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Nearly 8 years after chargesheet, journalist Gauri Lankesh murder trial gets 7th judge
June 11, 2026 4:15 am
The new judge of the principal district and sessions court in Bengaluru began by recording the statement of a police constable, who is the 216th prosecution witness in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.
Maharashtra municipal corporation polls: Gauri Lankesh murder case accused Shrikant Pangarkar wins from Jalna as Independent
January 16, 2026 6:16 pm
A former Shiv Sena corporator, Shrikant Pangarkar served as a councillor of the undivided Sena between 2001 and 2006. After being denied a ticket in the 2011 civic polls, he joined the Hindu Janjagruti Samiti.
Gauri Lankesh accused Pangarkar to contest in Jalna civic polls
January 09, 2026 12:16 am
In 2024, Pangarkar joined the Shiv Sena led by then Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of the Assembly elections. However, he was removed a day later.
Witness in murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh complains of receiving threat call ahead of court appearance
June 03, 2025 12:10 am
During the trial of the Gauri Lankesh murder case last week, one of the prosecution witnesses turned hostile
Gauri Lankesh murder case: Evidence witness recounts finding of bullets from shooter’s training site in Belagavi forest
January 13, 2025 4:34 am
Sharad Kalaskar, who allegedly provided training to the shooters in the Kineye forest in Karnataka, was granted bail earlier this month by a trial court.
Gauri Lankesh murder trial: Witness identifies 2 accused men who borrowed his mobile phone for ‘emergency call’
December 17, 2024 1:29 pm
The record of the call from the mobile phone of the witness was found by the SIT in the call data records of accused H L Suresh, a member of the right-wing Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.
Gauri Lankesh murder trial: witness tells court key accused showed locations used for planning attack on rationalist Narendra Nayak
December 09, 2024 4:33 pm
The witness identified Rajesh Bangera, 56, an accused in the murder of Gauri Lankesh, as the person who claimed to have provided arms training to shooters in Mangalore and also conducted surveillance over the activities of Narendra Nayak.
Gauri Lankesh murder case: Karnataka High Court grants bail to 4 more accused
September 19, 2024 2:25 am
The Karnataka High Court cited a delay in the progress of the trial in the Gauri Lankesh murder case as it granted bail to the four accused.
Gauri Lankesh murder: Seven years on, prosecution to cite Supreme Court order to speed up trial
September 05, 2024 1:39 pm
The prosecution intends to request that the trial in the Gauri Lankesh murder case be held for at least two weeks each month to comply with the Supreme Court's order on August 20.
Gauri Lankesh murder: Karnataka High Court grants bail to 3 accused
July 17, 2024 1:14 pm
In connection with the murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, police have arrested and charged 17 people linked to attacks on critics of the right-wing in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
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Court allowed NEET paper leak accused to take June 21 retest, but NTA withholds his result
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has withheld the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) result of Yash Yadav, an accused in the leak of the medical entrance examination question paper, The Indian Express has learned. The NTA, which conducts the competitive exam, had announced on May 12 that the 2026 NEET-UG, which was held on May 3, was cancelled because of the leak.
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