Charges under which death penalty is awarded

NEW DELHI – Following are the charges under which a convict in India can get a death sentence:

* Waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting the waging of war, against the government of India — death or imprisonment for life and fine.
* Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof — …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Charges under which death penalty is awarded.

Obama wants to begin immigration reform this year

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has repeated his call for “common sense comprehensive immigration reform” to begin this year with the support of his own Democratic and rival Republican parties.

“I want to begin work this year,” said Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden Wednesday. “And I want Democrats and Republicans to work with me.”
Calling … Original source on Gaea Times at : Obama wants to begin immigration reform this year.

MP local area development scheme valid: Apex Court (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the validity of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) saying it was for public good, but felt its working could be improved.

The court said the scheme was not unconstitutional and there was no reason to scrap it over allegations of misuse of funds. …. Source  : MP local area development scheme valid: Apex Court (Second Lead).

SC gives green signal for private universities admissions

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 44 private deemed universities, which the Centre is trying to shut down, to go ahead with the admission process for the upcoming academic year.

Rejecting the Government’s request to put a pause … Original source on Gaea Times at : SC gives green signal for private universities admissions.

MPLADS constitutionally valid, says Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – In landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the MP’s Local Area Development (MPLAD) Fund.

A Constitutional Bench of the apex court consisting Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran, D K Jain, P Sathasivam and J …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : MPLADS constitutionally valid, says Supreme Court.

Table Kasab’s confessional statement: Pak SC to Lakhvi’s counsel

ISLAMABAD – A three-member Pakistan Supreme Court bench, consisting Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has asked for the confessional statement of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Mumbai terror attack gunman.

Hearing a petition filed by Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who has been named as one of the chief conspirator of the [..] Read the original article: here.

Legal validity of MP local area development scheme upheld

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the validity of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), saying it was for public good, but felt its working could be improved.

“We hold the MPLAD scheme is valid. We have no reason to interfere,” said a unanimous verdict of a five-judge Constitution Bench headed …. Read the original article  : Legal validity of MP local area development scheme upheld.

Starbucks sued for ‘unreasonably hot’ tea

LONDON – A woman has sued Starbucks cafe chain in the US for serving “unreasonably hot” tea to her. She claims she got second-degree burns.

Zeynep Inanli, in her claim for unspecified damages in a New York court, said she was served tea that was “unreasonably hot, in containers which were not safe”, The Telegraph reported …. Source  : Starbucks sued for ‘unreasonably hot’ tea.

Supreme Court upholds MPLADS

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the validity of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) saying it was for public purpose.
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Indo-Canadian MP named in $120 mn bank fraud

TORONTO – Devinder Shory, Canada’s newest MP of Indian origin, has been named in a $120 million mortgage fraud.

Shory, 51, who was elected to the Canadian parliament for the first time in 2008, is one of the nine MPs of Indian-origin in the House of Commons.
A practising lawyer in Calgary, Shory was elected from …. Original article  : Indo-Canadian MP named in $120 mn bank fraud.