Category: Law

The Dimitrov case: Using court to unmask Nazi power grab

By Vikas Datta History is full of incidents that have lessons for later times, provided they are not forgotten. One…

10 years ago

Egypt’s Morsi sentenced to life over espionage charges

Cairo, June 18 (IANS) Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was on Saturday handed down life imprisonment by a Cairo criminal…

10 years ago

DPS sacking teacher for wearing Abahaya serious issue: J&K government

Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday voiced concern over the sacking of a teacher for…

10 years ago

Experts question legality of Mamata’s Narada sting probe order

Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Legal experts have questioned the legality of West Bengal government's decision to probe the Narada News…

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India-rebuilt Lanka stadium where 23 human skeletons were discovered

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The India-renovated Duraiappah sports stadium in the embattled Sri Lankan city of Jaffna had once…

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India gets its first women fighter pilots

Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first…

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With luxury encroaching in forest areas, tribals fear for their existence

By Kushagra Dixit Khatiya (Madhya Pradesh), June 18 (IANS) Dheerwati, a member of the Baiga tribe, stands over some half…

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Canada passes assisted suicide bill

Ottawa, June 18 (IANS) Canada's parliament has passed a contentious bill to allow medically-assisted death for terminally ill people. The…

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94-year-old former Auschwitz guard sentenced to five years in jail

Berlin, June 18 (IANS) A 94-year-old former Auschwitz death camp guard was convicted of accessory to the murder of over…

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Let the Calcutta High Court decide: Narada CEO on probe order

Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Narada news portal chief executive Mathew Samuel, the man behind the sting that purportedly showed around…

10 years ago

Diplomatic missions in Delhi reaffirm LGBTI rights

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Senior representatives of foreign missions, including Britain, Canada, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the US,…

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Married Hindu girl forcibly remarried by jirga in Pakistan

Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) A married young Hindu woman was forcibly married to a 56-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan's Tharparkar…

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11 get life in jail for killing 69 in Gujarat massacre

Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) Fourteen years after 69 people were massacred at a Muslim housing society here during the 2002…

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92-year-old man to undergo life imprisonment

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A 92-year-old bed-ridden man -- convicted in a 1980 honour killing -- is set to…

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India signs agreement for smooth travel to US

Washington, June 17 (IANS) Indians visiting US are set for smoother arrivals, where they can avoid passport lines as India…

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Jisha murder case: Accused sent to judicial custody

Aluva (Kerala) June 17 (IANS) An Assamese youth, who was arrested in connection with the murder of law student Jisha,…

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Vyapam case: Whistleblower’s reply on CBI plea sought

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to a whistleblower in the Vyapam recruitment…

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Gulberg case verdict: Zakia Jafri vows to continue her fight

Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) Zakia Jafri, the widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was among the 69 killed…

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Timeline of Gulberg Society massacre case

Timeline of the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre case, in which a special court on Friday sentenced 11 of the 24…

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Delhi seeks relaxation of SC order for its diesel ambulances

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday moved the Supreme Court to seek relaxation of the court's…

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