US child custody row: Couple advised to await court verdict
September 13th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The government Thursday said it has advised an Indian couple embroiled in a custody battle with a child protection agency in New Jersey (US) to ... Read more...
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They alleged my son was on drugs and set himself on fire: Bedabrata Pain
September 12th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain has lost his case in a Los Angeles court over his son's death and says the authorities "alleged that my boy was ... Read more...
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Over half of Russians term Pussy Riot sentence fair
August 31st, 2012 - 8:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than a half of Russians believe sending three members of the punk group Pussy Riot to prison was a fair punishment, a survey by ... Read more...
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Naroda witnesses happy with court verdict (With Image)
August 29th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Shakeela Banu Ansari cannot forget the horror of the night of Feb 28, ten years ago when she lost her entire family to a murderous mob ... Read more...
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Minister’s involvement only with Modi’s consent: Congress on Naroda
August 29th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday welcomed the court verdict convicting a former Gujarat minister and 31 others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, saying that ... Read more...
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26/11 survivors, victims’ kin hail court verdict
August 29th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Survivors and kin of victims of the 26/11 terror attacks Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court judgment upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving ... Read more...
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Pussy Riot appeals verdict
August 28th, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Defence lawyers for Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have appealed the court verdict under which three members of the band were jailed.Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, ... Read more...
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SC notice to Tata Motors on Singur land (Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Tata Motors on a petition of the West Bengal government challenging a Calcutta High Court order that ... Read more...
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Two President’s Bodyguards get life term for rape
August 24th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Two armymen, members of the President's Bodyguards, were Thursday sentenced to life term for gangraping a college girl here in 2003 by the Delhi High ... Read more...
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I met Dawood Ibrahim once: Sanjay Dutt
August 15th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Tuesday admitted meeting underworld don Dawood Ibrahim once at a dinner that was hosted by him in Dubai. The actor ... Read more...
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West Bengal moves apex court on Singur land law
August 7th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court verdict holding the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act as ... Read more...
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Kachroo ragging death: Justice in suspended animation
July 17th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 17 (IANS) Justice seems to be in a state of suspended animation in the sensational case of of medical student Aman Kachroo who died after being ragged by ... Read more...
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Government panel wants natural resources’ auction, SC told
July 11th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that while the government was resisting auctioning of natural resources, its own high-powered ... Read more...
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NGO wants SC to reject presidential reference in 2G case (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) Tuesday urged the Supreme Court not to entertain the presidential reference in the 2G case.The NGO said that ... Read more...
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SUCI-C urges all parties to join Singur farmers’ movement
July 1st, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Singur (West Bengal), July 1 (IANS) Advocating Singur farmers' "right to snatch back their land", the Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C) Sunday urged political parties to join peasants ... Read more...
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Parties scramble to capture Singur turf (West Bengal Newsletter)
June 30th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The rural pocket of Singur that played a decisive role in shaping the big political change in West Bengal last year again seems headed towards ... Read more...
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US court absolves Union Carbide in Bhopal gas tragedy (Second Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 29 (IANS) A US federal court has ruled that neither Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) nor its former chairman Warren Anderson were liable for any environmental remediation or ... Read more...
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Setback for Virbhadra in Himachal poll arena? (News Analysis)
June 26th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Former chief minister Virbhadra Singh's long political career may have hit a wall following the graft charges filed against him and his exit from the, but ... Read more...
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Wasn’t aware Singur law needed president’s nod: Narayanan Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said that he was given legal advice that presidential assent was not needed for the Singur land law brought ... Read more...
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Gilani’s ouster didn’t shake Pakistan’s democracy: Daily
June 20th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) It may be "somewhat tragic" that Yousuf Raza Gilani was ousted as Pakistan's prime minister "so close to completing his five-year term", but the country's ... Read more...
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Gilani stands disqualified as PM, rules Supreme Court (Second Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified as prime minister as well as MP since the apex court's April 26 ... Read more...
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SC stays Rajasthan judicial services exam (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Rajasthan judicial services competitive examination (main) scheduled for June 30 over a candidate's plea alleging errors in the ... Read more...
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Congress was never serious about Muslim quota: Azam Khan
June 14th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has blamed the Congress for failing to get reservation for Muslims, and said the latter was never serious ... Read more...
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SC declines to stay Andhra court order against sub-quota (Third Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) In a major setback for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government, the Supreme Court Wednesday rejected, for now, its plea for a stay ... Read more...
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SC declines to stay Andhra court order against sub-quota (Second Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) In a major setback for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government, the Supreme Court Wednesday rejected its plea to stay an Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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Supreme Court no to stay Andhra court sub-quota order (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday turned down the central government's plea to suspend the operation of the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict quashing 4.5 percent ... Read more...
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Government files documents on minority sub-quota plea
June 12th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The central government Tuesday filed before the Supreme Court a set of documents supporting its plea seeking a stay on the Andhra Pradesh High Court ... Read more...
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UP local bodies’ election will go ahead: Supreme Court (Lead)
June 11th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) In a breather for the less than three-month-old Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court Monday declined to stall the election of chairpersons ... Read more...
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Apex court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota (Lead)
June 11th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to suspend for now the Andhra Pradesh High Court's verdict quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota for the minorities within 27 percent ... Read more...
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Apex Court refuses to suspend order on minority sub-quota
June 11th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to suspend for now the Andhra Pradesh High Court's verdict quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within 27 percent ... Read more...
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UP local bodies’ election will go ahead: Supreme Court
June 11th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) In a breather for the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court Monday declined to stall the election of chairpersons of the state's local bodies ... Read more...
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SC to hear Monday government plea on minorities’ sub-quota
June 9th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday will hear the central government's petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict quashing 4.5 percent reservation for the minorities in ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: SC rejects Nupur Talwar’s review plea (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday rejected dentist Nupur Talwar's petition seeking review of the earlier order that she and her husband Rajesh be tried for ... Read more...
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Auction of resources rational option, apex court told (Second Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) told the Supreme Court Monday that auction was the only "rational and legal" way for allocating the nation's ... Read more...
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Ghai celebrates Indian movie centenary with Cinema 100
June 1st, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Subhash Ghai Friday launched Cinema 100 and said it is an initiative to celebrate in his own way the centenary of Indian movies and not a ... Read more...
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