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RBI duty-bound to disclose names of wilful defaulters: CIC Acharyulu
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) M Sridhar Acharyulu on Monday asserted that the Supreme Court has already rejected the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) objections against releasing the names of wilful defaulters, due to which the RBI is duty-bound to reply to the Right to Information (RTI) filed in this regard.The CIC's statement comes as the issue of show cause notice being served to RBI governor Urjit Patel for non-disclosure of wilful defaulters list has come to the fore.Sharing details of the RTI and the case that followed, CIC Acharyulu told ANI, "There was an RTI request for giving the list of names of wilful defaulters who defaulted on loans beyond Rs 50 crore. A similar request was filed earlier in which our earlier Information Commissioner has given an order that names of defaulters can be disclosed and there is nothing wrong about it. Along with it, names of wilful defaulters of bank debts should have been given along with action taken. At least, they should have given ..
Andhra Pradesh will have separate High Court from Jan 1, says SC
Come New Year and the state of Andhra Pradesh will have a separate High Court as the Supreme Court has given the green signal for issuing the notification to this effect. It will be the 25th high court in the country and will initially function from a temporary structure till the permanent building comes up in the ambitious Justice City complex in the state's capital Amaravati. Since the bifurcation of the state on June 2, 2014, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have had a common High Court situated at Hyderabad, the latter's capital city. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said that since all the requirements have been fulfilled, there is no embargo for the competent authority to issue a notification bifurcating the courts into the High Court of Telangana and High Court of Andhra Pradesh respectively. "We expect such a notification to be issued by January 1, 2019, so that the two High Courts start functioning separately and High Court of Andhra Pradesh also starts functioning
Fresh 285 dengue cases reported in October last week in Delhi
As many as 285 cases of dengue were reported in the national capital in the week ending November 3, compared to 290 in the previous week, according to a municipal report released on Monday.
Saudi sent 'cover-up team' to erase Khashoggi murder evidence
An 11-member 'cover-up team' was deployed by Saudi Arabia in order to wipe the evidence related to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and dispose of his body.On Monday, Al Jazeera cited Turkish newspaper Sabah stating that the 'cover-up team', which arrived here on October 11, included a toxicology expert and a chemist.Chemist Ahmad Abdulaziz al-Janobi and Khaled Yahya al-Zahrani, the toxicology expert, were part of "the so-called investigative team," and made daily visits to the consulate until October 17 before they departed from Turkey on October 20, the report claimed.This development may provide clarification regarding why Turkish police officers were not allowed to investigate the consulate till October 15.While Saudi has acknowledged that the murder was premeditated, there has been no confirmation on the body of the 59-year old former Washington Post journalist.Chief Turkish prosecutor Ifran Fidan had claimed last week that Khashoggi was strangled to death soon after ...
Two minor children drown while taking bath in a pond
Two minor children drowned in a pond while taking bath in Saankh village of Bihar's Begusarai district on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Nandan Kumar (12) and Saurav Kumar (11), Mufassil police station SHO Lal Mohan Singh said. Both the bodies were fished out from the pond after children raised an alarm, he said adding that Nandan died on the spot while Saurav died during the course of treatment at a private nursing home in Begusarai, he said. The incident occurred when both the children had gone to take bath in a pond in Saankh village under jurisdiction of Mufassil police station and slipped into deep waters and met their watery grave, the SHO said adding bodies have been sent to sadar hospital for post mortem. The sadar Circle Officer Utpal Kumar, who reached the spot after getting information, said that Rs 4 lakh each would be given to the next of the kins of the victims' families.
France seeks arrest of three Syrian officials over missing citizens
France has issued international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence officials in connection with the deaths of two Franco-Syrian nationals, legal sources said Monday. The warrants, which target National Security Bureau director Ali Mamluk and two others, were issued for "complicity in acts of torture", "complicity in crimes against humanity" and "complicity in war crimes". The warrants were issued on October 8, but made public only on Monday, according to the International Federation for Human Rights advocacy group (FIDH). The other high-ranking officials are Jamil Hassan, head of the Syrian air force's intelligence agency, and Abdel Salam Mahmoud, in charge of the air force intelligence's investigative branch at the Mezzeh military airport in Damascus. They are wanted in connection with the disappearance of Mazen and Patrick Dabbagh, a father and son, who were arrested in November 2013 and who went missing after being detained in the Mezzeh detention centre, ...
