Former Panama dictator Noriega extradited to France

Miami, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Former Panama military dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has been extradited to France after his attorneys lost a three-year-long battle in the US courts.

Rapper DMX files NYC lawsuit claiming company hired to collect royalties stole them instead

DMX files NYC lawsuit claiming stolen royalties

China launches website for intellectual property rights

BEIJING - Chinese government has launched a new website to spread awareness about the intellectual property rights.

Apex court no to Lafarge restarting mining in Meghalaya

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday rejected the central government’s plea to allow French cement giant Lafarge restart limestone mining in Meghalaya.

Court go-ahead for Nirma cement plant in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Monday gave a conditional go-ahead to detergent maker Nirma for construction of its Rs.1,400 crore cement plant at Mahua near Bhavnagar which has been opposed by farmers citing environmental concerns.

Court pulls up Maharashtra for not levying tax on IPL

MUMBAI - The Bombay High Court Monday pulled up the Maharashtra government for failing to levy entertainment duty on the Indian Premier League cricket tournament and asked whether any decision has been taken on it.

Supreme Court turns down Michigan’s plea to get involved in battle over Asian carp

Court stays out of Asian carp dispute

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has decided not to get involved in a dispute over how to prevent Asian carp from making their way into the Great Lakes.

No force to ensure strike: court tells Tripura government

AGARTALA - The Guwahati High Court Monday asked Tripura’s ruling Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), not to apply force to ensure Tuesday’s strike to protest rising prices.

Camden, NJ, settles with families of 3 boys who died in car trunk as police looked elsewhere

Families settle with NJ city over car-trunk deaths

Supreme Court needed 7 more judges till March 31

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court was short of seven judges and there were 251 vacancies in high courts across India till March 31, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.

17,205 kids given shelter under state-run scheme

NEW DELHI - A total 17,205 children benefited from open shelters provided under a government scheme in nine states last year, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday.

36 mn pirated books destroyed in China

BEIJING - China has destroyed over 36 million copies of pirated and illegal publications in 31 provinces in an effort to protect intellectual property, a media report said Monday.

Restore Amarinder Singh’s assembly membership: Apex court (Third Lead)

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH - The Supreme Court Monday said the ouster of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh from the state assembly on charges of corruption was unconstitutional and ordered the restoration of his membership.

Amarinder Singh’s ouster unconstitutional: apex court (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH - The Supreme Court Monday said former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s ouster from the state assembly on charges of corruption was unconstitutional.

Apex court holds ouster of Amarinder Singh

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday held as unconstitutional the ouster of former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh from the state assembly on charges of corruption.