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Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided. Kavanaugh was taking part in a roundtable discussion with other lawyers when he said at three different points that the decision in US v. Nixon, which marked limits on a president's ability to withhold information needed for a criminal prosecution, may have come out the wrong way. A 1999 magazine article about the roundtable was part of thousands of pages of documents that Kavanaugh has provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of the confirmation process. The committee released the documents yesterday. Kavanaugh's belief in robust executive authority already is front and center in his nomination by President Donald Trump to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. The issue could assume even greater importance if special ...
Police rush to LA grocery store amid reports of gunshots
Police personnel have rushed to a Los Angeles grocery store, amidst reports of possible gunshots.According to CNN, an armed man has barricaded himself inside a Trader Joe's grocery store with people still inside.Till now, the number of people trapped inside the grocery store has not been determined.18 ambulances and over a 100 firefighters are present at the scene of action.It all started on Saturday afternoon when the armed man began shooting and made an elderly woman and a young woman as his victims.
Suspect barricaded inside US supermarket: Police
A suspect was barricaded inside a supermarket in the US city of Los Angeles today, police said, in what US media reported was a possible hostage situation. "We can confirm that there is an active barricaded suspect within a #TraderJoes in #Silverlake," the Los Angeles Police Department wrote on its official Twitter account. "Watching Los Angeles possible hostage situation very closely," US President Donald Trump tweeted. "Active barricaded suspect. L.A.P.D. working with Federal Law Enforcement," he wrote. CNN quoted police as saying there was a possible hostage situation at the store after a suspect who was being pursued by law enforcement crashed his vehicle and ran inside.
Minor allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand
A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand's Giridih.A case has been registered by the police in the matter and the statement of the victim has also been recorded.Sub Divisional Police Officer Manish Toppo, said, "We have registered the case and have recorded the victim's statement."He also added that the victim has been sent for medical tests and that further investigation into the matter is underway.This comes after five women, associated with an NGO, were allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint in Jharkhand's Khunti district a month back.During a campaign of the NGO, the women, who were a part of the drama team of the NGO, were allegedly kidnapped and then raped at gunpoint. Their male companions were also thrashed by the unidentified persons.
Offset arrested for possessing firearm, bailed out
Hollywood rapper Offset has been released on bail after he was arrested for alleged possession of firearm.According to TMZ, he was bailed out after paying a fine of $ 17000 (Around Rs 11.68 lakh).The rapper was released after appearing before a judge at an Atlanta courthouse on charges of possessing three guns and cannabis in his car.His rapper wife Cardi B took to Instagram to post a shot of the two enjoying their time at home.On a related note, he was earlier arrested under four different charges-- possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a weapon during a crime, possession of marijuana (one ounce or less), and an improper lane change.
Money laundering scam: Zardari declared absconder by FIA
Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur on Saturday were declared as absconders by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in connection with a money laundering case.A two-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar, took suo motu notice of the FIA's investigation into the Pakistani (Rs.) 35 billion money-laundering scam.Also, 20 others including Zardari's close aide Anwar Majeed and his son were declared as absconders by the FIA.On July 18, the names of Zardari and Talpur were removed from the Exit Control List (ECL) by Pakistan's Interior Ministry, according to sources.Prior to this, Zardari and Talpur's names were placed on the ECL on the orders of Pakistan's Supreme Court, sources told Geo TV earlier.However, on July 12, the country's apex court had refuted reports that it did not place the brother-sister duo on the ECL and did not issue directives to prevent them from leaving the country in connection to their alleged
Ephedrine quota case: PML-N leader gets life imprisonment
The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) received a fresh jolt when its leader Hanif Abbasi was on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment in ephedrine quota case.An anti-narcotics court sentenced Abbasi, who was facing charges of allegedly misusing 500kg of the controlled chemical ephedrine, which he got for his pharmaceutical company, Gray Pharmaceutical in 2010, Geo TV reported.In the ruling, the court stated that nearly 363kg of ephedrine was rightly used and added that Abbasi did not provide evidence on the usage of the remaining quantity of ephedrine. Seven others accused in the case were acquitted by the court, giving them the benefit of doubt.On Tuesday, the Pakistan Supreme Court rejected Abbasi's plea to delay the trial's deadline. A day before the verdict, anti-narcotics court judge Mohammad Akram Khan also dismissed the PML-N leader's petition, as per the report.In June 2012, Abbasi and his associates were booked by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) under ..
