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Priyanka to accompany Rahul to challenge conviction in Surat

Priyanka to accompany Rahul to challenge conviction in Surat

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

Chief ministers of 3 Congress-ruled states, other national and state party leaders are also likely to accompany Rahul to the court.

2 French journalists sentenced

2 French journalists sentenced

Rediff.com10 Jan 2004

Marc Epstein and Jean-Paul Guilloteau of the French weekly L'Express visited Quetta without proper visas.

Uphaar tragedy: Ansal brothers fined Rs 60 crore, escape jail term

Uphaar tragedy: Ansal brothers fined Rs 60 crore, escape jail term

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

Real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal on Wednesday escaped being jailed in the 18-year-old gruesome Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy in which 59 people died.

All you need to know about 'Blade Runner' Pistorius

All you need to know about 'Blade Runner' Pistorius

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

A timeline of the life and trial of 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius.

Bikini Killer Charles Sobhraj deported to France

Bikini Killer Charles Sobhraj deported to France

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

His release from the central prison on Thursday was delayed by a day as the Department of Immigration, where Sobhraj was to be sent for deportation, did not have a separate room ready for him.

Dharun Ravi could walk free from jail next week

Dharun Ravi could walk free from jail next week

Rediff.com16 Jun 2012

Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi, who was sentenced to a month in jail after being convicted of using his webcam to spy on his gay roommate, is set to be released from a New Jersey jail next week after completing 20 days of his 30-day term.

42 MPs lose membership since 1988, 14th Lok Sabha records highest number

42 MPs lose membership since 1988, 14th Lok Sabha records highest number

Rediff.com7 May 2023

The Act deals with automatic disqualification of MPs and state legislators upon being convicted and sentenced for two years or more in a criminal case.

Rights group protests Saudi prisoner's sentence

Rights group protests Saudi prisoner's sentence

Rediff.com10 Dec 2005

Rights group protests Saudi prisoner's sentence

Bihar shelter home: Brajesh Thakur sentenced to life imprisonment

Bihar shelter home: Brajesh Thakur sentenced to life imprisonment

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha sentenced Thakur to life imprisonment for remainder of his natural life.

Lalu trying to poach NDA MLAs from jail, alleges Sushil Modi

Lalu trying to poach NDA MLAs from jail, alleges Sushil Modi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

The former Deputy chief minister made the sensational assertion on his twitter handle, sharing a mobile number which, he claimed, Prasad was having access to despite serving sentences in fodder scam cases.

Dharun Ravi's month-long sentence may be cut by 10 days

Dharun Ravi's month-long sentence may be cut by 10 days

Rediff.com25 May 2012

India-born Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crime for spying on his gay roommate and sentenced to 30 days in jail, could end up spending only 20 days behind bars due to prison regulations in New Jersey that give credit to inmates for good behaviour.

Dharun Ravi's month-long sentence may be cut by 10 days

Dharun Ravi's month-long sentence may be cut by 10 days

Rediff.com25 May 2012

India-born Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crime for spying on his gay roommate and sentenced to 30 days in jail, could end up spending only 20 days behind bars due to prison regulations in New Jersey that give credit to inmates for good behaviour.

Delhi govt seeks court warrant to hang Red Fort attack convict

Delhi govt seeks court warrant to hang Red Fort attack convict

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

The Delhi prisons department has written to a city court to issue a death warrant against the guilty in the 2000 Red Fort attack case, officials said on Monday.

Uphaar victims' kin move HC

Uphaar victims' kin move HC

Rediff.com8 Jan 2008

An association set up by the family members of the Uphaar tragedy - the All Victims of Uphaar Tragedy on Tuesday moved a petition before the Delhi High Court seeking the enhancement of punishment of the two-year jail sentence awarded to the Ansal brothers in the fire tragedy case. The petition comes close on the heels of Gopal and Sushil Ansal, owners of the Uphaar cinema hall, getting bail from High Court after the trial court sentenced them to two-year imprisonment.

HC alters Sengar's bail period, asks him to surrender by Feb 1

HC alters Sengar's bail period, asks him to surrender by Feb 1

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

The Delhi high court on Friday modified its order granting interim bail to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, serving life term for raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao in 2017, by asking him to surrender after his daughter's 'tilak' ceremony and then be released again before her marriage.

'Alarming': 6 Indian prisoners died in Pak in last 9 months

'Alarming': 6 Indian prisoners died in Pak in last 9 months

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

The situation is alarming. All the dead had completed their sentences, Bagchi said.

Unnao rape: Sengar gets life in jail, fined Rs 25L

Unnao rape: Sengar gets life in jail, fined Rs 25L

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

The court also directed the CBI to continue assessing threat perception to the life and security of the survivor and her family members every three months.

'Never seen a case like this': SC gives ex-MP life term for double murder

'Never seen a case like this': SC gives ex-MP life term for double murder

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment for killing two people on the day of polling for assembly elections in Bihar's Saran district in 1995.

HC asks Delhi govt to provide stay homes for mentally challenged

HC asks Delhi govt to provide stay homes for mentally challenged

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The high court said it is the bounden duty of the state to take care of the lives of all its citizens, and asked the authorities to take adequate care of a woman convict, suffering from schizophrenia, and such other patients.

