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Man sentenced to 20-years of jail for raping minor daughter

The ordeal began in 2017, when the father returned home drunk and sexually assaulted his daughter, which kept continuing over the next couple of years. The victim called the child helpline, following which a case was registered by the Malad police station

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Published on May 02, 2025 07:56 AM IST

ByRevu Suresh

SC upholds conviction of army man who fired at colleagues over mess food

The apex court in their ruling said that the man was aware that his actions could lead to bodily injury and even death.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of an army man who fired at a colleague over an argument over mess food(HT_PRINT)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2025 04:18 PM IST

PTI |

Prioritise criminal appeals against conviction of aged accused on bail: SC

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 07:22 PM IST

PTI |

Hair strand helped solve Mysuru quack’s murder case: Police

The victim, Shaba Sherif, was abducted from Mysuru on August 1, 2019 and he was killed on October 20, 2020 at a house in Nilambur.

The additional district and sessions court in Manjeri in Malappuram district found three people, including Shaibin Ashraf, guilty of the abduction and murder of 60-year-old Shaba Sherif in October 2020 (HT photo)

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 09:02 AM IST

ByVishnu Varma, Kochi

Relief for Kokate as Nashik court suspends conviction order

The court suspended the sentence pending a decision on the agriculture minister’s appeal. Another appeal by the minister seeks a stay on the conviction and an order on the same is expected on Tuesday

Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Shivajirao Kokate inspects a stall at the Agrotech Agriculture Exhibition in Akola in December 2024. (ANI)

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Published on Feb 25, 2025 07:42 AM IST

ByFaisal Malik

How Goa court found Vikat Bhagat guilty of rape-murder of Irish tourist

A Goa court on Monday sentenced Vikat Bhagat to life imprisonment for the 2017 rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish tourist at Palolem beach

The Goa court noted that items similar to those found in the bag the police recovered at the instance of Vikat Bhagat were also found at the scene of offence. (Representational image)

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Published on Feb 18, 2025 09:00 PM IST

ByGerard de Souza

Top court frees man after 10 years in jail

The Supreme Court has exonerated a man who spent over 10 years in jail for a murder that was never proved beyond reasonable doubt

A bench of justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah set aside the conviction handed down by the Punjab & Haryana high court in 2019, observing that the case against the accused was based solely on circumstantial evidence (ANI)

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 07:46 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi

Donald Trump tries again to get upcoming hush money sentencing called off

Trump is seeking an immediate stay that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals Merchan's decision last week to uphold the historic verdict.

Trump’s sentencing initially was set for last July 11, then postponed twice at the defense’s request.

world news

Published on Jan 07, 2025 10:42 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti

1992 disappearance case: Former SHO held guilty by CBI court

The judge of the CBI court found Surinderpal Singh, the then SHO of Sarhali police station, guilty under Sections 120-B, 342, 364, and 365 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Another accused assistant sub-inspector (ASI) died during the trial. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 19, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Mohali

No presidential immunity for Trump in hush money case

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction, NY Times reports.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (via REUTERS / Michael M. Santiago/Pool)

world news

Published on Dec 17, 2024 06:08 AM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Ashima Grover

Hunter Biden intends to plead guilty in $1.4m federal tax case, lawyer says

The latest case accuses Hunter Biden of a four-year scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes

Hunter Biden arrives in federal court for jury selection for his trial on felony tax charges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)(AP)

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Published on Sep 05, 2024 09:48 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Arya Vaishnavi

Rapper PnB Rock murder trial: California father found guilty

A California father has been convicted for instructing his teenage son to rob and murder Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock.

