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At ICJ, India tears into Pak, pushes for annuling Jadhav's execution orders
India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for being "bereft of a case," during the ongoing hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case before the International Court of Justice on Wednesday, while pushing to annul the execution orders of Jadhav, along with a fair trial in a civilian court and full consular access to the detained Indian national."Government of India requests this court to adjudge and declare that Pakistan acted in egregious breach of Article 36 of Vienna convention. India urges ICJ to annul the decision of Pakistani military court, direct a fair trial in civilian court and grant full consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav," joint secretary of India's Foreign Ministry, Deepak Mittal said in his final submission at the ICJ on Wednesday.Former Solicitor General of India, Harish Salve, argued India's side."India believes that we have a strong case. And so we have, sir, hammered the facts and hammered the law. As the old lawyer saying goes, when you're strong on the law, you hammer the
Gurgaon man booked for raping live-in partner's foster child
Noida Police has booked a Gurgaon-based man for allegedly raping a 16-year-old foster daughter of his live-in partner, officials said Wednesday. The minor girl, who hails from Assam, fled from Gurgaon last month and arrived in Noida, where she is currently lodged at a women's shelter home, they said. According to police, the minor girl was adopted by her neighbours after the demise of her parents in Assam. The couple had first moved to Nepal and then to Gurgaon, where they eventually got separated. The woman, along with the girl, then started staying with the accused, an official said. "It was there that the girl was sexually assaulted multiple times by the man. Last month, she fled Gurgaon with the help of a man who brought her to the shelter home in Noida," the official said. An FIR was registered at the Noida Sector 39 police station on Wednesday against the accused under IPC section 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, he said, adding that an ..
UBS to appeal after fined 4.5 billion euros in French tax fraud case
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court found Swiss bank UBS AG guilty of illegally soliciting clients and laundering the proceeds of tax evasion, ordering it to pay 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) in penalties.
5-yr-old special child drown in school's hydrotherapy pool
A five-year-old boy drowned in a hydrotherapy pool Wednesday at a school for special children run by the Eastern Command Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) here, a Defence official said. The boy, who suffered from autism, reportedly died after drowning in the pool. The body of the boy, a resident of Thakurpukur in the southern part of the city, was found floating in the pool around 1.05 pm, a senior Kolkata Police officer said. "We have received a complaint from the parents of the boy and started a probe into the matter," he said. Describing the incident as "tragic", the official said "We are looking into the matter to ascertain how it happened." The Asha school is situated in the compound of the Command Hospital at Alipore here, the official said. It was established in September, 1992 to provide education, care and rehabilitation to the differently-abled children of defence personnel and civilians.
Salman Khan's appeal against verdict in blackbuck poaching case postponed to April 3
Actor Salman Khan's appeal against the CJM Rural Court ruling in the Blackbuck case has been adjourned till April 3. The actor had challenged his five-year jail sentence for killing endangered blackbucks in 1998."Salman Khan's appeal against the sentencing was supposed to be heard today, but it has been postponed due to the court being busy," advocate Sushma Dhara told ANI, adding that the date has been postponed to April 3.The appeal against Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre by the Bishnoi community, and the government's appeal against acquitting Salman Khan for the possession of illegal arms too has been postponed till April 3.The cases were supposed to be heard by district judge Chandra Kumar Sonagara.Notably, in October 1998, total three cases in connection with poaching and one under the Arms Act were registered against Salman. The 52-year-old actor allegedly shot two blackbucks in Bhagoda ki Dhani in Kankani village near Jodhpur during the shooting of 'Hum Saath ...
Transfer Jadhav's case to an ordinary court: India to ICJ
India on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to transfer the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Indian national sentenced to death in an espionage case in Pakistan, from a military court to an ordinary court, if he is not to be released immediately.
Ayurvedic practitioner shot dead in Ghaziabad
A practitioner of Ayurvedic medicines was shot dead by three bike-borne masked assailants at Loni here around 8 am on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in the Rishi Market colony area, they said. Veer Singh (42), resident of Vikas Nagar area, was inside his Ayurvedic dispensary when a masked assailant shot him thrice, DIG Upendra Agarwal said. The accused had arrived along with two accomplices who were keeping a watch outside the dispensary, he said, adding that they fled from the scene soon after. The victim was immediately rushed to the GTB hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, Agarwal said. An FIR was registered against four members of a neighbouring family, the DIG said, adding that old enmity may have been the reason behind the murder. Raids are being conducted to nab the accused persons, he said.
