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Mumbai: Dr. Wahid Deen Mohammad Shaikh, the only accused acquitted in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought Rs 9 crore as compensation for the nine years he spent in prison before being cleared of all charges in 2015. Shaikh, who was 28 at the time of his arrest in 2006, was booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in connection with the coordinated serial blasts that killed 189 people. Acquitted in 7/11 Blasts Case, Seeks Justice In a press note, Shaikh sai ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A 50-year-old Telugu origin man was brutally killed by a Cuban immigrant in Dallas, Texas, over a minor scuffle over washing machines at a motel. The murderer, 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, was arrested by the Dallas police. Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah was originally from Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh and was working as a motel manager at Downtown Suites, at 3422 block of Samuell Boulevard, near Interstate 30 and the Tenison golf course in Dallas. Cobos-Martinez, who is identi ...Read More >
Udaipur: The Additional District and Sessions Court in Vallabhnagar, Udaipur district, Saturday sentenced a man to death and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 for killing his wife by burning her alive in 2017. The accused, identified as Kishandas, a resident of Navaniya village in Vallabhnagar, used to taunt his wife Laxmi by calling her dark and overweight, which led to her murder. Judge Rahul Chaudhary of the Additional District and Sessions Court, while sentencing Kishandas to hang till death, rema ...Read More >
Bhopal: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing from September 23, an all-party meeting was hosted by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday at his official residence, where a formal resolution to ensure the full 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been unanimously adopted, marking a decisive shift in the state's legal and administrative posture. Backed by all major parties, the resolution affirms that the remaining 13% of the quota, on top of the 14% already impleme ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress' Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said that it was his party MPs who forced Union Home Minister Amit Shah to sit in the fourth row and present the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament. Addressing the foundation day event of his party's student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), Banerjee said, "They brought a Bill to change the Constitution at midnight thinking they will pass it. They thought the country is their property and they c ...Read More >
Guwahati: A lower court in Assam's Dhemaji district convicted Rintu Sarmah on Wednesday in connection with the brutal murder of Nandita Saikia after she rejected his marriage proposal.Dhemaji session and district judge Kalyanjit Saikia convicted Rintu Sarmah under the charges of murder, attempt to murder, wrongful restraint, and voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).On Aug 21, 2021, Saikia, a resident of Dhakuakhana in Lakhimpur district and a BA s ...Read More >
Twelve years after the rape and murder of a minor girl in Nalgonda, a local court on Thursday (August 14, 2025) sentenced a man to double death penalty and imposed a fine of ₹1.10 lakh. The court also ordered ₹10 lakh as compensation for the victim's family. The accused, identified as Mohammad Mukaram, 24 at the time of arrest, worked as a butcher in a beef shop and lived in the same neighbourhood as the victim. He was taken into custody by Nalgonda Town-I police in April 2013, a day after t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A court in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. The Special POCSO court found the 24-year-old accused, a butcher, guilty in the case and pronounced the death sentence. The court found M. Mukarram guilty under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh. POCSO Court in-charge Roja R ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for eight weeks the hearing on a plea seeking the Union government's intervention to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta deferred the hearing on a writ petition filed by 'Save Nimisha Priya Action Council' after being informed that negotiations with the victim's family were currently underway, and granted liberty to mention the matter in case of any ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, adjourned for eight weeks the hearing on a plea seeking the Union government's intervention to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta deferred the hearing on a writ petition filed by 'Save Nimisha Priya Action Council' after being informed that negotiations with the victim's family were currently underway, and granted liberty to mention the matter in case of any urgency. I ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that there was "no immediate threat" to Indian nurse Nimisha Priya who is on death row in Yemen for murder. It then listed the matter after eight weeks. The counsel for petitioner organisation Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, which is extending legal support to Priya, requested a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta to adjourn the matter. The apex court was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Ce ...Read More >
Cuttack: Orissa high court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of Niranjan Mallick -- convicted for the murder of two persons in Nayagarh district in 2019 -- to life imprisonment.A division bench of Justices B P Routray and Chittaranjan Dash, while confirming the conviction, observed that the case did not merit death penalty. The court cited Mallick's potential for reform and absence of prior criminal record as key mitigating factors.Mallick was awarded the death penalty by the additional ses ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): As India observes the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and External Affairs Minister on Thursday paid tribute to the people who sacrificed their lives during the Partition of India. Sharing an X post, Goyal said that on August 14, 1947, during the Partition of India, people endured the pain of violence, displacement and loss of loved ones. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Ad ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Wednesday commuted the death sentence of a man to life imprisonment in a double murder case of 2019, saying that 'it is well settled law that the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of the convict is an important factor which has to be taken into account as a mitigating circumstance before sentencing him to death'. A division bench of Justices BP Routray and Chittaranjan Dash, taking note of the positive report of the jail authorities regarding the co ...Read More >
