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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma four weeks’ protection from arrest in connection with an FIR filed by Assam Police. The case relates to a video Sharma uploaded on 8 August, criticising the Assam government’s alleged communal politics and questioning the allotment of 3,000 bighas of land in…
A still from ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ | Photo Credit: JioHotstar An FIR has been registered against the producers of the film Kesari Chapter 2 at the Bidhannagar South police station in West Bengal, following allegations of misrepresenting historical facts related to the state’s freedom fighters. The complaint, filed by Ranajit Biswas, a resident of Nabapally,…
NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court has taken serious note of a frequent practice by police officers of copy-pasting witness statements into charge sheets, even in serious criminal cases.The court called this a “dangerous culture” that could end up helping the accused.During a hearing in a criminal matter, the Aurangabad bench of the high court…
Sunny Deol in ‘Jaat’ | Photo Credit: Ritaja Roy _12104@Delhi Responding to the controversy over a scene “hurting sentiments of Christians”, the makers of the Hindi film Jaat have decided to delete the specific scene. On Friday (April 18, 2025), an FIR was lodged against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda and three others from the…
Standup comedian Kunal Kamra (File Image) NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court on Monday extended the interim protection granted to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra till April 17 over the FIR filed against him in Mumbai for his reported remarks against the Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.Justice Sunder Mohan ordered Kamra to take steps in…
NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay high court seeking to quash an FIR filed against him. The case is related to his remarks referring to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde as a ‘traitor’ during a recent performance.The remark sparked a row after the stand-up show went live, leading Shiv Sena…
Conflicting accounts of the alleged molestation of a woman head constable during Monday night’s riots in central Nagpur sparked controversy, reports Soumitra Bose. An FIR states the cop was cornered in a narrow, dimly lit lane, where rioters tore her uniform and molested her. It also mentions obscene gestures and lewd comments directed at other…
Mumbai: A special court ordered that a case be filed against former SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials in connection with alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations. The court has said it will monitor the probe, and sought a status report (of the case) within…
NEW DELHI: YouTuber and social media influencer Ranveer Allahbadia is yet to respond to multiple investigation agencies after being named in FIRs filed by Maharashtra Cyber Department, Guwahati Police, and Jaipur Police in the ‘India’s Got Latent’ joke case. “Ranveer Allahbadia is continuously out of contact with the investigation agencies,” Mumbai and Guwahati Police said…
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Madras High Court summoned Tamil Nadu Home Secretary Dheeraj Kumar on Friday (January 30, 2025) to apprise it of numerous cases wherein the police did not register First Information Reports (FIRs) promptly on receipt of criminal complaints, complete the investigation within a reasonable time, or…