FILE - Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock performs at the 2018 Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del., June 16, 2018. (Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

world news

Published on Aug 08, 2024 07:39 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

Top US senator Robert Menendez found guilty of corruption

Senator Menendez convicted of bribery, obstruction of justice, and being a foreign agent, urged to resign by fellow Democrats

Lawyer Adam Fee listens to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) as he speaks to the media, following his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid(REUTERS)

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Published on Jul 16, 2024 11:43 PM IST

AFP | | Posted by Aditi Srivastava

30-year-old woman awarded life term for murdering husband in Greater Noida

During the trial, prosecutor contended that Radha murdered her husband on August 13, 2020, by first sedating him and then strangulating him with her dupatta

Relying on evidences and witness testimonies, Chandra Mohan Srivastava, additional district and sessions court judge, convicted Radha of murdering her husband Pradeep. (Representational image only)

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Updated on Jul 10, 2024 05:24 AM IST

ByAshni Dhaor, Greater Noida

Here's what Boeing's guilty plea deal for 737 Max crashes means

The Justice Department disclosed the agreement and said the fraud charge was “the most serious readily provable offense” it could bring against Boeing

world news

Published on Jul 09, 2024 07:21 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Arya Vaishnavi

HC hearing in MP Afzal Ansari’s plea to continue today

If the conviction is confirmed, then Afzal will lose his parliament membership , as the sentence is of more than two years

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Updated on Jul 04, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByJItendra Sarin, Prayagraj

Trump is seeking to toss NY hush money conviction following Supreme Court ruling

Donald Trump seeks to overturn New York hush-money conviction following Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, May 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)(AP)

world news

Published on Jul 02, 2024 06:55 AM IST

Bloomberg | | Posted by Tuhin Das Mahapatra

Joe Biden's ‘convicted felon’ attack on Trump now boomerangs on his son, Hunter

Hunter Biden's recent conviction on gun charges complicates President Biden's strategy of labeling Trump a 'convicted felon' in the 2024 election.

U.S. President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden, who earlier in the day was found guilty on all three counts in his criminal gun charges trial, after President Biden arrived at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden(REUTERS)

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Published on Jun 14, 2024 02:11 PM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

Trump not a convicted felon, Yale Law professor trashes hush money trial verdict

Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld launched a new podcast, suggesting how it was a “very bad look for this country” to criminally target a former president.

Former President Donald Trump at the Manhattan Criminal Court room Talking to the pool and in courtroom at trial in NYC May 30 2024. Mark Peterson/Pool via REUTERS(via REUTERS)

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Published on Jun 09, 2024 05:24 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

SP MLA Irfan Solanki convicted, sentence to be pronounced on June 7

In the verdict, which has been deferred 10 times since March 12, four others, including Irfan’s brother Rizwan Solanki, were also convicted.

Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki at an MP/MLA court, who has been convicted in the arson case with his brother and three others, in Kanpur on Monday. (PTI)

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Updated on Jun 04, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

What the conviction of Donald Trump means

Trump's conviction may persuade the Left-wing voter currently upset with Biden that Trump represents a greater threat

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee addressed the conviction and likely attempt to cast his campaign in a new light. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)(AP)

opinion

Published on May 31, 2024 09:24 PM IST

ByPrashant Jha

Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict

USA-TRUMP-SUPPORTERS-THREATS:Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict

world news

Updated on May 31, 2024 02:28 PM IST

Reuters |

Trump trial will change US politics, presidency

If the people decide that Trump should be the next president, it will not only be Trump who has been put on trial, it will be the country’s political system.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 26: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raises his fist as he looks on during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jared C. Tilton / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

opinion

Published on May 27, 2024 10:07 PM IST

ByFrank F Islam

Krishnanand Rai murder case: Allahabad HC adjourns hearing in Afzal’s appeal against conviction

the Gangsters’ Act case was imposed on Afzal following the killing of the then BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai in 2005

The apex court had directed to expedite the hearing and asked the high court to decide the case by June 30. (For Representation)

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Published on May 23, 2024 09:40 PM IST

ByJItendra Sarin, Prayagraj

Not just a case of shoot and run

The conspiracy in the Dabholkar murder needs to be unearthed and masterminds punishe

Narendra Dabholkar, founder of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS), dedicated his life for eradication of social evils, religious superstition and caste system (HT FILE)

editorials

Published on May 13, 2024 12:46 AM IST

ByHT Editorial

Eleven years after the murder of Narendra Dabholkar, his legacy lives on

Dabholkar has left a tremendous impact in the fight against superstitions, with the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti continuing his mission.

Dr Dabholkar, while on a morning walk, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants near Omkareshwar Bridge in Shaniwar Peth on August 20, 2013. (HT PHOTO)

india news

Published on May 12, 2024 10:00 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Kerala court convicts stalker who killed 23-year-old in 2022

Kerala court convicts man for murdering woman who rejected him, sentencing on May 13. Prosecutor calls for maximum punishment due to brutal act.

