Apex court to have a woman judge after four years

NEW DELHI - The supreme court is all set to have a woman judge after long four years with Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra slated to take oath as an apex court justice Friday.

Energy West ordered to pay Shelby Gas Association nearly $523K in contract dispute

Energy West to pay $523K in contract dispute

Survivor of NJ execution-style schoolyard attack makes 1st public statement since ‘07 killings

Survivor of NJ schoolyard killings details attack

Diaspora group to seek more migration quota for Indians

GANDHINAGAR - The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIAA) will seek an increased immigration quota for Indians at this year’s Congressional luncheon and briefing at the White House in Washington May 18, its president C.K.Patel said Thursday.

‘Penal laws not for punishing people with unpopular views’

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has said, while ruling in the case of Tamil actress Khusboo, that criminal laws are not for punishing people having unpopular views and using penal laws for such a purpose would violate one’s fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression.

45-day campaign against child labour from Friday

NEW DELHI - In a nation where education is a right, there are hundreds of thousands of children working as child labourers. To fight this anomaly, an international rights organisation will start a 45-day campaign against child labour Friday.

Home ministry official sent to CBI custody in graft case

NEW DELHI - A senior home ministry official and two others arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a corruption case Thursday were sent to the investigating agency’s custody for two days by a city court.

Federal jurors begin 3rd day of deliberations in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case

‘Dr. Death’ ’screamed’ at nurse for going behind his back to speak to patient’s family

BRISBANE - Indian origin surgeon Jayant Patel threatened to quit and leave the Bundaberg Base Hospital after staff spoke to the family of a critically ill patient, the Supreme Court in Brisbane heard on Wednesday.

UAE, Unicef to rehabilitate child camel jockeys

Abu Dhabi, April 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will launch a rehabilitation programme for child camel jockeys in association with Unicef.

Uproar in Lok Sabha over Tytler’s acquittal

NEW DELHI - The Lok Sabha erupted in uproar Thursday over the acquittal of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Sandal hurled at judge in Bangladesh over trial delay

DHAKA - Angered by delay in his trial, an accused hurled his sandal at a judge in a courtroom in northeastern Bangladesh’s Sylhet city.

Mexicans to be fined $3 mn for selling confidential data

Mexico City, April 29 (IANS/EFE) Mexican people convicted of selling confidential personal data collected by the government will be fined up to $2.9 million and face five years in prison under a new bill passed by the parliament.