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HC stops travel agency from using Vistara name of Tata-SIA airline
The Delhi High Court has stopped a travel agency from using the 'Vistara' name under which Tata-SIA Airline operates its flights and asked it to pay a cost of Rs three lakh for infringement of the trademark. Justice Pratibha M Singh issued the direction in an ex-parte order by which the travel and ticketing company and its agents were injuncted (restrained) from directly or indirectly using the 'Vistara' trademark. The court also allowed the airline to transfer to itself the domain names containing the name 'Vistara' which were being used by the travel company and permitted it to move the Registrar of Companies for cancellation of the corporate name of the agency by deleting the word 'Vistara' from it. "The defendant (travel company) having used the mark 'Vistara' for the last two years and having registered a company in the name of Vistara International Private Limited, are thus liable to pay costs and damages," the court said. It passed the order after noting that the defendant ...
Spain's taxman OKs Ronaldo multi-million tax settlement
Spanish tax authorities have given their ok for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay close to 19 million euros ($22 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors in Madrid said the deal with tax authorities and Ronaldo's advisors also includes a two-year jail sentence which he won't serve. Sentences of up to two years are generally not implemented in Spain for first-time offenders in non-violent crimes. The 33-year-old former Real Madrid striker, who has moved to Juventus, appeared in court last July near Madrid to answer four counts of tax evasion. Prosecutors allege the five-time Ballon d'Or winner hid income generated in Spain from his image rights from tax authorities. He is alleged to have used companies in low-tax foreign jurisdictions -- notably the British Virgin Islands and Ireland -- to avoid having to pay the tax otherwise due. In 2014, Spanish authorities say he was late in declaring that year just 11.5 millions euros of revenue earned ..
5 Indian-origin men in Singapore face slashing charge
Five Indian-origin men in Singapore were on Friday slapped with the charge of slashing another Indian-origin man and causing severe injuries.
Bengal CID seizes 14 stolen trucks, arrests 3
West Bengal CID recovered 14 stolen trucks from Jalpaiguri district and arrested three persons involved in the crime, a senior officer said on Friday.
Punjab CM acquitted in decade-old graft case
In a major relief to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a Vigilance Bureau court in Mohali on Friday acquitted him and 17 others in a 10-year-old corruption case involving transfer of a prime land in Amritsar.
State human rights panel seeks report from Raj govt on Alwar lynching case
The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission (RSHRC) has sought a report from the state government over the death of a 28-year-old man in Alwar district after he was allegedly thrashed by a mob on the suspicion cow-smuggling. Yesterday, the National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Rajasthan government over the death of Akbar alias Rakbar Khan. On July 21, Rakbar and his friend Aslam were taking cows to their villages in Haryana through a forest area in Ramgarh area of Alwar, where a group of people allegedly accosted them. While Aslam managed to flee, Rakbar was allegedly beaten brutally by the group on the suspicion of cow-smuggling. Taking cognisance of the alleged lynching case, the state human rights panel has sought a report from the Rajasthan chief secretary by August 8. RSHRC chairperson Justice Prakash Tantia has asked the state government to give its view point on effective prevention of such similar incidents considering the Supreme Court guidelines. Alwar ...
CBI probe into Muzaffarpur rapes will reveal truth: Union Minister
Amid an uproar over the rape of nearly 30 inmates of a girls' shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Friday said that the truth will come out through the CBI probe and that the guilty will be punished.
Goa writer Mauzo given security: Goa CM
Goa-based writer Damodar Mauzo has been provided police security following threat to his life in view of revelations made by those arrested in the murder case of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the assembly on Friday.
