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SC asks states, stakeholders views on RTE validity
The Supreme Court today asked all states, schools and stakeholders to give their views on the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to reserve 25 per cent of seats for economically weaker sections(EWS)under the Right to Education Act. A
Updated: 03/17/2011 11:00A
Man sues Philly archdiocese for alleged abuse by former South Coventry pastor
A lawsuit was filed on his behalf in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the archdiocese by attorneys Dan Monahan and Marci Hamilton. They are working in conjunction with Jeff Anderson, an internationally known expert in sexual abuse
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
Man sues Philly archdiocese for alleged abuse by former South Coventry pastor
A lawsuit was filed on his behalf in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the archdiocese by attorneys Dan Monahan and Marci Hamilton. They are working in conjunction with Jeff Anderson, an internationally known expert in sexual abuse
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
'NAC football club on verge of bankruptcy'
Officials from Breda football club NAC are meeting 17 investors on Friday in an effort to head off bankruptcy, according to local paper BN/De Stem. If no new financing is found, the 99-year-old premier division club will go bankrupt, the paper said.
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
Rupert Murdoch Sued by Shareholders Over 'Paying for Nepotism' in $675M Shine Deal
The lawsuit, filed by the Amalgamated Bank of New York and the Central Laborers Pension Fund on Wednesday, accuses the News Corp. board of "paying for nepotism" and not questioning Rupert Murdoch, its chairman.
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
Meyers sued over alleged assault
(Bryan Bedder, Getty Images) Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is facing a lawsuit over allegations he assaulted a female worker at New York's JFK Airport in May 2010. The Tudors actor was banned from flying with United Airlines after allegedly launching a
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
California's Fake Mortgage Company Sued After Alleging Refinance Deals
“Meredian targeted homeowners struggling in the troubled economy who were looking to get out of an adjustable-rate mortgage or lower their interest rate by refinancing,” Swanson said in a report declaring the lawsuit. The company's strategy, she said,
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
Court dismisses historic Mississippi prison cruelty case
AP A federal court in Mississippi has permanently dismissed a 1971 lawsuit filed against the state over prison conditions. The case found that a range of corporal punishment practices used against prisoners at Parchman violated the Eighth Amendment,
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:59A
Ministers back at committee for more MP grilling on contempt claim
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews are back answering questions about the costs of the government's tough-on-crime agenda. Brison says a stack of documents the government released Wednesday don't even come close to
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:58A
Bills seek to decriminalize pot in Maine
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee takes up the bills sponsored by independent Rep. Benjamin Chipman of Portland this afternoon. One of his bills would remove criminal penalties for possession of up to five ounces of marijuana,
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:58A
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