NYC appeals $575 million 9/11 health settlement, say judge doesn’t have authority to block it

NYC, contractors appeal 9/11 settlement ruling

Pa. court ponders fraud suit by Jets fans versus Patriots, Belichick over Spygate taping case

Pa. court ponders fan suit over Jets-Pats Spygate

Jets fan trying to revive ‘Spygate’ suit against Patriots in federal appeals court

Jets fan tries to revive suit over NFL ‘Spygate’

Winslet lends voice for PETA campaign against foie gras

LONDON - Oscar-award winning actress Kate Winslet has lent a narrative for a video campaign for animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), highlighting the abuse of ducks and geese for foie gras.

CIC upset at Delhi government’s inaction on graft

NEW DELHI - The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed its “distress at the extraordinary slow methods” of the Delhi government in acting on a probe into a decades-old embezzlement case.

Protest over food security bill Thursday

NEW DELHI - With parliament opening after a month-long break Thursday, a group of NGOs will stage a protest here over the food security bill that proposes an entitlement of 25 kg food grain for families below the poverty line.

Jordanian airlines fined Rs.500,000 for deficient service

NEW DELHI - India’s apex consumer court has ordered Royal Jordanian Airlines to pay Rs.500,000 as damages to a Punjab resident for refusing to fly him to Greece in time despite a confirmed air ticket, resulting in loss of his job and property there.

Public money being ‘thrown away’ by Delhi government: CIC

NEW DELHI - The Central Information Commission (CIC) has criticised the Delhi government for “throwing away” public money as an investigation revealed that old age and widow pension were being paid to people without proper verification.

Radovan Karadzic accuses first witness at genocide trial of being ‘biased and insincere’

Karadzic says first witness against him is biased

Jammu and Kashmir employees call off strike

JAMMU/SRINAGAR - After the Jammu and Kashmir High Court declared the employees’ 12-day strike illegal, 4.5 lakh government employees across the state ended their work stoppage Wednesday. The employees have also been assured that their demands on salary arrears and retirement age would be met within three months.

Pakistan president’s immunity challenged in Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s constitutional immunity from prosecution has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Court orders 22 polluting units shut in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court has ordered 22 units shut in a south Gujarat industrial estate for lacking requisite facilities to treat effluents.

Court annuls councils administering Chittagong Hill Tracts

DHAKA - The high court has annulled regional councils under which Bangladeshs Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) were being administered for the minority Buddhist indigenous people, delivering a major blow to the decade-long peace process.

Simplify visa clearances, urges Pakistan badminton star

NEW DELHI - The frosty relations between India and Pakistan have made it increasingly difficult for sportspersons from neighbouring countries to go across the border to participate in international events. Pakistan’s top shuttler Wajid Ali Chaudhry is concerned about the uncertainty and perennial tension affecting the players.