New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Janata Dal-United MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, on Thursday, criticised the West Bengal government following the alleged ‘gherao’ of seven judicial officers involved in the SIR process in poll-bound West Bengal. He said the incident could create a climate of fear among voters and called for strict action in line with the Supreme Court’s observations. The remarks come after seven judicial officers were allegedly gheraoed for nearly nine hours in Malda district.The Supreme Court h…
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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an additional 45 days to complete its probe in the Red Fort blast case that claimed 11 lives and left several others injured. The Patiala House Court allowed the anti-terror agency’s plea seeking more time to conclude the investigation. This marks the second instance when the Central agency has approached the court for an extension in the case.According to sources, the NIA submitted that crucial …
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s plea seeking that proceedings in the case related to the arrest of seven foreign nationals accused of providing terror training in Myanmar be conducted at its headquarters.Considering security concerns, the Patiala House Court permitted the anti-terror agency’s request and directed that all future hearings in the matter be held at the NIA headquarters, with the accused to be produced before t…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan over comments made in support of a terrorist organisation and its members, stressing that Islamabad has no locus standi to speak on matters related to India and its judicial processes. New Delhi’s strong reaction came after Pakistan Foreign Office issued a statement on the awarding of a life imprisonment sentence to Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Paki…
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated a probe into a bomb blast incident within the jurisdiction of the Bijayganj Bazar Police Station under the Bhangar division of Kolkata Police, a central agency insider said on Wednesday. The incident involved a series of consecutive explosions that occurred while crude bombs were being assembled in the South Bamunia village of Bhangar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. A person identified as Moshiur Qazi was…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment for offences including conspiracy to commit terrorist acts and waging war against the Government of India, while awarding 30-year jail terms to her associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen. Pronouncing the order on the quantum of sentence, Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh of the Karkardooma Courts held that the acts of the convicts struck at the “very existe…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The arrest of an American mercenary, Matthew Aaron VanDyke, and six Ukrainian nationals by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed a larger agenda against the northeastern states of India.While the accused persons have confessed that they were training Myanmar-based ethnic armed groups, the NIA is now looking for their local facilitators. Such an operation could not have taken place without local help, an official said.While the agency has arrested seven pe…
Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in connection with the investigation into the 2025 Red Fort explosion case.Officials said NIA teams this morning raided the residence of a businessman in the Guloora area of Handwara in connection with the blast case. The NIA teams, assisted by J&K Police and the CRPF, searched the premises and checked documents and devices.A statement from the …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A complex and controversial investigation involving foreign nationals has highlighted alleged links to covert activities in Myanmar’s ongoing conflict, even as Ukraine has strongly denied all accusations, according to a report.The development follows action by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA), which reportedly arrested a group of Ukrainian citizens along with a US national.According to a report by India Narrative, “the detainees have close ties to inte…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against six individuals, including three who remain absconding, in connection with the January 2024 Maoist assault on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camps in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. This move adds further weight to the ongoing investigation into one of the most audacious attacks carried out by cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation. The attack, executed with precision …