Attorney says former Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli pleads not guilty to 3 noncriminal counts

Former Oregon QB Masoli enters not guilty pleas

27 mn people displaced within their own country: UN

Geneva, June 16 (IANS/WAM) The number of people forcibly displaced within their own country grew by four percent to 27.1 million in 2009, the UN has said.

Argentine Nobel winner Perez Esquivel finally testifies against his alleged torturers

Argentine Nobelist Perez Esquivel recalls torture

Court bars stunt jumper from Empire State Building after ‘06 parachute attempt from 86th floor

Court bars stunt jumper from Empire State Building

Browns and ex-player Joe Jurevicius settle lawsuit over staph infection

Browns, ex-player settle suit over staph infection

Rwandan court expected to rule Thursday on whether to release Minn. law professor

Rwandan court to rule Thursday on jailed US lawyer

High court cancels Gujarat official’s promotion

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Tuesday cancelled the promotion of Director (Environment) J.K. Vyas, terming it “unconstitutional”.

Windstream suing Nebraska commission over requirement for prorated customer refunds

Windstream suing Neb. agency over billing rule

Will run golf club, Kerala tells court

NEW DELHI - The Kerala government Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it would “manage and conduct” Trivandrum Golf Club (TGC) after terminating the tie-up with the existing licencee.

Closing arguments wrap up testimony in Kansas ‘pill mill’ deaths case

Closing arguments set in Kansas ‘pill mill’ case

PMO spent Rs.1.2 million on newspapers in 2009-10

NEW DELHI - The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) spent around Rs.1.2 million during 2009-10 on newspapers and periodicals that it subscribes to for its officials.

Court tells firm to reinstate sacked worker

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has directed a firm to reinstate an employee terminated illegally.

No HRA if employee is illegal occupant: Court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has held that no house rent allowance (HRA) will be given to an employee if he has occupied the premises illegally.

Berlusconi firm looses appeal over digital-TV aid

LUXEMBOURG - The European Union’s court Tuesday threw out an appeal from a digital-TV company owned by the family of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, ordering it and other broadcasters to pay back possibly millions of euros in illegal state aid.

Court dismisses plea to defer Andhra Pradesh by-polls

HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking postponement of by-elections to 12 assembly constituencies in the Telangana region.

Shylendra Kumar: Karnataka’s blogging judge

BANGALORE - Karnataka High Court judge D.V. Shylendra Kumar, whom the Supreme Court pulled up for indiscipline Tuesday, is perhaps one of the few judges who blogs and does not mince words in criticizing the judiciary’s shortcomings.

22 Indians held in Britain for working illegally

NEW DELHI - Twenty-two Indians have been arrested in Britain for working illegally in the country, the British High Commission said here Tuesday.

Lahore High Court orders govt to block blasphemous content still present on Facebook

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has adjourned the hearing of the petition against social networking website Facebook till July 9.

Apex court pulls up Karnataka judge for indiscipline

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up Justice D.V. Shylendra Kumar of the Karnataka High Court for breaching judicial discipline by using intemperate language and encroaching on the administrative authority of Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran.

Government going soft on penalties for erring officials?

NEW DELHI - If the central government has its way, it will not deduct the salaries of proven erring and corrupt officials and will not object to them being re-employed in the government either.

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