Legal aid is a right of an accused, rules apex court
August 10th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that an accused getting free legal aid was a matter of right and no distinction could be made in upholding ... Read more...
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Three-day meditation in Gujarat before Delhi agitation: Ramdev
August 5th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Ahead of his agitation in Delhi starting Aug 9, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday said he will visit the memorial of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ... Read more...
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SC favours early hearing on detenu’s plea
July 28th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said it was the constitutional right of a person held in preventive detention to make a representation questioning his detention and ... Read more...
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SC notice to centre on facilities for Amarnath pilgrims
July 16th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Taking note of reported deaths of 67 pilgrims who fell sick on way to the holy shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme ... Read more...
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Sibal rebuffs talk of UPA-II policy paralysis
July 5th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Rebuffing talk of "policy paralysis" of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) II regime, union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday said the central government has ... Read more...
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Give copies of remand application to Kazmi: Court
May 25th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday allowed the plea of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, held for his alleged role in the Feb 13 blast in an ... Read more...
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Israeli embassy car blast: ‘Missing’ documents traced
May 24th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Documents reported "missing" from a Delhi court in a case against journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, held for his alleged role in the Feb 13 ... Read more...
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Court sets aside report against Ramjas College vice-principal (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has set aside an inquiry report on the basis of which Ramjas College vice-principal B.N. Ray was sacked on charges of ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on exam to recruit police officers
April 11th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved till April 25 its order on a petition challenging the government's decision to recruit an additional 1,400 Indian Police ... Read more...
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Press Council warns Maharashtra government
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The Press Council of India Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan asking why his government should not be sacked for ... Read more...
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Bengal, centre spar over funds
February 9th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The West Bengal government Thursday refuted the Congress' claim that it was "understating" central assistance, and said it did not receive a penny more than ... Read more...
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States warned against infringing on press freedom
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken strong note of the recent attacks on the media, including the editorial offices of Maharashtra Times, and warned ... Read more...
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Prosecuting corrupt officials: court sets deadline for government (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday set the government a three-month deadline for sanctioning public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act.The apex court said this ... Read more...
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Hazare is impatient, says Congress
December 26th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Terming Anna Hazare as "impatient", the Congress Monday said that the social activist should have waited for the Lokpal bill to be passed in ... Read more...
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Team Anna moves court against steep ground charges
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) group Thursday filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against the Rs.3.77 lakh daily rental demanded by city ... Read more...
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Bengal mulls merging labour unions
October 20th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government is considering merging various labour unions in industrial units to tackle problems caused by their large number, a minister said Thursday."The industrial ... Read more...
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Ramdev evicted for daring to raise voice, apex court told
October 17th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday was told that yoga guru Baba Ramdev suffered the wrath of the central government during his gathering at the Ramlila ground ... Read more...
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Broadcasters will be consulted on new TV guidelines: Soni
October 10th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) With the government's decision to recast policy guidelines for TV channels sparking outrage, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Monday assured broadcasters her ministry ... Read more...
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Telangana legislators removed from assembly building
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Police forcibly removed four legislators from the chamber of the deputy speaker at the Andhra Pradesh assembly building late Saturday, ending a nearly nine-hour-long episode.The ... Read more...
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Hazare threatens stir in Maharashtra over Lokayukta
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pune/Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Sep 22 (IANS) Reiterating his demand for a stronger Lokayukta in the state, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare Thursday said he will launch a popular movement in ... Read more...
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Meghalaya’s social activists condemn Hazare’s arrest
August 17th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 16 (IANS) Social activists in Meghalaya Tuesday slammed the central government for arresting Anna Hazare, even as a women's rights group lodged a complaint with the National Human ... Read more...
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Delhi lawyers protest Hazare’s detention
August 16th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Lawyers Tuesday organised a half-hour impromptu protest outside the Delhi High Court here against the detention of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare and his supporters, seeking ... Read more...
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Hazare writes to PM on fast from Aug 16 (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare said Monday he has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informing him about his decision to go on an ... Read more...
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Will go on fast from Aug 16, Hazare writes to PM
July 18th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare Monday said he has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informing him about his decision to go on an indefinite ... Read more...
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Hazare to approach Supreme Court — to protest
July 17th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Veteran Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare said Sunday that he will approach the Supreme Court Monday to ensure that he is allowed to protest ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt supports gay marriage
July 8th, 2011 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt supports the New York state's decision to legalise same-sex marriage, and says every American should have the right to marry whoever they ... Read more...
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Bengal’s finances healthy: Outgoing minister
May 20th, 2011 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Refuting claims that West Bengal's finances were in poor shape, outgoing Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta Thursday said the reverse was the case."For the past few days ... Read more...
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Is Iran President Ahmadinejad about to resign over row with Khamenei?
April 30th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Apr 30(ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly stopped showing up for work, sparking rumors of a possible power shift in the country.There are even rumors that Ahmadinejad is at his ... Read more...
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At crossroads: Bengal and the first time voter (First Person)
April 27th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
West Bengal was at the crossroads of history and my first vote could determine the path it would traverse. So, after waiting since childhood to step into a polling booth, D-day ... Read more...
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Centre doesn’t give money out of charity: Karat
April 21st, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Ridiculing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's claim that West Bengal's Left Front government has failed to utilise huge amounts of central grants, the Communist Party of ... Read more...
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Congress dissidents’ candidates will lose: Pranab
April 11th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Finance Minister and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the independents fielded by the dissident Congress leaders will face a humiliating defeat at the ... Read more...
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Saleh to sacrifice ‘blood and soul’ to confront opponents
April 1st, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, April 1 (IANS) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has vowed to confront with his "blood and soul" the anti-government street protests being staged in the country seeking his resignation.Addressing ... Read more...
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Becks lodges appeal to overturn court decision to throw out libel case
March 18th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 18 (ANI): Soccer ace David Beckham has launched a battle to overturn a court's decision to throw out his 15.5 million-pound libel claim against a U.S. magazine which printed ... Read more...
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Pak Supreme Court terms govt’s summary on FIA chief as ‘classified joke of the year’
March 12th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 12(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has described the secret summary of the government pertaining to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Waseem Ahmed as the 'classified joke of the year', and ... Read more...
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Inflation will come down to 7 percent by March: PM (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Admitting that inflation was a "matter of concern", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed hope that it would come down to seven percent by March."Inflation in ... Read more...
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