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California Synagogue shooter charged with 109 counts of hate crimes
The 19-year-old accused in last month's shooting at a synagogue in southern California was on Thursday charged with more than 100 federal hate crimes and civil rights violations."The Department of Justice today charged a California man with federal hate crimes, including the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others, for his actions during the April 27 shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in California", the United States Department of Justice said in a statement cited by Sputnik.According to the affidavit, the shooter, identified as John T. Earnest, opened fire inside the synagogue during a religious service, killing 60-year-old Lori Gilbert Kaye and injuring three others, including the rabbi and 8-year-old girl, before fleeing and being chased by members of the congregation, the Justice Department said.The assailant after opening fire fled the scene in his car but was later detained by law enforcement officers who discovered an AR-15 automatic rifle and ...
China indicts former Interpol chief on bribery charges
Chinese prosecutors have indicted former Interpol president Meng Hongwei on charges of accepting bribes. The announcement Friday from the prosecutor's office in the northeastern city of Tianjin gave few details. Meng was formally arrested last month after being expelled from public office and the ruling Communist Party. Meng was elected president of the international police organisation in 2016, but his four-year term was cut short when he vanished after travelling to China from France in October. Interpol was not informed and was forced to make a formal request to China for information about Meng's whereabouts. There are suspicions he had fallen out of political favor with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Meng's wife has accused Chinese authorities of lying and questioned whether her husband was still alive.
Three Tajiks held by customs for smuggling gold worth Rs 49 lakh at Delhi airport
Three Tajikistan nationals have been arrested by the customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing Rs 49 lakh at Delhi airport, according to a statement issued Friday. The accused were intercepted after their arrival from Dushanbe (Tajikistan) via Dubai on Wednesday, it said. A detailed personal and baggage search of the three male passengers resulted in the recovery of three gold chains, seven gold bars, one gold coin and other items made of the yellow metal collectively weighing 2.04 kg, the statement issued by the customs department said. The gold, assessed to be of Rs 49.35 lakh, was seized and the trio were arrested, it said.
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning freed after spending 62 days in jail
Former US soldier and whistleblower Chelsea Manning was freed from jail on Thursday after spending about two months in judicial custody for refusing to testify about her disclosure of military and diplomatic secrets to WikiLeaks in 2010.CNN cited a statement issued by her legal team saying that she could return to jail soon as her lawyers indicated that she would again refuse to testify in response to a separate subpoena.Manning, who had earlier served nearly seven years in prison for the massive leak, objected to the questioning in a court appearance in March that was apparently part of a continued effort by federal prosecutors investigating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.The whistleblower was subsequently held in contempt, and a federal appeals court rejected her argument for release -- that her rights were violated by the subpoena proceedings and the federal prosecutors purportedly seeking to entrap her -- in April.Manning was released from the William G. Truesdale Adult ...
SC upholds Karnataka law on SC/ST promotion
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of reservation, on which a law was passed in Karnataka in 2018, in granting promotions to employees from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the state government.
Chelsea Manning freed from jail in US contempt case
Former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was freed from a US jail on Thursday after two months in custody -- but faces a possible return to the lockup as soon as next week, a support group said. Manning was jailed in early March for refusing to testify in a grand jury investigation targeting the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Her leak years earlier of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan made her a hero to anti-war and anti-secrecy activists, and her actions helped make WikiLeaks a force in the global anti-secrecy movement. A judge in March ruled Manning in contempt of court and ordered her held not as punishment but to force her testimony in the secret case, a spokesman for the US attorney in the Alexandria, Virginia federal court, just outside Washington, said at the time. The support group, the Sparrow Project, said in Thursday's statement that Manning was released after 62 days, following the expiry of the grand jury's term. "Unfortunately, ..
Chelsea Manning freed after jailed for contempt
Former US military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from prison after spending two months behind bars for refusing to testify before a grand jury, her lawyers said.
