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No bail for superintendent of Arthur Road jail

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The sessions court today rejected the bail application of the suspended chief of Mumbai Central Prison (also known as Arthur Road jail) Vasudev Burkule, arrested for demanding a bribe from a jail officer to pass him in an examination. This is the second time the court has refused bail to Burkule. He had been denied […]

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SC lifts stay on nursery admissions in Delhi

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a go ahead for nursery admissions in Delhi and said parents who moved court against the Delhi government’s decision to scrap the inter-state transfer will get seats in schools for their children for this academic year, according to reports. The apex court also quashed the February 27 notification issued […]

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Sri Lankan appears in UAE court for Indian’s death

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A Sri Lankan safety instructor whose alleged misconduct resulted in the death of an Indian worker appeared before a Dubai court, media reported Tuesday. Reji Thomas, 47, suffered severe burn injuries in a massive explosion after a drop of paint fell from the roof of an unventilated chemical substances tank onto a halogen light bulb […]

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Indian doctors face higher lay-off threat in Britain

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Medical practitioners trained in India and working in Britain are four times more likely to be laid off than the ones trained locally, statistics reveal. Figures released by the General Medical Council (GMC) show that between 2008 and 2013, about one in 1,000 British-trained doctors were struck off, compared to one in 250 of those […]

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Bhagat Singh case worth reinvestigating: Pakistani daily

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The 1928 case against Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh is worth reinvestigating as it will enrich historical accounts with factual detail, a leading Pakistani daily said on Tuesday. “The trials and mistrials of the freedom fighters are the latter’s medals, a proof of their gallantry and of the oppressive colonial treatment they were subjected to. […]

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Indian arrested in Nepal for copying movies

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Nepal Police have arrested an Indian national on the charge of violating domestic copyright act for selling Indian, Nepali and English movies protected under the act. Dipak Kumar Gupta from Sitamarhi, India, who rented a flat in Kathmandu to sell protected Indian, Nepali and English movies in violation of the copyright act, was held by […]

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Indian in Dubai stabbed to death on his birthday, court hears

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An Indian worker in Dubai stabbed his friend to death in an inebriated state at the latter’s birthday party last year, a court here heard Monday. The Indian cook, 29, identified only as SJ, stabbed his fellow countryman, identified as AS, after a heated argument during the latter’s birthday party Dec 16 last year, Gulf […]

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Brutal assault on Indian-origin family in Britain

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An Indian-origin youth in Britain was brutally assaulted along with other family members in a violent attack outside a popular Indian restaurant. Accountant Preet Panesar, 23, suffered a severe eye injury and was bludgeoned to the ground with baseball bats and tyre irons by a gang of seven unidentified men in the parking lot of […]

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Saudi Arabia to finalise labour contracts with India

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Saudi Arabia’s labour ministry will sign final contracts this month with India and Indonesia to counter the shortage of domestic workers in the country, a media report said. The country’s Deputy Labour Minister Mufrej Al-Haqbani said the ministry would start issuing visas for domestic workers once the unified contracts are signed, Arab News reported Monday. […]

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Bangladesh court orders organisation to vacate Suchitra Sen’s home

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A court in Bangladesh Sunday dismissed a plea by a pro-Jamaat-e-Islami organisation to retain possession of the ancestral Pabna home of legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen. A bench of Appellate Division headed by Supreme Court Justice S.K. Sinha issued the order, bdnews24.com reported. This means that there is now no legal bar to evicting the […]

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New York Sikh cabbie found guilty of kidnapping, raping passenger

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Sikh taxi driver in New York has been found guilty of kidnapping and raping a 29-year-old female passenger three years ago and faces 25 years in prison when he is sentenced May 12. But a Brooklyn jury Friday acquitted Gurmeet Singh, 42, of Queens of robbery and assault as well as the top count of […]

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Amnesty International demands release of journalists in Myanmar

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Amnesty International (AI) has asked the Myanmar authorities to release at least six journalists arrested this year and described as being prisoners of conscience. Those detained include a cameraman from Democratic Voice of Burma who has been sentenced to a year in prison for documenting a corruption case, four journalists and the editor of the […]

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