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  Lt Gen Brar's attackers jailed by British court

  World | December 11, 2013 0:02 IST

  London: Three Sikh men and a woman convicted of carrying out a revenge attack on Lt Gen (retired) K S Brar for his role as commander of Operation Blue Star in 1984 were today sentenced

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  Former world heavyweight champion Hide jailed

  Other Sports | November 30, 2013 12:13 IST

  Cambridge, England: Former world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for agreeing to sell cocaine in an undercover operation by a British newspaper.   The 42-year-old Briton, who was WBO

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  Indian diplomat's paedophile son jailed for over 10 yrs in Australia

  World | September 26, 2013 16:53 IST

  Melbourne: A 34-year-old paedophile son of an Indian diplomat was today sentenced by an Australian court for over ten years in jail for a series of sexual offences and faces deportation at the end of

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  Indian national jailed for causing fatal accident in Singapore

  World | May 22, 2013 10:23 IST

  Singapore, May 22: A 25-year-old Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a Singapore court for eight weeks and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of a compatriot worker and injuring

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  US soldier jailed for selling secrets to fake Russian spy

  World | April 17, 2013 8:11 IST

  Washington, April 17: A US military policeman based in Alaska has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and given a dishonourable discharge for selling US military secrets to someone he thought was a Russian

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  Hindu religious leader jailed in US for visa fraud

  World | January 25, 2013 19:03 IST

  Washington, Jan 25: A Hindu leader from India, who had established a temple in Milwaukee city of the US state of Wisconsin, has been jailed for 37 months for religious visa fraud and would be

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  Hooligan jailed for 16 weeks for goalkeeper attack

  Football | October 23, 2012 8:36 IST

  Sheffield (England), Oct 22: A football hooligan was jailed for 16 weeks Monday for assaulting a goalkeeper during an English league game following an all-day drinking binge.Aaron Cawley, a 21-year-old from Cheltenham, told police he

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  Ex-top cop in China scandal jailed for 15 years

  World | September 24, 2012 15:31 IST

  Chengdu (China), Sep 24: The Chinese police chief whose thwarted defection exposed high-level murder and set off political infighting was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday, setting the stage for China's leadership to close

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  Indian-Origin Minister Jailed For Corruption In Nepal

  World | February 21, 2012 23:18 IST

  Kathmandu, Feb 21: Nepal's Indian-origin Minister for Information and Communications J P Gupta was today jailed for one-and-a-half years and fined Rs 8.4 million by the Supreme Court for amassing property worth Rs 20.8 million

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  Disgraced Pakistan Cricketer Duo's Appeal Rejected

  Cricket | November 23, 2011 20:09 IST

  London, Nov 23: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and his team-mate Mohammad Amir's appeals against their jail sentences in the spot-fixing case was today rejected by the Court of Appeal which said the players could

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  Three Pak Cricketers, Agent Jailed By London Court For Spot Fixing

  Cricket | November 03, 2011 22:14 IST

  London, Nov 3: Three Pakistan cricketers and an agent were sent to prison in Britain on Thursday for their involvement in one of the biggest fixing scandals to tarnish the sport.Former captain Salman Butt received

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  Lindsay Lohan Sentenced To Jail For 30 days

  Hollywood | November 03, 2011 16:02 IST

  Los Angeles, Nov 3: A judge on Wednesday sentenced Lindsay Lohan to serve 30 days in jail for a probation violation.Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner sentenced the actress for violating the terms of her release

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  Iran Releases 2 Americans Jailed As Spies

  World | September 21, 2011 21:13 IST

  Tehran, Sept 21: Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies have been released from Tehran's prison after more than two years in custody.Associated Press reporters saw a convoy of vehicles with Swiss and Omani diplomats

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  Indian In Oz Jailed Over Road Rage Attack On Compatriots

  World | August 17, 2011 11:51 IST

  Melbourne, Aug 17:   An Indian student was today handed down a jail term of two-and-a-half years by an Australian court, which found him guilty of recklessly causing serious injuries to a group of compatriots during

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  Two Ex-Presidential Candidates Jailed In Belarus

  World | May 27, 2011 17:33 IST

  Minsk, Belarus, May 27: Two presidential candidates who challenged the autocratic president of Belarus in last year's election were sentenced to jail Thursday.A district court in the capital, Minsk, sentenced Nikolai Statkevich and Dmitry Uss

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  Jailed IMF Chief Demands VIP Treatment In Lockup, Request Rejected

  World | May 16, 2011 15:34 IST

  New York, May 16: International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Sunday was outraged that he wasn't getting the VIP treatment he's accustomed to as the jet-setting head of the IMF and darling of the

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  Indian Born Surgeon Loses Appeal In Aus Court

  World | April 21, 2011 13:48 IST

  Melbourne, Apr 21:  Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel jailed over fatally bungled surgeries today lost an appeal against his conviction in an Australian court, with the judge observing that “the case could hardly be more grave”.The

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  Jailed Pro-Maoist Leader Chhatradhar Mahato Files Nomination

  Politics | April 19, 2011 18:40 IST

  Jhargram, West Bengal,  Apr 19: Jailed PCPA leader Chhatradhar Mahato today filed nomination for the Assembly elections from Jhargram constituency in Maoist-affected West Midnapore district.Mahato was brought from the central correctional home, where he is

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  Former Beauty Queen Jailed For Kidnapping And Torturing Her Ex-Beau

  Hollywood | December 11, 2010 16:32 IST

  London: A 28-year-old former beauty queen accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and torturing of her ex-beau has been sentenced to two years in prison and six years' probation.Kumari Fulbright, who participated in Miss Arizona in

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  Nobel Peace Prize For Jailed Chinese Dissident

  World | October 08, 2010 15:55 IST

  The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was on Friday awarded to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China".For over two decades, Liu Xiaobo has been a strong spokesman for