Zoo keepers use iPads, apps for apes
September 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jakarta, Sept 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Not only have humans been found to have an interest on electronic gadgets, but it has also been discovered that the apes in zoos have developed passion ... Read more...
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For Kasab, it’s now a question of when
August 30th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) With the Supreme Court upholding the death sentence for Pakistani terrorist Kasab, lawyers say he is now left with little legal recourse.Top lawyers opine ... Read more...
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Debate rages over judges who fall asleep on the job (The Funny Side)
August 24th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
A dramatic controversy is raging in the corridors of international justice. We all know judges have to be present at trials. But do they have to be paying attention? Do they ... Read more...
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Legal aid is a right of an accused, rules apex court
August 10th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that an accused getting free legal aid was a matter of right and no distinction could be made in upholding ... 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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US to judge Iran’s deal with IAEA on action
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) The potential deal between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog on nuclear inspection was a "step forward", said the White House Tuesday while stressing that the ... Read more...
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Apex court to take up presidential reference on natural resources
May 11th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday will take up for hearing a presidential reference whether the court could interfere with a policy decision of the government and ... Read more...
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69 convicted in fodder scam
May 3rd, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 3 (IANS) A CBI court Thursday convicted 69 people and acquitted 16 in the multi-crore fodder scam. Twenty-nine people have been sentenced to one to three years imprisonment ... Read more...
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Apex court receives presidential reference on 2G (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A presidential reference on whether the Supreme Court could interfere with a policy decision of the government and insist on auction as the only route ... Read more...
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Poor school students’ quota: Apex court verdict Thursday
April 11th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Thursday pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the right to education law that requires ... Read more...
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Court verdict delay violates constitutional mandate: Jurists
April 8th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Jurists have voiced concern on judges allegedly sitting over verdicts long after the conclusion of the arguments and said the practice violated the right to ... Read more...
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Supreme Court urges self-caution on exercising its powers
March 15th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court has urged self-caution in exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the constitution and should take recourse to these only sparingly."In ... Read more...
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HC slams Delhi government for land acquisition
March 10th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has slammed the Delhi government for failing to respond to a plea by 172 farmers over takeover of their land using ... Read more...
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Decisions taken by two heads not always better than one
March 7th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Important boardroom decisions and those relating to family matters are often taken by a number of heads - two, three or more. But are they any ... Read more...
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S&P; downgrades 34 Italian banks
February 11th, 2012 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 11 (IANS) Standard & Poor's rating agency has downgraded 34 Italian banks.The banks whose ratings were cut included the country's biggest bank Unicredit, which was downgraded from A ... Read more...
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‘Simple names win more favour at workplace’
February 9th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) The simpler and more pronounceable your name, the more it is likely to win you friends and favour at the workplace, say scientists.In the first study ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: Lalu, Jagannath statements to be recorded
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 2 (IANS) The statements of two former Bihar chief ministers -- Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra -- will be recorded from Feb 13 in a special Central ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to decide three 2G matters Thursday (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Three issues related to the 2G case, including Home Minister P. Chidambaram's alleged role in the scam, are expected to be decided by the ... 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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Ranchi court convicts 64 in fodder scam
January 31st, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four people were Tuesday jailed for two to five years by a special CBI court here in a multi-million rupee fodder scam case.The 64 people, including ... Read more...
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In intercaste marriage, facts decide offspring’s status: Court
January 19th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the determination of caste of a person born of a marriage between a tribal and a non-tribal cannot be ... Read more...
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Larger apex court bench to decide Pakistani accused’s plea (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday referred, to a larger bench, a Pakistani national's petition challenging his death sentence in the 1997 Karol Bagh bomb blast here ... Read more...
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Soni backs Katju on media’s self-regulation
November 17th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday defended Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju for initiating a debate on whether to have ... Read more...
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Children can sense natural objects beyond ownership
October 7th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 7 (IANS) Even three-year-olds can sense that while man-made objects are owned, natural products like pine cones and sea shells are beyond ownership, new research has found."This provides ... Read more...
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Can cleanliness wash away guilt?
October 6th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Religious rites like baptism make sense because it is about cleansing of impurities.By washing hands, taking a shower, or even thinking of doing so, "people can ... Read more...
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Anu Malik’s daughter graduates to songwriting
October 6th, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) She made her singing debut four years ago when she was all of 16. And now Anmol Malik, daughter of Bollywood composer Anu Malik, has ... Read more...
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Chidambaram is guilty in 2G scam, says Subramanian Swamy
October 4th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 4 (IANS) Keeping up his attack on Home Minister P.Chidambaram, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Tuesday said he was as guilty as the jailed former communications minister A. ... Read more...
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Supreme Court permits export of 1,000 tonnes of endosulfan
September 30th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted the export of over 1,000 tonnes of already manufactured insecticide endosulfan, subject to strict monitoring and supervision by officials of ... Read more...
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Land acquisition: Court notice to centre, Delhi government
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the centre, Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) after taking note of the plea filed ... Read more...
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Transparency panel’s order on Supreme Court cases stayed (Lead)
September 13th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commissioner (CIC) order to the Supreme Court registry to maintain data about the period for which ... Read more...
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Apex court adjourns hearing in Jayalalithaa graft case
September 6th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa seeking exemption from personal appearance before a Bangalore ... Read more...
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Jaitley seeks new commission to appoint judges
August 19th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Demanding an national judicial commission for appointing judges, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Thursday said there should be an objective criteria ... Read more...
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High court quashes Greater Noida land acquisition (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday ordered that agricultural land of farmers of Patwari village, acquired by the Greater Noida Authority in 2008, be restored to them.The ... Read more...
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Civil society seeks referendum on PM in Lokpal’s ambit
July 17th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) Civil society members on a joint Lokpal bill drafting committee favour a referendum on the differences with the government over the inclusion of the prime ... Read more...
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Coe backs Thompson to light the Olympic flame
July 15th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) London Olympics Organising Committee chairman Sebastian Coe nominated Daley Thompson as his choice to light the Olympic flame in just over a year's time.Coe, who ... Read more...
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