Yeddyurappa told to appear in court in corruption case
February 4th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, his two sons, son-in-law and a former minister were Saturday told by a court to appear before it March ... Read more...
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Uphaar tragedy: Court seeks file on Amod Kanth (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday called for a file on former Delhi police officer Amod Kanth while hearing a plea seeking sanction to prosecute him ... Read more...
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Nail removed from American’s brain
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) A nail has been removed from an American man's brain which he hadn't known was there, The Telegraph reported Saturday.Chicago's Dante Autullo was recovering after undergoing ... Read more...
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Pakistani apex court moved against Lodhi sacking
January 17th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A petition has been moved in the Pakistani Supreme Court against the government's decision to sack the then defence secretary Lt. Gen. (retd) Naeem Khalid ... Read more...
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Flat of ex-poll official’s son burgled
January 15th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Burglars struck at the home of former election commissioner G.V.G. Krishnamurthy's son here and decamped with jewellery worth Rs.15 lakh, police said Saturday.Around five people ... Read more...
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Boycott cripples Rajasthan legal services
January 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 12 (IANS) Legal services in Rajasthan were crippled as lawyers boycotted work Thursday to protest the alleged suicide by a 30-year-old advocate following alleged police atrocities.The Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Lawyers clash with police in Jaipur
January 11th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Lawyers in Jaipur Wednesday went on a rampage, clashing with police and blocking roads after a 30-year-old advocate committed suicide, allegedly depressed over police atrocities.According to ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawyers protest senior advocate’s killing
January 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Lawyers in Pakistan observed a day-long strike Tuesday to protest the killing of a senior lawyer in Lahore city of Punjab province, Geo News reported.Nasrullah Waraich, ... Read more...
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2G: Unitech MD moves court for quashing of charges
January 6th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam, Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of charges framed against him by ... Read more...
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Agra lawyers to step up stir for high court bench
January 6th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 6 (IANS) Lawyers in the five districts of Agra division have decided to intensify their agitation for an Allahabad High Court bench in this city. And ... Read more...
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Lokpal passed by Lok Sabha is ‘useless’: Team Anna (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Team Anna Wednesday described the Lokpal bill passed by the Lok Sabha as "useless" and a "threat to democracy" and also dismissed reports of ... Read more...
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Team Anna rubbishes ‘weak’ Lokpal
December 28th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Describing the Lokpal bill passed by the Lok Sabha as "useless", Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Wednesday said there was no point in giving a ... Read more...
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Team Anna reiterates need for independent probe agency
December 26th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, December 26 (IANS) Team Anna member and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan reiterated Monday that if the CBI remained under the government control, the entire objective of the Lokpal ... Read more...
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Court restrains Star India’s cookery shows
December 24th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 24 (IANS) A district court here Saturday restrained Star India Pvt Ltd from exhibiting and telecasting shows under the trademark "Master Chef India 2" on Star Plus, and ... Read more...
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Mumbai hotels to be open all night on Xmas and New Year
December 24th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) All hotels in Mumbai will remain open till 5 a.m. Dec 24 and 31 to celebrate Christmas and usher in the New Year, an official said ... Read more...
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Achary a false witness created by CBI: Raja’s counsel (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja's counsel Friday termed his ex-aide Aseevatham Achary untruthful, saying that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had created him ... Read more...
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Residents drag wakf board to court over prayers (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Residents of south Delhi's Jangpura area Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Wakf Board and a charitable society failed to comply with ... Read more...
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ISKCON monks protest outside Russian consulate
December 19th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Nearly 150 monks of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Monday staged a protest outside the Russian consulate here to protest against a possible ban ... Read more...
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Court rejects petition challenging minister’s election
December 16th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 16 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court Friday dismissed a petition challenging School Education Minister Archana Chitnis's election from Burhanpur constituency in the 2008 assembly polls.Justice R.C. ... Read more...
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Arrest warrant against Mukesh Ambani by Kerala consumer court
December 16th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Dec 16 (IANS) The Thrissur consumer court Friday issued an arrest warrant against Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani for failing to adhere to its earlier ruling on a ... Read more...
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Evidence links Achuthanandan’s son with jailed ‘godman’
November 29th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Kerala High Court was Tuesday informed that there was evidence to link V.A. Arun Kumar, son of former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, with jailed "godman" ... Read more...
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Court refuses to hear appeal against Tiwari
November 15th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to hear an appeal filed by Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be the biological son of Congress leader N.D. ... Read more...
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Rajasthan cop surrenders in staged shootout case
November 9th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 9 (IANS) A Rajasthan Police Service officer accused of killing criminal Dara Singh in a staged police shootout surrendered before a court here Wednesday, a lawyer said. He ... Read more...
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Team Anna wants conduct of MPs in Lokpal Bill
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Members of Team Anna Thursday met a parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal bill to seek constitutional changes to include conduct of MPs too in ... Read more...
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Lawyers seek help for Madras High Court judge
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Advocates here met Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal of the Madras High Court and sought help for Justice C.S. Karnan, a judge from the Dalit community who ... Read more...
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Two arrested for cheating
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) An advocate from Chennai was arrested along with a friend for operating a fake employment racket, police said Wednesday.Tanuja G., 29, was held at her ... Read more...
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Pakistani panel discusses Osama raid
October 27th, 2011 - 5:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) A Pakistani panel probing the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden Wednesday interviewed high-ranking officials to know their opinion on the incident.Aftab Sultan, director general ... Read more...
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Probe assault on advocate in police station: Court (Lead)
October 19th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the police to register a case over the alleged beating of an advocate in a south Delhi police station ... Read more...
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McCartney gets puppies’ photo as wedding gift
October 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) An Indian organisation that works for animals has gifted a photograph of two puppies to the recently-married Beatles legend Paul McCartney and New York ... Read more...
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Hisar verdict referendum on Jan Lokpal bill: Kejriwal
October 17th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 17 (IANS) The Congress should learn its lesson from its devastating defeat in the Hisar parliamentary bypoll, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said Monday, terming ... Read more...
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Lawyer behind Yeddyurappa arrest faces contempt case
October 15th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) Bangalore advocate Sirajin Basha, whose complaint against B.S. Yeddyurappa resulted in the former Karnataka chief minister being jailed Saturday, now faces a case of contempt of ... Read more...
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Anna supporters bashed up by Ram Sene activists
October 13th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Activists of right-wing group Sri Ram Sene Thursday assaulted supporters of Anna Hazare outside the Patiala House courts complex, police said.
Team Anna supporters had ... Read more...
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Attack on Prashant Bhushan will be probed: Ambika Soni
October 13th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Condemning the attack Wednesday on Prashant Bhushan, a senior advocate and member of Team Anna, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday said the ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga gifts a sheep to Jonathan Ross
October 12th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lady Gaga shocked viewers when she walked into a live studio with a male sheep that she calls Kelvin. The Born this Way singer was reporting ... Read more...
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US issues worldwide alert after Al-Awlaki’s killing
October 2nd, 2011 - 8:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Department of State has warned US citizens worldwide about possible retaliation attacks after the death of a radical US-born cleric in Yemen.Anwar al-Awlaki, along ... Read more...
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