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Canadian pharmacy to be fined millions for illegal imports
An online pharmacy that bills itself as Canada's largest is expected to be fined USD 34 million today for importing counterfeit cancer drugs and other unapproved pharmaceuticals into the United States, a sentence that one advocacy group called too light for such a heinous crime. Canada Drugs has filled millions of prescriptions by offering itself as a safe alternative for patients to save money on expensive drugs, and its founder, Kristian Thorkelson, has been hailed as an industry pioneer for starting the company in 2001. But US prosecutors say Canada Drugs' business model is based entirely on illegally importing unapproved and misbranded drugs not just from Canada, but from all over the world. The company has made at least USD 78 million through illegal imports, including two that were counterfeit versions of the cancer drugs Avastin and Altuzan that had no active ingredient, prosecutors said. After more than two years of struggling to get the international company to appear in US ..
Russian court rules to block Telegram messaging app
A Moscow court today ruled to block the popular messaging app Telegram in Russia, after it refused to give state security services access to private conversations, an AFP reporter at the court said. The Roskomnadzor telecom watchdog, which brought the case, had earlier demanded the service be blocked as soon as the verdict was announced. Telegram's self-exiled Russian founder Pavel Durov has long said he will reject any attempt by the country security's services to gain backdoor access to the app. The free application, which lets people exchange messages, photos and videos in groups of up to 5,000 people, has attracted more than 200 million users since its launch in 2013. Telegram is especially popular among political activists of all stripes, but has also been used by jihadists. In September 2017, the FSB security service demanded encryption keys, Durov said, prompting a formal complaint when the request was rejected. Durov wrote last year that the FSB's demands are "technically ...
AIADMK, Haasan express anguish over Kathua incident
The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) today expressed anguish over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl at Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, also the AIADMK's coordinator, described women as the "eyes of the country" and sought strong punishment for those behind the crime. The sexual assault on the girl and her death was "shocking and distressing", he said. "Crimes against girl children are against mankind. Those who did this heinous crime should be given strong punishment," he said on Twitter. "Everyone should realise women are the eyes of the country and should uphold womanhood by preventing occurrence of such crimes," Panneerselvam said. Haasan, founder-president of the MNM, expressed anguish over the incident, saying he felt "angry" for failing her. "Does it have to be your own daughter for you to understand? She could've been mine," he tweeted. Haasan said he felt .
CBI questions BJP MLA, speaks to victim (Third Lead)
The CBI on Friday began its probe in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh by questioning BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, one of the accused, and recording the statement of the victim.
It can't get worse than this: J&K DGP on Kathua rape-murder
Condemning the incident of rape and murder of eight-year-old in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S. P. Vaid on Friday said that it couldn't get worse than this."It is a very heinous crime; it can't get worse than this. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has done a very professional job and filed the charge sheet. Now we hope that justice will be done," Vaid told ANI.The girl, who belonged to the nomadic Muslim Bakarwal community, was abducted on January 10. She was reportedly held captive in a temple, sedated and raped.Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday announced that the state government would bring a new law to make the death penalty mandatory for those who raped minors.Mehbooba further assured the entire nation that she stood committed to ensuring justice in the Kathua case. She also called for exemplary punishment for those responsible for the crime.
HC raps media for disclosing Kathua gangrape victim's identity
The Delhi High Court today issued notices to several media houses for disclosing the identity of the eight-year-old who was gangraped and killed in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and prohibited them from further revealing her identity. The high court, which took up the matter on on its own after coming across the media reports, said it was "unfortunate" and "extremely distressing" that the victim's photograph was also displayed in the print and electronic media. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to several media houses whose reports the court had come across and sought a response asking why action should not be taken against them. "A whole media trial is going on," it said. The court directed media houses to not bring out any publication containing the girl's name, photograph, name of school or any other details which could disclose her identity. The court said the news reports "disrespected and violated" the privacy of the victim ...
Dalit woman commits suicide after facing sexual harassment in UP
A 38-year-old Dalit woman committed suicide after facing sexual harassment by two men at Jolla village in the district, police said. The woman's body was found hanging in her cottage and a suicide note was also recovered from the spot in which she alleged that she was facing sexual harassment, SP rural Ajay Sehdev. The body of the victim woman was sent for post-mortem and an investigation was underway, he said. The two accused have been arrested and a case has been registered against them, the official said.
Unnao and Kathua cases: Smriti Irani condemns 'victim shaming'
Reacting to the Unnao and Kathua cases, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Friday urged that there should be no victim shaming in the rape and murder cases."As a woman, I believe and request there should be no victim shaming," Irani told ANI.Speaking on the progress in both the cases, Irani said, "Law agencies and government are taking necessary action."Earlier on April 8, the rape victim from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, along with her family members, tried to commit suicide in front of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence in Lucknow, alleging that she was raped by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his fellow accomplices.The teen had accused the MLA of raping her in June last year.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today registered three cases against Sengar for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.However, the victim demanded for strict action and severe punishment against the accused."I want strict action to be taken against ...
SC seeks AG's assistance on allocation of cases
The Supreme Court on Friday sought Attorney General K.K. Venugopal's assistance on a plea filed by former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan seeking direction that the exercise of authority as a master of roster by the Chief Justice should be done in consultation with senior judges who are part of the collegium.
Unnao rape: CBI registers FIRs, questions BJP MLA
The CBI on Friday started questioning BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an accused in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. It has filed three FIRs.
