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'Circumstantial evidence does not prove guilt': HC acquits man convicted for wife's murder

India, Sept. 9 -- Nashik resident Sampat Tongare, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for murdering his wife, was recently acquitted by the Bombay High Court. The circumstanti... Read More


HC acquits man convicted in 2017 for wife's murder

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- Nashik resident Sampat Tongare, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for murdering his wife, was recently acquitted by the Bombay High Court. The circumstant... Read More


After 19 yrs in jail, 7/11 acquitted accused get back on their feet

MUMBAI, Sept. 8 -- "I am struggling to find work," says Sajid Ansari, 49. Unlike millions of Mumbaiites grappling with a crowded job market, Ansari has another disadvantage. A former life convict in t... Read More


After 19 years in jail, what lies ahead for 7/11 acquitted accused?

India, Sept. 8 -- "I am struggling to find work," says Sajid Ansari, 49. Unlike millions of Mumbaiites grappling with a crowded job market, Ansari has another disadvantage. A former life convict in th... Read More


HC allows state govt to repair crumbling Bhiwandi road amid dispute

India, Sept. 4 -- Observing that multiple patches on Chinchoti-Kaman-Anjur-Mankoli Road in Bhiwandi were "in a state of serious disrepair," the Bombay High Court last week allowed the Maharashtra gove... Read More


Civil society groups renew protests

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Civil society groups in Maharashtra are preparing to launch fresh protests against the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, calling it "draconian" and an attempt to suppr... Read More


Civil society groups renew protests

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Civil society groups in Maharashtra are preparing to launch fresh protests against the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, calling it "draconian" and an attempt to suppr... Read More


HC allows state govt to repair crumbling Bhiwandi road

India, Sept. 4 -- Mumbai: Observing that multiple patches on Chinchoti-Kaman-Anjur-Mankoli Road in Bhiwandi were "in a state of serious disrepair," the Bombay High Court last week allowed the Maharash... Read More


Safeena Husain's 'incredible' journey to Magsaysay award

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- An interruption of about three years in her education after Class 12 made Safeena Husain (54) realise how that affected her confidence. Years later, she became the first person in h... Read More


Civil society groups renew PSA protests

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- Civil society groups in Maharashtra are preparing to launch fresh protests against the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, calling it "draconian" and an attempt to suppr... Read More