Malaysia’s Hindraf activists face trialKUALA LUMPUR - Fifty one sympathisers of banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), including lawmaker N. Gobalakrishnan, will be tried next month in a Malaysian court as 14 pleaded guilty for damaging public property and participating in an illegal gathering in 2007. Patna High Court dashes Shahabuddin’s hope to contest in Lok Sabha pollsPATNA - RJD MP Shahabuddin’s petition seeking to contest Lok Sabha polls in Bihar has been rejected by Patna High Court, which has rejected to stay his conviction in a kidnap and murder case. Trouble brewing for Mayawati in Taj Corridor case againLUCKNOW - Fresh trouble appears to be brewing for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the controversial Taj Corridor case following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that was moved before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday to reopen the case. Varun takes on Election Commission over ‘harsh’ censureNEW DELHI - Hitting out at the Election Commission, Varun Gandhi Monday said he was deeply disappointed ‘over the unseemly haste’ shown by the poll panel in censuring him over his alleged hate speeches and added that it smacked of being done under political pressure. Court rejects Ansals’ plea to get back Uphaar cinema hallNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of Uphaar Cinema owners and real estate tycoons the Ansal brothers for handing over to them the cinema hall, which was sealed after a fire tragedy that killed 59 people in 1997. British police admit abuse of Pakistani terror suspectLONDON - British police Wednesday agreed to pay 60,000 pounds ($83,850) in compensation to a terrorism suspect after admitting that the man was subjected to violent assault and religious abuse during his arrest. Diamond workers of Gujarat revert to agriculture due to recessionDHOLERA TALUKA - Diamond workers in Gujarat, who lost their jobs due to ongoing economic recession, reverted to their traditional roots and are making profits by taking up agriculture. Ramalinga Raju, 4 others sent to CBI custodyHYDERABAD - A city court on Monday sent Satyam’s founder B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and three others to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody for seven days from Tuesday. Court to decide on Ramalinga Raju’s CBI custody todayHYDERABAD - The XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate will today hear the petition of CBI seeking custody of Satyam’s former Chairman B Ramalinga Raju and others. Prisoners begin fast unto death in BhutanKATHMANDU - Ten people, including an exiled journalist, have begun a fast unto death in Bhutan’s Chemgang Central Jail from Monday, a media organisation said. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star’s home to be razedLONDON - ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star Azharuddin Ismail’s home is set to be razed within a week. High Court pulls up police on missing children in DelhiNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday asked the police to file a detailed report on the steps taken to trace nearly 2,000 children reportedly missing in the city. Rights panel denied post-Godhra carnage probe reportNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday denied a copy of the special enquiry report on the post-Godhra carnage to the National Human Right Commission (NHRC), on whose plea the apex court had last year formed an investigative panel to probe the 2001 Gujarat communal riots. CBI seeks a month to wrap up 1984 anti-Sikh riots probeNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday informed a court here that investigation in the alleged role of former union minister Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots would be complete within a month. Suspected terrorist Peerbhoy sent to police custodyNEW DELHI - Mohammed Mansoor Peerbhoy, a computer engineer who is an alleged key operative of the Indian Mujahideen, the terror outfit blamed for last year’s bombings in major cities of the country, was Saturday sent to 10-day police custody by a court here. Court ask UPSC to appoint visually impaired manNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday provided a ray of hope for a visually impaired man and asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to appoint him within six weeks on the basis of the civil service examination he cleared in 2006. Pakistan sees ‘convergence of interests’ with USWASHINGTON - Citing a ‘convergence of interests’ between Washington and Islamabad and a ‘willingness to work together,’ Pakistan has expressed the hope that Obama administration’s regional approach will help root out extremism within its borders. IPL chief Modi gets anticipatory bailMUMBAI - Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi Tuesday was granted an anticipatory bail by a sessions court here in a cheating case. CBSE helpline flooded with calls from anxious studentsNEW DELHI - A day before the class 12 results are declared, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) helplines Thursday were flooded with phone calls from anxious students and parents. If you’re aggressive, your doggie won’t lag behindWASHINGTON - People who use confrontational methods to train their dogs, will only end up raising equally aggressive animals, according to a year long veterinary survey. Kasab charge sheet early next week: public prosecutorPANAJI - Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested in the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks, will be charged early next week, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said here Saturday evening. Jailed MP moves court to attend parliamentNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court will Monday hear a plea from Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MP from Bihar Mohammed Shahabuddin, currently in jail facing life imprisonment, seeking permission to attend parliament. Court allows IT department to reassess Mayawati’s incomeNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday allowed the Income Tax department to proceed with the reassessment of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s income for 2001-02. Tamil Nadu against panel to study strength of Mullaperiyar damNEW DELHI - The Tamil Nadu government Thursday rejected the Supreme Court’s proposal to form an expert committee to examine if Kerala’s 113-year-old Mullaperiyar dam can withstand the pressure of raised water levels. Don’t criminalise our clients, say sex workersNEW DELHI - A grouping of sex workers said Thursday that proposed changes in law that will treat clients as criminals will hit hard their earnings. Amarinder’s expulsion from assembly referred to constitution benchNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday referred the issue of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh’s expulsion from the state assembly last year to a five-judge constitution bench for examination of its legality. First verdict in Nithari killings likely on ThursdayNEW DELHI - A special court is likely to pronounce its first verdict in the grisly Nithari killings Thursday, more than two years after body parts of 19 children and young women who had been sexually abused and mutilated were found from a drain in the suburb of Noida. Apex court again rebukes CBI for flip-flop on MulayamNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to submit evidence of impropriety in the court’s March 2007 order for a probe into corruption charges against him. The court also pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for frequently changing its position in the case. Gowda accuses apex court judge of bias, forces him to abandon lawsuitNEW DELHI - A senior Supreme Court judge quit hearing a lawsuit on construction of the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway Monday after former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda accused him of bias in favour of the promoters. Indian Canadian held drugging, raping woman in Toronto clubTORONTO - An Indian Canadian man surrendered before police Saturday after he was charged with drugging and raping a woman at a city nightclub two weeks ago. |
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