Liberty a priceless right given by God: Supreme Court (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In a blistering criticism of the Jammu and Kashmir government for keeping a Pakistani detenu in jail for long after his sentence was over, the ... Read more...
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Raja to continue in party and politics: Karunanidhi (Second Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Former telecom minister A. Raja, a key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, Friday met his DMK party resident M. Karunanidhi, who said Raja ... Read more...
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Personal liberty can’t be curtailed illegally: Supreme Court
May 20th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Personal liberty is the "most precious and prized right" guaranteed by the Indian constitution and it can't be taken away without following the due procedure ... Read more...
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Nupur Talwar jailed, bail hearing resumes Tuesday (Second Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) Murdered teenager Aarushi's dentist mother Nupur Talwar was Monday sent to jail by a special CBI court that will resume hearing her bail plea Tuesday. She ... Read more...
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Nupur Talwar jailed, bail hearing resumes Tuesday (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) Dentist Nupur Talwar, the mother of murdered teenager Aarushi, was sent to jail Monday by a special CBI court that will resume hearing her bail plea ... Read more...
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Delhi cops told not to harass Northeasterners and Ladakhis
March 29th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi Police not to harass people from the Northeast and Ladakh because of their facial similarity with Tibetans ... Read more...
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Balance freedom of press with rights of accused, says apex court
March 27th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said it has to frame guidelines to balance the freedom of press with that of the right of an accused under ... Read more...
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Homosexuality, lesbian relationships unnatural, SC told (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday was told that homosexuality and lesbian relationship were unnatural and against the order of nature as provided under the Section 377 ... Read more...
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No mandatory gallows for killing with illegal arms: Apex court (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday held that Section 27(3) of the Arms Act, 1959 that provides for "mandatory death penalty" in case of death being caused ... Read more...
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Release Pakistani prisoners who’ve completed sentence: Supreme Court
January 24th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to immediately release 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails despite completing ... Read more...
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Late ex-army man’s widow seeks stay on release of film (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The widow of a late former Indian Army man has approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stay the release of film "Zilla ... Read more...
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Highlights of court order denying Behura bail (to go with 2G: Former telecom secretary Behura’s bail plea dismissed - Second Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday rejected the bail application of former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, an accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case. ... Read more...
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Governments monitoring email, China sucked out CBI’s mails: Assange
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Saturday said governments the world over were curbing personal liberty and individual privacy by continuous monitoring of phone calls and emails ... Read more...
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Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser, police tell apex court
November 28th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Delhi police Monday told the Supreme Court that yoga guru Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser and was responsible for the events culminating in the police operation ... Read more...
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CBI issued notice on four Satyam officials’ bail plea
September 16th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a bail plea of four officials of the erstwhile ... Read more...
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Trinamool Congress joins opposition against communal violence bill (Roundup)
September 10th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Opposition parties slammed as "dangerous" and an infringement on the powers of the states the provisions of the communal violence bill, drafted by the ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court rejects plea seeking spot for peaceful protests
August 17th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a public suit seeking to earmark a site in the national capital for holding peaceful protests, saying ... Read more...
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CPI-M to meet governor over ‘Trinamool atrocities’
August 12th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The Communist Part of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will meet West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan to protest against alleged political vendetta and infringement of democratic right by ... Read more...
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Court questions government on plea to help jail inmates (Lead)
June 1st, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments and the Tihar Jail chief on a plea demanding changes in ... Read more...
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Case against Gautam Doshi baseless, grant bail: Sorabjee
May 4th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Charges against Gautam Doshi of Reliance Anil Ambani Group in the second generation (2G) telecom spectrum case is baseless and denial of bail goes against ... Read more...
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Vatican condemns China-sponsored ordination
November 25th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Nov 25 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican Wednesday condemned China after its government-backed Catholic church ordained a bishop Saturday without papal consent.
Pope Benedict XVI learned of Father Joseph Guo Jincai's ordination ... Read more...
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5 Delhi cops to be booked for fake drugs case, bribe
October 12th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A city court has ordered Delhi Police to register a case against five policemen for allegedly assaulting and implicating a man in a drugs case and ... Read more...
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Liberty most valuable right: Apex court
September 29th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said individual liberty was one of the "most valuable" and "cherished" fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution.
"In India, utmost importance is given ... Read more...
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U.S. Citizens Association files lawsuit seeking overturn of Health Care Law
May 14th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by BNO News
AKRON, OHIO (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Citizens Association announced Thursday that they have filed a lawsuit in federal court to repeal the Health Care Bill signed into law in March.The association ... Read more...
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Ajmer blast accused petition accepted, Rajasthan Government to file reply
May 7th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Ajmer, May 7 (ANI): A court in Ajmer on Friday admitted the revised petition of Devendra Gupta, arrested for his alleged role in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast and issued a notice ... Read more...
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No narco test without consent, rules Supreme Court (Intro Roundup)
May 5th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Narco, polygraph and brain mapping tests can no more be conducted on anyone, either an accused or a suspect, without his/her consent, the Supreme Court said ... Read more...
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No narco test without consent, rules Supreme Court (Roundup)
May 5th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Narco, polygraph and brain mapping tests can no more be conducted on anyone, either an accused or a suspect, without their consent, the Supreme Court said Wednesday ... Read more...
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Truth drugs have been used for over 80 years
May 5th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The use of truth drugs by investigative agencies has been prevalent for over 80 years, especially in the US, even as India's Supreme Court Wednesday declared forcible ... Read more...
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High profile suspects who underwent narco tests
May 5th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) From underworld don Abu Salem to the parents of murdered teen Aarushi Talwar, investigators have used narco tests, described by the Supreme Court Wednesday as "unwarranted ... Read more...
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No narco test without consent, says apex court (Lead)
May 5th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Narco, polygraph or brain mapping tests cannot be conducted on any person, whether an accused or a suspect, without their consent, the Supreme Court said Wednesday.
A bench ... Read more...
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Women judges should increase: Balakrishnan
March 13th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday said women's representation in the judiciary was at the minimum and "needs to be enhanced".
"Women's representation in the courts is minimum ... Read more...
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Police indictment no ground for denying anticipatory bail
December 21st, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ruled that courts need not deny anticipatory bail to a person merely because the police have filed a chargesheet indicting him ... Read more...
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Argentina allows possession of marijuana for personal use
August 26th, 2009 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Aug 26 (DPA) The possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use is no longer a punishable act in Argentina.
The country's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that punishing the possession ... Read more...
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Delhi lawyers continue protest against provision in CrPC
February 18th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Lawyers stayed away from courts in New Delhi for the second consecutive day on Wednesday to protest against the new provision in the Criminal Procedure Code ... Read more...
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Litigants suffer as lawyers’ strike hits courts (Lead)
February 3rd, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Lawyers of district courts across the country Tuesday went on a daylong strike demanding withdrawal of amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that allow police not ... Read more...
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