US government appeals court defeat on drilling moratorium

WASHINGTON - The US government sought to keep its moratorium on offshore oil drilling in place, filing an appeal against an earlier court order to end the ban.

Land gifted to Rajendra Prasad usurped by Congress?

RANCHI - India’s first president Rajendra Prasad would never have imagined that land gifted to him in 1940 for starting an educational institution would allegedly be grabbed by the very Congress party of which he had been a member. But that does seem to be the case.

Bhopal, nuke liability bill are separate issues:Anand Sharma

WASHINGTON - The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy did not cast a shadow on the deliberations of the India-US CEOs Forum to enhance India-US business ties, according to Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma.

Lawyers for ousted Ill. Gov. Blagojevich seek FBI’s summaries of interviews with Obama

Blago lawyers seek summaries of Obama interviews

Judge orders Stanford, co-defendants to be tried separately in massive fraud case

Stanford, co-defendants to be tried separately

Man asks court to throw out his conviction in Kirsten Dunst handbag heist in NYC

Man wants conviction tossed in Dunst handbag heist

Court grills Gujarat on civic polls

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Wednesday directed the state government to tell under which provisions of the constitution it was empowered to notify seats for municipal corporation wards.

Court relief for British Airways

NEW DELHI - Providing relief to the British Airways (BA), the Supreme Court Wednesday said the airline could not be held guilty of indulging in unfair trade practices over alleged delay in delivery of cargo sent from India to Paraguay.

CII rallies behind Keshub Mahindra on Bhopal gas verdict

NEW DELHI - Industrialist Keshub Mahindra, found guilty of criminal laxity with six others in the Bhopal gas disaster, Wednesday found support from an apex chamber that wanted changes in the liabilities of non-executive directors in such incidents.

Karnataka Lokayukta resigns

BANGALORE - Karnataka Lokayukta (Ombudsman) Santosh Hegde Wednesday resigned from the constitutional post, 14 months before his five-year term was to end.

Malaysian minister wants sports betting legalised

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian minister Wednesday sought sports betting and gambling to be legalised to end the black market and suggested that the revenue accrued be diverted to welfare funds for non-Muslims.

Plea to allow regional languages in high courts

NEW DELHI - Proceedings in high courts should be allowed in regional languages, a petitioner said Wednesday while moving the Supreme Court and seeking directions to the central government on the issue.

India, Europe to resume high-level dialogue on migration

NEW DELHI - High Representative of the European Union Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton Wednesday met Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) Vayalar Ravi to discuss India-Europe “future migratory movements”.

South Asia’s girl child still faces bias even before birth

KATHMANDU - Despite governments’ efforts to prevent female infanticide, the girl child in South Asia still faces bias, even before birth.

Court orders clubbing three chargesheets in Satyam scam

HYDERABAD - The special court trying the Satyam scam cases here Wednesday clubbed three chargesheets filed by the CBI in the multi-crore accounting scam.

Court orders fresh poll in Orissa assembly constituency

BHUBANESWAR - The Orissa High Court Wednesday ordered a fresh poll in the state’s Athgarh assembly constituency, a lawyer said.

Sri Lanka slams UN panel to probe war crimes

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka Wednesday criticised the appointment of a panel by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to investigate allegations of human rights violations during the last months of the government’s war against separatist Tamil rebels.