NJ judge refuses to block release of ‘Jersey Shore’ video depicting fight outside nightclub

NJ judge won’t block ‘Jersey Shore’ DVD release

US Senate jobs bill passes key procedural hurdle

WASHINGTON - A $15-billion jobs creation package passed a key procedural hurdle Monday in the US Senate, signalling an uneasy truce for a chamber that has been mired in partisan bickering for much of the last year.

AG Holder says criminal justice system was invaluable weapon in New York terrorism cases

AG: Civilian court valuable weapon in terror case

Telangana lawyers besiege Jaipal Reddy

NEW DELHI - After a protest rally, scores of lawyers from Telangana Monday surrounded Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy here and demanded his resignation from the central government to express solidarity with the cause of a new state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.

Plane spotting Britons could face jail, fine, say cops

NEW DELHI - The Delhi Police Monday told a city court that the two British nationals arrested for alleged plane spotting were being charged for a non-cognizable crime under the Indian Telegraph Act and could also be fined or face a jail term.

Toyota gets grand jury subpoena, SEC request for documents on acceleration, Prius brakes

Toyota receives grand jury subpoena for documents

Pro- Telangana protestors try to march towards Parliament

NEW DELHI - The security personnel here on Monday defused an attempt of hundreds of pro-Telangana protestors, including lawyers, students and other activists to march towards Parliament.

Is BSP violating poll laws with elephant statues- Apex court asks

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday asked the Election Commission to decide within three months a complaint seeking de-recognition of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for erecting statues of the elephant, its election symbol, all over Uttar Pradesh.

Woman complains to rights panel against Andhra legislator

HYDERABAD - A woman in Andhra Pradesh Monday approached the State Human Rights Commission complaining that a legislator of the ruling Congress party was harassing her husband.

Kerala assembly-CIC stand-off heads for climax

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The 14th session of the Kerala assembly which begins Wednesday will see who wins in the ongoing stand-off between the state’s Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and the legislature.

Sukna land scam: Tainted officer gets another chance

NEW DELHI - A retired Indian Army lieutenant general, charged with corruption in a land scam in West Bengal’s Sukna area, was Monday given two months to prove his innocence failing which he would have to face a court martial.

Rights group asks UN to intervene in attacks on Bangladeshi tribals

AGARTALA - A New Delhi-based rights group has sought UN intervention over attacks on tribals in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh, a release said here Monday.

Telangana lawyers stage protest in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Hundreds of advocates and lawyers demanding prompt action for the formation of a separate Telangana state and introduction of the Telangana state formation bill staged a protest in the national capital Monday.