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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s crime branch has registered an FIR in connection with fraud during an exam related to the recruitment of fire operators.Police said the complaint was filed by a deputy secretary rank official, and they have named three people as suspects in the case. According to the complainant, they scrutinised the biometric reports taken during computer-based and driving skill tests for...

VELLORE: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has directed chief secretary Shiv Das Meena to inquire into allegations against a primary school of “spreading or promoting faith in a particular religion (Christianity)” in K V Kuppam block in Vellore district and submit an action taken report within seven days of the receipt of its communication dated October 13. NCPCR...

NEW DELHI: Launching a criminal investigation into the allegations of corruption in the construction of a new residential building for chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the CBI is learned to have registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) to probe the alleged “irregularities and misconduct” by yet-to-be identified public servants of the Delhi government.The probe agency has asked PWD of the Delhi...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has acquitted two death row convicts and one lifer in a murder case due to shoddy probe into the killing of a 15-year-old boy in MP.Anguished over "disappointing, inept and unscientific police investigations", the court called for framing of a code of investigation to infuse efficiency and professionalism in the police force. Supreme Court: Benefit of doubt given due to weak...

KOLKATA: The victim was singled out for severe pre-planned ragging, which included possible sexual abuse — the inquiry committee formed by Jadavpur University to probe into the circumstances leading to the death of a fresher has concluded.The 17-year-old boy fell from the second-floor balcony of a hostel on August 9 allegedly during ragging by seniors who were staying in the facility illegally.The...

NEW DELHI: The Consulate General of India in Vancouver has requested Canadian authorities to investigate the recent incident of assault on an Indian national in Kelowna. Prompt action against the perpetrators has also been sought in the case, which saw a 17-year-old Sikh high school student getting assaulted at a bus stop after an altercation with another teenager in Canada's British Columbia province,...

NEW DELHI: An investigation has been launched against Seattle police union leaders following the emergence of troubling footage from an officer's body camera. NBC News has reported that this footage recorded an officer making inappropriate remarks while discussing the death of a Indian-origin woman, named Jaahnavi Kandula, who was struck and killed by a police cruiser while crossing a street.Daniel...

HOWRAH(WEST BENGAL): The situation in Howrah town, which witnessed clashes between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, is peaceful and under control on Saturday, even as prohibitory order was still in force in the affected area, a police officer said.Shops and markets opened as traffic movement started from the morning amid heavy deployment of police in Kazipara area. Taking over investigations...

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed the investigation in a first information report (FIR) against Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Maharashtra president Preeti Sharma Menon and a functionary under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Justices Sunil Shukre and Milind Sathaye granted interim relief to Menon, who is also a member of AAP's national executive, and...

MUMBAI: The Mumbai unit of BJP has sought a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the alleged financial misappropriations in BMC brought to the fore by CAG in its recent findings."The report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) into the works executed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has revealed many shocking facts and exposed corruption to the tune of Rs...