Sanjay Dutt loses plea, can’t contest

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to suspend the conviction and sentence of six-year imprisonment imposed by the trial court on actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, to enable him to contest the Lok Sabha polls.

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Sena mob attacks Ajmal counsel

MUMBAI: In a midnight attack on Anjali Waghmare, the newly appointed defence lawyer for gunman Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’, a Shiv Sena mob pressured her into writing a statement that she would withdraw herself from the Mumbai 26/11 terror attack case.

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BJP disowns Varun Gandhi

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday distanced itself from the remarks allegedly made by Varun Gandhi, BJP candidate from Pilibhit parliamentary constituency. “The BJP disapproves and dissociates itself from the comments associated with Varun Gandhi.

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K. K. Attri takes over as Punjab DGP

CHANDIGARH: K. K. Attri IPS, a 1971 batch officer of Punjab cadre, today took over as Director General of Police. He took over the charge from N. P. S. Aulakh who has been named as Director General of National Security Guard (NSG). Prior to this assignment he was working as DGP cum Commandant General, Punjab Home Guards and Director Civil Defence.

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