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Salman Khan withdraws from SC plea to summon Kamaal Khan as witness

After the Bombay High Court acquitted Salman Khan in the hit-and-run case, he withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court seeking examination of Kamaal Khan

FP Archives|Dec 11, 2015, 13:55:20 IST

New Delhi: A day after the Bombay High Court acquitted Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the Bollywood superstar today withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court seeking examination of his friend and singer Kamaal Khan as court witness in the case.[caption id="attachment_2540876" align="alignleft" width="380"] Salman Khan. AFP[/caption]A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur allowed Salman's lawyer to withdraw his appeal after she said that it had become infructuous in the light of Bombay High Court judgement in the main case.The Bombay High Court had on 30 November dismissed Salman's plea. The high court yesterday acquitted Salman in the case, quashing the trial court order convicting and sentencing him for five years.It held that the prosecution had failed to prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that the actor was driving the vehicle at the time of accident and was drunk.PTI

CJP protest in Delhi: New videos of stone pelting, violence emerge as police, agitators trade charges

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'From make in India to launch from India': Skyroot COO on why Vikram-1 could change India’s space sector

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Choke terror funding, keep international shipping lanes safe: Jaishankar at Asean Regional Forum

Jaishankar's remarks came against the backdrop of recent terror attacks targeting India and growing threats to commercial shipping amid conflicts in West Asia and Europe

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PM Modi announces fast-track courts for paper leak cases; CJP responds ‘Dharmendra Pradhan must go’

Amid protests demanding accountability for the leak of medical entrance test Neet and other irregularities in the education system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government has decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks.

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Sikkim tunnel collapse rescue resumes, death toll rises to 22

The death toll at the collapsed tunnel at Sikkim's Namchi district rose to 22 after nine more bodies were recovered overnight. At least 27 workers were trapped in a tunnel at an NHPC project after a sudden burst of suspected methane gas trapped within rock formations triggered an explosion.