Head of border protection agency: Immigration accord tough, despite agreement system is broken
Customs agency head says immigration accord tough Race relations journalist James Leeson dies; recording of execution of black man helped book
Race relations journalist Leeson dies in Tenn. Justice Department files lawsuit over Ark disabled treatment, could close large centers
Justice Dept. files suit over Ark disabled Report: Border deaths rise first time in 4 years, despite continued decline in apprehensions
Migrant border deaths rose to 417 in 2009 WASHINGTON — The number of people who died trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border last year rose to 417. Military jury in Virginia: Navy SEAL not guilty of punching suspected Iraqi terrorist
Va. military jury finds Navy SEAL not guilty LA prosecutors seek millions from firms, property owners in crackdown on giant signs
LA prosecutors seek millions in sign complaint No permission fees for mobile towers in GujaratGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Thursday ruled that municipal corporations and municipalities in the state could not levy annual permission fee and installation charges on mobile communication towers, as this violated their powers under the constitution and Municipalities Act. Grenada man accused of beheading 2 men denied bail as angry crowd gathers
Grenadian accused of beheading 2 men denied bail Attorney for gay couples: US Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional because it discriminates
Judge hears arguments on federal marriage law Guantanamo detainee tells NY judge he’ll waive right to attend trial if strip searches go on
Detainee: I’ll skip trial if strip searches go on Minnesota judge sides with NFL in drug suspensions case of Vikings Kevin and Pat Williams
Minn. judge sides with NFL in StarCaps case Schoolgirl’s murderer last to be executed in IndiaNEW DELHI - Dhananjoy Chatterjee, convicted of rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Kolkata in March 1990 and hanged in August 2004, was the last man to be executed in India. Kasab yet to decide on appeal against verdictMUMBAI - K. P. Pawar, the defence lawyer of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, on Thursday said that the decision about appealing to the High Court against the death sentence would be taken after consultations with the convict. Pak Law Secretary to SC: Swiss cases against Zardari can’t be reopenedISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Law Secretary Justice (retd.) Aqil Mirza told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Swiss cases filed against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot be reopened, and therefore, there is no need for any correspondence with the Swiss authorities. Apex court verdict on Reliance gas dispute Friday morningNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court is slated to deliver Friday morning the much-awaited verdict on one of India’s most high-profile legal battles between companies led by the two Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, over natural gas supplies from the Krishna-Godavari basin. ‘No budget for Delhi’s poor’NEW DELHI - With high levels of malnutrition and denial of basic rights, quality of life of a less privileged child in the Indian capital is on the decline, a report released Thursday said. Apex court refuses stay on Godhra riots casesNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the trial in the post-Godhra riot cases but restrained the trial courts from pronouncing the verdict. Swiss graft case against Zardari can’t be reopened: GovernmentISLAMABAD - In what seems to be a case of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing, the Pakistani government Thursday informed the Supreme Court that a $60 million Swiss graft case against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot be reopened in spite of the court mandating this. Class 7 Pak girl student pleads for divorce in courtISLAMABAD - A Pakistani girl in class seven, who was sold by her father for Rs 0.1 million, has approached a civil court in Shahdadpur in Mirpurkhas for divorce. Charges under which death penalty is awardedNEW DELHI - Following are the charges under which a convict in India can get a death sentence: Obama wants to begin immigration reform this yearWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has repeated his call for “common sense comprehensive immigration reform” to begin this year with the support of his own Democratic and rival Republican parties. MP local area development scheme valid: Apex Court (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the validity of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) saying it was for public good, but felt its working could be improved. SC gives green signal for private universities admissionsNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 44 private deemed universities, which the Centre is trying to shut down, to go ahead with the admission process for the upcoming academic year. MPLADS constitutionally valid, says Supreme CourtNEW DELHI - In landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the MP’s Local Area Development (MPLAD) Fund. Table Kasab’s confessional statement: Pak SC to Lakhvi’s counselISLAMABAD - A three-member Pakistan Supreme Court bench, consisting Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has asked for the confessional statement of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Mumbai terror attack gunman. Legal validity of MP local area development scheme upheldNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the validity of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), saying it was for public good, but felt its working could be improved. Starbucks sued for ‘unreasonably hot’ teaLONDON - A woman has sued Starbucks cafe chain in the US for serving “unreasonably hot” tea to her. She claims she got second-degree burns. Supreme Court upholds MPLADSNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the validity of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) saying it was for public purpose. Indo-Canadian MP named in $120 mn bank fraudTORONTO - Devinder Shory, Canada’s newest MP of Indian origin, has been named in a $120 million mortgage fraud. |
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