SC to re-examine verdict on membership of banned outfits
August 13th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said that it would take a relook at its earlier judgment which said that mere membership of a banned organisation was ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Sudha Singh fails to impress
August 4th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) India's Sudha Singh finished 13th in heat 1 of the women's 3,000-metre steeplechase Saturday, thus ending her participation in the London Olympics.The Indian runner's time of ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Saturday
August 4th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the Olympic Games Saturday.Athletics
Men's 20 km walk: Baljinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Irfan Kolothum Thodi
Women's 3000m ... Read more...
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SC pulls up Odisha on lawyer’s absence (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on the Odisha government for its failure to nominate a lawyer to appear in nearly half a dozen ... Read more...
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SC pulls up Odisha on lawyer’s absence
July 31st, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on the Odisha government for its failure to nominate a lawyer to appear in nearly half a dozen ... Read more...
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I will be happy if athletes improve their records: Bahadur singh
July 31st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India athletics coach Bahadur Singh says he will be happy if his 14 wards better their career best performance at the London Olympics.The Indian squad includes ... Read more...
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‘God Father’ treat for Upendra fans (Kannada Movie Review)
July 29th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "God Father"; Cast: Upendra (in triple role), Soundarya, Catherine, Ramesh Bhat, Sudha Belawadi, Kurigalu Prathap, Keerthiraj, Sathyajith, Siddaraj Kalyankar and others; Director: Sethu Sriram; Producer: K.Manju; Music: A.R Rehman; Editor: ... Read more...
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Not encouraging the sex trade, says SC
July 27th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday sought to allay the impression as if it was endorsing prostitution by modifying its July 19, 2011 order on the central ... Read more...
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From 340 rooms to four, temporary digs await Pratibha Patil
July 20th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) After the 340 rooms of Rashtrapati Bhavan, a four bedroom bungalow here will be President Pratibha Patil's temporary residence after she steps down July ... Read more...
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BJP’s J. Shantha allowed to vote in presidential poll
July 12th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday allowed J. Shantha, whose election as the BJP MP from Karnataka's Bellary constituency has been set aside, to exercise her ... Read more...
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German journalist barred from visiting Odisha tribal area
June 28th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 28 (IANS) A German woman journalist has been disallowed to visit Lanjigarh tribal area of Kalahandi district as the Maoists are observing a protest week from Friday against ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice to IMA over doctors’ strike
June 25th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on a plea by a non-government organisation seeking to declare as illegal the ... Read more...
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Court issues notices on release of Maoists for Hikaka
April 19th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Supreme court Thursday asked the central and Odisha governments to respond to a petition that sought to block release of 29 Maoists on bail ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea on abducted Odisha legislator (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the Odisha government from freeing 29 imprisoned suspected Maoists and their sympathisers in exchange ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea on abducted Odisha legislator
April 18th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the Odisha government from freeing 29 imprisoned suspected Maoists and their sympathisers in exchange ... Read more...
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Apex court dismisses plea to stay Rajoana’s death sentence (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking stay of the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination of then ... Read more...
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School principal arrested for bribery
February 16th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) The principal of a Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Shimla district was arrested Thursday on bribery charge, police said here.Kendriya Vidyalaya ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) principal Sudha ... Read more...
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CPI-M lawmaker given euphoric welcome after bail
February 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) CPI-M lawmaker and former minister Sushanta Ghosh, prime accused in the Midnapore skeletons case freed on conditional bail by the Supreme Court last week, Tuesday walked ... Read more...
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‘Educated girls entering flesh trade for money’ (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Observing that even educated girls from well-off families were entering the flesh trade to fund their lifestyles, the Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation ... Read more...
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Sex workers issue trans-gender, rehabilitation key: Apex court
January 27th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation of girl sex workers was a complex problem, and could not be solved without schemes for their ... Read more...
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Supreme Court relief for Krishna (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of ... Read more...
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Supreme Court relief for Krishna
January 27th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear Krishna’s plea Friday
January 26th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) ... Read more...
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Paying minimum wages in rural job scheme: Apex court
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday reminded the central government that the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was a socially beneficial legislation and the government ... Read more...
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BJP backs JMM in bypoll, JD-U miffed
November 21st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to back ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the Dec 4 Mandu assembly bypoll in Jharkhand has upset its ... Read more...
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JD-S vice president Bapu Kaldate dead
November 17th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Nov 17 (IANS) Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) vice president Bapu Kaldate died here early Thursday morning, a family friend said. He was 86.
He is survived by his educationist wife ... Read more...
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Use discretion to further ends of justice: Apex court
November 7th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that when a court exercises its discretion in either condoning or refusing to condone delay in initiating a proceeding, it ... Read more...
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Supreme Court declines to oversee CWG probe
September 16th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the scam in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Supreme Court not to interfere in CWG probe
September 16th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the scam in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Supreme Court gets three new judges
September 13th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The number of judges of the Supreme Court increased to 29 from 26 after three judges, including a woman judge, were sworn-in Tuesday.Justice Sudhansu Jyoti ... Read more...
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Plea against Srinivasan taking over as cricket board chief
August 25th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Former Indian cricket board president A.C. Muthiah Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary ... Read more...
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Apex court wants scheme to rehabilitate sex workers (Lead)
August 24th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the central government to formulate an effective scheme for the rehabilitation of the sex workers who want to voluntarily quit ... Read more...
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Apex court orders funds for panel on sex workers (Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the central government to provide a permanent office and funds to a panel set up by it for educating people ... Read more...
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Supreme Court questions environment ministry on Niyamgiri
August 1st, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the ministry of environment and forests to respond to a plea of the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) challenging the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court appoints panel for sex workers (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday set up a panel to suggest ways for the prevention of human trafficking for sex trade and to conduct a survey ... Read more...
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