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Court dismisses alleged fraud proceedings against Deepak Kochhar, others

India, Oct. 18 -- A sessions court has dismissed a complaint seeking to prosecute Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, and five others for alleged fraud linked to Nu... Read More


Collector's report flags violations at Catholic Gym

India, Oct. 18 -- The Mumbai City Collector has submitted an inquiry report to the state government on alleged violations of lease conditions by the Catholic Gymkhana on prime land at South Mumbai's M... Read More


'She knew of proceedings, ED didn't mislead court': Priti Choksi loses plea to cancel warrant

India, Oct. 18 -- A special PMLA court has rejected two applications by Priti Choksi, wife of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, seeking cancellation of a bailable warrant issued against her in the En... Read More


"I pray for swift recovery of injured": Bengal Governor RN Ravi after visiting Kolkata pandal stampede victims

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- West Bengal Governor RN Ravi on Sunday met those injured in the stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata. He enquired about their well-being and trea... Read More


Punjab's farm-fire count crosses 200 as paddy harvesting picks up

Patiala, Oct. 18 -- With paddy harvesting gaining pace, Punjab has recorded 220 farm-fire incidents so far this kharif season, surpassing the 208 cases reported during the corresponding period last ye... Read More


CARA referral doesn't give enforceable right to adopt child if legally ineligible: Delhi HC

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Delhi high court has held that prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) do not acquire an enforceable right to adopt a child merely by accepting the referral and having the Centra... Read More


CJP stages tricolour protest in Pune, seeks CEC's resignation

India, Oct. 18 -- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) staged a peaceful protest near the Pune district collector's office on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kum... Read More


Two female leopards released into the wild after immunocontraceptive treatment

India, Oct. 18 -- Two female leopards were released into the wild in the first week of October after being administered an immunocontraceptive drug under a pilot study by the Junnar Forest Division. T... Read More


Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expresses grief over Gwalior accident

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday expressed grief over the deaths of devotees in a road accident near Sheetla Mata Temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, and said the sta... Read More


San Francisco techie takes down zombie video game that let players kill homeless people: 'It showed poor judgment'

India, Oct. 18 -- A San Francisco techie has taken down a controversial video game that turned the city's Tenderloin neighbourhood into a zombie-killing zone after facing backlash over allegations tha... Read More