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Rajnath proposes cybercrime portal for women
In a bid to tackle cybercrime, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday proposed an online portal to report cybercrimes against women."Need to increase cyber forensic capabilities. We have decided to establish cybercrime reporting portal to report cyber crimes against women," Singh said at the All India Forensic Science Conference here.He also said that a laboratory will be established to abolish crime against children and women.
Police constable booked for rape, forgery
A police constable has been booked for rape and forgery after he married a woman keeping her in the dark about his first marriage. The FIR was registered against constable Dev Kumar at Kotwali police station here yesterday on the direction of court, a police officer said. His second wife moved court after the police refused to registered a case against Kumar, a resident of Khurrampur village in Aligarh district. Police were investigating the case.
Man dies after being thrashed by friend over demand of Rs 10
A 30-year-old man died after allegedly being beaten up by his friend for demanding Rs 10 from him to share the cost of their lunch, police said today. The victim, Dinesh Laxman Joshi, and his friend Jeevan More (35) consumed liquor at Sai Bangurda village in suburban Powai on Wednesday afternoon. Thereafter, Joshi went and bought some food for both of them from a hotel nearby, Powai's senior police inspector Anil Pophale said. However, when Joshi asked for Rs 10 from his friend to share the cost of the food, More allegedly got angry and beat him up severely with a wooden stick, he said. Joshi, who suffered multiple injuries in the incident, was yesterday admitted to a hospital where he died, he said. Subsequently, the police arrested More and an offence under IPC section 302 (murder) was registered against him, he added.
Shortage of judges in higher judiciary saddening: Khurshid
Former Union law minister Salman Khurshid has said the shortage of judges in the higher judiciary was "saddening" and called for steps to address the issue at the earliest. Khurshid, himself a senior advocate, said that right to justice should get the attention similar to that of 'Swachh Bharat' programme and there were some "fundamental flaws" in the judicial system. "We don't have an appellate judiciary which is stable at the top. Number of Chief Justices serve a very short tenure," he said at the conclave -- 'The Rule of Law Convention 2018 on Judicial Reforms' -- organised by the Bar Association of India here. Khurshid also talked about the issue of vacancies in the higher judiciary. "The vacancies in the higher courts are very saddening. Young people should come and join the judiciary," he said. "We need to take various steps to solve this issue at the earliest," he said. At present, the Supreme Court has 25 judges, including the Chief Justice of India, against the .
Tushar Mehta is new Special Public Prosecutor for 2G case
The central government has named Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as the Special Public Prosecutor for the 2G Spectrum Scam case to file an appeal against the acquittal of the accused by a trial court in December last year.
Man killed as robbers open fire after failed burglary bid
A gang of robbers opened fire after a failed bid to burgle a house in Rajasthan's Bundi district, killing a 25-year-old man, police said today. According to Talera police station SHO Prushottam Mahriya, about 5-6 members of the gang tried to break into the house in Shivaji Colony in Talera town last night. But the family members woke up and chased the robbers. A gang member opened fire at the family members while fleeing. Mohammed Rahim suffered bullet injury in head and was rushed to Maharao Bhim Singh Hospital in Kota, from where he was taken to a private hospital in the city, another police officer said, adding that he died this morning. A case under Section 302 (murder) of IPC has been lodged against unidentified persons. Efforts were underway to nab the gang members, the SHO said. Bundi Superintendent of Police Yogesh Yadav visited the spot today.
No video evidence in nightclub fight: Quavo's attorney
Quavo doesn't have to worry about an arrest in a nightclub fight here because a video shows he didn't touch the alleged victim, says the rapper's attorney.
CBI books US-based firm executives, NHAI officials in bribery
The CBI has booked some executives of the Indian subsidiary of US-based firm CDM Smith and unidentified officials of the NHAI in a case of alleged bribery of over USD 1.18 million to secure contracts, officials said. The CBI is carrying out searches at five locations in Bengaluru and Chennai at the offices of the CDM Smith and also at the residence of the then Director Finance of its Indian subsidiary, Gopakumar, since this morning, the officials said. The agency has named in its FIR the US-based company, its Indian subsidiary CDM Smith India Private Limited based in Bengaluru, Gopakumar, the then Manager of RV Infra Solutions, S Krishnamurthy, and other unidentified executives of the US- based company, its Indian arm and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), they said. It is alleged that the company paid bribes to the tune of USD 1.18 million through its Indian arm to various officials of NHAI to secure contracts between 2011 and 2016, the officials said. It
Woman duped of Rs 83 lakh, two booked
Two persons have been booked for allegedly duping a woman from Bhayandar township in the district to the tune of Rs 82.50 lakh, police said today. The accused have been identified as Betty Jones and Kusum Chowdhari, a woman, police said. As per the complaint lodged by the victim, she had returned to India after staying in Sharjah for 11 years. Jones, one of the accused, had befriended her on a social media platform prior to her return. "When the victim came back to India late last year, Jones informed her about a lucrative oil supply business. He told her that she could purchase oil from an Uttarakhand-based company, owned by Chowdhari, and export the consignment to the UK at a much higher price," police said The victim initially placed an order for two litres of oil with the company in Uttarakhand. She made a payment and the goods was delivered at her place, her complaint said. "Later, based on Jones' 'recommendation', a representative of another company placed a bulk ...
