Zubeen Garg death case: Assam SIT to meet Singapore Police for details of singer’s last moments

October 21, 2025 12:29 PM

Zubeen Garg death case: Assam SIT to meet Singapore Police for details of singer’s last moments

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the untimely demise of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg, is set to meet the Singapore Police Forces on Tuesday to obtain details of the singer’s final moments while he was in Singapore. Garg passed away on September 19 while on a yacht with members of the Assam Association in Singapore, along with his manager Siddharth Sharma, bandmates Shekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta, and his cousin Sandipan Garg. All of the aforementioned individua...

Centre pushes for humane management of stray dogs through new ABC rules

August 19, 2025 6:33 PM

Centre pushes for humane management of stray dogs through new ABC rules

The Central Government has reiterated its commitment to addressing the growing menace of stray dogs through a humane and scientific approach. While the issue primarily falls under the purview of State Governments and local bodies, the Centre has framed the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The Rules are in line with global standards set by the World Organisation for Animal Health and promote the Capture–Neuter–Vaccinate–Release me...

New SC bench to hear Delhi-NCR stray dogs relocation case today

August 14, 2025 10:16 AM

New SC bench to hear Delhi-NCR stray dogs relocation case today

The Supreme Court on Wednesday shifted the suo motu case on the relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to a newly formed three-judge bench, which will hear the matter today. The new bench will comprise Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria. “The judges who passed the earlier order are not part of the Bench,” the court said. This comes after animal activists, celebrities, and some political figures objected to the order, pointing out that Delhi and other NCR ci...