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Constable crushed to death by drunk IRB jawan in Jharkhand
A police constable was crushed to death under the wheels of a motorcycle driven by a jawan of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), allegedly in an inebriated state, in Dumka district, police said Thursday. The jawan, Sikandar Mandal, who was posted at Ranchi, was arrested following the incident, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Animesh Naithany said. The incident occurred Wednesday night near Kaju Pahar under the Paljhori police station when a vehicle checking drive was on. Mandal, who was allegedly in an inebriated state, ran over the police constable Sanjeev Kumar, injuring him seriously, Naithany said. Kumar was immediately rushed to a hospital in Deoghar district where the doctors declared him "brought dead", the police officer said. The victim was a resident of Meherma village under Godda district while Mandal is a resident of Jermundi in Dumka district. The body of the constable has been sent for post-mortem examination, Naithany added. The motorcycle of the jawan has ...
Woman commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh
A 26-year-old woman, embarrassed about a youth barging into her house while her family was away, allegedly committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday in a village under Dehat Kotwali police station area, they said. The youth, identified as Surendra Sharma, lives in deceased's neighbourhood. He barged into the woman's house when she was alone, Inspector in-charge Balendu Gautam said. While fleeing, he was caught by the woman's brother, beaten up and handed over to the police. Soon after, a huge crowd gathered before the woman's house, prompting her to commit suicide by hanging herself in her room, he said. On a complaint filed by the deceased's uncle, a case has been registered under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code and Sharma has been arrested, Gautam said. A probe has been ordered into the incident, he said.
Indian-origin man arrested in US for sexual enticement of 11-yr-old
A 22-year-old Indian-origin man in the US has been arrested and charged with sexual enticement of a minor girl through social media, authorities have said. Sachin Aji Bhaskar, a resident of New York's Buffalo city, faces a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, maximum of life in prison and a USD 250,000 fine. Assistant US Attorney Wei Xiang said Tuesday that Bhaskar, using a social media application in August, contacted the 11-year-old girl in Buffalo claiming to be 15. He picked her up by car and returned her home approximately three hours later after having sex with her. He made an initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Kenneth Schroder and is being held pending a detention hearing. The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Child Exploitation Task Force.
Indo-Canadian doctor forges degree, fined in Dubai
An Indo-Canadian female dermatologist, found guilty of forging and using a fake diploma as well as other documents to practice medicine in Dubai, has lost her appeal against a six-month jail term.
5-year-old girl raped by 12-year-old in Uttar Pradesh
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 12-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district here, police said Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday in a village under Kalan police station limits, they said. Police station in-charge Harendra Singh Tomar said the girl was playing outside her residence when the accused allegedly lured her to his house and raped her. The girl has been sent for a medical examination and investigation is underway, he said, adding that the accused is absconding.
SC drops contempt case against Manoj Tiwari
The Supreme Court on Thursday dropped contempt proceedings against Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari for breaking the seal of a commercial establishment while observing that his actions were "painful and shocking".
Delhi Sealing: SC closes contempt proceedings against Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari
The Supreme Court Wednesday closed contempt proceedings against Delhi BJP chief and MP Manoj Tiwari for breaking the civic agency's seal on a premises here in September even as it deprecated his action of taking law into his own hands. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur slammed Tiwari, saying the court was "extremely pained" due to his conduct as he is an elected representative and should have behaved responsibly. The bench said Tiwari levelled frivolous allegations against court-mandated committee, which shows how "low he can stoop". The apex court also said that "misplaced political propaganda has no place" and "such practices should be deprecated". The apex court had on September 19 issued contempt notice against Tiwari, a MP from the north-east Delhi constituency, after taking note of a report filed by the monitoring committee which had alleged that the BJP leader had broken the seal of the premises. An FIR was also lodged against Tiwari by the EDMC for allegedly breaking the
Criminal gets 10 years in jail in case of loot and murder
A special court here convicted a notorious criminal in a case of loot and murder and sentenced him to ten years imprisonment. Additional District Sessions Judge Arun Pathak also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused, Sanoj Kumar, after holding him guilty under the gangster act. According to prosecution, Kumar and his gang members shot dead two farmers, who were returning after selling their produce, and looted cash from them near Kadikheda village here on January 26, 2010.
US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump's 'Obama judge' gibe
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken the extraordinary step of rebuking President Donald Trump's criticism of a federal judge.
U.S. prosecutors are said to be investigating Japan's MUFG: NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are investigating the systems that Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc <8306.T> (MUFG), uses to track money laundering, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Trump rows with US Supreme Court chief of courts bias claim
President Donald Trump has entered an extraordinary row with the chief justice of the Supreme Court, claiming "shocking" bias against his policies in parts of the judiciary. He on Wednesday singled out the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, whose jurisdiction includes left-leaning California, tweeting that its rulings "are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!" Earlier, Chief Justice John Roberts, who rarely makes political statements, rebuked criticism of the courts by Trump, insisting that the judiciary is "independent." Responding to complaints by Trump that judges appointed by Democratic presidents act against the current White House, Roberts told the Associated Press: "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges." "What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them," Roberts said. "That independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful ...
