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Pak military court convicts rights activist of espionage
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A Pakistan military court has convicted rights and political activist Idris Khattak for espionage and sentenced him to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment.
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Maldives cancels 5-year jail term of ex-president convicted of corruption:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Maldives Supreme Court has revoked the five-year prison term imposed on former President Abdulla Yameen on money laundering charges, media reported on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong activist set to challenge conviction under national security law
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 27 (ANI): Hong Kong activist Tong Ying Kit, who was the first person to be jailed under the Beijing-imposed national security law, is set to challenge his conviction and sentence next March.
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Godhra train carnage convict dies of poor health in Vadodara
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], November 27 (ANI): Haaji Bilal, one of the convicts in the infamous 2002 Sabarmati train carnage in the Godhra case, died of poor health at a hospital in Vadodara on Friday, said the police.
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Delhi Police oppose Uphaar convicts' appeal, say 'it will trigger mental t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday strongly opposed the appeal of the Ansal brothers and others seeking suspension of sentence in the Uphaar fire tragedy case adding it will trigger the mental trauma and agony of victims.
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Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO Act, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 24 (ANI): Observing that 'oral sex' with a minor does not come under the 'aggravated sexual assault' category in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad High Court has reduced the jail term of a man convicted of s
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Delhi Court grants interim bail to one convict in Uphaar fire tragedy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): In an interim relief, a Delhi Court on Saturday granted two-days interim bail to one of the convicts in a case relating to the tampering with the crucial evidence in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy, to attend his niece engagement ceremony.
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Pak brings law that allows Jadhav to appeal against conviction, India says
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan has passed a bill in a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate which may enable Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian prisoner on death row, to appeal against his conviction. The law has been brought to comply with the judgement of the Internat
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Islamabad High Court issues show cause notice to GB ex-judge's affidavit o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 17 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a show-cause notice to the former chief judge of the apex court of Gilgit-Baltistan who claimed that former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar had influenced the judicial proceedings to prolong the detentio
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Pak Parliament passes bill to give Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal again
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Parliament, in a joint sitting on Wednesday, passed a bill that will give Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to appeal against his conviction.
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Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession.
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Surat: POSCO court completes trial in 4-yr-old girl rape case in just five
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], November 12 (ANI): A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) court in Surat completed the trial in a 4-year-old girl rape case in just five days and convicted a 39-year-old man and sent him to life imprisonment.
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