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- Delhi Court Grants Bail to Swatantra Bharadwaj in Jantar Mantar Assault Case
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Delhi court grants bail to right‑wing influencer Swatantra Bharadwaj after assault case at Jantar Mantar protest. Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler rules.
- Bronx Woman and Infant Found Outside Apartment After Balcony Incident, Police Investigate as Homicide
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A 23‑year‑old woman and her 8‑month‑old daughter were discovered outside a Bronx apartment building on Olinville Avenue early Tuesday, prompting a police…
- Arizona Appeals Court Reverses Sentence After AI‑Generated Victim Video Played
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Court overturned 10½‑year sentence for Gabriel Horcasitas after finding AI‑generated video of victim Christopher Pelkey was inadmissible.
- ASU Senior Faces Two Misdemeanor Charges After July Mill Avenue Arrest
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ASU senior Eryn Bonner faces disorderly conduct and interfering with police misdemeanor charges after a July Mill Avenue arrest, with ongoing internal review.
- Ohio Man Convicted of Murdering Wife After Jury Verdict
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Caleb Flynn, a 40‑year‑old former Ohio pastor and 2013 American Idol contestant, was found guilty of aggravated murder and related charges for the death of his 37‑year‑old wife…
- Data Reveals Small Group of Repeat Offenders Behind Thousands of Shoplifting Crimes in England
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A small number of prolific shoplifters are responsible for a disproportionate share of theft offences recorded by police forces across England, according to figures gathered by…
- Kosovo Tribunal to Deliver Verdicts on Former President Hashim Thaci and KLA Commanders
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The Kosovo war crimes tribunal will announce its verdicts on Wednesday in the case involving former President Hashim Thaci and three former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)…
- Madras High Court Judge Questions Re-election of Resigned MLAs, Suggests ECI Guidelines
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Justice S.M. Subramaniam of the Madras High Court stated on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, that an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) resigning to recontest for…
- Supreme Court Directs Gujarat High Court to Identify Victims of 2022 Pesticide Plant Accident for Compensation
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday instructed the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court to initiate a suo motu case to identify individuals affected by a 2022 industrial accident…
- Supreme Court to Review Plea for Standardized Election Manifestos
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On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition advocating for a standardized format for political parties' election manifestos. The…
- Supreme Court Rejects Reconstitution of Police Excesses Probe Panel, Citing Conjectural Allegations
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The Supreme Court has declined to reconstitute a five-member high-powered committee established to investigate alleged police excesses against student protesters in Delhi. The…
- Enforcement Directorate Conducts Raids in Kolkata and Indore in Investment Fraud Investigation
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On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at several locations in Kolkata and Indore, Madhya Pradesh. These actions are part of a money…
- Eight Women’s Bodies Discovered in Gauteng as Police Probe Expands
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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirmed that the number of women’s bodies found in Gauteng has risen to eight. The announcement was made at a high‑level meeting in…
- Police Form Multidisciplinary Team to Investigate Eight Ekurhuleni Women Murders
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Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia announced that a high‑level, multidisciplinary team is ready to investigate the recent murders of eight women in Ekurhuleni…
- Kerala Consumer Forum Fines Bank of India Rs 15,000 Over Delay in Releasing Deceased Woman's Savings
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A district consumer disputes redressal commission in Kerala has ordered Bank of India to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation and Rs 5,000 towards litigation costs to an elderly man…
- Gauhati High Court Recognizes Talaq-E-Hassan as Legal, Orders Registration Under 2024 Assam Law
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The Gauhati High Court has ruled that Talaq-E-Hassan is a legally valid form of divorce and is not prohibited under Indian law, while instructing a petitioner to seek…
- Supreme Court Seeks More Details from FSSAI on Front-of-Package Food Warning Labels
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The Supreme Court has directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to provide further clarifications regarding its proposed front-of-package labelling (FoPL)…
- Delhi Court Frames Money Laundering Charges Against Lalu Prasad, Family in IRCTC Hotel Scam Case
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A special court in Delhi has ordered the framing of money laundering charges against former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, and six…
- Singapore Court Rejects Businessman's $369,000 Claim Against Ex-Girlfriend Over Gifts
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A Singapore court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a businessman seeking to recover S$468,000 (about $369,200) he had spent on his former girlfriend during their relationship.…
- Actor Hemal Ranasinghe Settles Assault Case Against Film Critic, Ordered to Pay Compensation to Cancer Hospital
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Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court has accepted a settlement between actor Hemal Ranasinghe and film critic Lakmina Ranasinghe, resolving a case involving assault and criminal…
- Top Court Directs Road Ministry to Review Enforcement Gaps in Seat Belt and Child Safety Laws
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, expressed concern over the high number of deaths and serious injuries resulting from road accidents caused by negligence in…
- Delhi HC Denies Compensation to Widow Over Mismatched Train Ticket in Husband's Death Claim
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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a compensation claim filed by a woman whose husband allegedly died after falling from a moving train, citing a critical discrepancy in the…
- Delhi High Court Presses WFI on Vinesh Phogat's Eligibility for World Championship Trials
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to clarify its position on whether wrestler Vinesh Phogat would be allowed to compete in the…
- Supreme Court Rebukes UP Officials for Misuse of NSA Against Student Activist
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The Supreme Court has strongly criticized authorities in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, for invoking the National Security Act (NSA) against a student activist without…
- Telangana HC Reserves Verdict on Plea to Modify Order Against Police Over Assembly Entry Row
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Justice T. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on an interim application seeking modification of an earlier directive instructing the police chief…
- Supreme Court Slams Noida Officials Over Notice to Student Despite Protection Order for Protesters
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply criticized the Gautam Budh Nagar administration for issuing a preventive notice to a 20-year-old law student, saying no executive…
- Justice Ravindra Ghuge Takes Oath as 45th Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
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Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered…
- ANI Appeals Delhi High Court Ruling Favoring OpenAI in Copyright Dispute
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News agency ANI has approached a division bench of the Delhi High Court, challenging a single judge's earlier ruling that dismissed its plea seeking to stop OpenAI from using its…
- Ex-Tabung Haji Chairman Denies Abuse of Power Charge Over Putrajaya Perdana Investment
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Former Tabung Haji chairperson Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of abuse of power under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009, in a case heard at the…
- Delhi HC Criticizes Centre Over Disclosure of Harassment Survivor's Identity in Official Handbook
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday criticized the central government for revealing the identity of a workplace sexual harassment survivor in a POSH handbook published by the…