Court slams failure to weed out Bangladeshi migrants
August 10th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday expressed concern over the central government's failure to act against nearly three crore illegal Bangladeshi migrants who are staying in the ... Read more...
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HIV-positive rapist faces trial for attempt to murder
June 11th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) There is no special law to deal with accused who knowingly transmit life threatening infection to another person, a Delhi court said while charging ... Read more...
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Court slams panel over girl’s adoption
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Child Welfare Commission's (CWC) decision to recommend a girl for adoption without the permission of her biological father was termed as a "gross human ... Read more...
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Court acquits man charged with kidnapping minor
May 11th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A court here has acquitted a man charged with kidnapping a minor girl and forcing her to marry him, after observing that she was happy ... Read more...
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Florist gets 10-year jail for raping octogenarian
January 31st, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Law makers must consider re-defining the offence of rape to deal with different categories of accused, a Delhi court said Tuesday while awarding 10 years' ... Read more...
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Judge visits slums over gangrape case (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before issuing her order in the mater.Additional ... Read more...
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Judge visits slums over gangrape case
January 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before her order.Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, ... Read more...
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Court ticks off MLA for misusing law
December 24th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A Delhi court allowed bail to an accused after observing that the complainant, Jai Kishan, MLA of Sultanpuri, is a habitual offender and involved in ... Read more...
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Mirchpur killings: Three awarded life term
October 31st, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) A court here Monday awarded life sentences to three of the 15 people convicted for burning alive a 70-year-old man and his physically challenged daughter ... Read more...
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Dowry harassment law misused for extortion: Court
October 9th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A Delhi court has acquitted a man and three of his family members in a dowry harassment case, saying that legal provisions are often misused ... Read more...
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Hazare’s ‘right to recall’ idea impractical: Experts
September 18th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Terming it "impractical" and "not feasible" in the current Indian political context, constitutional experts reject activist Anna Hazare's idea of the right to recall ... Read more...
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Painter gets three year’s jail for hurting wife
July 24th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded three years' imprisonment to a painter who inflicted grievous injuries on his wife's face and body after a quarrel over ... Read more...
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Mallika’s dare-bare in ‘Double Dhamaal’ (Movie snippets) (With Images)
June 13th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) She is comfortable wearing see-through-clothes, but when it comes to wearing a bikini, Mallika Sherawat is still a shy girl. Yet the bold Haryanvi ... Read more...
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Man gets death for killing daughter
June 1st, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), June 1 (IANS) A local court here Wednesday awarded death penalty to a man for killing his teenaged daughter in 2009 over her love affair, police said."Additional ... Read more...
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Castration as punishment for rape? The debate intensifies
May 6th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The often emotive debate over whether rape convicts should be castrated is back in the public domain. A Delhi judge's suggestion that castration, whether surgical ... Read more...
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In virtual world, men support castration for rapists
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) After a judge suggested castration as an alternative punishment for rapists, a group of men in the virtual world have come out in full ... Read more...
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Man gets life term for brother-in-law’s murder
April 24th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for killing his brother-in-law who used to allegedly beat up his sister.Additional ... Read more...
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Senior lawyers rally behind Bhushans, some decline comment
April 23rd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Senior lawyers like Rajinder Sachar and Kamini Jaiswal have backed the Lokpal Bill drafting committee co-chair Shanti Bhushan and his son and panel member Prashant ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan serves notice on defiant Digvijay (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday served a legal notice on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding a public apology for alleging that he ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan demands apology from Digvijay
April 20th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday served a legal notice on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding a public apology for alleging that he ... Read more...
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Child kidnappers get 10 years in jail
April 17th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to two habitual child kidnappers, including a woman.The court also said that punishment for child abduction ... Read more...
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Murder, rioting charges against 98 Mirchpur violence accused (Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday framed charges of murder, rioting and criminal conspiracy, among others, against 98 people accused of attacking Dalits in Haryana's Hisar district ... Read more...
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Mirchpur killings: Charges framed against 98
March 11th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday framed charges against 98 people accused of attacking Dalits in a Haryana village in April 2010, leading to the death of ... Read more...
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Delhi, Haryana asked to give Mirchpur witnesses security (Lead)
February 15th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Delhi and Haryana governments to provide security and travel facilities to the witnesses of the Mirchpur violence case till their ... Read more...
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Mirchpur violence: Delhi, Haryana told to protect witnesses
February 15th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi and Haryana governments to provide security to witnesses to the attack on Dalits at Mirchpur village in Haryana ... Read more...
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HIV-positive man gets life term for murder
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A Delhi Court has awarded life term to a HIV-positive man who killed his friend in a drunken brawl two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau ... Read more...
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Censor Board Kills Rani Mukerji’s ‘Kamini’ act in ‘No One Killed Jessica’
December 16th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
According to the latest reports in the media, the word ‘kamini’, used in the song ‘Aali Re Saali Re’ from No One Killed Jessica has to be removed! In a statement ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots: Apex court slams NGO for writing to UN agency
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday took strong exception to an NGO and petitioner in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases sending copies of its letters, addressed to the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court allows Ketan Parekh to go aboard (Lead)
October 1st, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted former stock broker Ketan V. Parekh, one of the key players in the mid-1990s' securities scam, to travel abroad for two months ... Read more...
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Protect couple marrying against parents’ wish, court to police
June 21st, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Asking police to take immediate action on any complaint from them, Delhi High Court Monday came to the aid of a couple who got married against the ... Read more...
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Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land
June 14th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) It took 22 long years for a court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to return a plot to coal depot owner Darshna ... Read more...
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Undertrial dies of heart attack in court
April 26th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A 60-year-old woman undertrial in an attempt to murder case died Monday after suffering a heart attack in a city court.
Poonam collapsed around 11 a.m. during the ... Read more...
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Law cannot be kind to cruel criminals: Court
April 14th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The law cannot afford to be kind to those who are cruel and have no respect for others' life, a city court has said while rejecting a ... Read more...
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Swamis in scandals: What keeps the faith?
March 25th, 2010 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Twenty-seven-year-old Priya, a devotee of Paramahamsa Nityananda Swami, can't believe a video footage where the Karnataka-based spiritual guru is allegedly shown in a compromising position with a ... Read more...
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Life term for student leader’s killer who shot witness’ father
March 20th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday sentenced a man, already convicted for gunning down a students union leader of a Delhi University college in 1999, to rigorous imprisonment for ... Read more...
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