Court appoints observer for IMA electionsNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday appointed an observer to conduct the Indian Medical Association (IMA) elections. Nanavati panel’s stand June 30 on summoning ModiGANDHINAGAR - The suspense on the stand of the Nanavati-Mehta judicial inquiry commission, probing the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, on summoning Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning will continue till June 30. Bhopal gas affected protest new compensation packageNEW DELHI - Organisations championing the cause of the Bhopal gas victims Friday protested the new compensation package announced by the government and demanded proper categorisation of the victims. Buy wife separate house or go to jail: CourtNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday asked a man to purchase a house for his wife to live in separately from her in-laws or be ready to go to jail for not fulfilling a condition arrived during mediation in the trial court. Asiad Tower restaurant, banquet hall to remain sealedNEW DELHI - The Jhankar banquet hall and restaurant in the Asiad Tower at the Asian Village Complex would continued to be sealed as the vacation bench of the Supreme Court Friday declined to hear the matter, saying that it could only be heard by the three-judge forest bench. Angry lawyers ransack chief justice’s room in KolkataKOLKATA - Agitated lawyers Friday ransacked the room of the Calcutta High Court chief justice and stopped work state-wide to protest their forcible eviction from a room in the court premises. 2 Norwegians sentenced to death for spying in Congo request clemency in letter to president
Norwegians with Congo death sentence seek clemency Mohit Shah new Bombay High Court chief justiceMUMBAI - Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah will be the new chief justice of Bombay High Court, an official release Friday said. Around 16,500 Palestinians cross Egypt’s border with GazaRAFAH - Around 16,500 Palestinians have crossed Egypt’s border with Gaza since it was opened June 1 after Israel’s attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a security source said Friday. Satyam scam accused allowed to use computer in jailHYDERABAD - A city court Friday allowed an accused in the Rs.14,000 crore Satyam scam to use a computer in jail to prepare for his defence, while the Andhra Pradesh High Court granted bail to two accused in the accounting fraud. Cigarette packs in Russia to carry warnings from SaturdayMoscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Warning messages on cigarette packs will be made mandatory in Russia for the first time Saturday to enhance awareness on smoking-related diseases. No humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Israeli foreign ministerVALLETTA - There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday, following a meeting with his Maltese counterpart Tonio Borg. Asiad Tower restaurant to remain sealedNEW DELHI - The Asiad Tower restaurant and its peripheral area in the Asiad Village complex in the capital’s Siri Fort area will continue to remained sealed as the vacation bench of the Supreme Court Friday declined to hear the matter, saying it could only be placed before the three-judge forest bench. British jury convicts 1 accused in huge London jewel heist, still deliberating on 6 others
Jury convicts man in London jewel heist LONDON — A jury has convicted a man of taking part in an armed robbery that netted 40 million pounds ($60 million) worth of gems from an upmarket London jeweler. Emergency a sad period in Indian history: Kuldip Nayar (June 25 marks 35th anniversary of Emergency)NEW DELHI - Calling the Emergency a “sad period in India’s history when we nearly lost independence”, noted journalist and civil rights activist Kuldip Nayar says “the Emergency still exists informally in the country in different forms as the rulers, with the full support of the bureaucracy, police and other sections, indulge in authoritarian and anti-democratic acts”. Lawyers for Kan. doctor, wife plan to appeal conspiracy, fraud convictions in painkiller case
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