NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced RG Kar rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. The Civil and Criminal court in Sealdah pronounced the sentence as the family of the 31-year-old doctor demanded strictest punishment for the convict.The court, while sentencing Sanjay Roy who was…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment after he was convicted of rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. Ahead of the sentencing, Roy pleaded his innocence and said that he…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami NEW DELHI: A cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was held on Monday at the state secretariat, where the cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual. The approval came after a detailed review by the legislative department. Addressing the media after the meeting, CM Pushkar Singh…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded capital punishment for Sanjay Roy who was convicted of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. This comes as a Kolkata court is set to pronounce quantum of punishment for the civic volunteer after…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea quashing to case filed against him in Jharkhand. The apex court stayed proceedings against Rahul for allegedly making a defamatory remark on Union minister Amit Shah during 2019 Lok Sabha polls.A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta sought…
NEW DELHI: The seriousness of a Bandra courtroom gave way to chaos on Sunday as two lawyers scrambled to represent the man accused of stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. The scene unfolded during the remand proceedings of Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national arrested for the attack. The magistrate, caught in the…
Well-oiled network provides illegal entry MUMBAI: The arrest of illegal Bangladeshi immigrant Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammed Rohilla Amin Fakir for last week’s attempted robbery and assault on actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Bandra has reignited concerns about unauthorised entry and stay in the country.Since Bangladeshis, whether illegal or legal immigrants, are often…
DRDO has developed a variety of ammunition for Pinaka, including rockets with 45-km extended range and 75-km guided extended range NEW DELHI: The Army is now putting its full weight behind the indigenous Pinaka multi-launch artillery rocket systems, with orders worth Rs 10,200 crore for its ammunition to be cleared soon, even as India is…
PALAKKAD: Arch-rivals Congress and BJP joined an ongoing protest against a proposed private brewery in Left-governed Kerala, with both parties planting their flags at the site in Palakkad district Sunday.Excise minister MB Rajesh dismissed the protests as politically motivated.Palakkad MP VK Sreekandan of Congress criticised the project by Oasis Commercial Pvt Ltd, saying a brewery…
Aerospace engineer- turned-sanyasi Abhey Singh Aerospace engineer- turned-sanyasi Abhey Singh, aka IITian Baba, was expelled late Saturday from the Juna Akhara camp at Maha Kumbh for allegedly using abusive language against his guru Mahant Someshwar Puri.Juna Akhara said discipline and devotion towards the guru were paramount and anyone failing to conform to this credo couldn’t…
