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SC rejects two telecom service providers’ plea

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Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea by telecom service provider Essar tele holding and Loop telecom limited that they could not be proceeded against by the 2G special court into the charges of cheating and conspiracy in the allocation of 2G licences and allocation spectrum.   The apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi […]

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Setback for Lalu: Plea to transfer fodder scam case dismissed

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The Jharkhand high court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad seeking transfer of a fodder scam from a CBI court. The verdict in the case is to be pronounced July 15. “The Jharkhand high court dismissed the petition seeking transfer from the CBI court,” Lalu Prasad’s lawyer […]

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‘UAE is dedicated to women empowerment’

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A UAE Women Leadership delegation, chaired by Dr. Amal Al Qubaisi, First Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council, is currently visiting Washington D.C and New York to promote the UAE’s efforts in empowerment of women. During the official reception ceremony held by the UAE’s Mission to the United Nations, New York, in cooperation with […]

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CJI for strict action for crimes against women

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In the wake of the recent spate of crimes against women in West Bengal, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Saturday asked the administration to deal firmly with the cases and ensure proper investigation of the crimes. “As long as the administration is not strictly dealing with such nothing much can be done. Investigation is […]

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Bengal may approach SC to seek panchayat polls before Ramzan

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With the West Bengal panchayat polls slated to be held during Ramzan, the ruling Trinamool Congress said Saturday it might approach the Supreme Court to conclude the exercise before the Muslim holy month, which begins in the second week of July. “With the polls slated to be conducted during the month of Ramzan, we are […]

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Court clean chit for P.J. Kurien in sex scandal

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In a major relief to Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, the Sessions Court here on Saturday dismissed a petition filed by the victim in the Suryanelli sex case seeking inclusion of the Congress leader in the case. The victim in the 17-year-old case had moved the court against Kurien based on the ‘revelation’ of […]

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Pak court denounces running of detention centres by ISI

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A court in Pakistan has strongly denounced the running of illegal detention centres by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other intelligence and law-enforcing agencies of the country. While hearing cases of 280 missing persons on Thursday, chief justice Dost Muhammad Khan of the Peshawar high court observed that the courts in the country would no longer tolerate running of such centres, […]

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Narayanan backs state poll panel for moving Supreme Court

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West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday backed the State Election Commission’s decision to move the Supreme Court seeking adequate security for holding the panchayat elections. “it is a step in the right direction,” Narayanan told media persons here. “The need now is to find some way to hold the elections. Going to the Supreme Court […]

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US Senate approves landmark immigration bill

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The US Senate approved a landmark immigration bill on Thursday that would provide millions of undocumented immigrants a chance to become citizens, but the leader of the House of Representatives said the measure was dead on arrival in the House. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the bill by a vote […]

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Fast track courts to try crime against women in Karnataka

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Fast track courts will be set up soon to try crimes against women in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Thursday. Establishing these courts was part of several steps his government would take to prevent crime against women in the state, he said. The government’s decision follows the June 20 kidnapping and gang-rape of a medical […]

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Pakistan SC adjourns Musharraf case

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing in the treason case against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, Dawn reported on its website. The move was taken to hold consultations over the setting up of a special court to hear the case against the former president, the report […]

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Himachal court seeks report on ‘illegal’ appointments

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to provide details regarding investigation into the alleged illegal recruitments by the state government between 1993-98. Acting on a petition of former Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board chairman S.M. Katwal, a division bench of Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice Kuldip Singh, in an […]

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