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Murder probe opened against Gaddafi's son

   13 October 2011 at 15:04

Libya's interim leaders have approved a request to open an investigation into Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi over the murder of a footballer who played for the national team in the 1980s, prosecutor Abdullah Banoun said on Wednesday. Banoun ..

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Former top cop freed in Shivani murder case

   13 October 2011 at 14:59

The Delhi high court on Wednesday acquitted suspended IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma and two others accused of killing journalist Shivani Bhatnagar in 1999. But a bench of justice BD Ahmad and justice Manmohan Singh - which took 10 months to write ..

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Activist-lawyer Bhushan attacked

   13 October 2011 at 14:54

Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan was in a relaxed mood after wrapping up a hectic work schedule for the day. It was 4 pm and time for him to leave for his office in Noida. However, a prior appointment to a news channel held him bac ..

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SC says no need to further monitor Gujarat riot cases

   13 September 2011 at 22:37

SC says no need to further monitor Gujarat riot cases In a relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any order on his alleged inaction to contain the 2002 Gujarat riots after the Godhra carnage ..

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Appointment of Public Prosecutors/ Counsels

   10 September 2011 at 14:00

Government has said that criminal cases and appeals in criminal matters in Subordinate Courts and High Courts are conducted by the Public Prosecutors/ Counsels appointed by the respective States Governments. Giving this information in written reply ..

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Gujarat HC judgment in Haren Pandya murder case

   29 August 2011 at 19:52

Gujarat HC judgment in Haren Pandya murder case Gujarat High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused, including main accused Asgar Ali, in the Haren Pandya murder case. The High Court lambasted the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigati ..

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Questioning on Amar Singh

   23 July 2011 at 23:50

Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh was questioned by the Delhi Police today on cash for vote scam. Questioning leads to droving of Singh’s in to Crime branch's cell in Chanakyapuri in his Mercedes car. He did not speak to media any word&rsq ..

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Ben Ali gets 15 years in jail over drugs, weapons charges

   05 July 2011 at 09:59

A Tunis court has sentenced ousted Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in his absence to 15 years in jail for possession of arms, drugs and archaeological artefacts. In his second trial since fleeing to Saudi Arabia following a popular up ..

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Neeraj Grover murder case: Maria walks free

   04 July 2011 at 17:33

Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, sentenced to three-year imprisonment in the 2008 murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover, walked free out of a jail on Saturday in Mumbai as she has already spent the term behind the bars. The starlet was found gui ..

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Fresh arrest in J Dey murder case

   04 July 2011 at 11:55

One more person has been arrested in Mumbai by the Crime branch in journalist J Dey murder case. The arrested person has been identified as a Mumbai based builder Vinod Asrani alias Vinod Chembur. Vinod Asrani was produced before the magistrate co ..

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