Everything you need to know about Barh Court: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Barh Court: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that it will approach the Supreme Court on Monday with a petition to remove from service its own Superintendent of Police, who was arrested here for allegedly taking a bribe to settle a land dispute.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): The Florida Supreme Court has declared that it is illegal to search information on an arrested person's mobile phone without a search warrant.
La Paz, April 30 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia's Constitutional Court ruled Monday that President Evo Morales can seek a third term in the December 2014 elections.
Islamabad, Apr. 18 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf will appeal in the Supreme Court on Thursday against an order for his arrest for detaining judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007, a party spokesman has said.
As the news erupted about the returning of two Italian Marines, who are accused in killing two Indian fishermen and were going under trial in India, Indian Ministers have begun to sing their song citing that it was Indian diplomacy which forced Italian government to return them after refusing to not to do so.......................
Mogadishu, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Somalia has acquitted a journalist who was jailed after he interviewed a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces, a media report said.
Islamabad, Mar 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has filed an intra-court appeal, asking the Supreme Court to set aside his conviction and sentence in the contempt of court case.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday restrained Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country till March 18 without its permission.
Panaji, March 12 (IANS) As the Supreme Court-imposed ban on mining stretches to six months, a state business body Tuesday advocated recovering money from errant mining companies to help Goa tide over its financial worries.
London, Feb. 22 (ANI): British security agencies have warned that the UK faces an attack from new generation of self-starting 'Nike terrorists'.
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the center in connection for hearing the petition filed by two Italian marines. Both the marines have filed a petition seeking the court?s need to travel back to their country to exercise their franchise in the ongoing elections in Italy.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The government was "ready for any discussion" on the VVIP chopper deal in parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) SPS Shipping Ltd., an arm of Kolkata-headquartered SPS Group, Thursday announced a tie-up with Mumbai-based Doehle Danautic India to provide logistic solutions by barge transportation and transloading of bulk cargoes through inland waterways.
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of sociologist Ashis Nandy for an alleged anti-Dalit remark he made during the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF).
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday hear sociologist Ashis Nandy's petition seeking protection from arrest for an alleged anti-Dalit remark he made at the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF).
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has filed a contempt petition in the high court against Odisha speaker for not complying with its directions on four legislators who defected to the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) last year.
Los Angeles, Jan 25 (IANS) Director James Cameron has been ordered to hand over his draft screenplays for "Avatar" to a former employee who claims the movie-maker stole his idea for the blockbuster.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Justice J.S. Verma Committee, set up to review criminal laws following the Delhi gang-rape, Wednesday recommended to the union home ministry to review appointments of all state police chiefs.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) In a poser to the government whether it had factored in the apprehension of small traders before allowing FDI in multi-brand retail sector, the Supreme Court Tuesday wondered if the decision was a "political gimmick".
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seeking prompt action in cases of missing children, the Supreme Court Thursday asked chief secretaries of all states to direct police stations to immediately register cases and start probes on getting such complaints.
New Delhi, Jan. 16 (ANI): Commenting on the conviction of Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala in connection with the illegal recruitment of over 3000 Junior Basic Trained (JBT) teachers, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said those who break the law have to face consequences.
London, Jan 8 (ANI): A 25-year-old man in Britain pretended to be his own wife in a bid to dupe a woman into having sex with him, it has emerged.
London, Jan 7 (IANS) An Asian-origin woman who beat her son to death for failing to learn by heart parts of the Koran has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 17 years.
Colombo, Jan 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's highest court Thursday ruled the impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional, deepening a crisis between parliament and judiciary.
Colombo, Jan 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's highest court Thursday ruled the impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional, deepening a crisis between parliament and judiciary.
Colombo, Jan. 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka's highest court ruled that the ongoing impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional here on Thursday, deepening the crisis between parliament and judiciary, an official said here.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) No Indian economic sector hogged the limelight like the telecom industry in 2012, even as the swelling number of subscribers continued its upward mobility.
Washington, Dec. 22 (ANI): The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that women are allowed to wear a religious veil that covers their face while testifying in court, according to a report.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the CBI on a plea of former director of Tehelka.com Anirudha Bahal challenging the charges framed against him by the trial court under the Official Secrets Act.
Sydney, Dec 12 (ANI): Two young men in Australia have been jailed for what a judge has described as a 'deplorable', 'brutal' and 'unprovoked' race-hate bashing.
Karachi, Dec. 2 (ANI): The chief of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and former Pakistan president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has said that the objective of deweaponisation in Karachi could be achieved by placing the city under martial law.
St. Petersburg, Nov 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Zenit St. Petersburg are to appeal to sport's highest court against sanctions handed to the club over a flare injury to Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper Anton Shunin, a spokesman for the Russian champions said.
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Shamed former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her have reportedly reached an agreement to settle her lawsuit, according to a source.
London, Nov 29 (ANI): Kim Kardashian's divorce attorney told a judge on Wednesday that the reality star wants to move on with her life but is "handcuffed" to her estranged husband Kris Humphries, as the case is not yet ready for trial.
Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) The policy?making body of 11,000 lawyers of Sri Lanka said Wednesday that it had gone to the Supreme Court challenging the proceedings of impeachment of the country's first woman chief justice, reported Xinhua.
London, Nov. 28 (ANI): A US federal judge has ordered tobacco companies to admit having deliberately deceived people about the danger and addictiveness of cigarettes in self-paid advertisements.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23 (IANS) In two separate cases, two vigilance courts in the state Friday ordered probes against former state finance minister Thomas Issac and Hindu Ezhava social group leader Velapally Natesan.
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has reportedly told his family that he is planning to sue the British government for 10 million pounds over 'unlawful detention'.
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): US authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly planed to commit a mass murder at the screening of a 'Twilight film', and at a Missouri Walmart.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday quashed criminal proceedings against former railway minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief in an alleged case of graft under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
London, Nov 2 (ANI): Britney Spears court case has been dismissed mid-trial after her former confidante and self-professed manager Sam Lufti failed to prove any of his libel and breach-of-contract claims against the singer's parents and her caretakers.
Sitamarhi (Bihar), Oct.24 (ANI): In August, Union minister for Steel Beni Prasad Verma stoked a controversy with his comment that price rise was beneficial for farmers. The opposition without missing a moment pounced on his remark accusing the government of being part of the "mehengai mafia" (price rise mafia).
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court will resume hearing on the memo controversy involving President Asif Ali Zardari Nov 12, a media report said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Fasih Mahmood, a member of terror group Indian Mujahideen and a suspect in bomb blasts in Bangalore and Delhi, was Monday arrested here by Delhi Police soon after his deportation from Saudi Arabia. Home Secretary R.K. Singh described the development as a "very important catch".
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Fasih Mahmood, a member of terror group Indian Mujahideen and suspected to have been involved in a conspiracy to set off bomb blasts in Bangalore and Delhi, was Monday arrested by Delhi Police soon after his deportation from Saudi Arabia. Home Secretary R.K. Singh described the arrest as a "very important catch".
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Fasih Mehmood, suspected to have been involved in a conspiracy to set off bomb blasts in Bangalore and Delhi, and member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist organisation, has been arrested, Delhi police said Monday.
London, October 19 (ANI): Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that use of mobile phones can cause brain tumours in a landmark case.
London, October 19 (ANI): Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that use of mobile phones can cause brain tumours in a landmark case.
New York, October 11 (ANI): San Diego Superior Court Judge Tim Taylor left a letter in the Sierra Nevada Mountains 40 years ago at the age of 13 to mark he had been there and ask a future hiker to write, and someone has finally found his note.
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday approved the fresh draft of a letter that the government has to send to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a media report said.
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) Goa needs a financial package from the union government to make up for the revenue loss following Supreme Court's ban on iron ore mining, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Saturday.
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government Friday submitted to the Supreme Court a fresh draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. However, the court said the draft was not in the spirit of its order.
London, Oct 3 (IANS) A 38-year-old Russian prostitute allegedly kicked, punched and stamped on a 69-year-old retired Briton and left him to die over an argument over what services she would provide, a court heard.
Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): Amanda Bynes, who is charged in 2 hit-and-run cases, was not present at her hearing at Van Nuys, California, but her attorney pleaded not guilty on her behalf.
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pulling up the government, the Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday said it must again revise a letter to Swiss authorities as the draft did not mention the reopening of corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
London, Sep 20 (IANS) A 28-year-old rapist in Britain shocked everyone in a courtroom when he exposed himself to a judge after being brought to give his plea.
Islamabad, Sept. 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), on the Supreme Court's directives, has blocked 753 links to the recently released anti-Islam film on YouTube that has sparked anti-U.S. protests across the Muslim world.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the government has decided to withdraw a letter sent out during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a move that may lead to reopening of the corruption cases.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The government has decided to withdraw a letter sent out during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told the Supreme Court, which Tuesday gave him time till Sep 25 to write to Swiss authorities to reopen the corruption cases.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The government has decided to withdraw a letter that had been sent to Swiss authorities during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Dhaka, Sept 13 (ANI): Eminent Bangladeshi economist, Abul Barakat, on Thursday called for handing down death sentences to war criminals.
London, Sep 11 (IANS) A juror told a British court that his homophobic and racist views have made it impossible for him to be impartial, the Daily Mail reported.
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf may also be ousted like his predecessor Yousuf Raza Gilani as the government still seems unwilling to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, the Dawn reported Monay.
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) Leander Paes' US Open men's doubles quarterfinal match was postponed after rain interrupted play here at the Flushing Meadows.
Sydney, Sept. 4 (ANI): A man said that it was a 'kick in the guts' after he was ordered to dig up his parents' graves following a split from his former wife in Australia.
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) He could have been on his way out but Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was Monday given a three-week reprieve by the Supreme Court that adjourned the contempt case against him till Sep 18, giving him more time to write to Swiss authorities on reopening corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Karachi, Aug. 27 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Khuhro has said his party would willingly sacrifice ten prime ministers, but would not write a letter to the Swiss authorities challenging the president's immunity.
