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HC notice to govt on illegal kidney trade in Cuttack

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Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports of illegal business in body organs, the Orissa High Court today issued notice to the state government asking it to file details about the alleged removal of a kidney of a poor woman here in exchange for money. (Source: PTI)

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Candidates can be disqualified if info not disclosed: SC

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Candidates fighting elections can be disqualified if they fail to disclose information about assets and liabilities of even their spouse and dependent children, the Supreme Court has held. A bench of justices Surinder Singh Nijjar (since retired) and A K Sikri said that a person contesting elections is also under legal obligation to disclose information […]

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HC reprieve for Suniel Shetty in fraud case

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The stay has been given by Justice BL Sharma of the Jodhpur Bench of the court for four weeks following Shetty’s plea for quashing the FIR against him for allegedly cheating film producer Hemendra Singh Solanki of Rs 21 lakh. “We had moved an application in the High Court under section 482 of CrPC seeking […]

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Visa, passport services in US: HC notice to Centre

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The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a plea of a visa and passport service provider challenging a contract awarded to another firm to provide visa services in the Indian Embassy and all consulates in the US. A bench of justices BD Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul issued notice to Ministry of External […]

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Will Modi be the saviour of the Yamuna?

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A large number of environmentalists and Yamuna activists in the Braj region have pinned their hopes on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who could be the “bhagirath (saviour)” of the Yamuna river, the lifeline of Agra and Mathura, in the manner the Sabramati was cleaned up in Ahmedabad. “Look at the Sabarmati river in […]

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Obama asked to reach out to Modi

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With exit polls suggesting that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi is likely to become India’s next prime minister, a leading US expert has suggested that the US reach out to him. “Whatever else may be believed about Modi, there is universal agreement that he is a decisive leader,” writes Ashley J Tellis, Senior Associate […]

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Man gets 10 yrs jail for raping minor step daughter

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A man found guilty of repeatedly raping his 13-year-old step daughter and making her pregnant has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court which said his DNA sample matched with the aborted foetus. Additional sessions judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta held the 33-year-old Bihar native guilty of raping the girl, threatening to […]

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“Discoms not cooperating with CAG in auditing”

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Contrary to the claims of three private discoms, the Delhi government today told the high court that these firms have not been cooperating with the Comptroller and Auditor General in auditing of their accounts. “None of the discoms has so far given all the requisite information/data sought by the CAG… Today, the position is not […]

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Police opposes bail to Kanda in Geetika suicide case

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Seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Gopal Goyal Kanda in the air-hostess suicide case, the Delhi Police on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that me-dical documents submitted before the trial court regarding health of the former Haryana minister’s wife were “dubious”. Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the Delhi Police, told Justice […]

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2G: Balwa seeks withdrawal of statement from court

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Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa today moved a special court seeking its permission to withdraw the answers given by him earlier in response to the court’s query in the ongoing trial in 2G spectrum allocation case. Balwa, who had on May 10 faced court’s ire which had said that he “deserved” to be taken […]

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SC seeks EC reply on plea against ward-wise vote count

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The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Election Commission (EC) on a plea seeking stoppage of ward-wise counting of votes on the ground that the declaration of result of every polling booth strikes at the root of right to privacy attached to voting. A bench comprising justices Dipak Mishra and N V […]

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1994 triple murder: CBI alleges Saini tampered with documents

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The CBI has filed an application in a Delhi court seeking action against former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini, an accused in 1994 triple murder case, for allegedly showing tampered copies of some certified documents to a prosecution witness during his examination. Advertisement Special CBI judge A K Mendiratta asked the CBI to supply copy […]

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