NIA can probe unscheduled offences linked with scheduled offences: SC

NIA can probe unscheduled offences linked with scheduled offences: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is empowered to investigate an offence, which is not included in the schedule of the NIA Act, if it is connected with an offence which is included in the schedule of the NIA Act. A division bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna … Read more

Arsh Dalla has stepped into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s shoes

Arsh Dalla has stepped into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s shoes

Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, who was reportedly detained by Canadian authorities on Sunday in connection with a shooting incident, had become the self-styled chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) after the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Indian officials said. The Indian security establishment could not verify details with Canada … Read more

Tinubu travels to Saudi Arabia, to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Tinubu travels to Saudi Arabia, to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. The summit will commence on Monday, 11 November 2024. It is being held at the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman … Read more

Salman Khan to Munawar Faruqui: Celebs on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s ‘hit list’ |

Salman Khan to Munawar Faruqui: Celebs on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s ‘hit list’ |

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has been named by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in several high-profile cases. The latest case in which the incarcerated gangster is a key accused is the murder of 66-year-old Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader who was shot and killed in Mumbai.According to a report by India Today, … Read more

Pakistan Telegram link to killings of non-locals in Valley: NIA charge sheet

Pakistan Telegram link to killings of non-locals in Valley: NIA charge sheet

A Telegram channel run from Pakistan was used to recruit three youths and instigate attacks on non-locals in Kashmir, says National Investigation Agency charge sheet filed before a special court in Jammu. Three Kashmiri youths – Adil Manzoor Langoo, Ahran Rasool Dar and Dawood – have been named under various sections of Indian Penal Code … Read more

China expands visa-free access as foreign visitor numbers begin rebound

China expands visa-free access as foreign visitor numbers begin rebound

Starting from Monday, foreigners may enter China via Zhengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital, under the policy, but they are only allowed to stay within the province. They have also been granted visa-free access to eight more cities or prefecture-level areas in Yunnan, including tourism hotspots Lijiang, Dali and Xishuangbanna. Previously, foreign visitors could enter Yunnan for … Read more

Salman Khan firing case: Police probing ‘anti-national elements’; say ‘Bishnoi gang wanted to create terror in Mumbai’ |

Salman Khan firing case: Police probing ‘anti-national elements’; say ‘Bishnoi gang wanted to create terror in Mumbai’ |

In a recent development in the investigations into the firing incident outside Salman Khan‘s house, the Mumbai Police has revealed that they are delving into the possibility of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang receiving support, including funds and weaponry, from anti-national elements operating outside India. The Crime Branch of the city police, which is leading the … Read more

Lawrence Bishnoi: Salman Case: Maharashtra cops to quiz Lawrence Bishnoi

Lawrence Bishnoi: Salman Case: Maharashtra cops to quiz Lawrence Bishnoi

Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother Anmol, who in a Facebook post has claimed responsibility for the firing outside the house of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Mumbai, is wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in multiple cases involving terrorist-gangster links. The agency has also named Anmol for allegedly carrying out extortion activities from abroad. … Read more

Cafe Blast Case: NIA arrests two persons in WB

Cafe Blast Case: NIA arrests two persons in WB

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Taahaa, the duo wanted for the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, from their hideout outside of Kolkata. They had been on the run after setting off the IED blast at the crowded cafe near a tech suburb of Bengaluru on March 1. … Read more

Calcutta HC asks Bengal not to arrest NIA sleuths accused of rape bid

Calcutta HC asks Bengal not to arrest NIA sleuths accused of rape bid

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the Bengal government not to arrest sleuths of the National Investigation Agency in an attempt to rape case registered at the Bhupatinagar police station. NIA had on Tuesday sought a stay on proceedings in the case registered against its personnel. HC, however, said the police was free … Read more