ED attaches Dawood's brother related property in Mumbai

ED attaches Dawood's brother related property in Mumbai

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Mumbai

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of a flat worth Rs 55 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane, held in the name of an associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, as part of a money laundering probe. ED Officials said Tuesday that the residential dwelling in Neopolis Building...

Hospitals must treat victims of sexual violance and acid attacks: Delhi HC

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court recently said state-run and private hospitals cannot turn away survivors of sexual crimes, among others, and should treat them for free or face criminal action. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma said a medical establishment should not insist...

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar calls removal notice a ‘rusted tool’

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

ice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said one should not use a vegetable-cutting knife for bypass surgery and asserted that the notice for his removal from the post was actually a “rusted” tool. In his first reaction on the notice submitted by the opposition INDIA bloc, Dhankhar said, “Just look at...

President Murmu to confer Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 children on December 26

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

President Droupadi Murmu will on Thursday confer the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 children from 14 states and Union territories. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development said in a statement that it would celebrate Veer Bal Diwas and the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar with nationwide activities,...

Tragedy repeats: despite SC Guidelines, abandoned borewell accidents continue to claim lives

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

After over 14 years the Supreme Court framed guidelines to prevent accidents involving abandoned borewells, the frequent spate of such incidents highlight the gaps in enforcement and creating awareness of the top court’s order. The issue has come to the forefront again following the spate of such accidents leading to desperate...

Congress to commemorate 100th anniversary of Belgaum session

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Congress will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Belgaum session of the party that was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi with an extended session of the CWC which will decide on an action plan for the next year. The opposition party asserted that the “insult” to B R Ambedkar by Home...

Home Minister Shah stresses use of biometrics to identify unidentified bodies, persons

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Union Home Minster Amit Shah on Tuesday stressed the need for using biometrics technology to identify unidentified bodies and unidentified “found persons”. Chairing a review meeting on the implementation of the three new criminal laws with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) here, Shah also emphasised the use of technology in...

Congress approaches Supreme Court against new Election Commission rules

Wednesday, 25 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Congress on Tuesday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and expressed hope that the apex court will help restore the “fast eroding” integrity of the electoral process. The Government has tweaked an election rule to prevent...

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