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NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends kingpin Kulkarni, accused Waghmare to 10-day CBI custody; biology lecturer arrested
The development came as biology lecturer Manisha Mandhare, who was part of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) paper-setting committee, was arrested here on Saturday after being questioned by the agency at its headquarters.
May 16, 2026Court extends ED remand of Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in money laundering case
The agency sought his custody for five more days, saying it needed to investigate the routing of funds through shell companies, the alleged purchase of benami properties, and examine multiple individuals linked to the case.
May 16, 2026Delhi court grants bail to Robert Vadra in Haryana land deal case
The court granted them bail on furnishing a bail bond and surety bond of Rs 50,000 each, subject to the condition that they will appear regularly in the court during the trial.
May 16, 2026NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends kingpin Kulkarni, accused Waghmare to 10-day CBI custody
Special Public Prosecutor Neetu Gupta appeared for the federal agency and sought a 14-day remand for the interrogation of the two accused.
May 16, 2026Kerala: Court extends judicial custody of alleged PFI activists by 90 days
The two are accused in cases related to alleged anti-national activities of the Popular Front of India, including the murder of RSS activist Sreenivasan in Palakkad in April 2022.
May 16, 2026Temple-Mosque litigation in India: Krishna Janmabhoomi, Kashi Vishwanath and others
Apart from the Ayodhya title dispute, in which the Supreme Court order in 2019 led to the building of a Ram temple at the site, here are some of the other similar significant cases.
May 16, 2026Vigilance Court sentences VEO to 5 years RI for fund misappropriation
Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance Court Judge Manoj A found Dinu S G (41), a resident of Nettayam in the city, guilty of causing substantial financial loss to the government by siphoning off funds meant for beneficiaries of various welfare schemes while serving at different Grama Panchayats in the district.
May 16, 2026Judiciary needs to function like 24x7 hospitals to address common man's pain, aspirations: CJI
He said technology was the only effective answer to wastage of judiciary's time, and called for deepening technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-based judicial architecture to expedite justice delivery.
May 16, 2026CJI Surya Kant clarifies 'parasites' remarks, says 'pained' over media reports
Kant emphasised that his remarks were specifically directed at individuals entering the legal profession through "fake and bogus degrees" and were "misquoted by a section of the media."
May 16, 2026CJI calls for deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture for faster justice delivery
Stating that technology was the only effective answer to wastage of judiciary's time, he said the country's judiciary was committed to ensuring optimum utilisation of technological advancements and AI for the benefit of the common man.
May 16, 2026Technology only effective answer to wastage of judiciary's time: CJI
He was speaking at a programme of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 'Fragmentation to fusion empowering justice via united digital platform integration' here.
May 16, 2026Six of family among seven sentenced to life imprisonment in murder case in UP
He said those convicted are Ajay Tiwari of Tandwa village; his sons Alok and Abhay; his brothers Uday Narayan Tiwari, Manish Tiwari, and Amit Tiwari; and Subhash Jaiswal.
May 16, 2026Thane court sentences man to life imprisonment for bludgeoning wife to death
The court sentenced him to life imprisonment and a three-year term to be served concurrently. It also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for the murder charge and an additional Rs 10,000 for injuring his minor daughter and mother-in-law, who had tried to intervene during the fatal attack.
May 16, 2026Hindu petitioners term Bhojshala ruling victory after 700-year struggle
The Public Interest Litigation filed by the organisation claimed that Bhojshala was originally a Saraswati temple built in 1034 by King Bhoj of the Parmar dynasty, which was demolished in 1305 during the invasion of Alauddin Khilji's army and its remains were used in the construction of the mosque at the site.
May 15, 2026Nashik TCS sexual harassment-forced conversion case: Bail pleas of five accused rejected
Arguments on the bail pleas took place between May 11 and 13, with the prosecution and defence putting forth their sides, after which the court had reserved the order for Friday.
May 15, 2026Bhojshala dispute: Muslim petitioners to move SC against high court decision
Ashar Warsi, the Muslim side's lawyer, told PTI, "We are not satisfied with the High Court's decision. We will challenge it before the Supreme Court as soon as possible."
May 15, 2026Elgar case: NIA seeks cancellation of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao's bail
At the time of granting them bail, the trial court imposed a slew of other conditions on the duo, including not leaving Mumbai without the court's permission, surrendering their passports to the NIA, and not speaking to the media about the case.
May 15, 2026Hearing deferred in case against Kumar Vishwas, other AAP leaders over non-service of summons
During the previous hearing on May 1, the court had issued summons to all the accused and directed them to appear on May 15.
