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"People involved were overcome with emotions": Mehbooba Mufti on mob defac
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mufti held the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board and its members responsible for the escalation of the event and demanded action against them under Section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), claiming what they did was an act of "blasphemy."
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24-year-old deliveryman man stabbed to death in Delhi; two arrested
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A 24-year-old delivery worker was stabbed to death in southwest Delhi's Vikaspuri area late Friday night following a drunken quarrel over a money dispute, police said.
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Pakistan: 300 booked on terrorism charges for attacks on Ahmadi worship pl
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In Faisalabad, Pakistan, police registered terrorism cases against 300 people for attacking two Ahmadiyya worship sites. Mob violence, led by TLP's Hafiz Rafaqat, destroyed property and injured community members. Ahmadiyya leaders and HRCP condemned the attacks, urging swift justice and prot
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HP High Court upholds trial of Juvenile as adult in 2021 minor rape case
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a juvenile offender challenging the orders of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and the Sessions Judge to try him as an adult for a heinous offence of raping a seven-year-old girl, under the Protection of Children from
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Delhi Court grants Bail to man accused in 2020 West Punjabi Bagh murder ca
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A Tis Hazari court has granted bail to the prime accused in the alleged fatal assault of a 65-year-old person in West Punjabi Bagh, nearly five years after the incident. The accused had been in judicial custody since September 26, 2020, facing charges of murder, attempted murder, dacoity, c
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Anaj Mandi 2019 Fire Tragedy: Delhi HC dismisses accused's plea for discha
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has refused to discharge an accused in the 2019 Anaj Mandi fire case, holding that there is "sufficient prima facie material" to proceed against him for offences under Sections 304 Part II, 308, 35, and 36 of the Indian Penal Code.
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NIA chargesheets 5 more naxals operatives in Chhattisgarh arms recovery ca
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The counter-terror agency had earlier, in August 2024, chargesheeted two armed naxal cadres-- Vinod Awalam and Ashu Korsa.
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Government blocks 25 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar and porn
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The platforms in question, which include Ullu, ALTT, Big Shots App, NeonX VIP, and Desiflix among others, were found to be disseminating content that violated several provisions of Indian law, including Section 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act, Section 292 of the Indian Penal
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Delhi Court convicts man for threats, says using R*** outrages woman's mod
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, a Delhi court has convicted a man under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive language intended to outrage a woman's modesty.
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"Three new laws will transform India's criminal justice system": Amit Shah
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) came into effect on July 1, 2024. The BNS, BNSS, and the BSA replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act
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Visakhapatnam Court sentences man to death for brutal murder of six family
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the statement of Visakhapatnam City Police, the court convicted Appalaraju under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and handed down a death sentence under IPC-302, along with a fine of ₹10,000.
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Amjad Ayub Mirza exposes systemic persecution of religious minorities in P
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza highlights rising violence and discrimination against religious minorities in Pakistan, including forced conversions, attacks, and exclusion from jobs and education. The report shows minorities face systemic persecution backed by laws and social attitudes, making life dif
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