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Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Former One Direction star Liam Payne's family is taking legal action and it has informed that they could bring private criminal action against anyone who contributed to his death, reported Page Six. Lawyers for Liam Payne's family were in court in Argentina on Tuesday. Page Six has obtained papers indicating that music industry veteran lawyer Richard Bray, operating on behalf of the family, has transferred his legal interests to a local law company in Buenos Aires. This implies that Payne's loved ones will be named plaintiffs in any future criminal cases. It's the first time Payne's family has been addressed in connection with the ongoing inquiry into the singer's death at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16 and it comes as shocking photographs of his final moments have been released. Local prosecutors have since concluded that the injuries sustained by Payne were not a result of self-harm or any external intervention by others. "A source who knows the family said they were "100 per cent sure" that Payne's parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, and his siblings would want to seek justice for him," as per Page Six. Payne, a former member of 'One Direction', passed away on October 16 at the age of 31 after he fell from a third-floor balcony at his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Prosecutors have already charged two hotel staffers with allegedly providing him drugs, and one friend of Payne's is a person of interest for failing to intervene and come to his help. However, the investigation has taken an even darker turn in the wake of photos that were released as part of a police report. They show what appears to be staff at the hotel manhandling Payne and shutting him in his hotel room. Though the timestamps on the images are unconfirmed, it appears this occurred soon before his death," reported Page Six. According to Nicolas Durrieu, a criminal lawyer based in Buenos Aires, if this is true, hotel staff may face charges of "abandonment of a person." In this case, it could likely be considered "aggravated" because a person died, with a maximum sentence of 15 years, reported Page Six Charges of "manslaughter" carry a maximum of five years of prison in Argentina, while anyone convicted of drug facilitation or distribution could face 12 years of imprisonment. "The legal system also allows the family to bring their own private criminal prosecution and their own investigation, " said Durrieu. "Victims are very empowered and independent from the prosecutor. Usually, the family joins with the prosecutor, but not always." In the recent footage, a police report showed that Payne was trying to escape from his hotel room when he fell. A source told Page Six, "It appears clear to me that Liam was trying to get back downstairs, he did not want to go in his room." Nonetheless, hotel staff used a master key to enter the room and placed Liam inside, according to the police, reported Page Six. (ANI)
A Delhi court has declared UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a fugitive economic offender following a request from the Enforcement Directorate. Bhandari, accused of money laundering, reportedly fled to the UK in 2016. Despite India's efforts to extradite him, a UK court recently rejected the plea, further complicating the legal proceedings against him.A Delhi court on Saturday declared UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a fugitive economic offender on an Enforcement Directorate plea, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs made comprehensive remarks on the Nimisha Priya case during the weekly press briefing here on Thursday. The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala was set to be executed on July 16 after a trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a Yemeni national, a decision that the country Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023. Speaking to reporters on the case, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the various steps which the Government of India has taken to provide support to the family. This includes legal assistance, regu ...Read More >
A Delhi court has granted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, permission for three phone calls with his brother this month to discuss engaging private counsel. His judicial custody has been extended until September 8. The phone calls will be recorded and must be in English or Hindi. A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to have three phone calls this month with his brother to discuss engaging a private counsel, court sources s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): For years, I found myself in a constant battle with my bed. My previous 'back-support' mattress, filled with materials like jute, had a frustrating habit of failing where I needed it most. Within weeks, it would sink in high-pressure areas, forcing me into a fortnightly ritual of flipping and rotating it just to get a level surface. After switching to the Duroflex Airboost, that cycle has finally ended. Also Read | 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Trailer: Simone Ashley Joins Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in Final Look at 2026 Sequel (Watch Video). Here is a deep ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana's former Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T. Prabhakar Rao, a key accused in the phone tapping case, returned from the United States on Sunday. He is likely to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday as per the undertaking given to the Supreme Court. The retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been in the United States for 14 months, returned to India as directed recently by the apex court. He recently gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court that he will return to India soon after receiving emergency trav ...Read More >
New Delhi: An underaged teenage survivor of rape seeking to immediately end her unwanted pregnancy of 27 weeks will have to wait until the fetus reaches the gestational period of 34 weeks so that the child can be born, Delhi High Court ordered on Thursday."Don't ask us to be a part of foeticide. Every endeavour must be made by the state to protect life," the bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal told the counsel for the survivor, after AIIMS highlighted that aborting the 16-year-old girl's pregnancy at 27 weeks may harm her reproductive health permanently and amount to fo ...Read More >
