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Lost For Years, Feroze Gandhi’s Driving Licence Finds Its Way Back To Gandhi Family | India News

Lost For Years, Feroze Gandhi’s Driving Licence Finds Its Way Back To Gandhi Family | India News

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Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 12:22 IST The driving licence was presented to Rahul Gandhi on stage during the inauguration of the Rae Bareli Premier League cricket tournament. Feroze Gandhi’s driving licence. (Image: News18) An emotionally charged moment unfolded during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Rae Bareli when he was handed a long lost driving licence belonging to his grandfather, Feroze Gandhi, the former Member of Parliament from the constituency. The rare decades-old document, long considered lost, had been carefully preserved by a local family for years and was finally returned to the Gandhi family during a public event on Tuesday. The driving licence was presented to Rahul Gandhi on stage during the inauguration of the Raebareli Premier League cricket tournament. As soon as he received the document, Rahul Gandhi examined it closely, visibly moved by the unexpected connection to his family’s past. He immediately clicked photographs of the licence on his mobile phone and shared them via WhatsApp with his mother, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and his sister, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi …

Fire-hit Goa nightclub was built illegally on salt pan, operated without licence: Probe report

Fire-hit Goa nightclub was built illegally on salt pan, operated without licence: Probe report

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The Goa nightclub, where a deadly fire killed 25 people in early December, was built illegally on a salt pan and allowed to operate without a valid trade licence, pointing to serious lapses and collusion at multiple official levels, said a government-constituted magisterial inquiry’s report. The probe report, made public on Wednesday (December 31, 2025), noted the ill-fated structure stood in the middle of a salt pan and was “not permissible under any law”. The ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, located in Arpora village in North Goa, continued to run illegally without a valid licence, and no action was taken by the local panchayat to seal the property, said the report. According to a police report cited in the inquiry, ordered by the state government after the tragedy, fireworks were organised at the establishment “without taking proper care and caution” and without adequate fire safety equipment, triggering the blaze on December 6 night. The report, placed before a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the presence of senior officials, states that the …

Expired Licence, Multiple NOCs: Probe Exposes Panchayat Failures In Goa Nightclub Fire Case | India News

Expired Licence, Multiple NOCs: Probe Exposes Panchayat Failures In Goa Nightclub Fire Case | India News

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Last Updated:December 28, 2025, 10:23 IST The probe into the December 6 fire in a Goa nightclub found that “primary culpability” lay with the local panchayat for allowing the club to operate despite several complaints. The fire at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa killed 25 people. (PTI/File) The probe into the Goa nightclub fire that killed 25 people on December 6 has revealed shocking details, including significant lapses by the local panchayat and some government departments like the state Pollution Control Board (PCB) and Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA). A deadly fire broke out at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora village, claiming the lives of 25 people. The incident triggered widespread outrage and raised serious questions about fire safety norms and regulatory oversight in nightlife establishments across Goa. Nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra were deported from Thailand and taken into custody in connection with the blaze. A court in Goa on Friday extended the police custody of nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra till December 29. Police have registered …

Expired Driving Licence Cannot Be Treated As Valid: Supreme Court | India News

Expired Driving Licence Cannot Be Treated As Valid: Supreme Court | India News

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Last Updated:December 26, 2025, 20:58 IST The Supreme Court has ruled that a driving licence becomes invalid immediately after expiry without renewal. AI-generated image used for representation The Supreme Court has clarified that a driving licence stops being valid immediately after its expiry if it is not renewed, bringing an end to any assumption of automatic extension under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S. V. N. Bhatti said that after the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into force, a licence holder becomes legally unfit to drive from the very next day after the licence expires if renewal has not been done. The court said this creates a “legal disability” to drive. Explaining the current legal position, the bench noted that the amended law does not provide any grace period after the expiry of a licence. Earlier, before the 2019 amendment, the Act allowed licences to remain valid for an additional 30 days after expiry. That provision, the court said, no longer exists. “The first proviso to sub-section …

Goa Fire Case: Did Luthra Brothers Use Fake Documents To Obtain Nightclub Licence? Probe On | India News

Goa Fire Case: Did Luthra Brothers Use Fake Documents To Obtain Nightclub Licence? Probe On | India News

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Last Updated:December 22, 2025, 13:56 IST A police complaint has been registered at Goa’s Mapusa Police Station over the alleged forged document. Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, own the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa where a fire claimed 25 lives. The Luthra brothers have come under fresh scrutiny after being accused of submitting a fake health certificate during the licensing process of their Goa nightclub, Birch by Romeo Lane.  According to CNN News18 sources, a police complaint has been registered at Mapusa Police Station over the alleged forged document. Police are checking whether false papers were used to secure official permissions to operate the club. Interrogation delays According to sources, the Luthra brothers have continued to delay interrogation and have remained defiant during questioning. Investigators say they have not been fully cooperating with the probe, making it difficult to establish the complete chain of events leading to the fire and the alleged licensing violations. The police custody of the Luthra brothers ends today. However, Goa Police are expected to seek further custody, citing …

After Goa nightclub fire: Capital to soon permit third party audit for fire licence, says CM | Delhi News

After Goa nightclub fire: Capital to soon permit third party audit for fire licence, says CM | Delhi News

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Days after a blaze ripped through a nightclub in Goa, claiming at least 25 lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced that Delhi will soon permit a third-party audit for fire licence and also implement a single-window licensing regime for hotels and restaurants within the Capital. Further, the government also directed the fire department on Wednesday to carry out an inspection of restaurants, hotels and clubs, with the officers asked to submit a compliance report of the order. Elaborating on a third-party audit, Gupta explained that such an audit would be a key step towards ease of doing business for hoteliers and restaurant owners. She made the announcement at the inauguration of ‘Viksit Delhi, Viksit Tourism & Hospitality: Together Towards a Viksit Bharat’ summit. Subsequently, steps and measures would be initiated to facilitate issuance of other licenses from MCD, DDA, and the Delhi government through a single-window system, which are required by the hotels and restaurants, she said. The CM informed that the decision regarding the third-party audit for the fire license was taken …

DPIIT plan: Licence for AI training on copyrighted works

DPIIT plan: Licence for AI training on copyrighted works

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed a mandatory blanket licence that will give AI developers the leeway to train their models on all lawfully accessed copyrighted content in India without needing individual permissions from creators. In return, people who own this content will receive statutory remuneration through a new central collecting entity, according to a government working paper on generative AI and copyright. DPIIT plan: Licence for AI training on copyrighted works DPIIT has invited feedback within 30 days. A second working paper on whether AI-generated content itself can get copyright will be released later. The committee behind this proposal was formed by DPIIT, under the commerce & industry ministry, on April 28. It was tasked with analysing the legal and policy issues around AI and copyright, and checking whether India’s current Copyright Act, 1957 is adequate for dealing with these challenges. In a notification dated December 8, DPIIT said the use of copyrighted content for AI training is becoming a major concern, especially because companies often use books, …

Trade Licence Expired In 2024, More Properties Sealed: Committee Fingings In Goa Nightclub Fire | India News

Trade Licence Expired In 2024, More Properties Sealed: Committee Fingings In Goa Nightclub Fire | India News

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Last Updated:December 09, 2025, 07:19 IST A magisterial inquiry was initiated to probe the incident. The committee formed visited the site and called for all the relevant documents. Charred remains at the nightclub where a fire broke out in Goa. (PTI) Amid the ongoing probe into the tragedy that struck Arpora, North Goa, late Saturday night when a cylinder blast caused a massive fire in a nightclub killing 25 people, the state government formed an inquiry committee to investigate the cause of the fire and identify those responsible for any lapses. A magisterial inquiry was initiated to probe the incident. The committee formed visited the site and called for all the relevant documents. It was noticed that the Sarpanch had signed NOCs for electricity connection, water connection, house repairs and gave a trade licence, amongst the other permissions. The premise continued to run after the expiry of the trade licence since March 2024. Under Section 72-A of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, the local body is empowered to seal such premises. However, they failed to …

After two pedestrians killed in West Delhi hit-and-run, 20-year-old held; drove with no licence, say police | Delhi News

After two pedestrians killed in West Delhi hit-and-run, 20-year-old held; drove with no licence, say police | Delhi News

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Days after two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run in West Delhi’s Moti Nagar, a 20-year-old youth was arrested on Friday for allegedly driving the car involved in the accident, police said. Police said the accused, Sumit Kumar, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, was arrested during the investigation under sections 281 and 125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The case pertains to the incident on Wednesday in which a car hit two men.The car was later found abandoned at the spot. The two men injured in the crash—a 48-year-old resident of Anand Parbat and a 74-year-old man from Zakhira — succumbed to their injuries during treatment at RML Hospital. According to police, the car’s owner–Sanjay Kumar—appeared before investigators and stated that his son, Sumit, had been driving the car at the time of the accident. Further, police also said that Sumit admitted to driving the vehicle and was subsequently apprehended. During questioning, Sumit was asked to produce his driving licence and the vehicle’s insurance documents, but he failed to do so, police said. …

Disha Patani’s father receives weapons licence after Bareilly firing incident

Disha Patani’s father receives weapons licence after Bareilly firing incident

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Disha Patani`s Bareilly residence was attacked after shots were fired at her home in the wee hours of September. According to police, two motorbike-borne assailants fired shots at the residence around 3:30 am. The attack happened after her sister Khushboo Patani made certain remarks on Hindu saints Premanand Maharaj and Aniruddhacharya Maharaj. As per the latest development, the Bareilly district administration has issued a weapons licence to Jagdish Patani. Bareilly officials issue a weapon licence to Disha Patani’s father Jagdish Patani, a retired DSP, had approached the Bareilly District Magistrate after a criminal gang fired at Disha Patani`s ancestral home. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had assured him of security following the incident. Bareilly District Magistrate Avnish Singh said Patani requested a weapons licence after the attack on his residence. Following the completion of all formalities, Patani was granted a revolver/pistol licence. About the firing incident According to officials, on September 12, 2025, two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle fired approximately 10 rounds outside Patani`s home. A case was lodged at Kotwali police station, …