Attacks against Mexican immigrants in NYC’s Staten Island inflame black-Hispanic tensions

Mexican attacks inflame tensions on NYC island

NEW YORK – A spate of 11 attacks being investigated as bias incidents on New York City’s Staten Island has reinflamed tensions between black and Hispanic residents here.
Most of the attacks since April have targeted Mexican immigrants in a little-known neighborhood that has been transformed by newcomers from Latin …. Original source  : Attacks against Mexican immigrants in NYC’s Staten Island inflame black-Hispanic tensions.

Jury at former Ill. Gov. Blagojevich’s corruption trial returning for Day 13 of deliberations

Blagojevich jury deliberations entering 13th day
CHICAGO – Jurors coming off a three-day break at the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are returning for a 13th day of deliberations.
They gather Monday with a chance they could soon provide additional word about whether they’ve reached full agreement.
They created a stir last week … Read more >>.

Top bank executive cleared of corruption – after 24 years!

MUMBAI – He lived with humiliation for a quarter of a century, lost his wife and saw his career going down the hill. But M.U. Kini, a bank executive accused of corruption charges in 1986, was finally cleared of all the alleged crimes after fighting an agonising legal battle for 24 years.

Seventy-eight-year old Kini served …. Original source  : Top bank executive cleared of corruption – after 24 years!.

Wisconsin ‘God Squad’ priest gets cease-and-desist letter from Best Buy

Wisconsin ‘God Squad’ gets cease-and-desist letter

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – A Wisconsin priest has God on his car but Best Buy’s lawyers on his back.
Father Luke Strand at the Holy Family Parish in Fond Du Lac says he has received a cease-and-desist letter from the electronics retailer.
At issue is Strand’s black Volkswagen Beetle with door …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Wisconsin ‘God Squad’ priest gets cease-and-desist letter from Best Buy.

Forget high tech, jurors and judge communicate the way sneaky high school kids do: with notes

Forget high tech, jurors and judge stick to notes

CHICAGO – In an age when palm-sized computers can fire off electronic messages, judges communicate with deliberating jurors as teenagers used to do in homeroom: They pass paper notes to each other.
Except sometimes they appear not to be using the same language. With judges using stilted legalese …. Source  : Forget high tech, jurors and judge communicate the way sneaky high school kids do: with notes.

Men demand union ministry for their welfare

CHENNAI – Over 100 men’s rights activists who held two-day deliberations at Tamil Nadu’s Yercaud hill station have demanded a separate union ministry for men’s welfare and fast-track courts for deciding matrimonial cases.

The delegates at the conference also sought amendments to various laws to make them gender neutral and demanded time-bound settlement of matrimonial … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Men demand union ministry for their welfare.

National anthem sung at Chandigarh’s Open Hand monument

CHANDIGARH – Braving the rains and the indifferent attitude of the Chandigarh administration, scores of residents Sunday sang the national anthem at the city’s famous Open Hand monument to mark the Independence Day.

The monument was built by the city’s founder-architect Le Corbusier in the 1950s.
The Chandigarh administration had earlier refused to give permission …. Read the original article  : National anthem sung at Chandigarh’s Open Hand monument.

US urges UK, Scotland to provide fresh evidence linked to Megrahi’s release

WASHINGTON – A team of four US senators conducting an inquiry into the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, has urged the concerned Scottish lawyers and doctors, to come forward with fresh evidence this week about the matter.

According to the Scotsman, the team is also calling on insiders with knowledge of the …. Read the original article  : US urges UK, Scotland to provide fresh evidence linked to Megrahi’s release.

Fight corruption, bring back institutional integrity: Chief justice

NEW DELHI – Supreme Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said on the occasion of India’s 64th Independence Day Sunday that “institutional morality and integrity” must be brought back to fight the deep-rooted problem of corruption.

“Corruption is a problem we have to face and be it the Supreme Court or high courts or any other constitutional … Read more »»».