Nayanthara vs Dhanush legal battle: Court schedules hearing for January 22 : Bollywood News

Nayanthara vs Dhanush legal battle: Court schedules hearing for January 22 : Bollywood News

The Netflix docu-series Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale aimed at showcasing the journey of the Lady Superstar along with focusing on her relationship with Vignesh Shivan and their dreamy wedding affair in Tamil Nadu. However, the docu-series soon became mired in a legal controversy when Dhanush issued a legal notice against Netflix and Nayanthara for … Read more

Colorado lawmakers prepare bill limiting high-powered firearm sales

Colorado lawmakers prepare bill limiting high-powered firearm sales

Colorado lawmakers will again seek to ban the sale of certain types of semiautomatic firearms in the coming legislative session, embracing a new approach after more sweeping assault weapons bans died in the state Capitol in recent years. The new bill spearheaded by Democrats is aimed at building upon existing gun laws by prohibiting the sale, … Read more

Two men get jail for cheating investors in S$23 million forex trading pyramid scheme

Two men get jail for cheating investors in S million forex trading pyramid scheme

SINGAPORE: A court on Friday (Jan 3) handed down prison sentences and a hefty penalty to two men who ran a S$23 million (US$17 million) multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme that promised investors returns from foreign exchange trades. The pyramid scheme, which District Judge Soh Tze Bian described as “one of the most severe” cases of … Read more

Four men charged over fake quotations used to deceive Sultan Mosque

Four men charged over fake quotations used to deceive Sultan Mosque

SINGAPORE: Four men allegedly ran a scheme to deceive Sultan Mosque by submitting fake quotations for a digitalisation project in order to make a company’s bid appear more attractive. The quartet – Mohamad Daud A Rahim, Mohd Nasir Mohd Sairi, Mohd Nasral Awang and Mohd Zairil Ismail – were charged on Tuesday (Dec 31). Daud, … Read more

NIA court sentences Bangladeshi man to 7 yrs in jail for radicalising Muslim youths

NIA court sentences Bangladeshi man to 7 yrs in jail for radicalising Muslim youths

Bengaluru: A Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by an NIA court here for radicalising Muslim youths and raising funds for terror activities. Jahidul Islam alias Kausar has also been fined Rs 57,000 in the cases connected with offences of dacoity, conspiracy and raising funds, as well as procurement of … Read more

New Colorado gun tax aims to shore up state’s victim services

New Colorado gun tax aims to shore up state’s victim services

Colorado’s new voter-approved gun initiative has a target unlike those of previous measures meant to reduce gun violence. The tax on guns and ammunition is meant to generate revenue to support cash-strapped victim services, and it’s an open question whether it will affect firearms sales. The 6.5% tax on manufacturers and sellers — including pawnbrokers … Read more

Colorado bill would prohibit municipal courts from imposing more severe penalties than state court for the same crimes

Colorado bill would prohibit municipal courts from imposing more severe penalties than state court for the same crimes

Colorado lawmakers are set to introduce a pair of bills in the next legislative session that would bar municipal courts from imposing more severe sentences than state courts for the same crimes, as well as limit city courts from criminalizing missed hearings.  The first bill, sponsored by Rep. Javier Mabrey, a Denver Democrat, seeks to … Read more

Judge allows mistress of 71-year-old dementia patient to contest his children for deputyship

Judge allows mistress of 71-year-old dementia patient to contest his children for deputyship

SINGAPORE: When an elderly man developed dementia, a court appointed his eldest daughter and youngest son as joint deputies over his personal welfare, property and affairs. However, the children did not reveal the existence of their father’s mistress throughout the court proceedings. The couple have been in a relationship since 2014. When the mistress learnt … Read more

Jail for ex-foreman who bribed security guard to allow syndicate’s cigarette smuggling

Jail for ex-foreman who bribed security guard to allow syndicate’s cigarette smuggling

SINGAPORE: A former foreman was jailed for eight weeks on Thursday (Dec 19) for bribing a security guard to allow his syndicate to smuggle and sell contraband cigarettes. Theku Raja Suresh, a 41-year-old Indian national, pleaded guilty to two charges of corruption, with another two charges considered in sentencing. The court heard that Suresh was … Read more