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NEW DELHI: A day after Supreme Court rejected the bail plea of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam by holding that delay in trial and long incarceration cannot be the sole ground to grant relief, another bench of the court on Tuesday held that an accused has fundamental right to speedy trial and it is…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Karnataka assembly on Tuesday passed the hate speech bill amid protests by BJP MLAs. The bill, cleared by the cabinet on December 4, was presented in the state assembly by home minister G Parameshwara on December 10.The minister said the provision for 10 years jail term in…
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court recently held mere use of abusive, filthy, or defamatory language does not amount to an offence under Section 294 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalizes obscene acts and songs performed in public places to the annoyance of others and draws imprisonment up to three months, a…
MUMBAI: In a case of double jeopardy, a special court recently discharged a 39-year-old man in a fake currency case in the city after he was already convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the same offence in Lucknow. The judge ruled that a second trial against the accused, Girjesh Yadav, for the same set…
Paramjit Singh, an Indian who immigrated to the United States more than 30 years ago, has been detained by the ICE and kept in custody for over a month now. Paramjit is a green card holder and has been doing business in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the last three decades. He was detained at Chicoga…
India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the Asia Cup on September 14. Subsequently, they chose to not shake hands after the match. (Getty Images) The Indian cricket team’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan players after their Asia Cup clash in Dubai on Sunday has sparked a major controversy, with the Pakistan Cricket Board…
