'Physical relationship between consenting unmarried adults no ground to show poor character': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has declared that a physical relationship between consenting unmarried adults does not reflect negatively on character. T...
Court summons Naveen Jindal, ex-coal secretary in Gare Palma coal block caseA Delhi court has summoned industrialist Naveen Jindal and former coal secretary P C Parekh. This follows a CBI chargesheet alleging irregu...
ED files chargesheet against Al-Falah University founder in Rs 46 crore land grab caseThe Al-Falah University had earlier also come under scrutiny in a "white-collar terror" probe linked to the November 10 Red Fort blast in w...
SC notice to Chhattisgarh govt on bail plea of businessman in manpower commission 'scam'The Supreme Court has asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond to businessman Anwar Dhebar's bail plea. Dhebar is involved in a corrupt...
'Courts can hold sedition trials if accused has no objection': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that trials under the sedition law, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, can proceed if the accused agrees. T...
2020 Delhi riots: Court rejects Umar Khalid's bail plea to care for ailing motherUmar Khalid bail: A Delhi court has turned down the interim bail application of activist Umar Khalid, who sought permission to partake in h...
ED attaches Rs 700 cr assets linked to late gangster Iqbal Mirchi, kinThe Enforcement Directorate has seized assets valued at over Rs 700 crore. This action targets properties linked to the late gangster Iqbal...
SC grants bail to UAPA narco-terror accused: bail is the rule and jail an exception even in UAPA casesThe Supreme Court has granted bail to Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, who was embroiled in a narco-terrorism case. The court underscored the fundame...
Unnao rape case: SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term, asks HC to decide plea afreshThe Supreme Court has overturned a Delhi High Court decision that suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The c...
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
NCRB data shows drop in Delhi crime, but offences against children remain highDelhi saw a 15.1% drop in overall registered crimes in 2024, with total cases falling to around 2.8 lakh. However, concerning trends persis...
65% of newly elected Bengal MLAs face criminal cases; 61% are 'crorepatis': ReportNewly elected West Bengal MLAs show a significant increase in criminal cases. Over 65 percent declared criminal charges, a jump from the pr...
Court can reject anticipatory bail but cannot direct accused to surrender: SCThe Supreme Court has clarified a significant legal point. A court possesses the authority to deny anticipatory bail to an accused individu...
'Zero witnesses examined in 35 years': Supreme Court stays proceedings against cop for riotingThe Supreme Court has halted a 35-year-old case against a police officer. Proceedings for rioting and causing hurt from 1989 are now on hol...
Twitter handles supporting Alt News' Zubair post-arrest mostly from middle-east countries, Pak: Delhi PoliceThe other locations, as stated by the police, include Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Sharjah, Stockholm, Aichi, Central, Western and Eastern Province...
‘Terrorist Act’ can’t be applied in a cavalier manner: Delhi High CourtThe bench, comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani, observed that for the state, the “line between the constit...
Gangrape accused charge sheeted in robbery caseThe accused in the December 16 gangrape case were today charge sheeted in a court here by the Delhi Police in a separate case of robbing.