Cash-for-query scam: High Court quashes charges against journalists

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed charges against two journalists in cash-for-query scam.

The two journalists, Anirudh Bahal and Suhasini Raj, were charged for carrying out a sting operation against the then legislators for allegedly demanding money to ask questions in Parliament in 2005.

Justice S N Dhingra quashed the trial court … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Cash-for-query scam: High Court quashes charges against journalists.

Court dismisses scribes’ trial in cash-for-query sting

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday asked Delhi Police to quash all proceedings against two journalists from the internet portal Cobra Post in a 2006 sting that caught 11 MPs on camera accepting bribes for questions in parliament.

Hearing the petition of journalists Anirudh Bahal and Suhasini Raj, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that …. Source article  : Court dismisses scribes’ trial in cash-for-query sting.

YouTube wins court case in Spain on intellectual property

Madrid, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) YouTube, the Internet portal for videos, won a legal battle in Spain as a judge dismissed a suit brought by Telecinco television contending that the publication of its content on the web violated intellectual property protections.

Search engine giant Google, which owns YouTube, announced the verdict handed down by a commercial court … Read this article on Gaea Times at : YouTube wins court case in Spain on intellectual property.

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert to testify on Capitol Hill about immigration, farm workers

Stephen Colbert to testify on Capitol Hill

NEW YORK – The United Farm Workers union says Stephen Colbert (kohl-BEHR’) will visit Capitol Hill on Friday to testify at a U.S. House committee hearing on farm workers who are illegal immigrants.
Colbert’s will appear as an expert witness. He has focused on the UFW’s “Take Our Jobs” campaign …. Read the original article  : Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert to testify on Capitol Hill about immigration, farm workers.

Mental fitness testing ordered for Illinois man accused of bomb charge, threatening Obama

Man accused of threatening Obama ordered tested

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal judge ordered mental competency testing for an Illinois man accused of threatening President Barack Obama and falsely claiming to have a bomb during a standoff.
Fifty-year-old Roman Conaway made his first court appearance Thursday in East St. Louis and did not enter a … Original article on : Mental fitness testing ordered for Illinois man accused of bomb charge, threatening Obama.

First Asian transgender activist invited to US programme

CHENNAI – City-based Kalki Subramanian has become the first Asian transgender activist to be invited to take part in the International Visitors’ Leadership Programme (IVLP) to be held in the US next month.

A double post-graduate degree holder Kalki is the founder and director of the Sahodari Foundation that works for social and economic empowerment of …. Original source  : First Asian transgender activist invited to US programme.

Gujarat gets time to decide on jobs for riot victims’ kin

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Thursday gave four weeks’ time to the state government to take a decision on giving jobs on compassionate grounds to family members of those killed in the 2002 communal riots.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice K.M. Thaker allowed more time to the state following government counsel …. Original article  : Gujarat gets time to decide on jobs for riot victims’ kin.

Settle beggars in villages: Gujarat High Court

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Thursday asked the state government to formulate a policy to address the rehabilitation of beggars and consider sending them to villages and offering them jobs there.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice K.M. Thaker told the government to finalise its policy on the issue within three …. Source  : Settle beggars in villages: Gujarat High Court.

Supreme Court to hear Lalit Modi’s plea Oct 20

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday said it will hear Oct 20 suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi’s petition challenging the Indian cricket board’s action against him, including initiation of disciplinary action.

An apex court bench of Justice J.M. Panchal and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra deferred the hearing after it was told …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Supreme Court to hear Lalit Modi’s plea Oct 20.

Ayodhya verdict: Karnataka cancels two-day holiday

BANGALORE – School and colleges in Karnataka will function normally Sep 24-25 following the decision of the Supreme Court to defer Allahabad High Court’s Ayodhya verdict by a week, an official statement Thursday said.

“In view of the stay for the pronouncement of the final judgment by the Allahabad High Court pertaining to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babari …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Ayodhya verdict: Karnataka cancels two-day holiday.