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First Trump allies in Georgia election subversion case surrender

Attorney John Eastman speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, as Trump supporters gather ahead of the president’s speech to contest the certification by the U.S. Congress of the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election on the Ellipse in Washington,Georgia U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

ATLANTA, Aug 22 (Reuters): The first of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in Georgia’s criminal case accusing the former U.S. president and his associates of subverting his 2020 election loss surrendered at an Atlanta jail on Tuesday, according to county records and a statement. Trump’s former lawyer John Eastman and Republican poll watcher Scott Hall both surrendered to the county sheriff’s office, two days before Trump himself was set to turn himself in to face his fourth criminal indictment this year. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican 2024 White House nomination, has lambasted all the prosecutions as politically motivated and continues to

Working on assigning probes into criminal cases to head constables, ASIs: Maharashtra DGP

Maharashtra DGP Rajnish Seth on Tuesday said his department was working towards assigning the task of investigations into criminal cases to head constables and assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) besides other rank officials currently carrying out such works. Addressing a press conference at the Navi Mumbai police headquarters, Seth said the police were probing the recovery of hashish along seashore in the coastal Ratnagiri district and those found guilty in the matter will face action. The Customs department has seized more than 250 kg of hashish washed ashore on seven beaches in Ratnagiri district in the last one week. Seth said it

Delhi chief secretary forms panel to inspect graft, bribery charges in ADM, SDM offices

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New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI): Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has formed a committee of senior officers to inspect the offices of ADMs and SDMs of the revenue department, days after Vigilance Minister Atishi alleged corruption in the issuance of documents such as caste and income certificates from these offices. The four-member committee formed by the chief secretary, who is also the chief vigilance officer of the Delhi government, by an order on Monday include Principal Secretary (Environment) A K Singh, Food and Civil Supplies Commissioner Dilraj Kau, Education Secretary Ashok Kumar and Assistant Director (Vigilance) Buniyad Singh. The committee

Court sends suspended Delhi govt officer, wife to 1-day judicial custody

Delhi govt officer accused of repeatedly raping minor arrested along with wife

A court here on Tuesday sent to one-day judicial custody suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her. His wife Seema Rani, who is accused of giving the girl medicine to terminate her pregnancy, was also sent to judicial custody for a day. Both were produced separately before the duty metropolitan magistrate, Katyayini Sharma Kandwal. After Khakha’s medical examination, including a potency test, the duo was taken to jail, officials said. A potency test is used to prove if an individual is physically capable of committing sexual assault. The accused, an ex-cadre

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