Category: Law

25 year jail sought for ex-S.Korean President’s friend

Seoul, Dec 14 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Thursday demanded 25 years jail term for Choi Soon-sil, a close friend…

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Indian-origin student pleads guilty of US cyber attacks

Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) A 21-year-old Indian-origin student has pleaded guilty of executing a series of cyber attacks on the…

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Indonesian court’s ‘no’ to criminalise extramarital affairs

Jakarta, Dec 14 (IANS) An Indonesian court on Thursday rejected the petition of a conservative organisation to criminalise sexual relations…

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Congress complains to EC over Modi’s roadshow

Ahmedabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The Congress party on Thursday complained to the Election Commission about a road show undertaken by…

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Remove ‘bail-in’ clause in FRDA Bill: Assocham

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Assocham on Thursday urged the government to remove a clause in the Financial Resolution and…

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Sri Lankan risks torture if deported from Australia

Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) A UN committee against torture has advised the Australian government not to deport a Sri Lankan…

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Kerala law student’s murderer sentenced to death

Kochi (Kerala), Dec 14 (IANS) A sessions court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced to death Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer…

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6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar: Report

Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 14 (IANS) Global humanitarian NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) announced on Thursday that at least 6,700…

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Australia’s child abuse inquiry calls for changes

Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on Thursday called for changes at…

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Republicans strikes deal on Trump tax cuts

Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) US Senate and House Republicans have struck an agreement on a sweeping tax-cut bill that, if…

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Ecuador Vice President jailed for six years in corruption case

Quito, Dec 14 (IANS) A criminal court in Ecuador has sentenced Vice President Jorge Glas to six years in prison…

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SC allows relaxation of ban on pet-coke and furnace oil

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Central government to relax its notification banning the…

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Interim bail for Kannada editor on health ground

Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IANS) A local court on Wednesday granted interim bail, on health grounds, to jailed Kannada tabloid editor…

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Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy released from Andhra jail

Visakhapatnam, Dec 13 (IANS) Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy has been released on bail from Visakhapatnam Central Jail, officials said on…

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Rajasthan government employees end first phase of agitation

Jaipur, Dec 13 (IANS) Members of the Akhil Rajasthan Rajya Karamchari Sankyukt Sangarsh Samiti staging a 48-hour hunger strike at…

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Women protest non-passage of quota bill, hold march in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Protesting the central government's failure to ensure reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures,…

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Muslim Personal Law Board to discuss triple talaq at Hyderabad meet

Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The proposed legislation on triple talaq and Babri Masjid will be among the key issues to…

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HC slams Delhi government for not buying disabled-friendly buses

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the city government for not…

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Priyanka honoured for promoting social cause online

Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra was on Wednesday honoured with a Digital Marketers Award for 'Most Effective Use…

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Brexit talks: European Parliament gives conditional approval for 2nd phase

Strasbourg (France), Dec 13 (IANS) The European Parliament on Wednesday gave conditional approval to move the Brexit negotiations onto the…

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