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SC issues nationwide directions to tackle digital fraud, asks RBI to circulate SOP on mule accounts

India, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 4, asked the Reserve Bank of India to prepare and circulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) in four weeks to deal with bank accounts linked t... Read More


Asaram Bapu gets 20-day parole from Rajasthan High Court

India, Aug. 4 -- The Rajasthan High Court has granted 20-day parole to self-styled "godman" Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a minor. The court said th... Read More


Delhi HC gives 4 weeks to Kejriwal, other AAP leaders to respond to criminal contempt case

India, Aug. 4 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, August 4, gave four weeks to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and others to respond to a criminal contempt case initiated aga... Read More


Delhi SIR: House visits by BLOs extended to Aug 17 final rolls on Oct 27

India, Aug. 4 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, August 4, revised the SIR dates in Delhi, with the door-to-door verification exercise by booth level officers (BLOs) extended up to ... Read More


Fresh landslides, flash floods hit three Arunachal districts

India, Aug. 4 -- Fresh landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant rain affected three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, an official report said on Tuesday. The ongoing spell of floods and lands... Read More


SC allows purse seine fishing beyond Tamil Nadu waters but within exclusive economic zone

India, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 4, told the Tamil Nadu government that fishermen may be allowed to go for purse seine fishing beyond the state's territorial waters but any such a... Read More


Syringe batches supplied to AIIMS Delhi recalled over quality complaints Centre

India, Aug. 4 -- Certain batches of disposable syringes supplied to the AllMS, Delhi, were recalled this year as a precautionary patient-safety measure following quality-related complaints, the Centre... Read More


DLTA seeks Rs 39 crore from AITA Trust, alleges fraud by ex-chairman Khanna; land deals with own companies surface

India, Aug. 4 -- The Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) has accused former AITA Trust chairman Anil Khanna of "fraudulently" executing agreements that enabled the Trust to receive crores of rupees f... Read More


Govt receives 108 comments on draft Bill to change AAY foodgrain entitlement norm: MoS

India, Aug. 4 -- The Union Government has received around 108 comments from the public on the draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to replace the fixed household-based allocation... Read More


Telangana Basketball body official booked over sexual harassment complaint

India, Aug. 4 -- A POCSO case was registered against an office bearer of the Telangana Basketball Association here for allegedly sexually harassing a player, police said on Tuesday, August 4. In a co... Read More