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China sentences former minister to death with two-year reprieve for briber
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The court ruled that Tang's crimes caused severe damage to the state and public interest and warranted the death penalty. However, the sentence was suspended for two years as he had confessed, returned illicit gains and expressed remorse.
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Israeli lawmakers clash over mandatory death sentence for terrorists
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The proposed legislation, championed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, would make execution mandatory for certain terror convictions. The measure would also allow a majority of judges to impose the death penalty and would eliminate the possibility of commuting such sentences onc
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CBI Court sentences CCIT, ITO officer to 4 years imprisonment in a bribery
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court sentenced Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) P.K. Sharma and Income Tax Officer (ITO) Shailendra Bhandari from Rajasthan to four Years' Imprisonment for their involvement in a bribery case, an official release said.
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HP: Residents in Shimla stage blindfold protest against HC verdict in 2014
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Protestors, wearing black badges and blindfolds as a mark of dissent, marched from the Central Telegraph Office (CTO) building to Sher-e-Punjab, shouting slogans such as "We want justice" and "Punish Yug killers".
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Beijing's spy scandal: Taiwan punishes ex-DPP members for selling secrets
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Focus Taiwan, the court ruling, Huang Chu-jung, a former aide to DPP New Taipei Councillor Lee Yu-tien, received a 10-year sentence. Ho Jen-chieh, who previously served as an assistant to National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu when he was foreign minister, was sen
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in jail in
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by Libya. Two of his former ministers were also convicted, while other charges against him were di
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Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal pays tribute to Deendayal Upadhyaya on his b
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In Bihar, State BJP President Dilip Jaiswal recalled Upadhyaya's vision, saying, "Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya had said one sentence which the BJP has incorporated into its ideology to this day. He had said that it is the responsibility of responsible people in society to connect those at t
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Delhi HC rejects parole plea of POTA convict citing security concerns
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mir is a convicted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist serving a life sentence under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA),
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Himachal HC commutes death sentences to life in Shimla Yug murder case; St
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A special division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Rakesh Kanthla modified the 2018 district court order that had awarded capital punishment to Chander Sharma, Tejinder Pal and Vikrant Bakshi. While Sharma and Bakshi will now serve life imprisonment, Pal has been acquitted.
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CBI convicts and sentences four accused in bank fraud case of Rs 6.8 crore
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The accused have been sentenced to three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.25 lakh has also been imposed. Additionally, the private company M/S Anita Contractor and Construction Private Limited has also been imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
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Human Rights Watch urges China to Free Tibetan rights advocate Zhang Yadi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Chinese authorities to release Zhang Yadi immediately. The 22-year-old student and Tibetan rights advocate faces serious charges that could result in a lengthy prison sentence. HRW reports that Zhang, also known as Tara, was an international student studyin
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UN rights office demands "immediate release" of Chinese journalist Zhang Z
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The UNHR termed these charges as "vague and ill-defined" and demanded the immediate release of the journalist.
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