Mandi/Shimla: In a rare instance highlighting the role of legal aid in ensuring access to justice for marginalized citizens, a low-income, ailing woman from Himachal Pradesh, convicted by three courts in a cheque bounce case, has finally received free legal assistance from the Supreme Court to file a special leave petition (SLP) challenging her convictions. The woman, Kusum Sharma, a single mother

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New Delhi/Goa: The investigation into the tragic fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, which claimed 25 lives and left six injured, took a dramatic turn on Tuesday when Ajay Gupta, a co-owner of the nightclub, was detained by Delhi Police from a private hospital in Lajpat Nagar. Gupta, who had been evading authorities since

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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed one of the most intense confrontations in recent parliamentary history on Wednesday, as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi engaged in a heated exchange over electoral reforms and allegations of voter list manipulation. The debate, which had begun as a discussion on proposed changes to the electoral process, quickly

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New Delhi / Ottawa: In 2025, Canada recorded an unprecedented number of removals of Indian nationals, highlighting growing enforcement measures by the Canadian authorities against non-compliant foreign nationals. According to a year-end release by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), a total of 2,831 Indian nationals were removed from Canada in the first ten months of the year alone.

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Hyderabad: In a development that has shocked devotees and raised serious questions about procurement practices at one of India’s most venerated temples, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has ordered a comprehensive investigation into an alleged ₹54 crore fraud in the supply of shawls between 2015 and 2025. The temple, which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara shrine in

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New Delhi: The ongoing investigation into the tragic fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, Goa, which claimed 25 lives over the weekend, has taken a complex turn as the club’s owners, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, approached a Delhi court seeking anticipatory bail. On Wednesday, the Rohini Court heard their plea but refused

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New Delhi: In a dramatic intervention in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut took a firm stand to defend the dignity of a foreign national who became an unintended centrepiece in the ongoing debate over voter-roll integrity in India. At the same time, she launched sharp criticisms against

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Aizawl: Mizoram is set to provide home delivery of LPG cylinders across all district headquarters and notified towns in the state by 2026, the state government announced on Wednesday. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister B Lalchhanzova stated at a press conference that the government aims to fully implement home delivery in all district headquarters by March 2026, while

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Raipur: Four Maoists, including a cadre involved in the infamous 2009 Madanwada ambush that claimed the lives of 29 security personnel, surrendered to authorities in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday, police officials said. According to Kanker Senior Superintendent of Police (SP) I K Elesela, the four surrendered under the Poona Margem initiative—a long-term rehabilitation and social reintegration program aimed at encouraging

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance to actively monitor and supervise the implementation of policies concerning remission and premature release of convicts in the national capital. The initiative comes in line with directions issued by the Supreme Court in its landmark judgment on “Re Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail,” aimed at ensuring timely

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