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Supreme Court Cancels Chhota Rajan's Bail In 2001 Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of gangster Chhota Rajan, which was granted to him by the Bombay High Court in October 2024 in the 2001 murder of Jaya Shetty.
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Alexei Navalny's Wife Says Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
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Main Suspect in Madeleine McCann Case, Christian Brueckner, Set for Release
The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released on Wednesday from the German prison where he has been serving a seven-year prison sentence for an unrelated sex crime.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Is Going To Prison. Here Is How He Can Get Out
On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.
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South Korean Woman Sentenced To 10 Months for Fighting Molester, Acquitted After 61 Years
Choi Mal-ja, convicted 61 years ago for biting her attacker's tongue, was acquitted after a retrial recognized her act as justifiable self-defense, marking a major victory for victims of sexual violence in South Korea.
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Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav Gets 1-Year Jail In 2006 Road Blockade Case
An MP-MLA court on Monday sentenced Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav to one year rigorous imprisonment in a case registered against him in 2006 for blocking a road during a protest.
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Man Gets 5-Year Jail Term For Sexually Assaulting Boy In Gurugram
A court in Gurugram sentenced a man to five years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a boy three years ago, police said on Saturday.
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Indian-Origin Man Gets Life Term For Killing Mother In UK Over TV Remote
A 39-year-old Indian-origin man who killed his mother at her home in Birmingham has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years behind bars before being considered for parole.
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Ex-Union Minister, 13 Others Jailed For 2 Years In 2013 Road Blockade Case
A court on Friday sentenced senior Congress leader and former Union minister of state Pradeep Jain Aditya and 13 others to two years' imprisonment in connection with a 2013 road blockade held to protest power cuts, a case lawyer said.
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US-Backed Brazil's Bolsonaro Sentenced To 27 Years In Jail In Coup Case
He has a long history of homophobic, misogynistic and racist comments delivered in a belligerent, everyman style which endeared him to many.
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Brazil Supreme Court Convicts Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro In Coup Case
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday reached the majority of three votes needed to convict firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, making a lengthy prison sentence a near certainty.
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After Mass Nepal Prison Break, 1 Inmate Knocks To Get Back In. Here's Why
At least 15,000 prisoners escaped from more than two dozen prisons across Nepal after mass jailbreaks as Gen-Z protestors took to the streets to protest against corruption and the government's ban on several social media apps
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South Korea Overturns 61-Year Ruling On Woman's Self-Defence Case
A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she challenged the ruling inspired by the country's #MeToo movement.
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Nepal Ex-Minister Accused In 2012 Bomb Blast Released After 13 Years Amid Protests
Amid ongoing protests in Nepal led by the Gen-Z movement, former state minister Sanjay Kumar Sah, who had been serving a life sentence, walked out of Lalitpur's Nakkhu Jail.
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Ex-Thai PM Jailed For A Year For Improperly Serving 2023 Prison Term In Hospital
Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country's most powerful and polarising statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
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Supreme Court Cancels Chhota Rajan's Bail In 2001 Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of gangster Chhota Rajan, which was granted to him by the Bombay High Court in October 2024 in the 2001 murder of Jaya Shetty.
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Alexei Navalny's Wife Says Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
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Main Suspect in Madeleine McCann Case, Christian Brueckner, Set for Release
The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released on Wednesday from the German prison where he has been serving a seven-year prison sentence for an unrelated sex crime.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Is Going To Prison. Here Is How He Can Get Out
On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.
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South Korean Woman Sentenced To 10 Months for Fighting Molester, Acquitted After 61 Years
Choi Mal-ja, convicted 61 years ago for biting her attacker's tongue, was acquitted after a retrial recognized her act as justifiable self-defense, marking a major victory for victims of sexual violence in South Korea.
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Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav Gets 1-Year Jail In 2006 Road Blockade Case
An MP-MLA court on Monday sentenced Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav to one year rigorous imprisonment in a case registered against him in 2006 for blocking a road during a protest.
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Man Gets 5-Year Jail Term For Sexually Assaulting Boy In Gurugram
A court in Gurugram sentenced a man to five years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a boy three years ago, police said on Saturday.
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Indian-Origin Man Gets Life Term For Killing Mother In UK Over TV Remote
A 39-year-old Indian-origin man who killed his mother at her home in Birmingham has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years behind bars before being considered for parole.
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Ex-Union Minister, 13 Others Jailed For 2 Years In 2013 Road Blockade Case
A court on Friday sentenced senior Congress leader and former Union minister of state Pradeep Jain Aditya and 13 others to two years' imprisonment in connection with a 2013 road blockade held to protest power cuts, a case lawyer said.
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US-Backed Brazil's Bolsonaro Sentenced To 27 Years In Jail In Coup Case
He has a long history of homophobic, misogynistic and racist comments delivered in a belligerent, everyman style which endeared him to many.
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Brazil Supreme Court Convicts Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro In Coup Case
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday reached the majority of three votes needed to convict firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, making a lengthy prison sentence a near certainty.
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After Mass Nepal Prison Break, 1 Inmate Knocks To Get Back In. Here's Why
At least 15,000 prisoners escaped from more than two dozen prisons across Nepal after mass jailbreaks as Gen-Z protestors took to the streets to protest against corruption and the government's ban on several social media apps
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South Korea Overturns 61-Year Ruling On Woman's Self-Defence Case
A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she challenged the ruling inspired by the country's #MeToo movement.
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Nepal Ex-Minister Accused In 2012 Bomb Blast Released After 13 Years Amid Protests
Amid ongoing protests in Nepal led by the Gen-Z movement, former state minister Sanjay Kumar Sah, who had been serving a life sentence, walked out of Lalitpur's Nakkhu Jail.
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Ex-Thai PM Jailed For A Year For Improperly Serving 2023 Prison Term In Hospital
Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country's most powerful and polarising statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
