Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingyas starve in Bangladesh

DHAKA - Thousands of Rohingyas, Muslim tribals from Myanmar who have taken refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh following years of persecution, are allegedly facing “arbitrary arrest, illegal expulsion, and forced internment”, a charge hotly denied by Dhaka.

Death penalty used as political weapon: Amnesty

LONDON - The death penalty is still used as a political weapon in many countries including China, Iran and Sudan, a report released Tuesday by human rights organisation Amnesty International said.

Fla. woman says Pittsburgh Steeler Santonio Holmes attacked her in nightclub over VIP couch

Fla. woman says Steeler attacked her in nightclub

Punjab migrants welfare board chief appointed

CHANDIGARH - Migrant labour leader Ram Charan Yadav Monday took over as chairman of the newly established Punjab Migrants Welfare Board.

Ex-nanny sues Paul McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills in Britain over sex discrimination claim

Heather Mills in UK court battle with ex-employee

Correction: Immigrants-Crackdown-Class story

Correction: Immigrants-Crackdown-Class story

Courts sentences minor’s rapist, murderer to death

BHUBANESWAR - A court in Orissa’s Ganjam district Monday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering an eight year old girl three years ago, officials said.

Court shocked at government’s reluctance to fund Mullaperiyar panel

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday expressed shock over the union governments reluctance to fund the working of its techno-legal panel formed to examine aspects regarding strength and capacity of the over century-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala.

Apex court refuses to interfere with Sajjan bail

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order granting bail to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar facing prosecution for allegedly instigating anti-Sikh riots after the killing of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Courts cannot meddle in house proceedings: Apex court

NEW DELHI - The Constitution vests the presiding officer of any house of parliament with the power to regulate its procedure and business, and courts cannot interfere with it, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Pak SC issues notices to officials for failure to implement NRO verdict

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday issued contempt of court notices to the country’s Interior Secretary, the Director-General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Additional Secretary (Interior) and the Joint Secretary (Establishment Division), for failing to implement the court’s verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).

Abandoned in London, boy re-unites with paternal family

DASUYA - A Sikh boy, found abandoned outside a clinic in Southall area of London in 2008, has been finally re-united with his paternal family in Punjab\’s Hoshiarpur district after a long-drawn legal process.

Court tells Kerala CIC to appear before house panel

KOCHI - Kerala’s Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Palatt Mohandas was Monday told by the state high court here to appear before the state assembly privileges and ethics committee over his order slapping a penalty on the house’s information officer.

VHP activists protest against Supreme Court’s verdict on live-in relationships

NEW DELHI - Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday staged a protest here against the Supreme Court for citing the example of the relationship of Hindu god Lord Krishna with his consort Radha to corroborate its judgment on live-in relationships.

Cycle rickshaw pullers demand more road space

NEW DELHI - Hundreds of cycle rickshaw pullers Monday staged a rally in the capital demanding more road space for the non-motorised, eco-friendly vehicle.

Suspect ‘flees’ to Saudi Arabia as Dhaka begins war crimes trial

Dhaka, March 29 IANS) The Bangladesh government has issued a travel alert after a senior leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), suspected of being involved in war crimes, left for Saudi Arabia unhindered.

Lahore High Court declares A Q Khan a free man

LAHORE - While the Lahore High Court has declared controversial Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan a free man, it has barred him from talking about nuclear assets on any platform.

Chinese court jails Rio Tinto employees

BEIJING - A court in China Monday gave jail terms to four people, including an Australian, in the Rio Tinto case for bribery and stealing commercial secrets.

Prime petitioner against Reddy brothers attacked in Bellary

BELLARY - Tumti Iron Ore owner Tapal Ganesh, on whose plea the Supreme Court suspended the Reddy brothers mining operations in Andhra Pradesh, was on Monday attacked by an eight-member gang in Bellary.

Producer, former friend of Farrah Fawcett claims actress’ estate money being misused

Producer claims Fawcett money being misused

First Parliamentary meeting should not be considered as first session, says Supreme Court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Ramdas Athawale, saying the first meeting of Parliament each year could not be necessarily considered as its first session.

Law tightens noose around Haryana’s community courts

CHANDIGARH - After having a virtual free-run through their illegal diktats which resulted in criminal fallouts, Haryana’s notorious “khap panchayats” (community courts or kangaroo courts) have now started getting a taste of the law themselves.

Verdict in 1996 Delhi blast likely on March 30

NEW DELHI - A city court is likely to pronounce its verdict March 30 in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast which killed 13 people.

Supreme Court grants relief to anti-Sikh riots case accused Sajjan Kumar

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, who is one of the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, saying it would not intervene with a Delhi High Court order that granted bail to Kumar in the case.

Maggots crawl on ignored ailing woman

MELBOURNE - An elderly Australian woman who had numerous ulcers on her body and gangrenous feet was made to lie on the floor of her home for five days before being hospitalised in a serious condition, her flesh rotting and maggots crawling on her, a court was told.

Canada’s new law to shut doors on bogus refugees

TORONTO - With bogus refugee claimants from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and many other countries leading to a virtual breakdown of its immigration and refugee system, Canada Sunday announced a new law to fix the crisis.

Brisbane Supreme Court discharges third juror in Dr. Death’s trial

BRISBANE - The Supreme Court in Brisbane on Monday discharged a female juror in connection with the manslaughter trial of Indian-born surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel.

Sukhna case: Supreme Court to hear Lt. Gen. Prakash’s appeal

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court will on Monday hear an appeal filed by former Military Secretary Lieutenant General Avadesh Prakash in connection with the Sukhna land scam case.