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Sean 'Diddy' Combs requests 60-day delay in sex-trafficking trial
Sean 'Diddy' Combs has claimed that the prosecution has not yet provided all the necessary evidence for a fair legal proceeding.
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 05:27 PM IST
ANI |
UP Police portal gets prestigious SKOCH Award
Uttar Pradesh Police's "Investigation, Prosecution and Conviction Portal" wins SKOCH Award, enhancing justice delivery and public trust with 85,000 convictions.
Published on Apr 09, 2025 09:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Supreme Court stays Allahabad high court's 'grabbing breasts not rape' ruling
The Supreme Court stayed the controversial order of the Allahabad high court and said the judgment showed a “lack of sensitivity".
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 01:56 PM IST
Thane court acquits woman, mother-in-law of murder due to lack of evidence
Thane court acquits woman, mother-in-law of murder due to lack of evidence
Published on Mar 07, 2025 10:41 AM IST
PTI |
Karnataka HC rejects CM Siddaramaiah's plea against Guv's sanction for probe
Governor Thawarchand Gehlot had sanctioned an investigation against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority scam.
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 02:45 PM IST
MUDA scam: Congress to stage state-wide protest against Guv's decision
DK Shivakumar said he has instructed the party leaders to carry out peaceful protests and ensure that anti-social elements do not infiltrate the rallies.
Published on Aug 19, 2024 09:27 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Cong to protest on Aug 19 against Guv granting sanction for CM's prosecution
Gehlot on Saturday granted sanction for the prosecution of Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam’.
Published on Aug 18, 2024 03:11 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
'I have done no wrong to resign': Siddaramaiah on his prosecution in MUDA ‘scam’
Terming Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's decision as "anti-Constitution and against law", he said it will be questioned in court and he will fight it out legally.
Published on Aug 18, 2024 01:30 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Karnataka governor gives nod to prosecute CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA land scam
The sanction from the governor clears the way for an official investigation into allegations that Siddaramaiah’s wife received plots from MUDA in exchange for land that was acquired
Published on Aug 17, 2024 03:04 PM IST
Karnataka Governor approves prosecution against CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA 'scam'
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sanctioned the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over alleged irregularities in MUDA site allotments.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 11:07 AM IST
Sippy Sidhu murder: Trial resumes after 3 weeks, third eyewitness examined
Following the eyewitness’ examination by the prosecution, the case was adjourned to August 17, when the witness will be cross-examined by the defence counsel
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 09:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Porsche crash case: Prosecution opposes bail pleas of 6 accused
The bail applications of the six are currently being heard before the fast track court of Additional Sessions Judge UM Mudholkar.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 01:39 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
'5,000 cases, 40 convictions…focus on quality of evidence’: Supreme Court to ED
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Enforcement Directorate to focus on the “quality” of its prosecution and evidence.
Published on Aug 08, 2024 06:28 AM IST
Jai Bhim Nagar demolition: Slum dwellers move HC seeking compensation
The residents, predominantly Scheduled Castes, claim they have been living in Jai Bhim Nagar for over 30 years, and have the necessary legal documents
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:52 AM IST
Sahyaja MS
The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy
The criminal procedure should not be dependent on the vagaries of politics but premised on hard facts and evidence.
Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:00 PM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: Remains sent for examination in 2012 are ‘untraceable’
Sheena Bora, was allegedly murdered on April 24, 2012, and her body was dumped in a forest in Pen tehsil of Raigad district.
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Delhi LG VK Saxena gives nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy, others in UAPA case
The LG also granted sanctions to prosecute under the same provisions Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former professor at the Central University of Kashmir.
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 04:46 AM IST
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.
Published on May 27, 2024 10:07 PM IST
SC clears path for prosecution of alleged Hizbul operatives in 2019 CRPF convoy attack
On March 30, 2019, suspected HM operatives tried to carry out an attack on a CRPF convoy in Banihal on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
Published on May 17, 2024 11:49 AM IST
Chandigarh:Prosecution opposes bail plea, says drug officer may influence witnesses in Graft case
In September 2023, the drug control officer Sunil Chaudhary and the middleman Ashok Narula, a resident of Sector 63 were booked by the police under Sections 7, 8 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 09:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 10:14 AM IST
AP |
Man accused of sexually assaulting minor girl in Thane acquitted after victim turns hostile
Man accused of sexually assaulting minor girl in Thane acquitted after victim turns hostile
Published on Feb 11, 2024 09:40 AM IST
PTI |
A Chandigarh window on Indian democracy
The mayoral polls hold a mirror to debasement of politics characterised by falling ethical standards and an ends-justify-means amoral credo
Published on Feb 08, 2024 10:00 PM IST
US court rejects Trump's immunity claim in 2020 election interference case
The US Court of Appeals has ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution and can be charged with conspiring to rig the 2020 election.
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 09:43 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
US Supreme Court declines to fast-track Donald Trump's immunity case
Prosecutors have accused Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, of attempting to obstruct Congress.
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 04:42 AM IST
Reuters |
Passport racket: Delhi LG nod to prosecute 11
Since April this year, the LG has approved prosecution against 69 people whose names have figured in 46 FIRs under the Passports Act, 1967
Updated on Dec 18, 2023 05:18 AM IST
1984 riots case: Delhi LG gives nod for filing plea in SC against HC order acquitting 12 murder accused
The LG has given his approval to the home department’s proposal for filing the SLP in the apex court against the August 9 order of the high court dismissing an appeal against the trial court verdict acquitting all the accused, they added.
Updated on Oct 29, 2023 07:24 AM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi
Prosecution opposes bail plea of scientist Pradeep Kurulkar
Fargade stated that bail to Kurulkar should not be granted as very stringent sections of the Official Secrets Act were applied against the former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist
Updated on Oct 26, 2023 10:21 PM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
Ludhiana: Banker, cousin get life term for kidnapping, murdering kanungo
The court sentenced the accused to 7 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 365 read with section 120 B and 201 of the IPC.
Updated on Oct 22, 2023 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
2019 case: Wife, aide acquitted of labourer’s murder
The court of district and sessions judge Ved Parkash Sirohi, while acquitting Shama Parveen a resident of Naraingarh, Ambala, and Jaswinder Singh alias Pata of Khatoli village of Barwala, Panchkula, said, “The prosecution has miserably failed to prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt”
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 09:20 AM IST
Shailee Dogra, Panchkula