Key Indian-American insider trading witness avoids jail
July 20th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 20 (IANS) Anil Kumar, a former Indian American McKinsey executive, avoided jail time after prosecutors hailed his "extraordinary" cooperation leading to the conviction of hedge fund billionaire ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Don’t jail Dharun Ravi with rapists, murderers: Judge (lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 30 (IANS) An Indian American student convicted of spying on his gay roommate with his webcam doesn't deserve to be locked up with "rapists and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ex- Liberian President Taylor hid 400 million dollars: Wikileaks
February 12th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Monrovia, Feb 12 (ANI): Former Liberian President Charles Taylor might have hidden as much as 400 million dollars of his wealth from prosecutors, the whistle blowing website Wikileaks have revealed.US ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aggrieved Cambodians livid over Khmer Rouge ‘torture king’s’ light sentence
July 27th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 27 (ANI): Agitated people in Cambodia have expressed their anger over the verdict against a commandant of the central Khmer Rouge prison, Kaing Guek Eav, whose 35 years sentence ... Read more...
Posted in World |
CBI yet to take over Ruchika case, waiting for FIR copies
January 9th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not taken over the case against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990 as ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Riot police protect Rathore’s house from candlelight marchers
December 24th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (IANS) Riot police in full battle gear surrounded the house of former Haryana director general of police S.P.S. Rathore as local citizens took out a candlelight procession to protest ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi civil society demands reopening of Ruchika case, lights candles
December 24th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) People from different walks of life Thursday demanded the reopening of Ruchika Girhotra molestation case and lit candles at the historic Jantar Mantar to register their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rathore sentencing evokes outrage (Roundup)
December 22nd, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The six-month jail term awarded to former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore for molesting a 14-year-old girl almost two decades ago that led her ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Rathore should get more punishment: Ruchika’s friend
December 22nd, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 22 (IANS) Aradhana Gupta, who fought for 19 years to get justice for her friend Ruchika Girhotra, Tuesday said she was happy that the light punishment given ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Six-month jail trivialises Rathore’s crime, feel activists
December 22nd, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A six-month jail term and penalty of Rs.1,000 is a light sentence for the molestation of a girl that led her to commit suicide 16 years ago, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Chris Brown should be in jail, says Rihanna’s dad
June 29th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): Rihanna's father says that her daughter's ex-boyfriend Chris Brown should've been jailed.Ronald Fenty slammed the U.S. justice system after Brown was handed a 'light' sentence for assaulting ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Sobhraj found guilty again, freedom dream recedes
June 4th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 4 (IANS) Once known for his adroitness in escaping from the most stringently guarded prisons across the world, yesteryear's crime maestro Charles Sobhraj now seems fated to languish ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Supreme Court dismisses plea against death sentence for blasphemy
April 21st, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against a Federal Shariat Court judgement holding that death was the only punishment for people convicted of blasphemy, a media ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Did Naomi Campbells celeb status save her from the slammer?
June 21st, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): Naomi Campbell escaped a jail sentence and got just 200 hours community service and a 2,945-pound fine over assault on jet just because shes a famous celebrity, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |