[ad_1] David H Souter, a retired US Supreme Courtjustice known for his unexpectedly liberal rulings, died at the age of 85 on Thursday. Appointed by Republican president, Souter surprised many by becoming a defender of abortion rights and civil liberties.After nearly two decades on the bench, he retired in 2009 and lived a low-profile life…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: An Esplanade court on Sunday sent the 35 arrested Somali pirates in police custody till April 4. The pirates, captured by the Indian Navy during an anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea last week, are accused of attempted murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, and criminal intimidation among other charges.The pirates were on Saturday…
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: A local court in northwestern Pakistan has sentenced two female seminary students to death and another to life imprisonment for killing their teacher on blasphemy charges in March 2022, said police and lawyers involved in the case.The three women — Razia Hanfi, Ayesha Naumani, and Umra Aman — from Jamia Islamia Falahul Binaat…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: In a major setback for troubled startup Byju’s, a US bankruptcy court has passed an order in favour of the edtech company’s term loan lenders, disabling the firm from transferring or using $533 million received as part of loan proceeds, essentially freezing the assets. The loan amount – which has been at the…
[ad_1] KURUKSHETRA: A fast track special court of additional district and sessions judge in Kurukshetra sentenced three accused persons with eight years of imprisonment each, in a case of rape attempt and snatching.The court has convicted Baljit Singh, Vijay and Ravi of Dabkheri village in Kurukshetra, and also fined them Rs 30,000 each as fine.Kurukshetra…
[ad_1] THE HAGUE: The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip, after a Dutch court Monday upheld an appeal by human rights organisations.The groups had argued that supplying the parts contributed to alleged violations of international law by Israel in its war with Hamas.“The court orders…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The fate of US President Donald Trump’s immediate political future could land in the court of Indian-American Judge Sri Srinivasan as early as Monday if he seeks an “en banc” review of three-judge panel’s ruling that has rejected his claim of immunity from criminal charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election results….
[ad_1] NEW YORK: Donald Trump stormed out of a New York court on Friday as the jury heard closing arguments on why the former president should compensate a woman he was found to have sexually assaulted and defamed.Writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking more than $10 million in damages for defamation by Trump in a…
[ad_1] The date to implement the three criminal codes that were passed by the Parliament in December 2023 will be notified before January 26 The date to implement the three criminal codes that were passed by the Parliament in December 2023 will be notified before January 26, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The…
[ad_1] MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Thursday sentenced two men to several years in prison for taking part in the recital of verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year. Artyom Kamardin, 33, received a seven-year sentence for reciting a poem, and Yegor Shtovba, 23, was sentenced to five and a half…
