Supreme Court orders immediate release of journalist Prashant Kanojia on bail

“Arrest? Arrest? A citizen's right to liberty has been infringed. We have gone through the records... Yes, these sort of tweets should not be made... But to arrest him? Liberty guaranteed under fundamental rights is sacrosanct. Whatever it is, he [Kanojia] has to be released on bail immediately,” Justice Indira Banerjee addressed Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Vikramjit Banerjee, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government.

In sarcastic tweet, Rahul seeks release of journalists

Demanding the release of journalists who have been arrested for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on June 11 made a sarcastic comment in ‘fake news’ peddled about him.

Punjab toddler pulled out from borewell shaft died ‘a few days back’, says autopsy report

The post-mortem report of two-year-old Fatehvir Singh, who was pulled out from a 150-foot-deep unused borewell shaft Tuesday morning after an unsuccessful rescue operation that lasted over four days, suggested that he died “a few days back”. The child was rushed to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, but the doctors declared him brought dead.

Wreckage of missing AN-32 plane located by IAF helicopter

The AN-32 got airborne from Jorhat in Assam at 12.27 p.m. on June 3 for the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh but lost contact around 1.00 p.m.

Gujarat put on alert for Cyclone Vayu

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the deep depression in the Arabian Sea is developing into a severe cyclonic storm, named cyclone Vayu, and will cause heavy rainfall in the coastal areas of Saurashtra region in the coming days.

Sharad Kumar appointed as interim Chief Vigilance Commissioner

Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar has been named interim Central Vigilance Commisioner until a new incumbent is chosen by the selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mumbai businessman gets life imprisonment, slapped ₹5 crore fine for making hoax hijack call

A special NIA court awarded th sentence to Birju Salla for leaving a hijack threat note on a Jet Airways plane in October 2017.

High security cell kept ready in Mumbai prison for Nirav Modi

Authorities at the Arthur Road jail have kept ‘barrack no. 12’ ready if the fugitive diamond merchant is extradited from the U.K. in connection with the $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud and money laundering case.

‘Heat’ claims lives of 4 from Coimbatore in Jhansi; 3 aboard Kerala Exp., 1 in hospital

Speaking to The Hindu, a fellow passenger, who was travelling in the train, identified the four as Balakrishnan (67), Pachaiappan (80), Deivanai (74) and Subbaraiyya. The fellow passenger said that all the passengers experienced “unbearable heat” during the travel.

India’s GDP growth overestimated by 2.5 percentage points, says former CEA Arvind Subramanian

India’s gross domestic product product (GDP) growth rate between this period should be about 4.5% instead of the official estimate of close to 7%, he said in a research paper published at Harvard University.

Pakistan court grants anti-graft body 11-day remand of Asif Ali Zardari

The National Accountability Bureau requested 14-day physical remand for Asif Ali Zardari, which was opposed by his counsel.

Shikhar Dhawan fractures left thumb, further World Cup participation in doubt

Dhawan was the hero of India’s win over Australia with a knock of 117 off 109 balls. He played through pain after being hit on his left thumb by a rising delivery from pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile and would be sitting out of India’s next match against New Zealand.