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GANDHINAGAR - A tribunal for taking up disputes related to public works contracts will soon become functional as its chairman has been appointed, the Gujarat High Court was informed by the state government Thursday.

BANGALORE - Former Karnataka minister H. Halappa, facing a charge of raping his friend's wife, was Thursday given conditional bail by the high court.

NEW DELHI - The curtains have finally come down on a 33-year-long legal battle, with the Supreme Court ruling in favour of a group of now-extinct railway coach attendants who wanted higher wages.