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TORONTO - Canadian opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), which is desperately trying to woo the Sikh community, Wednesday described the anti-Sikh riots following Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination as "the tragic pogroms of 1984 that targeted Sikh men, women and children".

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has said that delays and laches is one of the important factors which a high court must bear in mind while exercising discretionary powers under Article 226 of constitution.

NEW YORK - A New York State Supreme Court judge has said that it is wrong to say that four-year-olds approaching their fifth birthday are not "presumed incapable of negligence." The New York Times and CBS News quoted Judge Paul Wooten, as saying this in an order that he passed in a case related to Juliet Breitman, who had been racing her training-wheel-laden bike against fellow toddler Jacob Kohn on East 52nd Street in Manhattan two years ago when they struck 87-year-old Claire Menagh.

NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday held the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) responsible for the killing of eight civilians in a live bomb explosion in 2002 in Orissa.

PITTSBURGH - The children of a man who died after waiting 30 hours for help during a snowstorm despite repeated calls to 911 are suing.