Cuddalore: The Principal Sessions Court in Cuddalore awarded life sentence to 17 persons, all of whom are close and distance relatives, on Monday for murdering an AIADMK functionary, Thanga Janarthanan, at T Kumarapuram near Cuddalore on October 28, 2008. Since 14 of the accused hailed from T Kumarapuram, also the village of the 50-year-old deceased, a huge crowd gathered at the court premises. When Principal Sessions judge Uthirapathy pronounced the...
12:32 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: After a series of fatal accidents due to overspeeding in the city, Delhi Police is now mulling ways to jail those who drive their vehicles above the prescribed speed limit. "We will propose that those who drive at speeds which are excessive should be detained and their driving licences seized and suspended, based on photographic evidence by the courts, apart from fines etc. "Over speeding also has jail...
06:11 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Bollywood star Salman Khan was shocked when he heard actor Shiney Ahuja has been sentenced to seven years in prison in a rape case. But he hopes the actor will eventually be declared innocent. "Seven years? Seven years is a lot! I have been locked up myself, so I know what happens," said Salman, who himself has had brief stints in jail. The 45-year-old actor, who was embroiled in a...
12:24 PM, Apr 01, 2011
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka's brief stint as an MP has come to a sudden end in the wake of his 30-month imprisonment for corruption in defence deals, amid reports that the President may consider pardoning him if a plea is made personally by him or a family member. Sri Lankan Parliamentary Secretary General Dhammika Kithulgoda on Thursday informed Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka that the parliamentary seat...
05:07 PM, Oct 07, 2010
Josef Fritzl is accused of locking his daughter in a basement for 24 years. ...
02:43 AM, Mar 17, 2009
All 5 accused have been given life terms and a fine of Rs 2,000 each. ...
05:32 PM, Jan 28, 2009
Guanggong: Riding on Archana Das and Reema Malhotra's brilliant bowling, the Indian Women's cricket team registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the Twenty20 Asia Cup on Sunday. After bundling out the arch-rivals for a meagre 93 in 19.3 overs, Indian eves reached the target with nine balls to spare, including captain Mithali Raj's unbeaten 36-run knock, losing just two wickets in the process here at the Guanggong International...
12:29 AM, Jul 12, 2008
Sydney: There are plenty of lessons to be learnt for India from their disastrous tour of Australia and one of them should be aggressive one-day captaincy, opined former Australia captain Mark Taylor. While recapping India's poor tour, the Channel Nine commentator said: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has to be more aggressive in his captaincy. Look at the way Mahela Jayawardene has captained and it has reflected by Sri Lanka's performance in...
04:26 PM, Apr 30, 2008
Dubai: Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has described the innings defeat his side suffered in the first Test against England in Cardiff, as horrendous. The Test was headed for a draw as both the teams scored more than 400 runs in their respective first innings but Sri Lanka lose wickets in a heap in the second innings to lose the match by an innings and 14 runs. Disappointing is...
12:07 AM, Feb 01, 2008
Ahmedabad: Performing under pressure is the secret to World Cup success and not being rated as a pre-tournament favourite, Australia all-rounder Shane Watson said on Saturday. Watson told reporters at the Sardar Patel Stadium, the venue for Australia's opening match of its title defence against Zimbabwe on Monday, that the world champions are not affected by its unfamiliar position down the list of teams tipped for overall victory in 2011....
02:47 PM, Dec 18, 2007
New Delhi: India's decision to stay away and the absence of the region's top players has robbed cricket of its star value when it is played for the first time at the Asian Games. Cricket, a non-Olympic sport, was confirmed for Guangzhou three years ago following the seemingly enthusiastic support from the continent's big four - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. But the countdown to what the Asian Cricket...
11:46 PM, Oct 30, 2007
Dutt will be doing things like cooking, carpentry etc for Rs 40 a day. ...
01:29 AM, Aug 02, 2007
Dutt gives measurement for jail clothes; a knee-high short and a white shirt. ...
11:01 PM, Jul 31, 2007
Athwal is one of the oldest women to be convicted of murder in England. ...
07:59 PM, Jul 26, 2007
The court on June 18 had found them guilty of killing 116 people. ...
06:00 PM, Jul 07, 2007
Telgi had bribed the two doctors to obtain false medical certificates. ...
04:02 PM, Jun 21, 2007
The special TADA court has pronounced six more sentences in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. ...
03:51 PM, May 22, 2007
A district court in Bihar awarded life imprisonment to nine persons for their involvement in a murder in 1990. ...
11:46 PM, Apr 25, 2007
BJP MLA Harsharan Singh Balli faces three-months imprisonment for breaking seals of shops that were sealed by MCD. ...
08:21 PM, Apr 10, 2007
