Judge orders West Memphis slaying victim’s stepdad to pay Dixie Chicks singer’s legal costs

Victim’s stepdad told to pay singer’s legal costs

Charges against Goldman likely to kick off a torrent of bank lawsuits, mire Goldman

Goldman case likely to unleash torrent of lawsuits

70 Lok Sabha MPs hadn’t revealed assets till Feb 24 (Lead, superseding earlier story)

NEW DELHI - At least 70 Lok Sabha MPs, including former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, had not disclosed details of their assets till Feb 24, a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.

Bill Ayers suing Univ. of Wyoming after lecture banned

Ayers suing Univ. of Wyo.

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Bill Ayers and a University of Wyoming student are suing the school after it banned the former 1960s radical from speaking on campus.

File charges in 2008 blast case by May 15: Court to police

NEW DELHI - A city court Saturday allowed Delhi Police 30 days’ time to finish their investigation and file a chargesheet against two suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists for their alleged roles in serial blasts in 2008.

Hearing deferred on CBI’s move to close Quattrochi case

NEW DELHI - A city court Saturday deferred till May 15 a decision on a plea to stop the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from closing the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi.

Verdict on Manu’s plea in Jessica murder likely Monday

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce Monday its verdict on the appeal of Manu Sharma, the son of former Congress parliamentarian Venod Sharma, against his conviction and life term for murdering ramp model Jessica Lall in 1999.

Activists seek changes in food security bill

NEW DELHI - Activists of the Right to Food campaign who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar in the capital for the past two days, Saturday submitted a memorandum to the Planning Commission seeking changes in the food security bill.

Seventeen acquitted in a Kandhamal riot case

BHUBANESWAR - A fast track court in Orissa Saturday acquitted 17 people in a case of rioting in Kandhamal in 2008.

70 Lok Sabha MPs yet to reveal assets

NEW DELHI - At least 70 Lok Sabha MPs, including former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, have not yet disclosed details of their assets, a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.

4,000 Indians who overstayed in Oman finally leave

MUSCAT - About 4,000 Indians who overstayed in Oman have left the country after they were given outpasses, the Indian envoy here has said.

President calls for affordable justice for India’s poor

GUWAHATI - President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for affordable and accessible justice for India’s poor and said a large number of pending cases at various levels of the judiciary was a matter of serious concern.