Russia’s Pussy Riot go on hunger strike
July 5th, 2012 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (IANS) Members of the all-female Russian punk group Pussy Riot - who face up to seven years behind bars over an anti-Putin protest - Wednesday went on ... Read more...
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Britain fears issuing passports to terror suspects
April 6th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) Britain could find itself compelled to issue passports to suspected foreigners unless secret court hearings were allowed, a media report said Friday.Home Secretary Theresa May and ... Read more...
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Pakistani Hindus in duress, says daily
March 13th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Hindu families in Sindh province were living in fear and insecurity due to their young women being forcibly converted, said a leading daily that called upon ... Read more...
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Jailed Malegaon blast accused allowed AC train travel (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday allowed Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast in Maharashtra, to travel to Madhya Pradesh by ... Read more...
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Raja completes a year in jail, adapting well
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Having spent a year behind bars for his alleged involvement in the 2G scam, former communications minister A. Raja seems to have adapted to life ... Read more...
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Musharraf to be arrested on return to Pakistan
January 7th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will be arrested on his return in connection with the 2007 assassination of two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto, said an ... Read more...
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Musharraf to return home Jan 25 or 27
January 6th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who has been in self-imposed exile, has said he is ready to face the courts and would be returning home ... Read more...
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Amit Shah questions hearings in judges’ houses (Lead)
November 16th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there could be no hearing of cases at judges' houses ... Read more...
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London riots: Duggan was Manchester ganglord’s nephew
August 12th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Mark Duggan, a suspected drug dealer whose killing by police sparked off the London riots, was the nephew of a mafia leader who ran the Manchester ... Read more...
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Police guard from massacred Utoya camp missing
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian police have not been able to locate the whereabouts of a police guard who was due to be on the Utoya Island where 86 ... Read more...
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Medvedev to pardon jailed actress who set afire ex-hubby’s house
July 15th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pardon a jailed actress for setting on fire her ex-husband's apartment after he took away their daughter, the Kremlin said.A ... Read more...
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Order reserved on recording court hearings
July 6th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea to allow audio and video recordings of its proceedings as well as those of ... Read more...
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Britain deports Pakistani convicted for child sex crimes
May 31st, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) A Pakistani national, convicted for child sex crimes in Britain, has been deported from the country, a media report said Tuesday.Zulfar Hussain, 48, admitted carrying out ... Read more...
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Russian actress sentenced in France seeks pardon from Medvedev
May 27th, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian actress Natalia Zakharova, who is serving a three-year sentence for setting fire to her French ex-husband's apartment after he took away their daughter, ... Read more...
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Berlusconi appears in court for fraud, embezzlement case
March 28th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 28 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Monday appeared in a Milan court where he is standing trial for alleged tax fraud and embezzlement linked to the acquisition ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike against abductions leaves courtrooms deserted in Balochistan
March 1st, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Mar 1(ANI): Lawyers have boycotted court proceedings across Balochistan to protest against the abductions of lawyers and judges in the province, and demanded their immediate and safe recovery.The Balochistan Bar Association, ... Read more...
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US disappointed over Pak Govt’s failure to certify Davis’ diplomatic immunity status
February 18th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 18(ANI): The United States is disappointed that the Pakistan Government did not certify during the court hearing in Lahore that double murder-accused American official Raymond Davis possessed diplomatic immunity, US ... Read more...
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PF scam: Court threatens warrants against accused judges
January 31st, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court trying the provident fund (PF) scam Monday asked the defence lawyers for the six accused judges to furnish an undertaking ... Read more...
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We are starving, say ex-staff of Union Carbide
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Dec 23 (IANS) They are neither victims nor accused in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and yet 632 former permanent employees of the now defunct Union Carbide plant find ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan Granted Leave From Rehab For Thanksgiving Celebrations
November 26th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
This has indeed been a very bad day for not only Lindsay Lohan but also her parents who were involved in a messy divorce. LiLo’s relationship with her father was also ... Read more...
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PM urged to seek Anderson extradition during Obama visit
November 5th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek during his talks with visiting US President Barack Obama the extradition of ... Read more...
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Panjab University resembles fortress ahead of student polls
September 1st, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The sprawling 533 acre Panjab University (PU) campus here resembles a fortress with heavy security ahead of the Sep 3 students' council elections that have a ... Read more...
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Jesse James faces a deluge of lawsuits
June 14th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jun 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sandra Bullock’s separated husband is facing a deluge of lawsuits. He is in trouble from numerous sides. He is also involved in a lawsuit ... Read more...
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Actor Raghuvir Yadav released from jail
June 7th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Television actor Raghuvir Yadav, known for playing the title role in the comedy series "Mungeri Lal ke Haseen Sapne", was set free by a city court Monday ... Read more...
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Lobby behind police raids against me: Ruchika’s lawyer (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) Lawyer Pankaj Bhardwaj, a key player behind former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore's conviction in the Ruchika molestation case, Wednesday claimed that a lobby had conspired for the ... Read more...
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Uncertain future awaits Pakistanis as no end to constitutional, energy crises
May 28th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Mir MuhammadIslamabad, May 28 (ANI): The ongoing tussle between the Pakistan Supreme Court and the federal government is likely to add to the feeling of uncertainty prevailing in the country ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan asked to wear an ‘alcohol monitoring device’
May 25th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beverly Hills, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge has ordered actress Lindsay Lohan to wear an ‘alcohol monitoring device’. And that is not all, she has also been asked to ... Read more...
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Lawyer did not inform about court hearing: Ruchika’s father
May 11th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) S.C. Girhotra, father of molestation victim Ruchika, Tuesday said that his lawyer did not inform him about the hearing at Punjab and Haryana High Court here pertaining to ... Read more...
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Apex court gets it right in fourth attempt
April 22nd, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Conceding it erred, the Supreme Court has released four Madhya Pradesh natives who were sent to jail by it in November 2008, in a 1991 murder-cum-riot case, ... Read more...
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Berlusconi to duck corruption trial by claiming he is too busy to attend hearing
March 12th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 12 (ANI): Italian parliament has provided a new escape route to corruption-accused Silvio Berlusconi by passing a new law that allows the Prime Minister to claim he is too busy ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne begins year-long jail term
March 9th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 9 (IANS) Rapper Lil Wayne has begun a year-long prison term after a string of delays postponed his sentencing for weapons possession stemming from a 2007 arrest.
The "Lollipop" hitmaker, ... Read more...
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Jharkhand villagers accept rural court for justice
March 4th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaLalgarhi (Jharkhand), March 4 (ANI): Residents of Lalgarhi village in Jharkhand have evolved a justice system that prevents them to approach courts for day-to-day issues. Everyone here abides by ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen doesn’t want the court hearing to be recorded on TV cameras
January 15th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Aspen, Jan 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An attorney for Charlie Sheen has asked a judge in Colorado not to let TV cameras record a court hearing next week. This court hearing is ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror suspect Headley’s status hearing postponed
January 12th, 2010 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 12 (IANS) A Chicago court has postponed till Feb 23 a hearing on the status of the case against Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with scouting targets for ... Read more...
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South Dakota Woman Sets Blood Alcohol Record
January 3rd, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Rapid City, S.D., Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Marguerite Engle has set a unique record, which she is surely not going to be very proud of in future. The 45 year ... Read more...
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