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'Rape is rape, be it by man or husband': Karnataka HC on marital rape
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): Marriage is no license to "provide special male privilege or a license for unleashing a brutal beast", said the Karnataka High Court while refusing to drop rape charges framed by a trial court against a man for his wife's alleged sexual assau
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Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin orders CB-CID probe into Virudhunagar sexual assault
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 23 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday ordered a crime branch-criminal investigation department (CB-CID) probe after a 22-year old Dalit woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by eight persons, including four juveniles, for several mont
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SC reserves order on punishment in contempt case against Vijay Mallya
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on punishment in a contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who was found guilty in a contempt case for withholding information from the court.
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Fodder scam case: Hearing for sentencing of Lalu Prasad Yadav scheduled fo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 15 (ANI): The hearing for the pronouncement of quantum of punishment for former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, who has been convicted of fraudulent withdrawal from Doranda treasury by a CBI Special Court i
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US watchdog warns over athletes' safety at China Olympics after host threa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], February 1 (ANI): A US rights monitor has warned over athletes' safety at the upcoming Winter Olympics Games after the host threatened "punishment" for anti-Beijing comments, according to a media report.
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Netflix's 'Tiger King' fame Joe Exotic gets re-sentenced to 21 years in pr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): A federal judge has re-sentenced Joe Exotic of Netflix's 'Tiger King' fame to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by one year.
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China's recent threat to athletes over free speech in Beijing Winter Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 28 (ANI): Beijing's recent threat of punishment over free speech to the athletes participating in Winter Olympics violates fundamental human rights, said Human Rights Watch following Beijing officials remarks that any behaviour or speech that is especially against the
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking stringent punishment for offences agai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking directions to provide stringent and severe punishment for offences against transgender persons.
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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Uttar Pradesh: Rapist gets capital punishment
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): A Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court awarded death sentence to a person for raping and killing a three-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur.
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Karnataka CM Bommai launches anti-narcotics campaign, urges youth to join
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 26 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urged the youth in the state to join the state government in its war against narcotics, adding that the strictest punishment will be given to those selling drugs in and around college campuses and tho
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Bill seeking to provide stricter punishments for crimes against women pass
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): The "Shakti Bill", seeking to provide stricter punishments for crimes against women, has been passed by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
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