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Maoists kill two in Jharkhand
Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two people in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Thursday after dubbing them police spies.
SSC paper leak: Accused sent to 7-day police remand
A Delhi Court on Thursday sent all four accused arrested in connection with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exam paper leak to police custody for seven days.Earlier on Wednesday, the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police in a joint operation arrested four people involved in online hacking of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exam.The accused identified as Ajay, Parma, Gaurav, Sonu, were arrested from Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area.The culprits used to charge Rs 15 lakhs to help examinees through an online app, 'Team Viewer'.
CBSE received handwritten notes containing answers of Economics paper
The office of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had received an unaddressed envelope on March 26 containing four sheets of handwritten answers of the Class 12 Economics paper, the Board said in its complaint to the Delhi Police. The Delhi Police's crime branch is investigating the alleged leak of Class 12 economics and Class 10 mathematics papers after registering two separate cases in the matter. In the wake of reports claiming paper leaks, the CBSE had yesterday announced re-examination of the two papers. In its complaint to the police, the Board has said that they received a complaint by fax on March 23 from an "unknown source" that a man running a coaching institute in Rajinder Nagar was involved in paper leakage. The complaint also named two schools in Rajinder Nagar for their involvement in the alleged leakage. On March 26, when the students sat for the Economics paper, the CBSE Academic unit at Rouse Avenue received an unaddressed envelope in the evening ...
SC/ST act order: Centre to file review petition
The Union Law Ministry has approved the filing of review petition on Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act), in the Supreme Court, sources said on Thursday.The Opposition has been pressing the Centre to file a review petition against the recent top court ruling that diluted the provisions for immediate arrest under the SC/ST Act.On March 20, the apex court, in a bid to check misuse of the SC/ST Act, ruled that preliminary enquiry in a case under the Atrocities Act would be done by the DSP to ensure the allegations are not frivolous, and to avoid false implication of an innocent.The court also held that a government official cannot be prosecuted on mere allegation of committing an offence under the Act without the sanction of the appointing authority.
68 killed in Venezuela prison fire
At least 68 people were killed in a fire at a prison in Venezuela's Carabobo state, according to a government official.
Rapists must be shot dead in public: BJP MP
Raising concern over the increasing number of rape incidents in Assam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Tezpur R.P. Sharma on Wednesday said people found guilty of committing such horrendous crime should be shot dead in public.BJP MP said that capital punishment is the only way to deal with people disrespecting women."Those who commit heinous crimes like rape must be shot in public; this is the only way to stop these incidents," Sharma told ANI.Recently, a five-year-old girl died after she was allegedly gang-raped and then set ablaze by five persons at her home in Nagaon's Bordua in Assam.
Prosecutor says 68 dead in Venezuela prison fire
Venezuela's top prosecutor said 68 people have died in a fire at a police detention facility, where an inmates' rights organisation reported an attempted jailbreak. "In light of the terrible events that took place in the Carabobo state police headquarters, where 68 people died in a presumed fire, we have appointed four prosecutors... to clarify these dramatic events," Tarek William Saab said on Twitter yesterday.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
India and U.K. already have an agreement concerning the investigation and prosecution of crime and the tracing, restraint and confiscation of the proceeds and instruments of crime (including crimes involving currency transfers) and terrorist funds, which was signed in 1995. Both the countries desire to further strengthen cooperation in fighting international criminality and serious organized crime. The MoU will reinforce the collaboration in the field of security that will be mutually beneficial.
Unaware of Nassar's abuse at their ranch, calim Karolyis
Romanian-American gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and his wife Martha, who own the Karolyi Ranch, have claimed to be unaware of the abuses carried out by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar at their ranch.The Karolyis have mentioned, in depositions obtained exclusively by CNN, that they had very little to do with the day-to-day operation of the ranch when it served as a training site for the women's national gymnastics team.According to the report, former elite gymnast Mattie filed a civil lawsuit that claims, the Karolyis "turned a blind-eye to the perpetrator Nassar's sexual abuse of children at the Ranch."These depositions are part of the civil lawsuit.Karolyi Ranch became the US Women's National Team Training Center in 2001 and a US Olympic Training Site in 2011 -- during many of the same years Nassar was the national team doctor, the report said.USA Gymnastics cut ties with the ranch earlier in January, a few days after Olympic champion Simone Biles said she dreaded the ...
IBBI notifies amendments to insolvency code; applicable from Apr 1
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on Wednesday notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (Amendment Regulations), effective April 1.According to the amendment regulations, subject to meeting other requirements, an individual shall be eligible for registration as an insolvency professional if he has passed the Limited Insolvency Examination within the last 12 months and has completed a pre-registration educational course from an insolvency professional agency, as may be required by the IBBI. Furthermore, the syllabus, format, qualifying marks and frequency of the aforementioned examination shall be published on the website of the IBBI at least three months before the examination.As per the amendments, an individual with the required experience of 10/15 years is eligible for registration as an insolvency professional. In addition, an individual with little or no experience shall be eligible for ...
Mumbai blasts accused Takla gets 12-day police custody
Mumbai blasts accused Farook Takla, who was recently deported from Dubai and arrested by the Mumbai Police, was on Wednesday sent to 12-day police custody in connection with the 1993 explosions that left 257 people dead.A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court here sent underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim's aide to police custody till April 9, 2018.Takla was arrested on March 8 this year after being extradited from United Arab Emirates (UAE). He faces charges such as spreading and sponsoring terrorism, waging a war against the nation, criminal conspiracy, murder, attempt to murder, and voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons, and had been absconding after the blasts.The court, in an earlier hearing, had extended his custody till March 28.