Stars in jail: Nothing new

Stars in jail: Nothing new

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

South Africa to appeal Pistorius six-year murder sentence: Radio 702

South Africa to appeal Pistorius six-year murder sentence: Radio 702

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

The South African government will appeal Oscar Pistorius's six-year murder sentence, Talk Radio 702 said on Thursday.

Salman Khan to spend another night in jail, bail hearing on Saturday

Salman Khan to spend another night in jail, bail hearing on Saturday

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

His lawyer reached the Jodhpur sessions court with his 51-page bail application.

Guj govt to seek death for 11 Godhra train convicts

Guj govt to seek death for 11 Godhra train convicts

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

The high court upheld total 31 convictions in the case and commuted the death penalties of the 11 convicts to life term, Mehta said.

Jigisha murder case: Convict challenges death sentence

Jigisha murder case: Convict challenges death sentence

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

'The court has awarded me the capital punishment by wrongly holding that the case falls in the category of rarest of rare.'

Jailed Reuters scribes win Pulitzer for uncovering Rohingya massacre

Jailed Reuters scribes win Pulitzer for uncovering Rohingya massacre

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

The 2 reporters were imprisoned by authorities in Myanmar, on charges of breaking the country's Official Secrets Act, while they were conducting investigations into the killings.

Ronaldo 'accepts prison sentence', 18.8 million euro fine in tax case

Ronaldo 'accepts prison sentence', 18.8 million euro fine in tax case

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a deal with the Spanish tax authorities

Sanjay Dutt granted 14-day parole, leaves for Mumbai

Sanjay Dutt granted 14-day parole, leaves for Mumbai

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

The actor left for Mumbai earlier this morning.

New bill: Death row convict can't appeal if Prez rejects mercy plea

New bill: Death row convict can't appeal if Prez rejects mercy plea

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Article 72 of the Constitution empowers the president to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of anyone convicted of any offence.

Road rage case: SC holds Sidhu guilty, but no jail term

Road rage case: SC holds Sidhu guilty, but no jail term

Rediff.com15 May 2018

The Punjab tourism minister was fined Rs 1,000 for voluntarily causing hurt to a 65-year-old man in the 1998 case.

Fourth Bali bomber gets life sentence

Fourth Bali bomber gets life sentence

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

Suranto Abdul Ghoni prepared chemicals for one of the two bombs.

Relief to ex-BSP MP Afzal Ansari as SC conditionally suspends conviction

Relief to ex-BSP MP Afzal Ansari as SC conditionally suspends conviction

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

While Justice Kant and Bhuyan delivered the majority verdict, Justice Datta dismissed Ansari's appeal against the Allahabad high court order.

2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC reduces sentence of lone convict

2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC reduces sentence of lone convict

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

The Delhi High Court has reduced from 14 to 12 years the jail term awarded to the lone convict in the sensational Dhaula Kuan gangrape case in which a Delhi University student was assaulted in a moving car in 2005.

Kerala: Belgian coach sacked for paedophile links

Kerala: Belgian coach sacked for paedophile links

Rediff.com1 Apr 2008

A Belgian coach serving as technical adviser in a private football academy in Wayanad district has been sacked following reports that he had been convicted in a paedophile case back home and was jailed there for five years.

'I was told not to accept money from Gandhiji'

'I was told not to accept money from Gandhiji'

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

'Even though Gandhiji did not know me well, Sardar knew and remembered me working with him till the Congress was banned.' Glimpses from the fascinating memoirs of Chakkedath Sankarankutty Menon, the stenographer who worked for Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the freedom struggle.

Will Aamir Play 26/11 Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam?

Will Aamir Play 26/11 Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam?

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

Ashutosh Gowariker is all set to direct Kantara actor Rishab Shetty in a Hindi-Kannada bi-lingual based on a historical figure.

China sentences 30 people over Tibet unrest

China sentences 30 people over Tibet unrest

Rediff.com29 Apr 2008

China has 17 people to jail terms ranging from three years to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the worst monks-led anti-government protest since 1989 in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. Riots had erupted in Lhasa on March 14 during the anti-government protests that left 20 people dead and hundreds of others injured in Tibet and elsewhere.

Tyson refused New Zealand visa again

Tyson refused New Zealand visa again

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been refused a visa to visit New Zealand as part of a series of motivational speeches for the second time, the country's government said on Friday.

Good days will come: Asaram says in audio clip from jail

Good days will come: Asaram says in audio clip from jail

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

In the clip, the 'godman' extended his gratitude to his followers for maintaining calm on the day he was sentenced to life in prison.

SC to hear Gujarat govt's plea in Godhra train burning case on March 24

SC to hear Gujarat govt's plea in Godhra train burning case on March 24

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on March 24 the appeal of the Gujarat government and the bail pleas of several accused who are serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.

New Zealand bans former boxing champ Mike Tyson

New Zealand bans former boxing champ Mike Tyson

Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

New Zealand revoked an entry visa for former heavyweight boxing champion and convicted rapist Mike Tyson on Wednesday after a charity going to benefit from his visit dropped its support.