HC seeks Centre's reply on plea to use Aadhaar details of missing persons
The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a PIL seeking direction to utilise biometric and Aadhaar details of missing persons, including children, aged and mentally challenged, so that they can be re-united with their families. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the plea which also sought direction to the authorities to spread awareness in this regard to track the pre-existed biometrics and Aadhaar details for re-uniting missing persons with their families across country. The bench asked the ministry to file an action taken report on the representation made by petitioner advocate Amit Sahni to the authorities and listed the matter for further hearing on November 13. The petition said the Centre be directed to issue appropriate and mandatory directions to the authorities for utilising biometric/Aadhaar of missing children, old aged persons and mentally challenged persons immediately for the ...
SVO books former SHO for on graft charges in J-K's Rajouri
The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has booked a former Station House Officer (SHO) for accepting a bribe from a gang rape victim to delete her nephew's name from the case after he falsely implicated him. A case was registered against Mohammad Bashir, SHO of the Kalakote police station, following a complaint by the victim, a SVO spokesperson said. According to the woman's complaint, she was allegedly gang raped in 2010 and had approached Bashir to lodge an FIR. However, he refused to take cognizance of her complaint. Finally, an FIR was registered under section 376 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) after the victim moved court, but her nephew was implicated in the case, the spokesperson said. Bashir and the Investigating Officer (IO) Mattu Khan, now dead, demanded Rs 50,000 from the victim to remove her nephew's name from the complaint, he said, adding that they finally settled for Rs 30,000. During a verification by the SVO, it was found that the duo, in an abuse of their official ...
Four drug peddlers arrested in JK
Four people were arrested with 60 grams of heroin in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said today. A police team had setup a check post on Bhalla-Droundi link road in Bhaderwah when they intercepted a car. During its search, they recovered 60 grams of heroin from the four occupants, they said. "The driver tried to flee but was tactically stopped by the police party. When asked about their identity, their behaviour was suspicious," said SHO Bhaderwah, Munir Khan. "Upon searching them, 25 grams of heroin was recovered from the driver and 35 grams from his two other accomplices," the SHO added. The arrested were identified as Shafqat Hussian (driver), Khursheed Ahmed, Tariq Hussian and Narinder Kumar of Bhaderwah, he said. Police claimed that the accused were in the area to sell the heroin to the local youth. A case was registered at police station Bhaderwah and a probe was underway, police said. This is the third major recovery of drugs in the last one month in Bhaderwah as on ..
Hardcore narcotics smuggler detained under PSA in Udhampur
A hardcore narcotics smuggler was slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA) and detained in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district today, the police said. Umar Jaan, a resident of Ramnagar, was one of the main suppliers of narcotics to youths in Udhampur. He was detained under the PSA, Udhampur SSP Rayees Bhat said. The smuggler was a habitual offender. He was arrested many times in the past for heinous crimes and other offences such as narcotics and bovine smuggling, attempt to murder, house breaking and theft, he said. Bhat said that a dossier with regard to Jaan's criminal activities was prepared and submitted before Udhampur District Magistrate Ravinder Kumar who issued orders of the smuggler's detention under the PSA.
Amarinder, others walk free in 2008 land transfer case
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and 17 others were today acquitted of charges of corruption in the transfer of land to a private developer in a decade-old case. The accused included former Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kewal Krishan and two former ministers. All three are dead now. Mohali Special Judge Jaswinder Singh accepted the closure report filed by the state's Vigilance Bureau (VB) while clearing the 18 accused of wrongdoing in the transfer of 32.10 acre of Amritsar Improvement Trust's prime land to a private developer. The Vigilance Bureau had registered the case against them in 2008 on the recommendation of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Amarinder Singh, who was present in the court along with the other accused, welcomed the verdict as a "victory of truth and said justice had prevailed. "It was political vendetta as the VB had acted on the directions of its then political masters," he said, in an apparent reference to then Akali Dal-BJP government. He ruled out any action ...
ASI of Delhi police shot at by robbers
An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Delhi Police suffered a bullet injury in a shootout on Friday between a group of five criminals and the police in east Delhi's Mandawali area, officials said.
