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Two Trump lieutenants found guilty, president implicated
Donald Trump stood accused of conspiring to commit campaign fraud and two of his closest aides faced jail time, after court proceedings that delivered a legal and political one-two punch to his embattled presidency. In a drama that played out simultaneously across two US cities yesterday, two key aides each faced eight separate charges stemming from a federal investigation into the 2016 presidential election. In New York, Trump's long-time attack-dog fixer Michael Cohen pled guilty to eight counts including making illegal campaign contributions. In a sensational twist he pointed to the president as a coconspirator. Cohen pled guilty to illegally making pre-election hush payments, including to porn star Stormy Daniels, who says she had an affair with Trump. But as part of a plea deal Cohen said he acted "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office." "I participated in this conduct with the purpose of influencing the election," a visibly crestfallen Cohen told
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges
Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, has been found guilty of eight financial crimes in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president's associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts the jury could not agree on. Yesterday's verdict was part of a stunning one-two punch of bad news for the White House, coming as the president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was pleading guilty in New York as part of a separate deal with prosecutors. The jury returned the decision after deliberating four days on the charges of tax evasion and bank fraud against the former Trump campaign chairman. The outcome almost certainly guarantees years of prison for Manafort and established the ability of special counsel Robert Mueller's team to persuade a jury of average citizens despite months of partisan attacks including from Trump on the investigation's integrity. The verdict raised ...
Congress questions Gujarat government's probe into groundnut scam
Gujarat Leader of the Opposition Paresh Dhanani on Tuesday said the state governments ordering a one-man inquiry committee into the alleged groundnut procurement scam was to cover up its own "wrong-doings".
Victims sue, allege 'turf war' behind Canada Indian restaurant bombing
Victims of a May bombing at an Indian restaurant near Toronto have alleged in a civil lawsuit that a "turf war between rival business associates" led to the attack. Six of the 15 victims in the blast are seeking a total of CAD 6 million (USD 4.6 million) from the owners of the Bombay Bhel restaurant for "severe and permanent injuries," saying in court documents that the proprietors "knew or ought to have known that it was targeted directly for bombing." Their lawyer Darryl Singer told a press conference yesterday that the restaurant owners "ought to have been more alert to protecting their patrons." He declined, however, to provide details about the source of the information, and the allegations must still be proven in court. The eatery in a Mississauga, Ontario strip mall that is surrounded by houses, grassy fields and condominium towers under construction was popular among local Indo-Canadians. In a statement, the plaintiffs said they were simply "in the wrong place at the wrong ...
Trump ex-lawyer Cohen cuts plea deal: US media
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, has agreed to plead guilty to charges stemming from a federal investigation of his business dealings and possible campaign finance violations, US media reported today. There was no initial confirmation of the plea deal reported by several media including NBC News and The New York Times, or of the specific charges involved, but Cohen was set to appear in Manhattan criminal court at 4 pm (2000 GMT). CNN reported that the deal includes prison time for the president's long-time fixer, who played a behind-the-scenes role in making hush payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump. The development came on the same day as a former Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, faced a fourth day of deliberations in his tax evasion and bank fraud trial. A Cohen guilty plea would avoid a high profile trial, but also could require him to cooperate with investigators probing whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in its ...
Puppies died due to respiratory arrest: police
The seven puppies found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a residential complex in Dwarka died of respiratory arrest, a police official said today, citing the initial post-mortem report. Doctors said in the report that the puppies died "due to respiratory arrest due to hypodermic shock". The report did not rule out the possibility of a foul play in the case as hypodermic shock is caused due to injecting. It also talked about about external lacerated injury (multiple injury marks) around abdominal region, including neck, the official said. Police said footage of all CCTV cameras installed in the complex have been analysed but none of the cameras covered the site of the incident. The site were the incident is believed to have happened is an isolated area near a community centre, the official said.
Army captain robbed of his car, valuables in Delhi
An Army captain was allegedly robbed of his car and cash by a group motorcycle-borne men in Dwarka here, police said today. Mukul Verma had stopped his car near Dwarka Sector 5 on Monday to drink water when some motorcycle-borne men reached there and forcefully entered his vehicle, they said. They made him sit on the back seat of the car after claiming that they weapons and drove to Sector 12 in Dwarka where they forced him to withdraw Rs 40,000 from an ATM, police said. Later, they dropped him at a traffic signal near Sector 13 and fled with his car, cash and cell phone, police said, adding a case has registered and investigation is underway.
