NEW DELHI — Umar Khalid said he was happy and relieved for others who got bail, even as he said that jail is his life now, his partner Banojyotsna Lahiri quoted him as saying. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. Pronouncing the judgment, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale said that the prosecution material disclosed a prima facie case […]
NEW DELHI — Investigations into the “white-collar” terror module linked to the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10 last year show that highly educated doctors used a sophisticated web of “ghost” SIM cards and encrypted apps to coordinate with Pakistani handlers, officials claimed on Sunday. The outcome of the investigations essentially formed the […]
JAIPUR — In a major security operation, Rajasthan Police in Tonk district seized 150 kg of explosive material (ammonium nitrate) that was being illegally transported in a car. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the case, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The seizure was made at Chirauj village on National Highway-52 under the Baroni […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) today said that an FIR has been registered and all the accused Bajrang Dal leaders and workers who thrashed a Kashmiri shawl seller in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, have been arrested. The Association welcomed the swift action taken by the Uttarakhand Police in the matter. National Convenor of […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the safety and well-being of Indian medical students in Bangladesh. JKSA said that the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday wrote to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, seeking urgent intervention to ensure the safety and well-being […]
NEW DELHI — Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani on Monday condemned the pulling of the naqab of a Muslim woman by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and its “subsequent endorsement” by some prominent leaders. In a statement, the Muslim organisation said the naqab is not merely an article of clothing but is also intrinsically […]
NEW DELHI — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has categorically dismissed recent claims linking eggs to cancer risk, terming them “misleading, scientifically unsupported and capable of creating unnecessary public alarm”. In a statement issued on Saturday, the food safety regulator clarified that eggs available in the country are safe for human […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday remanded three doctors and a preacher who were arrested in connection with the November 10 Red Fort blast case to 12 days of judicial custody. Another accused Dr Bilal Naseer Malla was also produced before Principal and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna to authenticate his voice sample. […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to former JNU scholar and Delhi riots conspiracy accused Umar Khalid to attend his sister’s wedding. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai said that Khalid will remain on bail from December 16 to December 29. “Considering the fact that the marriage is of the […]