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China sentences Canadian to death for drug trafficking

An American and a Chinese were also given death although the sentencing for the former will be suspended for two years while four Mexicans were sent to life imprisonment.

Apr 30, 2019

Wadia Group shares nosedive 17% after Ness Wadia gets 2-year prison term in Japan

Co-owner of Kings XI Punjab Ness Wadia possessed 25 grams of cannabis resin. He was arrested in early March in Japan.

Apr 30, 2019

Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan makes a scene at his house, then gets arrested

The estranged wife of Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami barged into his Amroha home and was arrested when his parents called the police.

Apr 29, 2019

Koena Mitra slams Congress leader PC Chacko: Yasin Malik should get 3rd degree treatment everyday

Bollywood actress Koena Mitra has slammed Congress leader PC Chacko for comparing Yasin Malik with Pragya Singh Thakur and said that the Kashmiri separatist leader should get third degree treatment every day.

Apr 28, 2019

Man wishes to go to jail, stabs stranger to death in Kozhikode

A 33-year-old man was so passionate about going to jail that he allegedly stabbed an elderly man in front of the city commissioner's office in Kozhikode.

Apr 22, 2019

Bengaluru man sentenced to life in prison for raping his 14-year-old foster daughter

Arumugam had claimed that the victim was 20 years old and had sex with mutual consent. After reviewing the case, the Karnataka HC gave its verdict that the victim was a class 9 student.

Apr 19, 2019

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, smiles as he attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2018.

Mukesh Ambani, Section 377 lawyers make it to Time's list of 100 most influencial people

The list was released on Wednesday evening by the New York-based magazine which names 100 people every year who are seen as the most influential.

Apr 18, 2019

The Shocking threat Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had to endure prior to their wedding

Reportedly Meghan Markle and Prince Harry received an alleged death threat on their wedding day.

Apr 17, 2019

Has India forgotten two freedom fighters for whom 1,500 people died at Jallianwala Bagh?

Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal had not only shaken the foundation of the British colonial rule in India but amplified the threat by strengthening the Hindu-Muslim bonhomie.

Apr 13, 2019

JKLF chief Yasin Malik detained Curfew imposed in parts of Srinagar

Terror funding case: JKLF's Yasin Malik shifted from J&K jail to Delhi's Tihar

The Narendra Modi-led government had said that there are nearly 37 FIRs registered against Yasin Malik's JKLF.

Apr 10, 2019

India's richest and poorest candidates are contesting from same constituency for Lok Sabha polls: ADR reports

The richest candidate is from Telangana's Chevelle constituency, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy with the assets worth more than Rs 895 crores and the poorest candidate Nalla Prem Kumar contesting from the same constituency has a declared asset of Rs 500.

Apr 10, 2019

Conman duped bank manager of Rs 28,000 with fake letter of Karnataka's chief secretary

On January 14, a conman carrying a fake letter with the chief secretary's credentials on it duped the zonal manager of BOI seeking sponsorship for Rs 28,000 to hold badminton tournament.

Apr 8, 2019

Pakistan says it has intelligence of new Indian attack this month

Shah Mahmood Qureshi's comments came after tensions over a February standoff between the arch enemies had appeared to ease.

Apr 8, 2019

iPhone repair scam: Two held for duping Apple for Rs 6 crore, face federal charges

Two engineering students in the U.S., hailing from China, scammed Apple for nearly a million dollars, but now face criminal charges. Here's how they did it.

Apr 6, 2019

400 prisoners attempt to escape from Srinagar central jail; clash with police

The prisoners clashed with authorities and tried to break open the security grid when the jail was undergoing construction work.