SC notifies benches to hear cases during summer vacation
The Supreme Court on Friday notified benches to hear cases during the court's summer vacation from May 13 to July 1.Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will preside over the vacation bench from May 25 to May 30 along with Justice MR Shah.During the first part of the break from May 13 to May 28, Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna will hear cases from May 13 to May 20, Justices Arun Mishra and MR Shah from May 21 to May 24, while Chief Justice Gogoi and Justice Shah from May 25 to May 28.In the second part of the vacation from May 29 to June 13, Justices Gogoi and Shah will hear cases from May 29 to May 30, Justices L Nageswara Rao and Shah from May 31 to June 2 , Justices Indu Malhotra and Shah from June 3 to June 5 and Justices Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi from June 6 to June 13.The benches for the third part of the vacation from June 14 to June 30 will be notified later.The apex court will reopen on July 2.
SC order on Ayodhya should bring peace: Muslim litigant
Iqbal Ansari, son of Hashim Ansari, the main litigant in the Babri Masjid dispute, on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court move to extend the term of the mediation committee on Ayodhya till August 15 and hoped a final decision brings peace in the country.
Alwar gang rape: IO named, to give report in 10 days
The Alwar gang rape case will be probed by a Rajasthan government officer in the rank of Divisional Commissioner, an official said here on Friday.
Thai activist jailed for insulting monarchy freed in royal pardon
A Thai anti-junta activist who spent more than two years behind bars for insulting the country's monarchy by sharing an unflattering BBC article about the king walked free Friday on a royal pardon. Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpatararaksa, 27, was greeted by hundreds of jubilant family and friends after leaving the Khon Kaen provincial prison. "I'm not angry with anyone, I only love democracy and freedom," he said in a video broadcast on Facebook, adding he would continue with his activism. The pardon comes days after King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned over the weekend in Thailand's first coronation in 69 years. The country has some of the harshest royal insult -- known as lese-majeste -- laws in the world and each count carries a maximum prison term of 15 years. The law, or article 112, makes scrutiny of the wealthy and powerful royal family all but impossible inside the kingdom -- including by the media who have to heavily self-censor. Jatupat was found guilty after sharing a profile
Chinese hacker charged for theft of 78.8mn records
A Chinese national named Wang Fujie has been charged by the US prosecutors for his alleged involvement in the data breach at health insurance giant Anthem announced in 2015 that resulted in the theft of 78.8 million records.
Taiwan won't ask for murder suspect if HK passes extradition law
Taiwan says it has no intention of asking Hong Kong to return a murder suspect from the financial hub if the government passes controversial extradition legislation that puts Taiwanese citizens at risk of China's reach. Hong Kong's government is pushing a bill through the city's legislature which would allow case-by-case extraditions to any jurisdictions it doesn't have an already agreed treaty with, including mainland China. The plan has sparked huge protests and mounting alarm within the city's business and legal communities -- as well as foreign governments -- who fear it will hammer the semi-autonomous financial hub's international appeal and tangle people up in China's opaque court system. Hong Kong's pro-Beijing government has argued the bill must be passed quickly to stop 20-year-old resident Chan Tong-kai evading justice for the murder of his girlfriend during a Valentine's holiday in Taipei last year. Chan admitted to Hong Kong police that he killed his pregnant girlfriend ...
Suspects in Colorado school shooting due back in court
Both suspects in a suburban Denver school shooting are due back in court Friday as prosecutors file charges in the attack that killed a student and wounded eight others. The district attorney's office also is expected to decide whether the younger suspect will be charged as an adult in Tuesday's shooting. Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-old senior killed during the shooting, and two classmates at the STEM School Highlands Ranch have been credited with helping thwart the attack by charging at one of the shooters when he entered a classroom. Authorities have said an armed private security guard restrained the second shooter. Authorities have identified the suspects as 18-year-old Devon Erickson and 16-year-old Maya McKinney, whose attorney has said uses male pronouns and the name Alec. They have been in jail since Tuesday on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and made their first court appearances Wednesday. District attorney George Brauchler plans to file formal charges and decide
Gunman told 911 'I just shot up a synagogue' after attack
As the 19-year-old college student sped away in his 2012 Honda Civic, he dialed 911 and said: "I just shot up a synagogue." He told the dispatcher that he thought he had killed some people and that he did it "because Jewish people are destroying the white race." The chilling account in a federal affidavit unsealed Thursday was the most detailed yet of a gunman's attack on a Southern California synagogue that killed a woman and wounded three others during Passover service last month in the San Diego suburb of Poway. It describes a deeply disturbed man filled with hatred who claimed to be inspired by the attacks on the mosques in New Zealand and the shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue last fall. The Department of Justice filed 109 hate crime and other charges against the suspect, John T. Earnest, who could face the death penalty. The federal charges include murder for the killing of 60-year-old Lori Kaye, who was hit twice as she prayed in the foyer of the synagogue. It also includes ..
