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  12-year-old UK boy becomes youngest person to be sentenced in connection with recent riots

  World | September 18, 2024 9:36 IST

  The 12-year-old boy had pleaded guilty to violent disorder after he was seen throwing an object at police officers during widespread riots in the UK. The court heard that he knows he "acted foolishly" and suffered problems with alcohol at the age of 12.

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  Grammy-winning Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour sentenced to prison for THIS reason

  March 02, 2024 9:48 IST

  It said Hajipour received a three-year, eight-month sentence on charges of “propaganda against the system” and “encouraging people to protest”. Know more details below.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in Toshakhana case

  World | January 31, 2024 11:56 IST

  Imran has been barred from holding office for 10 years as he and his wife were slapped with a fine of Rs 787 million. They are accused of retaining a jewellery set received from the Saudi crown prince against an undervalued assessment.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi, sentenced to 10 years for leaking state secrets

  World | January 30, 2024 13:27 IST

  Imran and Qureshi were first indicted in the case in October, but the Islamabad High Court scrapped the proceedings citing "errors". The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document brandished by Imran who claimed that it had proof of US involvement behind his ouster in 2022.

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  US: Mother of six-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to two years in prison for child neglect

  World | December 16, 2023 17:02 IST

  Taylor's son, who gained access to the firearm by climbing onto a drawer to reach the top of a dresser, shot Zwerner in the left hand and her upper left chest, breaking bones and puncturing a lung. The teacher has since stopped teaching and was diagnosed with PTSD.

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  Iran sentences two female journalists covering Mahsa Amini's death for collaborating with US

  World | October 22, 2023 23:05 IST

  Since Amini's death, over 500 people have been killed in protests and more than 19,000 arrested, including 100 journalists. Iranian authorities have accused the West, particularly the United States, for instigating protests and riots in the country.

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  Iran sentences two woman journalists to 3-year imprisonment for conspiracy, collusion

  World | September 04, 2023 13:43 IST

  The two journalists will serve a fraction of the term that will amount to less than a month, according to their lawyer. The remaining portion of their sentence has been suspended for five years.

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  US: Pakistani doctor sentenced to 18 years in prison for supporting IS, conspired to attack America

  World | August 27, 2023 16:07 IST

  Prosecutors alleged that the 31-year-old Masood made several statements pledging his allegiance to the IS group in conversations with paid informants, and conspired to carry out 'lone wolf' attacks in the US.

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  Indian national sentenced to 22 years for defrauding Americans

  World | September 17, 2021 7:41 IST

  Shehzadkhan Pathan, 40, operated a call center in Ahmedabad from which automated robocalls were made to victims in the United States.

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  Man faces 1st sentencing for felony in riot at US Capitol

  World | July 19, 2021 10:59 IST

  Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars, saying in a recent filing that he, “like each rioter, contributed to the collective threat to democracy”.

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  US national sentenced for 20 years for supporting LeT

  World | September 17, 2019 11:32 IST

  US District Judge Reed O’Connor sentenced Michael Kyle Sewell, 18, who was arrested in February and pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in May.

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  Man sentenced to jail for sharing Christchurch attack video

  World | June 18, 2019 10:39 IST

  Philip Arps, 44, owner of a Christchurch insulation company, which he has publicized using pro-Nazi and white supremacist imagery, was found guilty of two charges of distributing objectionable material, reports Efe news.

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  Indian national sentenced by US court in sophisticated call centre scam

  World | April 03, 2019 19:04 IST

  An Indian national has been sentenced to 16 months in jail in the US for his involvement in a sophisticated call centre scheme that victimised over 340 people, resulting in over USD 200,000 in losses, in the latest crackdown on India-based call centre frauds in America.

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  Shocking! US woman tapes her dog’s mouth shut, sentenced two months jail

  Life | June 07, 2016 18:14 IST

  A U.S. court today sentenced a 45-year-old woman to 60 days in jail after she was found guilty of animal cruelty. In a shocking incident, the woman in question taped her dog’s mouth shut and boasted about it on Facebook.

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  Former US governor sentenced in corruption case

  World | January 07, 2015 7:30 IST

  Washington: A US federal judge Tuesday sentenced former Republican Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell to two years in prison for accepting gifts and loans valued at some USD 177,000 over a two-year period in exchange for

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  Ramalinga Raju sentenced to six months in Satyam case

  India | December 09, 2014 7:06 IST

  Hyderabad: A special court here on Monday sentenced former Satyam Computers chairman B. Ramalinga Raju and three others to six months imprisonment, in one of the cases related to Rs.14,000 crore accounting scandal.The special court

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  Bin Laden's son-in-law sentenced to life in prison

  World | September 24, 2014 6:55 IST

  Washington: A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden was on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on terrorism charges.US district judge Lewis Kaplan sentenced Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a 48-year-old Kuwaiti imam, for conspiracy

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  Top Jamaat leader Ghulam Azam sentenced to 90 years jail for Bangladesh war crimes

  World | July 15, 2013 19:19 IST

  Dhaka, Jul 15:  Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami's 91-year-old supremo Ghulam Azam was today sentenced to 90-year in jail by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for masterminding atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence, the fifth and the

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  2 Indian liquor dealers sentenced to jail, flogging in Saudi Arabia

  World | January 28, 2013 14:14 IST

  Dubai, Jan 28: Two Indian nationals have been sentenced to one year in prison each and flogging for illegally manufacturing and selling liquor in Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is strictly prohibited.A court in Saudi Arabia

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  Headley, Rana to be sentenced in Jan next year

  World | November 29, 2012 8:11 IST

  Chicago, Nov 29:  The sentencing of American-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley, accused of involvement in 26/11 Mumbai attacks, has been fixed for January 17 next year while that of his accomplice Tahawwur Rana has been