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Court reserves order on giving Musharraf FIA report

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The special court trying Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf for treason Friday resumed hearing in the case and reserved its order on his demand for the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) investigation report. The three-judge court, headed by Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court, heard the case Friday, The News International reported. During the […]

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Indian-American millionaire beats girlfriend 117 times, but ducks jail

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Gurbaksh Chahal, India-born CEO of RadiumOne, a Silicon Valley company focusing on real-time advertising across web, mobile and Facebook, has dodged jail time even after beating his girlfriend 117 times. Chahal, 31, pleaded guilty to misdemeanour, domestic violence and battery charges last week, dodging 45 felony counts for the videotaped 30-minute beating of his girlfriend, […]

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Italy opens ‘new phase’ in marines case

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Italy opened a new phase Thursday by replacing its special envoy Staffan de Mistura, handling the case of its two marines held in India, and sending its ambassador back to New Delhi to help steer the case towards arbitration. Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone were arrested for killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of […]

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Musharraf seeks access to federal probe report

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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf requested the special court that is trying him for high treason Thursday to order the government to provide him with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) report. The three-judge bench comprising Justice Faisal Arab, Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar and Justice Yawar Ali Khan heard the case Thursday, Geo News reported. Farogh […]

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Indians, Asians fast becoming politically relevant in US:Report

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With Indians and other Asian-Americans and Pacific-Islanders growing in number at a fast pace, people of colour will be in the majority in the US by mid-century, according to a new report. They are also quickly reaching the critical mass needed to be politically relevant, says the report from the Centre for American Progress and […]

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US court asks Sikh group to summon Manmohan Singh by June 18

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A US court has asked a Sikh group to serve summons on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by June 18 or face dismissal of a case of alleged violation of human rights during his tenure. “Plaintiffs shall file proof of service on or before June 18, 2014,” US District Judge James E Boasberg said in […]

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New Zealand MPs clash over sick Fijian

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Associate Immigration Minister Nikki Kaye has said that the Labour party is misleading the public on the case of a seriously ill Fijian migrant but she cannot respond because she does not have a privacy waiver, reportedly. Sanil Kumar, 30, will have to leave New Zealand after the minister declined to intervene in his case. […]

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US state’s new law allows guns in bars, churches

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A new law in the US state of Georgia will soon will allow licenced gun owners to take firearms into churches, bars, airports and government buildings, the media reported Wednesday. Following Governor Nathan Deal’s signing Wednesday of the Safe Carry Protection Act, which takes effect July 1, gun owners to take firearms into houses of […]

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BBC’s Top Gear apologises for racist remark

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British television series Top Gear’s producer has apologised for broadcasting a “light-hearted” joke by its host Jeremy Clarkson that sparked a complaint of racism by an India-origin actress, media reported Wednesday. “If we had known that at the time, we would not have broadcast the word in this context and regret any offence caused,” Daily […]

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Bangladesh court rejects Khaleda’s plea to scrap indictment

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A court in Bangladesh Wednesday rejected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia’s request to scrap her indictment in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. A bench comprising Justices Borhanuddin and K.M. Kamrul Kader issued the order Wednesday after hearing the review petition filed on the grounds that the charges were […]

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Bangladesh building victims need help: rights group

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Survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse one year ago in Bangladesh are still suffering from their injuries and loss of income, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. International companies that sourced garments from five factories operating in the Rana Plaza building are not contributing enough to the financial trust fund set up to support survivors […]

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Indian doctors face manslaughter charge in Bahrain

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Two senior Indian doctors have appeared in a court in Bahrain in connection with the alleged manslaughter of a teenaged boy during a routine stomach operation. Ali Sadiq Al Rahma, 16, was operated upon in an eight-hour emergency surgery in a private hospital in Bahrain’s Northern Governorate after he complained of “stomach ache” in February […]

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