PM should give priority to child mortality, says NGO

NEW DELHI – International child rights organisation Save the Children Tuesday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to participate in the high-level UN summit on Millennium Development Goals to discuss ways to reduce child mortality in India, which is the highest in the world.

The UN summit will be held at the United Nations Sep 20-22 and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : PM should give priority to child mortality, says NGO.

Security stepped up in UP ahead of Babri mosque demolition verdict

ALLAHABAD – Stringent security measures have been initiated in Uttar Pradesh to thwart any untoward incident ahead of the verdict on the 1992 Babri Mosque demolition case, due to be pronounced on September 24 by the Allahabad High Court.

The top brass of police in Uttar Pradesh met here to discuss …. Source  : Security stepped up in UP ahead of Babri mosque demolition verdict.

NJ suit: Imam behind mosque planned near ground zero didn’t fix problems in apartments he owns

Imam of mosque planned near ground zero sued in NJ

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – An imam at the center of a dispute over plans to build a mosque near ground zero is being sued by a northern New Jersey community where he owns two apartment buildings.
Newark’s The Star-Ledger newspaper reports the lawsuit was filed Monday in … Read more >>>.

Settlement in class action suit over actors’ foreign royalties goes to judge for approval

Actors, union settle suit over foreign royalties

LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for the Screen Actors Guild and the actor who played Eddie Haskell on “Leave It to Beaver” are asking a judge to approve a multimillion-dollar settlement over foreign royalties.
The settlement in a 3-year-old class action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles should result in thousands of … Read : Settlement in class action suit over actors’ foreign royalties goes to judge for approval.

Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute (Second Lead)

LUCKNOW – The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday called upon the rival parties to explore the possibility of a last-minute amicable settlement of the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

The order was passed on an application moved by senior advocate Prashant Chandra on the 125-year old litigation over claims by Hindus and Muslims to …. Original article  : Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute (Second Lead).

Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute

LUCKNOW – The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday called upon the rival parties to explore the possibility of a last-minute amicable settlement of the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

The order was passed on an application moved by senior advocate Prashant Chandra on the 125-year old litigation over claims by Hindus and Muslims to …. Source  : Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute.

Gujarat advocates to file writ on delay in judges’ appointments

AHMEDABAD – A petition is to be filed in the Supreme Court on the delay in appointing judges to the Gujarat High Court, an advocates association said Monday.

Gujarat High Court Advocates Association president Yatin Oza said the association has passed a resolution to this effect. Alleging malafide intention on the part of the union law …. Original source  : Gujarat advocates to file writ on delay in judges’ appointments.

High court to be urged to defer Ayodhya verdict

LUCKNOW – As the Allahabad High Court is to deliver its verdict on Ayodhya’s Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute Sep 24, two advocates propose to seek deferment of the judgement.

“In view of the prevailing situation across the country, we are seeking postponement of the verdict scheduled to be pronounced Sep 24,” advocate Neeraj Kumar Srivastava told …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lawyer says family of detained American appealing to Iran to drop $500,000 bail

Family of jailed American in Iran fight bail

TEHRAN, Iran – The family of an American woman detained in Iran for more than a year is appealing to authorities to drop a $500,000 bail for her release because they cannot afford it, her lawyer said Monday.
Masoud Shafiei told The Associated Press that Swiss diplomats – who …. Original source  : Lawyer says family of detained American appealing to Iran to drop $500,000 bail.

AFPSA beomes a contentious political issue

NEW DELHI – The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has become a political hot potato in the violence-hit Kashmir Valley, with the ruling National Conference, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the separatists demanding its lifting and the armed forces learnt to be opposing the move.

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) after a … Original source on Gaea Times at : AFPSA beomes a contentious political issue.