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Former media executive Indrani Mukherjea after coming out of the Byculla Women's Jail, in Mumbai, Friday. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Indrani Mukerjea walks out of Byculla prison

May 21, 2022 13:52 IST

Mukerjea, who is facing trial for Sheena's murder on April 24, 2012, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The police added that the accused were perhaps waiting for a buyer to hand over the ambergris, which weighed 735g. (Representational)

Ambergris, or whale vomit, worth Rs 73.6 lakh seized in Anand; six arrested

May 20, 2022 18:15 IST

The substance produced in the digestive tract of sperm whales is believed to have a high medicinal value and is a sought-after ingredient in exotic perfumes.

Ashwini Kumar (L) appointed as first special officer and Gyanesh Bharti (R) as the first commissioner of the unified MCD. (File)

Unified MCD’s new head no stranger to DelhiSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 04:23 IST

The Centre had on Wednesday issued a notification saying the three civic bodies of Delhi will be formally merged on May 22.

Mumbai: Court sends 2 men with links to D-company to judicial custody

May 20, 2022 17:52 IST

On Friday, the NIA did not seek further custody of the accused and prayed for them to be sent to judicial custody. Special Judge Prashant R Sitre sent them to judicial custody for two weeks.

2019 Hyderabad ‘encounter’: Accused’s families welcome probe panel findings, seek financial aid

2019 Hyderabad ‘encounter’: ‘Truth is out’ for family of accused, victim’s kin say they back policeSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 07:44 IST

According to the families, Shiva was working as a helper in the truck owned by P Srinivas Reddy, which was used in the crime. Chennakeshavulu and Jollu Naveen, one of the other accused, had earlier worked as helpers on Reddy’s trucks, but they were not working at the time of the offence.

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Mumbai: Former cop Sachin Waze’s bail plea rejected

May 20, 2022 16:58 IST

The ED prosecutor also said that the court should consider the other crimes registered against Sachin Waze, including the Antilia terror scare case, for which he is in custody on charges of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Shedge had endeared himself to many generations of the students with his friendly manner, helpful nature and knowledge of the state’s terrain and culture. (Source: Facebook/Resul Pookutty)

Pune film institute alumni remember driver-turned-location guide on his passing

May 21, 2022 17:23 IST

An ex-serviceman who joined the FTII in the 1980s, Pratap D Shegde had friendship with film personalities such as Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Resul Pookutty, Raj Kumar Hirani and Sriram Raghvan. He died on Wednesday night.

Vijay Babu returned to Kochi on Wednesday, a day after the high court granted him protection from arrest. (File)

MEA revokes passport of Malayalam actor, accused of rape; police to issue red noticeSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 07:39 IST

The police had earlier also issued a lookout notice against Vijay Babu, who faces another case on charges of exposing the identity of the rape survivor.

Navjot Singh Sidhu surrenders at the Patiala district court on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Express Photo by Harmeet Sodhi)

Denied relief, Sidhu surrenders in road rage case; is sent to Patiala Central JailSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 11:36 IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced the Congress leader's punishment to a year’s rigorous imprisonment four years after it let him off with a fine of Rs 1,000 over the death of a 65-year-old man in a road rage case.

Telangana policemen at the site of the encounter on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Friday. (Express Photo: Arun Janardhanan)

Recap: How 2019 Hyderabad gangrape accused were ‘deliberately’ shot dead by police

May 20, 2022 16:25 IST

2019 Hyderabad rape-murder case: The Justice V S Sirpurkar Commission has recommended action against 10 Telangana police officers who accompanied the four accused to the crime scene.

Mumbai: Gang of 5 honeytrap businessman, 2 arrested; hunt on for woman, 2 others

May 20, 2022 16:10 IST

The incident took place on May 17 at 6.30 pm at a hotel near the Sahar airport in Mumbai. The 47-year-old businessman, a Kandivali resident, had booked the room for a day.

Noida: Six-year old brain dead girl becomes youngest organ donor at AIIMS

Delhi: Six-year-old gunshot victim becomes youngest donor at AIIMS, organs given to 2 children

May 20, 2022 22:59 IST

Rolly’s liver went to a seven-year-old child from Lucknow and her kidneys went to a 12-year-old. She is the youngest girl in Delhi-NCR and at AIIMS whose organs have been transplanted.

