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Australian Cardinal won't seek reduced sentence
Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if the court of appeal upholds his conviction for sexually abusing two Melbourne choir-boys in the 1990s.
15 killed in fighting at Brazil prison
At least 15 people have been killed in fighting between inmates at a prison in northern Brazil, officials said.
ESIC unearths 'fake delivery' scam
Conception and child birth may be an almost year-long procedure in normal cases, but not for the women employees linked to the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
46% MLAs in Odisha have criminal cases: ADR
About 46 per cent of the newly elected legislators in Odisha face criminal cases, said a report on Monday.
Delhi HC issues notice to Vadra on ED's plea seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to businessman Robert Vadra and his close aide Manoj Arora on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking cancellation of the trial court order granting them anticipatory bail in a money laundering case.A single bench of Justice Chander Shekhar sought the reply of Vadra and Arora on the plea and posted the matter for hearing to July 17.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and advocate DP Singh appeared before the court on behalf of the investigating agency."The respondent (Vadra) is likely to tamper with evidence and influence witnesses in the case. The special judge has failed to appreciate that the respondent is a highly influential person. If he is granted blanket protection of bail, there is all likelihood that the respondent shall tamper with evidence," the ED plea said.On May 24, the agency had pleaded in the high court for custodial interrogation of Vadra, the son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, claiming that he was evasive .
BJP worker shot dead in Bengal, 2 held
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was shot dead in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and two individuals have been detained, police said on Monday.
Delhi HC seeks Robert Vadra's response on ED's plea to cancel his anticipatory bail in PMLA case
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought Robert Vadra's response on an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking cancellation of his anticipatory bail in a money-laundering case. Justice Chander Shekhar issued notice to Vadra on ED's petition challenging trial court's April 1 order, which granted him anticipatory bail. The court also sought response of Vadra's close aide Manoj Arora on the agency's plea seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing ED in the court, said they required his custody as Vadra was not cooperating in the investigation and and the trial court had not discussed the gravity of the offence in its order. Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, is facing allegations of money laundering in purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million pounds (over Rs 17 crore). The case is being probed under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
6 kg poppy straw seized in J&K's Poonch
Six kg poppy straw has been seized from a passenger vehicle in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Monday. The contraband, packed in five polythene bags, was being smuggled from Kashmir through Mugal road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu region with south Kashmir Shopian district, the official said. However, no one was arrested in connection with the recovery on Sunday as the driver of the vehicle fled the scene after abandoning the vehicle on being signalled to stop for checking by a joint team of police and Army at village Poshana, the official said. He said the poppy straw was found concealed in one of the empty compartments of the vehicle, a new modus operandi employed to smuggle the contraband. The vehicle has been seized and a case under NDPS Act registered.
SC declines relief to BSP MP in rape case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined newly-elected BSP MP Atul Rai's plea, seeking protection from arrest till the end of the general elections on May 23, in a rape case.
HC issues notice to Vadra on ED plea to cancel bail
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, to file a reply on the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking to cancel his bail in a money laundering case.
4-yr-old girl raped by school helper-cum-conductor in Punjab's Dhuri town, accused arrested
A four-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a private school's helper-cum-conductor in Dhuri town in Punjab's Sangrur district, triggering protests by residents against the school management and the local administration. The incident took place on Saturday when the 27-year-old accused lured the girl when her mother had come to the school to attend a parent-teacher meeting, police said Monday. He was playing in a park with the girl and later took her to a room and raped her, they said. After the parent-teacher meet, the girl's mother took her home unaware of the incident. The girl complained of pain in abdomen on Saturday evening and repeated it on Sunday, following which her parents took her to a hospital where doctors confirmed the child was sexually assaulted. As the news spread, protests erupted in Dhuri and residents gathered outside the local police station, demanding that the accused be arrested and handed over to them for punishment. Sangrur SSP Sandeep Kumar Garg said the ...
