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Probe agencies left red-faced with court orders on ‘illegal’ arrests

Mumbai, Jan 12 (PTI) A series of court orders here recently directing for the release of accused citing “illegal arrest” have come as a setback for probe agencies, with prosecution lawyers calling for a balanced approach while defence counsels insist on following norms. In most of these cases, the arrests were without “application of mind,” a defence counsel claimed, while the prosecution lawyers batted for victims’ rights. In December 2024, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested six persons, including two IRS officers, in a bribery case, but a special court here denied the CBI custody of the accused after finding

India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that will be the world’s largest gathering of humanity as it showcases religion, spirituality, tourism and crowd management. More than 400 million people are expected in the northern city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state over the course of six weeks to take a holy dip at the confluence of three sacred rivers – the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical, invisible Saraswati. Devout Hindus believe taking a dip in the sacred waters absolves people of

Fibre may help protect your gut from overgrowth of harmful bugs: Study

Cambridge (UK), Jan 12 (The Conversation) Our body is not just human — it’s home to trillions of microorganisms found in or on us. In fact, there are more microbes in our gut than there are stars in the Milky Way. These microbes are essential for human health, but scientists are still figuring out exactly what they do and how they help. In a new study, published in Nature Microbiology, my colleagues and I explored how certain gut bacteria can protect us from harmful ones – a group known as Enterobacteriaceae. These bacteria include species such as Escherichia coli (E

Congress accuses Manipur’s BJP govt of paying Rs 6 cr to militant outfit without following norms

Imphal, Jan 11 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP government in Manipur of paying Rs 6.27 crore to a Kuki Zo militant outfit in July last year, even after breaking away from an agreement that entailed it to provide the money to the group. The money was given to the Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic), a signatory of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement, though the state government walked away from the pact in February 2023, Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra claimed in a press conference here. The HPC-D signed the SoO pact with the Manipur government in 2013

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