Woman bludgeoned to death by son in Ghaziabad
A 55-year-old woman was brutally killed by her son apparently over a land dispute here Wednesday, police said. Ramvati was bludgeoned to death by Manoj (21) with a gas cylinder after an argument over some ancestral land in the morning, they said. A neighbour of the deceased happened to witness Manoj attacking Ramvati and informed police after bolting the door of the house from outside, DIG Upendra Agarwal said. The accused was arrested and the body sent for postmortem, he added.
NYT enemy of people: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday termed the popular New York Times newspaper as "the enemy of the people", after it published a report accusing the political leader of using "intimidation, pressure and humiliation" on the machinery of federal law enforcement. In a report published Wednesday, the 168-year-old prestigious daily with a circulation of over 571,000, stated, "An examination by The New York Times reveals the extent of an even more sustained, more secretive assault by Mr Trump on the machinery of federal law enforcement." It alleged that Trump has been using tactics of "intimidation, pressure and humiliation" on the machinery of federal law enforcement. Reacting to the report, Trump tweeted, "The New York Times reporting is false. They are a true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!" However, the daily stood by its story and said it followed all the basic journalist principles. It said it had asked for a comment on the story from the White House, to which they did not ...
Policeman ends life by consuming poison in C'garh
A sub-inspector (SI) of police allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, police said on Wednesday. Vivek V K, who was posted in the police line Mahasamund, was found dead on Wednesday at the official residence of Station House Officer (SHO) of Saraipali police station at Saraipali town in the district, Mahasamund Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh told PTI. SHO Saraipali Pradip Minj said Vivek had come to his official residence and sleeping in a room which was locked from inside. "When Vivek did not come out of his room for a long time, Minj checked through a window and found him lying unconscious," he said. He was later found dead and a suicide note was recovered from near his body. The note mentioned only one line- 'I am ending my life, love you all'", Singh said. Prima-facie, he seems to have consumed some poisonous substance that led to his death, he added. "However, the exact cause of his death will .
Trader shot dead in Belgharia
A trader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in North 24 Parganas district early Wednesday, police said. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate sources said Sukhendu Kahar, a seller of chicken at a local market, was shot at from point blank range by two men who barged into his house at Belgharia, in the northern outskirts of the city, at around 1.30 am. Kahar's wife and other family members were threatened at gunpoint and beaten up when they tried to resist. Kahar was declared brought dead by doctors when he was rushed to R G Kar Hospital, sources said. Local CPI(M) MLA Manas Mukherjee visited the spot and demanded immediate arrest of the assailants.
SC collegium transfers high court judges
The Supreme Court collegium has transferred four judges to the Manipur, Allahabad, Calcutta and Kerala high courts while refusing to accede to a request by one of them to reconsider the recommendation to transfer him. The collegium, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, proposed the transfer of justices M V Muralidaran, Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Justice T B Radhakrishnan and S Venkatanarayana Bhatti to the Manipur, Allahabad, Calcutta and Kerala high courts respectively in the interest of "better administration of justice". "Upon being requested to send his response in terms of the Memorandum of Procedure, Justice M V Muralidaran vide representation dated January 17, 2019 (copy placed below), for the reasons stated therein, has requested to allow him to function in the Madras High Court at least for the time being, and in the alternative, to transfer him to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala or Orissa High Court, instead of Manipur High Court," the collegium said. It said it has ...
Brother-sister duo arrested for killing, robbing two people
To fulfil their financial needs, a 22-year-old unemployed man and his sister allegedly killed two people, including a DTC driver, after looting them in two different incidents in outer north Delhi district, police said Wednesday. The arrested duo Shiv Kumar (22) and Neelam (23) were residents of Bakhatarpur village. On February 12, an Auto driver, Sanjay was reported missing at Bhalswa Dairy police station and the same day, his body was found in a filed in Ramjanpuron village, police said. In another incident, on February 14, a DTC driver, Pritam Singh, posted at Wazirpur depot, was reported missing in Keshavpuram police station. The body of the DTC driver was later found in Sonipat, officials added. During investigation, police found similarities in both the incidents. The victims had vehicles and their vehicles were found in the surrounding area of Bakhtawarpur village following which police suspected that the accused were connected to the same area, Guarav Sharma, Deputy ...
