A special court in Thrissur has sentenced a 59-year-old man to 76 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹7.6 lakh for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions. The convict, Premlal, a resident of Panayampadam in Edakkunni village, was found guilty of repeatedly subjecting the minor to aggravated sexual assault at Read More…
The Kerala High Court on Monday sentenced 12 convicts to life imprisonment in the case related to the lynching of tribal youth Madhu in Attappady. The court also awarded one year imprisonment to another accused in the case. Earlier, the High Court had acquitted first accused Hussain. It also upheld the trial court’s decision acquitting Read More…
A court in Thrissur has sentenced a 50-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his elderly parents after accusing them of being responsible for his wife leaving him. The convict, Pradeep, a native of Ezhukampani in Avinissery Village, was also fined ₹1 lakh by the Thrissur Second Additional Sessions Court. The judgment was delivered by Read More…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Harshvardhan Jain, who is accused of posing as a diplomat and operating a fake embassy from a rented house in Ghaziabad. Harshvardhan was arrested last year for allegedly running the fraudulent operation in the Kavi Nagar area, claiming to represent fictitious nations. In its April 2 Read More…
New Delhi: Justice B V Nagaratna on Tuesday raised strong concerns over practices that treat women as “untouchable” during menstruation, observing that such beliefs are difficult to reconcile with constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity. The remarks came during hearings related to the entry of women into the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, where women between the Read More…
The Supreme Court of India has described dowry deaths as a “severe blot” on society, highlighting that the practice continues to cause the unnatural deaths of thousands of women despite legal bans. A bench of JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi made the observation while cancelling the bail granted to a man accused in a dowry Read More…
The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a petition filed by over 100 Afghan singers and musicians seeking protection from deportation, directing them instead to regularise their stay through proper legal channels. A two-member bench comprising Waqar Ahmad and Farah Jamshed rejected the plea, which had urged the court to halt their possible repatriation to Afghanistan. Read More…
SafeTree has reported a nearly 50% rise in demand for surrogacy insurance in 2025, as India’s surrogacy sector becomes more regulated. The increase comes after the implementation of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, which has shifted the system from an unregulated market to a more controlled and compliance-based framework. SafeTree said it has insured over 1,800 Read More…
Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted permission for passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He was 31. Rana had been in a coma since 2013. He was shifted from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative care unit at the hospital Read More…
District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor K B Sunilkumar has retired from service. He stepped down on March 19 after completing his term and reaching the age limit of 60. Sunilkumar began his tenure as Additional Government Pleader in the First Additional District Court, Thrissur in December 2016. He was later given additional charge as Read More…