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SC panel says book 10 cops for killing 4 accused in Hyderabad rape & murderSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 01:09 IST

Commission says police deliberately fired at accused with intent to kill

The toy train service between Aman lodge and Matheran stations. (Express File Photo)

Central Railway to increase toy train services between Matheran, Aman Lodge for summers

May 20, 2022 15:27 IST

The Central Railway's shuttle services for passengers between Aman Lodge and Matheran have been instrumental in popularising this place as a major tourist destination.

JNU student alleges molestation inside coffee shop on campus

May 20, 2022 15:22 IST

According to the woman's complaint, the man got in touch with her with queries about her course. During a meeting in a coffee shop inside the JNU campus, the accused allegedly molested her.

CGDA Rajnish Kumar and senior military officers at the PCDA(SC) office in Pune, on Thursday.

Video series on pay and entitlements of Army jawans launched

May 20, 2022 15:22 IST

The maintenance of pay accounts of jawans involves efforts of the respective units where a junior commissioned officer or soldier of other ranks is posted, the records office of the regiment and the pay and account offices of the Defence Accounts Department.

Ruby Hall Clinic kidney transplant case: Transplants will halt if harassment continues, warn doctors associationsSubscriber Only

May 20, 2022 15:16 IST

The Indian Society of Organ Transplantation says doctors are neither required nor competent to detect organ transplant malpractices and warns that treating unwitting lapses on the part of professionals as criminal acts will have disastrous consequences for public health.

Former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu at a mega rally against fuel price inflation in Patiala on Thursday. (Express Photo: Harmeet Sodhi)

Road rage case: Cong MLA says Sidhu must do penance, SAD leader criticises ‘shaky heart’Subscriber Only

May 20, 2022 16:04 IST

While many of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s supporters reached his Patiala residence in a gesture of solidarity with the former cricketer after the verdict in the road rage case, the former cricketer also received criticism in equal measure.

Bengaluru will continue to witness rainfall till July 13. (Express photo by Jithendra M)

At 17.9 deg Celsius, Bengaluru records lowest minimum temperature in May in 77 years

May 21, 2022 07:58 IST

Bengaluru weather: The last time the lowest minimum temperature recorded during the month was on May 6, 1945 when it was 16.7 degrees Celsius.

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India did not learn democracy from the British: JNU V-CSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 04:26 IST

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit was speaking on the second day of a three-day seminar organised by Delhi University’s Political Science department.

The high court also directed all law enforcement authorities to ensure that no harassment or hindrance is caused to the people feeding street dogs at the designated spots. (File)

SC lifts stay on Delhi HC order on stray dogs’ right to food

May 20, 2022 19:02 IST

It noted that the NGO, which had come before it to contest the HC order, was not party to the original suit before the High Court and therefore had no locus to mount a challenge.

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Only 35 per cent nullah cleaning work done in Mumbai: BJP hits out at Sena-led BMC

May 20, 2022 14:46 IST

BJP MLA Ashish Shelar’s statements came after he, along with several other BJP corporators, inspected progress of the nullah cleaning work in Mumbai on Thursday. He also hit out at Aaditya Thackeray for saying that Mumbai could face extreme rainfall and flash floods.

The police stepped in and promised action after the victim's family and locals refused to take his body after the postmortem. (Representational image)

Kerala: Two cops electrocuted; one held for laying wire trap meant for hunting wild boarSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 07:28 IST

The bodies of the havildars were found abandoned at a waterlogged paddy field near the police camp on Thursday morning. They had gone missing on Wednesday night.

Security personnel guard outside the Gyanvapi mosque after its survey by a commission, in Varanasi, May 17, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing Gyanvapi mosque case till July 6

May 20, 2022 14:30 IST

As many as six petitions have been filed in the Allahabad High Court in connection with the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute.

Raids are underway at several locations in Delhi and Bihar related to Lalu Prasad Yadav. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

IRCTC case: CBI raids properties linked to Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi; RJD slams ‘political vendetta’Subscriber Only

May 20, 2022 13:57 IST

The case pertains to allegations of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad offering jobs in lieu of land plots during his tenure as Union railway minister.

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