The court is expected to announce the quantum of punishment on May 13. (Getty Images)

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Updated on May 11, 2024 08:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kochi

Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe

The ruling brings Steve Bannon a step closer to serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, but he can still mount additional appeals.

Steve Bannon appears in court in New York, Jan. 12, 2023. A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump's longtime ally for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday, May 10, 2024, rejected Bannon's challenges to his contempt of Congress conviction. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)(AP)

world news

Updated on May 10, 2024 09:40 PM IST

Reuters |

Complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi's Raebareli nomination

A complaint has been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Raebareli, questioning his nationality and defamation case.

Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the Raebareli seat -HT photo

india news

Updated on May 05, 2024 03:18 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Harvey Weinstein appears in court handcuffed, wearing new suit; to face retrial

Harvey Weinstein makes first public appearance post-conviction, faces new trial in 2024

Attorney Arthur Aidala said Harvey Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails.(AP)

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Updated on May 02, 2024 01:13 AM IST

ByAditi Srivastava

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Latest from conviction

The ordeal began in 2017, when the father returned home drunk and sexually assaulted his daughter, which kept continuing over the next couple of years. The victim called the child helpline, following which a case was registered by the Malad police station

The apex court in their ruling said that the man was aware that his actions could lead to bodily injury and even death.

Prioritise criminal appeals against conviction of aged accused on bail: SC

The victim, Shaba Sherif, was abducted from Mysuru on August 1, 2019 and he was killed on October 20, 2020 at a house in Nilambur.

The court suspended the sentence pending a decision on the agriculture minister’s appeal. Another appeal by the minister seeks a stay on the conviction and an order on the same is expected on Tuesday

A Goa court on Monday sentenced Vikat Bhagat to life imprisonment for the 2017 rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish tourist at Palolem beach

The Supreme Court has exonerated a man who spent over 10 years in jail for a murder that was never proved beyond reasonable doubt

Trump is seeking an immediate stay that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals Merchan's decision last week to uphold the historic verdict.

The judge of the CBI court found Surinderpal Singh, the then SHO of Sarhali police station, guilty under Sections 120-B, 342, 364, and 365 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction, NY Times reports.

The latest case accuses Hunter Biden of a four-year scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes

A California father has been convicted for instructing his teenage son to rob and murder Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock.

Senator Menendez convicted of bribery, obstruction of justice, and being a foreign agent, urged to resign by fellow Democrats

During the trial, prosecutor contended that Radha murdered her husband on August 13, 2020, by first sedating him and then strangulating him with her dupatta

The Justice Department disclosed the agreement and said the fraud charge was “the most serious readily provable offense” it could bring against Boeing

If the conviction is confirmed, then Afzal will lose his parliament membership , as the sentence is of more than two years

Donald Trump seeks to overturn New York hush-money conviction following Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Hunter Biden's recent conviction on gun charges complicates President Biden's strategy of labeling Trump a 'convicted felon' in the 2024 election.

Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld launched a new podcast, suggesting how it was a “very bad look for this country” to criminally target a former president.

In the verdict, which has been deferred 10 times since March 12, four others, including Irfan’s brother Rizwan Solanki, were also convicted.

Trump's conviction may persuade the Left-wing voter currently upset with Biden that Trump represents a greater threat

USA-TRUMP-SUPPORTERS-THREATS:Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict

If the people decide that Trump should be the next president, it will not only be Trump who has been put on trial, it will be the country’s political system.

the Gangsters’ Act case was imposed on Afzal following the killing of the then BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai in 2005

The conspiracy in the Dabholkar murder needs to be unearthed and masterminds punishe

Dabholkar has left a tremendous impact in the fight against superstitions, with the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti continuing his mission.

Kerala court convicts man for murdering woman who rejected him, sentencing on May 13. Prosecutor calls for maximum punishment due to brutal act.

The ruling brings Steve Bannon a step closer to serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, but he can still mount additional appeals.

A complaint has been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Raebareli, questioning his nationality and defamation case.

Harvey Weinstein makes first public appearance post-conviction, faces new trial in 2024

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