Picture for representational purposes only. The Excise department in Kerala has submitted the chargesheet in a case in which four people, including three Malayalam filmmakers, were earlier arrested on charges of possessing suspected ganja. The Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam, filed the chargesheet against directors Khalid Rahman, Ashraf Hamsa and Sameer Thahir and … Read more
The Supreme Court hearing comes amid suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management and to ensure effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) is expected to pass interim directions to tackle the issue … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have arrested a suspect wanted in a 2010 drug trafficking case. Ravi alias Kamal Singh, an alleged supplier of drugs from Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, an area known for opium cultivation and heroin diversion, was apprehended by a special team following … Read more
Actor Lakshmi Menon has approached the Kerala High Court seeking the quashing of a case in which she was charged with abduction and assault of an IT employee in Kochi on the night of August 24, 2025. The court had recently granted anticipatory bail to Ms. Menon and others who had been arraigned as accused … Read more
Kalaignar TV office. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The 18-year-old alleged 2G spectrum scam has come back to haunt Kalaignar TV Private Limited, with the Income Tax (I-T) department reviving its inquiry into the receipt of ₹200 crore by the television channel during the assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The Madras High Court has, … Read more
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (September 22, 2025) made it clear that a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant would hear pleas challenging Karnataka’s decision to withdraw consent to investigate a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Chief Justice of … Read more
The High Court of Kerala has directed four Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders from Kannur, the Station House Officer concerned, and the District Police Chief (Kannur) to appear before it on October 6 in connection with a contempt of court case related to a protest meeting held in Kannur on February 25, when … Read more
Rapper Vedan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRNAGEMENT Popular Malayalam rapper Hirandas Murali, known by his stage name Vedan, has appeared before the Thrikkakara police in Ernakulam in connection with the probe into a sexual assault case registered against him. Vedan, who has been granted anticipatory bail in the case by the Kerala High Court, turned … Read more
To ensure transparency and accountability in the service delivery mechanism of the State Information Commission, which functions under the Right to Information Act, Andhra Pradesh Governor Syed Abdul Nazeer on Monday virtually launched the live streaming of case hearings. After launching the initiative at the court hall of Chief Information Commissioner R. Mahaboob Basha, the … Read more
Police and security personnel stand guard outside Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s residence, at Civil Lines, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A Delhi Police team on Friday (August 22, 2025 visited Rajkot, Gujarat, and questioned five persons linked to Rajesh Sakaria, a local resident who was arrested for allegedly … Read more