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Drama in central Delhi as Rahul Gandhi stages dharna at police station with pellet gun victim
India | Aug 21, 2026, 01:16 PM ISTRahul Gandhi and alleged pellet gun victim Sahil Lochab visited the DCP Office at the Parliament Street Police Station, seeking an FIR. 19-year-old Lochab has alleged that he received pellet gun injuries during CJP's 'Chalo Sansad' march on July 20.
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Supreme Court sets up high-powered committee to investigate police action against protesters
India | Aug 20, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTThe committee will examine allegations including excessive use of pellet guns, electric batons, lathi charges and tear gas, alleged violence against protesters, police surveillance, the proportionality of crowd-control measures and the provision of medical assistance and compensation to victims.
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Supreme Court urges CBSE to revisit three-language policy, suggests relaxation for Class 6 students
Education | Aug 20, 2026, 04:34 PM ISTThe court also expressed reservations on treating English as a non-native language.
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ED takes big action in money laundering case linked to Jauhar University, raids 10 locations
India | Aug 19, 2026, 11:15 PM ISTThe ED stated that the investigation under the PMLA was initiated based on 26 FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police at the Azim Nagar police station in Rampur and one FIR registered at the Rampur Kotwali police station.
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Satyendar Jain, other accused sent to judicial custody a day after arrest in Jal Board case
India | Aug 19, 2026, 11:54 PM ISTThe Rouse Avenue Court also granted two days of police custody for Ankit Srivastava in connection with the alleged Delhi Jal Board scam case. The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) had arrested Satyendar Jain and others yesterday.
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Delhi HC declines plea seeking probe into irregularities in NEET-UG re-exam, dissolution of NTA
India | Aug 19, 2026, 07:33 PM ISTThe petition had previously been transferred from another court and was being treated as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). Solicitor General Tushar Mehta refuted the allegations on behalf of the Central Government and the NTA.
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'Punjab polls behind my arrest': Satyendar Jain cries foul after ACB action in Delhi Jal Board case
Delhi | Aug 19, 2026, 03:53 PM ISTFormer Delhi minister Satyendar Jain has alleged that his ACB arrest is linked to the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections and called it "politics". Meanwhile, the Rouse Avenue Court has reserved its order on the ACB’s plea seeking judicial custody of Jain and other accused.
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Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan raided by ED in Jauhar University case, searches on at 10 locations
India | Aug 19, 2026, 09:35 AM ISTThe ED raids are reportedly related to a case involving the alleged use of unaccounted money in the construction of Aza Khan's Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur.
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Goa govt moves Supreme Court seeking harsher sentence for Tarun Tejpal in 2013 sexual assault case
India | Aug 18, 2026, 09:36 PM ISTThe Goa government has moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of the sentence awarded to former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case. The plea follows the Bombay High Court's Goa Bench overturning his acquittal by the trial court and sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
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Satyendar Jain, former Delhi minister, arrested by ACB in Delhi Jal Board scam case; 5 others held
Delhi | Aug 18, 2026, 11:56 PM ISTAccording to AAP sources, the ACB arrested Satyendar Jain in connection with a sewage treatment plant tender scam. Five other individuals were also arrested by the ACB and they are all Jal Board officials. The arrest was made in connection with the Jal Board scam.
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SC mulls quashing FIRs against students, proposes high-level panel to probe violence during protests
India | Aug 18, 2026, 02:24 PM ISTDuring the hearing, the Supreme Court said the committee would examine all aspects of the matter, including allegations of police brutality, the treatment of women protesters and the use of force during the demonstrations.
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Delhi Police says CJP's Parliament march was illegal, force used as per situation and requirement
Delhi | Aug 18, 2026, 12:14 PM ISTThe protest began peacefully but turned tense after some demonstrators allegedly breached barricades and tried to march towards Parliament, triggering clashes with police.
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Rahul Gandhi gets Supreme Court relief as Allahabad HC told to defer assets case
India | Aug 17, 2026, 01:26 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to defer proceedings in a case involving allegations of disproportionate assets against Rahul Gandhi. It also directed the CBI and ED not to file reports under the high court's earlier directions.
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BCI chairman tenders apology after NALSAR row: ‘Students are always free to express their views'
India | Aug 15, 2026, 11:36 PM ISTThe CJI Surya Kant earlier expressed his displeasure over Bar Council of India (BCI) order that barred the enrolment of graduates from the NALSAR University of Hyderabad, calling the matter an issue between him and students.
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Delhi airport, High Court, Red Fort, other locations receive bomb threats ahead of Independence Day
Delhi | Aug 14, 2026, 03:33 PM ISTAuthorities received bomb threat calls regarding several other establishments, including Jam Nagar House, the FLATED building at Jhandewalan, the DM office in MB Saket, Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport and the SDM office in Delhi Cantonment.
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Supreme Court issues advisory against fake websites impersonating its official portal
India | Aug 13, 2026, 08:14 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has warned people about a fake website that mimics its official website. It could be used to obtain personal and banking information.
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Justice Yashwant Varma found guilty in cash-at-home case, panel finds all 3 charges proved
India | Aug 12, 2026, 11:47 PM ISTThe three-member inquiry committee was constituted by the Speaker on August 12, 2025. During a fire that broke out in the official residence of Justice Varma on the night of March 14, 2025, firefighters allegedly discovered massive amounts of burnt currency at a storeroom in the Delhi bungalow.
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Supreme Court refuses relief to TMC over frozen bank accounts, upholds Calcutta HC order
India | Aug 11, 2026, 04:06 PM ISTThe Supreme Court clearly stated that all issues related to the case can be raised in the main petition pending in the Calcutta High Court. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen the three bank accounts, with balances totalling Rs 440.42 crore, in connection with its money-laundering probe.
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SC seeks Centre's reply on Subhash Chandra Bose's daughter's plea to bring back ashes from Japan
India | Aug 11, 2026, 12:55 PM ISTAnita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, had moved the Supreme Court, seeking the return of his ashes from Renko-ji Temple in Tokyo, Japan, where they have reportedly been preserved for over eight decades.
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ED launches pan-India crackdown on paper leaks, files ECIRs across several states: Sources
India | Aug 10, 2026, 07:18 PM ISTECIRs have been filed in Rajasthan, Haryana, Guwahati, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand. The ED has also taken over the FIRs filed in all these states.