KOLKATA: Calcutta high court has commuted the death sentence of a 34-year-old woman and her 37-year-old boyfriend, convicted of killing her one-and-a-half-year-old son in 2016, observing that their crime did not fall under the category of “rarest of rare”. On Thursday, the court sentenced them to life imprisonment without remission for 40 years, reports Srishti…
Chennai: Madras HC recently reduced a one-year sentence to four days for a Kerala man convicted in a 2013 car crash that killed three pedestrians and grievously injured two bikers – ruling he was rushing a stranger who had attempted suicide to a hospital.Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy said driver S Sagul Hameed was not acting…
NEW DELHI: Suspended JD(S) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Bengaluru on Saturday in connection with a rape case involving a 47-year-old woman. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the 34-year-old, as reported by news agency PTI.Revanna, the grandson of…
Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday dismissed Union minister Amit Shah’s Afzal Guru claim as a “ mixture of insinuation, lie, and distortion.” Clarifying his position, Chidambaram said that during his tenure, the mercy petition filed by Guru’s wife was still under consideration by the President.Union minister Amit Shah on…
NEW DELHI: Nimisha Priya’s death sentence in Yemen has not been overturned, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday citing sources.“Information being shared by certain individuals on the Nimisha Priya case is inaccurate, “sources told ANI.(This is a developing story) Source link
In a big relief for her family and supporters, Nimisha Priya — an Indian nurse from Kerala — is no longer facing the death penalty in Yemen. The news came from the office of Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A.P. Abubacker Musliyar. “The death sentence of Nimisha Priya, which was previously suspended, has been overturned,” the…
In a major relief for Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, her death sentence has been officially cancelled, according to a statement from the office of Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram AP Abubakker Musliyar.In an official statement, Indian Grand Mufti, Kanthapuram AP Abubakker Muslaiyar’s office said, “The death sentence of Nimisha Priya,…
A Yamunanagar court has sentenced a man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting and intimidating a minor Hindu girl to coerce her into a relationship with a Muslim juvenile, terming the case one of “love jihad”. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict and said such…
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s former president and one of the country’s most polarizing political figures, was sentenced to prison on Tuesday and barred for life from public office after the Supreme Court upheld her corruption conviction. The ruling is likely to deepen political tensions in the country and comes after Mrs. Kirchner, who was…
Former Australia cricketer Michael Slater. Former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater has been sentenced to four years in jail; however, the 55-year-old will walk free after already serving more than a year in custody. Slater pleaded guilty to seven charges, including domestic violence.Slater was facing allegations of assault, strangulation, burglary, and stalking against a woman…