The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that India's Ambassador in Qatar had consular access on December 3 to meet all eight ex-Navy personnel in prison who were sentenced to death in Qatar and two hearings have been held on their appeal.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a PIL challenging the restoration of Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified after a court sentenced him to two years' imprisonment in a criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark.
The attack occurred on December 23, 2020, when Harnek Singh was ambushed by a group of religious fundamentalists in his driveway. He suffered over 40 stab wounds and required more than 350 stitches and multiple surgeries to recover.
A court in Ludhiana sentenced 15 accused to life imprisonment in a murder case that is nearly 6 years old. Five of the accused were already in jail, while the remaining 10 were brought to the local civil hospital late at night on Thursday for a medical examination after the sentence was anno
Kerala special Fast Track Court has sentenced a woman to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Monday.
The District and Sessions Court, Mohali sentenced a Ludhiana-based man to three years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for transmitting child pornographic content through Facebook Messenger.
The Court of Special Judge Assam on Wednesday convicted a police sub-inspector, Bhagyeswar Hazarika, for a case of bribery and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment.
More than 200 crime gang members have been sentenced to a total of 2,200 years in prison by an Italian court, following the country's largest mafia trial in three decades, reports CNN.
Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in jail after she allegedly replaced price tags with anti-war messages as a mark of protest against Russia's war in Ukraine, CNN reported.
India is extending whatever consular assistance possible to the Indian national who has been sentenced to death in Yemen and her mercy plea was rejected by the apex court in Sanaa, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
On the matter involving 8 ex-naval personnel being sentenced to death by a Qatar court, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the judgment remains "confidential", adding that the appeal has been filed in the case.