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MUMBAI: After spending eight years in jail on charges of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old intellectually disabled girl, a 56-year-old driver was recently acquitted by a special Pocso court.The prosecution failed to prove the “basic foundational facts” of the case, highlighting major inconsistencies regarding the girl’s age, her mental capacity, and a significant contradiction between her…
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren RANCHI: A special MP/MLA court on Saturday granted bail to chief minister Hemant Soren in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged non-compliance with its summonses.Hemant’s advocate, Pradeep Chandra, said that, acting upon the Jharkhand high court’s order, the CM appeared before the court….
Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has issued a notice to Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, asking him to provide detailed financial and transactional records related to donations made to Young Indian (YI). The notice, dated 29 November, requires Shivakumar to submit the documents by 19 December….
The spread of cancer to the bones is typical for stage IV disease in the case of Biden. Bone metastases are deep and relentless pains that usually occur in the lower back, hips, thighs, pelvis, or spine. In contrast to joint aches, the pain worsens at night or with weight-bearing and may awaken patients. Fractures…
MUMBAI: The Bombay HC on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University professor Hany Babu Tharayil (55), an accused in Elgar Parishad Maoist-links case in Pune.The bail came over 5 years after his arrest in 2020, in the 2018 case. It was granted on grounds of prolonged jail with trial completion not in sight. A…
Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Thiruvananthapuram: Congress, already on the defensive after the survivor lodged a formal complaint against the MLA, moved swiftly Thursday, expelling Mamkootathil from the party’s primary membership within minutes of the court order. AICC had reportedly cleared the action soon after KPCC president Sunny Joseph received a rape complaint from another woman…
BENGALURU: A special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru on Tuesday rejected the ‘B report’ — a case-closure report citing insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegations made in a complaint — filed by SIT, stating that there was not enough proof to clear JDS MLC Suraj Revanna of the charges of raping a man.This was…
KOLKATA: A sessions court in Kolkata on Wednesday sentenced five Bangladeshis to life imprisonment after holding them guilty of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks in India, waging war against the country and possessing fake Indian documents.One accused, Abdul Kalam, was discharged for lack of evidence. Those convicted were Anwar Hossain Faruque, Md Rubel, Maulana…
Carter Hart’s NHL comeback delivers Vegas’ shootout win over Chicago (Image via: Getty Images) Carter Hart’s long-awaited return to NHL action unfolded under an intense spotlight. Nearly two years removed from the league following the sexual-assault case tied to the 2018 World Juniors, the 27-year-old stepped back into the crease Tuesday night with every eye…
NEW DELHI: The protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), which is governed by civil law, Delhi high court has ruled.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a writ petition filed by a 53-year-old Canadian citizen challenging ED summons issued under…
