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THANE: The Thane court on Friday convicted and sentenced a 31-year-old man to ten years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing his daughter aged-six in 2017. The minor girl testified against her father in the court that nailed him.The accused was into furniture making work and resided with his wife and daughter. According to the prosecution, Sandhya H Mhatre the accused had on December 02, 2017...

CHENNAI: The state selection committee has withheld the round three results of MD/MS courses in Tamil Nadu after the Madras high court directed the committee not to declare the results of one course -- MD (general medicine).On October 5, hearing petitions from three students, Justice Anita Sumanth said results would not be declared in “MD (general medicine) course alone" until further orders of the...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass status quo order on Bihar caste survey, saying that restraining the state government from taking policy decision would be wrong.The Supreme Court told the plea of petitioners that Bihar's caste survey being violative of right to privacy may not right but the important issue was breakdown of data which would be examined by court.The SC issued notice...

NAVI MUMBAI: Arham Gandhi, a 16-year-old student of Wilson College, sustained severe injuries after being struck by a recklessly driven car in Vashi Sector 17 earlier this week. Although the 19-year-old accused driver has been booked by the local police, immediate arrest was not made, and the teen driver has been summoned to appear in court at a later date.CCTV: Speeding car rams into two-wheeler in...

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Raghav Magunta, son of YSR Congress Party Lok Sabha MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, and Delhi-based businessman Dinesh Arora to turn approver in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.Special Judge MK Nagpal pardoned both Magunta and Arora and directed them to cooperate with the investigation and disclose all information they have...

KOCHI: Kerala High Court invoked its parens patriae jurisdiction to select the name of a child, caught in a dispute between her warring parents over her name.The bench took a position that attempting to resolve the dispute between the parents will take time and in the meanwhile, the absence of a name would not be conducive to the welfare or the best interests of the child.“In the exercise of such a...

KALYAN: The Kalyan session court on Tuesday granted bail to three including the ex-NCP spokesperson from Ulhasnagar, Kamlesh Nikam, in the suicide case of ex-MLA Jyoti Kalani’s PA Nandkumar Nanavare and his wife. Along with Nikam, the bench granted to bail to Naresh Gaikwad and Ganpat Kamble.On August 18, the Thane crime branch had arrested the accused. Arjun Bhojraj Jeswani an advocate appearing for...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday raised questions regarding the last-minute request from real estate mogul Gopal Ansal, who had been convicted in a case related to evidence tampering during the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire trial. He sought permission to travel abroad, but the court insisted on allowing the state an opportunity to respond before making a decision.Gopal Ansal informed the court...

NEW DELHI: A court in Delhi on Monday framed charges, including murder, against a man who repeatedly stabbed and bludgeoned a 16-year-old girl to death in full public view the Shahbad Dairy locality on May 28. Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO) Richa Gusain Solanki framed the charges against Sahil under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302 (murder), and provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe...

THANE: A court in Maharashtra's Thane district acquitted four persons from a village in Palghar who were accused in a dacoity case. Additional sessions judge Premal S Vithalani noted that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against the alleged accused Gopal Lakhma Pachkudwa (58), Deepak Bandhu Navla (48) Sandeep Walku Khanzode (54) and Dashrath Ramu Khanzode (49). The copy of the order, dated...