Punishment
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Chhattisgarh shock: 4-year-old hung from tree by teachers for not doing homework
chhattisgarh | Nov 25, 2025, 07:19 AM ISTA viral video—recorded by a local resident—shows the child stripped, tied with a rope, and hung from a tree inside the school premises while crying for help, as the teachers stood by and did nothing.
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Palghar's 12-year-old girl dies after alleged 100 sit-up punishment for being late to school
Maharashtra | Nov 16, 2025, 06:46 PM ISTWhen the girl’s body was brought back to her neighbourhood in Sativali, Vasai East, hundreds of locals gathered, accusing the school of negligence and demanding swift action.
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Modi Cabinet approves Gaming Bill to regulate online betting and penalise gambling
India | Aug 19, 2025, 11:49 PM ISTIndia’s government approves a bill to regulate online gaming by banning betting apps, prohibiting celebrity endorsements, and imposing strict penalties to protect youth.
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RG Kar case hearing: CBI lawyer seeks capital punishment, accused says he is falsely implicated
Kolkata | Jan 20, 2025, 01:36 PM ISTSanjay Roy to be sentenced today following his conviction for the brutal assault and killing of 31-year-old trainee doctor, sparking national outrage and calls for increased security in medical institutions.
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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging
World | Jan 01, 2025, 07:10 AM ISTAmnesty International said it recorded 1,153 known executions globally in 2023, up from 883 the previous year, although countries that carried out executions declined from 20 to 16.
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Why is China conducting 'punishment' military drills around Taiwan? What does it mean?
World | May 24, 2024, 03:43 PM ISTTaiwan detected 49 Chinese warplanes and 19 navy vessels around the island nation on the second day of Beijing's so-called "punishment" drills. The Chinese military said the exercises were launched to test their ability to "seize power" and punish Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te.
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Afghanistan: Thousands witness Taliban carry out double execution in football stadium
World | Feb 23, 2024, 04:10 PM ISTThe Taliban regularly carried out public executions, floggings and stonings when they were in power from 1996 to 2001. The UN on Thursday said it was strongly opposed to the death penalty, saying it was inconsistent with the fundamental right to life.
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US woman runs over 7-year-old son with car after forcing him to walk home from school as punishment
World | Feb 20, 2024, 03:25 PM ISTSarai Rachel James, 27, made her son walk home from school after he got into trouble and was sent to the principal's office. However, the boy grabbed the handle of the car, and when James accelerated, her son was pulled under the car and ran over by the rear tire.
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Man who 'urinated' on woman onboard Air India flight will be arrested soon: Delhi Police
India | Jan 05, 2023, 01:40 PM ISTAir India news: The Police on Wednesday (January 4) filed an FIR on the shocking incident based on a complaint by Air India. The police have registered an FIR in the matter under sections 354, 509, and 510 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 23 of the Indian Aircraft Act.
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UP: School staff leave for the day, 5-yr-old locked up in classroom
India | Jul 08, 2022, 11:21 PM ISTBasic Siksha Adhikari (BSA) of the district Maniram Singh said that the department has taken cognisance of the matter and directed the Block Education Officer (BSO) to investigate it. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty, BSA added.
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'They will be hunted down and punished': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina after attack on Hindu temples
World | Oct 15, 2021, 01:51 PM ISTAt least 4 persons were killed in violence after some Hindu temples in Bangladesh were vandalised by unidentified Muslim bigots during Durga Puja celebrations.
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Cop sent to Police Lines for not wearing mask in UP's Bahraich
India | May 11, 2021, 04:30 PM ISTPolice sources said that on Monday, Superintendent of Police Sujata Singh was inspecting the coronavirus curfew situation in different parts of the city and was on foot patrol when she saw in-charge of GIC Crossing police outpost Prem Chand Yadav not wearing a mask.
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Religious Freedom Bill 2020 is our 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan': Shivraj Chouhan
News | Dec 05, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 as 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan'.
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Lok Sabha passes Arms Amendment Bill
India | Dec 09, 2019, 05:20 PM ISTThe Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ensures that those using firearm in a rash or negligent manner in celebratory gunfire, endangering human life or personal safety
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Man made to collect garbage as punishment for open defecation
India | Nov 28, 2019, 09:56 PM ISTTalking to PTI, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) health officer, Vivek Gangrade, said that a civic team had reached Pologround Industrial Area on Thursday morning to inspect cleanliness, when it found the man defecating in the open there.
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Plant a sapling: Gujarat University professor's 'punishment' to students
India | Aug 23, 2019, 08:12 PM ISTThis unique 'punishment', brought into practice eight years back in Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, has started showing results as more than 550 trees have now covered a large portion of the land near the building of Department of Architecture.
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8-year-old forced to sit on hot tiles for stealing from temples
Jun 17, 2019, 07:41 PM ISTThe victim has been admitted to a local hospital with burns.
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BJD MLA forces engineer do sit-ups for poor road work
India | Jun 06, 2019, 03:29 PM ISTA video clip of Saroj Kumar Meher forcing a junior engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) of Belpada block to do 100 sit-ups in public has gone viral on the social media.
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Parliament tightens rape laws, passes bill for stringent punishment in sexual assault cases
India | Aug 06, 2018, 11:16 PM ISTThe Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 30, was approved by a voice vote in the Upper House.
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Blackbuck poaching verdict: Five years in jail for Salman Khan; hearing on bail plea tomorrow
India | Apr 05, 2018, 05:36 PM ISTMeanwhile, four others actors – Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam – who were co-accused in the case were acquitted by the trial court.