Case against Modi should be closed: BJP
February 11th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) With the special investigation team (SIT) submitting its final report to a Gujarat court on Chief Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 communal ... Read more...
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High court does not allow minor to live with boyfriend
February 10th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday denied permission to a Class 9 girl to live with her boyfriend, a student of Class 12 of the school ... Read more...
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Army chief loses court battle on age row (Roundup)
February 10th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh suffered a blow Friday in the Supreme Court, forcing him to withdraw his plea demanding that his birth date ... Read more...
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Don’t quit, government tells army chief
February 10th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The government Friday went out of its way to placate Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, urging him not to quit over his age row.Attorney ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief withdraws age row petition (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Friday withdrew his petition demanding that his birth date be treated as May 10, 1951. His lawyer said the ... Read more...
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Objectionable matter: Yahoo plea for staying case refused (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday refused Yahoo India's plea for staying a trial court's proceedings against it for allegedly hosting objectionable content on its ... Read more...
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Army chief’s age plea before Supreme Court Friday
February 9th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear Friday a plea from Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh to maintain his birth date as May 10, 1951, instead ... Read more...
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BJP in another row: Karnataka advocate general quits
February 9th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) For the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, nothing seems to be going right as the state's advocate general B.V. Acharya has quit citing ... Read more...
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Gujarat High Court raps Narendra Modi government
February 8th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to ... Read more...
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Apex court clears decks for teachers’ recruitment in Assam
February 8th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitment of more than 82,000 elementary school teachers ... Read more...
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Andhra woman seeks euthanasia for paralysed son (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Unable to take care of him due to poverty, a 64-year-old widow in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for her son -- a 36-year-old graduate in ... Read more...
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Andhra woman seeks mercy killing for paralysed son
February 7th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Unable to take care of her invalid son due to poverty, a 64-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for him -- a 36-year-old graduate ... Read more...
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George Cross theft: Winner’s widow moves Himachal court
February 7th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) Perturbed over the failure of the Himachal Pradesh Police in solving the theft of the George Cross awarded to her martyred husband by the British for ... Read more...
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Content screening: Facebook, others to reply in 15 days (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court here Monday directed Facebook, Yahoo, Google and other websites to file written statements within 15 days on removing objectionable content from ... Read more...
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BJP should apologise for attacking judiciary: Congress
February 6th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as "most irresponsible", the Congress Monday said it should apologise for criticising the court after the recent judgment ... Read more...
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Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Friday rejected the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) petition for permission to hold a poll rally at Shivaji Park. Terming the move ... Read more...
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Apex court’s final hearing on Gujarat Lokayukta March 20
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said it would hold the final hearing on the Gujarat government's plea challenging the state high court judgment that upheld the ... Read more...
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Bihar axes cases against 11 Nepal Maoists
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to withdraw criminal cases against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders including a former minister and six MPs, a government lawyer said Thursday."The ... Read more...
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Court rejects CBI plea for narco test on Jagan aide
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 2 (IANS) A special court here Thursday dismissed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) petition seeking its permission for narco-analysis test on Vijay Sai Reddy, a close aide ... Read more...
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Chidambaram should resign: BJP
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sought the immediate resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram."If the government has any standards left, they should ask ... Read more...
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We can be proud of Supreme Court: Swamy after 2G order
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Janta Party leader Subramanian Swamy Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 licences granted to telecom companies during the tenure of former communications ... Read more...
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BJP hails court order in Gujarat riots case
February 1st, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Welcoming the Gujarat High Court order rejecting a petition that sought Chief Minister Narendra Modi's deposition before the Nanavati panel probing the 2002 communal ... Read more...
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‘Narendra Modi needn’t depose before Nanavati panel’
February 1st, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a breather for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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Jor Bagh residents move court for eviction of encroachers (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Over two weeks after clashes near a shrine in a south Delhi neighbourhood in Jor Bagh area left at least 25 people injured, some residents ... Read more...
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Apex court verdict vindicates PM, says PMO
January 31st, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Tuesday said the Supreme Court verdict on time-specific sanction for prosecuting alleged corrupt public servants has "completely vindicated" the ... Read more...
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Leaked Radia tapes doctored, government tells SC
January 31st, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The central government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the versions published in the media of the controversial conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia did ... Read more...
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Prosecuting corrupt officials: court sets deadline for government
January 31st, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said the government has to decide within three months whether or not to give sanction on an application seeking prosecution ... Read more...
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2G: Notice to centre on plea linked to excess spectrum (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the centre on a plea seeking court-guided investigation by the CBI into alleged irregularities in the allocation of ... Read more...
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Court allows judge to join Ph.D. course in Delhi varsity
January 30th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa to pursue her Ph.D. course from Delhi University and directed the university to take a ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice to centre, UP
January 30th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the quashing of Shashank Shekhar's appointment as the ... Read more...
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Government reiterates order on Army chief’s age issue, to settle case in court (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The defence ministry said Sunday it would prefer to settle the issue of army chief General V.K. Singh's age in the Supreme Court rather than ... Read more...
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Government to settle army chief age issue in court, not administratively
January 29th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Scotching rumours that it asked the Indian Army's Adjutant General to correct records of General V.K. Singh's year of birth to 1950 ahead of the ... Read more...
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Petition filed in Pakistan court to postpone Senate polls
January 28th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court Saturday seeking postponement of the Senate elections scheduled to be held March 2, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays Kobad Ghandy’s bail (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court order granting bail to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of being involved in the Aug ... Read more...
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Court allows nursery admissions at 3-plus (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS)The Delhi High Court Friday gave the go-ahead to the existing nursery admission process in the capital's private unaided schools, allowing them to admit children aged ... Read more...
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