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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 >
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (PTI) Under 'Project Jeevanjot-2', the Punjab government has rescued 41 children in raids at 18 locations across in the last two days as it has stepped up efforts to eradicate child begging from the state. Punjab's Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Friday said if the culprits are found pushing children into begging or are found to be trafficking networks or mafias exploiting children, they will face punishments ranging from five years imp ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala) [India], July 18 (ANI): Following the government's order of remitting her sentence, Sherin Karanavar, the life convict in the 2009 murder of her father-in-law Bhaskara Karanavar, was released from the women's prison and correctional home in Kannur on Thursday. Sherin, who was on parole, completed the procedure for the premature release after returning to the prison in the evening. She is among 11 prisoners who were granted early release. Also Read | 'I Stand With Robert Vadra': ...Read More >
The court said that the matter would be heard along with the petition of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for capital punishment in September The Calcutta High Court Wednesday said that it will hear the plea of the sole convict in the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case, Sanjoy Roy, for acquittal from the case. A division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md Sabbar Rashidi observed that the matter would be heard with the petition of the Central Bureau ...Read More >
The Court held that brutality of the offence cannot be the sole ground for imposing capital punishment, and the convict's potential for reformation must also be assessed. The Supreme Court on July 16, 2025 upheld the conviction of a man for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in 2018 but commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without remission. The Court held that brutality of the offence cannot be the sole ground for imposing capital punishment, and the convict's potential for ...Read More >
New Delhi: A court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing another man in 2017. Ruling out death penalty, the court observed that the proportion between the crime and the punishment was a goal respected in principle in the criminal law. Additional sessions judge Vandana termed the nature of the offence as "very serious", but not "rarest of rare".The court was hearing the arguments on sentencing against Navrattan alias Kale and Naushad, who were convicted of the offe ...Read More >
New Delhi: Calling out the Bihar government a "nakalchi sarkar", Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday accused CM Nitish Kumar of copying his idea of providing free electricity. The RJD leader stated that earlier, Nitish Kumar was against the idea of providing free electricity; however, after he proposed the scheme, the Bihar CM ended up copying it. Ahead of Bihar elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced that eligible domestic consumers across the state wil ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): A minor boy has been safely recovered in Kanpur on Thursday after his family in Karawal Nagar, Delhi, reported him missing and possibly kidnapped. The 14-year-old boy was recovered from Kanpur Central Railway Station following swift action by the Delhi Police. On July 16 at approximately 10:30 PM, a family member of theminor boy lodged a complaint at PS Karawal Nagar, alleging the kidnapping of his minor son. According to the complainant, the boy had left home ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Idukki: A man in Kerala's Idukki district has been sentenced to three life terms for the prolonged sexual abuse of his minor daughter, in a case that has left the region deeply shaken. The sentencing was handed down on Thursday by the Idukki Fast Track Special Court, which ordered that the punishment would extend till the convict's death. According to the prosecution, the disturbing acts took place over a span of three years at their rented home in Karimanoor. According to the survivor's statem ...Read More >
Thodupuzha: A man has been sentenced to three life terms and a fine of ₹3 lakh for repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter between the ages of five and eight. The order states that the accused will remain in prison until his death. Judge V Manju, who is holding additional charge of the Painavu fast-track court in Idukki, passed the judgment. The incident came to light in 2020 when the child was eight years old. According to the statement, the father had been sexually abusing the child at their ...Read More >
T'puram: The state govt on Tuesday granted release to Sherin, the life convict in the 2009 murder of her father-in-law, Bhaskara Karanavar. The order came after the law department stating that there was "no legal impediment" for her early release. The legal green light came on the basis that Sherin fulfilled the mandatory 14-year imprisonment clause under Section 475 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS), which governs remission in life sentence cases where the death penalty is also a prescribed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The third season of the Oriental Cup, a school football tournament in the national capital, will be held from July 21-29, the organisers said on Thursday. Started by student-athlete Fareed Bakshi, the tournament will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium, bringing together 36 teams from schools across Delhi. Also Read | Which Team Ben Stokes Is Part of in The Hundred 2025? Here's the Franchise England Test Captain Will Play For in 100-Ball Competition. There will be 24 te ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Jul 17 (PTI) A woman convicted in sensational Bhaskara Karanavar murder case, was released from the jail on Thursday after she was granted sentence remission by the government, officials said. Sherin, the daughter-in-law of the victim, had been serving her sentence at the Women's Prison and Correctional Home here. Also Read | 'A Decade of Digital India' Reel Contest by Government of India: How To Participate and Win Up To INR 15,000? Check Submission Guidelines. The state's H ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Jul 17 (PTI) A woman convicted in sensational Bhaskara Karanavar murder case, was released from the jail on Thursday after she was granted sentence remission by the government, officials said. Sherin, the daughter-in-law of the victim, had been serving her sentence at the Women's Prison and Correctional Home here. The state's Home Department issued the release order on Tuesday, stating that her remaining jail term had been officially remitted after a detailed review. The rele ...Read More >