Man found dead under Moolchand Flyover
A man was found dead with his throat slit under Moolchand Flyover in southeast Delhi today, the police said. The deceased identified as Dhani Ram, aged between 25 and 30 years was a resident of Defence Colony, they said. Police said they received a call about the incident at around 1 pm at Lajpat Nagar Police Station. During investigation, the police learnt the deceased was probably a rickshaw puller and had a fight with his colleagues, said a senior officer. Police suspect that during the scuffle, the accused might have slit his throat with a sharp weapon such as a bottle or a blade. The crime scene was inspected and photographs were taken, the officer said, adding a case has been registered and the matter is being investigated.
Trump ex-lawyer Cohen agrees to plea deal: US media
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, has agreed to plead guilty to charges stemming from a federal investigation of his business dealings and possible campaign finance violations, several US media reported today. There was no initial confirmation of the plea deal reported by several media including NBC News and The New York Times, or of the specific charges involved, but Cohen was set to appear in Manhattan criminal court at 4 pm (2000 GMT).
Didn't know we were seeing her for the last time, friends of woman killed in CP accident say
The woman who died after being caught in the wheels of a speeding SUV in Connaught Place area had stepped out of her shelter home before her death to earn her livelihood, one of her friends said today. Phoolwati, 50, was dragged for nearly 300 metres on Sunday night by the SUV driven allegedly by a 20-year-old woman, who was arrested shortly after the accident. Phoolwati's friend, Kiran, said she had not imagined that the inmates of the shelter home, near Bangla Sahib Gurdwara where the victim lived with her son, had seen her for the last time. "She was the only bread-earner of her family. Her 19-year-old son Shanker is unemployed. She used to work in Shiv Mandir in CP as a cleaner and also as a ragpicker," Kiran added. Phoolwati's husband, Sushil, died of tuberculosis two years ago and she is survived by three children - Shankar, Geeta and Ritu. Phoolwati's elder daughter, Geeta, is a widow and her younger daughter Ritu is pursuing fashion designing from an institute in Naraina area .
2 more arrested over group clash in Dadri that claimed one life
Two more persons were arrested today in connection with a clash that broke out between two groups at a village of Gautam Buddh Nagar earlier this month and claimed one life, police said. Sumit (23) was killed in the clash at Bodaki village under the Dadri police station limits on August 9, they said. Those arrested today have been identified as Amarjeet Singh and Soran Bhati, the police said, adding they were held from near a private university in Greater Noida. Seven people had been booked in the case and the police have already arrested one person identified as Sohit Kartar. According to the police, the groups, who were from the same community, had a dispute around two months ago. Sumit had then thrashed a person from the other side, they said. On August 9, a clash again broke out between the two groups following which heated arguments ensued and the two sides came to blows and attacked each other using sticks, the police said. Sumit, who was married and had a child, was wounded in .
Man found murdered in Delhi
A body with its throat slit was found in the national capital on Tuesday, police said.
Woman raped while grazing cattle in Jharkhand
A woman was allegedly raped by a 32-year-old man while she was grazing cattle in Palamau district's Medininagar, police said today. Superintendent of Police Indrajit Mahatha said the accused, Vinod Mochi, assaulted the 22-year-old woman, when she resisted his move and broke her hand before raping her. The woman is said to be mentally unsound, the police officer said adding the accused has been arrested and produced in a court which remanded him in judicial custody. The woman has been sent to hospital for medical checkup, he said.
'13 people sentenced to death for minor rape in MP'
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday confirmed that a total of 13 individuals have been sentenced to death in connection with the raping of minor girls in the state.Madhya Pradesh was the first state to promulgate a law to award death penalty to individuals accused in rape of minor girls. The law, which awards the death penalty to rapists of girls below the age of 12, was unanimously passed in the state assembly in December last year.Addressing the media here, Chouhan said, "As per the provisions to penalise such culprits with the harshest of punishment, 13 people have so far been sentenced to death."Speaking on the steps being taken to put a stop to such incidents in the future, Chouhan said, "On one hand, we are imparting lessons and inculcating the right values, and on the other hand, strict punishments, a culmination of the two will help us prevent such incidents from happening."When asked to comment on the death penalty awarded to two culprits earlier ...
Fashion design student mows down homeless woman in Delhi
A 50-year-old homeless woman was mowed down by a speeding SUV allegedly being driven by a young woman on the wrong side of the road in the posh Connaught Place area of Lutyens' Delhi, police said today. The homeless woman was dragged for nearly 300 metres by the vehicle - a Jeep Compass - on Sunday night on Shaheed Singh Marg, they said. The accused was identified as Shreya Aggarwal (20), a resident of Bareilly. She was accompanied by her two friends - Baby Rani and Megha - at the time of the accident, police said. Aggarwal is pursuing a fashion designing course at an institute in Mumbai, they said. She had taken a turn on the wrong side of the road and was stopped by policemen at a picket, where she was arrested, a police officer said. She was released later on bail, the official said. Police said Aggarwal had panicked after hitting the homeless woman and attempted to escape from the crime scene. The victim was stuck on the left rear wheel of the vehicle, the official said. Police ...
'Criminal cases against Maratha agitators should be withdrawn'
A Maratha outfit demanded today that the criminal cases registered against those who took part in the community's recent agitation for quota should be withdrawn by the Maharashtra government. Abasaheb Patil, leader of 'Maratha Kranti Thok Morcha' also said that people should agitate in a peaceful manner, by obtaining due permissions from the police. Speaking to reporters here, Patil said the government has promised that the reservation in jobs and education would be given to the Maratha community by November, and if it fails to do so, "we will use guerrilla tactics to carry out our agitation". "Many youth who participated in the agitation in the first two weeks of August are now facing charges such as attempt to murder, which is a very serious offence. Some of them are on the run due to the fear," Patil said, demanding that these charges be withdrawn.
Member of notorious 'Thak Thak' gang held
A member of the notorious 'Thak Thak' gang, which is active across the Delhi-NCR, was arrested following an encounter with the police here today, officials said. The accused, along with an aide, was travelling to Delhi on a scooter when he saw a police barricading near Sector 44. "It was a routine check. When the two reached close to the police picket, they turned around and started going back. The policemen there got suspicious and chased them," the Circle Officer, Noida City 1st, Avneesh Kumar, said. "The man riding pillion soon opened fire on the policemen chasing them. The police retaliated and one of them got hit by a bullet in the leg," Kumar said. The scooter crashed and the man was arrested, while his aide managed to escape, the CO said, adding the police rushed him to a hospital. He was later identified as Cheenu (30-35), a resident of Madangir in Delhi, Kumar said. kumar said a pistol with live bullets along with a spray, which they used on people during crime, has been ...
Nepal's controversial civil code challenged in the court
Nepal's criminal and civil code, which came into effect recently and curtails press freedom among others, has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The petition, filed by advocate Yagyamani Neupane yesterday, claimed that various provisions of the Muluki Civil Code, 2017 and Muluki Criminal Code, 2017 which came into effect from August 17 are contradictory to the Nepal's Constitution. The Office of the Prime Minister and the Council Ministers, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Federal Parliament, Federal House of Representatives, and Federal Upper House have been made defendants, according to the court sources. Claiming that the constitution does not prohibit anyone from taking the picture of anyone, the petitioner sought the apex court order to make Section 295 (1) of the Criminal Code which prohibits taking pictures compatible with the constitution. Article 19(1) of the Constitution has ensured the right to take picture of anyone under the rights of the freedom
Dabholkar murder case: CBI, ATS carry out joint operation
The recovery revealed that one of the weapons was a country made pistol
Nigerian arrested for molesting woman inside lift in Noida
A 35-year-old Nigerian man was arrested today for allegedly molesting a woman inside a lift at a society area in Sector 134 here, police said. The man - Eibeh Celestine - is on a medical visa in India for getting a treatment done at a private hospital here, they said. "The man got into a lift of the building in the society at around 10 pm last night in which a woman was also present. Inside the lift, he attempted to molest her, used indecent words and asked for the woman's phone number. She gave him a wrong phone number and soon alerted the police," a police official said citing the first information report (FIR) lodged at Sector 20 Police Station. They said Celestine was held last night on the basis of a complaint filed by the woman, but her family initially did not want any case registered. "But today they got the case registered and Celestine was arrested under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 354 (molestation)," the official said. The police said they are yet to recover the ...