Smokers to be banned from executive jobs in Iran

TEHRAN - Smokers are to be banned from entering high-ranking executive jobs in the Iranian government, the news agency ILNA reported Monday.

Ohio man pleads guilty to charge he exposed self to children operating roadside lemonade stand

Ohio man guilty of exposing self at lemonade stand

Court date set in ACLU-Alaska’s lawsuit over homeless camp raids in Anchorage

Court date set for Alaska homeless camps debate

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas sued by investors claiming their condos being made into hotel rooms

Cosmopolitan resort sued by condominium investors

Attorneys: Accused Somali pirates were blindfolded, handcuffed without access to interpreter

Attorneys: Accused pirates blindfolded, handcuffed

AP Source: White House adviser Jarrett unlikely to testify at Blagojevich trial

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Human rights panel seeks report on ‘infected’ blood transfusion

NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sought a reply from the Rajasthan government within four weeks on a report that three thalassemia-afflicted children in the state contracted HIV due to infected blood transfusions.

Desist from blocking highway, court tells Gorkha protesters

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday asked the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) to desist from blocking the National Highway-31A, which links Siliguri in West Bengal to Sikkim’s capital Gangtok, during its proposed shutdown July 25.

High court judge opposes misconduct probe against him

NEW DELHI - Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court Monday said that neither parliament nor any committee appointed by it has the jurisdiction to go into allegations of his misconduct, on which he has already been pronounced innocent.

5 Great Lakes states file federal lawsuit demanding tougher action to block Asian carp advance

5 Great Lakes states sue feds over Asian carp

Review of order on CBI probe against Nitish sought

PATNA - The Bihar government Monday filed a suit in the Patna High Court seeking a review of its decision to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged financial irregularities by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and 46 others.

Court accepts Ahmadi’s resignation from Bhopal trust (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday accepted the resignation of former chief justice A.M. Ahmadi as chairman of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital Trust.

Can’t go into policy matters: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday categorically stated that it would not interfere with policy matters and the

Couture week organisers dragged to court over trademark row

NEW DELHI - A day before the start of a couture week here, the Delhi High Court Monday restrained its organisers from using the word “Pearl” during the event due to allegations of trademark infringement.

Judge extends order blocking Oklahoma abortion law requiring ultrasounds before abortions

Judge extends order blocking Okla. abortion law

Naidu’s judicial custody extended till July 26

NANDED/HYDERABAD - A magistrate in Maharashtra’s Nanded district Monday extended the judicial custody of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N.Chandrababu Naidu and 74 other party leaders till July 26 after they again rejected his suggestion to seek bail and return to Andhra Pradesh.

Man told to pay $2,290 for drowning a squirrel

LONDON - In a first case of its kind, a man has been ordered to pay more than 1,500 pounds (about $2,290) in court costs for killing a squirrel, a media report said Monday.

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC brings backs MCOCA charge against Sadhvi Pragya

MUMBAI - The Bombay High Court on Monday restored the application of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the 2008 Malegaon blast case against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and others.

Judicial custody of Naidu, others extended

NANDED/HYDERABAD - A court in Maharashtra’s Nanded district Monday extended the judicial custody of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu and 74 other party leaders.

Human Rights Watch seeks law against honour killings

NEW DELHI - A global human rights organisation Monday appealed to the central government to enact strict laws to check honour killings and ensure prosecution of those involved in caste-based violence.

Political insiders flock to get gun permits that give them VIP-style access to Texas Capitol

Gun permit allows quick access to Texas Capitol

EX CJI Ahmadi’s resignation from Bhopal Memorial Hospital Trust accepted

NEW DELHI -The resignation of former Chief Justice of India A M Ahmadi as the Chairman of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital Trust (BMHT) was accepted by the Supreme Court on Monday.

High Court dismisses Sajjan Kumar’s plea in 1984 riots case

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s petition challenging a trial court’s order to frame charges against him in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Defense in Blagojevich trial to begin; lawyers for ousted governor’s brother to go first

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Court accepts Ahmadi’s resignation from Bhopal trust

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday accepted the resignation of former chief justice A.M. Ahmadi as chairman of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital Trust.

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