Paralyzed Ohio man says he was denied hotel room because of disability involving bowel control

Paralyzed man accuses Ohio hotel of discrimination

Gay man testifying in same-sex marriage case says reversal therapy nearly drove him to suicide

Gay man says ‘reversal’ therapy did not change him

American soccer star Landon Donovan makes TV pitch in Mexico for sports lottery

Donovan pitches Mexico sports lottery

MEXICO CITY — American soccer star Landon Donovan is so famous in Mexico that he’s appearing in a new TV commercial for a product he’d never be promoting in the United States — gambling on a soccer lottery.

Son of late Miss. bluesman Junior Kimbrough, record company agree to dismiss copyright lawsuit

Late Miss. bluesman’s son, company dismiss lawsuit

Will Modi be summoned for riots probe, asks high court

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Wednesday sought to know whether the Nanavati Commission plans to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi in its probe into the 2002 Godhra train burning and the statewide communal riots that followed.

Jailed US journalist working for Palestinians leaves Israel citing detention conditions

Detained American journalist opts to leave Israel

MCD acted late in setting up night shelters: Mayor

NEW DELHI - Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain Wednesday said timely action by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in setting up night shelters this year would have made the situation much better for the capital’s homeless.

After court rap, Delhi scrambles to identify night shelters

NEW DELHI - After the Supreme Court rapped the Delhi government for failing to provide shelter to the city’s homeless, city authorities Wednesday convened a high-level meeting and decided to identify all possible venues to accommodate the homeless by Thursday morning.

Court seeks government response on Hockey India’s functioning

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought response from the government and various sports bodies, including Hockey India and the Indian Olympic Association, on a public suit seeking a probe into their functioning.

Gujarat minister accused of bribery

GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat’s Fisheries and Port Minister Purushottam Solanki is in the eye of a storm following a case filed in the high court seeking directions to the state government for action against him on bribery charges.

Delhi’s homeless prefer cold streets to stinking shelters

NEW DELHI - Clad in frayed woollens, draped in thin quilts and huddled around small fires, many of Delhi’s homeless say they would rather brave the harsh winter chill on the streets than being cramped into “stinky and murky” shelters.

Court orders demolition of 500 properties in west Delhi

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to demolish over 500 properties that have encroached land in New Moti Nagar area of west Delhi.

Court pulls up civil aviation body for flouting order

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for misleading the court and flouting its earlier order barring the use of a runway.

Court raps Tata, Ashok Leyland for delay in supplying buses

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland for running way behind the prescribed schedule for supplying low-floor buses to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). The court even warned them of cancellation of contract.

Apex court issues guidelines to assess genuine PILs

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has issued comprehensive, eight-point guidelines to high courts to distinguish a genuine public interest lawsuit (PIL) from a bogus one, while imposing a Rs.100,000 fine on an Uttarakhand advocate for filing a frivolous PIL in the state high court.

Amarinder Singh’s ex-media adviser gets a week’s jail

CHANDIGARH - Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, former media adviser to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, was Wednesday sentenced to one week in prison on charges of contempt of court by the Punjab and Haryana high court.

Court commissioners indicted Delhi government for neglecting homeless

NEW DELHI - Two Supreme Court commissioners had submitted a report indicting the Delhi government for neglecting its homeless people. On the basis of their report, the apex court Wednesday ordered provision of night shelters to the homeless by the evening itself.

Ensure shelters for Delhi’s homeless - immediately: Supreme Court (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - If words could bring warmth to the capital’s homeless in the biting winter cold, this was it. The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Delhi government to provide night shelters to all of them by evening, complete with food and toilets.

After court rap, Delhi scrambles to set up night shelters

NEW DELHI - Just hours after the Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Delhi government to shelter thousands of homeless people in the national capital by night, top authorities in the city were huddled in a meeting to chalk out an urgent action plan.

Aamir Khan seeks disabled-friendly infrastructure

MUMBAI - Bollywood star Aamir Khan, whose recent release “3 Idiots” takes a critical look at India’s education system, feels that the infrastructure in the country should be remodelled so that physically challenged people can move around without hindrance.

Shelter all Delhi’s homeless by evening, orders apex court (Lead, Superseding earlier story)

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Delhi government to provide night shelters to all the homeless in the capital by the evening.

Shelter all Delhi’s homeless by evening, orders apex court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Delhi government to provide night shelters to all of the capital’s homeless by this evening.

Detailed NRO judgement points fingers towards Zardari’s huge assets stocked abroad

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Supreme Court has released its detailed verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), which apparently points fingers towards millions of dollars ’secretly’ stashed abroad by President Asif Ali Zardari.

UK High Court gives Vodka protected status

LONDON - Britain’s High Court has given Vodka protected status.

The Russian drink joins the ranks of champagne, whisky and sherry as a name protected by the courts, reports The Telegraph.

Malaysian Muslim groups divided over ‘Allah’ ruling

PETALING JAYA - Malaysia’s main Muslim groups are divided over whether to reject or accept a High Court ruling on the use of the term “Allah” in the Catholic newspaper Herald.

Bihar police to learn about human rights

PATNA - For the first time the Bihar Human Rights Commission will teach hundreds of police officers about human rights and its violations.

Lahore High Court seeks answer from A Q Khan over state’s ‘nuke’ secret leak

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought an answer from disgraced nuclear scientist Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan regarding a report that he revealed sensitive information about Pakistan’s nuclear programme to foreign media.

Lakhvi files petition in Lahore High Court seeking acquittal in 26/11 case

RAWALPINDI - Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has filed a petition before the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench seeking his acquittal in the case.

Rights situation remains poor in Cuba, say dissidents

Havana, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) The state of human rights in Cuba did not improve last year and is unlikely to get better in 2010, a dissident organisation said, though noting that the number of political prisoners declined from 205 to 201.