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Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling

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In a significant judgment, Jammu and Kashmir’s rights panel Thursday asked the state government to set up a high-level enquiry commission to identify officials who had failed to handle the Amarnath land row agitation in 2008, leaving 63 protesters dead. It also directed ex-gratia relief to the injured and kin of those killed. Disposing of […]

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Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) BV Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining case. Justice KG Shankar, who had reserved his order last Friday, pronounced the ruling rejecting the bail petitions of both the accused. The […]

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Kamduni’s women want probe on Mamata’s allegations

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Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only to be dubbed Maoists and CPI-M activists by the angry leader, Wednesday sought a probe by the CBI to clear their names. “Never in my life have we carried the flags of any […]

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Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling

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In a significant judgment, Jammu and Kashmir’s rights panel Thursday asked the state government to set up a high-level enquiry commission to identify officials who had failed to handle the Amarnath land row agitation in 2008, leaving 63 protesters dead. It also directed ex-gratia relief to the injured and kin of those killed. Disposing of […]

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Help the flood hit: Supreme Court says

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The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and Uttarakhand governments to provide immediate relief to those affected by the devastating floods in the state and make arrangements for the airlifting of the stranded people. While directing that relief must included food, drinking water, medicine and fuel, a bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Ranjan […]

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Andhra court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) B.V. Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining case. Justice K.G. Shankar, who had reserved his order last Friday, pronounced the ruling rejecting the bail petitions of both the accused. The […]

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Kamduni’s women want probe on Mamata’s allegations

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Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only to be dubbed Maoists and CPI-M activists by the angry leader, Wednesday sought a probe by the CBI to clear their names. “Never in my life have we carried the flags of any political party. Neither have any member of […]

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NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court

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Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala on Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. By the court verdict, the British government’s sanctions on Iran’s largest private bank, Bank Mellat, were lifted after the its security service’s “Secret Court” […]

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SC to hear PIL for curbing official work on private internet providers

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The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL seeking direction to central government to prosecute the heads of the nine cyberspace giants for endangering the country’s sovereignty and security by sharing data on Indians with American intelligence agencies. A bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed to hear the PIL next week after […]

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Court stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday suspended the government’s order to prohibit auto-rickshaw drivers from displaying advertisements and posters on their vehicles. Appearing on behalf of auto drivers, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan stated before the court that the “government’s action was discriminatory against auto drivers” and was targeted at the AAP, […]

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Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam

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The Calcutta high court on Wednesday refused to grant the prayer for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam at the present stage. A division bench comprising Justice A K Banerjee and Justice M K Chaudhuri, passing its order on PILs seeking CBI probe into the scam, refused the prayer at this stage. The […]

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Sri Lankan media code threatens free speech

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The code calls for censorship of material affecting foreign relations, promoting “anti-national” attitudes or undermining the integrity of the executive, judiciary and legislative branches of the state. The HRW said the proposals were part of a sustained campaign to control the media and curtail dissent. “Sri Lankan journalists are already under enormous pressure not to […]

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