punishment

Allow women to commit one murder without punishment: NCP-SP leader Rohini Khadse urges President Murmu

by
Allow women to commit one murder without punishment: NCP-SP leader Rohini Khadse urges President Murmu

Against the backdrop of International Women’s Day, Opposition alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar’s) (NCP)(SP) women’s wing on Saturday (March 8, 2025), urged President Droupadi Murmu to allow women to commit one murder, without any punishment in view of the growing crime against women.  International Women’s Day LIVE: President Murmu calls for greater workforce … Read more

Sharon Raj murder case: Court to pronounce quantum of sentences on January 20; prosecution seeks capital punishment for the prime accused

by
Sharon Raj murder case: Court to pronounce quantum of sentences on January 20; prosecution seeks capital punishment for the prime accused

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Additional District Sessions Court, Neyyattinkara, will pronounce the quantum of punishments for the convicts in the Sharon Raj murder case on Monday (January 20, 2025). Judge A.M. Basheer had, on Friday, found the prime accused, S.S. Greeshma, guilty of various offences including murder and causing harm using … Read more

Ranjith Sreenivas murder case: Hearing on quantum of punishment held

by
Ranjith Sreenivas murder case: Hearing on quantum of punishment held

The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I on January 22 heard arguments of the defence side on the quantum of punishment for the convicts in the BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case. Last week, judge Sreedevi V.G. found all 15 accused, belonging to the now proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI) and its political arm Social … Read more

Sajad Lone asks security agencies to relook current policy of ‘macro-level punishment’

by
Sajad Lone asks security agencies to relook current policy of ‘macro-level punishment’

JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone. File | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) president Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday appealed for a relook at the policy adopted by the security agencies in Kashmir.  Claiming that individuals, both young and old, were rounded up by the police in the past 24 hours in … Read more

Trust deficit is an incurable ailment, says HC while confirming punishment imposed on postmaster for misappropriating villagers’ money

by
Trust deficit is an incurable ailment, says HC while confirming punishment imposed on postmaster for misappropriating villagers’ money

The issue is not about money but the damage to postal department’s reputation, says Central government senior panel counsel | Photo Credit: File Photo Trust deficit is an incurable ailment. In rural areas, the money saved by the villagers may be smaller in quantum but the trust they repose on banks and post offices is … Read more

Woman killed by live-in partner | Congress calls for strictest punishment for perpetrator

by
Woman killed by live-in partner | Congress calls for strictest punishment for perpetrator

Undated photo of Shraddha Walkar, who was allegedly strangled by her live-in partner Aftab Ameen Poonawala. Poonawalla allegedly chopped Walkar’s body into nearly 35 pieces, kept them in a fridge for almost three weeks and then dumped them across the city over several days, according to police. | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on November … Read more

Effect of Spanking on Kids’ Brains Similar to Abuse

by
Effect of Spanking on Kids’ Brains Similar to Abuse

April 19, 2021 — Rare is the parent who’s never so much as thought about spanking an unruly child. But a new study provides another reason to avoid corporal punishment: Spanking may cause changes in the same areas of a child’s brain affected by more severe physical and sexual abuse. Previous research … Read more