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Agusta accused Christian Michel seeks nod to call family abroad from Tihar jail

Agusta Westland scam accused middleman Michel Christian at CBI headquarters in New Delhi, on December 5.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019, 11:07 PM IST

UK court clears extradition of alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla

Sanjeev Kumar Chawla is a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hansie Cronje in 2000

Updated on Jan 7, 2019, 7:08 PM IST

UK court allows cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla’s extradition to India

A UK court has formalised extradition of cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla to India to face trial on charges of match-fixing during South Africa's India tour in 2000 (Representative Photo)

Updated on Jan 7, 2019, 9:57 PM IST

UK court to formalise cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla’s extradition

A UK court is set to formalise the extradition of cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla to India to face charges of match-fixing during South Africa’s India tour in 2000 (Representative Photo)

Updated on Jan 7, 2019, 7:00 AM IST

Seeking Tihar’s warmth, many turn to petty crime in bitter cold

Policemen stand guard as an ambulance leaves the main entrance of Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

Updated on Jan 4, 2019, 8:17 AM IST

My life is a clean slate now, I’ve to write my A, B, C, Ds afresh: Tandoor case convict

Sushil Sharma said that as he looks back, he realises that it was his possessive nature that spelt doom for his marital relationship.

Updated on Dec 24, 2018, 8:08 AM IST

VVIP Chopper case: Christian Michel moves Delhi court seeking separate cell in Tihar

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the multi-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal

Published on Dec 21, 2018, 1:32 PM IST

Actor Rajpal Yadav, serving prison sentence, performs comedy act in Tihar jail

Actor Rajpal Yadav is serving a three-month jail sentence in Tihar jail. He performed during a cultural programme held for the prison inmates last Friday.

Updated on Dec 14, 2018, 4:28 PM IST

UK ruling makes cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla’s extradition more likely

The Westminster Magistrates Court, which had earlier blocked Sanjeev Chawla’s extradition on grounds of risk to human rights due to conditions in Tihar, was satisfied that there is a prima facie case for him to answer on basis of evidence gathered by Delhi police.

Published on Nov 22, 2018, 11:46 PM IST

Is a parallel system running in jails? SC asks after TV, sofas found in Tihar

The court also flagged the issue raised in recent media reports about use of mobile phones inside jails in several states, including Bihar.

Updated on Nov 22, 2018, 11:04 PM IST

India wins plea to extradite suspected cricket bookie Chawla from UK

Britain’s high court on Friday upheld India’s appeal against a lower court’s October 2017 judgement blocking the extradition of suspected cricket bookie Sanjeev Chawla, ruling that “there will be no real risk” to him in Tihar Jail, where he will be lodged, if extradited.

Updated on Nov 17, 2018, 1:54 PM IST

Out of power for past 14 years, split looms large over Chautala clan, INLD

INLD leaders Dushyant Chautala (left) Ajay Chautala, (Sitting 2nd from left) Abhay Chautala, (sitting 3rd from left) and Digvijay Chautala during a rally in Bhiwani last year.

Updated on Oct 25, 2018, 11:02 AM IST

Court discharges Manish Sisodia, 2 others for ‘Tihar protest’

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and the others after Arvind Kejriwal , who was then AAP convener, was taken into judicial custody when he refused to furnish a bail bond in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.

Published on Sep 23, 2018, 1:31 AM IST

Husband of woman found murdered was an accused in ICU deaths case

Husband of woman found murdered was an accused in ICU deaths case

Updated on Sep 23, 2018, 1:26 AM IST

Soon, retired army personnel to guard Tihar jail inmates

Housing over 15,000 people, including notorious prisoners such as underworld gangster Chhota Rajan and Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal, Tihar is India’s most populated prison.

Updated on Sep 11, 2018, 6:26 AM IST

Panic as Tihar prisoner goes missing for 8 hrs

Policemen stand guard as an ambulance leaves the main entrance of Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 29, 2018, 1:28 AM IST

2 Delhi snatchers, wanted in over 100 criminal cases, arrested in Gurugram

According to the police, the arrested snatchers were involved in almost a hundred cases, including attempt to murder, snatching, theft, robbery, dacoity and drug peddling.

Published on Aug 26, 2018, 5:23 AM IST

Women are discriminated against even inside prisons

An inmate at Tihar Jail, the largest complex of prisons in South Asia, makes decorations for an event to mark International Women's Day in New Delhi, India March 7

Updated on Aug 14, 2018, 6:41 PM IST

Women inmates of Tihar to be moved to semi-open jail. That means one-room flats

Policemen stand guard at the main entrance of Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 1, 2018, 12:21 PM IST

76-yr-old terminally ill prisoner dies in Delhi’s Tihar jail waiting for review board meet

Govind was lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail since his arrest in a murder case in1996 and convicted in 2000.

Updated on Jul 30, 2018, 1:23 PM IST

On the cards, a quirky vacation behind bars in God’s Own Prison

Prison authorities said that the project, if approved, will not only generate additional revenue but also help destigmatise prison life to an extent.

Updated on Jul 19, 2018, 12:11 PM IST

December 16 gangrape victim’s village celebrates SC order death penalty for convicts

The 23-year-old paramedic student's mother Asha Devi after Supreme Court's verdict on 2012 Delhi Gangrape case, in New Delhi, on Monday, July 9, 2018.

Updated on Jul 9, 2018, 6:58 PM IST

Hurriyat leader’s daughters write letter to PM Modi seeking father’s release

Daughters of a jailed Hurriyat leader have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invoked his ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ slogan to seek the release of their father.

Updated on Jul 5, 2018, 6:33 PM IST

3 accused in Bengaluru stadium bomb blast case plead guilty

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru , outside which two bombs exploded and the third was defused on April 17, 2010.

Updated on Jul 4, 2018, 7:28 PM IST

Army major arrested for murder of fellow officer’s wife sent to 14-days judicial custody

Army Major Nikhil Rai Handa being taken to be produced at Patiala Court after his arrest in relation with the alleged murder of a fellow army Major's wife, in New Delhi on June 25, 2018.

Published on Jun 29, 2018, 7:33 PM IST

‘Phoney’ Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley

Union minister Arun Jaitley addresses the media in New Delhi .

Updated on Jun 25, 2018, 11:40 AM IST

Criminal on parole plans to rob and murder wealthy couple, busted by Delhi police

The suspects and their associates saw the couple as easy targets and planned to rob cash and jewellery worth Rs 1 crore from them.

Updated on Jun 15, 2018, 9:04 AM IST

In Tihar jail, 59 Hindu prisoners observe Ramzan fast with Muslims

Security personnel guard the Tihar jail in New Delhi.

Updated on May 29, 2018, 7:52 AM IST

With 97.8%, separatist leader’s daughter tops CBSE Class 12 exams in Jammu and Kashmir

Sama Shabir Shah was a humanities student in Delhi Public School Athwajan.

Updated on May 27, 2018, 9:18 AM IST

Mini fridge, imported chocolates, perfumes: Tihar jail probes ‘special delivery’ for Unitech owners

Security personnel guard a gate the Tihar jail, in New Delhi.

Updated on May 25, 2018, 7:32 AM IST

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