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  1. Odisha: 41-year-old man sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping woman

    A court in Baripada, Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to 10 years in jail for raping a woman multiple times.The fast track special court of Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.Special public prosecutor Manoranjan...
  2. AAP lauds SC order on CM Kejriwal's interim bail, accuses BJP of hatching 'another conspiracy'

    AAP ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj, in their first reaction to CM Kejriwal's bail, hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also accused it of hatching "another conspiracy" to keep the AAP convenor in jail.On the news of CM Kejriwal not coming out of jail despite getting relief...
  3. 'Satyamev Jayate': AAP after SC grants interim bull, Kejriwal

    New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday praised the Supreme Court for granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise duty policy scam case filed by the ED, saying "Satyamev Jayate".However, Kejriwal, who is AAP's national convenor, will remain in jail as he was...
  4. Delhi High Court judge recuses himself from hearing NIA's death penalty plea for Yasin Malik

    After Justice Amit Sharma recused himself from hearing the case, a bench headed by Justice Prathiba M. Singh directed the matter to be listed before a different composition on August 9 after obtaining approval from the Acting Chief Justice.In an earlier order, the Delhi High Court had directed...
  5. Kannada actor Darshan files petition in HC, asks for home-cooked food in jail

    Bengaluru, Kannada actor Darshan Thogudeepa, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case, has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking direction to the jail authorities to allow home-cooked food in jail.They have also asked for cutlery, clothes...
  6. Official says Pak court may convict former Foreign Minister Qureshi on July 15 in police station burning case

    Lahore, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister and close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, is likely to be formally charged on July 15 by Lahore's anti-terrorism court (ATC) in a case related to the burning of a police station during the May 9 violence last year...
  7. PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail; To appear before ATC

    Lahore Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former foreign minister of Pakistan and close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was on Monday shifted from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore and will be produced before an anti-terrorism court (ATC). ) in the cases of the May 9...
  8. Former Pak PM Imran Khan demands fresh elections under a "new and fair" Election Commission

    Lahore, Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has demanded new elections under a “new and impartial” election commission, saying the entire country knows that the 2024 elections were the biggest fraud in Pakistan's history.“As a believer in 'Laa Ilaaha Illallah' (there is no god...
  9. Excise case: Court refuses to allow presence of Kejriwal's wife during consultation with medical board, says she can approach freely

    New Delhi [India], Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday rejected Arvind Kejriwal's plea for his wife to be present during the consultation with the medical board."This court sees no reason to make an exception for the plaintiff going against prison regulations, more particularly in view of...
  10. Imran Khan's party vows to hold public meeting in Islamabad despite suspension of NOC

    Islamabad [Pakistan], Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf () leader Omar Ayub has said that the party's public meeting in Islamabad will take place as scheduled today despite the suspension by the authorities of the Certificate of No Objection (NOC), Pakistan- reported ARY News.In a statement, Ayub said...
  11. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering going on hunger strike over 'not getting justice'

    Islamabad [Pakistan], the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf () has asked Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa to refrain from involvement in cases related to the political party, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.Additionally, founder Imran Khan has said that he was contemplating going on a hunger strike...
  12. Pak court seeks reply to Imran Khan's allegations of ISI interference in jail matters

    Islamabad [Pakistan], The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has accepted a petition filed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, alleging interference of the (ISI) in the administration of Adiala Jail, Dawn reported.Chief Justice Aamer Farooq presided over the preliminary hearing and directed Adiala...
  13. 'Conman' Sukesh Chandrashekhar gets bail from Bombay HC in 2015 fraud case

    Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to alleged swindler Sukesh Chandrashekhar in a 2015 fraud case registered by the Economic Offenses Wing of the city police.However, Chandrashekhar will not step out of Delhi's Tihar Jail, where he is currently lodged, as he is accused in multiple...
  14. Engineer Rashid takes oath as member of 18th Lok Sabha

    Engineer Rashid took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha after winning from Baramulla constituency of Jammu and Kashmir.He defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah by a huge margin of over two lakh votes.The 56-year-old...
  15. Amritpal Singh taken from Assam jail to New Delhi to take oath as MP

    Waris Punjab activist Amritpal Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh jail, was flown to New Delhi on Friday morning by a special flight for his swearing-in as MP, an official said.Singh, who won the Lok Sabha elections from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib constituency, has been granted four-day parole for taking...
  16. Jailed Punjab leader Amritpal Singh taken out of Assam jail before Lok Sabha oath taking oath

    Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], jailed heir Punjab chief Amritpal Singh was taken out of Dibrugarh jail in Assam by a team of Punjab Police on Friday morning.Singh is likely to take oath as Lok Sabha MP in the national capital on Friday.In the recent 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Singh contested and...
  17. Drug kingpin escapes: Two Pune policemen dismissed from service

    Pune: Two Pune policemen have been dismissed from service for dereliction of duty in the escape case of alleged drug kingpin Lalit Patil last year. An official gave this information on Thursday.Patil, who was in jail in a drug case and was undergoing treatment at Sassoon General Hospital, had...
  18. UP: Prisoner serving life sentence in murder case dies of cardiac arrest in Muzaffarnagar jail

    Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 38-year-old prisoner, serving life imprisonment after being convicted in a murder case, died allegedly of cardiac arrest in the district jail here on Thursday. The officers provided this information.Jailer Rajesh Kumar Singh said that prisoner Kapil was taken to the...
  19. Amritpal can meet family but will not be allowed to leave Delhi: Lok Sabha orders parole for taking oath

    Chandigarh/Amritsar, Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who is being brought to Delhi on parole to take oath as a member of the Lok Sabha, will be allowed to join his family but will not be allowed to leave the "territorial jurisdiction" of New Delhi.During his stay in the national...
  20. Gangster Abu Salem walks out of Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail for transfer to Nashik jail

    Thane gangster Abu Salem, who is serving life sentence in the 1993 serial blasts case, was on Thursday shifted from Taloja Jail in Navi Mumbai and will be shifted to Nashik Central Jail amid tight police security said an official.Salem was taken from Taloja jail in a vehicle at 11.30 am, he...