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BJP MLA's wife and his woman friend come to blows in public
A BJP MLA from Maharashtra's Yavatmal district was left red-faced after his wife and a woman he is allegedly living with fought at a function to mark his birthday. The incident took place at Pandharkawda in MLA Raju Todsam's Assembly constituency, Arni, Tuesday night. The legislator himself was roughed up by some people during the incident, a police official said. Todsam's wife is a primary school teacher and they have two children. The MLA is currently living with another woman, a BJP worker, but has not divorced his wife, sources close to him said. His supporters had organised a Kabaddi tournament at Pandharkawda Tuesday to celebrate his birthday, where the two women came face to face. After the tournament was inaugurated and Todsam cut a cake, his wife and the other woman got into a spat which turned into a scuffle, sources said. Todsam himself was roughed up by some people when he tried to pacify the two women, prompting the policemen who were present there to use ...
Philippines arrests news site Rappler's head for 'libel'
Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippines journalist and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with "cyber libel" charges against her news website Rappler.
US drug czar Uttam Dhillon welcomes Mexican drug kingpin Guzman's conviction
The conviction of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in all 10 criminal charges against him clearly demonstrates that the US will not tolerate those who bring drugs and violence into the country to destroy people's lives, America's drug czar Uttam Dhillon has said. Guzman, 61, was found guilty on all 10 counts at his high-profile drug-trafficking trial at a federal court in New York on Tuesday. The Mexican, famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons, was accused of being behind the all-powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, which prosecutors say was the biggest supplier of drugs to the US. He was convicted on numerous counts including the distribution of cocaine and heroin, illegal firearms possession and money laundering. In 2009, Guzman entered Forbes' list of the world's richest men at number 701, with an estimated worth of USD 1 billion. While Guzman will be sentenced on June 25, he faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for leading a continuing ..
VVIP chopper case: Court to hear Rajeev Saxena's bail plea Thursday
A Delhi court on Wednesday said it will hear the bail plea of Rajeev Saxena, arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money-laundering case, on Thursday after examining his medical report which was yet to be submitted by AIIMS. Special Judge Arvind Kumar, who on Tuesday sent Saxena to jail till February 18, said he will hear the matter after AIIMS submits the report. Saxena has sought bail on medical grounds and told the court that he was suffering from a "heart disease" and "advanced-stage leukaemia" (blood cancer). The Enforcement Directorate, which arrested Saxena in the money laundering case, said it was not opposed to grant of bail to him provided he does not leave Delhi. Saxena, a director of two Dubai-based firms UHY Saxena and Matrix Holdings, has said in his bail application that he was an extremely sick with advanced terminal diseases and had coronary heart disease with four stents in his heart. "The present application is being filed in grave urgency, keeping in mind .
AgustaWestland case: ED favours Saxena's bail plea, may make him approver
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told a court it was not opposing the plea of Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena seeking bail on medical grounds as he was cooperating in the AgustaWestland deal probe.
Married couple found dead in Rohtak house
A married couple was found murdered Wednesday at their house in Haryana's Rohtak district, police said. Ashok (36) and Sonia (32), who were married for six years, were found murdered at their house in Kath Mandi of Ram Nagar area, Rohtak DSP (Headquarters) Tahir Hussain said. According to him, police were informed about the incident by a woman living in the neighbourhood who found the two lying dead when she visited their house in the morning. The bodies were found with multiple injuries inflicted using a sharp-edged weapon, Hussain said. A murder case has been registered against unidentified persons, he said. The DSP said police are probing all angles, including if the incident was a fallout of some old enmity.
'Upskirting' becomes criminal offence in UK
Upskirting, which involves offenders taking a picture under a person's clothing without their knowledge, has now become a criminal offence in the UK after an 18-month campaign. Perpetrators of such a crime face up to two years in prison and being placed on the country's sex offenders register after the Voyeurism Bill received Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II to become law on Tuesday. "As the Queen formally agrees to make our bill into an Act of Parliament, we should see this campaign as not only essential legislative change, but also proof that normal people and grassroots campaigning can make a real difference," said Gina Martin, a victim of upskirting, who led an 18-month campaign to ensure it is recognised as a criminal offence. "It has been a long time coming but we are finally protected in every scenario as we should always have been," she said. The new law will come into formal effect from April, two months from Royal Assent being granted. The UK government said the new law
Ludhiana gang-rape: 3 arrested, sent to police remand
A court in Ludhiana on Wednesday sent three accused in the gang-rape of a 21-year-old woman to seven days' police remand.
