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How Supreme Court’s 1992 Bhajan Lal ruling led IAS officers’ cross-FIRs to anti-corruption court

Judge leaned on 1992 SC ruling that dealt with same jurisdictional question, as transferred 2 cases related to retd IAS Ashok Khemka & Ambala Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma.

It took 11 years, many turns: How honeytrap, bribery case against ACP, 8 others fell apart in court

The court held the prosecution failed to prove a bribe demand, no trap was laid, no tainted money was recovered, and a key witness’s claim was missing from his original statement.

CBI books Navy ex-captain in disproportionate assets case. Gurugram, Delhi properties under scanner

According to the CBI’s FIR, retired Navy captain Raminder Singh Wadhwa, his wife, and two children amassed assets 46 percent more than their legitimate and declared income.

BJP squirms as MP Rekha Sharma’s ‘badmash’ remark triggers backlash from Bhajan Lal clan, Oppn

Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma’s remarks in Panchkula targeting Bhajan Lal opens old wounds, unites Oppn and Bishnoi community against BJP, and exposes cracks within ruling party.

Civic polls in 3 Haryana cities soon: Another litmus test for Congress, still smarting from 2024 loss

The party that won the Ambala and Sonipat Lok Sabha seats in May 2024, but lost the Assembly polls there five months later, heads into civic elections with little room for error.

HC fines Haryana urban planning body for ‘whimsical’ cancellation of allotment—‘violates right to life’

HC says Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran, meant to provide affordable housing on 'no-profit-no-loss' basis, acted in a profit-driven way, harming middle and lower-income citizens.

How Punjab & Haryana HC backed Panchkula man’s quest for truth about his parentage

Case involves 35-year-old from Haryana and a man he referred to as ‘papa’ while growing up. Matter reached HC after the latter moved it against trial court order for paternity test.

Why a Panchkula court has allowed prime witness to appear virtually in castration case against Ram Rahim

Gurugram: The Special CBI Court in Panchkula has allowed a prime witness to appear via video conferencing from the US in the case of...

Sudden hike in Haryana circle rates is 2nd since Dec; stamp duty as high as 145% in parts of Gurugram

Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...

From Rohtak to Panchkula, Haryana BJP HQ move illustrates expansion, evolving strategy

Roots of BJP’s presence in Rohtak trace back to party’s early days in Haryana. In 70s and 80s, Dr Mangal Sen's office in Rohtak doubled as Haryana BJP state HQ, recalls party veteran.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.