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Ginsburg, 85, hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs in fall
The Supreme Court says 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in the hospital. The court says the justice went to George Washington University Hospital in Washington early Thursday after experiencing discomfort overnight. The court says the fall occurred Wednesday evening. Ginsburg was admitted to the hospital for treatment and observation after tests showed she fractured three ribs. Ginsburg broke two ribs in a fall in 2012. She has had two prior bouts with cancer and had a stent implanted to open a blocked artery in 2014.
French court approves investigation of Karim Benzema blackmail case
The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected the annulment of an investigation into Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema for his alleged blackmailing of fellow France teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
Chopped corpse recovered in Bengal, couple arrested
A severed body of a 26-year-old man was recovered in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district after he was reported missing from his residence and a couple arrested for his murder, police said on Thursday.
Man cheated of Rs 9.4 lakh by social media 'friend'
A 65-year-old man was allegedly duped of Rs 9.4 lakh by an unidentified woman who had befriended him on social media and her accomplice, police said. The man, resident of suburban Kandivali here, filed a complaint Wednesday, a police official said. The complainant, who runs coaching classes, was befriended by a woman on social media in August this year. The woman said her name was Leonie and she ran a salon in Jordan, he told police. The complainant received a call some days later, and the caller, who identified himself as Amit, said he was speaking on behalf of Leonie who was at the Delhi International Airport. She was carrying USD 70,000 and had been stopped by immigration authorities, and urgently needed Rs 24,000 to get clearance, Amit told the complainant. If the complainant deposited money in her account she will return it in due course, Amit said. The complainant deposited the money. But he kept receiving calls over the next three months with request to deposit ..
One dead, 41 hurt as bus falls in gorge in Una: Police
One person was killed and at least 41 others were injured Thursday when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge at Polian Beet under Haroli police station in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, the police said. All the victims belonged to Hoshiarpur district in Punjab and were returning home after paying obeisance at their ancestors' place Gondpur Banehara in Himachal Pradesh, said Una Superintendent of Police Diwakar Sharma. All victims have been evacuated, he said adding 29 of them were admitted to a hospital in Mahilpur of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab while 12 others were treated at a hospital in Haroli.
SC ban on firecrackers flouted, air pollution rose six times
The Supreme Court's firecracker ban on Diwali was violated with impunity across Delhi and NCR on Wednesday with people bursting crackers till late into the night leading to a thick haze on Thursday morning and air quality dipping six times from the normal.
13 dead in 'horrific' mass shooting in California bar packed with students
A gunman dressed in black sprayed bullets inside a crowded dance bar popular with college students Wednesday night, killing at least 12 people, including a police officer, in California's Thousand Oaks city in one of the "horrific" mass shooting incidents in the US. The gunman, who also injured nearly a dozen others, was found dead inside the Borderline Bar and Grill on the outskirts of Los Angeles although it was not immediately clear if he was killed by officers or shot himself. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean described the incident as "horrific." "It's a horrific scene in there, there is blood everywhere and the suspect is part of that, and I didn't want to get that close and disturb the scene and possibly disturb the investigation," he said. He said the motive of the shooter - whose identify was not known - is still unclear and investigators had not found any type of assault rifle within the bar. "Right now as far as we know there was only one handgun, but that could certainly ..
370 persons fined, prosecuted in Odisha for bursting firecrackers
The Commissionerate Police have registered 140 cases and fined 230 persons for violation of Supreme Court's order on bursting firecrackers in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Man stabbed to death in Jammu
A 59-year-old man has been allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified youths in Jammu, a day before the marriage of his daughter, police said Thursday. Dilip Langar objected to a fight between two groups of men in the parking space of KK Resorts, where several other people were staying for the marriage of Langar's daughter the next day, the police said. Some of them stabbed him and escaped from the spot. Langar was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, a police official said. Three persons have been identified and one of them has been arrested, while a hunt to track down two others has been launched, officials said. The two groups went to the resort to have drinks at a bar, the official said. A case has been registered and investigation is on, they added. Relatives and friends of the deceased held a protest in the area demanding punishment for the culprits. "Marriage will be held in the evening at home and just few people, mostly family and close relatives, from ...
AAP demands action against 2 Delhi BJP leaders for remarks on SC order on green crackers
The AAP Thursday demanded initiation of contempt action against two BJP leaders for their remarks on Supreme Court order on use of green crackers. Senior AAP leaders Atishi Marlena and Raghav Chadha alleged that BJP's Adarsh Nagar MLA O P Sharma termed the apex court order on green crackers as "laughable" and also "provoked" people for its violation. "We urge the Supreme Court to take suo motto cognisance of Sharma's contempt of court and send him behind the bars," Chadha said in a press conference here. They also demanded law enforcement agencies to take action against Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor over his statements on the Supreme Court verdict. "I also burst crackers Wednesday night -- except matters related to faith, I obey law in all matters," Kapoor tweeted in Hindi. His party colleague Sharma said that he has not committed any contempt of court. "I am just asking what is a green cracker and if any license has been given by the government for its sale," Sharma ..
