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CEO makes employee write apology 100 times for not saying 'ma'am'

The employer was made to write, "I will not call you by your name" 100 times.
Published on Apr 01, 2025 06:40 AM IST

Death, tragedy and serious accusations in Bengaluru

With his family in happier times
Published on Dec 15, 2024 08:15 AM IST

'Crazy dad' turns daughter's room into jail cell after she skips maths class

In a TikTok video, shared on X, user Vince Nyla can be seen emptying his daughter's room.
Published on Oct 02, 2024 03:18 PM IST

Priest held for raping, extorting from 28-year-old devotee in Hassan

The accused threatened to release morphed photographs of her on social media if she reported the assault. (File photo)
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 07:30 AM IST

Andhra government may bring in law against land grab

At a press conference held at state secretariat, the chief minister called upon the people to file complaints on land grabbing done in the last five years (PTI)
Published on Jul 16, 2024 03:52 PM IST

Father makes 3-year-old daughter fill bowl with tears for watching excess TV

The father made the young girl fill a bowl with her tears for watching excess TV.
Published on Jul 09, 2024 03:28 PM IST

Goodbye 420: BNS 318/319 replaces IPC 420, but celebs feel it will stay alive

As BNS 318/319 replace IPC 420, movies like Shree 420, Chachi 420 and Khiladi 420 have been trending on social media.
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 01:07 PM IST

New crime laws about ‘nyay’, not ‘dand’: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI/Sansad TV)
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 06:46 AM IST

Three new criminal laws will provide time-bound justice, says Uttar Pradesh DGP

Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar at a session on the three new criminal laws. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 27, 2024 09:37 PM IST

Pune Porsche horror: Minor's bail terms make it Jolly LLB in real life?

The Porsche car involved in the Pune accident, which led to the death of engineers Avneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta on the spot.
Updated on May 21, 2024 06:35 PM IST

Yes Milord, the process is often punishment

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The SC has stressed an important principle that should guide law officers while invoking stringent provisions, in this specific case, Section 306 of the IPC (File image)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 09:10 PM IST

Need tougher punishment under Epidemic Act: Law Commission

The colonial-era law concerns infectious disease outbreaks but is seen by experts as having been outdated. In the days after the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020. (AFP)
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:52 AM IST

Need stronger law to check statements hurting religious sentiments, says BJP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Bajpai

BJP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Bajpai. (FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 06:36 AM IST

Former DSP Raka Ghirra gets 6-year jail in 2011 graft case

Stating that she misused the system to her benefit by demanding bribes, despite being appointed on compassionate grounds, the special court of the CBI, Chandigarh, held that convict Raka Ghirra deserves punishment, which acts as deterrent to others. The court awarded retired Punjab deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Ghirra six-year jail in a 2011 corruption case. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 08, 2024 10:12 AM IST

7-year jail for four men who robbed a home-alone woman in Chandigarh’s Sector 27

The convicts, Prem, Sunil Kumar, Arjun and Arjun Shresth, all from Mohali, were also fined 50,000 each. (Getty Images/Purestock)
Updated on Jan 12, 2024 10:56 AM IST

Hate crime in Delhi: Ankit’s mother wants ‘strictest punishment’

Ankit Saxena was his family’s main breadwinner, and after his death, the family received a compensation of 15 lakh from the Delhi government. “That was used up in the last few years. I am now dependent on the 2,500 I receive as widow pension, and 4,500 that I get from an NGO,” said his mother Kamlesh. (HT)
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 06:16 AM IST

Woman makes her family sign an 'agreement' to reduce their phone usage

Agreement made by Manju Gupta.
Published on Jan 05, 2024 09:34 PM IST

Queues at fuel pumps, some running dry, amid nationwide strike by truckers

Heavy rush at a petrol pump in Jammu following a nationwide strike by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run cases. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 09:33 PM IST

Baramulla: Retired SSP shot dead while giving call for ‘azaan’

Mohammad Shafi Mir was killed while he was giving a call for morning prayers (azaan) in the mosque in the neighbourhood of his house
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 11:34 AM IST

Justice, not just punishment

Good laws may lead to bad outcomes and the law itself may be used as a means to trample upon civil liberties (Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 18, 2023 09:00 PM IST

Vladimir Putin vows 'harsh' punishment for meddling in Russia vote

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP)
Updated on Dec 16, 2023 03:21 AM IST

Tuition teacher sentenced to 20 years RI for raping minor in Haryana

Her parents grew suspicious when the girl refused to go to her tuition class. When the victim complained of stomach ache and her mother enquired about it, she disclosed the entire matter, the complaint said. (Getty image)
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 08:12 AM IST

All cops in a team responsible for consequences of an incident: HC

The plea was from a constable, Pardeep Kumar, who, along with constable Rajesh Kumar, was accused of misbehaviour and demanding 300 from a couple during night patrolling duty in Sector 20 in July 2012. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 08:36 AM IST

Pursuit of durable peace in West Asia

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A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot shows smoke ascending over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike on October 25, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
Published on Oct 25, 2023 10:13 PM IST

War in Gaza is Israel’s moment of reckoning

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A Palestinian girl holds two children on a street in Gaza City. According to a Reuters report, the Gazan health authorities have said more than 1,400 people have been killed and over 6,000 have been wounded in the bombing. The sole electric power station has been switched off and hospitals are running out of fuel for emergency generators. 
Published on Oct 12, 2023 10:25 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar rerun: Teacher asks Muslim student to slap Hindu classmate in UP

A police official said the victim's father lodged a complaint saying that the incident hurt his son's religious sentiments.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 07:24 AM IST

Girl beats man with Chappal on Panchayat orders

A screengrab from the video showing the girl hitting the man. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 09:09 PM IST

Capital punishment for mob lynching under new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill

Experts have in the past said that in the backdrop of mob lynching cases, there must be a defined provision in the IPC to deal with such crimes (Representative Photo)
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 08:00 PM IST

An outdated provision

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There are two main points to note. One, the offence is broadly drafted — a feature that helped the British government throw Indian freedom fighters in jail on vague charges — and hence proceedings can be easily instituted.
Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:03 AM IST