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‘Syria intervention sans UN mandate unlawful’

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The Netherlands’ government has been adviced that any intervention in Syria under current circumstances is prohibited under international law without a mandate from the UN Security Council. Andre Nollkaemper, adviser to the Dutch government and a professor with the University of Amsterdam, was requested for advice by the Dutch cabinet given the humanitarian emergency situation […]

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Niira Radia tape: SC holds in-camera hearing

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Supreme Court Wednesday held an in-camera hearing into certain crucial aspects of the Niira Radias tape and action taken by the government. An apex court bench headed by Justice G.S.Singhvi held the in-camera hearing at which only Additional Solicitors General L. Nageshwar Rao and Paras Kuhat, representing the government, were present. The in-camera hearing lasted […]

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Fast-unto-death case shakes Nepal

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The case of a couple staging a fast-unto-death for more than a month has shaken the whole country after their health condition became critical. Parents of Krishna Prasad Adhikari, who was killed by alleged Maoists during the 10-year-long insurgency, have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Bir Hospital, a government-owned hospital, after […]

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Centre gets two weeks to provide CBI coal files

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The Supreme Court Thursday gave the central government two weeks’ time to make available all files, documents and information sought by the CBI which is investigating allegations of irregularities in the allocation of coal-blocks from 1993 to 2009. The apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha said the two-week period will commence from the […]

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Pakistan top court drops contempt notice against Imran Khan

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Pakistan’s supreme court on Wednesday dropped a contempt charge against former cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan. The notice had been brought against him for his use of the word “sharamnak” in a press conference July 26 in reference to what he called inaction by the judiciary and election commission over alleged rigging in […]

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Son of Chinese tenor stands rape trial

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The teenaged son of a renowned Chinese tenor, who was allegedly involved in a gang-rape case, stood trial in a Beijing district court Wednesday. Five men were detained Feb 20 after a woman surnamed Yang reported to the police that she was taken to a hotel and gang-raped after drinking with the men in a bar Feb 17, Xinhua […]

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Sri Lanka assures transparency with UN

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The Sri Lankan government Wednesday assured full transparency during the ongoing visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. Sri Lankan government minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said Pillay was given all that she asked for during her visit and the government hopes the visit would be an eye opener for her, […]

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Indian in Singapore escapes death row

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An Indian national in Singapore, who was on death row for murder, was re-sentenced to life in prison by a court here on Wednesday. Gopinathan Nair Remadevi Bijukumar, 37, was also given 18 strokes of the cane for stabbing to death a Filipino prostitute, Roselyn Reyes Pascua, in March 2010, local media reported. Pascua’s body was found […]

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Because they kept marching, America changed: Obama

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President Obama, speaking from the hallowed place where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago, called on the nation Wednesday to build upon the accomplishments of racial justice and complete the journey to economic equality. In some ways, the moment marked a dream fulfilled, with the nation’s first black president embodying […]

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Pakistan top court drops contempt notice against Imran Khan

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Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday dropped contempt charges against cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, accepting his explanation that he never intended to bring senior judges into disrepute. Khan, the head of Pakistan’s third largest party, criticised the judiciary and election commission for inaction over alleged rigged at elections in May, when he won a political breakthrough. But […]

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Corruption charges not framed against ex-judge

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Corruption charges could not be framed against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav Tuesday in the cash-at-door scandal despite her appearing in a CBI special court here. Yadav’s counsel told the trial judge that she had moved the high court against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court’s July 31 decision […]

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CBI clarifies on government nod preceding graft probes

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The CBI Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it should hold that no prior sanction of the government was required to proceed against public servants in corruption cases investigated and monitored on the directions of the apex court. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said under section 6A of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act – […]

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