Trump rows with US Supreme Court chief of courts bias claim
President Donald Trump has entered an extraordinary row with the chief justice of the Supreme Court, claiming "shocking" bias against his policies in parts of the judiciary. He on Wednesday singled out the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, whose jurisdiction includes left-leaning California, tweeting that its rulings "are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!" Earlier, Chief Justice John Roberts, who rarely makes political statements, rebuked criticism of the courts by Trump, insisting that the judiciary is "independent." Responding to complaints by Trump that judges appointed by Democratic presidents act against the current White House, Roberts told the Associated Press: "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges." "What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them," Roberts said. "That independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful ...
Exclusive: Prosecutors weigh competing accounts in JD.com CEO rape allegation
MINNEAPOLIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - On the night of Aug. 30, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student said she was in a chauffeured black car, trying to keep billionaire JD.com Inc Chief Executive Richard Liu from pulling off her clothes.
Minor raped in Ghaziabad, accused held: Police
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Shalimar Garden colony here, following which the accused was arrested, police said Wednesday. The incident took place 10 days ago, they said, adding that it the matter came to light after the girl's mother approached the police Tuesday. S P (City) Shlok Kumar said the girl was raped by her neighbour Ram Shankar (45) 10 days ago but she had maintained the stoic silence as the accused had urged her not to narrate the incident to her parents, saying he would be arrested if she disclosed about it. The girl's mother asked her Tuesday about the change in her body language, following which the minor narrated her ordeal. The girl along with her parents went to Sahibabad police station and lodged a complaint, following which police raided the accused's house and nabbed him. An FIR was registered under IPC section 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the SP said. The girl was sent for medical ...
Texas doctor fights to keep dinosaur skull seized by feds
A doctor in Texas with a passion for paleontology is challenging the federal government after authorities seized a 70 million-year-old dinosaur skull from his fossil collection. Dr. James Godwin argues that the government waited too long to file a forfeiture claim after it seized the Tyrannosaurus bataar skull that authorities say was among several fossils smuggled illegally out of Mongolia. Under the National Stolen Property Act, the government has five years from the time an offense is discovered to file a forfeiture lawsuit. Federal investigators said the skull was unearthed from the Gobi Desert between 2000 and 2011 and it traded hands several times before it ended up at a store in Wyoming, where Godwin acquired it. Agents seized the fossil from Godwin in July 2013 and a forfeiture claim was filed in August 2017. But Godwin's attorney argued that the government surpassed the five-year window to file a claim because, he said, agents first became aware of Godwin's connection to the .
Passengers to shell out more to fly out of Delhi
The passenger charge at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) will be raised from December 1, 2018.
Pune: Miscreant who opened fire at police inspector nabbed
The Pune Crime Branch has arrested an individual who was on the run after opening fire at a police inspector at a railway station in Chandan Nagar area on Wednesday morning."One of the accused has been arrested and the injured Police Inspector is undergoing treatment," said Shirish Sardeshpande, DCP- Crime, Pune.Earlier in the day, an unknown miscreant opened fire at a Crime Branch Police Inspector who was suspected of firing upon a woman in Chandan Nagar area.The injured inspector was immediately admitted to a hospital in critical condition.
Cong allowed militancy to grow, used 'Operation Bluestar' as poll tactic: Jaitley
A day after a Delhi Court pronounced the punishment for two convicts in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley trained guns at the Congress rule and held the party responsible for letting militancy grow in Punjab in anticipation of polls at the end of 1984.Terming Operation Bluestar - an operation to eliminate terrorists holed up in Amritsar's Golden Temple - a 'historic blunder', Jaitley said, "Anticipating elections towards the end of 1984, the Congress Party Government allowed the militancy in Punjab to go unchecked. It wanted to strike on election eve. The terrorist built up within the Golden Temple went unchecked. Those, whom the Congress had created to counter the Sikh influence of Akali Dal had gone out of control. The Operation Bluestar proved to be a historic blunder. It was poorly planned and terribly executed.""There were no intelligence inputs with regard to the number of militants and their ammunition that they had collected within. Many ...
NIA court rejects Lt Col Purohit's plea to access untruncated documents
A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday rejected Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit's application to access untruncated documents on grounds of this being his tactics and purported attempts to prolong the trial.Col Purohit had asked for statements of all the witnesses from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the NIA as mentioned in the charge sheet.Earlier in the day, the Bombay High Court had denied relief to Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and refused to stay trial court proceedings. Furthermore, the court adjourned the case for the next two weeks.The Supreme Court on Monday had asked the Bombay High Court to hear Lieutenant Colonel Purohit's plea challenging the validity of the prosecution sanction for his trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).A Special NIA Court had earlier commenced a trial against Purohit and six other accused in the case.On September 29, 2008, a bomb placed in a tiffin ...
Woman kills boyfriend, cooks remains into Moroccan dish
A bizarre incident has come to the fore in Abu Dhabi, where a woman allegedly killed her ex-boyfriend, cooked his remains into a Moroccan dish and fed it to construction workers in the Arabian country.The 30-year-old accused confessed to the Al Ain prosecution to have killed her boyfriend and chopped his remains into pieces, Khaleej Times reported.According to the report of the Arabian newspaper, the accused while confessing to the prosecutors said that she killed her boyfriend who was in his twenties to seek revenge after she was dumped by him.The murder occurred months ago but the matter came to light recently after the brother of the deceased boy went to the couple's house in search of him. When he asked the woman about him, she denied any information saying that they broke up after she ascertained that he had an affair with some other woman.The deceased's brother noticed a human tooth in the blender, which led to the woman's arrest and revelation of the crime.