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Kobad Ghandy: I cracked very often but I managed to get out

The activist, who was accused of being a member of the banned CPI(Maoist) and arrested in 2009, speaks of his new book chronicling the decade he spent in Indian jails

7 min read2 Apr 2021
Lounge

Indian woman who spent 18 years in Pakistani jail returns to find her land usurped

The 600sq ft plot of land that is encroached upon is the same one that helped the police establish Hasina Begum's identity as an Indian citizen

1 min read4 Feb 2021
Industry

What will happen to Carlos Ghosn when his 22-day detention ends on Monday?

Ghosn and co-accused Greg Kelly, a former Nissan Motor Co Ltd representative director, are likely to be charged the same day

3 min read7 Dec 2018
Politics

Hardik sentenced to 2 years in jail for riots

Hardik Patel, 25, was found guilty, along with Lalji Patel and A.K. Patel, of rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful assembly

1 min read25 Jul 2018
Politics

Lalu Prasad sentenced to 14 years in jail in fourth fodder scam case

RJD chief Lalu Prasad sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined Rs60 lakh by a special CBI court in the fourth fodder scam case

1 min read24 Mar 2018
Mint-lounge

Go to jail: A woman's journey from social work to prison

Anu Mishra was arrested and jailed for two years. Cases against her are still being heard. So why was she in prison for so long?

10 min read9 Jan 2018
Videos

Bihar's prohibition is filling jail cells

More than 70,000 people have been arrested in the northern state of Bihar, one of India's poorest regions, after a draconian prohibition law came into force in April 2016

30 Oct 2017
News

Rajat Gupta struggles to restore his reputation: report

Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has been trying to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune after the completion of his two-year prison term on insider trading charges

2 min read16 Aug 2017
Politics

Centre asks states, UTs to implement reforms in prison administration

Home ministry has suggested that the nomenclature of the Prisons Department be changed to Prisons and Correctional Administration

1 min read9 May 2017
News

Two Indian-Americans sentenced for massive credit card fraud

Two Indian Americans have been sentenced to over a year in jail and a year of house arrest in a $ 200 million international credit card fraud scheme

1 min read28 Mar 2017