'When foundational version itself suffers from serious doubts... directing further investigation would amount to permitting fishing enquiry', order said, citing delay in FIR, denial by witness.
A Himachal Pradesh court accepts police closure report for second time, ending proceedings in gang-rape case against Haryana BJP chief and singer Rocky Mittal. Police cited lack of evidence.
It orders Kasauli court to hear woman's objections by 30 July & decide whether to uphold police closure report or reopen case against Mohan Lal Badoli & Haryanvi singer Rocky Mittal.
Dr Arvind Malhotra, the District and Sessions Judge, Solan, who took up the case Tuesday, has sought records of the case from the court of judicial magistrate, Kasauli.
A gang rape case was lodged against Badoli and Mittal at Kasauli police station in December. Badoli’s wife Geeta has called the allegations politically motivated, and demanded CBI probe.
Haryana minister Anil Vij says he is sure BJP high command will take note of allegations of gang rape and criminal intimidation levelled against state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli.
The membership drive ended on 10 December, but only 39 lakh have enrolled so far. The online process & lack of enthusiasm in seats where the party lost are possible reasons, party leaders say.
July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.
Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'
In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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