Am sure Pakistan will note verdict on Kasab: Krishna
August 29th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) India Wednesday expressed the hope that Pakistan will take note of the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab, the ... Read more...
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Ukraine to extradite Putin death plot suspect
August 24th, 2012 - 2:26 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, Aug 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Ukranian court has given a ruling to extradite to Russia a Kazakhstani citizen, held as the second suspect for attempting to kill Russian President ... Read more...
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Two Indians freed from death row in Malaysia
August 7th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 7 (IANS) A court of appeal in Malaysia Tuesday freed two Indians from the death row after their conviction for carrying narcotics into the country was said ... Read more...
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Asif rules out taking asylum in UK
June 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS) Former Pakistani paceman Muhammad Asif says he is not seeking asylum in Britain and wants to return home as soon as possible.Asif was released from prison ... Read more...
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Couple sue over noisy wooden floor
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) A couple here has launched a legal action claiming their lives had been made hell by the clicking of heels on the wooden floor of the ... Read more...
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Was treated as a slave in Britain: Indian housekeeper
February 24th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) An Indian housekeeper has accused a British government lawyer of keeping her as a "slave" and feeding her with scraps for over four years.Counsel for Pratima ... Read more...
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Relief for Abu Salem as apex court stays trial in 1993 blasts (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a breather for Abu Salem, the Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in the two cases before the Mumbai TADA court in connection ... Read more...
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Relief for Abu Salem in 1993 blasts
February 17th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a relief to Abu Salem, the Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in the two cases before the Mumbai TADA court in connection ... Read more...
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Osama top aide not to be deported from Britain
January 17th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) The right-hand man of slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Europe may be released after a court ruled he could not be deported from ... Read more...
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Butt and Aamer’s appeals rejected
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer's appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam were rejected Wednesday.
"The pair were not present at the Court of ... Read more...
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Bill Gates to testify in Utah in the Novell Inc. suit
November 21st, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, will take the stand and testify in a suit filed by Novell Inc. The suit against the world’s largest software ... Read more...
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Appeals of Butt, Aamer to be heard Wednesday
November 19th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) The appeals of jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Aamer will be heard by the Court of Appeal Wednesday for their involvement in spot fixing ... Read more...
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Iranians not after weapons, favour culture: Ahmadinejad
November 13th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Iran is not after weapons as Iranians are men and women of "logic" and "culture", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday in an attack against western agencies ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks founder Assange faces extradition to Sweden
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks whose expose embarrassed several governments, Wednesday lost an appeal in a British court and now could be extradited to Sweden ... Read more...
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17 Indians on death row to be freed
September 12th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 12 (IANS) Seventeen Indian nationals, originally sentenced to death by a Sharjah court for the murder of a Pakistani man, are expected to be released from jail within ... Read more...
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Gurkhas take pension battle to European rights court
June 20th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) Nepalese veterans of the British Army are taking their battle for equal pension rights to the European Court of Human Rights, the Guardian reported Monday.After winning ... Read more...
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Canadian apex court clears way to recoup Kanishka accused’s legal bill
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Ontario (Canada), Apr. 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for the British Columbia government to wrest 5.2 million dollars in legal fees from a man acquitted of ... Read more...
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Indian-origin ‘Dr. Death’ Patel loses manslaughter appeal, to approach HC
April 21st, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Apr. 21 (ANI): A lawyer representing Indian-origin former Bundaberg surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel, has said her client will now approach the high court after losing a manslaughter appeal in a Court ... Read more...
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Phil Spector’ lawyers appeal to overturn murder conviction
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 13 (ANI): Lawyers of music producer Phil Spector have urged a California appellate court to overturn his second-degree murder conviction, arguing that a Los Angeles judge made judicial errors.But judges ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian loses court appeal over LTTE link charge
March 10th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian activist accused of having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has lost his defamation appeal before a court.One ... Read more...
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Goalposts moved in Dr Death’s manslaughter trial
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 2 (ANI): Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel's lawyers have told a court in Brisbane that "the goalposts were moved" during his manslaughter trial, causing the jury to wrongly pronounce him guilty ... Read more...
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Families angry as Air India bomber appeals conviction
February 9th, 2011 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Feb 9 (IANS) Jailed Air India Kanishka bomber Inderjit Singh Reyat's petition to challenge his latest conviction has angered families of the victims of the 1985 tragedy.After spending 15 years in ... Read more...
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Indo-Canadian cleared of killing son after 19 years
January 21st, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 21 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian man, who was convicted in the death of his five-year-old son 19 years ago, Thursday was cleared of murder charges.Wiping tears from his eyes ... Read more...
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Brit tycoon re-allowed to host ’sex orgies’ in mansion after judge lifts ban
January 15th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A British property developer and entrepreneur, who had been banned from hosting 'sex parties' at his 20 million pounds mansion, could do so again after a judge lifted ... Read more...
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Yorkshire Ripper to die in jail after losing appeal against life sentence
January 15th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed 'The Yorkshire Ripper', will be spending the rest of his life in Broadmoor Hospital after he lost an appeal against his ... Read more...
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Sex-change man cannot be registered as woman: Malaysian court
January 8th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 8 (IANS) A high court in Malaysia has dismissed the application of a 35-year-old man, who underwent a sex-change operation more than four years ago, to change the gender ... Read more...
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We won’t pay blood money, say Indians on UAE death row (Third Lead)
December 31st, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah/Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Claiming innocence, 17 Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have refused to settle the case by paying blood money ... Read more...
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Indians on death row in UAE refuse to settle case with blood money (Second Lead)
December 31st, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 31 (IANS) Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the UAE, have refused to pay the blood money to settle the case as offered by the ... Read more...
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Indians on death row in UAE: Victim’s family ready for blood money (Lead)
December 31st, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 31 (IANS) Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been offered a lifeline with the victim's family agreeing to settle ... Read more...
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Indians on death row: Victim’s family ready for blood money
December 31st, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 31 (IANS) Seventeen Indians who are facing death sentence for killing a Pakistani man in the UAE have been provided a lifeline by the victim's family who have agreed to ... Read more...
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Children’s groups in UK warned not to play games in the dark
December 22nd, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): A Court of Appeal has warned children's groups not to play games in the dark after it upheld a compensation award to a scout injured during night activities. ... Read more...
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Canada gets tough on terror, hikes jail terms in Toronto plot
December 18th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 18 (IANS) Toughening Canada's much criticized lenient stand on terrorism Friday, a court of appeal here raised sentences of terrorists jailed in the famous Toronto-18 plot. The Al-Qaeda-inspired ... Read more...
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Pink Floyd win battle against EMI
December 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): After nine months, rockers Pink Floyd have won the right to have the band's music sold only in album form and not as individual tracks.The group triumphed over ... Read more...
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Even judges are confused by the law, says Britain’s top judge
December 16th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Some laws in Britain are so complex that even senior judges in the country found it hard to decipher them, a media report said Thursday. It takes much ... Read more...
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Sodomy II: Former Malaya Deputy PM Anwar fails to disqualify judge
December 6th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 6 (ANI): Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly failed in his second bid to disqualify high court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah from presiding over ... Read more...
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