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SC refuses to entertain Punjab MP Amritpal Singh's plea challenging NSA de
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea filed by Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) MP (Member of Parliament) from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib, Amritpal Singh, challenging his April 2023 detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
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Delhi HC to hear NIA's death penalty plea against Yasin Malik on January 2
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has listed January 28 as the date for arguments in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) appeal seeking the death penalty for Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, who is currently serving a life sentence in a 2017 terror-funding case.
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Karnataka govt dismisses jail officials after probe into Bengaluru prison
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that Jail Superintendent Magery and ASP Ashok Bhajantri have been dismissed following an inquiry into reports of inmates receiving "VVIP treatment" at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail.
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Karnataka: BJP protests outside CM Siddaramaiah's residence over viral Ben
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding a protest outside Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's official residence in Bengaluru, after a viral video of Central Jail, showcasing "VVIP treatment" for inmates, including ISIS terrorists and rapists, surfaced online. Officials have been d
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Karnataka Home Minister calls meeting of senior officers over Bengaluru ja
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that he has convened a meeting of senior officials to review the situation after a purported video surfaced showing inmates of Bengaluru's Parappanna Agrahara Central Jail receiving "VVIP treatment."
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BYC accuses Pakistan of waging a legal war to crush Baloch dissent
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, the BYC said that during a recent jail trial, the CTD again failed to present the full set of challans required in the ongoing case. The organisation alleged that the department has repeatedly stalled proceedings since the arrests of its senior figures, whi
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"Will not tolerate this nonsense": G Parmeshwara seeks report on "VVIP tre
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have appointed B Dayananda as the head (of Prisons). He was on leave yesterday, but I have spoken to him. I have told him that this is happening repeatedly; whoever is responsible for this, immediate action needs to be taken against them, and a report should be submitted. "But I will
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Tunisian opposition leaders join hunger strike to back jailed politician
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Several Tunisian opposition leaders, including Jawhar Ben Mbarek, have begun a hunger strike to protest his detention since February 2023. His health is deteriorating, drawing concern from family and human rights groups, amid growing criticism of Tunisia's shrinking civil liberties under Pre
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Delhi HC delivers split verdict on Engineer Rashid's plea seeking govt-bor
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday delivered a split verdict on a plea filed by jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who sought directions to the Central government to bear the expenses of his travel from Tihar Jail to Parliament for attending sessions while he
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"Khalnayak will go to jail, nalayak will go abroad for holiday": Delhi CM
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who is in Bihar as a star campaigner for Bharatiya Janata Party, on Thursday slammed the Opposition, while exuding confidence in NDA's victory.
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Haryana DGP launches "Op Trackdown" to jail worst offenders
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Haryana Police has launched a 16-day state-wide crackdown titled "Operation Trackdown" to identify, pursue and jail fugitives linked to recent shooting incidents, with a clear chain of accountability running from police station chiefs up to district and state leadership. The operation wil
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Kerala: Kannur Prison inmate threatens wife over phone, case lodged
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An inmate at Central Prison in Kannur, Kerala, threatened his wife over the phone on Sunday. In response to the threat, she provided a recording of the call. Following this incident, the jail superintendent filed a formal complaint with the Kannur Town police.
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