MUMBAI: City-based businessman and BJP functionary Dilawar A Chaugle has appealed to the Centre to give Padmashree Award to Sunni Cleric "Grand Mufti of India" Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar for getting execution of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya suspended.Though office of the senior cleric claimed the execution order has been "revoked" by the Houthi militia in Yemeni capital Sanaa, there is no official confirmation either from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) or family of Yemeni ...Read More >
The execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian national, in Yemen is postponed. The Indian government is providing assistance to Priya and her family. They are working with local authorities and friendly governments. Priya was convicted of murder in 2017. Reports claiming her death sentence is overturned are incorrect. The government is seeking a mutually agreeable resolution. The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that Indian national Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen has been postpo ...Read More >
Mumbai: Following allegations that the minister of state (MoS) for home, Yogesh Kadam, was running a dance bar with a licence in his mother's name, the Kadam family reportedly surrendered the orchestra licence of Savali bar in Kandivli on Friday. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab criticised the licence surrender, stating it proves his allegations were right and that a dance bar was being operated by the Kadam family. Parab demanded Yogesh Kadam's resignation, arguing that just because a thief retur ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday denied reports claiming that Indian nurse Nimisha Priya's death sentence in Yemen had been revoked or that an agreement had been reached for her release. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised the gravity and sensitivity of the case, urging the media to refrain from speculation. "This is a sensitive matter, and the Government of India has been offering all possible assistance in the case," Jaiswal said during the weekly press brie ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India on Friday said it continues to render all possible assistance in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it is also in touch with some friendly governments as part of efforts to reach a solution in the case. The nurse, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala's Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July, 2017. The 38-year-old Indian national's execution was scheduled ...Read More >
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on August 14. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Supreme Court asked a private group to seek government permission to travel to Yemen for negotiations * Execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, convicted of murder, has been stayed in Yemen * Efforts are ongoing to persuade the victim's family to pardon Ms Priya under Shariat Law Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at ...Read More >
Guwahati: Vipin Raghuvanshi, brother of the late Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed in Meghalaya, has called for a CBI probe into his brother's murder. Vipin alleges that a recently leaked phone conversation casts doubt on the role of Sonam Raghuvanshi's (Raja's wife) entire family in the case. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly murdered by his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi, her lover Raj Kushwaha, and three ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 19 (ANI): Bihar Police on Saturday detained three people from New Town, Kolkata, for questioning in the Patna hospital firing case, an official said. Bihar ADG Kundan Krishnan said that three people have been detained for questioning in relation to the firing on prisoner Chandan Mishra, who was admitted to Patna Paras Hospital for treatment. Chandan Mishra, a notorious criminal convicted in several murder cases, was killed in the incident. Earlier, Bihar Director Ge ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 19 (ANI): Bihar Police on Saturday detained three people from New Town, Kolkata, for questioning in the Patna hospital firing case, an official said. Bihar ADG Kundan Krishnan said that three people have been detained for questioning in relation to the firing on prisoner Chandan Mishra, who was admitted to Patna's Paras Hospital for treatment. Chandan Mishra, a notorious criminal convicted in several murder cases, was killed in the incident. Also Read | Indore Shock ...Read More >
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with of ...Read More >
Patna: The shocking murder of gangster Chandan Mishra inside a ward of a private hospital in Patna on July 17 marked the end of a sweet-bitter partnership-cum-rivalry between two notorious criminals that began as juveniles. The prime suspect -- mastermind behind the murder -- is said to be Chandan's former associate and once close friend, Onkarnath Singh, alias Sheru.The duo, who once terrorised the Shahabad region of Bihar, experienced a dramatic turn in their relationship from friends to foe. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, has been stayed, and that diplomatic efforts are underway to ensure her safe return. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was told that the execution, initially scheduled for July 16, has been postponed. The government is trying "everything possible," said Attorney General R Venkataramani, adding that the situation remains "very difficult" and sensi ...Read More >
Nimisha is currently locked up in a prison controlled by the Houthi administration in Yemen's capital Sana'a. The execution of an Indian nurse, Nimisha Priya, convicted in the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi in 2018, which was set to be carried out on July 16, was postponed. According to reports, the Kerala nurse's execution was halted by the authorities in Yemen. However, the fresh date for her execution was not immediately known. Hectic parleys were on to delay the sentencing. The ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that "friendly countries" are interceding on India's behalf to ensure Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya can be released. Priya who has been accused of killing Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mehdi in 2017 was arrested in 2020 and sentenced in 2023. Her death sentence which was set for July 16 has now been postponed. Stating that the government of India had been offering all possible assistance in the case Jaiswal said: "We have provided legal assistance ...Read More >
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