Bloody street battles in Bangkok claim 16 lives

BANGKOK – Clashes between Thai troops and anti-government protesters have claimed 16 lives and left dozens wounded in two days of fighting that has turned the heart of the capital into a war zone, official sources said Saturday.

The government Thursday launched an offensive against the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to force them …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Bloody street battles in Bangkok claim 16 lives.

Nevada officials joins suit against federal heath reform

NV officially joins suit against health reform
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Gov. Jim Gibbons says Nevada has officially joined at least 18 other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal health reform law.
In a statement Friday, the first-term Republican governor says an amended lawsuit adding Nevada as a plaintiff was filed Friday in Florida.
Gibbons … Read more »».

Iowa court orders man’s siblings to exhume his body so head can be cut off and frozen

Iowa court: Exhume body so head can be frozen

DES MOINES, Iowa – The siblings of a man who died more than a year ago must exhume his body so his head can be cut off and cryogenically frozen, the Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled.
The court sided this week with Alcor Life Extension Foundation, which …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Iowa court orders man’s siblings to exhume his body so head can be cut off and frozen.

Insurance firms told not to blacklist hospitals arbitrarily

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Friday directed insurance companies that they cannot blacklist any hospital and refuse passing mediclaims without giving them the opportunity of being heard.

The petitioner hospitals – Life Care Institute of Medical Science and Research, Karnavati Super-Speciality Hospital, May Flower Women’s Hospital, Hetvi Hospital, Aditya Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sanjeevani Heart … Read more »»».

Apex court SIT submits report on Gulbarg Society massacre

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigating Team (SIT) Friday submitted to the apex court registry its report on the Gulbarg Society massacre in which 69 people, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri, were killed during the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.

The panel, headed by former Central Bureau of Investiogation (CBI) director R.K. Raghvan, … Read more >>.

Companies using government funds under RTI: Court

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday ruled that even those companies in which the government has a minority stake can be brought under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Declaring National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India Ltd (NCCF) and Krishak Bharti Cooperative Ltd …. Original source  : Companies using government funds under RTI: Court.

Apex court rejects former MP’s bail plea in murder case

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the bail plea of criminal-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, a former Lok Sabha member serving life sentence for murdering a Bihar district magistrate in 1994.

A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Anil R. Dave rejected Singh’s bail plea in which he sought his right to liberty …. Original article  : Apex court rejects former MP’s bail plea in murder case.

Court asks legal authority lawyers to inspect creches

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday asked its legal services committee to make surprise visits to anganwadis (creches), run by the social welfare department, which were reportedly in bad shape.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta asked the committee to formulate a team of 10 lawyers …. Source  : Court asks legal authority lawyers to inspect creches.

Supreme Court rejects plea on Prabhakaran’s mother

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday rejected a plea seeking direction to the central government to fly the ailing 86-year-old mother of the slain Tamil Tigers chief to Chennai for medical treatment.

The mother of Velupillai Prabhakaran, Parvathi Ammal, 86, who is suffering from paralysis, is presently in Colombo.
The apex court said that for … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Supreme Court rejects plea on Prabhakaran’s mother.

Migrant boom led to 3 mn rise in British population

LONDON – Britain saw a rise of over three million people, a majority of them immigrants, during the 13 years of the Labour party regime, a development that led new Prime Minister David Cameron to promise a cap on non-EU immigration.

The majority of these three million – around 70 percent – are immigrants, direct arrivals …. Original source  : Migrant boom led to 3 mn rise in British population.