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- India
104-year-old man released after spending 36 years in Bengal Jail
Kolkata/Malda: A 104-year-old man released from West Bengal’s Malda Correctional Home after languishing in jail for 36 years said he will spend time with his family members and do gardening. Rasikt Mondal…
- Hyderabad
GHMC zonal commissioner sentenced to 1 yr rigorous jail term
Hyderabad: The special judge SPE and ACB cases has sentenced Jilagam Venkateshwar Rao, senior assistant in GHMC’s Circle VI to one year rigorous imprisonment, and a fine of Rs 20,000; for taking…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Tampering with manhole lids could land you in jail
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has installed safety grills on over 25,000 manholes across the city to enhance public safety. In a press statement on Tuesday, the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Court sends man to 6-day jail for carrying knife
Hyderabad: A man who was moving in the city carrying a knife was jailed for six days by a court on Tuesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 300 on…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Man handed 20 yr jail term for raping minor girl
Hyderabad: Mahipal Reddy, 48, of Vikarabad district was handed a 20-year jail term by the Special Court for POCSO Act charges in Medchal. POCSO Act protects children from offences of sexual assault,…
- World
US dentist gets life in jail for killing wife during African safari
Washington: A Pennsylvania-based dentist has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife while they were on an African safari in 2016, the media reported. Larry Rudolph was sentenced on Monday…
- World
Thai court rules to jail ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra for 8 years
Bangkok: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday was transported to prison soon after his return to the country after more than 15 years of self-exile as the Supreme Court issued…
- Middle East
Iran proposes harsh hijab law with long jail terms, AI surveillance
Tehran: Just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the major protests caused by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iranian authorities are preparing a new Bill on hijab-wearing that experts fear would put unprecedentedly harsh…
- Middle East
UAE: Assaulting employees could get you jailed and a Dh 1L fine
Abu Dhabi: The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday announced a fine of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,04,575) for assaulting employees. The Public Prosecution Office in the UAE has announced…
- Middle East
Saudi: One-year jail, fine of over Rs 1 crore for online slander
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) authorities announced the imposition of a fine of up to 500,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 1,08,39,380) and one year jail term for those found to be…
- Middle East
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sentenced to jail over insulting officials
Ankara: A Turkish court has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to prison and barred him from holding political office. Wednesday’s ruling for Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)…
- Middle East
UAE: Over Rs 1 lakh fine for failing to supervise children
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has reminded residents of the imposition of a fine of 5,000 Dirham (Rs 1,11,261) or a jail term for those who leave the children…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man gets 20 yr jail term for raping minor
Hyderabad: A Nampally court here on June 21 sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor in 2018. The convict’s brother was also awarded a three-year jail…
