Soumya Vishwanathan murder: 4 convicts get life term

In a rare order, a Delhi court on Saturday handed down double rigorous life imprisonment to four members of an organised crime syndicate for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan around 15......

4 convicted for murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan

More than 15 years after television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan was shot dead during a robbery bid at the heart of the national capital, a Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four persons of an......

Law panel chief for making lynching a separate crime in new criminal law

The Law Commission on Friday told a parliamentary panel that there was a need to define as to what amounts to "lynching" in the proposed Bharat Nyay Sanhita, sources said. IMAGE: A participant......

Manipur: Political Will, Legal Process Need Of Hour

No process can offer a panacea for ethnic conflict, but there are times at which a legal process could work to defuse violence, asserts Supreme Court lawyer Devvrat. IMAGE: Women burn effigies......

BCCI dashes Sreesanth's hope of comeback

IMAGE: Shanthakumaran Sreesanth of India looks on. Photograph: Getty Images Shanthakumaran  Sreesanth's plans to come back to competitive cricket was dashed on Tuesday as the Board of......

'Delhi police didn't force confession out of spot-fixing accused'

'The investigations were done properly and thoroughly. We established a link between Dawood Ibrahim and the core group that was accused of match-fixing.' 'The moment you increase the possibility of......

IPL fixing: MCA won't challenge BCCI's life ban on Chavan

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Sunday decided not to challenge the Board of Control for Cricket in India-imposed life ban on tainted player Ankeet Chavan despite a Delhi Court dropping......

'If there is no case against Sreesanth, the BCCI's ban is totally unjustified'

'The entire BCCI order was based on the Delhi police's chargesheet.' 'Neeraj Kumar shouldn't be part of any BCCI committee that will look into lifting the life ban on the three cricketers.'......

'Delhi police framed Chandila, others to prove case under MCOCA'

'At that time the Delhi police was reeling under various controversies. This case was more of an attention diversion.' Rakesh Kumar, Ajit Chandila's lawyer, reasons with Manu Shankar/Rediff.com why......