Nepal police arrest 3 Pakistani nationals with fake Indian currency
Three Pakistani nationals have been arrested from Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport for carrying fake Indian currency with a face value of Rs 76.80 million, police said Monday. The Pakistani nationals -- Mohmad Akhtar, 49, Nadia Anwar, 39 and Nasiruddin, 67 --- were arrested from the airport on Saturday as they arrived in the country from Doha with the fake currency, they said. Three Nepalese nationals, who reached the airport to pick up the fake currency, were also arrested. The police have initiated further investigation into the matter.
4 new judges sworn in as justices of Delhi High Court
Four new judges including a woman judge on Monday took oath as justices of the Delhi High Court.Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajendra Menon administered the oath to new judges -- Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon, and Brijesh Sethi.President Ramnath Kovind has appointed these judges on the recommendation of the Collegium of the Supreme Court.The appointment of the new judges has taken the working strength of the Delhi High Court to 40 as against the approved strength of 60.
SC dismisses BSP MP Atul Rai's plea seeking protection from arrest in rape case
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition of BSP leader Atul Rai seeking protection from arrest in connection with a rape case.A vacation bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and also comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose dismissed the petition of Rai"We dismiss the petition," CJI Ranjan Gogoi said.Rai has won Ghosi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh on the BSP ticket in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections.He is absconding after the Allahabad High Court turned down his plea seeking anticipatory bail in an alleged rape case on May 8.A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Rai in Varanasi in an alleged rape case on May 1.Rai had approached the top court's vacation bench, seeking anticipatory bail and for quashing of the FIR registered against him.When the CJI asked Rai's lawyer how many cases have been registered against his client, the lawyer said there are 16 cases registered against his client.Rai, in his ...
4 new judges take oath at Delhi High Court
Four new judges, including a woman, were sworn-in at the Delhi High Court on Monday.
Surendra Singh's murder should not be politicised, says Pramod Tiwari
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Monday said that the murder of Surendra Singh, ex-pradhan of Amethi, should not be politicised and the killers should be arrested as soon as possible.Speaking to ANI, Tiwari said, "The murder of BJP worker Surendra Singh in Amethi is a very sad and unfortunate incident. It should not be equated with politics as the person who died had visited a stage of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress before. He had also welcomed Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi before.""Whoever is the culprit in this crime should be caught and strict action as per laws should be taken," he added.Everyone has the right to pay homage to the deceased but the politicisation of the issue should be avoided, said Tiwari citing BJP leader Smriti Irani's visit to Amethi where she participated in the funeral procession of Singh to pay her tributes.Surendra Singh was shot at by unidentified assailants when he was sleeping in the verandah of his house at around 3 am on Sunday. He was ..
SC refuses to grant protection from arrest to newly elected BSP MP Atul Rai
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant protection from arrest to newly elected BSP MP from Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Atul Rai, accused of raping a college student from Varanasi. A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said it was not inclined to entertain a petition to grant relief from arrest to Rai. Previously, the apex court had refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Rai. An FIR was registered against him on May 1 on a complaint by a college student, alleging that he took her to his home on the pretext of introducing her to his wife but sexually assaulted her. Rai's lawyer has said there was no provision for anticipatory bail in Uttar Pradesh, and since the high court on May 8 had dismissed Rai's petition seeking protection, he feared his client could be arrested in the case.
Deaf and mute girl gang raped by 3 men in UP
In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's in Rampur district, a deaf and mute 17-year-old girl was gang raped by three men who also filmed the act, police said.
Delhi: 3 foreign nationals arrested with drugs worth Rs 25 crore
Two Nigerians and one Ugandan national were arrested and drugs worth around Rs 25 crore were recovered from their possession, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi said on Monday.The Ugandan national is a woman, while sources aware of the matter informed that the consignment of drugs contained 5 kgs of heroin and 2.6 kgs of cocaine.The drugs were smuggled to Delhi from Mumbai via the Rajdhani Express train.
Bihar: Man shot dead by unknown assailants in Patna
A man on Sunday morning was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants near Kidwaipuri Park here.The deceased has been identified as Ravi Rai.Rai went out for a morning walk and as soon as he reached Jaikund Apartment, unidentified assailants started firing at him. He suffered bullet injuries on his head and stomach."The matter is being investigated and, prima facie, the deceased was shot dead. The dead body has been sent for post mortem," Police Inspector Dilip Mishra said.Further details are awaited.