Didn't get any evidence that Pak ad-hoc judge is unable to exercise duties: ICJ
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday said that it has not received any evidence that the ad-hoc judge for Pakistan is unable or unwilling to continue to exercise his duties in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. Pakistan, which presented its case on Tuesday, asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to adjourn the case, citing the illness of its ad-hoc judge Tassaduq Hussain Jillani who suffered a cardiac attack ahead of the hearing. Islamabad submitted a request for the replacement of Pakistan's ad-hoc judge. ICJ top judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, speaking on the appointment for an ad-hoc judge for Pakistan in the case, said: "In order to clear up any misunderstandings which may have arisen, we assure both parties of the smooth running of these proceedings in accordance of the principal of equality of the parties". He said it should be noted that once a judge ad-hoc has been chosen in proceedings before the court and in the absence of any objection within the prescribed ...
Ex-Visva Bharati VC, registrar declared guilty in forgery case
Former Vice-Chancellor Dilip Kumar Sinha, ex-registrar Dilip Kumar Mukherjee and a one-time woman professor of the Visva Bharati University, set up by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, were pronounced guilty in a case of conspiracy and forgery by a lower court in the Birbhum district on Wednesday.
Missing girl found in Jammu, police warns of stern action against rumour mongers
A Kashmiri girl, who had gone missing a few days back, was found Wednesday, amid rumours that she was abducted to disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Tejinder Singh said stern action will be taken against those found using social media to spread false information to destabilise law and order in the state. "We had received a complaint from a person stating that her daughter had gone missing. The girl has been found," the SSP said. The girl said she had left her home after an argument with her father, Singh told reporters here. He said the girl alleged that she was not being treated well by her family and therefore she left her home on her own. He said, however, some people misrepresented the facts on the social media and gave another angle to the incident. They said the girl was kidnapped by a youth in Jammu to create law and order situation. The girl was handed over to her parents. A fresh FIR was registered and ...
FICN case: NIA arrests Malda-based man from West Bengal
An accused wanted in a fake Indian currency note (FICN) case, also known as the Junagadh case, has been apprehended Wednesday from West Bengal by the NIA, an agency spokesperson said. Tahir alias Kaliya, a resident of Malda district in West Bengal, was arrested by a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from his home town for his "active role in procurement, trafficking and supply of huge quantities of FICN," the spokesman said. The case pertains to a gang of criminals who allegedly run a FICN racket from West Bengal and subsequently circulated forged currency in different parts of the country including in Gujarat's Junagadh area. The NIA had filed a criminal case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) to probe these links in January. Investigation revealed that accused Tahir was one of the main suppliers of FICN from West Bengal and he was wanted in this case. The accused was produced before a special court in Malda Wednesday for obtaining his transit remand, ..
Children's fight that led to killing of 'wrong man' in Gr Noida
A children's fight in a school led to the killing of a 45-year-old man in a dramatic case of mistaken identity in Greater Noida, with police on Wednesday arresting two men who had allegedly planned the killing. The police have also unearthed the link between these episodes and the robbery of an SUV, which was used in the killing, a senior official said. On February 3, unidentified assailants had stolen a Renault Duster from Kasna police station area. They too had arrived at the crime spot on a Duster. On February 5, the killing of a local, identified as Neeraj, was reported from near a post office, Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said. "During probe it emerged that the vehicle was stolen by four men with a motive to use it in the February 5 killing. They were targeting someone by the name of Avadhesh, 45, who works in the post office," he said. "But instead they shot dead Neeraj, who looked similar to Avadhesh. Three men were involved in the killing and all three have .
Pakistan seeks Indian response on prisoner's killing in Jaipur jail
Pakistan on Wednesday sought a response from Indian authorities over the killing of a Pakistani convict in the Jaipur jail.
Man held for robbing Mauritian woman in Delhi Metro
A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a Mauritian woman's hand bag while she was travelling in the Delhi Metro, the police said Wednesday. Ajay Kumar, a resident of Sant Nagar, had on February 16 stolen Misrah Banon Osman's bag while she was on her way to Netaji Subhash Place from Rajouri Garden. According to the online complaint filed by Osman at the Netaji Subhash Place Metro Police Station, her bag had USD 3000, some Indian currency notes and other articles. During investigation, the CCTV footage of the metro stations was analysed and a person carrying a ladies bag was seen at the Azad Pur Metro Station, Dinesh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) said. On Tuesday, a trap was laid at Bhikaji Kama Place Metro Station and the accused was nabbed, he said. During interrogation, Kumar disclosed that he was seated beside the victim in the coach and taking advantage of the crowd, managed to steal the bag, he added. All the articles of the bag were recovered from ...