Indian origin governor general accepts apology

AUCKLAND – New Zealand’s Indian-origin Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand has accepted the apology from a TV channel after an on-air racial slur on him.

Satyanand Thursday met TVNZ chairman Sir John Anderson and chief executive Rick Ellis. Programme host Paul Henry passed the racist remark Oct 4.
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Pak SC rejects NAB report, calls chairman’s appointment ‘violation of court verdict’

ISLAMABAD – Hearing the Pakistan government’s review plea against the NRO verdict and implementation of the NRO judgement case, the Supreme Court called the recent appointment of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman another violation of the apex court’s verdict, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pak SC rejects NAB report, calls chairman’s appointment ‘violation of court verdict’.

Yeddyurappa wins second ‘Trust Vote’ in Karnataka Assembly

BANGALORE – Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa won the second ‘Trust Vote’ in the State Assembly on Thursday after 106 MLAs voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Government, but the fate of the Government would depend on the verdict of …. Source article  : Yeddyurappa wins second ‘Trust Vote’ in Karnataka Assembly.

Octogenarian allowed to wed 49-year-old man

Lucca (Italy), Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) An 87-year-old woman from the central Italian city of Lucca may marry a man of 49, a court has ruled.

The court rejected an appeal lodged by the woman Ines Orsolini’s only surviving relative that the wedding be blocked because she was mentally infirm.
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China cancels more visits after Nobel award

OSLO – China has cancelled at least four official visits to and from Norway in apparent anger over last week’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Among three Chinese delegations that cancelled visits to Norway was one comprising supreme court representatives, Ragnhild …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Karnataka government set for trust vote amid boycott threat (Roundup)

BANGALORE – Karnataka is set for another trust vote Thursday, which the opposition parties have threatened to boycott while the high court Wednesday ruled that the result would be subject to its judgment in the case relating to the disqualification of 16 rebel legislators by assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah.

Though Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa managed …. Read the original article  : Karnataka government set for trust vote amid boycott threat (Roundup).

Cheap land for MPs challenged in Gujarat court

GANDHINAGAR – The Narendra Modi government’s scheme to allot plots to MPs and legislators on concessional rates was Wednesday challenged in the Gujarat High Court which asked the petitioner to file the plea in proper format.

The state government has allotted land to MPs and legislators on concessional rates in various sectors here.
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China bars Norwegian diplomat from meeting Nobel laureate’s wife

BEIJING – Chinese police have prevented a Norwegian diplomat from meeting Liu Xia, the wife of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, she said Wednesday.

“Yesterday a Norwegian diplomat came to offer me support but was blocked outside the main gate,” Liu Xia said in a message posted on the microblogging website Twitter, while …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : China bars Norwegian diplomat from meeting Nobel laureate’s wife.

11 high court judges transferred

NEW DELHI – In a major judicial shake-up, 11 judges from six high courts of Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bombay and Orissa were transferred Wednesday.

The transfers were approved by President Pratibha Patil.
Justice R.S. Mohite who was transferred from Bombay High Court to Patna High Court has resigned.
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Gujarat court allows I-T officials to move apex court

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Wednesday allowed the income tax authorities to move the Supreme Court over pleas challenging amendment to a provision of the Income Tax Act that deals with profits of exporters.

The issue, linked to deductions related to profits retained for export business under section 80HH(c) of the act, were dragged … Original source on Gaea Times at : Gujarat court allows I-T officials to move apex court.