US judge lifts oil drilling moratorium

WASHINGTON - A US judge Tuesday lifted a government moratorium on offshore oil drilling that President Barack Obama put in place in response to the ongoing BP Plc spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

CSC gets $25 million task order to digitize immigration agency records

CSC gets $25M gov’t records task order

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Government contractor CSC said Tuesday that it has been awarded a $25 million task order to work on digital records for the U.S. agency that handles immigration issues.

Villagers protest Orissa plan to renew POSCO pact

BHUBANESWAR - Thousands of villagers, including women and children, wore black badges and demonstrated Tuesday in Orissa against the government’s plan to renew its pact with South Korean Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) to set up a $12 billion project, a protest leader said.

Empower minorities commission: IUML urges PM

NEW DELHI - The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide statutory powers to the National Minorities Commission and hoped that a bill on this would soon get parliament’s nod.

Cherie Blair’s legal ruling lands her in controversy

LONDON - Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, is at the centre of a controversy involving an alleged cover-up by a judicial body of her actions as a judicial servant in a court case.

SC petition filed for ‘red warrants’ against Musharraf in Bugti case

ISLAMABAD - Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti, Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief and son of Nawab Akbar Bugti, has filed a petition in the Pakistan Supreme Court seeking arrest of the culprits involved in the murder of his father.

LHC rejects Govt. objections in Zardari ‘dual office case’

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a plea against the maintainability of a case challenging Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari holding two offices of interest.

Operators told to pay MCD in three days for mobile towers (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday asked cellular operators to pay half the enhanced fee for mobile towers to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs).

US Supreme Court upholds law barring material support’ for terror groups

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a key provision of the Patriot Act that makes it a crime for humanitarian groups to provide material support, including expert advice, to any individual who could potentially be connected to government-designated terrorist groups.

Key prosecution witness to be back on stand at Blagojevich corruption trial for days

Key prosecution witness on stand at Blago trial

Operators told to pay MCD for mobile towers

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday asked cellular operators to pay half the enhanced fee for mobile towers to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs).

Brisbane SC to hear Justice John before deciding on Dr. Death’s fate

BRISBANE - The jury attached to the Brisbane Supreme Court will hear Justice John H Byrne’s summary of the manslaughter trial of controversial Indian origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel before deciding on the latter’s fate.

Cellular operators told to pay MCD

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday asked cellular operators to pay half the enhanced fee for mobile towers to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs).