The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie chose on Tuesday not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case, which is expected to head to the jury as soon as Wednesday. Hadi Matar’s lawyer told the court that the 28-year-old – who already has been convicted of state-level attempted murder charges – would not take the stand at his trial on charges that include engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. “At this time, the defence rests,” lawyer Nathaniel Barone said....
The rapper takes the witness stand at his trial in Australia where he denies raping a fan in a hotel room.
Isabel Rose was convicted of trying to extort £100,000 from the UK banker and perverting the course of justice.
Wilson was accused of defaming young Australian actress Charlotte MacInnes, but cleared by a Sydney court.
The court dismissed the bail pleas filed by Sreejith, Dineeth, Amal, Shyju Salim, Anil Kumar, Nishad and Dinakar
The man accused of murdering former government minister Ann Widdecombe struck her 21 times on the top of her head with a hammer during the attack at her home earlier this month, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday. Widdecombe, 78, who was a prominent figure in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK but no longer a member of parliament, was found dead at her home in rural southwest England on July 9 after being attacked the day before. Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old white British national...
The prosecution has sought the death penalty for Chenthamara, while the defence has requested consideration of life imprisonment and other lesser punishments
Nearly 5,000 cases settled amicably in National Lok Adalat held across the district
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn denies damaging Donald Trump’s Washington, DC reflecting pool renovation.
His counsel withdrew the petition after Justice C. Kumarappan said he was not inclined to grant the relief
The investigating agency had sought two days of police custody, informing the court that verification of certain investigation aspects and scientific procedures remained pending
The victim had challenged the First Information Report for invoking only soft provisions of the law against N. Marie Wilson
Two Hong Kong men convicted of violating the Beijing-decreed national security law have said they joined a pro-independence group either to obtain asylum in Canada or “out of curiosity”. Courier Chan Tai-sum, 27, and waiter Ng Chi-tung, 25, pleaded guilty in the District Court on Friday to conspiracy to commit secession for their involvement with Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union between November 2024 and July last year. Defence lawyers said the pair were both diagnosed with...
In the plea filed before a special MCOCA court, Anmol stated that he intended to voluntarily surrender before the court to “face the ongoing trial and join the judicial proceedings in the interest of fair trial and further in the interest of justice”.
The Faizabad Bar Association’s resolution to not represent the accused in the Ayodhya Ram Temple embezzlement case has prompted the question on whether a Bar Association could collectively decide not to represent a particular accused
The dispute originated from a meeting held at the club premises, where Mr. Singh hosted a gathering that included individuals accused in the Bhima Koregaon case and facing prosecution under the UAPA
Riad Bouchaker denied attempting to murder three children and assaulting four other people on 23 November 2023.
Prosecution opposed the bail plea, claiming that Jithin Bhaskaran tried to destroy crucial digital evidence from his phone. It was also pointed out that his custodial interrogation was necessary to continue the probe
‘The safety of children in a school bus is not a matter of charity or convenience; it is a solemn obligation mandated under the statute as well’
Kushwaha is the alleged boyfriend of Raghuvanshi's wife Sonam, another accused who was granted bail on Tuesday (April 28) by the district and sessions court of Meghalaya's East Khasi district