Jail

Drug Kingpin "El Chapo" Sits In Jail, Daughters Have Barbie Themed Party

World News | Kyle Swenson, The Washington Post | Thursday September 20, 2018

Pink abounds. Pink flowers. Pink balloon arches. Pink couches. Pink triple-decker cakes. Pink cutouts of the number seven. The color's whole spectrum - from cotton-candy to medium-rare steak - is on display.

Australia Increases Jail Term For Food Tampering After Needle Scare

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 20, 2018

Australia on Thursday increased the jail term to 15 years for anyone convicted of contaminating foodstuffs as a scare over needles found in strawberries and other fruits gripped the country

In Nagaland, Mob Tries To Enter Jail In Search Of Murder Accused

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 20, 2018

A section of people from a rally ransacked vehicles and tried to forcefully enter a local jail on Wednesday suspecting that two persons accused of murdering a policeman are lodged there, police said.

17-Year-Old Raped And Murdered Minor, Awarded 20 Years Jail In Haryana

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 19, 2018

A Hisar court today sentenced a 17-year-old to 20 years of imprisonment for raping and killing a six-year-old girl of Uklana town in Haryana's Hisar district last year.

Ex-ISRO Scientist Says He Was Tortured, Underwent "Untold Misery" In Jail

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Days after the Supreme Court cleared his name in a so-called spy scandal, former ISRO scientist S Nambi Narayanan alleged on Wednesday that he had to undergo "untold misery" and "suffering" when he was jailed.

Nawaz Sharif, Daughter To Be Released; Pak Court Suspends Jail Sentence

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 19, 2018

A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending prison sentences a lower court handed down in July over the purchase of upscale apartments in London.

Triple Talaq To Be An Offence, President Clears Ordinance: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 20, 2018

Triple talaq or instant divorce is just short of becoming a punishable offence after the government cleared an ordinance or executive order on Wednesday to enforce a proposed law that could not be passed in parliament in August. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the ordinance on Wednesday night, a top law ministry functionary said. The goverm...

Russians Refusing To Delete "Fake News" Could Face Year In Prison

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Russians who refuse to take down online information that has been judged "false" by a court could be sentenced to up to a year in prison under a bill approved by MPs Tuesday in a key second reading.

On PM Modi's Birthday, UP Releases 68 Prisoners From Jail

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, the Uttar Pradesh Prisons Department facilitated release of 68 prisoners facing additional jail term for their failure to deposit the fine imposed on them.

How Chandrashekhar Ravan Could Impact Mayawati And BJP For 2019

India News | Written by Shikha Trivedy, Edited by Suparna Singh | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, who was imprisoned for a year on controversial charges of endangering national security, has been freed just in time to challenge the Dalit powerhouse status of Mayawati.

Strawberry Saboteur Evades Australia Police, Accused Face Decade In Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Australian police on Tuesday admitted they still don't know who has been putting sewing needles in supermarket strawberries, but warned perpetrators behind the nationwide scare face a decade in jail

On Parole For Wife Kulsoom's Funeral, Nawaz Sharif To Return To Jail

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 17, 2018

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law are set to return to the jail on Monday after the end their five-day parole granted to them to attend the funeral of his wife Begum Kulsoom, who died last week in London after a battle with cancer.

Railways Act May Include A Provision To Check Online Ticketing Frauds, Say Sources

Business | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 16, 2018

The proposal, however, has not suggested an increase in the three year jail term for those convicted.

Salman Khan's Bigg Boss 12: A Glimpse Of The House - It's Grander And Brighter Than Before

Entertainment | Sunday September 16, 2018

Bigg Boss can outdo his own work and the decor of Bigg Boss 12 sets is proof

Request To Free Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins Not Sent To Centre: Governor

India News | Reported By J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 15, 2018

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today denied media reports that he had forwarded to the Union Home Ministry a State Government recommendation that all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination be released.