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Islamabad, March 10 – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has condemned the sentencing of 47 party leaders and supporters to 10-year imprisonment on terrorism charges in absentia, calling it a "political vendetta." A report details that this occurred after Judge Amjad Ali Shah of the Anti-Terrorism...

Bengaluru, March 10 A Karnataka court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl with physical and mental disabilities in the Belagavi district.The accused, Dhareppa alias Dheeraj Angata Khanase, illegally entered the girl's house while her...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of actor Dileep and nine others in response to an appeal filed by the state government challenging the judgment of the trial court in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.The High Court admitted the appeal, in...

Kochi, March 8 A court here has sentenced a Kerala film producer to two years' imprisonment each in two cheating cases.Additional Sessions Court Judge Sabarinathan P found Joby George (49) of Kallara South in Kottayam guilty in two cases related to promising jobs and business opportunities...

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...

Surendranagar, March 3 – More than 18 people accused of cow slaughter have been given sentences ranging from seven years to life imprisonment in the past year, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday, reiterating the state’s “zero tolerance” policy.While attending the Holi...

Kollam (Kerala), March 1 A court here has sentenced a man to imprisonment until death for torturing and sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.Special Judge Aravind B Edayodi of the Punalur Fast Track Court (POCSO Act Cases) awarded the sentence and a fine of Rs 5 lakh to Kalaivanan Kamaraj...

Sonbhadra (UP), February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a Dalit girl seven years ago, the prosecution said.Government Advocate Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said on October 25, 2018, a woman submitted a written...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala government filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court on Friday, challenging the acquittal of Malayalam cinema star Dileep and others in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.In its appeal, the state is also seeking to increase the punishment awarded to...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala government on Friday filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court challenging the acquittal of Malayalam cinema star Dileep and others in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.In its appeal, the state is also seeking to increase the sentence awarded to the...

Jaipur, February 25 – The Rajasthan Bill, 2026, on Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas, was introduced in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. It is expected to be discussed in detail and...

Latur, February 25 A special court in Latur, Maharashtra, sentenced a 46-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl, police said on Wednesday.Judge SV Jadhav also imposed a fine of Rs 4,000 on the convict, Govindrao Koli...

Mumbai, February 24 A sessions court here on Tuesday sentenced a horse handler to two years of rigorous imprisonment for the tragic death of a six-year-old girl in 2017.Janhavi Mistry, the daughter of Mahendra Mistry, CEO of a private firm, died after falling from a horse during a joyride in...

Kaushambi (UP), February 21 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman under the guise of marriage, a government lawyer said.Additional District Government Counsel (Criminal) Shashank Khare said that on June 25, 2017, Gogia Devi filed a...

Islamabad, February 21 – Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's position "was at risk," describing his recently announced 'Release Imran Khan Force' as "unconstitutional and illegal," according to local media."The KP...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 A court has sentenced a former headmaster and former clerk of a government higher secondary school to six years of rigorous imprisonment in a case of fund misappropriation.Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance Court Judge Manoj A on Friday sentenced former headmaster K...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notices in a plea filed by the Unnao rape survivor seeking to enhance the sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of her father.A division bench comprising Justices Navin Chawla...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 18 A POCSO court in Berhampur, Odisha, on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl four years ago, a government counsel said.Additional district judge and POCSO special court judge Pranati Pattnaik...

Ballia (UP), February 18 A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor Dalit girl in 2025, and imposed a fine of ₹75,000 on the convict, officials said on Wednesday.Public prosecutor Vimal Kumar Rai said that in February 2025, the convict lured the...

Nagpur, February 17 The wife of a civil engineer from Nagpur has been running from pillar to post to secure the release of her husband, who has been imprisoned in Mali, a West African country, since last February following his arrest in a financial dispute involving his Uttar Pradesh-based...