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  Delhi court convicts Medha Patkar in 23-year-old defamation case filed by LG VK Saxena

  India | May 24, 2024 23:31 IST

  Delhi LG VK Saxena had filed the case against Medha Patkar in November 2000 when he was the president of the National Council of Civil Liberties over a "defamatory" press release issued against him by the activist.

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  Two brothers get death sentence by Rajasthan court for raping, burning alive minor girl

  Rajasthan | May 20, 2024 14:31 IST

  The brothers, identified as Kalu and Kanha, were convicted by a POCSO court, while seven other accused individuals were acquitted.

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  Bibhav Kumar, Kejriwal's aide, sent to 5-day police custody in Swati Maliwal's alleged assault case

  Delhi | May 19, 2024 0:59 IST

  Bibhav Kumar was accused of abusing and beating up Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal in the drawing room of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence. Maliwal in her FIR said that while she waited to meet the CM on May 13, he barged into the room, pounced on her and thrashed her black and blue.

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  Defamation case: Jharkhand High Court grants stay on Rahul Gandhi's appearance in Chaibasa court

  India | April 25, 2024 22:28 IST

  Defamation case: Congress leader Gandhi has been facing the heat in a criminal prosecution filed by one Pratap Kumar of Chaibasa for having made defamatory comments against Amit Shah during a poll campaign in 2019.

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  Arvind Kejriwal eating mangoes and sweets every day in jail to raise sugar levels: ED in court

  India | April 18, 2024 18:31 IST

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has moved the court seeking permission to consult his regular doctor via video conference because of fluctuating sugar levels.

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  Jailed Mukhtar Ansari tells court he was served food laced with poison inside Banda jail

  Uttar Pradesh | March 22, 2024 10:14 IST

  Uttar Pradesh news: The court has set March 29 as the next date of hearing in the matter of Mukhtar Ansari. The case against Ansari and his 12 associates was registered in March 2022.

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  Proceedings of collector's court live-streamed for the first time in Chhattisgarh

  chhattisgarh | March 15, 2024 21:02 IST

  Surguja, located around 300 km from the capital Raipur in north Chhattisgarh, has become the first district in the state to live-stream proceedings of the collector's court.

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  Varanasi: Mukhtar Ansari gets life sentence in fake arms license case

  Uttar Pradesh | March 13, 2024 15:39 IST

  According to information provided by UP police headquarters, Mukhtar has 65 cases, including that of murder, extortion, and criminal conspiracy lodged against him at several police stations across the state. He has been convicted in seven of these cases.

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  UP: Former MP Jaya Prada declared absconding by Rampur court in poll code violation cases

  Uttar Pradesh | February 27, 2024 20:40 IST

  Uttar Pradesh news: The actor was the BJP candidate from Rampur in the 2019 polls and was defeated by Azam Khan of the Samajwadi Party. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rampur in 2004 and 2009 on a Samajwadi Party ticket. The SP expelled her subsequently.

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  Shamima Begum, who fled UK to join ISIS, loses appeal to regain British citizenship

  World | February 23, 2024 18:17 IST

  Shamima Begum fled the UK to join the ISIS in 2015 when she was 15, married a Dutch member of the group and all three of her children have died. The UK government maintained she could seek a Bangladeshi passport but her family has argued that she is a British citizen.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Varanasi court to hear plea against Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi cellar on February 28

  Uttar Pradesh | February 15, 2024 17:35 IST

  Gyanvapi news: The mosque committee moved the court challenging the verdict. Advocate MM Yadav said Additional District Judge Anil Kumar has fixed February 28 for the hearing.

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  Mumbai court remands three men in police custody till February 10 in Kuwait boat probe case

  Maharashtra | February 07, 2024 17:21 IST

  Mumbai news: The trio was on board an anchored Kuwaiti boat at the Gateway of India in south Mumbai on Tuesday (February 6). The police in its remand note submitted to the court on Wednesday said the boat had been checked by a team of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad.

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  Turkey: Two attackers killed during assault attempt on Istanbul courthouse, six wounded

  World | February 06, 2024 17:09 IST

  Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya identified the attackers as members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front, or DHKP/C, a far-left group considered a terrorist organisation in the country. The group was responsible for kidnapping a prosecutor at the same courthouse in 2015.

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  Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement

  Uttar Pradesh | January 31, 2024 16:36 IST

  Gyanvapi case: The Varanasi court verdict also authorised Hindu prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' with the district administration directed to facilitate arrangements within seven days. The ruling promoted religious inclusivity, fostering the coexistence of both communities.

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  Tenant refuses to vacate flat in Noida high-rise despite court's order, owner forced to live on rent

  Uttar Pradesh | January 26, 2024 11:24 IST

  The owner of the flat said that he gave her eviction notice in March 2021, but she did not vacate the flat, after which he moved the court in 2023, which also ordered her to vacate the flat. However, she did not comply to the court's order, he alleged.

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  Thailand: Court sentences man to record 50 years in prison for insulting monarchy

  World | January 19, 2024 13:25 IST

  Mongkol Thirakot was arrested in April 2021 over 27 social media posts that were deemed damaging to the Thai King and was handed a 28-year sentence in January last year. The court on Thursday upheld the previous conviction and extended his term by 22 years, citing more royal insult violations.

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  Watch: Wild elephant forcefully enters district court in Haridwar, creates panic

  Trending | December 28, 2023 17:43 IST

  Haridwar is in very close proximity to the Rajaji National Park which has a fair density of wild animals, especially elephants. Though the wild tusker entered the court premises but nobody was hurt in the incident.

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  Thane runover case: Court grants bail to bureaucrat's son, his two associates

  Maharashtra | December 18, 2023 20:34 IST

  Maharashtra bureaucrat's son Ashwajit Gaikwad was arrested on Sunday (December 17). He was accused of allegedly running over his 26-year-old girlfriend.

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  Rahul Gandhi summoned to appear in UP court over 2018 objectionable remarks on Amit Shah

  India | December 16, 2023 18:16 IST

  According to a counsel, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been accused in a case in which he has been accused of making certain remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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  UP BJP MLA Ramdular Gond sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

  Uttar Pradesh | December 15, 2023 19:54 IST

  With Ramdular Gond facing the prospect of losing Assembly membership, he is set to join an ignominious list of lawmakers from Uttar Pradesh who faced similar action in the past.