Jail

Two Co-Accused In Munawar Faruqui Case Walk Out Of Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 28, 2021

Two persons involved in organizing a comedy show of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui were released from the Central jail in Indore on Saturday, after spending nearly two months behind bars.

Fight Not Yet Over, Says Sister On Nodeep Kaur's Bail

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

The bail granted to labour rights campaigner Nodeep Kaur is far from a victory, her elder sister Rajvir Kaur said on Friday, noting that the fight is still on as the list of activists lodged in jails is "very long".

"Will Go To Singhu, Sit With Farmers": Activist Nodeep Kaur Out Of Jail

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 26, 2021

Nodeep Kaur, the 23-year-old labour rights activist who was released on bail on Friday following global outrage, told NDTV that she will visit the Singhu border near Delhi where farmers have been protesting against the centre's agricultural laws for three months and join the demonstration.

"Preparations Completed": Mumbai's High-Security Arthur Road Jail Awaits Nirav Modi

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

With a UK court ruling in favour of extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, Mumbai's Arthur Road jail has kept a special cell ready to lodge him, an official said today.

Nodeep Kaur, Activist Arrested For Delhi Border Protest, Gets Bail

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday February 26, 2021

Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who arrested on January 12 from a labourers' protest at Kundli border point, was today granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an attempt to murder case. She has been lodged in a Karnal jail in Haryana. Ms Kaur had accused the police of sexual assault under custody, but the allegation was denied by au...

One-Year Dubai Jail Term For Driver Whose Accident Killed 12 Indians

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 25, 2021

A Dubai court on Thursday reduced the seven-year sentence of an Omani bus driver who crashed the vehicle into a low-clearance sign after entering a restricted lane, killing 17 people, including 12 Indians, in 2019.

In A First, Russia Jails Female Jehovah's Witness

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Russia on Wednesday sentenced a female member of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith to two years in prison, a first in the country's crackdown on the US-based religious movement.

"As Amma Wished, AIADMK Should Contest Polls With Us": VK Sasikala

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday February 24, 2021

The AIADMK and her breakaway AMMK party should contest this year's Tamil Nadu elections together, VK Sasikala, the sacked chief of the ruling outfit released from jail last month, said on Wednesday, paying tributes to former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary.

UP Slams Punjab For Calling Gangster Mukhtar Ansari "Small Fry", "Shamelessly" Protecting Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 24, 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that the Punjab government is "shamelessly" protecting gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently in a district jail in Punjab's Rupnagar in connection with an alleged extortion case. UP government slammed the Punjab government for not sending him to Uttar Pradesh to face tr...

62 Inmates Dead In Ecuador Prison Riots

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 24, 2021

At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.

Queen Elizabeth's Relative Gets 10-Month Jail For Sexual Assualt In UK: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

A relative of Queen Elizabeth II was on Tuesday sentenced to a 10-month prison term for sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral home in Angus, Scotland.

Disagreeing With State Can't Mean Jail: Big Quotes Of Disha Ravi Verdict

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist who was arrested from Bengaluru in the "Toolkit" case earlier this month, has been granted bail. A Delhi court, while granting her bail, made strong remarks in favour of freedom of speech and expression and right to dissent in the country. "The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wou...

"Scanty, Sketchy Evidence": Disha Ravi Walks Out Of Jail

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate change activist charged with sedition after being arrested February 13 in connection with a "toolkit" relating to the farmers' protest, walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail late Tuesday, hours after a Delhi court granted her bail

Pak-American Gets 12-Year In Jail For Illegal Funding To US Politicians

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 22, 2021

A Pakistani-American venture capitalist has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined USD 1.75 million for falsifying records to hide his work as an unregistered foreign agent while lobbying high-level US officials.

Remembering Kasturba Gandhi On Her Death Anniversary Today

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday February 22, 2021

Kasturba Gandhi's death anniversary:Netizens are paying tribute to Kasturba Gandhi on her death anniversary today. She died on February 22, 1944. Kasturba Gandhi was alosely associated with several campaigns during India's independence movement and went to jail several times.