation … Read more
[ad_1] Aftermath of the September 24 violence in Leh, Ladakh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Expressing concern over the “tardy pace” in talks between Delhi and Ladakh, Ladakh’s civil society group, Leh Apex Body (LAB), on Thursday (August 6, 2026) demanded withdrawal of cases against youths and compensation to the victim families of the September 24 … Read more
[ad_1] SC said in court monitored investigations, sanctions for prosecution should be granted promptly NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has put a spoke in efforts of defaulting realtors to escape CBI probe by settling with a few homebuyers. The court said these builders would continue to be investigated for cheating homebuyers and siphoning off their … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: “Lifespan of a criminal trial cannot be that of a turtle,” SC said Wednesday, taking exception to the over-three-year-long trial of an activist of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) facing charges that entail a maximum five-year jail term, with no prospect of its early end because of 700 prosecution witnesses … Read more
[ad_1] Students stage a musical protest against the NEET paper leak at Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai. File. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Minister for School Education Rajmohan on Sunday (August 2, 2026) said the Tamil Nadu government would withdraw all cases registered against students who protested against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). In a … Read more
[ad_1] The Delhi government on Thursday said it will not take any adverse legal action against those who took part in youth-led protests seeking the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union education minister, ANI reported. However, it stated that this protection would not be extended to those with “criminal antecedents”. The Home Department said … Read more
[ad_1] The number of cyber fraud cases registered in India nearly tripled to 29,758 in 2024 from 10,395 in 2020, according to data shared by the Union government in Parliament. Among the different categories of cyber fraud reported in 2024, online banking fraud accounted for the highest number of cases at 4,659. Credit and debit … Read more
[ad_1] Former Kerala Health Minister and senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader P.K. Sreemathy has decided to initiate criminal and civil defamation proceedings against those responsible for circulating a ‘false claim’ linking her to an alleged fraudulent pension case, saying the misinformation had caused serious damage to her reputation built over five decades … Read more