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Alibaba files trademark lawsuit against Dubai firm behind 'Alibabacoin'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Monday sued a Dubai-based firm it said has caused confusion by using its trademarked name to raise more than $3.5 million in cryptocurrency known as "Alibabacoins."
Hyderabad: Two held for running illegal tobacco units
Two persons were arrested in a raid at five illegal gutkha and tobacco manufacturing units in Hyderabad, on Monday.Raw material of tobacco and gutkha, valued at over Rs. one crore and manufacturing machines were also seized in the raids conducted by the Special Operation Team (SOT) Shamshabad at Maruthi Nagar and Attapur.The arrested accused have been identified as Sudhakar and Narsimhulu.Rajendernagar Police have registered a case and further investigation is underway.
Telangana: 2 children killed after wall collapses
Two children were killed in Telangana's Medchal on Monday evening after a dilapidated wall collapsed while they were playing near it.Two other children were also injured in the incident that took place near Shamirpet area. The injured were admitted to a local hospital for treatment.The body of the deceased, aged six and seven, were shifted to Gandhi Hospital for an autopsy.According to Circle Inspector, Shameerpet Police Station, the wall collapsed as it was in bad condition.A case has been registered under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and an investigation is underway.
Hyderabad: Man killed after guests denied chicken curry
A person was allegedly stabbed to death on Monday after the guests were not served chicken curry at an engagement function in Hyderabad.The deceased identified as Anwar was groom's cousin. A person also got injured in the scuffle that broke out between the guest and the host.The police have taken some of the accused into its custody and registered case under sections 302, 147, 148 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Arms Act at the Hussainialam Police Station.Around seven to eight persons were involved in the brawl including four who stabbed Anwar."We have taken few accused into our custody and all the others who are involved in the matter will be arrested within 24 hours," Anjaiah, ACP, Charminar division told ANI.According to police, the incident happened at around 1:00 am when one of the accused Ashfaq and his friends started arguing with the servers after he refused to serve chicken curry.Anwar intervened to pacify the matter but was killed by Ashfaq, his brother and few ...
Bharat Bandh: Ambedkar's grandson holds Centre, SC responsible for violence
Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar on Monday held the Central Government and the Supreme Court responsible for the violent protests that erupted during the nationwide Bandh."What we believe is that people do not resort to violence in the beginning. Violence erupted because the government does not take action against those who want to bring religious power in the country. So, people are now of the thought that they have to take steps in their own way if they want to protect their rights, and today the people showed their way," Ambedkar told ANI."The responsibility of the violence, I believe, lies on the government and the Supreme Court," the Dalit leader added.Bharat Bandh was called by Dalit outfits on Monday against the Supreme Court's ruling that allegedly diluted the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.The protests turned violent in many states, and six people were killed in Madhya Pradesh, two in Uttar Pradesh and one in Rajasthan.The apex court had, on March 20, ..
Bharat Bandh: RSS ideologue mistaken for protestor, detained
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue and DU professor Rakesh Sinha on Monday said that he was detained by the Noida Police after being mistaken for Dalit protestor during Bharat Bandh protest."I was going to take part in a panel discussion at a media house in Noida when I was pulled inside a police jeep. There were eight policemen led by SHO Noida who were using abusive language. When I asked them why I was detained, they simply said I was free to go now," Sinha told ANI."The police later said that they suspected me to be a Dalit protester. I appeal to the police that basic human rights and dignity of a person should be kept in mind," he added.The nationwide bandh was called by Dalit outfits on Monday against the Supreme Court's ruling that allegedly diluted the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.The protests turned violent in many states, and six people were killed in Madhya Pradesh, two in Uttar Pradesh and one in Rajasthan.The apex court had, on March 20, introduced the ...
Bharat Bandh: Section 144 imposed in Haridwar
In wake of the violent protests against Supreme Court's ruling on SC/ST Act, during the nationwide Bandh on Monday, Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been imposed in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.Imposition of Section 144 prohibits assembly of more than four people in an area.The Bharat Bandh called by Dalit outfits turned violent in many states on Monday, including Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.During the violent protest, six people were killed in Madhya Pradesh, two in Uttar Pradesh and one in Rajasthan.The apex court had, on March 20, introduced the provision of anticipatory bail in the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act while directing that there would be no automatic arrest on any complaint filed under the law.The Centre on Monday filed a review petition in the apex court to reconsider its order.
U.S. to sue California over law trying to curb federal land sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it plans to file a civil lawsuit against California, alleging the state is violating the U.S. Constitution after it passed a law that aims to stop the Trump administration from selling or transferring federal lands into the hands of private corporations.
