9/11 suspect ejected by Gitmo judge after CIA outburst

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 04:46

One of the men suspected of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks was twice ejected from a US military court on Tuesday after making outbursts about secret CIA prisons and torture.

Rwandan opposition leader gets 15-year jail

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 07:54

Rwanda`s Supreme Court in Kigali sentenced opposition leader Victoire Ingabire to 15 years in prison, extending her jail term from eight years awarded by the High Court for conspiring against the government.

Genital searches of Guantanamo inmates necessary, court told

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 06:16

Searching genital areas of inmates at US prison at Guantanamo Bay is necessary to maintain security at a facility holding "enemy combatants," a government lawyer told an appeals hearing in Washington.

Search conducted in Kozhikode prison

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 21:32

In the backdrop of the controversy triggered by Facebook posting made by some accused in a political murder case lodged in the prison here, authorities on Monday conducted a thorough search in the prison complex.

India in touch with Togo officials for early release of sailor

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 17:16

Indian officials from Accra on Saturday met the jailed Indian sailor whose family eagerly awaits his return for performing the last rites of his 11-month son who died earlier this week.

Indian-origin rapist`s case sets precedent in UK

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 15:37

An Indian-origin serial rapist, sentenced to life imprisonment by a British court, has set a legal precedent in the UK regarding the retrial of cases.

Indian officials meet jailed sailor in Togo, family awaits justice

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 13:12

A consular officer is reported to have met jailed Indian merchant Navy captain Sunil James and two sailors in the West African nation of Togo.

India trying to get jailed sailor back for son`s last rites: MEA

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 15:06

The Ministry of External Affairs has said it is trying to make arrangements to get jailed merchant Navy captain Sunil James back to perform the last rites of his 11-month-old son Vivaan.

Oommen Chandy declines to be drawn into prison issue

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 14:33

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today declined to be drawn into the wordy duel between a section of Congress leaders and State Home Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan over breach of prison rules by some accused in a political murder case, lodged in Kozhikode jail.

`Kerala court to decide on prisoners using Facebook`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 13:26

Kerala`s Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said that the trial court will rule on the prisoners of Kozhikode jail who were accessing the social media from inside the prison.

Jailed Pakistani walks free after 14 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 12:11

A Pakistani lodged in the Guwahati Central jail for the last 14 years after being arrested as a suspected ISI agent was released and is all set to return home later this week.

160 sea pirates languishing in Indian prisons: Navy

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 11:58

Some 160 sea pirates, arrested by the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Aden, were languishing in Indian prisons as the governments of their native countries were not ready to take them back, a senior naval officer said.