Two undertrial prisoners injured in attack at Odisha jail
Two undertrial prisoners have sustained "critical" injuries in an attack by another inmate at Aksa sub-jail in Odisha's Ganjam district, a police officer said. All three of them shared the same ward at the sub-jail, he said. "S Balaram Reddy, an accused in a murder case, hit Rabi Das and Sunil Reddy with a cement brick yesterday," said Jailor Siba Shankar Tripathy. The exact reason behind the incident was not clear yet, but jail officials suspect that previous enmity could have led to the attack, he said. The injured inmates were initially taken to a community health center at Aska, where the doctors referred them to another district hospital, around 45km from the sub-jail, Tripathy added. Das, an accused in a murder case, has been languishing in jail since May 2017, while Sunil Reddy was arrested for his involvement in a dacoity case in June 2018. Balaram has been lodged in Aksa sub-jail since December 2012.
Golden pot worth Rs 15 crore stolen from temple in MP
A golden pot, placed atop the historic Ram Janki temple at Khaniyadhana near here in Madhya Pradesh and said to be worth nearly Rs 15 crore, has been stolen by unidentified thieves, police said today. The incident came to light yesterday morning when Shailendra Singh Judeo, a local resident who is also Nagar Panchayat president, found the "kalash" (pot) installed atop the temple missing. He informed the police about it. Soon after the police reached the spot along with a dog squad and fingerprint experts, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Pichore town, R P Mishra said. Judeo, who belongs to the erstwhile royal family of Khaniyadhana, said the temple was constructed by his forefathers and is about 300 years old. The pot weighed around 55 kg, he said. This "kalash" and a similar one in Orchha's famous Ram Raja temple were installed simultaneously, Judeo said. The SDOP, quoting the temple's patrons, said the golden pot was worth around Rs 15 crore. A case has been ...
Charas seized near Indo-Nepal border
In a joint operation, the Sashastra Seema Bal and local police have arrested two alleged smugglers with narcotics worth nearly Rs 1 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, an official said today. One accused, Sanjay, was nabbed yesterday with 1.30-kg charas worth Rs 75 lakh near Rupaidiha police station area on the Indo-Nepal border, 55 km from here, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sabha Raj said. In another incident, Shami Ahmed was arrested with 50-gm heroin worth lakhs of rupees from Nanpara Kotwali area, the SP said, adding that the contraband was hidden under a bandage. Investigation is on to find out the local contacts of the smugglers, the SP added.
2 held for manufacturing illicit liquor in J&K
Police have arrested two persons for allegedly manufacturing illicit liquor in Jammu and Kashmir's two districts. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a place in Rajbagh belt of Kathua district today and arrested Daleep Kumar, a police officer said. Another person was arrested in Nowshera belt of Rajouri district last evening, the official said. The manufacturing facilities were destroyed and the liquor have been seized, he added.
HC declares Arunachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries Act as 'unconstitutional'
The Itanagar Bench of Gauhati High Court has declared the Arunachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2007 as "unconstitutional". The division bench, comprising Justice Monojit Bhuyan and Justice Rumi Kumari Phukon, on Wednesday, while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Kyoda Ram, pronounced the act as "unconstitutional" in line with the Supreme Court judgement of July 27 last year on the matter of appointing parliamentary secretaries. "Parties are agreed that in view of the decision of the Supreme Court, the PIL does not survive for further consideration," the judges stated while delivering the judgement. The Pema Khandu-led BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh has at present 23 parliamentary secretaries.
Man held for trying to rape a woman
A man was arrested for allegedly making an attempt to rape a woman at gun point in Kandhamal district, police said today. The incident occurred on July 24 at Kumbharapada and the accused Jagdish Mahananda (52) was arrested yesterday after the woman lodged a complaint on July 25. The accused, stated to be in a drunken state, entered the house of the woman when she was alone. He tried to rape brandishing a gun at her, they said. The woman raised an alarm and the villagers rushed to the spot and rescued her, while the accused fled. Acting up on the FIR lodged by the woman, the accused was arrested.