By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) As expected, notorious mafia gangster Abu Salem A. Ansari, 50, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life imprisonment by Special TADA court Judge G.A. Sanap on…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Gangster Abu Salem on Thursday escaped the death penalty in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case as a Special TADA Court here sentenced two convicts to death while awarding…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 7 (IANS) India has called on the international community to develop norms to protect people against the scourges of genocide and other crimes against humanity even when confronted by…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Tolerance is the culture and commitment of India and Indians, and it is our constitutional duty to protect and strengthen this culture, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed the bail plea of alleged hawala dealer Muhammad Aslam Wani, accused of money laundering. Public Prosecutors Navin Kumar Matta and Rajeev Awasthi told…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday said the Rohingyas who have crossed over to India should be treated as refugees and not be pushed back or deported. The…
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) The North Goa district administration on Thursday extended the ban on Mangalore-based Hindu outfit Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik by 60 days with effect from September 6. “The step has…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The two senior police officers who were sentenced to 17 years in prison for negligence and security lapses that led to the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007…
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal not to take action till September 14 on privilege notices issued to 21 DMK legislators. The court was…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) A Special TADA Court on Thursday sentenced two convicts to death, gangster Abu Salem Ansari and another to life terms and one more to 10 years jail in the 1993 Mumbai…
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) A trial court will formally frame charges in the connection with the rape and sexual harassment case against former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on September 28, public prosecutor Francis Tavora said…
By Qaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) As expected, notorious mafia gangster Abu Salem A. Ansari, 50, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by Special TADA court Judge G.A. Sanap…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) The family of slain journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh on Thursday said they would wait for the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to find the culprits and would only approach the court if it…
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities are preparing more camps in Cox’s Bazar district for the tens of thousands of Rohingya migrants who have arrived in the South Asian nation after fleeing deadly violence in…
Tel Aviv, Sep 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the cancellation of the credentials of all Al Jazeera reporters in the country and reiterated his intention to shut the Qatari news network’s…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) The Washington National Cathedral has announced the immediate removal of two stained glass windows featuring Confederate leaders Robert Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The windows were installed in 1953 and donated…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Countries that punish rapists with long punitive sentences are less likely to have a civil war and strife, new research has found. “The transmission of rape laws across countries correlates…
Kochi, Sep 7 (IANS) After a marathon 13-hour questioning in June, actor-director Nadir Shah has been asked to re-appear before the probe team in the Malayalam actress’ kidnapping case, a Kerala Police officer said on…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) A Special TADA Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to two convicts, life sentences to two others, including gangster Abu Salem, while giving 10 years jail to one accused in…
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday to meet members of Rohingya Muslim community who have fled from ongoing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine….