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Adultery no more a criminal offence

Supreme Court strikes down Sec. 497 IPC as unconstitutional.

28 Sep 2018 12:58 AM

Charges framed against AAP’s spokesman Sanjay Singh

Advocate Mohd Irshad, appearing for Singh, said he will contest the allegations during the trial.

27 Sep 2018 2:09 AM

The heated exchange of words came in the backdrop of a group clash in a village near Tadipatri earlier this week with Reddy alleging that police fled the scene like eunuchs, unable to bring the situation under control. (Representional Image)

‘Be careful, will cut your tongues’, Andhra cop threatens abusive MPs, MLAs

'We have so far observed restraint. Henceforth, if anybody talks against police beyond limits, we will not tolerate,' police warned.

22 Sep 2018 2:35 PM

The 14-seater van, in which the incident took place, has been hired by the school where the girl goes, the inspector said. (Representational Image)

3-yr-old girl raped in school van in Bhopal; conductor arrested

The incident took place on Thursday when the girl, a pre-nursery student, was returning home in the school van in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.

21 Sep 2018 1:17 PM

The police have arrested Nikam and detained the boy accused in the case, the official said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Maharashtra horror: Two minor girls gangraped in Pune, one dies

One of the rescued girls who was undergoing treatment at government hospital slipped into a coma and succumbed to injuries Wednesday night.

20 Sep 2018 1:29 PM

Based on the woman's complaint, the police arrested the accused Wednesday and registered offences against them under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), the official added. (Photo: Representational Image)

30-yr-old woman raped in Maharashtra's Thane, 2 held

Woman raised an alarm and both the accused, who are residents of the same area, fled the spot.

20 Sep 2018 1:18 PM

On September 12, doctors took her to an operation theatre where she was assaulted, the victim said. (Representational Image)

Woman accuses doctor of raping her during surgery

After the surgery when she regained consciousness, she alleged that the doctor sexually assaulted her.

19 Sep 2018 5:02 AM

Landlord rapped by court for not verifying tenant

The complaint was filed by head constable Raj Kumar who found that Mishra had not got the police verification of his tenant.

19 Sep 2018 4:33 AM

The controversial message sent by one of the arrested duo reads as, "Main shoot karunga Sitharaman ko, kal uska akhiri din hoga. ('I will shoot Sitharaman, tomorrow will be her last day')", police said. (Photo: File)

2 arrested in Uttarakhand for chatting about killing Defence Minister

It is being probed whether the duo had any criminal background or possessed any arms and ammunition, police said.

17 Sep 2018 8:56 PM

The boys had complained to the Ved Pathshala director, Sudhir Kulkarni, about the inhuman treatment they were being subjected to on the pretext of ragging but their pleas were disregarded, the official said. (Representational image)

Beaten up, genitals tied with string: 2 boys complain of ragging in Maharashtra school

The victims, in the age group of 9 to 10 years, were allegedly ragged and their private parts tied with ‘manja’ (string) by the accused.

16 Sep 2018 8:29 PM

'The courts remain constantly alive to the situation that though no war takes place, yet neither anger nor vendetta of the aggrieved section should take an advantage of the legal provision and harass the other side with influence or espousing the principle of sympathy,' said the court. (Photo: File)

Dowry law shouldn't be misused out of anger, vendetta: Supreme Court

SC's observation came on a verdict modifying its earlier order of stopping immediate arrests in cases registered under Section 498-A of IPC.

15 Sep 2018 5:22 PM

The matter came to light when the condition of the minor girl deteriorated and she was taken to a hospital and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, police said. (Representational Image)

6-yr-old girl raped by 13-year-old relative in Odisha, critical

The incident happened when the girl was alone in the house at Mahisakhal locality on Tuesday.

13 Sep 2018 8:28 AM

Police with arrested accused (Photo:Rajesh Jadhav)

Mumbai Police arrest fabrication worker for killing banker

The accused confessed that he killed Sanghvi as the deceased refused to give him Rs 35,000

11 Sep 2018 5:13 AM

Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Monika Bhardwaj confirmed the incident and the arrest of the driver. (Representational Image)

25-yr-old drunk man drives SUV on footpath in Delhi's Rajouri Garden, kills 2

The driver told police he was driving from Paschim Vihar towards airport where he was supposed to meet a friend.

10 Sep 2018 10:06 AM

Two synchronised blasts at Gokul Chaat, a popular eatery on August 25 2007, killed 32 people and left 47 injured, and an open air theatre in Lumbini Park close to the state secretariat where 12 people died and 21 wounded. (Photo: PTI)

2 convicted in 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts case to be sentenced today

2 powerful explosions had ripped through popular eatery and open air theatre in Hyderabad on Aug 25, 2007, killing 44 and wounding 68.

10 Sep 2018 8:25 AM

Following a bomb threat, passengers of a Singapore Airlines flight were stranded at the Mumbai airport for over eight hours overnight. (Representational image)

Man arrested over hoax call to airport

After a complete sanitation operation by the Central Indus-trial Security Force (CISF) team, it was eventually declared a hoax.

09 Sep 2018 7:05 AM

Senior advocate Indira Jaising, assisting the court as an amicus curiae, told a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta that the media was running 'parallel trial' in sub-judice matters and the court should frame guidelines on how to report the cases of crime against women. (Photo: File)

Media runs 'parallel trials' in sub-judice matters, SC told

'It is one thing to report court proceeding. It is another thing to run a parallel trial,' senior advocate Indira Jaising said.

06 Sep 2018 10:01 AM

During the hearings, the Supreme Court had observed that stigma attached to ‘gay sex’ will be removed once the ‘criminality attached to Section 377 of the IPC goes. (Photo: PTI)

All eyes on Supreme Court: Gay sex ruling due today

At present, sex between two consenting adults of the same genderis an offence.

06 Sep 2018 5:55 AM

The Supreme Court said that such incidents, involving police, tend to erode people's confidence in the criminal justice system more than in cases involving private individuals. (Photo: File)

Supreme Court raises prison term of cops for custodial death

SC enhanced the sentence given to some Maharashtra police personnel in a custodial death case from three to seven years.

05 Sep 2018 8:30 AM

Fearing biz shutdown, partner robs gold; caught

The police have recovered the valuabled from his possession.

03 Sep 2018 1:48 AM

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