AAP MLA booked for furnishing false info about educational qualifications
A case has been registered against AAP MLA Fateh Singh for allegedly furnishing false information about his educational qualifications in nomination papers, the police said today. On July 19, an FIR was registered on the complaint of Poleram (42), a resident of Gokalpuri, at Nand Nagri police station in northeast Delhi following a city court's direction, they said. According to Singh's nomination papers, he completed his Class 12 from UP Board and subsequently did his graduation from Chaudhary Charan Singh University. The complainant has alleged that this is false, the police said. The police are verifying the documents submitted by the AAP MLA.
2 arrested for killing sister-in-law
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly killing their sister-in-law in southeast Delhi's Badarpur as they considered her responsible for the suicide of their brother, police said today. The incident occurred on July 16. The woman's family alleged that her brother-in-law Amit and two others stabbed her with a knife. The woman had married Ayush a year ago. Around two months ago, she returned to her parental house as her husband was unemployed for a few months. Ayush allegedly committed suicide in her absence, police said. On July 20, accused Amit (19) and Anil (21) were arrested from near the Tughlakabad metro station and based on their interrogation, their accomplice, a juvenile, was apprehended from South Extension today, Chinmoy Biswal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), said. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that they were upset over their brother's suicide and even after Ayush's death, his wife did not return to her in-laws house. This drove them to kill
Pakistan's anti-drug court gives life term to PML-N's poll candidate
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif today suffered a blow when one of its leading candidates for the July 25 general elections was sentenced to life imprisonment by an anti-drug court in a six-year old case. The Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) court in Rawalpindi handed life imprisonment to PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi, who was convicted for misusing ephedrine chemical. Abbasi, considered very close to Sharif, was contesting the elections against Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid from Rawalpindi. The PML-N leader will not be able to contest the upcoming general elections following the narcotics court's decision. The court, which announced its decision after six years, acquitted seven other accused in the case while giving them the benefit of doubt. The ephedrine case surfaced in March 2011 when the then federal minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin told the National Assembly that the government would investigate the alleged allocation of 9,000 ..
Now Delhi Police to have bicycle patrols for parks, narrow lanes
With serious crimes being reported from parks and narrow lanes in national capital, the Delhi Police on Saturday came up with bicycle patrols for quick and effective surveillance of these and other congested areas.
Darul Uloom Deoband functionary demands death penalty for cow vigilantes
Reacting strongly to the alleged lynching of a man on suspicion of cow smuggling in Alwar, a functionary of the Darul Uloom Deoband today demanded death penalty for cow vigilantes. Mufti Asad Qasmi alleged the government is silent about the killings by cow vigilantes. Ever since the BJP has come to power at the Centre, numerous incidents of lynching have been reported in the country, he said. Anyone seen with a cow, even though he may be taking it for rearing or for milking, is lynched, Qasmi said, adding that people are beaten to death on the basis of suspicion. Last night, Akbar Khan (28) and his friend Aslam were taking two cows to their village in Haryana through a forested area near Lalawandi in Rajasthan's Alwar district when five men attacked them, Ramgarh police station SHO Subhash Sharma said. They suspected that Khan was smuggling cows but the allegation is yet to be verified, he said. Aslam managed to escape. Khan died on the way to a government hospital in Ramgarh and two .
Two Russians arrested in Goa for growing marijuana
The Goa Police's Crime Branch on Saturday arrested two Russian nationals for growing a crop of marijuana in their rented tenement, a spokesperson said.
Minor girl, hearing-and-speech impaired, raped in MP village
A 12-year-old deaf and mute girl was allegedly raped in Budhni tehsil of the district today, police said. Shaliendra Chouhan (26), the accused, was arrested within hours of the incident which took place at Machhwai village, said inspector P N Yadav of Shahganj police station. Budhni is the Assembly constituency of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The accused allegedly persuaded the girl to go with him to a secluded area this morning and raped her. When the girl returned home and narrated what had happened through sign language to her parents, a complaint was lodged at Shahganj police station, inspector Yadav said. Police soon arrested the accused and registered a case of rape under the IPC and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Further probe is on.
