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  Brazil's top court jails Jair Bolsonaro for 27 years in coup case, Trump calls verdict 'very bad'

  World | September 12, 2025 6:47 IST

  Brazil's top court has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. While he remains under house arrest with the option to appeal, the verdict has triggered protests and deepened divisions in Brazilian society.

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  Mumbai train blast 2006: Bombay HC acquits all 12 accused, cites lack of evidence

  Maharashtra | July 21, 2025 10:13 IST

  The Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, citing the prosecution's failure to prove the charges, despite earlier convictions and death sentences.

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  RG Kar hospital case: Kolkata court to pronounce verdict in rape-murder of trainee doctor today

  January 18, 2025 10:00 IST

  A verdict is expected today in the case of a 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College, with nationwide protests and significant legal and political repercussions.

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  AIMPLB may challenge Supreme Court verdict on maintenance to Muslim divorced women

  India | July 12, 2024 8:10 IST

  The AIMPLB is set to convene a meeting on Sunday (July 14) to discuss the Supreme Court's order and deliberate on the legal options available. AIMPLB Spokesperson Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas elaborated the board's stance, emphasising that the order was perceived as a violation of Shariat law.

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  Pakistan: ECP issues election schedule after SC strikes down controversial order on Feb 8 polls

  World | December 16, 2023 13:20 IST

  The Lahore High Court (LHC) had directed the suspension of the appointment of bureaucrats as Returning Officers, leading to uncertainty over Pakistan's upcoming elections. The petition was filed by imprisoned former PM Imran Khan's PTI and create a furore among other political players.

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  Hong Kong court upholds verdict favouring equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples

  World | October 24, 2023 17:46 IST

  The court rejected the government's motion that same-sex couples face differential treatment under two inheritance laws, constituting unlawful discrimination. The case pertained to the years-long battle between the government and a same-sex couple over property inheritance.

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  Gyanvapi case: Varanasi district court to announce verdict on November 2

  Uttar Pradesh | October 21, 2023 20:31 IST

  Gyanvapi case: The ASI survey began in July after the Allahabad High Court upheld a Varanasi district court order and ruled that the step is "necessary in the interest of justice" and will benefit both the Hindu and Muslim sides.

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  Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court reserves order on pleas challenging remission of convicts | DETAILS

  India | October 12, 2023 16:59 IST

  The Gujarat government had released the 11 convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, on August 15, 2022. All the convicts in the case were released as per the state's remission policy.

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  Supreme Court adjourns for 3 weeks hearing on plea challenging verdict on PMLA provisions

  India | November 02, 2022 7:54 IST

  Supreme Court news: The court had earlier agreed to hear in an open court the review petition against the judgement pertaining to upholding various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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  Owaisi on Gyanvapi verdict: Have lost Babri... don't want to lose another masjid

  India | May 13, 2022 11:44 IST

  Owaisi's remarks came after a Varanasi court while hearing the matter on Thursday said that the survey inside the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple will continue and the report needs to be submitted by May 17.

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  OPINION | Pak Supreme Court’s verdict: Imran’s “last ball”

  India | April 08, 2022 14:59 IST

  The apex court said the session shall not be prorogued without the conclusion of the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan. It also said the govt “cannot interfere in the participation of any member of National Assembly in the assembly session.”

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  Man jailed for seven years for raping woman in UP's Muzaffarnagar

  Crime | November 14, 2019 19:53 IST

  The judge of the fast track court, Ankur Sharma, also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the accused after holding him guilty under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code

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  Ayodhya verdict will shape political and social landscape of India: US media

  World | November 10, 2019 10:56 IST

  The apex court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.

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  VHP stops stone carving work, cancels all events ahead of Ayodhya verdict

  India | November 07, 2019 15:32 IST

  The Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid demolition case by November 17, the day of retirement of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi who heads the five-judge bench that heard arguments in the case.

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  Ensure law and order in view of SC verdict on Ayodhya: Gehlot to police officials

  India | November 07, 2019 6:43 IST

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday night gave directions to police officials to ensure law and order in the state in view of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya issue.

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  Ayodhya Case: CJI Gogoi-led bench to deliver verdict before Nov 17

  India | October 29, 2019 18:16 IST

  Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who retires on November 17, is expected to deliver verdicts in several key matters, including the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute and petitions seeking review of the Rafale judgement, in the next eight

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  Supreme Court decision on reviewing 2018 SC/ST Act verdict on Tuesday

  India | September 30, 2019 23:39 IST

  On September 18, the apex court had criticized the verdict delivered in March 2018, by its two-judge bench. The court had also observed whether a judgment, which is against the essence of the Constitution, could be passed.

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  ICJ delivered 'justice' in true sense: Congress on Jadhav verdict

  India | July 17, 2019 22:01 IST

  The Congress on Wednesday described the International Court of Justice's order restraining Pakistan from hanging Kulbhushan Jadhav as a unanimous verdict saying it has "delivered justice in the true sense".

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  HC verdict in sensational Scarlett rape-murder case on Wednesday

  India | July 16, 2019 19:14 IST

  The Bombay High Court will pronounce on Wednesday its verdict in the death and rape case of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, an incident that grabbed headlines worldwide over a decade ago.

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  Family of victim disappointed over quantum of sentence, acquittal of one accused

  India | June 10, 2019 22:46 IST

    The father of the eight-year-old nomadic girl, who was gangraped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, welcomed the Monday judgement convicting six men in the case, but said his family was expecting that the culprits would be handed down death penalty. He also expressed unhappiness over the acquittal of the seventh accused.