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Assam Passes Bill To Ban Polygamy, Makes It Criminal Offence
The Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it a punishable offence with up to seven years of imprisonment, along with a provision for compensation to the victim woman, Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Questions To Amit Shah On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Law
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed law to remove ministers accused of serious offences if they are jailed for more than a month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal hit back
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Future Queen Of Netherlands Targeted In Deepfake Pornography Scandal, Videos Removed By FBI
The creation of explicit deepfake content is a criminal offence in the Netherlands and punishable with up to one year in jail.
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Missing Friday Prayers May Lead To Fine, Jail For Muslim Men In This Malaysian State
Muslim men in Malaysia's Terengganu state may face up to two years in prison, a fine of 3,000 Malaysian Ringgit, or both if they skip Friday prayers without a valid reason.
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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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Assam Passes Bill To Ban Polygamy, Makes It Criminal Offence
The Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it a punishable offence with up to seven years of imprisonment, along with a provision for compensation to the victim woman, Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Questions To Amit Shah On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Law
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed law to remove ministers accused of serious offences if they are jailed for more than a month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal hit back
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Future Queen Of Netherlands Targeted In Deepfake Pornography Scandal, Videos Removed By FBI
The creation of explicit deepfake content is a criminal offence in the Netherlands and punishable with up to one year in jail.
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Missing Friday Prayers May Lead To Fine, Jail For Muslim Men In This Malaysian State
Muslim men in Malaysia's Terengganu state may face up to two years in prison, a fine of 3,000 Malaysian Ringgit, or both if they skip Friday prayers without a valid reason.
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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.