Dalit protests: Mathura MLA's office ransacked
Office of a BJP legislator was allegedly ransacked in Krishna Nagar here by a group of Dalits who were protesting the "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, representative of the MLA said. The demonstrators damaged the office of BJP MLA Puran Prakash when he was attending meeting of District Plan headed by Minister In-charge of Mathura Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary," Representative of the MLA, Pankaj Prakash, said. The agitators tore off the hoardings and flag of the BJP, he said. The protesters retreated only when locals objected, the MLA representative said. Puran Prakash, who is a Dalit, is BJP MLA from Baldeo reserved constituency. The protesters also tore off the hoardings and flag of the BJP from new bus stand to Krishna Nagar. DySP Preeti Singh said, Action would be taken against law offenders. However, no case was registered in the matter till filing of this report. The Supreme Court on March 20 had banned automatic
'J'khand Police weakened case of killing of 2 Muslims by gau rakshaks in Latehar'
An "independent investigation" into the killing of two Muslim cattle traders allegedly by gau rakshaks in Jharkhand's Latehar district in 2016 has claimed that the state police "weakened" the case. The report, brought out by a group of NGOs, including those based in the US and the UK, was today launched here in the presence of the family members of the victims. "Not only did the police not fully investigate the crime on the basis of eyewitnesses accounts and testimonies, but also failed to press appropriate charges against the accused. This has considerably weakened the case," alleged the report. The victims -- Mazloom Ansari (32) and Imtiaz Ansari (12) -- were beaten and hanged with a tree in Latehar allegedly by gau rakshaks on March 18, 2016. They were carrying eight oxen to a cattle fare when the incident occurred. "The main accused has not been arrested in the case and police did not charge the accused for abduction, loot and criminal conspiracy, thus supporting them in the ...
Fed up with eve teasing, woman commits suicide in UP
A BCA student allegedly committed suicide after she got fed up of facing humiliation due to eve-teasing by two senior students here today, police said today. The woman, aged around 19 years, was a second year student of Bachelors of Computer Application at the CSJM University here, they said. She hanged herself to the ceiling fan of her house, police said. The woman had told her father that two senior students -- Aniket Pandey and Aniket Dixit -- used to humiliate her daily, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Akhilesh Kumar. The girl had also complained to police on March 12, but later she had said in writing that she does not want any action against the alleged eve-teasers, the SSP added. The woman's family members have levelled serious charges against Kalyanpur police. They have alleged that the police colluded with the accused and let them roam freely that abetted the girl to take extreme step. On the basis of this complaint, Sub-Inspector Ajay Mishra has been placed under .
SSC cheating racket: Crime Branch arrests 4 people
Four people were arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for their alleged involvement in the SSC cheating racket that was busted last week in Timarpur by a joint team of Uttar Pradesh STF and Delhi Police, the police said today. The four arrested are - Anup, Neeraj, Kushal Negi and Dured Ali, police said. Police said that they provided internet connectivity to the candidates who were appearing for the exam, downloaded window sharing application and shared the password and helped the candidates in cheating, the police said. Police claimed that Ali was the owner of the lab where the examination had happened and the two labs which aided in the cheating are located in Patparganj and Badarpur. Four other men were arrested last week in connection with the racket and the case was transferred to Crime Branch from the north district police.
Man arrested for involvement in 50 burglaries
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly involving in around 50 burglaries in southwest Delhi's Bindapur, police said. Police recovered the jewellery, estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakh, besides stolen LCD, laptop and ATM cards, among others, from the accused, identified as Akash, a resident of Anand Vihar in Uttam Nagar and solved 17 cases, they said. The Bindapur Police had received a complaint of burglary and started investigating the matter, during which it came to light that the burglar had entered inside a house after cutting the iron net of the back gate of house. During investigation, the team analysed the CCTV cameras of the area for clues and found the footage the street dogs barking at the man and one of them was seen biting his leg, they said. The team checked all the nearby private and government hospitals where the man could have gone for treatment for dog bite, police said. On April 31, police received a tip-off about the accused coming to Khera Park in Uttam ..
Mumbai becomes first Indian city with 8 women police station in-charge
Mumbai, also known as the financial capital of India, has added another feather to its cap, becoming the first city of the country to have as many as eight women police station in-charges.Mumbai police is quite enthusiastic about these ladies heading their respective police stations and they expect that soon the number of stations led by women officers will be more.Taking to Twitter, Mumbai Police wrote, "Eight women police station in-charges a first in any city in the country, protecting the good and destroying the evil, with a smile each day."While in the present scenario when cases of violence against women are on the rise, Mumbai Police has ensured that women are the helm guarding the city.The names of the eight women police station in-charges are--Alka Mandave (Airport Police Station), Rashmi Jadhav (Cuffe Parade Police Station), Mrudula Lad (Sion Police Station), Lata Shirsat (Sahar Police Station), Jyotsna Rasam (Vanrai Police Station), Rohini Kale (Pantnagar Police Station), ..
