Summary Box: Juniper Networks settles stock options backdating lawsuit

Summary Box: Juniper settles backdating lawsuit

Former John Edwards aide says ex-presidential candidate’s wife has threatened to sue him

Ex-aide: Elizabeth Edwards has threatened lawsuit

Summary Box: Lawyers seek class-action status for suits against Toyota on lost value

Summary Box: Lawyers hope to combine Toyota suits

Court upholds dismissal of Palace worker’s suit against Pacers’ O’Neal, Harrison over brawl

Court upholds dismissal of suit against 2 Pacers

Law firms seek class action suit against Toyota, says vehicles have lost billions in value

Law firm group seeks national suit against Toyota

Lawfirms seek class action suit against Toyota, says vehicles have lost billions in value

Lawfirm group seeks national suit against Toyota

Jillian Michaels sued for false advertising over diet supplement; class action status sought

Jillian Michaels sued over diet supplement

Rio judge rules girl, 7, can dance as Carnival queen despite concerns over sexualized role

Girl, 7, gets OK to be samba queen in Rio Carnival

Police: NH man who took hostages at Clinton campaign office in 2007 is back in custody

NH man who held hostages at Clinton office found

Poor farmer scores legal victory over president’s kin

NAGPUR/NEW DELHI - A humble, unemployed farmer fought for nearly three years to save his tiny two-acre field from none other than relatives of President Pratibha Patil - and succeeded here Wednesday. While the president’s office declined to comment, her husband Devisingh Shekhawat denied the allegation.

Court raps Delhi government on lack of night shelters

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the state government for the plight of homeless people in the city.

High court to examine if retired judge can work privately

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday agreed to examine the issue whether a retired judge of the Supreme Court and the high court can be debarred from taking up arbitration work while holding a constitutional post.

Cycle rickshaws need of the hour, ban arbitrary: Court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday termed the ban on cycle rickshaws on the city’s arterial roads “arbitrary” and stressed that non-motorised vehicles were the need of the hour in the wake of rising pollution and global warming.

Court issues notice to MCD over ‘ghost’ employees

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the state government over an alleged scam relating to ghost employees in the civic agency.

Uzbek film director convicted of slander for documentary on wedding rituals

Uzbek filmmaker convicted of slander

MOSCOW — An Uzbek film director was convicted of slander on Wednesday for making a documentary on wedding rituals in the authoritarian ex-Soviet state, but released on amnesty, the artist and her lawyer said.

Apex court rues lack of basic amenities to people

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday rued the lack of basic civic amenities for a large portion of the population even six decades after the country gained freedom.

Farmer scores victory over president’s family members

NAGPUR/NEW DELHI - A humble, unemployed farmer fought for nearly three years to save his tiny two-acre land from none other than the family members of President Pratibha Patil - and succeeded here Wednesday. The president’s office declined to comment on the matter.

Court sends Shibu Soren’s brother to judicial custody

BOKARO - A Bokaro court Wednesday sent Lalu Soren, younger brother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, to 14-day judicial custody in an eight-year-old hit and run case.

British court upholds ailing Hindu’s plea for open air funeral

LONDON - A British court Wednesday upheld an ailing 71-year-old Hindus plea to be allowed to be cremated on an open pyre, sparking celebrations among Hindus in Britain.

Lahore High Court asks Pak ministry to reply on petition seeking ban on Indian films

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has once again asked for a reply from the Ministry of Sports and Culture on a petition seeking a ban on the screening of Indian films in Pakistan.

Madars HC adjourns Nalini release case hearing

CHENNAI - The Madras High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of appeal questioning the premature release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin Nalini to February 19.

Nepal again asks Bhutan to take back refugees

KATHMANDU - With the 16th summit of South Asian heads of states just over two months away, Nepal Wednesday asked Bhutan to take back the Bhutanese refugees who have been languishing in Nepal for nearly two decades.

Goojje not to change logo despite Google objection

BEIJING - Chinese web portal Goojje has said it “will not change” its logo despite US search giant Google’s threat to sue it over copyright infringement, according to a media report Wednesday.