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“Undermines Faith Of Common Man In Criminal Justice”: J&K High Court Calls For SITs To Address “Casual Probes” In NDPS Cases

Live Law

Emphasising the urgent need for specialized investigative teams to handle cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that casual, unfair, and non-scientific investigations in NDPS cases creates a sense of insecurity and undermine the faith of the common man in the administration of the criminal justice. Directing that …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

JD Vance, Elon Musk bash 'legacy media' for ‘misleading’ headlines on Germany Christmas market attack; Netizens react

Hindustan Times

Two people were killed and at least 60 others were injured when a Saudi man's car intentionally crashed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Saturday, sending shockwaves in the nation. A community post that clarified the matter on X noted the AP headline: “A car has driven' implies the car drove itself, which is factually incorrect.” “A …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

Live Mint

Chapter 16 in the Book of Leviticus, Old Testament, enjoins Aaron to organize sacrifices and expiate the sins of all Israelites. Various ministers, government officials and sundry industry representatives have been hinting at RBI culpability in India’s economic slowdown and have called upon its monetary policy committee to cut rates in support of growth. The debate began with this year’s …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

The Bhopal gas-leak disaster still haunts us with lessons left half learnt

Live Mint

On the night of 2-3 December 1984, 40 tonnes of deadly methyl-isocyanate gas leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal. A study of its long-term health effects by the Bhopal Gas Disaster Research Centre of the Indian Council for Medical Research concluded: “The results show that the toxic gas exposees, for long after the exposure, continued to suffer from …

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1 month ago

Ahoy Rotterdam smeared with fake blood ahead of arms fair; 3 protesters arrested

NL Times

Activists smeared fake blood on the facade of Ahoy Rotterdam where a weapons fair started on Thursday. They also painted slogans on the windows and showed banners accusing Ahoy Rotterdam and event sponsor KPN of culpability in funding war crimes. Three protesters have already been arrested, including one for spraypainting “Ahoy complicit in genocide,” translated from Dutch, on the glass …

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1 month ago

'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan

India TV News

New York: The first issue in engaging with Pakistan is the cessation of terrorism, India’s envoy at the UN said, underlining that India has been a long-standing victim of cross-border and global terrorism and has zero tolerance towards the scourge. “With Pakistan, the main issue we have is of terrorism,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said …

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ICC sentences Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz to 10 years over Mali war crimes

Al Jazeera

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz was convicted in June of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 2012-13 period when Ansar al-Din ruled Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz was convicted in June on charges including torture, rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying religious and historic buildings, while serving as police chief after the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Din …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Brothel Customer Was Not Acting In Its Management: Calcutta High Court Quashes Immoral Trafficking Case Against Man

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against a man who was found in a "compromising position" at a brothel. Petitioner, was charged under the provisions of the Immoral Traffic Act 1956.In quashing the case, a single bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held:From the record it appears that there is no material on record even after completion. In …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC Rejects Medical Negligence Claim: Focus on Clear Deviation from Accepted Medical Practices

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that medical professionals cannot be held liable for negligence solely because a surgery or treatment does not produce the expected results. The court stressed that complications, even unexpected ones, do not necessarily imply that a doctor has failed to perform their duties with due diligence and skill. The case in question revolved around a complaint …

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Biden Apologizes for Boarding School Abuse, a Historic Step for Native Americans

Associated Press

President Joe Biden apologized for the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children endured in boarding schools at the hands of the federal government. Many Native Americans have welcomed the apology as a step toward accountability, but they say words must be followed up by action. Biden pledged to make good on the recommendations of an Interior Department investigation, including …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

What Dictators, Corruption and Threesomes Have to Do With a Lawsuit That Could Kneecap Fox News

Politico

In fact, no sooner had the Newsmax settlement been announced last Thursday than Smartmatic had released a statement enthusing about fighting “disinformation” in the upcoming Fox suit — and Fox had clapped back by raising an issue seemingly unrelated to the question of whether or not the voting-machine company was defamed: “Smartmatic’s President and Co-Founder, as well as one current …

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3 months ago

Teenage model, 19, addresses rumours her wealthy neurosurgeon father manages her OnlyFans account

Daily Mail

A teen OnlyFans model who has built extraordinary wealth out of the X-rated platform has finally addressed speculation her wealthy dad manages her account. Paris Ow-Yang, the 19-year-old daughter of Sydney neurosurgeon and spine surgeon Dr Michael Ow-Yang, is a TikTok-turned-OnlyFans creator who goes by the name Ppwang on social media. But Paris has now addressed rumours her dad, who …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Court rejects bail of accused in pandemic khichdi scam

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The sessions court on Monday denied bail to Suraj Chavan, a Shiv Sena functionary, arrested on January 17, 2024, for his alleged role in a money-laundering case related to an alleged ₹6.37 crore scam pertaining to distribution of khichdi by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation among migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The senior counsel cited the judgment in the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The mystery of a SoCal baby found dead in dumpster in 1987 is finally solved

LA Times

On Oct. 13, 1987, a newborn baby was found discarded and dead inside a dumpster behind a business in the 5400 block of La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. Riverside County officials at the time ruled the death a homicide, but detectives were unable to identify any suspects in the baby’s death, according to the Riverside Police Department. But now, after …

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5 months ago

'We failed': Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle takes responsibility for lapses leading to Trump's shooting

Firstpost

Earlier this month, former US President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania Taking responsibility for the failures that led to an attempt on US President Donald Trump’s life earlier this month, US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has admitted that the agency failed in its job. ‘I take full responsibility’ Appearing before the Oversight Committee …

