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Canadian court denies exception on helmet rules for Sikh workers
World | Sep 23, 2016, 06:07 PM ISTKeeping security above religion, a Canadian court directed three Sikh truck drivers to wear hard hats at work as it would ensure their safety in case of any unfortunate incident. With the denial of any
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Confiscate Pervez Musharraf's property, orders Pakistan court
World | Sep 18, 2016, 01:11 PM ISTAfter Prevez Musharraf “persistently failed” to appear in the case involving killing of a cleric during the 2007 Lal Masjid operation, a Pakistan court today order confiscation of the former dictator’s property. A sessions court
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French court overturns controversial ban on burkinis, terms it illegal
World | Aug 26, 2016, 07:21 PM ISTThe top court in France today overturned the controversial ban on burkinis, saying that it “seriously, and clearly illegally, breached the fundamental freedoms to come and go, the freedoms of beliefs and individual freedom”.
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Courts can’t deny divorce to couple for want of reason, says HC
India | Aug 12, 2016, 01:39 PM ISTCouples seeking divorce, but unwilling to reveal the reason behind their separation might find solace in this observation by the Madras High Court. Hearing an appeal against a Tirunelveli family court’s decision to deny
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Police to investigate phone tapping by Essar Group, court told
India | Jul 11, 2016, 06:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The police have been directed to carry out a preliminary inquiry into the allegations by a Supreme Court lawyer that the Essar Group tapped phone conversations of corporate chiefs, cabinet ministers and bureaucrats
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Court sends notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi in case of hate speech
National | Jul 08, 2016, 04:54 PM ISTPilibhit: A local court in Uttar Pradesh has issued a notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi asking him to appear before it In connection with a hate speech case that dates back to 2009. District
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Bihar topper scam accused Ruby Rai is a minor, accepts court
India | Jul 04, 2016, 06:09 PM ISTPatna: Ruby Rai, an accused in the Bihar education board toppers scam, was today termed as a minor by a special vigilance court, police said. Judge Raghvendra Kumar Singh accepted that the girl is a
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Gujarat court refuses to ban a book mocking PM Narendra Modi citing Article 19
National | Jun 30, 2016, 11:39 AM ISTAhmedabad: A court here has dismissed a suit seeking a ban on the sale of a Gujarati book in which author Jayesh Shah, a Congress leader, has allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Civil
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Bihar exam scam: Court orders arrest of ex-BSEB chairman Lalkeshwar Singh
India | Jun 15, 2016, 05:46 PM ISTPatna: On the run since his name figured in the Class 12 toppers' scam, the Bihar School Examination Board's (BSEB) former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh now has an arrest warrant against his name. The warrant
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Mercedes hit-and-run case: Court seeks reply from police
India | Jun 10, 2016, 02:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: A court here today sought response of Delhi police on a plea of a teenager, who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father's Mercedes, challenging the Juvenile Justice Board's
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CBI court punishes corrupt official and holds family equally guilty, 5-yr-old kid also shifted to jail
India | Jun 05, 2016, 12:22 PM ISTJabalpur: CBI court in Jabalpur while sentencing a Central government official along with his wife, son and daughter-in-law to five-year rigorous imprisonment and held that not only a corrupt official but all the family members
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Govt should put evidence before court: Chidambaram on Karti
National | May 28, 2016, 11:56 PM ISTUnder attack over alleged irregularities in financial dealings of his son Karti, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the government should place any evidence it has in a court of law.
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Court issues summons to Kejriwal for 'thulla' remark
National | May 07, 2016, 05:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: A court here on Saturday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using the derogatory word "thulla" to describe policemen. The court was hearing a defamation complaint filed against Kejriwal
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Three crore cases pending before judiciary, retd. officers to work as ad hoc judges
India | Apr 24, 2016, 09:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant step to tackle mounting cases, a conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts today adopted a resolution to invoke a constitutional provision to appoint retired judicial officers
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Bomb, burkha and blast: Chapra court shaken, 3 injured
India | Apr 18, 2016, 09:50 PM ISTChapra: At least 6 people were injured today in a bomb blast carried by a woman in Bihar’s Saran district, police said. This is the second bomb blast in the court premises in Bihar within
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China court rejects first gay marriage
World | Apr 14, 2016, 09:13 AM ISTChangsha: A judge ruled against a gay couple in China's first same-sex marriage case that attracted several hundred supporters to the courthouse on Wednesday in a landmark moment for the country's emerging LGBT rights movement.
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Coal scam: JIPL directors Rungtas get 4 years jail, to pay Rs 5 lakh fine each
India | Apr 04, 2016, 04:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: A special court today awarded four year jail term to Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited (JIPL) directors R C Rungta and R S Rungta in a coal block allocation scam case. Special CBI Judge
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South African court temporarily withdraws rape case against Nelson Mandela’s grandson
World | Mar 09, 2016, 11:13 PM ISTSouth African court temporarily withdraws rape case against Nelson Mandela’s grandson
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RK Pachauri 'deliberately' violated order; Delhi court forfeits surety
India | Feb 20, 2016, 06:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: TERI's executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment charges by a former woman colleague, has "deliberately" violated travel conditions imposed on him by overstaying abroad, a Delhi court has said while
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After Lord Ram, his ardent devotee Hanuman to face law
India | Feb 18, 2016, 02:44 PM ISTRohtas: A lower court in Bihar issued a summon against Lord Hanuman, asking the monkey-god to appear before the court in connection with a roadside temple dedicated to him in Rohtas district. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate in