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Court sends separatist Aasiya Andrabi, 2 others to one-month judicial custody

New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi was today sent to one-month judicial custody by a Delhi court in connection with a case of allegedly waging war against the country with support
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2 hours given to Justice A N Ray to decide on CJI post?

New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India A N Ray was given “two hours” to decide on accepting the top judicial post in the country in 1973, that had created a
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Delhi HC sentences man to life term for sodomy

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sodomising a three-and-a half-year-old boy, observing that the child was subjected to traumatic and brutal sexual
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NGT plans to hear cases using video-conferencing

New Delhi: Crippled by the delay in appointment of experts and judicial members, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is planning to conduct hearings through video-conferencing to decide the environmental cases
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HC notice to TN Govt, NHAI on PIL against cattle menace on highways

Chennai: The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on a PIL against cattle menace on highways. A division
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HC sentences man to life term for sodomy

SC asks AG to assist on poor facilities in jails

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today took note of lack of facilities in jails, leading to delayed trials and prolonged incarceration of under-trial prisoners, in the country and sought assistance of
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HC: Cops fail to inform rape victims about option of abortion

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today once again said that police must inform the victims in such cases that they have the option of undergoing abortion, allowing a 16-year-old rape
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