Thousands march in Russia to demand prisoners` release

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 04:22

Thousands of demonstrators marched through Moscow on Sunday to demand Russia free eight prisoners jailed after a 2012 protest against President Vladimir Putin.

Indian-origin man jailed in New Zealand for abandoning baby

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 21:27

A 31-year-old Indian-origin man was today jailed for a year in New Zealand for abandoning an 11-month-old child next to a highway after stealing a car.

Sinn Fein chief`s brother jailed for daughter rape

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 21:04

The brother of Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for repeatedly raping his daughter when she was aged 4 to 9.

Plea to review verdict on convicts in elections dismissed

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 15:15

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as infructuous the government`s plea seeking a review of its verdict holding that jailbirds can`t contest elections.

Westgate mall looting case: Kenyan soldiers jailed

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 19:37

While admitting that some of the Kenyan soldiers looted the Westgate shopping centre while rescue operations were on during the Islamist terror attack inside the mall, for the first time Kenya’s Army has admitted that its troops looted the mall.

British couple jailed for rape, trafficking of Pakistani girl

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 00:26

A British court jailed an elderly couple after a deaf and mute girl was trafficked from Pakistan to work as a servant and then repeatedly raped.

Ordinance to protect lawmakers not backdoor method: Congress

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 20:03

Congress on Tuesday rejected criticism on the issue of an ordinance to protect convicted MPs and MLAs from facing immediate disqualification.

Orlando Brown jailed for six months on drunken driving charges

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 10:52

American actor Orlando Brown has been jailed for six months on charges relating to his 2011 arrest for drunken driving.

Youth jailed for life for raping 80-yr-old mentally ill woman in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 19:29

A youth, convicted for raping a mentally challenged 80-year-old woman who is in a persistent vegetative state, has been jailed for rest of his life by a Delhi court.

Man jailed for seven years for cheating, raping woman

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

A man, who married a woman despite having a wife and daughter, has been sentenced to seven years in jail for the offence of rape by a Delhi court which said he cheated and breached the trust of both the women and the child.

Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for 12 years

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 15:47

An Indian-origin Singaporean has been jailed for 12 years and given 12 strokes of the cane for raping a 16-year-old girl in the back seat of his car.

MHA plans to provide legal assistance to jailed Muslim youth

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 19:00

Amid demand for expeditious trial of terror cases involving Muslim youth, the Home Ministry is contemplating providing legal assistance to those jailed in connection with such cases.