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2G: SC to rule on `grant of sanction guidelines`
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on the issue of framing of guidelines for grant of sanction to prosecute a public servant that arose in the wake of alleged inaction by the Prime Minister in granting nod to prosecute
Updated: 01/30/2012 11:27P
Afghan family in Canada sent to 25 years jail after conviction in honour killings
The court in its verdict on the 2009 “honour killing” case in Canada has termed it as “shameful behaviour”. A jury in Kingston, Ontario, on Sunday found Mohammad Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Yahya, 42, and their son Hamed, 21, from Montreal,
Updated: 01/30/2012 10:13P
Lawyers point to several grounds for appeal in Shafia case
A prevailing sense of inevitability surrounded the conviction of three members of the Shafia family, but leading criminal defence lawyers and a key lawyer at the trial maintain that there are legitimate grounds for the verdicts to be overturned on
Updated: 01/30/2012 10:07P
The Supreme Court Will Sack Niger Gov – Shettima
WHY DO YOU DISAGREE WITH THE COURT OF APPEAL VERDICT? As you are aware, in the conclusion of the April 2011 election in Niger State, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate as the winner of
Updated: 01/30/2012 10:03P
Norway convicts 2 in bomb plot
OSLO - An Oslo court on Monday sentenced two men to prison for planning to bomb the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), in Norway's first-ever guilty verdict for "plotting to commit a terrorist act.
Updated: 01/30/2012 09:28P
Lakritz: Shafia verdict surely puts boots to political correctness
Let's not resort to euphemism or indulge in political correctness. With the Shafia verdicts, the Canadian judicial system has sent a strong message about the way we do things in this country. We need to follow it up with strong language.
Updated: 01/30/2012 08:24P
Drum soldier guilty of manslaughter
Our Amanda Kelley was in the courtroom Monday as the decision was read and has more on the jury's verdict. Then come back here and refresh the page. JEFFERSON COUNTY, NY -- Guilty of manslaughter but not murder. That's what the jury decided for Fort
Updated: 01/30/2012 08:23P
Airtel to appeal verdict ceding 5% share to Econet
BHARTI Airtel has said it will appeal against a Nigerian high court ruling which gave Econet Wireless 5 per cent share in Airtel Nigeria. BHARTI Airtel has said it will appeal against a Nigerian high court ruling which gave Econet Wireless 5 per cent
Updated: 01/30/2012 08:08P
Swift verdict best weapon against honour killings
The verdict of first-degree murder in the so-called honour killings of four girls and women near Kingston, Ont., is a just society's best answer to an incomprehensible act of barbarism. But it is not a complete answer for preventing similar,
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:30P
Jury reaches verdict in Justice trial
The division hadn't changed since deliberation started, the forewoman told Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin on Thursday. But something changed in the jury room Monday. One juror, who spoke to The Star on condition of anonymity, said jurors had to
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:30P
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