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5 months ago

Confession U/S 27 Evidence Act Not Reliable Until There Is Discovery To Corroborate Its Veracity: Rajasthan High Court

Live Law

Rajasthan High Court ruled that any information gathered under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, is required to be corroborated and supported by recovering or discovering something in pursuance to that information which distinctly relates to the commission of the crime to verify the confession made by the accused to the police officer. The counsel for the petitioner …

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6 months, 1 week ago

The 12 greatest movies from the shuttering Participant Media

LA Times

George Clooney, center, and Matt Damon, left, in the movie “Syriana.” The list of American fiction films to confront the war on terror and our concomitant invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq is much longer on misfires than success stories — and of the latter, “Syriana” deserves credit for being one of the first past the post. Writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s ensemble …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

[S.34 IPC] Mere Participation Or Sharing Same Intention Independent Of Each Other Not Sufficient, Prearranged Plan Has To Be Proved: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has held that mere participation in an offence would not be sufficient to attribute common intention unless it was proved that they shared a premeditated plan. The Counsel for the second and third accused submitted that even if they accompanied the first accused, they shared no common intention to cause death. It stated that mere participation …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

'I was wrong to be involved': Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis' license suspended

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump's onetime lawyer Jenna Ellis can't practice law for three years, according to a new report. Ellis agreed to the suspension of her Colorado law license after pleading guilty to participating in a conspiracy to overturn Trump's election loss in Georgia in 2020, according to NBC's local affiliate 9 News. Ellis became the third attorney associated with …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Who else was stealing? Conspiracy plea deepens mystery in San Joaquin Valley water heist

LA Times

The former general manager of a San Joaquin Valley water district, accused by federal prosecutors of carrying out one of the most audacious and long-running water heists in California history, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a version of the crime far more muted than what prosecutors had laid out in their original indictment. As part of a plea agreement negotiated with …

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7 months ago

Nicole Brown’s sisters break silence on OJ Simpson’s death: ‘This is a person who wreaked havoc on our family’

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Simpson’s death, they said, was “like the end …

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7 months, 1 week ago

China making model village on land captured during Nehru's reign: S Jaishankar

Hindustan Times

External affairs minister S Jaishankar, in a candid interview with Hindustan Times, accused India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, of losing the country's territory to Chinese aggression. External affairs minister S Jaishankar Asked about the Opposition's allegations that China has been building a model village near Arunachal Pradesh and nibbling away territory in east Ladakh, S Jaishankar said the area …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mere Plea Of Abandonment Not Sufficient, Employer Has To Prove Specific Notices Were Issued To Workman Asking Him To Join Duty: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Live Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court single bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma held that mere plea of abandonment, if any, taken by the employer may not be sufficient to prove that workman abandoned the job. Feeling aggrieved, the Management approached the Himachal Pradesh High Court to challenge the decision of the Tribunal. Observations by the High Court: The High Court noted …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin didn’t directly order Alexei Navalny’s Feb death, U.S. spy agencies find

Live Mint

WASHINGTON—Alexei Navalny’s February death in an Arctic penal colony prompted a new wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s economy, upended delicate negotiations to exchange prisoners between Russia and the West, and left Russia’s limited opposition in disarray. intelligence agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed at the notoriously brutal prison camp in February, people familiar with …

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“Undermines Faith Of Common Man In Criminal Justice”: J&K High Court Calls For SITs To Address “Casual Probes” In NDPS Cases

JD Vance, Elon Musk bash 'legacy media' for ‘misleading’ headlines on Germany Christmas market attack; Netizens react

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

The Bhopal gas-leak disaster still haunts us with lessons left half learnt

Ahoy Rotterdam smeared with fake blood ahead of arms fair; 3 protesters arrested

'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan

ICC sentences Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz to 10 years over Mali war crimes

Brothel Customer Was Not Acting In Its Management: Calcutta High Court Quashes Immoral Trafficking Case Against Man

SC Rejects Medical Negligence Claim: Focus on Clear Deviation from Accepted Medical Practices

Biden Apologizes for Boarding School Abuse, a Historic Step for Native Americans

What Dictators, Corruption and Threesomes Have to Do With a Lawsuit That Could Kneecap Fox News

Teenage model, 19, addresses rumours her wealthy neurosurgeon father manages her OnlyFans account

Court rejects bail of accused in pandemic khichdi scam

The mystery of a SoCal baby found dead in dumpster in 1987 is finally solved

'We failed': Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle takes responsibility for lapses leading to Trump's shooting

Confession U/S 27 Evidence Act Not Reliable Until There Is Discovery To Corroborate Its Veracity: Rajasthan High Court

The 12 greatest movies from the shuttering Participant Media

[S.34 IPC] Mere Participation Or Sharing Same Intention Independent Of Each Other Not Sufficient, Prearranged Plan Has To Be Proved: Kerala High Court

'I was wrong to be involved': Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis' license suspended

Who else was stealing? Conspiracy plea deepens mystery in San Joaquin Valley water heist

Nicole Brown’s sisters break silence on OJ Simpson’s death: ‘This is a person who wreaked havoc on our family’

China making model village on land captured during Nehru's reign: S Jaishankar

Mere Plea Of Abandonment Not Sufficient, Employer Has To Prove Specific Notices Were Issued To Workman Asking Him To Join Duty: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Putin didn’t directly order Alexei Navalny’s Feb death, U.S. spy agencies find