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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicCriminal charges

Topic: criminal charges

Pakistan court dismisses murder abetment charge against former PM Imran Khan, says lawyer

Khan was charged in June with abetting the murder of Pakistan SC lawyer Abdul Razzaq, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern city of Quetta in the same month.

Man urinates, defecates on floor of Air India flight mid-air, arrested

The incident took place on Mumbai-Delhi Air India flight on 24 June, police said.

Donald Trump pleads not guilty in national-security documents case

Trump has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence and accuses Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration of targeting him.

What’s the classified documents case & what are the charges against Donald Trump

The former US president is facing 7 criminal counts, the most serious among them being charges under the Espionage Act, which carries a 10-year sentence

House panel wants retrospective action under Jan Vishwas Bill: End ongoing proceedings for ‘minor offences’

Joint committee set up by Parliament to scrutinise Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill tabled report in Lok Sabha Monday. Three opposition members submit dissenting note.

Why PM Modi picked politicians with criminal charges to assist Amit Shah in home ministry

Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana wants to better the force’s image in public. It doesn’t really matter — look at India’s home ministry.

SC on criminal candidates: Should it be questioning political parties on their selection?

The Supreme Court has ordered political parties to declare details of criminal cases pending against election candidates within 48 hours of their selection.

176 newly elected Maharashtra MLAs face criminal charges, finds ADR

Data released by ADR also shows that the new Maharashtra assembly has more millionaire MLAs than the outgoing one.

No bar on criminal MPs, MLAs: Missed chance for SC or right to leave it to Parliament?

Throwing the ball in Parliament's court, the Supreme Court Tuesday said that amendments to law barring MPs and MLAs with criminal charges from contesting...

Government officials facing corruption charges won’t get passports

The competent authority can, however, take a view wherein foreign travel is necessitated due to urgent situations like medical emergencies.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.