Haryana Police arrests 11 notorious criminals
At least 11 notorious criminals, including five carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 each, were arrested by Crime Investigation Agency of Haryana Police after an encounter in Bahalgarh area of Sonipat district, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
SC curbs on firecrackers flouted in Shimla, no FIR registered
No FIR was registered here till Thursday evening for violation of the Supreme Court's restrictions on bursting firecrackers even though they could be heard beyond the 10 pm deadline on Diwali. The Supreme Court had allowed people to burst firecrackers from 8-10 pm. No FIR has been registered as no complaint has been received in this regard, Shimla Superintendent of Police (SP) Omapati Jamwal said. "If any complaint is received in this regard, action will be taken as per law," he told PTI. There are reports from several areas of Shimla, including Jakhu, Chhota Shimla, Khalini, Lower Bazar, Summer Hill and Lakkar Bazar localities, of people bursting firecrackers before 8 pm and after 10 pm, residents said. Some people were bursting firecrackers even after 10 pm, appropriate action should be taken against them for violating the Supreme Court's directions, Dr Archana, a resident of Jakhu, said. Firecrackers should be banned as the pollution caused by them affects each and everyone in one .
Perjury case against 'hostile witness' in Kathua rape-murder case
THe Jammu and Kashmir crime branch that had presented a chargesheet in the Kathua rape-murder of a minor girl before the Pathankot sessions court said on Thursday it has initiated perjury proceedings against a "hostile witness."
CBI Vs CBI: Alok Verma meets CVC, refutes corruption charges levelled against him by Asthana
CBI Director Alok Verma Thursday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and denied corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said. Verma came to the CVC office in the late afternoon and stayed there for about two hours, they said. He met Chowdary and Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar, the officials said, without giving any other details. The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana. Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government. Officials said Asthana also met the CVC. The Commission had recently examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Asthana's complaint of corruption against the probe agency's chief Verma, they said. The officials said CBI personnel from the rank of inspector up to superintendent of police were called and their ...
CBI Director Alok Verma meets CVC, presents his side
CBI Director Alok Verma on Thursday appeared before the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K.V. Chowdhary and presented his side over the allegations of bribery raised against him by agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana.
Strike in Sabarimala is not justifiable: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that the protest in Sabarimala Temple is against the Supreme Court verdict."Protest in Sabarimala Temple is against the Supreme Court's verdict. The strike there is not justifiable," the Kerala High Court said while rejecting bail plea of a native of Thrippunithura, who was one of the protesters stopping women devotees from entering into the Sabarimala Temple and was later arrested by the police.The Sabarimala Temple and its surrounding areas saw a series of protests in October over the Supreme Court's decision quashing restrictions on the entry of females between 10 and 50 years age group into the holy shrine.In spite of the apex court's order no female in menstruating ages were able to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the temple when it opened this October.Over 3000 protesters were arrested for instigating the violence that broke out in the state, while around 529 cases were registered.
34 arrested in Chandigarh for violating order on crackers
The Chandigarh Police arrested 34 people on Diwali night for violating the Supreme Court orders on the timing for bursting of crackers.
A 55-year-old man found killed in Phagwara
A 55-year-old man was found dead Thursday in a field of Bhullarai village near here, police said. Phagwara Superintendent of Police Mandeep Singh Gill said the deceased was identified as Nirmal Kumar, a resident of local Moti Bazaar and a tailor by profession. The body was sent to Phagwara Civil Hospital for autopsy, said Gill. He said Kumar's brother Madan Lal told police that the victim was in the habit of drinking and had been missing since last night. He also told police that he suspected his brother had been murdered, said Gill, adding that the police have registered a case of murder and investigating it.
Case filed against BJP leader over Sabarimala remarks
The Kerala Police on Thursday registered a case under non-bailable charges against state BJP President P.S. Sreedharan Pillai who has claimed that the Sabarimala issue provides a "golden opportunity" for the BJP to grow in Kerala.
19-year-old stabbed to death in Delhi's Jahangir Puri
A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour on Thursday after a scuffle broke out between the two over a petty issue in northwest Delhi's Jahangir Puri, police said. The deceased, Dipak, alias Balli, was a resident of the area and the accused, Yogesh, has been arrested, they said. "When police reached the spot, they learnt that Dipak was stabbed with a knife by his neighbour Yogesh (19). During investigation, police found that a minor scuffle broke out between Dipak and Yogesh last night over a petty issue which was later settled," Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Aslam Khan said. However, at around 11.40 am on Thursday, the accused allegedly attacked the victim and stabbed him in the chest with a knife and fled from the spot, he said. Dipak was rushed to the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, the officer added. A case was registered, he said, adding that further investigation was underway.