Social media clips trigger NDPS cases, but can ‘body language’ prove drug use? Hyderabad: Anti-narcotics unit EAGLE Force’s use of open-source social media videos and behavioural analysis to register suo motu cases has opened a new front in drug enforcement, while raising questions over whether online conduct, without recovery or toxicology, can sustain an accusation…
Lucknow: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations from the Ram Temple is set to reconstruct the donation management process end to end, mapping every step from the point devotees make offerings to the final deposit of funds into authorised accounts, in what officials described as the next decisive phase of…
Intelligence agencies have raised alarms over the use of unaccredited private labs in sensitive investigations, warning that such practices could pose national security risks and create opportunities for manipulation of evidence. The concern has brought forensic accountability, lab accreditation and chain-of-custody standards into sharp focus.The warning raises serious questions about how evidence is collected, tested,…
Pune: The final arguments in Nasrapur rape and murder case concluded on Saturday after an extensive hearing that lasted nearly five hours, with the court reserving the matter for judgment on June 25.The proceedings commenced at 11am and continued till around 4pm. During the hearing, special public prosecutor Ajay Misar advanced detailed submissions on behalf…
Thiruvananthapuram: Seizure of around 551g of synthetic drugs in the state capital in just five months (Jan to May) underscores a deeply concerning trend. During this period, excise officers seized 344g of MDMA, including 177.3g in Jan and 76g in May.Officers also confiscated around 11g of methamphetamine and nearly 196g of psychotropic tablets during the…
Lucknow: Seeking to reduce longstanding manual errors, improve transparency and build a secure and future-ready evaluation system, the on-screen marking (OSM) system was introduced in Uttar Pradesh in 2016 and is running successfully in state universities since then.The system was introduced by Prof Vinay Pathak during his stint as AKTU VC in association with the…
This is a photo for representation Gurgaon: A city court has acquitted former MCG official Dilbagh Singh in a decade-old bribery case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove that he accepted Rs 2 lakh as part of a Rs 10-lakh bribe for construction approvals.The case rested on a CD containing a purported sting video,…
