Riot victims’ rehabilitation national duty: SC
September 19th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the rehabilitation of riot victims was a national responsibility and could not just be construed within legal and moral ... Read more...
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Patents law provisions conflicting, Novartis tells SC
September 18th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Swiss pharma company Novartis Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there cannot be conflicting provisions in a patents statute where one provision recognises innovation in ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi ‘decoded’ in book
September 13th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Does Rahul Gandhi have an overarching political and economic vision? asked panelists at a book release function here Wednesday while debating the strategy and ... Read more...
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SC again asks Novartis to cut cancer drug price
September 12th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday once again asked pharma company Novartis to scale down the price of its cancer drug Glivec, made from compound imatinib ... Read more...
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SC against guidelines on court reporting, allows curbs (Second Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said there can be no blanket guidelines to regulate media reporting of sub-judice matters across the board but postponement of reporting ... Read more...
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SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah’s bail in Sohrabuddin case (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a CBI plea for cancelling the bail of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin ... Read more...
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Foreign arbitration awards beyond Indian courts’ jurisdiction, says SC
September 6th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) In a boost to foreign investors, the Supreme Court Thursday held that if an Indian investor chooses to go for arbitration with a foreign company ... Read more...
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SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah’s bail in Sohrabuddin case
September 6th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a CBI plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah by the state ... Read more...
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Apex court strikes down rounding off marks for admission
September 1st, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) In a ruling that would impact thousands of students, the Supreme Court has held that there can be no rounding-off of the percentage of marks ... Read more...
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BJP legislator, 31 others get life terms for Naroda Patiya carnage (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A special Gujarat court Friday sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party legislator and former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani to 28 years in jail for her involvement in ... Read more...
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Naroda Patiya massacre: Ex-minister Kodnani, 31 convicted (Second Lead)
August 29th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Ten years after a mob hacked and burnt to death 97 Muslims in Naroda Patiya locality here during riots, a Gujarat special court Wednesday convicted ... Read more...
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CBI to file charge sheet in Prajapati killing in few days (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The CBI told the Supreme Court Tuesday it will file a charge sheet in a couple of days in the 2006 alleged staged shootout killing ... Read more...
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CBI to file charge sheet in Prajapati case few days
August 28th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The CBI told the Supreme Court Tuesday it will file a charge sheet in the Tulsiram Prajapati staged shootout case in a couple of ... Read more...
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Inter-Institutional TT: Double delight for Ghosh, Ghatak
August 27th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Teenager Soumyajit Ghosh and veteran Poulomi Ghatak captured the singles and doubles crowns at the 42nd All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships here Monday.Twenty-year-old Ghosh anointed himself ... Read more...
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Inter-Institutional TT: Manika, Shamini, Mouma lose
August 26th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Three seeds bowed out of the women's section while the men's draw went according to rankings at the 42nd All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships here Sunday.In ... Read more...
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Aryan to face Bhaskar in sub-junior tennis final
August 17th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) Maharashtra's Aryan Goveas, the highest seed left in the boys singles draw, defeated Vikram Dahiya of Haryana 6-2, 7-6 (5) to enter the final of the ... Read more...
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Tennis: Bhaskar, Goveas score upset wins in sub-junior meet
August 16th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) PV Gnana Bhaskar from Andhra Pradesh, seeded nine, caused the biggest upset of the Adidas-TTT National sub-junior tennis championship when he ousted top seed BR Nikshep ... Read more...
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Indian named to Romney’s Asian American panel
August 11th, 2012 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has named the party's top Indian-American fundraiser, Dr. Akshay Desai, one of seven national co-chairs of his newly formed Asian Americans ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice to CBI on Jagan’s bail plea (Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the CBI on jailed YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's bail application in an illegal assets case, ... Read more...
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Majji scores hat-trick for Salcette FC
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Striker Majji A Majji scored four goals including a hat-trick to power Salcette FC to an emphatic 6-0 win against Crusaders SC in a Third Division ... Read more...
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Mental illness behind her, but nowhere to go (Feature)
July 31st, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) In the dimly-lit lobby of a shelter for the mentally-ill homeless, she sits reading the tattered printout of an e-mail from her US-based brother. The ... Read more...
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Hard for singers to sell individual work: Neha Bhasin
July 28th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Singer Neha Bhasin, who has recently released her new single "Tera mera", says it has become harder to sell one's individual work in times when ... Read more...
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Age no bar to Avika Gor for essaying new roles
July 28th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) She might be 15, but young TV actress Avika Gor doesn't let her age come in the way of her career. She says her stint ... Read more...
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Haj is not for making profits, says apex court (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said private tour operators (PTOs) engaged in travel and stay arrangements of Haj pilgrims going to Makkah and Madina could not ... Read more...
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SC declines government’s plea on VIP Haj quota
July 27th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain the central government's plea to defer, till next year, its July 23 order slashing the dignitaries quota of ... Read more...
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Haj is not for making profits, says apex court
July 27th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said that the private tour operators (PTOs), engaged in the travel of Haj pilgrims, could not undertake their enterprise with an ... Read more...
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I prefer hosting reality shows: Jay Soni
July 27th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Jay Soni, who gained popularity with his role as Ishaan in "Sasural Genda Phool", is ready to shake a leg in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5". ... Read more...
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VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage cut by apex court (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday reduced the VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage from 2,550 to just 300.The apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice ... Read more...
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VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage cut
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday reduced the VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage from 2,500 to just 240.Judges Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai said under the ... Read more...
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Anushka replaces Prachi for brand endorsement (With Images)
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma has replaced Prachi Desai as the face of SOFY, a brand of sanitary napkins from Japan-based FMCG company Unicharm.Anushka has been ... Read more...
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Mumbai faces serious water shortage
July 19th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Mumbai is likely to see a serious water shortage with poor monsoon rains rapidly bringing down water levels in the six lakes that feed the city.A ... Read more...
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Issue orders to check khap panchayats, SC urged
July 16th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday was urged to issue direction to police to take preventive steps to protect the life and dignity of people from the ... Read more...
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Visva-Bharati warden’s action traditional cure: Agnivesh
July 10th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A nationwide outrage over a Visva-Bharati warden asking a class 5 student to drink her urine for bed-wetting notwithstanding, social activist Swami Agnivesh claimed Tuesday ... Read more...
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Facebook drive brings in rain gear for poor kids
July 6th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 6 (IANS) The severe monsoon of Goa will now not hold back over 200 children from poor families from attending school.Thanks to a civil society initiative, the ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, surrounding areas
July 4th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas, including Thane and Raigad, Wednesday, disrupting road and rail traffic, officials here said.Although the downpour offered respite from the ... Read more...
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