Hope is gone: 800 Mumbai families lose battle for survival (Letter from Mumbai)

MUMBAI - What was a few days ago a thriving shantytown in India’s financial capital - where 60 percent of the population lives in slums - looks like a war zone. Thousands of its residents squat in the heat in despair after having lost most of their worldly belongings and, as some say, the battle for survival.

Illinois girls basketball team just wants to play, not be part of Arizona immigration debate

Ill. team wants out of national immigration debate

Conn. secretary of state loses election lawsuit against self; court says she can’t run for AG

Conn. official loses election lawsuit against self

Testimony in NJ schoolyard killing trial ends with assessment of defendant’s mental state

Testimony concludes in NJ schoolyard killing trial

AP NEWSBREAK: More immigrants cross into Arizona as state takes on illegal immigrant fight

AP NEWSBREAK: Migrant crossings rise in Arizona

EU makes textile labelling compulsory

LONDON - “Country of origin” labels on clothes should become compulsory for selling them in Europe, so that people are not misled by labels suggesting they were made in the European Union (EU), the European Parliament said Tuesday.

NYC jury to decide how much drug company Novartis must pay for discriminating against women

NY jury considers punitive price Novartis must pay

Apex court displeased at Allahabad High Court’s observation

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its displeasure with a judgment of the Allahabad High Court that judicial over-reach could invite the wrath of the political class leading to the clipping of judiciary’s powers or even its independence.

Laotian man files suit in California to obtain passport to return home to die

Laotian man sues to return to home country to die

Stop reading newspapers early in the day, advises apex court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday suggested that one should avoid reading newspapers early in the morning to get through the day.

APNewsBreak: Ohio parole board recommends mercy for condemned inmate who strangled girlfriend

APNewsBreak: Ohio board votes for mercy for inmate

DDA rapped for delaying shelters for mentally ill

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for delaying the construction of shelters for mentally ill people who are found abandoned on the streets.

German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller to appeal Mass. kidnapping sentence

‘Clark Rockefeller’ appealing Mass. sentence

Delhi Govt. backs SC’s verdict on Afzal Guru

NEW DELHI - Faced by Bharatiya Janata Party’s criticism of the Congress party, the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government on Tuesday decided to back the Supreme Court’s verdict to hang Afzal Guru, an accused in the Parliament attack case.

Subramanian Swamy moves court, urges action against Raja

NEW DELHI - Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Tuesday pleaded before the Delhi High Court that the prime minister’s explanation be sought for not acting against Communications and IT Minister A. Raja over the alleged 2G spectrum allocation scam.

High courts asked not to meddle in policy making

NEW DELHI - High courts should desist from treading into the area of policy making, particularly in the field of economic policies, the Supreme Court has said.

Malawi judge finds gay couple guilty of unnatural acts and gross indecency

Malawi: Gay couple found guilty

BLANTYRE, Malawi — A judge has found a gay couple guilty of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation of Malawi’s laws on homosexuality.

Charges against Sajjan Kumar to be framed May 19

NEW DELHI - A city court will Wednesday formally frame charges of murder and mob instigation against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case of killing of five people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Amnesty International team meets Kashmiri separatist leader

SRINAGAR - A two-member team of human rights body Amnesty International Tuesday called on Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group.

Rabri Devi gets bail for abusive remarks

PATNA - A Bihar court Tuesday granted bail to former chief minister Rabri Devi for allegedly abusing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a public rally.

Lahore High Court issues notice to Zardari over holding two offices

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued a notice to President Asif Ali Zardari over the legality of holding two offices of interest.

Zardari grants Malik presidential pardon to save him from 3-yr jail term

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has come to the rescue of one of his most trusted aides, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, as barely hours after the Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected Malik’s plea in a corruption case, he pardoned the minister using his special power under the Article 45 of the Constitution.

Indian-born in the dock for harassing ex-boyfriend

LONDON - An Indian-born barrister, who has lost a race discrimination claim, attempted to destroy her former boyfriend’s life by sending emails calling his mother a “whore” and his new girlfriend a “German prostitute”, a court was told.

NRI body objects to rule seeking surrender of Indian passports

WASHINGTON - A leading body NRIs has asked New Delhi to withdraw new rules seeking surrender of Indian passports upon acquisition of US citizenship, saying they impose undue burdens on the Indian American community.