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Not Making Tea No Provocation For Husband To Assault Wife: High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

Upholding a 35-year-old man's conviction for assaulting his wife, the Bombay High Court has said the wife's refusal to make tea for husband could not be accepted as provocation for him to assault her, and observed that wife is "not a chattel or an object".

"Satisfied There's Evidence Nirav Modi Could Be Convicted": UK Judge

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday February 25, 2021

A UK court ruling in the nearly two-year-long legal battle of jeweller Nirav Modi's extradition, who is wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has said "I am satisfied that there is evidence that Mr Modi could be convicted". Nirav Modi, 49, is appearing via video conferencing from Wandsworth Pr...

Moscow Court Convicts Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny In Defamation Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 20, 2021

A Moscow court on Saturday convicted top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny of defamation, just hours after another court upheld an order for him to serve more than two years in prison in another case.

12-Year-Old Son Of Death Row Convict Shabnam Ali Asks President For Mercy

India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday February 19, 2021

A prison in Uttar Pradesh is preparing for what could be the first-ever hanging of a woman convict in independent India. Shabnam Ali was sentenced to death for killing seven members of her family, including a baby, in 2008.

No Bail For Lalu Yadav In Fodder Scam; Apply After 2 Months, Says Court

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday February 19, 2021

Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav's bail plea in a case linked to the fodder scam was rejected by the Jharkhand High Court today. The former Bihar chief minister has to serve two more months in this case, known as the Dumka case, where he was convicted of withdrawing Rs 3.13 crore from the treasury in the city in Jharkhand, formerly in ...

Man Gets Life Imprisonment For Raping 6-Year-Old Dalit Girl In UP

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 16, 2021

A Mirzapur court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a six-year-old, physically challenged Dalit girl, completing the trial in 24 days.

US Senate's Top Republican Mitch McConnell Says Will Vote To Acquit Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 13, 2021

The US Senate's top Republican Mitch McConnell revealed Saturday that he will vote against convicting Donald Trump, as the impeachment trial of the former president nears its conclusion with a likely acquittal.

Court Convicts Chit Fund Official In Rose Valley Money Laundering Case

India News | ANI | Saturday February 13, 2021

A Special PMLA court in Kolkata today convicted a Rose Valley official Arun Mukherjee in the Rose Valley money laundering case and sentenced him to seven years in jail.

If Senate Does Not Convict Trump, "He Can Do This Again," Democrats Warn

World News | Reuters | Friday February 12, 2021

Democratic prosecutors making the case that Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection by encouraging his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol warned the Senate on Thursday that if it fails to convict the former president, "he can do this again."

Democrats Wrap Impeachment Case, Urge Donald Trump's Convicted

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 12, 2021

Democrats rested their impeachment case against Donald Trump on Thursday, saying he incited insurrection after losing re-election and is so dangerous he should be barred from holding office again.

Salman Khan Skips Hearing In Blackbuck Poaching Case After Exemption

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 6, 2021

Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Friday skipped his appearance before a sessions court in Jodhpur, hearing his appeal against his conviction in a blackbuck poaching case of 1998.

8 Convicts With Good Conduct Given Jobs At Fuel Pump In Indore

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 6, 2021

Eight convicts with good conduct and approaching the end of their sentences have been deployed at the first petrol pump launched in Indore on Saturday by the Madhya Pradesh jail department, an official said.

Salman Khan Allowed To Appear In Blackbuck Poaching Case Via Video Link Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 6, 2021

Bollywood actor Salman Khan was on Friday allowed by the Rajasthan High Court to appear before a sessions court in Jodhpur, hearing his appeal against conviction in the Black Buck poaching case, through video conferencing.

India's GDP Will Grow At 10.5% In FY22, Says RBI Governor

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Friday February 5, 2021

India's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at 10.5 per cent in FY22 as the economy is bouncing back from a low base after this pandemic stricken year, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said and exuded confidence that the Indian economy is poised to move only in one direction - upwards. "It is our strong conviction backed by f...

Ask President: Tamil Nadu Governor After 2 Years In Rajiv Gandhi Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday February 4, 2021

After more than two years, Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has decided on whether the seven people convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi should be released early. The decision: It's President Ram Nath Kovind's decision.