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Indonesia Court Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning For Kissing, Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
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'He Was Juvenile In 1988': Man, Now 53, Gets 3 Years' Punishment For Rape
Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl, a 53-year-old man has been referred to the Juvenile Justice Board after the Supreme Court found he was a juvenile at the time of the incident
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AAP vs Congress After Chief Minister Tables Anti-Sacrilege Bill In Punjab Assembly
The Punjab Assembly witnessed uproar today when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government tabled the anti-sacrilege bill, proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilegious acts against religious scriptures.
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No Criminal Offence In Merely Supporting Pakistan: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that merely showing support to Pakistan, without referring to any incident or mentioning the name of India.
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Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
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Shreyas Iyer Handed Big Punishment By BCCI After Win Against Chennai Super Kings. Reason Is...
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 12 Lakh for maintaining slow over-rate during the IPL 2025 encounter against Chennai Super Kings.
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Unnatural Sex With Wife Without Consent Not Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court
Unnatural sex between a man and his adult wife dies not merit punishment, the Chhattisgarh High Court said in a recent judgment. The case involves a man whose wife died in hospital after un-natural sex.
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Sex In Front Of Child Is Sexual Harassment Of Minor: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse or exhibiting a naked body before a minor amounts to sexual harassment of the child and is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Australian To Have New Privacy Laws To Prohibit Doxxing
The act of doxxing by releasing someone's personal information without consent will be made a criminal offence in Australia under new government privacy laws.
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Zomato Urges Customers To Not Pressurise Riders To Drive Faster, Calls It A 'Punishable Offence'
Zomato's latest advertisement encourages customers to be patient after placing their food order.
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Making Exaggerated Claims To Get Refunds Punishable Offence: Tax Department
The I-T Department has asked income tax return filers to not make bogus claims for expenses, under-report their earnings or exaggerate deductions as this is a punishable offence and causes a delay in issuance of refunds.
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4 Maoists Get Rigorous Imprisonment For Assaulting, Threatening Kerala Cop
Anoop, convicted only under the UAPA, will undergo eight-year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs 60,000 and accused Ibrahim has also been punished for offences under the same law to six years rigorous imprisonment besides fine of Rs 40,000.
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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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Life Term, Rs 5 Lakh Fine, Property Seizure: Himachal Calls For Stricter Drug Laws
Advocating for more powers to the state under the drug law, Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister said the punishment for drug offences should be nothing short of life imprisonment.
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96% Drop In Divorces Among Muslims Since Triple Talaq Law: Kerala Governer
The rate of divorce among Muslims has "come down by 96 per cent" since triple talaq was made a punishable offence under the law in 2019 and this has benefitted women and children, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Thursday.
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Indonesia Court Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning For Kissing, Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
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'He Was Juvenile In 1988': Man, Now 53, Gets 3 Years' Punishment For Rape
Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl, a 53-year-old man has been referred to the Juvenile Justice Board after the Supreme Court found he was a juvenile at the time of the incident
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AAP vs Congress After Chief Minister Tables Anti-Sacrilege Bill In Punjab Assembly
The Punjab Assembly witnessed uproar today when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government tabled the anti-sacrilege bill, proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilegious acts against religious scriptures.
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No Criminal Offence In Merely Supporting Pakistan: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that merely showing support to Pakistan, without referring to any incident or mentioning the name of India.
-
Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
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Shreyas Iyer Handed Big Punishment By BCCI After Win Against Chennai Super Kings. Reason Is...
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 12 Lakh for maintaining slow over-rate during the IPL 2025 encounter against Chennai Super Kings.
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Unnatural Sex With Wife Without Consent Not Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court
Unnatural sex between a man and his adult wife dies not merit punishment, the Chhattisgarh High Court said in a recent judgment. The case involves a man whose wife died in hospital after un-natural sex.
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Sex In Front Of Child Is Sexual Harassment Of Minor: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse or exhibiting a naked body before a minor amounts to sexual harassment of the child and is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Australian To Have New Privacy Laws To Prohibit Doxxing
The act of doxxing by releasing someone's personal information without consent will be made a criminal offence in Australia under new government privacy laws.
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Zomato Urges Customers To Not Pressurise Riders To Drive Faster, Calls It A 'Punishable Offence'
Zomato's latest advertisement encourages customers to be patient after placing their food order.
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Making Exaggerated Claims To Get Refunds Punishable Offence: Tax Department
The I-T Department has asked income tax return filers to not make bogus claims for expenses, under-report their earnings or exaggerate deductions as this is a punishable offence and causes a delay in issuance of refunds.
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4 Maoists Get Rigorous Imprisonment For Assaulting, Threatening Kerala Cop
Anoop, convicted only under the UAPA, will undergo eight-year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs 60,000 and accused Ibrahim has also been punished for offences under the same law to six years rigorous imprisonment besides fine of Rs 40,000.
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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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Life Term, Rs 5 Lakh Fine, Property Seizure: Himachal Calls For Stricter Drug Laws
Advocating for more powers to the state under the drug law, Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister said the punishment for drug offences should be nothing short of life imprisonment.
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96% Drop In Divorces Among Muslims Since Triple Talaq Law: Kerala Governer
The rate of divorce among Muslims has "come down by 96 per cent" since triple talaq was made a punishable offence under the law in 2019 and this has benefitted women and children, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Thursday.