Man gets 5 years jaiI for sexually assaulting boy
A local court has sentenced a 35- year-old man from Juhugaon in Navi Mumbai to five years of rigorous imprisonment for allegedly sexually assaulting a five-year-old boy in 2015. In the order passed on Wednesday, District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, P P Jadhav, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict Nitin Satpal. Public prosecutor Vinit Kulkarni told the court that the victim and Satpal were neighbours in Juhugaon in Vashi. The prosecution told the court that the victim's mother, a police constable, used to drop him at the home of the accused whenever she had to work night shifts. The boy used to sleep at Satpal's place till his mother returned from work in the morning. "On the intervening night of August 1 and 2 in 2015 when the victim was sleeping at Satpal's house, the latter sexually assaulted him. Next morning, when the boy's mother was bathing him, she found injuries on his private parts," the prosecutor told the court. When she asked the minor ...
Melbourne stabbing an act of terror: Police
Police in Australia on Saturday alleged that a stabbing in a Melbourne suburb a day ago was inspired by the Islamic State (IS) terror group.
4 arrested after miscreants vandalise IAS officer's compound
A group of miscreants here, holding BJP flags, today barged into the residential premises of a senior official in Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's office and indulged in vandalism, police said. At least four persons were arrested following the incident, Commissioner of Police Y B Khurania said, The miscreants stormed into the compound of the official quarters of V K Pandian, private secretary to the chief minister, and damaged flower pots. They also hurled cow dung at the main gate accusing the official of working for the ruling BJD and interfering in political affairs, the police said. A staff at the residence claimed that the attackers, who described themselves as BJP activists and carried party flags and placards, also assaulted him besides damaging the flower pots and some vehicles parked inside the compound. While the IAS officer was not immediately available for comment, the commissioner of police said that the attack on the house of a public servant was a ...
MHA refers DGMC's 'fresh evidence' against Tytler to SIT on '84 riots
The Union Home Ministry has forwarded the "fresh evidence" against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler submitted by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DGMC) to the SIT headed by Justice S.N. Dhingra that is probing the mayhem.
A lawyer's job is to explain the law to a judge: Khurshid
In presenting a case before a court or a bench of judges, a lawyer must always have the capacity to listen to a judge or judges attentively and, when they tell a lawyer to stop, then he should put his or her arguments to rest, said former union minister and senior lawyer Salman Khurshid.Participating in the recently held national qualifying rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Khurshid said, "Judges probably know more than the lawyers through past experience, but they have a tough job since despite knowing everything, they tell lawyers to explain them law. If a lawyer is mistaken in believing otherwise, he loses the case."He added, "Young lawyers, while keeping this fact in mind, should be able to nudge judges at the right moment, in the right manner so that judges can themselves think that a new thought has come out. In such a situation, even if a lawyer will lose the case, he will be enormously appreciated by the judge and, that's the biggest ...
Marathi director's wife found dead, murder suspected
The 65-year-old wife of noted Marathi theatre and film director Dilip Kothari was recently found dead at their flat in Pune.Deepali Kothari was found dead on Thursday by her son-in-law, who reported it as an accidental death.A post-mortem report revealed that she died on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.Noting the head and burn injuries on the deceased, the report claimed that Kothari was brutally throttled and beaten up.The police is investigating the case.
Kathua girl murder case: 1 SPO held
A special police officer (SPO) has been arrested by the Crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police for his alleged involvement in kidnapping and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district last month, police said today. The girl's body was recovered from the Rassana forest on January 17, a week after she went missing while grazing horses. The issue had repeatedly rocked the state Assembly with opposition parties raising questions and demanding action against the culprits. On January 23, the Mehbooba Mufti government had ordered a probe in the kidnapping and killing of the girl and handed over the case to the crime branch of the state police. "We have arrested SPO Deepak Khajuria for his involvement in the case of kidnapping and killing of the minor girl," Additional Director General of Crime Branch, Alok Puri told PTI. "We are taking services of the forensic science department to investigate the alleged rape," he said. With the arrest of the SPO, the number of
Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber's 'regret' to settle self-driving car dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber's chief executive to move past one of the company's most bruising public controversies.
Doctor, cop among six arrested in insurance policy fraud
The Rajasthan Police arrested six people, including a government doctor and an assistant sub inspector, on charges of fraudulently claiming insurance money with fake documents of death of a living man.The arrest was made on Friday, where the police have initiated an investigation to the husband and wife, who was nominee in the insurance policies.The duo has also been charged for playing a role in the racket, the police said."We will take custody of the six accused to interrogate them and get to the bottom of the racket. These people could be involved in other cases of fraudulent insurance claims as well," Additional Director General of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra told ANI.He added that a case of fake insurance claim was registered at Kotwali police station in Dausa on October 10 last year.A similar case was later registered at Ramgarh Pachwara police station in the district, wherein the Rajasthan police chief transferred the two cases to the special operations group (SOG) for the ...
Police officer, suspect dead near Atlanta
A police officer was killed and two deputies were wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta in Georgia in the United States (US).The Locust Grove officer who was killed had been on the force for about five years, said Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer.Several media reports stated that it happened as the officers were serving an arrest warrant at a home in Locust Grove, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta."It all happened inside the residence," the sheriff said at an afternoon news conference. He said they had no reason to believe when they arrived that the suspect would be violent.Nearby Locust Grove Elementary School was put on lockdown, according to the reports.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate the shootings.
Airbus ordered to pay $99 million fine in Eurofighter case
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German prosecutors have ordered Airbus to pay 81.25 million euros ($99 million) to settle one of two investigations into alleged corruption surrounding the sale of Eurofighter combat jets to Austria in 2003, the two sides said on Friday.