An annual report by a Uyghur advocacy group revealed ongoing persecution in China's far-western Xinjiang province, with an estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed, accounting for a third of China's prison population, 3.5 times the world's highest rate of imprisonment.
A special fast-track court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced a man to triple life sentences, 21 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 90,000 for sexually assaulting his six-year-old daughter.
The United States condemned the Iraqi Council of Representatives' passage of the Anti-Prostitution and Homosexuality Law, banning same-sex relations with steep fines and imprisonment for those promoting homosexuality.
At the 'Jail ka Jawaab Vote Se' Sankalp Sabha held at Kondli constituency of East Delhi on Monday, Delhi Atishi said, "Hundreds of people from nearby areas came and, with one voice, they all said that the false allegations leading to Arvind Kejriwal's imprisonment would be answered with t
A Delhi court awarded life imprisonment to four men for killing an on duty police constable in 2012. They also got seven years of imprisonment for an attempt to kill two people, including a police officer.
Designated court of Central Bureau of Investigation sentenced three accused to three years' rigorous imprisonment with total fine of Rs 1.5 lakh in a case related to causing loss to government exchequer.
Special judge (POCSO) Babita Punia sentenced the convict to life imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court said that life imprisonment shall mean the remainder of the natural life of the convict. The Court has also imposed a fine o
he Second Additional Sessions Court of Palanpur sentenced former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2 lakhs in the 1996 NDPS case of Palanapur.
In a significant triumph for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its battle against terrorist organizations and networks, a specialized court on Thursday handed down life sentences to four militants in a terrorism conspiracy case linked to the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International