No matter how influential Unnao accused is, he won't be spared: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday assured that strict actions would be taken against the accused in the Unnao gangrape case."Investigation has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). I believe the CBI would have arrested the MLA also. Our government will not compromise on this issue, no matter how influential the accused is, he will not be spared," Chief Minister Adityanath told reporters here.This comes a day after a senior BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh claimed that the Chief Minister had decided to arrest the accused MLA but his decision was changed after the intervention of a 'prominent person'.Former state minister IP Singh took to Twitter and said, "Yogi Adityanath had taken the decision to arrest Kuldeep Singh Sengar. He was to be arrested from the Chief Minister's office. The Chief Minister had also decided to expel two MLAs from Unnao. But he got a call from a prominent person and the decision got deferred. The party has to suffer the .
Unnao rape: CBI takes over probe in 3 cases, detains BJP MLA for questioning
The CBI has taken over investigation in three cases related to the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and detained him today for questioning, officials said today. The agency which was referred the matter only yesterday took immediate action by re-registering the UP police FIRs and brought the four-time MLA to its Lucknow office at around 5 am for questioning, they said. The officials said Sengar, an MLA from Bangarmau, had not been arrested yet. They said a team of officials would visit the scene of crime and question jail officials, police officials and family members of the MLA. The first FIR pertains to the alleged rape of the girl in which Sengar and a woman Shashi Singh have been named as accused. The second one pertains to rioting, in which four locals have been booked, and also the alleged killing of the victim's father in judicial custody. Since the murder charge was added later by the police, it does not reflect in the CBI FIR. The third case
6 killed in Mexico border city apparently bystanders
Prosecutors are investigating the killing of two women and four men in the northern Mexico border city of Reynosa, apparently as the result of crossfire, officials have said. The Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office yesterday said state police had responded to a report of gunfire between gunmen in the area where the six bodies and a seventh wounded man were found. The office said in an initial report that none of the six bodies tested positive for having a gun. Three were identified as members of a family passing through the area and three others were thought to have been employed at a nearby factory. All were believed to be bystanders. It was not clear who killed them or why, but civilians in Tamaulipas have been injured and killed in the crossfire of drug gang battles and shootouts between criminals and law enforcement. Last week, the Mexican marines accepted responsibility for the deaths of three civilians killed when they drove through a running gun battle between marines and ...
Omar asks PM to break silence over Kathua incident
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence over the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district of the state. "Hon PM sir, there isn't a day when we don't hear you speak about things that are important to you yet there are times when you are completely silent about things that are important to others," he tweeted. Abdullah requested the prime minister not to let the girl be "someone you choose to remain silent about". The rape and killing of the girl, who belonged to the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community, has become a national issue. The gory details of the heinous crime surfaced following filing of charges. The girl had disappeared from a spot near her house close to Rasana village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua on January 10. A week later, her body was found in the same area. A Special Investigation Team, formed to probe the incident, has arrested eight people, including two special police ...
HC notice to media houses for disclosing Kathua victim's identity
The Delhi High Court today issued notices to several media houses for disclosing the identity of the eight-year-old girl who was gangraped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar, which took up the issue on its own after coming across print and electronic media reports, sought a response from the media houses, asking why action should not be taken against them on the matter. The girl from the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community had disappeared from near her home in the forests next to Rasana village in Kathua, 90 km from here, on January 10. A week later, her body was found in the same area. The state police Crime Branch, which probed the case, filed a main chargesheet against seven accused persons and a separate chargesheet against a juvenile in a court in Kathua district earlier this week. The chargesheet revealed chilling details about how the girl was allegedly kidnapped, drugged, raped inside a place
Kathua gangrape: SC seeks material on strike by J-K bar body
The Supreme Court today asked a lawyer to bring materials on record to take judicial note of a strike call given by Kathua and Jammu and Kashmir bar associations in relation to the gangrape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu region. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked lawyer P V Dinesh to furnish some material with regard to the actions of the bar bodies for enabling it to take suo motu judicial note of the strike call. Dinesh referred to the decisions of the local bar that had allegedly come in support of the people who had allegedly gangraped and killed the minor in Kathua. "Something must come on record. We have nothing on record," the bench, also comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said and asked the lawyer to file some material in support of his contention. Dinesh submitted that the apex court should take note of bar's actions and issue directions to them and the Bar Council of India to ensure that the rule of law prevails. The bench .
9-year-old allegedly raped by stepfather in MP
In yet another incident of sexual assault against minors, a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her step-father in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on Thursday.A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered by the girl's mother at Bahodapur police station.The police is investigating the matter and is searching for the accused, who is absconding.With the ongoing Unnao and Kathua rape cases, the Indian social media has been abuzz with the words - "rape horror".Earlier on April 8, a woman and her family tried to commit suicide outside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence in Lucknow. Her family alleged that she was raped by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his accomplice last year, and no action was taken against the accused.On the other hand, an eight-year-old girl belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe in Kathua district was allegedly abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed in January.Among the accused in the case are police ...
SC asked to act against Kathua lawyers for obstructing justice
The Supreme Court on Friday was urged to take suo motu cognisance of the conduct of lawyers who created ruckus and tried to obstruct the filing of a charge-sheet in the Kathua rape and murder case of an eight-year-old minor.
Three arrested for conspiring to kill UP Shia Waqf Board Chairman
Three people associated with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim were arrested on charges of conspiring to kill Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi on Friday.The three accused have allegedly acted at the behest of Dawood.They have been identified as Arif, Abrar and Saleem.According to media reports, a special cell of Delhi Police made the arrests from Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr city.
Maneka for death penalty in child rape cases
Following a public outrage over the gang rape of a minor girl in Jammu and Kashmirs Kathua, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday declared that her ministry intends to amend the POCSO Act, making provision for death penalty in child rape cases.