The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty awarded to Vivek Palatkar, who was convicted in the case involving the gruesome murder of five members of his family. In April 2023, a sessions court had sentenced him to death after examining the testimonies of 29 witnesses. Palatkar had then approached … Read more
Author Vivek Shanbhag | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The publication in English of Kannada writer Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar Ghochar (2015) transformed the Indian literary scene. The book’s success decisively shifted the balance of power, whether in terms of sales or prestige, away from English-language writers and towards fiction in translation. Ghachar Ghochar’s influence owed nothing to prizes, … Read more
The ongoing investigation into the Sandalwood Drug Case has thrown up many names, including those of some celebrities and their relatives. One of them is Aditya Alva who is an accused in this high-profile drug case. Aditya Alva is the son of former minister Jeevraj Alva and brother-in-law of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. As per … Read more
Priyanka Alva, Vivek Oberoi’s wife, has been served a notice by the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch, a day after the Bollywood actor’s Mumbai residence was raided in search of his brother-in-law in the Sandalwood drug case. Vivek Oberoi’s wife Priyanka Alva has been summoned by the crime branch at 12 pm. City Crime Branch Bengaluru … Read more
Bengaluru Police raided actor Vivek Oberoi’s Mumbai residence on Thursday in connection with the Sandalwood drug scandal probe. Earlier, the police had raided former Karnataka minister late Jeevaraj Alva’s son Aditya Alva, who is the brother-in-law of Vivek Oberoi. Bengaluru Police raided the house of Vivek Oberoi on Thursday. (India Today) Bengaluru Police raided actor … Read more