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Former Barclays trader found guilty of rigging Euribor
LONDON (Reuters) - A French former Barclays trader, tried in his absence by a London court, has been convicted by a jury of conspiring to rig global interest rates.
Debt burden drives man to kill wife, self
Unable to bear the burden of mounting loan, a 40-year-old man allegedly strangulated his wife to death and killed self at Kalyani in Nadia district early today, police said. Bapi Chakraborty was found hanging in a room, while the body of his wife Jhuma (32) was lying on bed in the same room which was bolted from inside. The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination. The couple used to fight frequently over repayment of the loans and they quarrelled last night also, police said. Bapi, who used to do odd jobs, rang up his sister living in another town of the same district, at around 2 am and informed her that he had strangulated his wife and was now going to kill himself. The couple's two teenaged sons, Biplab and Biswajit, was in another room. The horrified woman called up Bapi's sons and told them about their father's phone call. Biswajit said, "We rushed to the room and knocked on the door. We heard some sound inside the room. It appears father hanged himself ...
Pak anti-corruption court dismisses Sharif's plea to transfer remaining two cases
Nawaz Sharif's petition to transfer the remaining two corruption cases against him to another accountability court was dismissed today, media reports said today, in another blow to the embattled former Pakistan prime minister on the eve of his return to the country and possible arrest. Sharif, who is currently in London to tend to his ailing wife Kulsoom, is expected to return to Pakistan tomorrow, days after being sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-corruption court in the Avenfield properties case, one of the three corruption cases against him following the Panama Papers scandal. Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Islamabad Accountability Court stated that after passing the judgment and framing charges on members of the Sharif family, he can not recuse himself from the case, Geo TV reported. To transfer the case to another court, relevant high court authorities need to be approached, and if the case is to be transferred across provinces, then the Supreme Court needs to be consulted
Considering filing closure report in missing JNU student case: CBI to HC
Over a year after it was handed over the probe, the CBI today said it was seriously considering filing a closure report in the missing case of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who had disappeared from the varsity campus nearly two years ago. "We are seriously contemplating whether to file a closure report," the agency told a Delhi High Court bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel. However, the agency made it clear that it was going to examine a few more aspects before taking a final decision in this regard. Ahmed had gone missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on October 15, 2016 following a scuffle with some other students, allegedly affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the previous night. The CBI also told the court that till date its probe has not found any evidence to show any crime was committed, nor did it find any material to arrest or take coercive action against nine students who are suspected by Ahmed's family of .
Modi hails decision to raise monetary limits for tax litigation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the government's decision to reduce tax dispute litigation by not filing any appeals except in high-value cases.
CBI arrests Air One Aviation CMD Alok Sharma, BCAS official
The CBI has arrested Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS) official Rahul Rathore and Air One Aviation CMD Alok Sharma in the case related to airport access pass issued to journalist Upendra Rai in alleged violation of norms, officials said today. Rai and Chief Security Officer of the companyPrasun Roy were booked by the agency in connection with the case, they said. It is alleged that Rai in criminal conspiracy with Prasun Roy and others cheated the BCAS and the Delhi International Airport (DIAL) and fraudulently obtained a temporary and later a permanent Aerodrome Entry Pass (AEP). By getting the right to access all airports in the country, Rai jeopardised national security, the agency had said after filing of an FIR in May this year. The CBI has alleged that Rai in connivance with Roy submitted an application falsely showing himself as the director of quality control of the company to get the AEP. The company allegedly sponsored the name of Rai and forwarded the application to ...
SC to resume hearing on Section 377 on July 17
The Supreme court will resume hearing on the petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities, on July 17.Lawyer Ashok Desai appearing for one of the petitioners told the five-judge constitution bench of the apex court that the LGBTQ's existence is part of the culture and many countries have been accepted homosexuality.On Wednesday, the Centre told the apex court that it would leave it to the wisdom of its judges to decide the constitutional validity of Section 377.The notion was put forth by Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing the Centre before the five-judge constitution bench of the top court, as it hearing of pleas on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code gets underway.Earlier in 2009, the Delhi High Court had decriminalised Section 377, but the order was later set aside by a Supreme-Court bench.Section 377 deals with "unnatural offences," and holds "whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse ...
UP: Class 2 girl kidnapped, raped
A seven-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped in the neighbouring Basti district, police said today. A case of rape and kidnapping was registered against unidentified persons while the victim was undergoing treatment in a hospital where her condition was critical, they said. The incident, which took place in Kalwari area, came to light yesterday morning when villagers found the girl lying unconscious in a field with blood spots on her clothes, police said. On getting information the parents of the girl reached the spot and informed the police. The girl was sleeping with her family outside her house the previous night when someone kidnapped her and took her to a field in the night and gagged her so that nobody could hear her shrieks, CO Kalwari, Arvind Kumar said.
'Rajasthan panchayat made child sit outside house for 10 days, will face action'
Strict action will be taken against the village officials who made a five-year old girl in Rajasthan's Bundi sit alone outside her house since July 3 as punishment for breaking a bird's egg, Rajasthan child rights panel chief Manan Chaurvedi said on Thursday.
Ex-Catalan leader's extradition legally admissible: German court
A German court on Thursday ruled that the extradition of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont would be legally admissible on one of the charges brought against him by authorities in Spain, but not on two others.
