New Delhi, April 9 A Delhi court has granted bail to two accused in an alleged job scam-cum-kidnapping case, observing that the investigating officer failed to satisfactorily explain key aspects of the investigation and that "seriousness alone cannot be the only reason to deny bail".Additional...
Bhopal, April 7 The Madhya Pradesh government will release 87 prisoners serving life sentences for good conduct on April 14 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, an official said.This will be a premature release of these prisoners.In addition, remission/special remission is also...
March 29, New Delhi: Proceedings are taking place at the Kathmandu District Court against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in a negligence case related to the recent protests by Gen Z.Lekhak was brought to court for an extension of his pre-trial...
Colombo, March 27 The Supreme Court fined a former health minister of Sri Lanka 75 million Sri Lankan rupees on Friday for violating fundamental rights by importing medicines under an Indian credit line in 2022 through a company not registered for that purpose.A three-judge bench of the island...
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New York, March 25 – Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, called on Chinese authorities on Wednesday to immediately overturn the conviction of prominent human rights lawyer Xie Yang and release him unconditionally, citing serious procedural violations and years of persecution...
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Quetta, February 26 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, expressed grave concern on Thursday over the continued imprisonment of its chief organizer, Mehrang Baloch, and other leaders, citing what it described as a systematic pattern of "legal and procedural manipulation"...
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Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court has granted bail to a Sri Lankan citizen, residing as a refugee in Chennai and suspected of being a member of the LTTE armed cadre, in a UAPA case, as the trial had not commenced even after over four years of his judicial custody.A bench of justices...
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