Indian-American run over after taking shortcut underneath tractor-trailer
An Indian-American man, who apparently tried to crawl under a parked tractor trailer to take a short cut, died after getting run over when the driver suddenly started his vehicle and drove away in New Brunswick in the US, according to police. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm on February 5 when 30-year-old Neal Patel crawled under the stopped vehicle at the Raceway station on Route 1 near Wooding Avenue to take a shortcut, local media reported, citing police. The driver suddenly started up his tractor trailer and was unaware that he had dragged Patel about 10 feet and ran him over with his rear tires, according to Police Lt. Robert Dudash. Patel, a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, was badly injured. He was rushed to the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, police said. The driver, who police located hours later in Philadelphia, returned voluntarily to Edison to assist with their investigation. He does not face ...
Second in command at Goa naval base booked for molesting maid
A naval officer, second in-command at the INS Hansa naval base in South Goa, has been booked for allegedly molesting his maid on Tuesday evening, a Goa Police spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Amarinder to approach HC to fast-track rape cases
Taking serious note of the Ludhiana gang-rape case, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that he would approach the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court to ensure speedy justice in rape cases.
Delhi court to hear Rajeev Saxena's bail plea on Thursday
A Delhi court on Wednesday said it will hear the bail plea of Rajeev Saxena, arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money-laundering case, on Thursday. Special Judge Arvind Kumar, who sent Saxena to jail till February 18, said he will hear the matter after perusing Saxena's medical report, which was yet to be submitted by AIIMS. Saxena has sought bail on medical grounds and told the court that he suffers from a "heart disease" and "advanced-stage leukaemia".
Ex-Maldives President Yameen charged with money laundering
Former President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday was charged with money laundering in a case related to lease of tropical islands and alleged transfer of $1 million government funds into his personal bank account.
HC transfers CBI plea to enhance Moin Qureshi's security deposit for travelling abroad
The Delhi High Court Wednesday transferred to another bench a plea by the CBI seeking a three-time increase in the security amount to be deposited by controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi, accused in a cheating and corruption case, to travel to the UAE and Pakistan. Justice Chandra Shekhar, who had earlier sought Qureshi's response on the CBI's plea, sent the case to another single judge, who is hearing a similar matter related to a co-accused. The court was informed by the counsel appearing in the matter that a similar plea involving co-accused Pradeep Koneru is pending before Justice Najmi Waziri. Koneru's issue relates to security amount to be deposited by him for travelling abroad. The CBI's plea has been listed for hearing on Thursday before Justice Waziri. The court had earlier issued notice to Qureshi seeking his reply on the plea of the probe agency which has requested the security deposited be increased from Rs 2 crore to Rs 6 crore and also contended the trial court ought
Gang steals container load of mobile phones
A gang of suspected interstate robbers has stolen a container load of cellular phones, estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore, in SPS Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, police said Wednesday. The gang, comprising more than three members, waylaid the container-laden truck on the National Highway-16 near Dagadarthi in Nellore late Tuesday night and forcibly drove it away by kidnapping the driver, they said. The container was filled with a consignment of cellular phones manufactured at Sri City SEZ in neighbouring Chittoor district and was on its way to Kolkata. Nellore district Superintendent of Police A Rastogi told PTI some miscreants came in a car and brought along a lorry when they intercepted the container-laden truck. The SP said they kidnapped the truck driver and drove the vehicle away and abandoned it near Bitragunta. They also let the driver off, Rastogi said. "The cellular phones were reloaded into the lorry the miscreants brought along and driven away," the SP ...
Exclusive: BT execs knew of accounting fraud in Italy unit - prosecutors
MILAN (Reuters) - A preliminary criminal investigation into an accounting scandal at the Italian unit of British Telecom (BT) has alleged that three top executives of the group were aware of bookkeeping fraud at the unit, according to a document prepared by Italian prosecutors.
Congress, BJP demand action against CPI-M leaders chargesheeted in murder case
After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a chargesheet against two Kerala CPI-M leaders in connection with a 2012 murder case, the Congress and the BJP on Wednesday demanded immediate action by the party against the accused leaders.
Bikaner land deals: Robert, Maureen Vadra questioned for second time
Robert Vadra and his 75-year-old mother Maureen Vadra on Wednesday deposed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second consecutive day in a money laundering case involving the Bikaner land deal case.
AgustaWestland: Christian Michel's bail order reserved
A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.
TMC MLA killing: HC grants protection from arrest to BJP leader Mukul Roy till March 7
The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the West Bengal police to not arrest BJP leader Mukul Roy till March 7 in connection with the murder case of TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas. The court, however, refused to grant anticipatory bail "at this stage" to the BJP leader, "keeping in mind the gravity of the crime". A division bench comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and M Mandal, while granting protection to Roy from arrest till March 7, said it will hear the matter again on March 5. The bench also asked Roy to not enter Nadia district till further orders, except for the purpose of investigation or attending court proceedings. Roy filed a plea for anticipatory bail before the high court on Tuesday after being named in an FIR, along with three others, for the TMC MLA's killing on Saturday. Biswas was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside a Saraswati puja marquee on February 9 in Nadia district. Two accused Kartik Mondal and Sujit Mondal were arrested a day after the killing and ...