Maha: Man arrested for killing wife in Palghar
A man was arrested in neighbouring Palghar district for allegedly killing his wife over doubts about her character, police said Monday. Maylari Gouda (40), a resident of Nalasopara, suspected his wife Shalini (33) of having relationships with two men living in the same area and the couple used to have frequent quarrels over this issue, a Tulinj police station official said. "He slit her throat in the early hours of Saturday. We have registered a case of murder and further probe is on," the official said.
Maha: 2 cops beat to death man for playing loud music, booked
Two police constables were booked for allegedly beating a tractor driver to death for playing loud music in Maharashtra's Solapur district, an official said Monday. According to the official, Pradip Kute (24) was driving his tractor to a sugar factory in Madha Sunday evening when he was stopped by constables Dashrath Kumbhar and Dipak Kshirsagar near Manegaon police post. They admonished Kute for playing loud music and beat him up, following which he fell unconscious, he said. Kute was rushed to a nearby hospital by the two constables but doctors declared him dead on arrival, he said. Madha police initially took a case of accidental death but Kute's kin, including his parents who rushed there from their native Bhum tehsil in Osmanabad district, protested in front of the police station. They also brought Kute's dead body to Madha police station in protest following which senior officials intervened and a case of murder was registered against Kumbhar and Kshirsagar early ..
Schoolboy's death: Court denies bail to student
A sessions court here rejected on Monday the bail plea of a 16-year-old student, accused of killing a 7-year-old boy at a private school in Bhondsi here. Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu declined relief to the accused saying that there was no ground at this stage to enlarge him on bail. During the hearing, the CBI opposed the bail plea of the accused and said there was enough evidence to substantiate the involvement of the 16-year-old boy in the murder which he has voluntary admitted during interrogation. "The investigation conducted by CBI revealed that Bholu used to surf internet and browse various website relating to social networks, music, pornography and gaming etc by using the internet connectivity from his mobile device... "The aforesaid searches before and after the commission of murder throws light on Bholu's conduct and his intention to commit crime and to escape from the clutches of law," CBI said. The probe agency also told the court that the Central Forensic .
Act against organisations without sexual harassment complaint redressal system: CIC to NCW
Citing the outpourings from victims of alleged sexual harassment in India's #MeToo movement, the CIC has asked the National Commission for Women to take action against organisations that do not have redressal systems for such complaints. Women who complain to the NCW, an organisation's internal complaints committee (ICC) or to the head of an organisation should be considered whistle blowers and given protection from harassment by authorities or their superiors, Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said. Taking note of actor Tanushree Dutta's accusations of sexual harassment, he also said there are no systems in various organisations like the film industry to receive complaints of sexual exploitation or harassment. Dutta kickstarted the #MeToo movement in India, accusing actor Nana Patekar of sexual harassment. Patekar has denied the allegations. The Central Information Commission (CIC) advised the NCW when it was recently hearing a case of not providing information to an RTI ...
MACT awards over Rs 28 lakh to wife and kids of man mowed down by truck
A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded over Rs 28 lakh to the wife and three children of a man who was run over by a truck in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh more than two years ago. MACT Presiding Officer Pawan Kumar Jain asked Oriental Insurance Company Limited, insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay a total of Rs 28,34,748, including interest, to the family of Satyendra within 30 days from November 1, the date of the order. "Since the offending vehicle was insured with respondent No. 2 (Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.), it is directed to deposit the award amount of Rs 23,54,000 with interest at 9 per cent per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till realisation of the amount, within 30 days," the tribunal said. It also said the owner and driver of the truck, "shall be jointly and severally liable" to pay the compensation, along with the insurance company, to the victims' kin. Ghaziabad resident Satyendra was run over by a truck near Mohan Nagar crossing on ...
Two girls found stabbed to death in Bengal, father arrested
Two young girls were stabbed to death in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district for which their father has been arrested, police said on Monday.
Teen sisters murdered in Pakistan honour killing
Two teenaged sisters were strangled to death by their cousins for allegedly meeting boys in a fresh case of honour killing in Pakistan, the police said on Monday.
Arvind Kejriwal acquitted in defamation case by Sheila Dikshit's former aide
A Delhi court on Monday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case filed by a former aide of Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, saying that the complainant cannot be said to be an "aggrieved person". Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted relief to Kejiriwal in the case lodged by Pawan Khera, the political secretary of Dikshit when she was the chief minister, for remarks allegedly made against her by the AAP leader in a television show during power tariff hike protests in October 2012 . Khera had alleged that Kejriwal used "false and defamatory" accusations against Dikshit, which also harmed his reputation since he was associated with her. The court said Khera was not named by Kejriwal and there was no specific legal injury to his reputation. "The complainant is not a person aggrieved in this case, the words prima facie not defamatory of the complainant and the alleged interview has not been proved as per law. Therefore, this complaint ..