Washington, August 23 (ANI): Michael Jackson's nephew TJ was appointed by a judge to share guardianship responsibilities of the singer's three children on Wednesday.
Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) In a piece of good news for the millions of power-starved in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday announced that he will not ask for votes in the 2015 assembly elections if his government fails to provide electricity to the villages.
Islamabad, Aug. 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Aitzaz Ahsan has said the dismissal of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was wrong.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Telecom tariffs would rise 37 to 49 paise per minute led by the cabinet's decision to fix the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction at Rs.14,000 crore per 5 MHz in the 1,800 MHz band, an industry lobby for GSM operators said Monday.
New York, July 29 (IANS) Alec Baldwin's lady stalker has been hit with 20 new counts of harassment.
Washington, July 28 (ANI): The judge overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson's three children has ordered an independent investigation into their well-being.
London, July 26 (ANI): A judge has appointed a new guardian for Michael Jackson's children in the absence of their family matriarch Katherine, after a feud arose over the pop superstar's estate.
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday gave Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf time up to Aug 8 to write to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday gave two weeks more to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to write to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
London, July 21(ANI): A "psychic," who brainwashed young women into stripping naked to help them communicate with the dead, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison by a Welsh court.
London, July 17 (IANS) A judge during a murder trial in Germany had to order drinks for a homeless alcoholic whose withdrawal symptoms started to affect his memory while testifying in the court.
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The central government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was the state governments' responsibility to maintain law and order and ensure free and uninterrupted movement of traffic along the national highways.
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The government Monday told the Supreme Court that Bihar engineer Fasih Mehmood had been detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities on suspicion of terror links.
London, July 9 (ANI): A divorced father of two threatened to kidnap society heiress Tamara Ecclestone unless he was paid 900,000 pounds, a court heard.
Cairo, July 9 (ANI): Egypt first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi has issued a decree ordering the country's Islamist-led parliament to reconvene.
London, July 7 (ANI): The former personal assistant of U2 bassist Adam Clayton has been jailed for seven years for embezzling 2.8 million euros of the musician's money, to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Genoa (Italy), July 7 (ANI): A luxury vehicle belonging to Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been seized by the Italian police from a hotel in Genoa where it had been parked for almost four years.
Cairo, June 27 (ANI): Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, plans to chose a woman and a Coptic Christian as vice-presidents of the country, his spokesman has said.
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday urged Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf to implement its verdict cancelling the controversial 2007 presidential ordinance that granted amnesty to politicians and bureaucrats accused of corruption.
London, June 26 (ANI): Two Iranians have been sentenced to death for persistent consumption of alcohol under the Iran's Islamic Sharia law, which forbids the use, manufacturing and trading of all types of alcoholic drinks.
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel has sought a report from the water resources ministry on abandoned borewells that have turned into death traps for children like Mahi, a four-year-old girl found dead Sunday in a Haryana borewell.
Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has asked the Defence Ministry to submit the notification under which the notorious political cell of the country's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was created in 1975.
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Pakistan's envoys to the US and the UN, Sherry Rehman and Abdullah Hussain Haroon, are reportedly facing diplomatic problems after Yousuf Raza Gilani's disqualification as the prime minister by the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday asked the Maharashtra Police why suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Qateel Mohammed Jaffer Siddiqui, found murdered in Pune jail earlier this month, was not presented before it after his remand ended May 29.
Lahore, June 20 (ANI): The decision of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to accept the Supreme Court judgment on Yousuf Raza Gilani's disqualification has come as a great surprise for many who were expecting a rebellion from the PPP.
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has described Pakistan's internal conflict between its judiciary and parliament as a matter of concern.
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified since April 26 for contempt of court, Dawn News reported.
Islamabad, June 19 (ANI): The Attorney General (AG) of Pakistan, in his arguments before the Supreme Court regarding petitions against the National Assembly speaker's ruling in the prime minister's disqualification case, has raised serious objections over the writing of lyrics in the judgment and asserted that the PM was ridiculed through poetry.
Islamabad, June 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and coalition partners of the government, in a bid to defend incumbent Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, had gathered to discuss the Supreme Court's rejection of the National Assembly (NA) Speaker's ruling, which stated that Gilani could not be disqualified from his current position.
Washington, June 16 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday called Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, leader of Egypt's ruling military council, to urge for a continued political transition in the country.
London, June 16 (ANI): A Muslim woman in London, who repeatedly beat a ten-year-old girl with a steel ladle for not reading enough verses of the Quran, has been sentenced to nine months in jail.
Cairo, June 14 (IANS) The Egyptian Supreme Court Thursday caused outrage after calling for the dissolution of the parliament's lower house in the country.
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Minutes after a probe panel said that Husain Haqqani had written a memo that President Asif Ali Zardari feared a coup, Pakistan's former envoy to the US tweeted that this "will be challenged by my lawyers".
