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It's time to decriminalize attempt to suicide, says SC
Justice Katju said that a person who attempted suicide was in depression and so rather than punishment, he required guidance and counseling. The Supreme Court's appeal assumes importance in the case of 1996 Gian Kaur Vs State of Punjab,
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
Hank Skinner Case: Supreme Court Gives Cons Right to Sue for DNA Testing
Many prosecutors were dismayed by the ruling, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said fears of a flood of litigation were unwarranted. Hank Skinner, sent to Texas' death row and spared from execution earlier this year, is set to take his case before the
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
SC spokesman fears campaign to discredit high court
16 when the justices tackled Gutierrez's petition for a temporary restraining order on the impeachment proceedings in the House committee on justice. “That inquiry of mine was for my personal consumption. At that time, I didn't know that this issue was
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
Stocks crash in 2011, govt says no 'scam'
New Delhi Stock market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has not noticed any irregularity in the recent fall in stock markets, the government today informed the Rajya Sabha. The benchmark Sensex has fallen by about 2500 points
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
The Real Lesson from Wisconsin
States can't declare bankruptcy and restructure these obligations when they are facing fiscal insolvency. But that just raises a worse specter: their default, especially right now when the federal government can't bail states out given its own massive
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
The Real Lesson from Wisconsin
States can't declare bankruptcy and restructure these obligations when they are facing fiscal insolvency. But that just raises a worse specter: their default, especially right now when the federal government can't bail states out given its own massive
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
Bus crash kills varsity student
Dhaka, Mar 8 (bdnews24.com) — A private university student has been killed in a road accident at Farmgate in the city. Police said Mojibul Arefin Basunia, 20, a student of Dhaka International University, was critically injured when a bus hit him in
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:05A
Police calls: Woman accused of stealing flower bulbs, shelving
Mansfield -- Police took a 17-year-old girl Friday to the Juvenile Justice Center on a charge of domestic violence. 100 block of Lind Avenue, Mansfield -- A 16-year-old boy was reported as a runaway Friday. 300 block of West Fourth Street at Sherman
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:04A
PENSIONER HURT IN SCHOOL CRASH
A pensioner suffered minor injuries this morning after being involved in a collision outside an East Cowes School. A blue Volkswagen Polo and a Silver Vauxall Astra collided on the junction with Beatrice Avenue at just before 9.00 this morning.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:04A
Court Grants Approval of Class Action Settlement Against Amway Corporation in
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2011) - The Superior Court has approved a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit alleging Amway Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its related companies Quixtar Inc., a Virginia corporation,
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:03A
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