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Senegal becomes latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual acts

Senegal becomes latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual acts

Published 131 days ago

Schoolgirl dies in Mumbai after ‘made to do 100 sit-ups for being late’

The girl's mother said that her child's health condition deteriorated rapidly after she was subjected to corporal punishment.

Updated 248 days ago

Class 6 girl dies days after being made to perform '100 sit-ups' in school

The deceased girl's mother alleged that her daughter died as a result of an "inhuman punishment" given by her teacher, who made her perform sit-ups with her school bag on her back.

Updated 248 days ago

HC: Punishments affecting furlough rights must follow due process

The high court quashed the punishment ticket (File photo)

Published 269 days ago

Woman arrested in Karnataka for branding son's limbs for being 'naughty'

The accused allegedly inflicted severe burn injuries on the child’s limbs and neck.

Published 399 days ago

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 480 days ago

Death, tragedy and serious accusations in Bengaluru

With his family in happier times

Published 584 days ago

'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 657 days ago

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 720 days ago

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 735 days ago

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 742 days ago

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 748 days ago

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 750 days ago

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 754 days ago

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 791 days ago

Yes Milord, the process is often punishment

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 873 days ago

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 890 days ago

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 894 days ago

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 895 days ago

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 <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 each. (Getty Images/Purestock)

Updated 922 days ago

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 <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 lakh from the Delhi government. “That was used up in the last few years. I am now dependent on the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,500 I receive as widow pension, and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4,500 that I get from an NGO,” said his mother Kamlesh. (HT)

Updated 925 days ago

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

Agreement made by Manju Gupta.

Published 928 days ago

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 931 days ago

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 940 days ago

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 946 days ago

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP)

Updated 949 days ago

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 960 days ago

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 <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>300 from a couple during night patrolling duty in Sector 20 in July 2012. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 999 days ago

Pursuit of durable peace in West Asia

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 1000 days ago

War in Gaza is Israel’s moment of reckoning

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 1013 days ago

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