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Procter & Gamble’s Dry Max efforts include mommy bloggers, phone lines

P&G steps up Dry Max campaign

PROTECTING PAMPERS: Among other efforts to fight spreading online criticism of its newest version of Pampers, called Dry Max, Procter & Gamble Co. brought in four “mommy bloggers” Thursday. The criticism has triggered a federal safety probe and a lawsuit.

ICE not pursuing family of Md. girl who told first lady her mom ‘doesn’t have papers’

Feds not pursuing after girl says mom lacks papers

LA judge orders trial to determine guardianship for children of TV producer and slain wife

Trial set over children of TV producer, slain wife

Jose Canseco’s appearance before grand jury investigating Roger Clemens now set for June 3

Canseco to appear before Clemens grand jury June 3

How AP-Univision poll on immigration was conducted

How immigration poll was conducted

The Associated Press-Univision Poll on immigration was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from May 7-12. It is based on landline and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 901 Hispanic adults.

Caste-based census controversy reaches apex court

NEW DELHI - The controversy over the caste-based census Thursday reached the Supreme Court after a Chennai-based advocate filed a pre-emptive caveat, praying that if the Madras High Court verdict asking the census commissioner to carry out a caste-based census is challenged, he should be afforded an opportunity of being heard.

Defense lawyer: 2 Mass. men have no connection to Times Square suspect, never heard of him

Lawyer: Mass. men unconnected to Times Sq. suspect

Supreme Court blames itself for graft in judicial postings

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday said corruption in judicial appointments has assumed cancerous proportions and blamed itself for “soft-pedalling” on the issue and not dealing with it firmly two decades ago.

Babri demolition case: Allahabad HC refuses to review case against Advani

LUCKNOW - Former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and 20 other Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Pavivar leaders got a reprieve on Thursday with the Allahabad High Court rejecting a plea to revive criminal cases against them in the Babri Mosque demolition case.

Russia softens visa norms for skilled foreigners

Moscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Obtaining work permits will be easier for skilled foreign professionals in Russia, according to a new law amendments signed by President Dmitry Medvedev, the Kremlin said Thursday.

Court raps government, slaps cost for vexatious appeal

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday slapped a cost of Rs.1 lakh on the central government for a vexatious appeal and pulled it up for denying relief to a widow whose daughter died due to a dispensary’s negligence.

Court to hear Tiwari paternity suit July-end

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday decided to frame in July the issues to be adjudicated by it in the paternity suit filed against veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari by a young man claiming to be his biological son.

Delhi serial blasts accused given copy charge-sheet

NEW DELHI - A city court Thursday handed over a copy of the charge sheet to the two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists accused of involvement in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts.

Fernandes’ wife, brother tell court no settlement possible

NEW DELHI - The wife and brother of the ailing former defence minister George Fernandes Thursday told the Delhi High Court that no settlement was possible, a day after the court advised them to resolve amicably their differences over his treatment and interaction with relatives.

Supreme Court grieves over corruption

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday regretted not acting firmly earlier in cases of corruption in judicial appointments because of which the problem has assumed cancerous dimensions.

Demjanjuk remains hospitalized; defense accuses judges of already deciding on guilty verdict

Demjanjuk remains in hospital for 3rd day

BERLIN — The five-judge panel hearing the case against John Demjanjuk threw out motions to dismiss it Thursday and said it still found the evidence against him to be strong.

Court defers Ruchika case judgment till May 25

CHANDIGARH - The district and sessions court here Thursday deferred its judgment till May 25 in the molestation case of teenager Ruchika Girhotra by disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore.

Ruchika case verdict deferred to May 25

CHANDIGARH - The judgement in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case was Thursday postponed to May 25.

Marandi appeals in vain to Supreme Court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give urgent hearing to the petition filed by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) chief Babulal Marandi challenging Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren for holding the coveted post without being the member of the State assembly.

‘Defiant’ Musharraf ready to take on Pak SC head-on if summoned

WASHINGTON - Accepting the challenge thrown at him by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is ready to appear in the Supreme Court if summoned in any case.