JMM MLA disqualified from Assembly after court sentence
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA Amit Kumar Mahto has been disqualified from the membership of the Assembly after a local court sentenced him to two years imprisonment in a case, an assembly release said here today. The decision was taken by Speaker Dinesh Oraon under the provisions of the Representation of People's Act, after consulting the advocate general. The disqualification would be with retrospective effect from March 23, the day on which the Ranchi court sentenced the JMM MLA in a case of 2005, the release said.
Ex-TMC councillor, 6 others get life term for murder of party colleague
A court here today sentenced former Trinamool Congress councillor Shambhunath Kow and six others to life imprisonment in the murder case of a party colleague five years ago. The ninth judicial magistrate of Alipore court, Sujoy Sengupta, had on March 29 found Kow and his associates guilty of murdering Adhir Maity. The quantum of punishment was pronounced today. Public Prosecutor Shakti Bhattacharya said Kow knew that Maity was suffering from cardiac ailments and he deliberately hit him on the chest resulting in his death. Kow, then councillor of Ward 58 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, had hit Maity during a factional clash of the party over possession of a piece of land in Dhapa area off the E M Bypass on March 20, 2013. Maity was a member of the TMC's ward 58 committee. Kow had been on the run till his arrest from Balia district in Uttar Pradesh in April the same year. He was booked under murder charges in 2014. Kow's lawyer Arindam Das said they would move a higher court ...
Woman raped by 3 men on pretext of job
An 18-year-old woman from West Bengal, who was lured to Delhi on the pretext of providing a job, was allegedly raped by three men in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area, police said today. According to her complaint, she was brought to Delhi five months ago, when she was a minor and was confined in a house in Govindpuri by one Ashiqul Sheikh (24), they said. She alleged that Sheikh, along with his associates, Raju Sheikh (30), and a friend, whom she did not know, raped her on multiple occasions, police said. She alleged that they used to force her to make physical relations with other men and if she objected, they would threaten her and slit her wrists, they said. The police registered a case on March 31. They allegedly sold her to a man in Jaipur, but she managed to escape from there and approached the Jaipur police on March 29, police said. The Jaipur Police referred the matter to their counterparts in Delhi after registering a zero FIR. Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) ...
MLC files petition in SC seeking implementation of AP reorganisation act
A Congress legislator from Andhra Pradesh today filed a petition in the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre had not taken any initiative for the implementation of the various provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The Supreme Court today asked Congress lawmaker P Sudhakar Reddy, seeking implementation of various provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, to serve a copy of his petition to the Centre and others. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan took note of the plea filed by Reddy and posted it for hearing after two weeks. The AP Legislative Council Member, in his plea, alleged that the Centre has not taken any initiative even after three years eight months on the implementation of the Act. "The large number of the provisions enacted in the Act are not being implemented by the Union of India and various departments/ministries under Union of India. "This has been resulting hardship to the lakhs of people in both States and the non ...
3 men arrested for thrashing BJP MLA OP Sharma in east Delhi
Three men, allegedly in an inebriated state, barged inside Delhi BJP MLA O P Sharma's Preet Vihar residence and thrashed him after an argument over parking of vehicle, following which they were arrested, police said today. The accused also misbehaved with the MLA's security guard and the colony's watchman, they said. It was alleged that some women, who were accompanying the accused, were also involved in the incident, but none of them were arrested, the police said. The incident took place on Saturday night and a case was registered on Sunday following a complaint by Sharma's security guard, they said. The three accused -- Rohit (30), Rajesh (40) and Sahil (18) -- were subsequently arrested after a case was registered against them on the charge of attempt to murder, the police said. Sahil, who had turned 18 the same day and the accused were out celebrating his birthday, is a student of Class 12 and was granted bail later, the police said. The accused, who were allegedly drunk, had ...
Mukul Roy pleads own case, court extends interim order barring arrest till April 23
The Calcutta High Court today extended till April 23 its interim order barring the police from arresting BJP leader Mukul Roy in connection with the death of a man in 2015. Owing to an ongoing ceasework by lawyers at the high court, Roy moved his own prayer before a division bench comprising justices Joymalyo Bagchi and R K Kapoor. Neither Roy's counsels nor the lawyers representing the state were present in the court owing to the ceasework. The court extended the interim order till April 23, directing the West Bengal Police not to arrest Roy in connection with the death of Mrinal Kanti Singha Roy till then or until further orders. The matter will be heard again before the division bench on April 16. The court had earlier extended the interim order on a plea by the state police seeking time to find the documents related to the treatment and death of Singha Roy, who is considered to be a mentor of the BJP leader during his initial days in politics. Roy, who was a top Trinamool Congress