Chinese brothers, father get death sentence for fraud
Hangzhou (China), Nov 7: Two brothers and their father were sentenced to death on Monday for cheating 15,000 investors out of over $1.1 billion in east China’s Zhejiang province.
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Court nod for girl choosing to stay with father
New Delhi, Nov 7: After a 12-year-old girl told the court she wanted to live with her father, the Delhi High Court transferred her custody while the mother has been granted visitation rights.
Use discretion to further ends of justice: Apex court
New Delhi, Nov 7: The Supreme Court has said that when a court exercises its discretion in either condoning or refusing to condone delay in initiating a proceeding, it should be to further the ends of justice.
Girl opts to live with father, gets court nod
New Delhi, Nov 7: After a 12-year-old girl expressed her desire to live with her father, the Delhi High Court has transferred her custody to her father from that of her mother, who has been granted visitation rights.
Activists demand strong Lokayukta in Meghalaya
Shillong, Nov 7: Anti-graft activists in Meghalaya Monday demanded amendment to the Meghalaya Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act, 2002 on the lines of the ombudsman in Uttarakhand.
Unaware of clashes in Nagpur, says Kejriwal
New Delhi, Nov 7: A day after India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal was greeted with black flags, heckled and booed at a meeting in Nagpur, he said Monday that he was not aware of any clashes at the venue.
Thackeray blasts Team Anna
Mumbai, Nov 7: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday advised Anna Hazare and his team members to desist from taking undue credit for the so-called victory over various issues confronting the ruling United Progressive Alliance and the Congress.
States ignoring silicosis among mine workers: NHRC
New Delhi, Nov 7: The health of hundreds of thousands of mine workers in India is in danger as several states have ignored the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directives on prevention of silicosis, an incurable lung ailment.
Court tells Delhi varsity to admit girl to law course
New Delhi, Nov 6: A law course aspirant from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category has been allowed admission to the Delhi University by the Delhi High Court, which quashed its earlier order telling her to compete with general category candidates.
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