Drug smugglers Baltej Singh and Himatjit Kahlon lose final bid to overturn jail terms in NZ’s largest meth importation case

[ad_1] Two men behind New Zealand’s largest-ever methamphetamine importation operation have failed in their final attempt to overturn prison sentences of more than 20 years, after the country’s supreme court dismissed their applications for leave to appeal.Baltej Singh and Himatjit Singh Kahlon were convicted over an international drug trafficking network that imported up to 741kg […]

New details surface as ChudTheBuilder’s release bid stalls despite Alex Rosen offering $100,000 toward bond

[ad_1] New details surface as ChudTheBuilder’s release bid stalls despite Alex Rosen offering $100,000 toward bond (Image via Getty) Dalton Eatherly, better known online as ChudTheBuilder, remains in jail after a Tennessee judge refused to lower his $1 million bond during a court hearing on June 3. The decision came even after YouTuber Alex Rosen […]

HC to CBI: Set up SIT to probe RG Kar probe lapses & ‘hush-up’ bid | India News

[ad_1] KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court, hearing a plea filed by the parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to form a three-member special investigation team (SIT) within 48 hours to probe alleged “lapses” by the state police and hospital authorities during the initial investigation and […]

Indian-origin driver who caused 2018 crash killing 16 loses final bid to stay in Canada, lawyer says he’s stressed, attending counselling

[ad_1] Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018, killing 16 people, and was sentenced to eight years in prison, lost his last bid to stay in Canada, his lawyer revealed. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) rejected one of the last two bids for Sidhu to stay in the […]

Kuwait: Ministry of Finance to sell iPhones, iPads and more at sealed auction – Here’s how to bid | World News

[ad_1] Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance launches a sealed-bid auction selling unused gadgets / Image: AI Illustration The Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance has officially announced a unique public auction that has tech enthusiasts and bargain hunters talking. This isn’t just any sale; the government is offloading a significant collection of iPhones and iPads that previously belonged […]

Bolsonaro house arrest bid fails: Brazil top court rejects plea; health concerns dismissed

[ad_1] Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro (File photo) Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday turned down former president Jair Bolsonaro’s plea to serve his prison term under house arrest, according to a court ruling.Bolsonaro’s legal team had filed the request a day earlier, arguing that the 70-year-old should be allowed to remain at home on health […]

Loss-making PIA on block: Pak moves to sell national carrier; previous bid failed

[ad_1] Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan will hold bidding on December 23 to sell its state-owned carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), state media reported on Wednesday.Also Read: PIA apologises for controversial ad featuring Eiffel Tower after brutal trolling The loss-making airline is being privatised as part of a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, which […]

‘Better work on your H-1B visa’: MAGA supporters grill Vivek Ramaswamy after Trump backs his Ohio governor bid

[ad_1] Vivek Ramaswamy thanked US President Donald Trump for endorsing his bid to become Ohio’s next governor — but the response online showed how divided the Republican base remains over his candidacy.Ramaswamy posted a message on X soon after Trump’s endorsement, writing: “Thank you, Mr President, for securing our border & making America safer. Now […]

There are lessons from Nixon era in Trump’s bid to freeze spending

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Before President Donald Trump asserted that he had the constitutional power to refuse to release money that Congress had directed him to spend, another president made that same bold claim. It did not end well. “The constitutional right for the president to impound funds,” President Richard Nixon said at a 1973 news conference, […]

Sean Combs case: Judge rejects Diddy’s bid to overturn felony prostitution conviction; could face 11+ years in prison

[ad_1] A US judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by Sean “Diddy” Combs to overturn his criminal conviction on felony prostitution-related charges, after prosecutors said the hip-hop mogul should spend more than 11 years in prison. US district judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan found “overwhelming evidence of Combs’ guilt” related to his treatment of two […]