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Austrian court convicts man whose girlfriend died
Vienna: An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country’s highest peak last year.…
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PIL against racial violence: SC asks attorney general to consider plea
New Delhi: Identifying persons on grounds of race, region, sex and caste would amount to treading a regressive path, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, February 18, while refusing to entertain a…
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POCSO case accused escapes from Kerala court before sentencing
Kollam: A POCSO case accused slipped away from the court premises minutes before he was sentenced to a cumulative 23 years for abducting a minor girl from Assam and sexually assaulting her,…
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Thane man gets life imprisonment in 2021 murder case
Thane: A court in Thane has sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a local resident after a dispute in 2021, while acquitting his co-accused for lack of…
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Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore over ‘intent to outrage’ woman’s modesty
Singapore: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to five months in jail for using criminal force towards a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, according to a media report on…
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9-judge SC bench to hear pleas on women’s entry in places of worship
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, said that a nine-judge bench will commence final hearing on a batch of petitions relating to discrimination against women in religions and at…
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SC cancels pre-arrest bail granted by HC to accused absconding for 6 years
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday, February 13, set aside a high court order granting anticipatory bail to a murder accused who remained a fugitive for more…
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Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing class 5 girl
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of a minor girl. Sentencing Dhondiram Tukaram Bansode, Special…
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Thane court dissolves Canada-based couple’s marriage via video conferencing
Thane: A Thane court has granted divorce by mutual consent to a Canada-based couple by conducting the proceedings via video conferencing for the overseas residents. The parties had voluntarily moved the petition…
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Meta-WhatsApp privacy policy case: SC defers hearing to Feb 23
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to February 23 pleas of Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 213.14…
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SC seeks explanation on reduced NEET-PG 2025-26 cut-off
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, February 6, directed the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to explain its decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG…
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SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 5, agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or…
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Indian national convicted for sexual assault during flight
New York: An Indian national has been convicted on charges of abusive sexual contact and assault onboard a flight. Varun Arora, 38 is present in the United States without lawful status. He…
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SC refuses PIL on caste recording procedure in 2027 census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general…
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday, February 2, sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land…
