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In a major embarrassment for the capital’s law enforcement, the Delhi Police arrested one of its own constables on Friday, March 13, 2026, for allegedly operating a sophisticated forgery racket. The constable, along with a civilian accomplice, was found generating fake Police Clearance Certificates (PCCs)—essential documents for passports, visas, and employment—using forged stamps of senior…
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A modeling study published in PLOS Medicine on February 20, 2026, warns of a staggering economic fallout from recent and projected cuts to U.S. foreign aid. Researchers from Boston University, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Harvard University estimate that the termination of USAID support for tuberculosis (TB) programs will impose an…
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In a notable exercise of judicial restraint, the Supreme Court of India on Friday, March 13, 2026, refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to make Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) mandatory in all blood banks nationwide. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the judiciary is…
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In a dramatic escalation of the investigation into the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) moved the Kerala High Court on Friday, March 13, 2026, seeking the immediate cancellation of bail granted to the temple’s Chief Priest (Tantri), Kandararu Rajeevaru. The SIT’s appeal claims that the lower court’s decision to release the…
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In a critical judicial development on March 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of India intervened in the high-profile “Cash-for-Query” case involving Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi stayed a specific portion of a December 2025 Delhi High Court order that had essentially forced the…
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In a major ruling on March 13, 2026, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a mandatory nationwide menstrual leave policy. The court cautioned that while the intent of the plea was affirmative, a legal mandate could…
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In a major judicial blow to transnational human trafficking networks, the Bombay High Court on March 10, 2026, denied bail to Jerry Philips Jacob, a 46-year-old Mumbai resident accused of spearheading an organized syndicate that trafficked educated Indian youths to Southeast Asia. A bench comprising Justices A.S. Gadkari and Shyam C. Chandak observed that a…
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A violent altercation in Northwest Delhi’s Wazirpur area turned fatal on Thursday evening, March 12, 2026, leaving one man dead and another fighting for his life. Following a frantic PCR call received by the Bharat Nagar Police Station, four individuals were apprehended within hours of the incident. The clash, which reportedly broke out over a…
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In a brazen act of workplace violence that has sent shockwaves through Uttar Pradesh’s industrial sector, two senior officials at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Sejni village were shot dead on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The victims, Sudhir Kumar Gupta (58), a General Manager just weeks away from retirement,…
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In a swift operation on the night of Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) unit from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar arrested two personnel from the Mantha Police Station in Jalna district. The officers were caught allegedly accepting a bribe to permit the “unhindered” illegal transportation of sand. The news was formally confirmed by ACB officials…