Russian judges to use internet

Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Judges in Russia will be allowed to use the internet during trials if necessary, the Russian Supreme Court has said.

Argentina bans Japanese rape video game

Buenos Aires, April 21 (IANS/EFE) Argentina has banned a Japanese video game that rewards players for raping three women, the justice ministry has said.

Lawsuit filed against LA over death of rapper Notorious B.I.G. dismissed, but may not be over

Biggie Smalls wrongful death lawsuit dismissed

Watching NY court fight over funding, ACORN CEO says controversy has become a ’scarlet letter’

ACORN CEO at NY court: ‘We’re on life support’

Doctors recruitment scam: K.P.S. Gill files lawsuit

CHANDIGARH - Former Punjab police chief K.P.S. Gill Tuesday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in connection with allegations of malpractices in the recruitment of doctors in the state.

Police’s response sought on raped minor’s abortion plea

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Tuesday sought the response of police on the plea of a minor girl for the court’s intervention for an abortion after she was raped and became pregnant.

Civil rights activist Dorothy Height dead at 98

WASHINGTON - Dorothy Irene Height, who was a leading woman’s voice during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr, has died at the age of 98.

Summary Box: Charles Schwab settles suit over fund’s mortgage-backed securities buys for $200M

Summary Box: Schwab settles fund suit for $200M

Safdarjung Hospital directed to treat kidney patient

NEW DELHI - Giving new hope of life to a taxi driver suffering from kidney failure, the Delhi High Court Monday directed the Safdarjung Hospital to provide him treatment Wednesday.

High court issues notice to Bar Council of India

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Tuesday issued notices to the Bar Council of India (BCI), the state bar council and the state government for not allowing a law student to complete the third year of his degree course in law.

Records show two dates of birth for Delhi blast accused

NEW DELHI - Principals of two former schools attended by Indian Mujahideen terror suspect and Delhi serial blast accused Salman Ahmad have produced in a city court documents that point to two different dates of birth of the accused.

Need to monitor welfare schemes: Khurshid

NEW DELHI - Government-sponsored welfare schemes need to be monitored so that the benefits reach the targeted sections effectively, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Tuesday.

Apex court offers to correct error that landed 4 in jail

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday gave a ray of hope to four people languishing in jail allegedly due to a queer judicial error when it offered to correct “mistakes”, if committed by it, in a murder-cum-riot case from Madhya Pradesh.

Charles Schwab reaches deal to settle 2008 suit over bond fund drained by mortgage meltdown

Schwab settles mortgage-backed securities suit

PM promises all possible help to disabled

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday assured a delegation of representatives of the disabled, which raised several demands including a separate ministry for disability affairs, of all “possible steps” to help them.

Indians on death row in UAE allege torture

CHANDIGARH - Seeking justice, 17 Indian youth on the death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have alleged before human rights activists from India that they have been framed in the murder case of a Pakistani national after being tortured.

Gujarat civic poll process challenged

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court has questioned the state government and six municipal corporations over a petition challenging the process followed in civic election.

Disabled demand separate ministry

NEW DELHI - Braving the scorching heat Tuesday, thousands of disabled people protested the government’s failure to provide them with social security and free healthcare and demanded a separate ministry to look after their needs.

Passports lost by British High Commission could be used by ‘Indians’ against Pak: Lawyers

LONDON - Expressing concern over hundreds of Pakistani passports which were lost by the British High Commission a few months ago, the association of Pakistani lawyers (APL) has asked British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to address the issue, saying there are fears that the passports can be used by Indians against Pakistan.

UAE to regulate NGOs working for disabled

Abu Dhabi, April 20 (IANS/WAM) Non-Governmental Organisations working for the rehabilitation of disabled people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will now come under the control of the ministry of social affairs.

Hindus allege land-grab by Bangladeshi politicians

DHAKA - Minority Hindus of Mothbaria sub-district in Bangladesh’s Pirojpur district have alleged that ruling Awami League activists backed by the party’s lawmaker were trying to grab nearly 200 acres of their land.

Orissa empowers police to check illegal mining

BHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government has empowered police in three mineral-rich districts to check illegal mining, Mines Minister Raghunath Mohanty said Tuesday.

Legally married in one state, denied a divorce in Texas: Gay couples left in legal limbo

Divorce dilemma: Texas says gays can’t get divorce

“Dr. Death” Jayant Patel’s patient ‘knew of operation risks’

BRISBANE - The Queensland Supreme Court has been told that a patient who died after being operated by former Indian-origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel a.k.a. “Dr. Death” was fully aware of the risk of death, but knew the procedure was the best option to save his life.