The Supreme Court emphasized the importance of self-regulation and understanding the value of freedom of speech and expression, while hearing a plea regarding offensive social media posts. The court is considering guidelines to regulate such posts, stressing the need to curb divisive tendencies without resorting to censorship. The Supreme Court on Monday said citizens must know the value of freedom of speech and expression and observe self regulation as it mulled guidelines to regulate offensive ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana's former Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao, a key accused in the phone tapping case, returned from the United States on Sunday, June 8. He is likely to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday as per the undertaking given to the Supreme Court. The retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been in the United States for 14 months, returned to India as directed recently by the apex court. He recently gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court that he will return to India soon after receiving emergency travel documents and ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Friday said that under the new criminal laws, any FIR registered in 2026 will be fully resolved within three years, thereby ensuring timely justice for all citizens. Addressing a gathering in Kurukshetra after inaugurating an exhibition on the three new criminal laws, Shah, who was in Haryana to chair multiple events, pointed out that the previous criminal laws were enacted by the British with the primary objective of maintaining their rule, not to safeguard the welfare of the Indian people. Acknowledging that many had concerns abo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has granted an ad-interim protection to YouTube content creator and podcaster Raj Shamani, restraining several online platforms, anonymous entities, and businesses from misusing his name, voice, image, likeness, and trademarked podcast properties for commercial gain. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed an ex-parte order in a suit filed by Shamani and his company, seeking urgent relief against trademark infringement, copyright violation, impersonation, fake endorsements, AI-generated deepfakes, and unauthoris ...Read More >
Eyewitnesses reported a masked man driving an SUV at high speed into the Delhi Assembly premises on Monday, striking an e-rickshaw outside Gate No. 2 and crashing into an iron gate. The driver then placed a flower bouquet in the Speaker's vehicle on the porch and fled. The e-rickshaw suffered damage, the driver said. A masked driver breached security at the Delhi Assembly on Monday. Eyewitnesses said an SUV sped through Gate No. 2 at about 2 pm. The vehicle struck an e-rickshaw outside and smash ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has asked high courts to ensure day-to-day trial in criminal cases, especially important and sensitive cases, saying it has become imperative in the prevailing social, political and administrative scenario, including the style of functioning of police.Expressing disappointment over discontinuance of day-to-day trial, which was the norm three decades ago, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said once the examination of witnesses commences in a trial, the ...Read More >
Panaji: The Luthra brothers, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane where 25 people were killed in a fire on Dec 6, were remanded in five days police custody by a Mapusa court on Wednesday. Goa police -- which brought the brothers to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday morning -- had sought 10 days police custody for the duo and argued that custodial interrogation was required to deter them and their associates from fleeing the country.Police told the court that they wanted to uncover their financial transactions, prevent them and their associates from continuing illegal operations elsewhere, to identify their ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court sentenced Congress MLA Rajender Bharti to 3 years imprisonment and imposed Rs. One lakh fine. Another Convict is also sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2.5 lakh has been imposed on him. They were convicted by the court in the Gramin Vikas Bank Fraud case. However, the court has granted bail to both convicts to challenge the judgement before Delhi High Court. Bharti is a Congress MLA from Datia, Madhya Pradesh. This case was transferred to Delhi by the Supreme Court on a plea moved by Bharti. Special Judge (MP -MLA) ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has safeguarded the personality rights of preacher Aniruddhacharya, also known as 'Pookie' Baba, and restrained the unauthorised use of his name, voice, and image for memes, videos, or any other content.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the interim order on March 30 following a lawsuit filed by Aniruddhacharya.The court directed social media platforms, including Meta, X, and Google, to remove the content identified by the plaintiff that unlawfully used or imitated h ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday came down heavily on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) over its pitch to reconsider the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution while saying that it was 'all talk'. He dared and challenged RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre to remove the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble. 'Days before, I heard that some RSS person said that we should remove Secular and Socialist words from ...Read More >
What went wrong with Bennifer 2.0? Was it doomed from the start, or just another celebrity relationship caught in the chaos of public life? After two years of marriage and months of tabloid speculation, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's split seemed inevitable -- but the whole story is far messier. So, why did it all fall apart? Anonymous sources (always reliable, right?) claim the cracks appeared early. Page Six reported that the honeymoon phase didn't even last. The couple's romantic getaway in Lake Como was less a fairy tale and more a paparazzi nightmare. Affleck wasn't thrilled with the ...Read More >
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking criminal prosecution of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of a huge pile of burnt cash in the storeroom attached to his bungalow in the national capital after the fire brigade had gone there to douse a blaze on March 14. "There was an in-house inquiry report. It has been forwarded to the President of India and the Prime Minister of India for action. If you are seeking a writ of mandamus, you have to first make a representation to those ...Read More >
Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai emphasized the importance of studying in one's mother tongue, highlighting its role in fostering conceptual understanding and strong values. During a visit to his alma mater, Chikitsak Samuh Shirodkar School, he credited his teachers and the school for shaping his life and career. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai on Sunday stated that studying in one's mother tongue enhances conceptual understanding and instils strong values for life, as he reminisc ...Read More >
Varanasi: Jaunpur SP Kaustubh on Friday late night suspended three policemen, including Mungra Badshahpur police station in charge, while a revenue officer faced similar action directed by district magistrate. Cases were filed against both constables and the revenue officer for threatening a petitioner to withdraw a plea filed in high court and for bribery related to a land dispute involving village society land.Talking to TOI on Saturday, the SP said police inspector Dilip Kumar Singh and constables Pankaj Maurya and Nitish Gaur were suspended with immediate effect, while revenue officer Vija ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sep 29: The recent reports of possible resurgence of militant groups in Garo Hills have prompted the Meghalaya Police to establish an Anti Terror Squad (ATS) to specifically deal with cases of terrorism in the state. Speaking to media persons here after the inauguration of the ATS office, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong said this dedicate police team will deal with instances of terrorism such as bomb threats and suspicious elements and ensure that no terror activities take place in the state. Deputy Inspector General of Police Davis N.R. Marak said that al ...Read More >
Bangladesh has charged 15 senior army officers, including five generals, for enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising -- the first major civilian trial against top military figures in the country's history. A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday remanded in custody fifteen senior army officers accused of enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising that led to the fall of the government. This marks the first time formal charges for enforced disappearances hav ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4: Air India has denied allegations from British law firm Stewarts Law that it forced families of the AI 171 crash victims to disclose financial dependency on the deceased to get compensation. Over 40 families represented by Stewarts Law have accused the airline of coercion and intimidation as they pursue claims related to the crash of the London-bound Boeing plane crash at Ahmedabad in which over 241 passengers and crew were killed. "Air India categorically rejects these allegations and refutes them as both unsubstantiated and inaccurate," the Tata Group airline said in a sta ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The execution of Nimisha Priya, the Kerala nurse who is on a death row in Yemen, has been postponed following efforts by Government of India, official sources said here today. Nimisha, 37, was to be executed in Yemen tomorrow on charges of murdering her business partner -- a Yemeni national -- in 2017. Three years later her appeal against the conviction was rejected by the Yemeni Supreme Court. "In the case of Ms. Nimisha Priya, it has been learnt that the local authorities in Yemen have postponed the execution scheduled for July 16," the sources said. They said Gov ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Kumar Ruia, arrested by the cybercrime division of the West Bengal Police in connection with a Rs 600 crore cyber fraud case, was on Wednesday remanded to seven days of police custody by a district court. Ruia, who was arrested on Tuesday evening outside a hotel in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, was produced before the Bidhannagar sub-divisional court on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, the public prosecutor sought police custody for further interrogation. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled f ...Read More >
FACT CHECKThe slain lawyer was not defending Chinmoy Das; he was part of the Chattogram Bar Association Several news outlets have falsely claimed that a lawyer who was representing arrested Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was killed in clashes that took place at Bangladesh's Chattogram Court premises on November 26. BOOM was able to confirm that the slain lawyer Saiful Islam, who was a member of Chattogram Bar Association, was not representing Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari as his legal counsel. Tensions erupted in Chattogram, the port city of Bangladesh, following the arrest ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 3 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that the implementation of the new criminal laws has proven to be a significant milestone in making the Indian justice system more "transparent, effective and in tune" with the needs of the present society. Talking about the laws in a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Uttarakhand CM said, "These landmark criminal laws have proved to be a milestone in making the Indian justice system more transparent, effective and in tune with the needs of the present society. These changes mark th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred, till the second week of January next year, the hearing on the bail plea of lawyer Surendra Gadling, who remains behind bars in connection with the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case. A bench, headed by Justice M.M. Sundresh, decided to adjourn the hearing after Gadling's counsel submitted that the Maharashtra government filed its reply late on Tuesday and the petitioner side would need some time to go through the contents of the counter affidavit. Acceding to the request, the bench posted the matter for hearing in the second week of Ja ...Read More >
Mumbai: The sessions court has on Thursday granted bail to Jay Joshi of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, arrested in connection with the alleged Mithi river desilting scam. Joshi had approached the sessions court after his bail was rejected by the magistrate court on May 22. The sessions court though has released Joshi on bail, but the detailed order would be available subsequently. The magistrate court had, however had refused grant him bail observing that the investigation is at a very primary stage. "Considering the period of the offence and its gravity, sometime needs to be given to the invest ...Read More >