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TopicAryan Khan

Topic: Aryan Khan

NCB clears Aryan Khan, 5 others in drug case, says they were ‘not part of international racket’

NCB’s initial probe relied heavily on Aryan’s WhatsApp chats, but agency chief now says chats need to be supplemented by ‘solid evidence’ to hold water.

NCB dropping charges against Aryan Khan doesn’t excuse its misconduct. Compensate victims

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WhatsApp chat not enough, says NCB as Aryan Khan gets clean chit. Govt to act on ‘shoddy probe’

Drugs body chief says insufficient evidence found against Aryan, which did not satisfy the principle of ‘beyond reasonable doubt’.

‘No evidence’: Narcotics Bureau clears Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan, 5 others of drug charges

Aryan given clean chit due to lack of evidence; 14 of the 20 accused will face trial in the cruise ship drug case.

NCB gives clean chit to Aryan Khan in cruise drugs case

Khan, who had spent almost a month behind bars last October, was arrested with 19 others in the drugs-on-cruise case last year. All the accused, except two, are currently out on bail.

With SRK+ teaser, Shah Rukh Khan shows love trumps hate. Smear campaigns can’t dent Badshah

From 'Pathan' teaser, to endorsing Thums Up and #AskSRK sessions, SRK restarted an online empire that shows 'Khan' is still a superhero.

FIR against ex-NCB officer Sameer Wankhede says he ‘lied’ about age for hotel & bar license

According to excise department’s complaint, Wankhede, who had shot to fame during the Aryan Khan case, posed as an adult to obtain the license even though he was 17 at the time.

Bombay HC exempts Aryan Khan from weekly appearance at NCB’s Mumbai office

The high court also modified another condition laid down in the bail order that required Aryan Khan to furnish his itinerary to the NCB every time he travels out of Mumbai.

Aryan Khan moves Bombay HC seeking relief from weekly attendance at NCB office

Khan's plea argued that since the probe has been transferred to Delhi NCB's SIT, the bail condition of appearing every week in Mumbai can be relaxed. He was granted bail on 28 Oct.

Personal use of drugs unlikely to be completely decriminalised as govt fine-tunes NDPS tweaks

Offenders who opt for de-addiction voluntarily could potentially be spared a criminal case, according to proposed amendments to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, 

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.