Court notice to Delhi bar council
March 7th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from the Bar Council of Delhi on a plea by two advocates seeking fresh elections to the ... Read more...
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Putin admits election violations, calls for probe
March 6th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Admitting that irregularities had taken place at March 4 polls that secured his election as president, Vladimir Putin has called for a probe."There were, of ... Read more...
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Four lawyers arrested for attack on media
March 3rd, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 3 (IANS) Police arrested four advocates for their alleged involvement in the violent attack on media persons in the city civil court complex here Friday, Police Commissioner Jyotiprakash ... Read more...
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Press Council chief condemns attack on media
March 2nd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju condemned Friday's attack on media persons by lawyers here."I am deeply distressed that some lawyers took the law into ... Read more...
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Man loses $49K worth collection of poisonous snakes
February 27th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 51-year-old man has lost $49,000 worth of venomous snakes that he kept in his house as pets. The animals were taken away last August and ... Read more...
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Bieber to take legal action against game developers
February 27th, 2012 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Teen singer Justin Bieber plans to take legal action against game developers who have used his image for mobile app - Joustin' Beaver.The singer's lawyers ... Read more...
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Dikshit is okay with family-first political formula
February 24th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday did not rule out a family-first electoral ticket distribution formula for polls in the years to come in the national ... Read more...
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I didn’t kill Jackson, stress did: Conrad Murray
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 23 (IANS) Michael Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray has filed legal documents claiming that MJ was so stressed out over his financial woes that he recklessly ... Read more...
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‘Jodi Breakers’ cleared of plagiarism charge
February 21st, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) "Jodi Breakers" has been exonerated from charges of plagiarism levelled by the producers of the French film "Heartbreakers", which was said to have inspired the ... Read more...
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Of sleazegate ministers and their conflicting answers (Karnataka Newsletter)
February 11th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 11 (IANS) Will the three Karnataka sleazegate ministers corroborate or contradict one another in their replies to the assembly speaker's notice seeking their version on porn viewing ... Read more...
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Judge orders Amber Portwood to go to rehab in place of jail
February 9th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge spared Amber Portwood when he sent her to a rehab facility instead of jail. The court sent Portwood to the rehab facility in exchange ... Read more...
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Cop made to do frontrolls in court area, lawyers file complaint (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Lawyers at Patiala House courts here Tuesday were aghast when they saw a constable made to do frontrolls within the complex as punishment ... Read more...
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Constable forced to roll on court ground, lawyers file complaint
February 7th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Lawyers at Patiala House court complex Tuesday were aghast when they saw a constable in uniform made to roll on the ground from one gate ... Read more...
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Stalkers may soon have tough time in Britain
February 5th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) The British government may soon formulate a law laying down "substantial" jail terms for stalkers.British parliamentarians believe the problem has become so acute that a new ... Read more...
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Swamy mocks at Sibal, Khurshid
January 31st, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy Tuesday mocked at cabinet ministers Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid, both lawyers, after the Supreme Court upheld his plea on ... Read more...
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Delhi Bar Association poll cancelled, rescheduled for Feb 1
January 25th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Delhi Bar Association's election was cancelled Wednesday after few anti-social elements, posing as lawyers, barged into the polling area and disrupted voting, an association ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays bar association resolution on membership
January 19th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a resolution of its bar association that sought to overcome an apex court verdict restricting its membership to control bogus ... Read more...
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2G accused allege CBI tutoring witness
January 19th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi Jan 18 (IANS) The lawyers for some of accused in the 2G spectrum scam Wednesday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of tutoring witnesses.However, CBI counsel ... Read more...
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Boycott cripples Rajasthan legal services
January 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 12 (IANS) Legal services in Rajasthan were crippled as lawyers boycotted work Thursday to protest the alleged suicide by a 30-year-old advocate following alleged police atrocities.The Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike cripples Delhi district courts (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Litigants suffered as district courts in the capital were paralysed Thursday by a day-long strike of lawyers who are demanding all property cases be transferred ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike cripples Delhi district courts
January 12th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) District courts in the capital were paralysed Thursday by a day-long lawyers' strike to demand the transfer of property cases from the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Lawyers clash with police in Jaipur
January 11th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Lawyers in Jaipur Wednesday went on a rampage, clashing with police and blocking roads after a 30-year-old advocate committed suicide, allegedly depressed over police atrocities.According to ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawyers protest senior advocate’s killing
January 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Lawyers in Pakistan observed a day-long strike Tuesday to protest the killing of a senior lawyer in Lahore city of Punjab province, Geo News reported.Nasrullah Waraich, ... Read more...
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Koda to appeal against Rs.1,200 crore tax demand
January 9th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who has been in jail since 2009 for his alleged involvement in graft, will appeal against the income tax order ... Read more...
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Gomez’s obsessive fan given restraining order
January 8th, 2012 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Singer-actress Selena Gomez has been granted a three-year restraining order against a man accused of stalking her.Thomas Brodnicki was temporarily ordered to stay away from Gomez, ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ protest stays new petition format in Jharkhand
January 6th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Friday kept in abeyance a new format for petitions after lawyers protested.The format issued by the court Thursday sought petitioners' caste, religion, ... Read more...
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Swedish journalists jailed in Ethiopia on terror charges
December 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism, BBC reported Tuesday.Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson ... Read more...
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Verdict on Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea Dec 28
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) A special court posted to Dec 28 its orders on the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy ... Read more...
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Bhopal victims stripped, thrashed by police, say kin
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) Bhopal gas victims and their family members Thursday alleged that police beat up, stripped and illegally detained those arrested for rail blockade here earlier this month. ... Read more...
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Italian cat inherits over $15 mn fortune
December 11th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) An Italian cat has turned world's third richest animal by inheriting her owner's fortune of almost £10; million (over $15 million) after the wealthy lady died ... Read more...
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Eddie Long’s wife Vanessa Long files for divorce
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, Dec 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Vanessa Long, the wife of mega televangelist Eddie Long, has directed her lawyers to file for divorce. Vanessa said she reached the decision after "a great deal ... Read more...
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Kashmir lawyers boycott courts, seek AFSPA revocation
December 1st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) Lawyers in Kashmir Thursday boycotted courts for the day protesting the proposed amendment to the Ranbir Penal Code, special to Jammu and Kashmir, to provide ... Read more...
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Paralysed Briton asks court to allow him to die
November 30th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) A 57-year-old paralysed man in Britain has asked a court to allow a doctor to "lawfully" end his life of "uncertainty, pain, and suffering".Tony Nicklinson is ... Read more...
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Atlanta resident Ginger White is the latest Cain accuser
November 29th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, Nov 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain raises, his popularity in the polls drops, recent poll suggests. The latest accuser of Cain is Ginger White who ... Read more...
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Expenditure on Kasab not as high as projected: Lawyers
November 25th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) The expenditure incurred on keeping 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab secure in a Mumbai jail may not be as high as projected, say some prominent lawyers ... Read more...
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