May 15, 2026Court sentences two men to 5 years of RI for threat calls to Gadkari in 2023
The court found them guilty under IPC sections 385 and 387 (putting person in fear of death of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion), 506 (2) and 507 (criminal intimidation), 34 (common intention), along with UAPA sections 10 (being member of an unlawful association), 13(1) (taking part in unlawful activities) and 18 (conspiracy, abetment, or incitement to commit a terrorist act).
May 15, 2026Hindu party files caveat in SC in Bhojshala complex dispute case
In a huge win for the Hindu side, the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared that the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar district was a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, and the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) can decide on its administration and management.
May 15, 2026NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends Lokhande to 6-day CBI custody
Special CBI judge Ajay Gupta was hearing the federal agency's plea seeking six days' custodial interrogation of Lokhande, who had been arrested from Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, and brought to the court on a transit remand.
May 15, 2026Assam: Man gets 20 years RI for sexually abusing minor
The court of Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Nurjamal Haque, also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, failing to pay which he would have to undergo another six months of jail term.
May 15, 2026Hindu party files caveat in SC in Bhojshala complex dispute case
The caveat, filed by Jitendra Singh ‘Vishen’ through advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, said, "Let no order be made in the above matter without notice to the undersigned."
May 15, 2026SC to hear cases through video conferencing on Mondays, Fridays for optimum fuel utilisation
The move came following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on cutting down avoidable expenditure due to the ongoing West Asia crisis.
May 15, 2026Elgar case: NIA seeks cancellation of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao's bail
At the time of granting bail to them, the court had imposed a slew of other conditions on the duo, including not leaving Mumbai without the court's permission, surrendering their passports to the NIA, and not to speak to the media about the case.
May 15, 2026NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends Lokhande to 6-day CBI custody
Special CBI judge Ajay Gupta allowed the agency's plea seeking six days' custodial interrogation of Lokhande, who had been arrested from Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, and brought to the court on a transit remand.
May 15, 2026Unemployed 'youngsters like cockroaches' become media, activists; attack system: CJI
A visibly anguished CJI observed that if the Delhi High Court would confer senior advocate designation upon the petitioner, the apex court would set that aside seeing his professional conduct.
May 15, 2026Thane court acquits man in 2021 assault case
Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal on Thursday acquitted Jitendra Narayan Buddhivant, a resident of Ganesh Nagar, in the 2021 attempt to murder case.
May 15, 2026Formula E race case: ACB court summons BRS leader Rama Rao, four others to appear on July 31
Apart from Rao, the charge sheet was filed against senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) chief engineer B L N Reddy and two others.
May 14, 2026Mumbai court allows ED to interrogate 19 ISIS suspects lodged in various jails
Judge R B Rote of the court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act allowed the ED's plea to interrogate these accused "for the sake of proper and effective investigation".
May 14, 2026Cross-examination of policeman completed in model code violation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh
Defence counsel Madan Pratap Singh said the case was registered at Bandhua Kala police station and the trial is currently underway in the MP-MLA court.
May 14, 2026NEET exam leak: Delhi court sends five to 7-day custody, says organised gang involved
Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea seeking custodial interrogation of Yash Yadav, Mangilal Khatik, Vikash Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, and Shubham Madhukar Khairnar for seven days.
May 14, 2026NEET exam leak: Delhi court sends five accused to 7-day CBI custody
The five arrested were identified as Shubham Khairnar from Nashik, Mangilal Biwal from Jaipur, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal from Jaipur, and Yash Yadav from Gurugram.
May 14, 2026BCI seeks report from WB Bar Council on practice status of Mamata Banerjee after HC appearance
Banerjee, accompanied by senior Trinamool Congress leaders Chandrima Bhattacharya and Kalyan Banerjee, appeared before the high court to argue a case in connection with alleged post-poll violence and attacks on party offices.
May 14, 2026Kerala court sentences man to 3 life imprisonments for repeated rape of minor girl
As the child stopped showing interests in studies or other matters, it came to her mother's attention, who took her to the school counsellor.
May 14, 2026Deep rooted conspiracy: CBI seeks 7-day custody of 4 arrested in NEET paper leak case
According to the remand application filed before Special Judge (CBI) Ajay Gupta, the accused, Yash Yadav, Mangilal Khatik alias Mangilal Biwal, Vikash Biwal, and Dinesh Biwal, were arrested in Jaipur on May 13.
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