A.J. Khan

Observing that hostile witnesses are the main cause for high rates of acquittal in our criminal justice system, in a rare instance, even as a 11-year-old sexual assault victim and her mother refused to support prosecution's case, telling the court that they did not want to pursue it as the child's father, the accused, was the family's only earning member, a special Pocso court convicted and sentenced the 38-year-old tailor to 20 years rigorous imprisonment.

PUNE: The search proceedings in connection with senior Cong corporator Ulhas alias Aba Bagul are still continuing, said income tax (investigation) director, AJ Khan.

Urdu-knowing people of Garhwa district as well as several Muslim organisaitons have welcomed the state government's notification extending second official language status to Urdu in Jharkhand.

A bomb hoax call sent the railways and other security agencies in a tizzy on Sunday.At 8am, aman called up at Chennai railway station and identified himself as an LeT terrorist.

The Income-Tax department has sent a circular to educational institutions across Maharashtra.

PUNE: The income tax (investigation) directorate, Pune, which is currently investigating the transfer of development rights (TDRs) racket in the city, on Friday said that documents tallied with those of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and have hinted at the possible involvement of city builders in the racket.

PUNE: The directorate of income tax (investigation) said it is preparing grounds to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Housed in posh Green Park Extension here, the office of ‘Security Solution Services’ witnesses an uneasy calm as an employee was busy removing the name of Prashant Bishnoi from the organisation's signboard at the main entrance.

PUNE: Sleuths from the income tax (investigation) directorate raided the residential and business premises of senior Congress corporator Ulhas alias Aba Bagul.

Observing that a mother will not put her daughter’s chastity at stake for a measly discount, a special POCSO court this week convicted and sentenced a 23-year-old salesman to three years rigorous imprisonment for twice molesting a 17-year-old girl during trials at the saree store where he

A special Pocso court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter and getting her pregnant.

PUNE: Close on the heels of conducting a search operation on a TDR dealer in the city the income tax (investigation) directorate said it will investigate all substantial TDR dealings in the city.

PATNA: The CBI has lodged a case against five telecom officials of Patna allegedly for giving out of turn ISD and STD connections under the Own Your Telephone (OYT) scheme to two private firms, here, apart from not realising dues totalling about Rs 35 lakh outstanding against them for the last several months.

PATNA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is faced with the daunting task of locating the two key accused of the Patna telephone scandal, Taufiq Ahmad and Rajiv Kumar, the proprietors of the Transworld Placement Services and the Rajiv Traders respectively who between them owed Rs 60 lakh to the telecom department.