Former China deputy security minister sentenced to 15 years jail
China`s former vice public security minister Li Dongsheng was jailed for 15 years for corruption offences, China Central Television reported on its official microblog account on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2016, 07:19 AM IST
Sanjay Dutt to be released from jail on February 27
Sanjay Dutt will be out of the Yerwada Jail in Pune in the last week of February.The Bollywood actor, who was convicted by the Supreme Court for illegal possession of arms in the 1993 Mumbai blasts
Jan 06, 2016, 11:35 AM IST
South African king to be jailed for kidnapping, assault
A South Africa traditional king of Nelson Mandela`s Thembu ethnic group was Wednesday due to start serving a 12 year prison sentence for arson, kidnapping and assault of his subjects.
Dec 31, 2015, 01:30 AM IST
Muslim couple jailed for plotting terror attacks in London
Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan have been sentenced to jail for life after being convicted of preparing for terrorist acts in London, British media reported on Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2015, 00:05 AM IST
ULFA leader Anup Chetia walks out of jail
Anup Chetia, the self-styled general secretary of insurgent group ULFA who was extradited from Bangladesh in November, walked out of jail on Thursday after the Gauhati High Court granted him bail.
Dec 24, 2015, 20:39 PM IST
Vyapam scan accused former MP minister Laxmikant Sharma released on bail
Vyapam Scam accused former higher and technical education minister Laxmikant Sharma was released on bail on Sunday.
Dec 20, 2015, 11:35 AM IST
Sri Lankan navy arrests six Tamil Nadu fishermen
Six fishermen of Pudukottai district were arrested by Sri Lankan navy while they were fishing near the Lankan coast, authorities said on Sunday.
Dec 20, 2015, 11:21 AM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: Court allows Peter Mukerjea's plea for home cooked food in jail
Peter had requested that he be allowed to get home food as he is a "senior citizen with heart ailments and is on medication to lower his cholesterol".
Dec 18, 2015, 19:08 PM IST
4,18,536 prisoners lodged in different jails in the country
There were a total of 4,18,536, inmates lodged in the jails in the country by the end of December 2014.
Dec 09, 2015, 18:16 PM IST
Delhi HC seeks status report on women undertrial prisoners in jail
A bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also asked the Delhi government to submit a report regarding the problems faced by these women undertrials.
Dec 07, 2015, 19:49 PM IST
Man behind Swissleaks scandal sentenced to 5 years in prison
Herve Falciani, the former HSBC employee whose disclosures uncorked the "Swissleaks" scandal on bank-supported tax evasion, was sentenced in absentia on Friday to five years in prison, Switzerland's ATS news agency said.
Nov 27, 2015, 20:22 PM IST
When Muslims paid Rs 50,000 to free 15 Hindu inmates from prison
As per a report, a group of Muslim men came together to collect around Rs 50,000 in donations in order to free 15 Hindus languishing in a jail.
Nov 27, 2015, 10:55 AM IST
Algeria ex-counterterrorism chief sentenced to 5 years in jail
Algeria's former counterterrorism chief was sentenced to five years in prison today for destroying documents and disobeying military orders, his lawyer said.
Nov 27, 2015, 06:29 AM IST
Nine Indian sailors to reach Delhi from Iran today
Nine Indian sailors, who were in a jail in Iran on charges of smuggling, have been released and will reach Delhi on Wednesday.
Oct 14, 2015, 08:31 AM IST
Tupac Shakur's letter from jail for sale at USD 225,000
A handwritten letter by hip hop star Tupac Shakur, which he penned from jail, is going up for sale for USD 225,000.
Oct 06, 2015, 12:38 PM IST
Reaction on the legal notice: Smriti Irani dares Rahul Gandhi to send her behind bars
Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday dared Rahul Gandhi to send her to jail, a day after the Congress served a legal notice on her over her land grab allegations against the Rajiv Gandhi Trust.
Sep 20, 2015, 22:16 PM IST
Georgia jails top opposition leader for four and a half years
A court in ex-Soviet Georgia on Friday sentenced a top opposition leader to four and a half years in jail for misspending public funds, a charge he denounced as trumped-up and politically motivated.
Sep 19, 2015, 07:05 AM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: British mission team meets Indrani in jail
A team from the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai met Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, while she is in judicial custody, official sources said here on Monday.
Sep 14, 2015, 23:24 PM IST
Afghan Taliban storm jail, release hundreds of prisoners
Taliban insurgents stormed a prison in Afghanistan on Monday, killing police and releasing more than 350 inmates, including nearly 150 deemed a threat to national security, and then attacked troops rushing to help, officials said.
Sep 14, 2015, 16:25 PM IST
At least 355 inmates escape after Taliban storm Afghan jail
Taliban insurgents stormed a prison in the central Afghan city of Ghazni early on Monday, killing police and releasing many prisoners, police said.
Sep 14, 2015, 08:55 AM IST
