Chinese daily takes umbrage to Manila renaming sea
September 14th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) A Chinese daily Friday targeted Manila for renaming a part of South China Sea the West Philippine Sea and said Beijing "will not tolerate the ... Read more...
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Can’t interfere in policy matters, centre tells SC
July 25th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The central government told the Supreme Court Wednesday that courts could not interfere in policy matters."Policy can be impugned in the court only if, ... Read more...
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Need to utilise laws to remove defamatory material: Assocham
December 7th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A leading industry lobby Wednesday said that the government should utilise the exsiting legal remedies for removing defamatory materials from social media websites, rather ... Read more...
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Ex-CJI concerned over delay in Gujarat riots cases
October 1st, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Former chief justice of India J.S. Verma Saturday expressed concern that the perpetrators of human rights violations in the 2002 Gujarat riots are still unpunished."That's ... Read more...
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CBI files report in apex court on spectrum probe
November 29th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) After the Supreme Court slammed it for not questioning former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday filed a report on its probe ... Read more...
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Cape Town “last place in world” that Brit-Indian honeymooner wants to visit again
November 27th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): Brit-Indian business tycoon Shrien Dewani, whose wife was killed during their honeymoon trip in Cape Town, has said that the city is the "last place in the world" ... Read more...
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Why wasn’t Raja quizzed, Supreme Court asks CBI (Lead)
November 25th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not questioning former telecom minister A. Raja in the scandal on spectrum allocation to ... Read more...
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‘Zulqarnain, like Hameed, lacks brains required to play international cricket’: teammate
November 13th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 13 (ANI): It was 'sheer stupidity' that forced Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider to abandon the team in Dubai, a senior teammate of the young player has said.Speaking to The News ... Read more...
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Queensland judge says “nigger,” “sandnigger” not offensive to a reasonable person
August 10th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Aug 10 (ANI): The use of the words like "nigger" and "sandnigger" have been approved by a Queensland magistrate Michael O'Driscoll by saying that these terms "are not offensive to a ... Read more...
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Sydney magistrate rules word `prick’ is part of every-day vernacular
May 4th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 4 (ANI): A Sydney court magistrate has ruled that the word "prick" is part of the every-day vernacular and has cleared a university student of an offensive language charge.According ... Read more...
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‘Pri**’ less offensive than other words: Australian court
May 4th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 4 (IANS) The word pri** is "less derogatory" in nature than other words, ruled an Australian court while dismissing an offensive language charge against a university student.
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Employers should watch for ‘hostile attribution style’ when firing workers
November 8th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): As the recession forces more companies to fire employees, a workplace aggression expert has suggested that employers should tailor the bad news in a way that minimizes the ... Read more...
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Judge dismisses Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Da Ali G Show’ slander lawsuit
April 24th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 24 (ANI): A judge has dismissed the lawsuit a woman filed against British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his former show 'Da Ali G Show.'The woman filed the lawsuit over ... Read more...
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Pakistani papers reject foreign hand theory
March 4th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Prominent Pakistani papers have outrightly rejected Interior Advisor Rehman Maliks statement of a foreign hand in the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, suggesting ... Read more...
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New pornography laws could make comic books illegal in Britain
January 29th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): New laws designed to tackle extreme and child pornography could make owning mainstream comics like Batman or Judge Dredd illegal in Britain, campaigners have claimed.
Comic book ... Read more...
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Left leaders get death threats for blocking n-deal
June 22nd, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Four top Communist leaders Sunday received death threats by mail for blocking the India-US civil nuclear deal and for allegedly "harassing" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government. Communist ... Read more...
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