Amit Shukla

Delhi Police’s special cell has busted an extortion racket being run from inside Tihar Jail by gangster Amit Shukla.

The court, in determining the punishment, stated that the offense did not meet the criteria for the rarest of rare cases, rejecting the request for a death penalty.

wenty-eight-year-old Amit Shukla, son of a health worker at a private diagnostic centre in Pratapgarh, clinched the top slot in the state's coveted Provincial Civil Services Examination, 2017.

The Jabalpur police in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday sought an undertaking from Zomato customer and local resident Amit Shukla that he would not spread religious hatred. He had tweeted about cancelling an order placed on Zomato as the person assigned to deliver his food was a "non-Hindu". Shukla has also been put under surveillance by the police.

A man tweeted about his interaction with a food ordering app Zomato where he stated that he cancelled his order because the app allocated a non Hindu rider to deliver his food.

Amit Shukla and Naveen Dabas, who are serving life term in connection with the murder of Soumya Vishwanathan, have been arrested along with six others for trying to extort around Rs 2.5 crores from a businessman in Central Delhi.

It was a heartrending moment for scores of kalpwasis as they began their return journey on Tuesday.

The shooting of yet another film based on a political subject began in the city on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh police on Thursday issued a notice to Amit Shukla – Jabalpur based infra consultant who was slammed for cancelling Zomato order over non-Hindu rider – under section 107 and 116 of CrPC — a preventive measure to preempt breach of peace.

In the film, Pradeep Pandey and Aamrapali Dubey will be seen as medical students and fall in love at the college. Interestingly, Kajal Raghwani will also be seen in the special song.

Maharashtra cricketer Ankit Bawne is serving a one-match suspension from the BCCI for contesting an umpire's decision during a Ranji Trophy match last year, causing him to miss the current game against Baroda. Bawne remained on the field for 15 minutes disputing the decision. The team respects BCCI's decision and looks forward to Bawne's return.

A Delhi court handed two life terms and three-year imprisonment to five convicts in the killing of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. The court awarded life terms for murder and under MCOCA. The court imposed fines on the convicts and directed compensation of Rs 12 lakh to the victim's parents. The court referred the matter to ensure adequate compensation. The court highlighted the decline in female work participation rate and emphasized the importance of women's safety during their daily commute.

The makers of Pradeep Pandey Chintu and Anara Gupta starrer 'Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain' released the trailer of the film.

The Unnao police have booked a youth for allegedly hurting the sentiments of a particular community by making remarks on Facebook.

Two men, accused in the Soumya Vishwanathan and Jigisha Ghosh murder cases, have been acquitted in a separate vehicle theft case by a trial court, which said there were several unexplained “inconsistencies” in the police probe.

In a bid to propel enterprises in rural areas and building rural entrepreneurs, as many as 30 women Self Help Groups (SHGs) were granted loans worth Rs 10 lakh in Koroan block in trans Yamuna pocket of Prayagraj district under the Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) here on

One of the accused in the sensational Soumya Vishwanathan murder case has approached a court alleging that he was beaten up for several days inside Rohini Jail for refusing to "bribe" prison authorities.

Trial in the murder case of IT executive Jigeesha Ghosh began on Thursday with the examination of her father as the first prosecution witness.