Criminal shot dead in Noida court premises

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:37

A criminal brought by Delhi Police to the district court here for appearance in a Noida robbery case was shot dead by assailants in the court premises on Tuesday.

I have become a criminal now, Onir tells Chief Justice on LGBT ruling

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 15:28

Maverick filmmaker Onir has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India.

Britain rejects Iraqis` systematic torture by forces

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 11:52

British government has rejected accusations of "systematic" torture of Iraqis by the British armed forces in Iraq after lawyers and public interest groups made a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Criminal procedure code applicable in Musharraf treason case: Pak court

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 12:38

In a fresh setback to embattled former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf, a special court hearing the high treason case against him on Friday ruled that criminal procedure code is applicable in the case.

Delhi, Meerut police foil escape bid by a wanted man

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 21:50

The Special Cell of Delhi Police along with STF Meerut on Monday foiled an escape bid by a man, allegedly involved in several criminal cases, from the court complex in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Barack Obama directs new gun background check measures

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 09:38

The Obama administration proposed two new gun control regulations aimed at clarifying restrictions on gun ownership for the mentally ill and strengthening a database used for background checks before firearm purchases.

Tripura to set up new system to track criminals

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 16:05

A Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) would set up in Tripura as part of a nation-wide scheme to track criminals, an officer said here on Tuesday.

Egypt`s Morsi referred to criminal court

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 05:04

The Egyptian prosecutor-general referred Wednesday ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and other leading Brotherhood figures to criminal court on charges related to "espionage", media reported.

31% Lok Sabha MPs face criminal charges: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 23:02

Some 31 per cent of MPs in the Lok Sabha have criminal cases pending against them, and their pay package is 68 times higher than the national per capita income, according to the National Social Watch Report on Governance and Development-2013 released here on Tuesday.

Criminal cases against 16 re-elected Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh MLAs

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 23:07

A total of 13 re-elected Rajasthan MLAs have criminal cases against them as against just three in Chhattisgarh, according to an Association of Democratic Reforms analysis released Saturday.

UN mulls means to better protect journalists

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 06:22

France and Guatemala will compile a list of concrete proposals to protect journalists, especially in war zones, the French UN ambassador said after a meeting on the matter.

`20 re-elected Madhya Pradesh lawmakers face criminal cases`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 00:09

A total of 20 of the 65 legislators re-elected to the Madhya Pradesh assembly have declared criminal cases against them, according to an organisation working for electoral reforms.