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Sunetra Pawar's brother among eight acquitted by CBI courtA special CBI court has acquitted former MP Padamsinh Patil and seven others in the 2006 murder of Congress leader Pavanraje Nimbalkar and ...- Quote of the day by The Alchemist writer Paulo Coelho: 'Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures' - lessons on emotional cost of isolation by Eleven Minutes and Wept authorPaulo Coelho's quote from Eleven Minutes states that loneliness is a more profound suffering than physical deprivation. He argues that whil...
- Migrant children separated under Trump policy face renewed family breakupsFederal agents are separating children from their families again in the United States. This is happening despite legal settlements meant to...
- Twisha Sharma dowry death case: Body cremated in Bhopal after AIIMS team conducts second autopsyTwisha Sharma's body was cremated in Bhopal following a second post-mortem. The High Court ordered the fresh examination after her family r...
- Twisha Sharma case: Bhopal Police to seek 7-day remand of accused Samarth Singh; three notices served to mother-in-lawBhopal Police is seeking a seven-day remand for Samarth Singh, the prime accused in his wife Twisha Sharma's death. Singh was taken into cu...
- 'Nail scratches, eardrum ruptured, head slammed against wall': Family of Delhi woman claims beatings never stopped over dowry demandsA 25-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from her terrace in West Delhi, with her brother alleging dowry harassment and abuse by he...
- SC asks student arrested for Noida violence to approach HC; observes 93,000 cases pending in apex courtThe Supreme Court declined to grant bail to a Delhi University student accused of inciting violence during a Noida industrial workers' prot...
- "Government fully committed": India in active pursuit of Nirav Modi's extradition from UKIndia is determined to bring fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi back from the United Kingdom. New Delhi is in constant communication with Brit...
- Breaking the law behind barsA significant ruling from a Madurai court has resulted in nine policemen being sentenced for custodial deaths, signaling a critical shift i...
- Infosys reaffirms zero-tolerance policy amid Pune harassment claims; parallel investigation deepens in Nashik TCS caseIn an official statement, Infosys emphasised its commitment to employee safety. "Infosys maintains a zero-tolerance approach to any form of...
- Sathankulam custodial deaths: Nine police personnel sentenced to death by courtNine police officers received the death penalty for the brutal custodial torture and murder of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix in Sathankula...
- Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi faces custodial torture risk, UK High Court toldA former Indian Supreme Court Justice has informed the UK High Court about the risks faced by Nirav Modi. Justice Deepak Verma stated that ...
- Supreme Court asks for medical report of jailed Jagan Mohan Reddy criticThe period in hospital would be treated as judicial custody, the court said. Raju said in his plea that he was tortured in custody after he...
- Custodial deaths: Plea seeks fresh Supreme Court normsThe latest petition pointed out that even though prosecutions are initiated in some cases of police excesses, there were no convictions bet...
- No jail, custody of minor protestors: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said no child in conflict with the law can either be held in police custody or jailed, let alone be tortured...
- Framed in Isro case, Maldivian woman to sue Kerala cops, IBThe Maldivian, who had come to India for health care and education for her friend and co-accused Fauziyya Hassan’s daughter, said inspector...
- Private Member's Bill proposes jail term for tortureIn a private member's bill, V Vijaysai Reddy of the YSR Congress said the punishment could be extended to ten years.
- Cong presses for early passage of Prevention of Torture BillSenior party leader Ashwani Kumar said that it is a must for ensuring 'civilised administration' of our criminal justice system
- Many in India feel custodial torture justified: Amnesty InternationalA new global survey by the human rights watchdog covering more than 21,000 people in 21 countries reveals that the fear of custodial tortur...
- Pandey's counsel allowed to be present during interrogationA local court granted permission to the advocate of religious leader Dayanand Pandey, arrested in the Malegaon blast case, to be present du...
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