A Delhi court on Thursday (January 22) acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case linked to the alleged incitement of violence in the Janakpuri and Vikaspuri areas of the national capital during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh orally pronounced the acquittal, while a detailed, reasoned order is yet to be released.
Sanjeev Khirwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has returned to the national capital as the new commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), three years after he was transferred out of Delhi following a dog-walking row. As part of the administrative reshuffle, the current MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir.
A shocking case of sexual harassment at Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru has led to the swift arrest of airport staffer Affaann Ahmed, accused of molesting a South Korean woman on January 19 (Monday). The incident unfolded during a bogus ‘inspection,’ escalating to inappropriate touching in the men’s toilet, prompting immediate action from security and police. An FIR under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered, with CCTV evidence backing the victim’s complaint.
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to take a final call today on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to get underway on February 7. A day before the development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) jumped into the controversy, writing to the ICC, supporting the stance of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) not to allow their national team travel to India for the mega event, citing security concerns.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to take a final call today on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to get underway on February 7. A day before the development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) jumped into the controversy, writing to the ICC, supporting the stance of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) not to allow their national team travel to India for the mega event, citing security concerns.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down the criminal case filed against BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya over his social media post criticising Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s controversial comments on Sanatan Dharma. The court made strong observations, stating that the minister’s own speech amounted to hate speech. Allowing Malviya’s petition, Justice S Srimathy ruled that his post describing Udhayanidhi’s 2023 remarks as a call for genocide did not amount to any criminal offence. The judge said the minister’s speech targeted Hindus who follow Sanatan Dharma and…
Rani Kapur, the elderly widow of late industrialist Dr. Surinder Kapur and mother of the late Sunjay Kapur, has moved the Delhi High Court in a new suit claiming that her daughter-in-law, Priya Kapur, along with her relatives, has conspired to cheat her of her entire estate and majority stakes in main Sona Group companies through a deceitful trust.
Air Force One, with US President Donald Trump on board, travelling to Switzerland, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue in the aircraft, the Official White House Rapid Response says. The US President and team will board a different aircraft and continue on to Switzerland.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Tuesday walked out of the State Legislative assembly without delivering the customary address on the opening day of the first session of the year. The Governor said in the Assembly, “I am disappointed. National Anthem was not given due respect. It must be duly respected”. He said he cannot read out an address which is full of inaccuracies. “My mic was switched off, I am insulted and I am not allowed to speak, Governor Guv Ravi said in the state Assembly.
