‘Nuke scientist A.Q. Khan’s release could be conditional’ISLAMABAD - The release from house arrest of Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan, accused of running an illegal proliferation network, could be conditional since a portion of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) order freeing him has been kept secret. A.Q. Khan’s network successfully broken: Pakistan governmentISLAMABAD - Describing nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan as ‘history’, Pakistan said Saturday the network he had established for illegally proliferating the country’s secrets had been ’successfully broken’. Court orders removal of Maharashtra DGP, new chief in a monthMUMBAI - In a major embarrassment for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court Thursday annulled the appointment of Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) A.N. Roy as state police chief and said the decision by then deputy chief minister R.R. Patil reflected ‘non-application of mind’. Banning cycle-rickshaws in New Delhi unrealistic: CourtNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday took an exception to the ‘unrealistic approach’ of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in banning cycle-rickshaws in parts of the capital and slammed it for not fixing a limit on the number of cars a person can possess. Final arguments over in Nithari murders case, judgement Feb 12GHAZIABAD - A court here Friday reserved its judgement on the sensational Nithari serial murders case for Feb 12 after hearing concluding arguments. ‘Tamil Tiger British chief was police informant’LONDON - The alleged head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain bought bomb-making equipment for terrorists in his native Sri Lanka despite holding regular meetings with Special Branch police officers, a London court has heard. Wife moves court after finding husband is gayNEW DELHI - Like every newly wed, Radha (name changed) too had visions of leading a happily married life. But in just a few months, her dreams were shattered when she found out that her husband was having an affair with his best friend - a man. Obama takes oath of office againWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama had to take the oath of office again Wednesday as Chief Justice John Roberts had misplaced the word ‘faithfully’ in the earlier oath, a media report said. Obama takes the oath again to rub the inauguration flubWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has retaken his oath of office to silence any legal eagles raising doubts about his presidency because Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed while delivering it at Tuesday’s inauguration. 1984 riot case probe will be over next month, CBI tells courtNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday informed a city court that it will complete next month the investigations into a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case here, in which former central minister Jagdish Tytler was allegedly involved. Obama orders 120-day halt to Guantanamo prosecutionsWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on his first day in office ordered the suspension of prosecutions at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay for 120 days, news reports said Wednesday. Obama names Indian-American lawyer Preeta Bansal to key postWASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has appointed a leading Indian-American lawyer Preeta Bansal as General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Management (OMB) and Budget at the White House. Court rejects plea to shift 128-year-old mosqueNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Tuesday rejected a plea of a group of residents from south Delhi seeking direction to the Wakf Board to shift a 128-year-old mosque elsewhere though it asked devotees not to crowd the area. Four Telgi aides get bail in fake stamp paper scamNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court granted bail to four aides of Abdul Karim Telgi, the prime accused in the Rs.30 billion fake stamp paper scam. Supreme Court resumes hearing on MP local area fund schemeNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday began a second round of hearing of arguments on a lawsuit against the allocation of around Rs.16 billion annually to parliamentarians to help them undertake developmental activities in their constituencies. Government asked to resolve row over Union Carbide waste disposalNEW DELHI - More than 24 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy killed thousands and left thousands of others maimed for life, the toxic wastes lying at the Union Carbide plant are causing trouble between two states - Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Higher price of Reliance gas will be a scam: JethmalaniMUMBAI - The Anil Ambani group Monday told the Bombay High Court that allowing Reliance Industries to charge a higher tariff for gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin would mean a Rs.250-billion scam. CBI defends Abu Salem’s extraditionNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday defended its stand on why it had opted for underworld mobster Abu Salem’s extradition instead of deportation from Portugal in 2005. 62 get life for killing eight in Kerala communal clashKOZHIKODE - A special court in Kerala Thursday sentenced 62 people to life imprisonment for the May 2003 communal violence in the coastal village of Marad in which eight people were killed. Anil Ambani group questions government’s role on gas pricingMUMBAI - Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources Thursday pleaded before the Bombay High Court that the government had no right to fix the sale price of gas due to it from the hydrocarbon fields allotted to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. Sainik farm owners’ plea for regularisation dismissedNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a petition by Sainik Farms residents who had said the government was discriminating against them by not regularising their colony. Court cancels Mayawati’s recruitment probe orderLUCKNOW - The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Wednesday quahsed the Mayawati government’s order of appointing a committee to probe alleged irregularities in the recruitment of some 22,000 policemen in 2007 when her rival Mulayam Singh Yadav ruled Uttar Pradesh. Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance denies gas pact with brother’s firmMUMBAI - Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Wednesday denied any pact with Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) for the sale of natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Andhra Pradesh coast. Court orders resumption of 1984 riot case hearingNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked a lower court to resume hearing a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed it that it had recorded the statement of Jasbir Singh, a US-based witness. DDA scam ‘whistle-blower’ in custody, officials under scannerNEW DELHI - A man who blew the lid off the Delhi Development Authority’s latest housing scam was Monday sent to eight days in police custody, while the Delhi Police put senior civic officials under scanner and searched various premises for clues to the fraud. Delhi High Court rejects Sanjeev Nanda’s bail extension pleaNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday rejected the plea of BMW hit-and-run case convict Sanjeev Nanda for extending his interim bail which expires Saturday. High court dismisses case against Punjab cricket bodyMOHALI - The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a public interest suit against the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), seeking the recovery of entertainment tax collected from the sale of tickets worth over Rs.30 million, PCA officials Thursday said. Obama has extraordinary lunch with current, former presidentsWASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush met his successor, Barack Obama, along with three former presidents, over lunch Wednesday to offer advice and wish him well. Authority to hear green cases headless for eight yearsNEW DELHI - Set up in 1997 to lessen the increasing burden of environment-related public interest petitions on the judicial system, the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) has been without a head for over eight years. Plea in court against late-running trainsNEW DELHI - Indian Railways face a legal case for running trains late and putting passengers into trouble. |
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