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SC defers hearing on WBengal Govt's plea on Nandigram

   26 February 2008 at 12:08

The Supreme Court has deferred for four weeks the hearing on a petition filed by the West Bengal govt challenging a Calcutta High Court order indicting it for "unjustified" firing which left 14 dead in Nandigran last year.A Bench headed by Chief Just ..

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Bordoloi remanded to 14 days judicial custody

   23 February 2008 at 16:18

Bordoloi remanded to 14 days judicial custody Arrested Peoples' Consultative Group (PCG) member and rights activist Lachit Bordoloi has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody on Friday in connection with ULFA's alleged plan to hijack an aircraft. ..

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Courts should "desist" from issuing general directions: SC

   22 February 2008 at 11:03

In a strong disapproval of a Supreme Court judge's direction, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan held that courts should "desist" from issuing general directions affecting executive and legislative policy unconnected to a particular cas ..

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CBI registers another case against kidney kingpin

   22 February 2008 at 11:03

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered another case against multi-crore kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar and others on Thursday.The case was registered after all relevant papers from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh were handed over to the agen ..

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Signing of bilateral agreement between India & Rusian Federation on Narcotic Drugs

   21 February 2008 at 17:31

The Union Cabinet today gave its ex-post-facto approval for the Bilateral Agreement signed on 12th November 2007 at Moscow between India Russian Federation on cooperation to combat illicit trafficking in narcotics, psychotropic substances and their p ..

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States' power to act against wheat hoarding to get extension

   21 February 2008 at 17:28

The Centre has decided to extend the validity of power it granted to state governments, under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for another six months to enable them take action against hoarding of wheat and pulses.The Union Cabinet gave its appro ..

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Kidney Connection: Tainted Delhi cop sacked

   17 February 2008 at 13:16

Sat, Feb 16 11:15 PMNew Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday went on a hasty damage control mode after evidence of involvement of their personnel in the multi-crore kidney racket came to light and suspended Inspector Ramesh Khatri on allegations of ne ..

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Gunman kills 5, then himself at Illinois college

   16 February 2008 at 20:46

Fri, Feb 15 09:17 AMA black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students at an Illinois university on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 18 before shooting himself dead, police and college officials said.The gunman, who police said ..

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Orissa on high alert after Naxal attack (Update-Naxal attack)

   16 February 2008 at 20:46

Sat, Feb 16 07:00 PMNayagarh, Feb 16 (ANI): The Government of Orissa today declared a red alert across the State and ordered an intensive search operation for Naxals involved in the killing of thirteen police personnel, two women, and a civilian in N ..

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Pappu Yadav gets life term in Ajit Sarkar murder case

   14 February 2008 at 22:28

A CBI court has sentenced RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and former Independent MLA Rajan Tiwari to life imprisonment for the CPI(M) MLA Ajit Sarkar's murder case, all the three other accused in the case were also present in the court when th ..

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