Brazil to allow rapid divorceBrasilia, July 15 (IANS/EFE) Brazil has eliminated a lengthy separation procedure for couples that lasts for up to two years and will start the process for rapid divorce. Trial date for motivational speaker charged in AZ sweat lodge deaths vacated; no new date set
Trial date in AZ sweat lodge deaths case vacated eBay slammed with $3.8-billion lawsuitSAN FRANCISCO - eBay has been slapped with a $3.8-billion lawsuit by a company that claims the online auctioneer stole its ideas for online payments and then tried to patent them as its own, according to a news release for the plaintiffs Wednesday. Wild horse deaths rise to 12 in Nevada roundup; court hearing set in Reno to halt gather
12 horses now dead from Nev. roundup; hearing set Utah agencies investigate origin of list of 1,300 names of alleged undocumented immigrants
Utah agencies probe alleged illegal immigrant list Former autoworkers at Calif. NUMMI plant sue Toyota, factory claiming severance discrimination
Former workers at Calif. plant sue Toyota, factory Former University of Kansas athletics official pleads guilty in ticket scandal
Former Kansas athletics official pleads guilty NAC wants communal violence bill redraftedNEW DELHI - The National Advisory Council (NAC) chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said that the draft bill on communal violence lacks “some essential features” and needed to be redrafted. Man gets 10-year jail for wife’s dowry deathCHANDIGARH - A court here Wednesday awarded 10 year’s rigorous imprisonment to a man convicted for harassing his wife for dowry, prompting her to commit suicide. Approach MCD for relocation, court to tonga ownersNEW DELHI - Tonga owners in the capital were asked Wednesday by the Delhi High Court to submit a representation within a week to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) seeking their relocation. Order on probe into Mumbai police firing deaths reservedNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its order on Maharasthra’s plea against the Bombay High Court’s order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into a police firing during the 1992 Mumbai that claimed six lives. Judge puts new Nebraska abortion screening law on hold while lawsuit challenging it proceeds
Judge blocks new Neb. abortion screening law Supreme Court okays contempt case against lawyerNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday permitted contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan for casting aspersions on judges, including Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, and making objectionable remarks against them. Death penalty converted to life imprisonment in Khairlanji murder caseMUMBAI - The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court converted death penalty of the six convicts of the 2006 Dalit family murder case to life imprisonment for 25 years on Wednesday. Court sets aside Orissa’s order on POSCOBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa High Court Wednesday set aside the permission granted by the state government to South Korean steel major POSCO to prospect for iron ore in Sundergarh district, a lawyer said. Court warns media against sensationalizationNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday cautioned the media against sensationalizing court matters and quoting out of context the observations that are made during hearings. Death sentences commuted for six in Khairlanji massacre (Roundup)NAGPUR - The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court Wednesday commuted the death sentences of six people accused of massacring a Dalit family in Maharashtra’s Khairlanji village in 2006 to prison terms of 25 years each, evoking sharp reactions from Dalit groups. New visa rules trouble Indian Americans: MinisterNEW DELHI - Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi was flooded with complaints from Indian Americans during his US visit over India’s tightened visa rules. Demjanjuk trial session in Germany postponed for a day over health concerns in hot weather
Demjanjuk trial session postponed in Germany Statistic: Number of Germans with non-German heritage topping 16 million for first time
More than 16 million Germans have immigrant roots Canada-bound female spouses from India need counsellingTORONTO - With rampant domestic violence, including honour killings, against women in Indian and other South Asian communities in Canada, a study here has recommended bold steps to confront the problem. Rights groups under close watch in KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Some human rights organisations in Kerala are being closely watched after allegations they were stocking arms and indulging in undesirable activities, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told the assembly Wednesday. ‘Immigrants being treated as prisoners in Britain’LONDON - Asylum seekers and illegal immigrants in Britain are being virtually treated as prisoners in the country’s immigration detention centres, the chief inspector of prisons has said. MIC man plans to sue committee member for defamationKLANG - Selangor MIC information chief L. Siva Subramaniam plans to sue expelled central working committee member K.P. Samy for defamation. ‘Big Brother’ laws to be reviewed in BritainLONDON - The British government has unveiled plans to review anti-terrorism and surveillance laws of the previous Labour government, which it said had turned the country into a “Big Brother” for its own citizens. Blagojevich prosecutors roll through case in 5 weeks, don’t call some potential key figures Nepal court to decide fate of Charles Sobhraj todayKATHMANDU - The Supreme Court of Nepal will decide today an appeal filed by Charles Sobhraj, the bikini killer, against a district courts verdict sentencing him to life imprisonment for the murder of American backpacker Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975. US court rules out indecency ban on live showsWASHINGTON - A US court has struck down a government policy on indecency on live television and radio, saying it is a violation of the constitution and the law allowing free speech. Parents not to pay if kids throw up in cabLONDON - Parents in Germany will not be forced to pay compensation or cleaning costs if their children suddenly throw up in a taxi, a court has ruled. |
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