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Nirbhay Thakur
Nirbhay Thakur is a trainee journalist with The Indian Express. He reports in Delhi-NCR and some of his interests include mental health, economics, politics, and education. He tweets @Nirbhaya99
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Inside the ED case that led to the arrest of Jaypee Infra’s former chairman
November 15, 2025 11:07 IST
Manoj Gaur is accused of allegedly diverting Rs 14,599 crore of homebuyers’ money into non-construction purposes
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Realtor held in money-laundering case linked to flagship PM Awas Yojana. What was the scam?
November 14, 2025 13:34 IST
The ED arrested Swaraj Yadav on Thursday. It said he was allegedly involved in a nation-wide money laundering scam since 2006, “duping” over thousands of buyers across India
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Valued at Rs 1 Crore, M F Husain painting at centre of legal battle between 2 Congress leadersSubscriber Only
November 14, 2025 06:20 IST
On Tuesday, a Sessions court in Delhi initiated proceedings against the former minister for “criminal breach of trust” over the unreturned painting of the renowned late artist, allegedly valued at Rs 1 crore. The painting had been borrowed from former Congress MP Prabha Thakur.
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Confession not reliable, no bloodstains in house: Five reasons why Supreme Court acquited Koli
November 13, 2025 06:01 IST
The SC pointed out that Koli's statement recorded under Section 164 (recording of confessions and statements) of the CrPC "was recorded after about 60 days of uninterrupted police custody without meaningful legal aid".
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Nithari killings | Surendra Koli walks out of jail after 19 years: ‘Would not speak much… hardly anyone came to visit him’, say jail officials
November 12, 2025 13:28 IST
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court set aside Koli’s conviction in a case of rape and murder of a girl — the final case against him. He was earlier acquitted in 12 other cases. He is set to walk out of jail
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
‘Illegal’: Delhi court sets aside order directing cops to further investigate Kapil Mishra’s role in 2020 riots
November 11, 2025 05:55 IST
A sessions court in Delhi on Monday set aside an order passed by a magistrate court to further investigate Delhi Law and Justice Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 riots in Northeast Delhi. “A mere perusal of the impugned order reveals that it suffers from a serious jurisdictional […]
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
‘Ran towards the site… began pulling bodies out of the cars’: First responders recall horror after Red Fort blast
November 10, 2025 23:30 IST
Blast in Delhi Today News: Several passersby and locals rushed to help following the blast that left 9 dead and several injured.
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Delhi Red Fort Blast: Eyewitnesses recall seeing body parts fly out from car, people running
November 10, 2025 22:01 IST
Nine people were killed and several others were injured in the blast in a car outside Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station.
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Court sets aside order directing police to probe BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s role in 2020 Delhi riots
November 10, 2025 15:20 IST
A Sessions court in the National Capital on Monday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate court to investigate Delhi Law and Justice Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 riots in Northeast Delhi. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Court was hearing a revision petition […]
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
‘Delhi has been a welcoming city for me, combines history, modernity and tradition’
November 10, 2025 08:00 IST
He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala to India in December 2022.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Maria Zbąska’s award-winning To Nie Moj Film screens at EU Film Festival in IndiaSubscriber Only
November 08, 2025 07:04 IST
Screened a recent film festival in Delhi, To Nie Moj Film explores the complex relationship of a couple against the backdrop of a harsh winter.
Sat, Nov 08, 2025
In win for Delhi’s Carnatic Cafe, court restrains Bengaluru eatery from using trademark
November 08, 2025 05:25 IST
The court also noted that the Bengaluru-based firm had not filed its written statements and submissions within the limited time period
Sat, Nov 08, 2025
Self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati withdraws bail plea in molestation case
November 07, 2025 21:31 IST
Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of molesting 16 female students of a Delhi institute, has withdrawn his bail plea.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Students protest at Jantar Mantar, demand accountability, action to curb pollution in Delhi
November 07, 2025 05:59 IST
Activists, artists, and members of organisations like Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Disha Students Organization, Progressive Artists League, and the Revolutionary Workers Party of India (RWPI) also joined the protest.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Delhi lower courts have 15.6 lakh cases pending, only 700 judges to hear them
November 06, 2025 06:16 IST
Delhi's lower courts spread across the Capital have a pendency of 15.6 lakh cases (13.5 lakh criminal and 2.18 lakh civil), data on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) shows — and these numbers are rising.
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
‘Corruption is like cancer’: Delhi court sentences 13 accused in Safdarjung CGHS land scam
November 05, 2025 08:23 IST
The current case is one of the cases in the alleged Rs 4,000-crore CGHS scam in Delhi, which involved fraudulent revival of defunct societies to illegally obtain subsidised land from the DDA.
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
JNU’s fault lines move from campus to court: University fights students and facultySubscriber Only
November 05, 2025 05:15 IST
An investigation by The Indian Express has found that since 2011, JNU featured in the Delhi High Court in over 600 cases filed by various stakeholders, including the administration, staff, faculty, students, cleaning personnel, etc., across the tenures of three Vice-Chancellors.
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
Pending traffic challans? Here’s how you can settle them at a discounted rate in Delhi
November 03, 2025 16:30 IST
The police have specified that only challans listed on the Delhi Traffic Police portal by July 31 and forwarded to the virtual court will be addressed.
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
‘Not even an iota of evidence’: Delhi court discharges ex-Secretary in coal block allocation case
November 03, 2025 12:17 IST
The Court also discharges ex-Joint Secy, the firm involved, its director and MD
Tue, Nov 04, 2025
41 years on, justice still eludes 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims: Only 13 murder convictions, 253 cases ended in acquittals
November 01, 2025 11:12 IST
More than 2,700 members of the Sikh community were murdered in four days of violence in the Capital in the aftermath of the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31.
Sat, Nov 01, 2025
Kanjhawala hit-and-run case: victim’s family granted 36 lakh compensation by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Delhi
October 30, 2025 11:20 IST
While determining the quantum of compensation for the dependents of the victim of the Kanjhawala hit-and-run case, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Delhi considered her age, income at the time of death, and the number of dependents.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
‘Holding an arms licence not useful if one can’t keep the ammunition for it’: Why a Delhi court said no to police plea against discharge of accused in Arms Act
October 29, 2025 14:09 IST
Ghaziabad man who was held with cartridges at IGI airport in 2019 had a valid arms licence. Police verified this, but still chargesheeted him.
Wed, Oct 29, 2025
‘Tendency to downplay income in matrimonial disputes,…wife’s claims exaggerated in such cases’: Why Delhi court denied interim maintenance to woman lawyer
October 28, 2025 15:14 IST
Court noted that petitioner was a law graduate who drew a monthly salary of Rs 51,000 until Oct 2024, and had not presented any material to show that she is unable to work now.
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
IRCTC ‘scam’: Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi move Delhi court, seek a month to examine witnesses
October 28, 2025 09:25 IST
CBI has accused Lalu Yadav of allegedly favouring a private company in the award of operation and maintenance contracts for two IRCTC hotels in return for prime land in Patna.
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
MCD law officer and Tis Hazari court staffer arrested for taking bribe for a ‘favourable’ order
October 23, 2025 09:05 IST
On October 15, Aggarwal went to the MCD Appellate Tribunal at the Tis Hazari courts complex to file an application for de-sealing of his property, and in the hope of obtaining a stay order against demolition.
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