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Topic: conviction

Donald Trump, 1st felon in the White House. What’s ‘unconditional discharge’ & sentence’s significance

Trump was convicted last May in a hush money case, which revolves around charge he falsified business records to cover up payments to a former adult performer before 2016 election.

Donald Trump’s conviction in hush money trial — what the case was about & what happens next

New York jury found that former US President had falsified records in scheme to influence his 2016 Presidential elections. Despite conviction, Trump can still contest Presidential polls.

As Mukhtar & Afzal Ansari are convicted, story of a UP power clan & its fall from nationalism to gangsterism

Mukhtar Ansari was convicted under Gangster Act by a special court today along with his MP brother Afzal. The clan’s decline from heroism to crime & its three-decade journey littered with bodies.

Ghazipur court convicts Mukhtar Ansari under Gangsters Act, sentences him to 10 yrs in jail

The verdict comes four years after a CBI court acquitted Mukhtar and his brother Afzal in the 2005 murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. 

How corruption case initiated by Mizoram BJP chief led to conviction of party’s lone MLA

Case pertains to misappropriation of Rs 1.37 crore meant for road works. BJP MLA Buddha Dhan Chakma was with Congress when the case was filed.

SC has ordered Perarivalan release, but here’s why other 6 Rajiv convicts are still in jail

Convicts sought clemency from Tamil Nadu governor in 2015. Last month, SC questioned governor’s decision to send Perarivalan’s plea to President when he himself could take the call.

No skills, no jobs, just stigma—What do Indian prisoners do after they get out?

Despite serving time, ex-convicts struggle with rehabilitation. Here’s how we can change that

Can’t disqualify convicted politicians from contesting elections for life, govt tells SC

Law ministry says convicted politicians and public servants cannot be equated for the purposes of punishment because they are governed by two different laws.

Sirsa on total lockdown; people inside Ram Rahim’s dera told to leave

Police have inputs of about over 5,000 people being ready with petrol bombs, swords and rifles to retaliate in case of a forced evacuation

‘I will purify you’: What the two rape victims testified against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

The ordeal that the two rape victims had gone through at Ram Rahim’s dera as evidenced by court records

On Camera

Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.