Woman allegedly confined after being given triple talaq: police
A case of dowry death has been registered against the husband and in-laws of a woman who was given triple talaq over phone and allegedly locked up for a month without food and water leading to her death, police said today. The deceased is survived by a six-year-old child. The victim's sister has alleged that the deceased woman's husband used to beat her up for dowry. First she was given triple talaq, then was kept confined inside a room without food and water, the victim's sister alleged. Taking cognisance of the matter, the district police registered a dowry death case against the woman's husband and in-laws. Last week a woman from Mahoba was reportedly given triple talaq and forced to leave her husband's house because the 'chapati' she had prepared was burnt.
College sex scandal: HC sets deadline for completion of trial
The Madras High Court today set a September 10 deadline for the CB-CID to file its final charge sheet in the case of a woman professor who allegedly tried to 'lure' students to extend sexual favours to some varsity officials for marks, and directed the lower court to complete the trial within six months from that date. Dismissing the bail plea one of the accused, Karuppasamy, Justice G R Swaminathan said students were affected in the case and hence bail could not be granted to him. The judge also made it clear that none of the accused in the case should be granted bail till the completion of the trial. The judge ordered the CB-CID to file the final chargesheet before September 10 and directed the Virudhunagar court to complete the trial within six months from that date. The woman, Nirmala Devi was arrested on April 16 after an audio clip in which she purportedly told some girl students "to adjust with some officials" for higher marks and money went viral on the social media. The ...
Germany can extradite Puigdemont to Spain for graft not rebellion: Court
A German court today ruled that deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont may be extradited to Spain but only for alleged corruption and not on the more serious charge of rebellion. "Extradition on the accusation of misappropriation of public funds is permissible; extradition on the accusation of rebellion is not permissible," the superior regional court of Schleswig-Holstein state said in a statement. Puigdemont was detained in Germany in late March on a European arrest warrant from Spain for his role in Catalonia's failed independence bid last October.
Pakistan to file counter-memorial in Kulbhushan Jadhav case on Tuesday
Pakistan will be filing its second counter-memorial in the International Court of Justice on the conviction of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav on July 17, an official said on Thursday.
CBI charge sheet against Unnao MLA puts BJP in tight spot
The CBI charge sheet against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in an alleged rape case has left the ruling party in a quandary as the opposition demanded the legislator's expulsion while the saffron party maintained that it was "too early" to take a call. Sengar, a four-time MLA who enjoys immense clout in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, was yesterday charged by the CBI with raping a minor girl at his residence at Makhi village on June 4 last year. "The party leadership is closely monitoring the matter and is in touch with the local leadership," UP BJP spokesperson Chandramohan said. "Whatever necessary and appropriate steps as per the policies of the BJP (are needed) will be taken. A decision will definitely be taken," he added. The spokesperson further said that it was "too early to take a call" on the demand for the Unnao MLA's expulsion as the CBI filed the charge sheet only yesterday. "It has not been a long time that charge sheet has been filed. It would be unfair to jump to an early ...
Maneka Gandhi urges Kolkata Police to take action in sexual assault of 2-yr-old boy
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today urged Kolkata Police to immediately arrest the people responsible for allegedly sexually assaulting a 2-year-old boy at a playschool in the city. The boy was allegedly sexually abused at the playschool in southern Kolkata last week. Police have said they are scanning the footage retrieved from CCTV cameras at the playschool. Following a complaint by the boy's parents, a case has been registered against unidentified people under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Gandhi expressed her displeasure at the slow pace of police investigation in the case. "I have spoken to Kolkata Police about the case and expressed my displeasure that they have not been able to arrest the accused when a playschool has very limited number of employees. I have requested them to ensure that immediate action is taken to arrest the accused," she said. A WCD official said only 7-8 people work at the playschool. "The organisation has
India refuses entry to British MP
India on Wednesday refused entry to British MP Lord Carlile, a member of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's legal team, on charges of having an invalid visa.
Consumer forum fines CPWD, says not providing dustbins is deficiency in service
A consumer court here has held the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) guilty of "deficiency in service" for not providing garbage bins in a government residential colony. The consumer forum, New Delhi district, headed by President Arun Kumar Arya, slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on the CPWD, a premier central government authority in-charge of public sector works, while directing it to immediately provide three dustbins to the complainant. "Bare perusal of the complaint addressed to opposite party (OP) (CPWD) makes it is clear that there is no garbage bin in the colony of the complainant. Non-providing of the garbage bin by OP amounts to deficiency in service. "We therefore hold OP guilty of deficiency in service and direct them as under. Immediately provide three garbage bins to the complainant. Pay to the complainant a sum of Rs 5000 on account of pain and mental agony suffered by him which will also include cost of litigation," the forum said. The order came on a complaint lodged by .
Iranian man flogged for drinking as child
The Iranian authorities have publicly flogged a man who was convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15, in a move denounced by Amnesty International as "horrific".
Chief Justice denies giving order to place Zardari, sister on ECL
Pakistan's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday denied that he had ordered placement of former President Asif Zardari and his (Zardari's) sister Faryal Talpur on the Exit Control List (ECL) in connection with a probe into illegal transactions through 29 fake bank accounts.