Calcutta High Court judge laments farmer suicides
February 11th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) In the wake of rising number of farmer suicides in the country, a Calcutta High Court judge Saturday said India was not yet free and ... Read more...
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2G: Supreme Court to hear Essar Tech’s plea Feb 17 (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said it will hear Feb 17 Essar Technologies Ltd's plea that the cheating case against the company in the 2G scam ... Read more...
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Rights group demands probe into Assam starvation deaths
February 9th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) A human rights group in Assam has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge for a probe into ... Read more...
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Judge falls asleep during Swedish trial
February 8th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gothenburg, Sweden, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Swedish court has ordered a retrial after an appeals court judge fell asleep during a trial. The unnamed judge insist that he did not fall ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 24 in Odisha (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 24 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with medicines, authorities said.The victims from Cuttack and Khordha districts fell ill Tuesday after ... Read more...
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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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26/11: Order reserved for taking cognizance of charge sheet
February 4th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi court here Saturday reserved its order for Feb 18 on taking cognizance of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet against Pakistani American ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: 64 convicts get jail terms in one case (Second Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four convicts were Tuesday given two to five years' jail terms by a CBI special court here in a case related to the multi-crore rupee fodder ... Read more...
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64 people sentenced in fodder scam (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four people were Tuesday sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment by a CBI special court here in a multi-crore rupee fodder scam that involved embezzlement ... Read more...
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Drug dealer gets death penalty
January 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) In a rare judgment, a special narcotics court here Saturday awarded death penalty to a man for dealing in drugs.Special Narcotics Court Judge Shalini Nagpal awarded ... Read more...
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Fresh setback for Modi, probe ordered into more fake shootouts (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In yet another setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed a panel headed by former apex court judge M.B. ... Read more...
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Fresh setback for Modi, probe in more fake gunbattles ordered
January 25th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In yet another setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed a panel headed by former apex court judge M.B. ... Read more...
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Gilani’s appearance great day for Pakistan: Judge
January 19th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) This was a great day in the history of Pakistan as the prime minister had appeared before the Supreme Court bench that issued a contempt ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa gets anticipatory bail in land scam case
January 17th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday secured anticipatory bail in a land scam case, taking to four the number of cases in which the ... Read more...
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Ansari concerned over Urdu’s declining popularity
January 14th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday expressed concern over the declining popularity of Urdu in the country, saying that it is less associated with people's daily ... Read more...
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Judge visits slums over gangrape case (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before issuing her order in the mater.Additional ... Read more...
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Judge visits slums over gangrape case
January 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before her order.Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, ... Read more...
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Curbs sought on liquor flow ahead of Punjab polls
January 11th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Former Delhi High Court judge Rajinder Sachar led a civil society delegation to the Election Commission here Wednesday, seeking a ban on supply of liquor ... Read more...
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‘Haqqani to survive punishment even if link with memo proved’
January 9th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former amabassdor to the US, cannot be punished under the law even if a link is established between him and the controversial ... Read more...
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Three blasts after Malaysian court acquits Anwar (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) At least two people were injured in three explosions near Kuala Lumpur High Court Monday, shortly after opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar ... Read more...
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Malaysian opposition leader acquitted in sodomy case
January 9th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) A Malaysian high court has acquitted Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy charge, capping almost two-year-long trial proceedings.The 64-year-old former deputy prime minister was ... Read more...
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Jagan’s aide remanded in CBI custody till Jan 9
January 4th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) A special court here Wednesday remanded Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's aide, Vijay Sai Reddy, in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till Jan 9 in ... Read more...
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British woman’s Indian hubby cannot enter country: Court
December 17th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) A British woman's Indian husband of 37 years has been barred by a court from entering the country because he cannot speak English.A law that requires ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: Probe against Krishna stayed
December 15th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Thursday stayed for four weeks a police probe into the alleged role of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in allowing illegal mining ... Read more...
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Illegal mining case: Hearing on Krishna’s plea Thursday
December 14th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 14 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court will Thursday hear External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's plea to dismiss an illegal mining case against him.Justice B.V. Pinto, who Wednesday took ... Read more...
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Krishna terms mining scam charges ‘unholy’ bid to malign him
December 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) External Affairs minister S.M. Krishna Thursday termed as "unholy attempts" at "character assassination" the allegations that he had allowed illegal mining in Karnataka for financial gains ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: Embarrassment for Congress as Krishna faces probe
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 3 (IANS) The Congress, reeling under attack over corruption and other issues at the national level, Saturday faced embarrassment as Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna came under ... Read more...
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Woman IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Friday granted bail to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Y. Srilakshmi in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa faces police probe in one more case
November 27th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, police Saturday began probing into a case of ... Read more...
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Apex court dismisses plea on Soumitra Sen impeachment
November 25th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking the quashing of Rajya Sabha proceedings on the impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen, then a judge of ... Read more...
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Apex court told about Gujarat panel on shootout deaths
November 14th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Monday that the Gujarat government has set up a special task force to probe the cases of alleged staged shootout ... Read more...
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No apex court relief for Times Now
November 14th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order directing Times Global Broadcasting Co. to deposit Rs.20 crore with the high ... Read more...
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‘West Bengal lags in juvenile justice’
November 12th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Observing that West Bengal lagged behind others in juvenile justice, a Calcutta High Court judge Saturday stressed on the need for spreading awareness on the issue ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa stays in jail, bail hearing Nov 8
November 4th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 4 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, arrested in two corruption cases, will complete three weeks in jail as his bail plea hearing was Friday adjourned ... Read more...
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Apex court judge withdraws from Jayalalithaa case (Lead)
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday put off for a day the hearing on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's petition, challenging a Bangalore court's order that ... Read more...
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