Six-year-old girl raped in Chhattisgarh, two held
A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men from her village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said today. The incident took place on Wednesday under Tamnar police station limits. The accused identified as Shyamlal Miri (35) and Set Kumar Kurre (28), both married, were arrested yesterday, Station House Officer (SHO) of Tamnar police station S N Singh said. "As per the complaint, the victim, a Class I student of a local government school, was taking bath at a bore-well near her house in the village on July 18 when the accused came there and took her along," the officer said. They took her to a secluded place, sexually assaulted her and then abandoned her there, Singh said. "The victim rushed back home and narrated the incident to her mother. Her parents approached the police the same day and lodged a complaint," the SHO said. The accused were booked under IPC section 376 (rape) and sections 4 and 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ...
BJP councillor held for rape, extortion bid
A BJP councillor of Wani Municipal Council in Yavatmal district has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman for over last three years and trying to extort money from her, police said today. The accused Dheeraj Digambar Pathe (29), a resident of Wasekar Layout in Wani town, was arrested last night based on a complaint filed by a 20-year-old woman, police said. According to Balasaheb Khade, Inspector of Wani police station, the victim said in her complaint that she lived in the same locality in Wani as Pathe's and they knew each other ever since she was a minor. "The victim said that when she was still a minor studying in Class XII, Pathe promised that he would marry her in future, and established physical relationship with her. He started repeatedly sexually assaulting her," the officer said. "When she turned major, he demanded that she marry him. When she refused to tie the knot with him, he started troubling her. He started demanding Rs 5 lakh from her as ...
Zardari, sister among 20 declared absconders by FIA in money laundering case
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) today declared 20 suspects including former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister as absconders in a Rs 35 billion money laundering case, a media report said today. The FIA submitted challan of the case against a famous banker and Asif Ali Zardari's close aide, Hussain Lawai and other suspects in a court, the Express Tribune reported. Besides the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman and his sister Faryal Talpur, 18 others including chairman of a private bank are also declared absconder in the challan, the report said. Lawai was arrested by the FIA earlier this month in the money-laundering case in which he is accused to have helped facilitate the opening of 29 fake accounts in Summit Bank, Sindh Bank and United Bank Limited. Last week, Lawai and Summit Bank Senior Vice-President Taha Raza were sent to jail on remand in the multi-million rupee money laundering scandal. According to police complaint registered against Lawai and ...
HC pulls up I-T dept in Chandrasekhar case
The Madras High Court has pulled up the I-T department for the manner in which it filed the counter in a case related to the seizure of a car which reportedly belonged to T T V Dhinakaran's aide Sukesh Chandrasekhar, arrested in the EC bribery case. Justice PN Prakash set aside the order of the Judicial Magistrate who directed the Assistant Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Bengaluru, to produce the car before the court. In his order, the judge said "on a reading of the counter filed by the Income Tax Department before the Magistrate, it is shorn of even minimum particulars and this court strongly records its displeasure and the cavalier manner in which the counter has been filed by the Income Tax Department before the Judicial Magistrate." "The department must learn to respect the judiciary and should have placed all the facts before the Judicial Magistrate in which case the impugned order would not have been passed," he added. He directed the I-T commissioner to take ...
Alwar man thrashed by police, claims BJP MLA
Hours after a man was allegedly lynched to death on cow smuggling suspicions, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gyan Dev Ahuja claimed that police had thrashed the man to death, and not the mob."I had said that public should inform police and not resort to violence. They slapped the cow smuggler a bit and informed the police. Sources told me that police took the smuggler to custody and thrashed him to show people that they are taking strict action," he told ANI.However, the Ramgarh MLA demanded a judicial inquiry to be conducted into the matter."The cow smuggler died on his way to the hospital. I demand a judicial inquiry to ascertain whether he was lynched by the mob or beaten to death by police," he said.On the other hand, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje assured strict action against perpetrators."We will be taking and we are taking strictest action against those who violate law and order," she said.In the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, a man was allegedly beaten ..
Flight attendant Anissia's in-laws seek exemption from joining probe
The in-laws of flight attendant Anissia Batra, who allegedly committed suicide last week, sought exemption from joining the probe on health grounds, police said. Batra (39) allegedly jumped off the terrace of her residence in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park on July 14. Her husband, Mayank Singhvi, was arrested on charges of dowry death on Monday. Mayank's parents were called for questioning today, but they did not join the probe, the police said. "In the case, a request letter from them was received through their counsel requesting exemption for three days on health grounds. "A notice will be again issued to them to join investigation," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Romil Baaniya said. Another officer said that they will be issued a notice to join investigation on Monday. "If they fail to turn up, we will request the court to issue non-bailable warrants against them," he said. A family friend of the deceased demanded the arrest of Mayank's parents. Anissia's parents have alleged