Tiruvallur: In a deeply concerning incident that has quite shocked not only just the state but everyone, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district on Wednesday. The crime took place when the girl was walking alone while returning back home from school and being stalked by an unidentified man around 4 pm. The whole incident was captured on CCTV footage, which is now being examined. The local authorities have registered the case and a sea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indicating that an offence cannot be said to be a terror act only if an accused is convicted under an anti-terror law, Supreme Court on Tuesday said creating an atmosphere of fear to prevent people from taking the side of law by killing an army informer is also a terrorist act despite anti-terror law not being invoked in the case.A bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti did not agree that the killing of three civilians, including the army informer, in J&K with ...Read More >
The apex court, on Monday, also observed that most of the convicts were teenagers at the time and that the crime likely stemmed from psychological distress rather than criminal intent. The Supreme Court, in a significant judgment on Monday, stayed the arrest and life sentences of Shubha Shankar and three others convicted in the 2003 murder of her fiance Girish, while upholding their conviction. The apex court granted the four convicts, Shubha, her boyfriend Arun, and their associates Dinakaran ...Read More >
On the concluding day of the special session of the Assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its report on the bill within six months. The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer a bill proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilege acts against religious scriptures to a select committee of the House for wider consultations. On the concluding day of the special session of the Assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submi ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The execution of Nimisha Priya, a Malayali nurse sentenced to death in Yemen, has been put on hold following a Yemeni government order issued on Tuesday Samuel Jerome Baskaran, who has been negotiating on behalf of the family, stated that the victim's family has not yet agreed to a pardon or to accept blood money. The intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Chandy Oommen MLA, Yemeni authorities made it possible, he said. Nimisha Priya ...Read More >
Punjab Anti-Sacrilege Bill: Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab has introduced the "Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill 2025" in the Legislative Assembly. The bill proposes punishment up to life imprisonment for desecrating holy scripture, including the Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagavad Gita, Bible and Quran. The anti-sacrilege bill has now been sent to the select committee of the Punjab Assembly for it to seek public opinion on the proposed legislation. Speaker Kultar Si ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab assembly on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer the anti-sacrilege bill 'Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025' to a Select Committee of MLAs for consultation with all stakeholders before it is enacted. On the concluding day of the special session of the assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said after a three-and-a-half-hour debate that the panel will gather public input on the Bill and will submit its report on the bill within six months. ...Read More >
Pithoragarh: A tragic accident in Pithoragarh has claimed the lives of at least eight people and left several seriously injured after a passenger vehicle reportedly plunged into a river. The incident occurred near Bhandari village in the Muwani area as the vehicle was travelling from Muwani to Bokta in the district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav confirmed the fatalities, stating that eight individuals died at the scene. Rescue operations are currently underway, with the three crit ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Edible oil refiners are expected to witness a 2-3 per cent year-on-year decline in revenue to Rs 2.6 lakh crore in FY26 due to lower realisations, a report said on Tuesday. However, volumes are likely to grow 2.8-3.0 per cent year-on-year, Crisil Ratings said in the report. As a result, operating margin is expected to shrink 30-50 basis points to 3.3-3.5 per cent. But stable working capital requirements and lower capital expenditure (capex) will keep credit profiles stable ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab Assembly unanimously decided to send the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025, to a Select Committee for consultation with all the stakeholders before it is enacted. The Bill saw an elaborate discussion during the special session of the Assembly, where MLAs from all the parties expressed their views. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, after hearing the opinion of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, referred the Bill to the Select Committee. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer a bill proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilege acts against religious scriptures to a select committee of the House to seek public opinion on the proposed legislation. On the concluding day of the special session of the assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its report on the bill within six months after taking public opinion. The move came after Chief Minister Bh ...Read More >
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