Indian jailed for 25 months in Little India riots
A 42—year—old Indian was on Thursday jailed for 25 months in Singapore for instigating the Little India riots last December, becoming the sixth Indian to be convicted in the country’s worst street violence in 40 years. The prison sentence of Samiyappan Sellathurai was backdated to his arrest... read more »
Phoolan Devi murder: Sher Singh Rana gets life imprisonment
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to Sher Singh Rana in 2001 bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi murder case. While delivering the judgement, Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on Rana.“For offence under Section 302/34 IPC,... read more »
Judicial Appointments Bill Passed in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Parliament today approved a new proposal that dramatically changes how judges are appointed. The proposal which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday was approved by the Rajya Sabha today. So far, judges have been appointed by a collegium of senior Supreme Court judges. The... read more »
SC gives Subrata Roy 15 more days to finalize hotel deals
NEW DELHI: Jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he has finalized deal for sale of three hotels in London and New York.Roy told the apex court that he has been able to negotiate a price for London’s Grosvenor House which is 46% higher than the price estimated... read more »