Pune Police register FIR after girl seeks protection from kin
An FIR has been registered after a 19-year-old girl from Pune sought National Commission for Women's help to deal with her family, who have been 'threatening to kill her' for falling in love with a lower caste boy, police said.On May 6, Priyanka Shete wrote a letter to NCW seeking registration of an FIR against her uncle and cousins. Following this, an FIR was registered on Thursday against three people at Pune's Talegaon Dabhade police station."In the FIR, the 19-year-old Priyanka Shete has mentioned that her family has been threatening to kill her as she wants to get married to a person who belongs to lower caste. We have registered an FIR against three persons of her family and further investigation is underway," police said.The FIR has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 344 (wrongful confinement), 352 (assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 507 (criminal intimidation by an
Ayodhya case: Panel seeks extension for mediation process, SC grants time till Aug 15
The Supreme Court Friday extended till August 15 the time for a panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge Justice F M I Kalifulla, to explore an amicable solution to the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya. A five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said they have received the report from Justice Kalifulla in which the panel has sought extension of time till August 15 to complete mediation proceedings. "If the mediators are optimistic about the result and are seeking time till August 15, what is the harm in granting time? This issue has been pending for years and years. Why should we not grant time," the bench also comprising Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer told the counsel appearing for the parties. The counsel appearing for both the Hindu and Muslim parties expressed confidence over the ongoing mediation proceedings and said they are fully cooperating with the ...
ICC suspends Zoysa, Gunawardene alleging corruption in T10 league
Former Sri Lanka players Nuwan Zoysa and Avishka Gunawardene were Friday provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on charges of indulging in corruption in a T10 league in the UAE. Of the two, Zoysa is already under suspension for a previous allegation of corruption. The two have been given 14 days to respond to the charges. The ICC, on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), charged former Lankan bowling coach Zoysa on four counts and Gunawardene on two counts. But the world body did no specify the exact instances that led to the action against the two players. The charges relate to the T10 Cricket League played in the UAE in December last year. Zoysa has been charged on four counts: Article 2.1.1: for being party to an agreement to influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspect(s) of a match. Article 2.1.4: Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any ...
Ayodhya land dispute case: SC grants extension to mediation panel till August 15
The Supreme Court on Friday extended till August 15 the tenure of the court-appointed mediation panel to find an amicable solution in the Ayodhya land dispute case.Taking note of the request made by the three-member panel for an extension in the deadline, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi granted permission to the panel to submit its report by August 15.Chief Justice Gogoi, while hearing the matter, said, "We are not going to tell what progress has been made, that is confidential."When the case came up for hearing today, the mediation panel headed by retired Supreme Court judge Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla submitted its report to the court.The bench also comprised Justices SA Bobde, SA Nazeer, Ashok Bhushan and DY Chandrachud,The court had on March 8 constituted a three-member committee, chaired by Justice Kalifulla, for exploring possibilities of an amicable settlement to the land dispute. The panel also comprised Sri Sri Ravi ...
Zoysa and Gunawardene charged under Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Code
The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged former Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan Zoysa on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday for breaching four counts of the ECB Anti-Corruption Code for participants of the T10 League.The apex cricketing body has also charged Avishka Gunawardene for breaching two counts.Charges are related to the T10 Cricket League which was played in the UAE in December last year. The ICC was appointed by the ECB as the designated anti-corruption official for the purposes of the ECB's Code for this tournament.Both former Sri Lankan players have been charged with the following offences under the code.Zoysa has been charged under:Article 2.1.1 - for being a party to an agreement to influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspects of a match.Article 2.1.4 - directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1.Article 2.4.4