Bangladesh tribunal sentences 2 to death for 1971 war crimes
A special Bangladesh tribunal on Monday handed down death sentences to two persons, including a former leader of the ruling Awami League, for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war and for aiding Pakistani troops. "They will be hanged by neck until they are dead," pronounced the chair of the three-judge International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh (ICT-BD) Mohammad Shahinur Islam after the trial of both convicts who are on the run. Both convicts, in their early 60s, are absconding. Islam said all charges brought against the convicts were proved beyond doubt that warranted the death penalty. Prosecution lawyers had accused them of murdering some 100 people, mostly minority Hindus, in their neighbourhood while siding with Pakistani enemy troops. They were defended by state-appointed counsels during their trial in absentia and of the two Liakat Ali was president of the Awami League's Lakhai sub-district in northeastern Kishorganj. Ali is the second war crimes convict who ..
Nawaz Sharif meets Shehbaz in Islamabad sub-jail
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) sub-jail on Monday to meet his brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently in jail in an alleged corruption case."Nawaz inquired about Shehbaz's health and the two discussed the current political situation of the country during the meeting," sources present at the sub-jail told Geo News.Shehbaz is under detention for his alleged involvement in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme case. He is on transitory remand till November 6.On November 3, a review petition was filed in the Lahore High Court against a decision to reject Shehbaz's bail plea by an advocate.The petitioner claimed that the court's decision to declare an appeal against his arrest as "non-maintainable" would be "unlawful", as if an investigation is being conducted against someone, the individual cannot be arrested.
Asian couple steals diamond in Dubai, held in India
An Asian couple who stole a diamond worth 300,000 dirhams (about USD 81,000) from a shop in Dubai and fled the UAE was arrested dramatically from an Indian airport and brought back to the country, a media report said Monday. The couple managed to smuggle the 3.27-carat diamond after the woman swallowed it. The suspects, who are in their 40s, were arrested as they were transiting to Hong Kong via Mumbai. The couple was brought back to the UAE in cooperation with the Interpol and Indian police, Khaleej Times reported. The police released the footage from the surveillance cameras in the shop, which showed the couple entering the jewellery store in Deira's Gold Souq. According to the police, the man distracted the staff by asking them about stones of certain specifications. The police video showed the woman going towards the entrance. She then opens the glass door of the display and steals the diamond. She is seen hiding the diamond under her jacket and leaving the shop with the ...
Sudan national held for smuggling gold from Sharjah
Smuggled gold bars worth nearly Rs 25 lakhs were seized from a Sudan national who was arrested after he arrived at the airport here from Sharjah, DRI said Monday. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials (DRI) received inputs that Hafez Ahmed Ishag Musa(38) attempted to smuggle the yellow metal which was concealed in the space for batteries in two mobile phones. The sleuths intercepted him on November three and recovered the foreign origin gold in the form of five tola bars of 24 carat purity totally weighing 761.200 grams and valued at about Rs 25 lakh, a DRI release said. His wife Safia Dandarawi Mohamed Abbas was accompanying him, it said. The passenger was arrested and enlarged on bail, it added. Further investigation in the case was in progress.
Rose Valley ponzi case: ED arrests Kolkata-based man
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a Kolkata-based businessman in connection with its money laundering probe into the Rose Valley ponzi scam case, officials said Monday. Sudipto Roy Choudhary (44) was arrested by the agency from West Bengal capital Kolkata on Sunday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The officials said a Kolkata court on Monday sent Choudhary to judicial custody till November 12. They said Choudhary, who ran a consultancy business, is a suspect in connection with a number of payments made in the chit fund scam case and payments worth crores made to him are under the ED's scanner. His links with a number of people, including politicians, are under the scanner of the agency, the officials said. They said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also scrutinising transactions of Choudhary, which are linked to about a dozen bank accounts and two dozen credit cards. The agency arrested him after conducting fresh searches in the case at three ..
Rajasthan: 3 members of family killed as fire breaks out in house
Three members, including two minors, of a family were charred to death and one other person was injured in a fire that gutted their house, police said Monday. The incident occurred on late Sunday night in Jhujhu village, they said. The deceased were identified as 60-year-old Rukma Devi, Rekha (3) and Bhagwati (6), Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sri Kolayat police station Jagdish Singh said. Sahi Ram, the landlord, sustained severe injuries while attempting to douse the flames, the SHO said, adding that he was taken to PBM Hospital here. Bodies were handed over to family members after postmortem, he said, adding that a case was registered in the matter.