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HC reserves order on land allotted for Mundra SEZ
Petitioners' lawyer, Anand Yagnik, also completed his arguments after which the division bench of Chief Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi reserved the order. 'Need for rethinking on development policy' During the hearing, Chief Justice
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:00A
Rights groups condemn 'corrective rape'
ABOUT 200 members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights groups protested outside Parliament yesterday, calling on Justice Minister Jeff Radebe to stamp out "corrective rape" against them. Corrective or curative rape is a
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:56A
Child porn gets Yakima man 10 years in prison
Investigators found an abandoned laptop and storage devices that included about 50 child porn images, leading to the search warrant once federal agents discovered his new address, according to a news release from the US Department of Justice.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:55A
Chavez, allies lead push for Libya mediation
He praised the African Union for appointing a commission of leaders to travel to Libya for talks – an effort in line with his own peace proposals. Chavez's calls for mediation reflect both his affinity for Gadhafi and his ambition to be a global player
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:54A
Pearce's memo elaborates on Senate-banishment rules
Immigration activist Salvador Reza was banned from the Senate last month following a rowdy Senate Appropriations hearing of an immigration bill. Pearce has said he left it to security to decide who was allowed in the chamber and to ban those who were
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:54A
Arizona lawmakers give early support for immigration-related bills
The full Senate is also expected to vote in the coming days or weeks on broader immigration-related measures, including SB 1611, which makes several changes to immigration law, including preventing children not born in the US from attending school,
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:54A
Kenley: Revamp immigration proposal
The State Police expect they would spend between $1 million and $5 million in training for and enforcing the immigration law. Delph said he thinks the law would survive a court challenge and doesn't think the bill needs any more study.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:54A
BYU basketball: Wofford coach says matchup with Y. a 'tall order'
PROVO — After spending a long night watching game film of his team's upcoming NCAA Tournament opponent, Wofford coach Mike Young entered a verdict on BYU. "We have a tall order out there in the Mile High City," he told
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:52A
The Mudd Report and profiles in courage
The report makes it clear that we must behave like owners of our prime real estate—rather than renters who die leaving a city that looks like Detroit in the sunshine. Underfunding the maintenance, repairs and replacement of our infrastructure will lead
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:51A
Mendoza to 'appear' in HK probe via videoconferencing
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Hong Kong is now OK with just video conferences instead of asking parties to physically be present during the hearings. De Lima said Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno has already officially
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:50A
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