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Kollam (Kerala), March 9 A court here on Monday dismissed the bail petition of former TDB member N Vijayakumar in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft cases.Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit C S rejected Vijayakumar's bail plea in two cases related to the theft of gold from the...

Mumbai, March 9 The Bombay High Court on Monday described a father's claim that his minor daughter accused him of rape simply out of anger as "far-fetched".Upholding the man's life sentence, a bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram Shirsat dismissed his plea challenging a March 2020...

Chandigarh, March 7 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday acquitted self-proclaimed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati in 2002.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping...

Kohima, March 7 A Kohima court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his brother.According to the Office of the Public Prosecutor, the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kohima, Mezivolu T Therieh, on Friday found Lezo Seletsu (49) guilty under Section 302 of the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 A Kerala court has sentenced a 65-year-old man to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy in April last year.Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court judge Anju Meera Birla said that there was no need to show any undue leniency to the accused...

Kochi, March 5 The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to change the title of the film 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' and criticized the petitioners for casting aspersions on the division bench, which paved the way for the movie's release.A...

Mumbai, March 4 Actor Rajpal Yadav has clarified that he never cried in front of the judge and also did not tell the court that he had no money.Speaking exclusively to IANS, he shared that such claims were completely fabricated by social media, and people who have no idea about the case ended...

New Delhi, March 3 A court here has acquitted a man accused of raping a woman under the pretext of marriage, citing insufficient evidence to frame charges under the alleged offenses.Additional Sessions Judge Harjeet Singh Jaspal was hearing a case registered in 2017 under sections 376 (rape)...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 28 A court here sentenced a former intelligence officer of the commercial taxes department to four years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a bribery case.Kozhikode Vigilance Court Judge Shibu Thomas on Friday sentenced K Mohanan of...

Vijayawada, February 28 – Authorities handed over the remains of Ayesha Meera, a 17-year-old student who was raped and murdered in 2007, to her parents on Friday.The remains, which were exhumed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2019 for a re-postmortem, were received by Shamshad...

Bijnor (UP), February 27 Two men were allegedly seen threatening a judge with violence shortly after being sentenced to life imprisonment here, officials said on Friday.On Thursday, Jaideep and Pintu Chauhan were convicted of the murder of Pukhraj, who was killed by a car on May 19, 2024...

Kannur (Kerala), February 26 A court here has sentenced a former official of a SupplyCo supermarket, employed under the state government, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a corruption case.Kannur Vigilance Court Judge K Ramakrishnan sentenced P Muhammad Ashraf...

Washington, February 26 – The Trump administration's effort to expedite deportations to third countries hit a legal snag after a US appeals court refused to suspend a lower court order blocking the policy.The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston on Wednesday (local time) denied...

Lucknow, February 25 A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his friend by setting him on fire due to an old grudge, court officials said on Wednesday.According to the prosecution, the case was registered at the Gudamba police station on July 12, 2012, based on a...

Los Angeles, February 24 – Actor and comedian Russell Brand, who faces two new charges of rape and sexual assault, has pleaded not guilty to the new charges.Brand entered his plea at Southwark Crown Court in London, according to ‘Variety’ reports.The offenses, which involve two women...

Mumbai, February 24 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash a defamation complaint against him over alleged remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A single bench of Justice N R Borkar heard the plea and...

Theni (Tamil Nadu), February 24 Noting that he has worked for the party's welfare for over 46 years while enduring "all insults with patience", expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam offered to quit politics if his mistakes were proven.Without naming AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K...

New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Subramanian Swamy challenging the Andhra Pradesh government's decision to appoint a one-member committee to review the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the Tirumala laddus controversy.A bench comprising...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 22 A court here has convicted a 60-year-old man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering his brother's wife over a property dispute, officials said on Sunday.Additional District and Sessions Judge Vishnu Chandra Vaish on Saturday held the accused...

Bareilly (UP), February 21 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping his mother.Additional District Government Advocate (ADGC) Suresh Babu Sahu said on October 12, 2021, a woman along with her two sons, Pradeep and Rajesh, came to the...