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I Am a Victim of Political Conspiracy: Amit Shah
Earlier, the agency had urged the apex court to transfer the trial of the case outside Gujarat on the ground that witnesses were being intimidated and trial could not be held in a free and fair manner. Sohrabuddin and his wife were allegedly abducted
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:05A
17/11/2011Homesick Somali 'pirates' grilled in French court
The Somali suspects now face life sentences in a French prison -- a starkly different place from anything they have known -- if convicted of hijacking, kidnapping and armed robbery, in the first such trial to be held in France. A court psychiatrist
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:04A
2G: Anil Ambani was not chairman of Swan Capital (P) Ltd
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-led Reliance Telecom (RTL) and Swan Telecom has been put on trial by the court which said Swan Telecom was "just a mask" for RTL to secure 2G licences, a charge denied by ADAG. AN Sethuraman, Group President
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:03A
Retrial of Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno
Today, the Court of Appeals held that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient for a reasonable jury to find that Bruno accepted "payments that were intended to and did influence his conduct as a public official," and that "Bruno's actions
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:02A
States ignoring PM's anti-graft missive: Apex court
The apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya said the "prime minister's letter (written in 2009 to all states) has been thrown in dustbin by the (Andhra Pradesh) state government". The court said this when the Andhra Pradesh
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:00A
The Big Sleazy
For the third time in 16 years, the Supreme Court is taking up the question of why prosecutors in New Orleans seem to have so much trouble with the law. Smith v. Cain, a case heard last week, outlines truly shocking misdeeds going
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:00A
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge "first lady" declared unfit for trial
The ruling follows the decision last month by her co-defendant and husband, Ieng Sary, to refuse to answer any questions during the trial. The court, which is expected to have spent $150 million by the end of this year, has been clouded by controversy
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:00A
Elizabeth Smart speaks out at Fort Lee about abuse
Brian David Marshall family photo used as evidence in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case. Image via Salt Lake City County Court. Smart was in Virginia to address how she has been able to rebuild her life since her abduction and the events surrounding
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:57A
Quote of the day
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Updated: 11/17/2011 09:57A
Homesick Somali 'pirates' grilled in French court
PARIS - The French court trying six alleged pirates this week has struggled to grasp the reality of the men's lives in faraway Somalia, before special forces arrested them aboard a hijacked yacht. French troops captured the men, today aged between 21
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:53A