Arrest warrants against IPL team owners Priety Zinta, Ness Wadia

CHANDIGARH – Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab ended up on the wrong side of the law Saturday when a court here issued bailable arrest warrants to its three owners – actress Priety Zinta, industrialist Ness Wadia and businessman Mohit Burman.

The arrest warrants were issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate J.S. Sidhu after the …. Source  : Arrest warrants against IPL team owners Priety Zinta, Ness Wadia.

Pak’s major stakeholders in ’secure position’ until 2013: Gilani

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that all “major stakeholders” in the country, the President, the Prime Minister, the Supreme Court Chief Justice and the Army Chief, are in a “secure position” until 2013.

Gilani said that the service of Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani had … Read more : Pak’s major stakeholders in ’secure position’ until 2013: Gilani.

Manmohan seeks states support on GST implementation

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday sought the support of states in the government’s efforts to implement a uniform taxation regime on goods and services across the country from the next fiscal.

“Reform of tax structure and tax administration is another important step in resource mobilisation. The implementation of the the GST (Goods and …. Read the original article  : Manmohan seeks states support on GST implementation.

Gay soldier discharged from New York paramilitary

NEW YORK – A soldier who made an open announcement that he was gay has been discharged from a paramilitary force in New York.

The New York Army National Guard honourably discharged Lt. Dan Choi under the “don’t’ ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of personnel but requires …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Judge: Former media mogul Conrad Black can’t return to Canada, must surrender passport

Judge: Conrad Black can’t return to Canadian home

CHICAGO – Former media mogul Conrad Black won’t be allowed to return to his home in Canada for the time being.
U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve on Friday ordered Black to surrender his expired passport. She also says Black can’t obtain a new passport without the court’s permission.
Black … Original article on : Judge: Former media mogul Conrad Black can’t return to Canada, must surrender passport.

Ex-employees file lawsuit, claim chef Mario Batali, NYC restaurant cheated them out of tips

NYC workers: Mario Batali cheated us out of tips

NEW YORK – Two former employees have accused celebrity chef Mario Batali and his famous New York City restaurant of cheating them out of tips.
The workers, a waitress and a kitchen runner, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Thursday against the former “Iron Chef America” …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Mayapuri radiation: Court notice to Delhi University

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi University on a plea filed by two people seeking compensation after being exposed to radiation from Cobalt 60 isotopes in a Mayapuri scrap market in May. The material was found to have been auctioned by the varsity.

Justice S. Murlidhar, while … Original article on : Mayapuri radiation: Court notice to Delhi University.

Obama administration fufills promised detention reform with launch of detainee locator

Detained immigrants can be found through Web tool

WASHINGTON – Federal officials say they are making it easier for families and attorneys to find people held in 250 immigration detention facilities around the country.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has created a search tool on its website similar to one used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. …. Original source  : Obama administration fufills promised detention reform with launch of detainee locator.

Judge slams Kerala government for ‘threats’

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair of the Kerala High Court Friday slammed the state government for filing a petition seeking to replace him on the bench that will hear a review petition against the holding of public meetings by the roadside.

Citing that legal procedures maintain that a review petition should be heard by the … Read more : Judge slams Kerala government for ‘threats’.

Supreme Court speaks up for wives, mothers

NEW DELHI – The personal care and attention rendered by a wife and mother to her family is immeasurable, and to compare it to that of a housekeeper or servant is “highly unfair, unjust and inappropriate”, the Supreme Court observed while asking for proper compensation to be given to dependents of women killed in road … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Supreme Court speaks up for wives, mothers.