Punjab is a step closer to appointing a permanent Director General of Police as the UPSC is expected to finalise a three-member panel from senior IPS officers eligible for the state's top police post.
Ayush Malik, whose conversion to Islam led to an investigation under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, has returned to Hinduism, saying he made the decision voluntarily after witnessing the emotional pain his parents endured.
UP Congress chief Ajay Rai alleged that police detained him and other party leaders before a planned visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, while the BJP dismissed the charge as political drama.
The INDIA bloc has escalated its challenge to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, with 23 Opposition parties and one Independent jointly writing to the Chief Justice of India seeking judicial scrutiny.
Lonavala Rural Police will conduct a forensic gait analysis of co-accused Chetan Chaudhary and recreate the crime scene as investigators intensify the probe into the alleged murder of Ketan Agrawal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting with secretaries of all Central ministries today, with governance reforms and improving ease of doing business expected to top the agenda.
A reshuffle in the Union Council of Ministers appears certain, with indications that the exercise could take place “any time now”, before the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The Ketan Agarwal murder case has taken a new turn after Advocate Ashutosh Srivastava, who claims to represent accused Siya Goyal, served a legal notice on her brother, Sahil Goyal, seeking an apology, withdrawal of his remarks and warning of a Rs 10 crore defamation suit.
UP Congress chief Ajay Rai alleged police detained him in Ayodhya before a planned visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, as the political battle over the alleged Ram Mandir donation scam continued.
Ketan, a 26-year-old Pune-based real estate executive was allegedly killed by his fiancee Siya and her lover Chetan at Lohagad Fort on June 18.
