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Zardari, Sharif join hands to tackle terrorism, economic woes

Zardari, Sharif join hands to tackle terrorism, economic woes

November 9th, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI -
img src="/newsportal/images/Nawaz Sharif-83172.jpg" alt="Nawaz Sharif" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="180" height="312" align="right" Islamabad, Nov.9 (ANI): Keen to tackle terrorism and the economic crisis in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ...

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Don’t pass conflicting judgements, apex court tells judiciary

November 7th, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday cautioned the higher judiciaries not to pass conflicting orders on a similar case as it would harm the justice delivery system.“Increase in the ...

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Corporates should pay more for cases in SC, HC: Parliamentary Committee

October 28th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice has stated that the Supreme Court and High Courts should charge corporate commercial bodies a higher fee for ...

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Over 65 per cent rate of conviction in CBI investigated cases

October 23rd, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that the rate of conviction in cases investigated by the Central Bureau ...

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Law Minister wants primacy of CJI in judicial appointments

October 20th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Law Minister H R Bhardwaj has said that he stood for the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justices of High Courts ...

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Right to vote should be ensured to undertrials: NHRC

October 12th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today recommended that undertrials be allowed to vote in the elections and the maximum period of detention of a person ...

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Government to introduce Judges Inquiry Amendment Bill 2008

Government to introduce Judges Inquiry Amendment Bill 2008

October 8th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct. 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to introduce the Judges Inquiry Amendment Bill 2008 during the winter session of Parliament. It also decided that as part of ...

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Regulatory body urged for electronic media

September 20th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Kozhikode, Sep 20 (IANS) Press Council of India chairman justice G.N. Ray said Saturday that the government was not keen on entrusting it with the regulation of the electronic media.He said there ...

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Kalam asks for unified intelligence agency to fight terrorism

September 17th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): Former president APJ Abdul Kalam has called for setting up a unified intelligence agency in India to fight terrorism in the wake of rising terror attacks ...

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Kolkata judge yet to receive note on his removal

Kolkata judge yet to receive note on his removal

September 11th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Justice Soumitra Sen, against whom India's chief justice has recommended impeachment, is still awaiting intimation from parliament of charges of alleged "criminal misappropriation" of over Rs.5.8 million from ...

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Pak lawyers to stage sit-ins protest across the country

August 25th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug 25 (ANI): Aitzaz Ahsan, President of Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association, today said that the lawyers and civil society will be holding countrywide sit ins on August 28 to ...

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Seven key charges against Musharraf, but will they stick, asks Pak editorial

Seven key charges against Musharraf, but will they stick, asks Pak editorial

August 17th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug.17 (ANI): An editorial in Pakistan''s Daily Times newspaper points out that there are seven main or salient charges against President Pervez Musharraf, as determined by a committee appointed by ...

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PML-Q leaders says Musharraf may quit Presidency before Aug 14

PML-Q leaders says Musharraf may quit Presidency before Aug 14

August 13th, 2008 - 9:50 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Aug 13 (ANI): A senior leader of the Kings Party the PML-Q has reportedly said that in the wake of impending Impeachment move against him, President Pervez Musharraf has ...

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Apex court’s new bench to hear graft case against judiciary

August 12th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) With the second senior most judge of the Supreme Court last Thursday abandoning the hearing of a graft case against the judiciary, the Chief Justice of India ...

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Uttar Pradesh court orders arrest of BSP legislator

Uttar Pradesh court orders arrest of BSP legislator

August 12th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Aug 12 (IANS) The district court of Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh has issued a non-bailable warrant against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Brijesh Mishra, one of the two people accused of ...

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Bangladesh high court clips absolute power of president

August 8th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Dhaka, Aug 8 (DPA) The high court here has struck down a provision in a newly enacted ordinance, clipping the absolute powers of the country's president in the appointment of higher court ...

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Pak legal luminaries say Musharrafs impeachment not that simple

August 8th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi , Aug 8 (ANI): Legal luminaries in Pakistan feel that the move to impeach President Musharraf first and then tackle the deposed judiciary would further complicate the already much-delayed issue ...

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Apex court judge abandons graft case hearing against judiciary (Lead)

August 7th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Taking exception to repeated allegations by a senior counsel that the Supreme Court was "protecting corrupt judges", the second senior-most judge of the court Thursday abandoned hearing ...

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Apex court judge refuses to hear graft case against judiciary

August 7th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court of India Thursday refused to hear a lawsuit seeking a high-level probe into the allegations that several retired and ...

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Media tries to be super investigating agency: Supreme Court

August 6th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Dubbing the media as a "super-super investigative agency" for reports on the murder of Noida girl Aarushi, the Supreme Court Wednesday rued "irretrievable damage" done to her ...

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Black sheep could be in judiciary too, admits Supreme Court

August 6th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Admitting there could be "black sheep" in judiciary too, the Supreme Court Wednesday decided to examine if one of its earlier rulings accords immunity to the serving ...

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Calcutta court asks CPM leaders to file replies for criticising Nandigram ruling

August 5th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Aug 5 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Biman Bose, Binoy Konar and Shyamal Chakraborty leaders to file replies in a ...

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Need to amend abortion law, say experts

August 4th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Terming as "irrational and unfortunate" a Mumbai court's rejection of a young couple's plea to allow abortion of their 25-week unborn child detected with cardiac complications, members ...

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Apex court feels disturbed over allegations against judges

August 1st, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday felt "disturbed" over allegations that several sitting and retired judges, including those of higher judiciary, had been the beneficiaries of fraudulent withdrawal of ...

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Pakistan expects same nuclear deal with US as with India: Gilani

July 30th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan expects from United States a similar kind of nuclear deal that Washington has made with India. There ...

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Bangladesh High Court restores independence hero’s honour

July 28th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Dhaka, July 28 (DPA) The high court in Bangladesh has upheld the declaration of a public holiday Aug 15 commemorating the killing of former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by rebel troops, justice ...

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Dera chief offers talks with Sikhs to resolve controversy

July 27th, 2008 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Sirsa (Haryana), July 27 (IANS) Controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh Sunday said in this Haryana town that the differences between the sect and the Sikh community could ...

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30 Iranian convicts to be executed Sunday: Report

July 26th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, July 26 (DPA) Thirty Iranian convicts are to be executed in one day, a Tehran daily reported Saturday. The Tehran prosecutor's office would Sunday execute 30 people convicted in cases of ...

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PPP, PML-N leaders pessimistic about coalitions future

July 21st, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Some leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have admitted that the alliance is becoming more dysfunctional and wobbly with each passing ...

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Arrest warrant out for Pete Doherty

July 18th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 18 (ANI): Pete Doherty may soon be heading off to jail again. A warrant has been issued against the troubled rocker for failing to turn up at court for ...

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