Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday highlighted a significant improvement in the state’s conviction rate, noting that it has risen from a mere 9 per cent in 2013 to 53 per cent today. Speaking at an event inaugurating an exhibition on the new criminal laws at Azad Maidan, Fadnavis said

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday highlighted the challenges faced by the people of the union territory in the aftermath of the recent blast in Delhi, voicing concerns over the generalization of blame to the entire Kashmiri population. Abdullah emphasized that the actions of a few individuals have led to an environment

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Kolkata witnessed a dramatic escalation in the ongoing political tussle between Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee and West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Wednesday, as Banerjee lodged a counter police complaint against the state’s Constitutional head at the Hare Street Police Station, barely a day after Bose filed an FIR against him at

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Across the United States, a growing number of migrants are discovering that what appears to be a routine immigration hearing can instead become a carefully orchestrated trap for their deportation. In a series of incidents observed by The Associated Press, migrants who entered court expecting due process instead found themselves swiftly detained and removed from

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A recent report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has claimed that China orchestrated a coordinated disinformation campaign against France’s Rafale fighter jets in the aftermath of the May 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan. According to the report, the campaign employed “fake” social media accounts and AI-generated images to portray Rafale jets as ineffective, while simultaneously

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday underscored the pivotal role of centralized monitoring in the success of wildlife conservation initiatives, citing Project Tiger as a prime example. The apex court made this observation while hearing a case concerning the urgent protection of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a critically endangered bird species primarily found in Rajasthan and Gujarat, whose

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Jaipur/New Delhi: Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who was recently deported from the United States and arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), faces 22 criminal cases in Rajasthan, police officials confirmed. His arrest marks a significant breakthrough in dismantling the transnational operations of the Bishnoi gang. Early Criminal Record and Arrest History Anmol Bishnoi’s

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New Delhi: Wanted gangster Anmol Bishnoi, a key accused in the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, was sent to the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for 11 days hours after arriving in India following his deportation from the United States. Bishnoi, who hails from Fazilka district in Punjab, is the younger brother of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and

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Kolkata: In a significant decision highlighting the judiciary’s consideration of age and detention period, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to an 80-year-old man accused of raping a minor. The court took into account the accused’s advanced age and the fact that he had been detained for more than five months since his arrest in June this year. Background of

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Shillong: In a significant development for the capital city’s long-standing water supply issues, Meghalaya’s Public Health Engineering Minister Marcuise Marak on Wednesday supervised the testing of pumping systems at the Mawphlang Dam. This initiative is part of the long-delayed Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (GSWSS) Phase-III, nearly 17 years after the project was initially sanctioned. Phase-III of Greater Shillong Water

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