US Sen. Scott Brown agrees to meeting with group representing undocumented students
Brown agrees to meet rep of undocumented students LA prosecutors argue Roman Polanski’s victim can’t seek dismissal of decades-old sex case
Prosecutors argue Polanski victim can’t alter case State judge overturns Arkansas law banning unmarried couples from fostering, adopting kids
State judge overturns Ark. adoption ban law Lahore High Court issues notices to Asif, ex-girlfriend Veena MalikLAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to both fast bowler Mohammed Asif and his estranged girl friend Veena Malik on their respective petitions seeking action against each other. ACLU lawyer asks NY appeals court to restore lawsuit; government says no need for that
NYC appeals court hears challenge to wiretap law Bhopal gas victims accuse CBI of delaying caseBHOPAL - Charging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with deliberately delaying the Bhopal gas disaster case by seeking repeated adjournments, the victims of the world’s worst industrial disaster Friday said they were planning to appoint their own counsel to fight the legal battle. Paparazzo’s lawsuit against actor Woody Harrelson dismissed in Los Angeles court
Lawsuit against Woody Harrelson dismissed LOS ANGELES — Court records show a lawsuit filed by a former TMZ photographer who accused Woody Harrelson of attacking him has been dismissed. IPS officer seeks bail in Gujarat fake gun battle caseGANDHINAGAR - Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Dinesh M.N. Friday moved the Gujarat High Court for bail after a lower court rejected his plea in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake gun battle case last week. GPS operational in 100 Delhi buses, court toldNEW DELHI - The Delhi government Friday told the Delhi High Court that the Global Positioning System (GPS) is operational in 100 buses and would be installed in 1,000 more buses in four months’ time. No confrontational approach for gender equality: PresidentGANGTOK - President Pratiba Patil Friday stressed that gender equality is not a confrontational approach and both sexes must work together for happiness of their families and welfare of society. Gujarat challenges SIT power to summon ModiNEW DELHI - The Gujarat government Friday contended that neither can the Supreme Court halt trials of various post-Godhra riot cases and nor can the special probe panel appointed by it summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others accused in the murder of ex-Congress MP Ehasan Jafri. Oxfam targets development disparities in seven Indian statesNEW DELHI - International aid agency Oxfam’s latest strategy for the period 2010-15 is to reduce extreme development disparities among various socio-cultural groups in India, with focus on seven states, its representatives said Friday. After deaths, cervical cancer vaccine trials stoppedNEW DELHI - The government Friday said that the cervical cancer HPV vaccination drive in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh was indeed part of approved clinical trials. But after the death of six tribal girls who were administered the vaccine, the government has told other states not to carry out any further such trials. Bill proposes life term for illegal dealings in toxic chemicalsNEW DELHI - A bill introduced in parliament Friday provides for life imprisonment for anyone held guilty of illegally dealing in toxic chemicals. Woman barred from every British pubLONDON - A woman has become the first person in Britain to be banned from every pub in the country following “years of drunken mayhem”. Lawsuit says Red Sox slugger Ortiz named Dominican club after rapper Jay-Z’s 40/40 clubs
Rapper Jay-Z sues David Ortiz over nightclub name US court approves new beginning for Lehman BrothersNEW YORK - A New York judge Thursday approved a plan for a new business model for now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, whose collapse was one of the triggers of the 2008 global financial crisis. |