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  'Messing' with 'living entity' Ganga may lead to fine of up to Rs 100 cr, 7 years jail term

  India | June 12, 2017 9:18 IST

  Robbery, cheating, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide are all punishable by up to seven years in prison. Now add one more crime to that list that may soon attract such a stringent punishment: messing with Ganga

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  Neurologist sents pateint lover a naked selfie, escapes punishment

  World | April 12, 2016 13:23 IST

  London: A leading British neurologist escaped disciplinary action for sending a woman patient a naked selfie video from his hospital email account after they started an affair, a media report said. Simon Shields, 47, sent

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  Thailand military courts harshly punish 2 for Facebook comments

  World | August 07, 2015 21:01 IST

  Bangkok:  Two military courts handed down Thailand's harshest sentences in recent decades for insulting the monarchy, punishing two Facebook users Friday in the latest cases involving comments posted online.A man in Bangkok was sentenced to

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  ISIS hangs two boys for eating in Ramadan

  World | June 23, 2015 12:32 IST

  Syria: Terrorist group ISIS, that has recently been in news for brutality, hanged two youths on Monday for eating during daylight hours in the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights said

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  Supreme Court: Rapist can be awarded lesser punishment for special reasons

  India | March 01, 2015 12:02 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that a rape convict can be awarded lesser punishment if courts find “adequate and special” reasons for doing so.Though a bench of justices M Y Eqbal and Pinaki

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  Hasina favours 'speedy' punishment for Bangladesh arsonists

  World | February 22, 2015 17:02 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called for "speedy" and "exemplary" punishment for arsonists and their backers in the strife-torn country.Hasina met senior officials and drew attention to the violence and anarchy that have

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  Nitish Katara murder case: Delhi HC verdict on punishment Friday

  India | February 05, 2015 23:11 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Friday deliver its judgment on the punishment to be awarded to three convicts in Nitish Katara murder case.A special bench of Justice Gita Mittal and Justice J.R.

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  Watch pics: Dad-Coach punishes tennis player-daughter for loosing

  Tennis | December 07, 2014 12:42 IST

  New Delhi: Win and loss are a part of sportsman, no matter what sport you play. Some sportsman make hard effort to learn lessons from their defeats whereas some learn from their wins to perform

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  NHRC notices to AP Govt over corporal punishment to 3 visually impaired students

  India | July 22, 2014 15:03 IST

  New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that three visually impaired children, below 10 years of age, were mercilessly caned by the Coordinator and Principal of

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  Delay in payment of MNREGA wages to attract punishment: Munde

  India | May 29, 2014 20:51 IST

  New Delhi: Talking tough, new Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde today said a punishable provision will be added to MNREGA for delay in payment to rural job seekers and asked state governments to take action

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  Bo Xilai's trial ends in China, Prosecution demands severe punishment

  World | August 26, 2013 14:56 IST

  Beijing: China's biggest political trial involving disgraced leader Bo Xilai ended today after five dramatic days of hearing, as the prosecution demanded that the former Communist Party strongman be given “severe” punishment for the “extremely

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  Visva Bharati University expresses regret

  India | July 12, 2012 20:43 IST

  Santiniketan, Jul 12: The Visva Bharati University today expressed regret for a hostel warden of a school under it forcing a Class V girl student to drink her own urine as punishment for bed-wetting, which

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  CBDT Chief Panel Wants Crackdown Against Black Money

  India | February 29, 2012 9:12 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 29: A committee under the stewardship of the Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) chief has suggested a drastic overhaul of  laws to provide more stringent punishment, a fast- track judiciary

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  Lok Sabha Approves Stringent Punishment For Illegal Human Organ Trade

  India | August 12, 2011 19:53 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: The Lok Sabha today approved an amended bill which seeks stringent punishment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs one crore for illegal human organ and

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  Dope Offenders Should Be Punished: Sania

  Tennis | July 20, 2011 23:03 IST

  Indore, Jul 12: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Tuesday expressed disappointment over seven top women track and field athletes flunking dope tests but said that they should be handed stringent punishment if found guilty.Seven

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  Delhi Judge Calls For Castration Of Child Rapists

  India | May 01, 2011 19:14 IST

  New Delhi,May 1 : Delhi's Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau  has opined that as "an alternative punishment castration of rapists is the crying need of the hour".The judge has called for a public discussion on