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- India
Court denies anticipatory bail to Bhopal lawyer in wife’s death
Bhopal: The suspicious death of 33-year-old model and actress Twisha Sharma has taken a critical turn as a Bhopal court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of her absconding lawyer-husband, Samarth Singh.…
- India
US Department of Justice drops all charges against Adani, court dismisses case
New York: In yet another significant development, the US Department of Justice has permanently dropped all criminal charges against Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, in an alleged securities and wire…
- India
TCS Nashik case: Court says clear evidence of abetment by POSH member
Mumbai: A court in Maharashtra’s Nashik has denied bail to TCS site head and POSH committee member Ashwini Chainani noting that she ‘ignored’ the complaint of a victim in the alleged sexual…
- India
Thane court acquits trio accused of trafficking teenager, rape in 2016
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has acquitted three persons, including a 31-year-old woman, in a 2016 case of alleged kidnapping, trafficking, and rape of a minor girl, observing that the prosecution…
- India
Udhayanidhi says Sanatana Dharma divides, must be ‘abolished’
Chennai: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday, May 12, called for the “abolition” of Sanatana Dharma, claiming it divides people, repeating the controversial remarks he made in September 2023. In his maiden…
- India
Consensual relationship over two years not rape, says Thane court, acquits man
Thane: A sessions court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of rape and cheating, holding that a long-term sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage cannot be…
- India
CJI announces ‘One Case One Data’ initiative, launches AI chatbot ‘Su Sahay’
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday, May 11, announced the launch of a major digital initiative aimed at strengthening judicial data integration and improving public access to court…
- India
Kerala court sentences 20-year-old man in minor girl rape case
Kollam: A Kerala court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to 21 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl after befriending her on a social media app. Karunagappally Fast Track Special Court…
- India
Court acquits Thane man accused of stepson’s murder
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of killing his 4-year-old stepson, noting that the prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstances to prove the guilt of the accused…
- India
Youth gets five-year jail term for sexually harassing 14-year-old girl
Thane: A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a 21-year-old man to imprisonment for five years for sexually harassing and threatening a teenage girl after befriending her on social media while…
- India
Bomb threat poster triggers panic in Shimla; SDM office, court evacuated
Shimla: Panic erupted here after a poster warning of a bomb threat targeting the local court and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) office in Rohru was discovered, police said on Wednesday, May 6.…
- India
Plan to brainwash victim: Court denies Nida Khan bail in TCS case
Mumbai: A court in Nashik noted that there seems to be a “systematic plan” to brainwash the victim with “organised attempts” and send her to Malaysia, while refusing pre-arrest bail to Tata…
- India
Two arrested for raping woman in Amethi
Amethi: Two men were arrested on Monday, May 4, for allegedly raping a woman from their village here, officials said. The incident took place under the Gauriganj police station area on Saturday.…
- India
Court grants divorce to man citing wife’s conduct as mental cruelty
Jaipur: A family court here has granted a divorce to a man on the grounds of mental cruelty from his wife, including her conduct on social media and her behaviour during the…
- World
Elon Musk, Sam Altman move court in high-stakes showdown over AI
Oakland: Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared…