Need to consider full-time expert body to assist in appointment of judges: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday called for considering whether there is need for setting up a body of full-time experts to assist in "identifying, scrutinising and evaluating" the candidates to be appointed judges of Supreme Court and the high courts at the pre-appointment stage.
4 arrested for electricity wire theft from Delhi Metro network
Four men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in stealing electricity wires from the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro, police said today. The four accused were identified as Dilshad (22), Ali Hasan alias Lala (23), Saddam (24) and Imran (27). They had carried out several thefts in the Metro network in the past one month. Police said that Dilshad and Hasan were employed as labourers by a project company of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. On March 7, DMRC official Praveen Gupta filed five cases of overhead cable theft that allegedly occurred from January 23 to March 5, they added. On the basis of a tip-off, Dilshad, Hasan and Saddam were arrested on March 27, said Pankaj Kumar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro). Two country-made pistols, along with live cartridges, were recovered from them. Subsequently, Imran, who used to buy the stolen cable from them, was also nabbed.
Woman found dead in her flat in Munirka
The decomposed body of a 23-year-old woman from Meghalaya was found in her flat in southwest Delhi's Munirka, police said today. The body was found yesterday after the landlord detected a foul smell emanating from her flat, which was locked from outside, the police said. He peeped through a ventilator and saw the woman lying inside. Subsequently, the police were informed. The Police are awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of the woman's death. It is suspected that she was killed. Police are scanning CCTV footage from nearby area to identify the people who visited her, they said. The woman was working at a call centre in Gurgaon.
Case dropped against Michigan man after 45 years in prison
A Michigan man whose murder conviction was thrown out after he spent 45 years in prison will not face a second trial. Prosecutor Kym Worthy said today that she's dropping the case against Richard Phillips. She says he was the victim of false testimony by a key witness. Worthy says what happened to Phillips "was not justice at all." Phillips' murder conviction was thrown out last summer and he's been free since December. He'll likely be eligible for more than USD 2 million under Michigan's wrongful conviction law. Phillips has long maintained that he had nothing to do with the 1971 fatal shooting of Gregory Harris. In 2014, the Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school learned that a co-defendant said Phillips played absolutely no role in the killing.
Catalan ex-minister surrenders to police in Scotland
Former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by Spain for her role in last year's independence bid, surrendered to Scottish police today to face arrest under a European warrant. Ponsati was later released after being granted bail, but was ordered to surrender her passport during a preliminary extradition hearing at a packed Edinburgh Sheriff Court, pending a full hearing. Lawyers for Ponsati, a professor at the University of St Andrews, said they will "robustly" reject charges of violent rebellion and misappropriation of public funds for helping to organise last year's independence referendum in Catalonia, which the government in Madrid deemed illegal. Supporters outside the court when she was released waved Catalan separatist flags and help up a banner reading: "We are with you". She has received support from members of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which runs the devolved government in Edinburgh, which has condemned arrest warrants issued for the Catalan ...
2 held for running fake call centre
Two fraudsters were arrested for allegedly running a fake call centre to dupe people having insurance policies of a private insurance company, police said today. A case of cheating was registered on a complaint by a customer of Max Life Insurance in Mayur Vihar. The complainant alleged that he was cheated Rs 90,000 on pretext of easy premium payment, DCP (East) Omvir Singh said. The complainant has alleged that he was contacted over phone by a female who claimed to be an employee of the insurance company, he said During investigation, it was revealed that a fake call centre was running in Lucknow and its kingpin keeps visiting Delhi, the officer said. The accused were arrested from Ajay Enclave in Subhash Nagar last week, he added.
Cabinet approves India-UK MoU on organised crime
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation and exchange of information for the purposes of combating international criminality and tackling serious organised crime.As per a Union Government press release dated March 28, India and the United Kingdom already have a 1995 agreement in place concerning the investigation and prosecution of crime and tracing, restraint and confiscation of the proceeds and instruments of crime, currency transfers and terrorist funds.Both India and the United Kingdom are working towards strengthening cooperation to fight the global terrorism and serious organised crime.
Bihar journalists' murder: Main accused surrenders
The main accused in the murder of two journalists in Bihar's Bhojpur district on March 25, 2018, surrendered before the Ara Civil Court on Wednesday.Accused Dabloo Miyan, the son of another arrested person Harshu Miyan, surrendered before the court in connection with the killings on Ara-Sasaram highway.Harshu, husband of former village head Saheeda Pravin, and Dabloo had allegedly rammed their SUV (sports utility vehicle) into the two motorcycle-borne journalists -- Navin Nishchal and his associate Vijay Singh, who worked for Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar.Meanwhile, family members of the journalists alleged that they were "murdered" by the former village head's family.An FIR, lodged by Navin's brother Rajesh at Garhani police station against Harshu, Dabloo and two other unknown persons alleged that the accused deliberately chased and crushed the two scribes, who wrote against Harshu's family.
No stay of trial in civil or criminal cases to last beyond six months: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the stay of trial court proceedings, both in civil and criminal cases, would come to an end after the expiry of six months from the date of grant of stay, unless extended in exceptional circumstances.