- Vishing Evolves In The Scam Ecosystem
Vishing uses voip to extend the range of phishing scams. Victims are contacted by phone or e-mail and asked to confirm personal information by calling a fraudulent customer service number. Once.... - Attorney At Law, David E. Houston, Announces His Legal Services Online
To better serve people searching for answers to legal problems, David E. Houston, Attorney, reaches out through his new Web site created by Sagentic Web Design, one of the nation’s leading strategic marketing and design firms. - United States has taken control of Pakistan N-weapons: MMA
An Islamic alliance in Pakistan has charged that the US has taken over the country's nuclear weapons and the leadership here has no control over them. - Centre, Delhi and Bihar govts to meet on child labour
With the maximum number of child workers in the national capital coming from Bihar, officials from the Centre and the two state governments would soon meet to chalk out a rehabilitation programme.... - Former Bihar minister's house raided
Acting on a tip off, the police raided the house of former Bihar minister Surendra Prasad Yadav in Gaya town Saturday searching for illegal arms and ammunition. - New E-Mail Based Notification System to Send Public Safety Alerts for the Fife Police Department
The Fife Police department recently joined a nationwide e-mail notification program called Crimeweb.Net to notify citizens of crimes that might affect their personal safety. - New Criminal Law Review Joins University of California Press
Journal formerly published as Buffalo Criminal Law Review begins quarterly publication Winter 2007. - Nitish Katara murder: Bharti Yadav to be declared 'offender'
A Delhi court Saturday allowed the police to initiate the process for declaring Bharti Yadav, key witness in the high-profile murder of Nitish Katara, a 'proclaimed offender'. - Court to hear Praveen Mahajan bail plea Aug 1
A Mumbai court Saturday deferred till Aug 1 the bail plea of Praveen Mahajan who is facing charges of killing his brother and former BJP leader Pramod Mahajan. - Nitish Katara's mother hopeful of 'justice'
Murder victim Nitish Katara's mother Saturday said a city court's proceedings to declare key witness Bharti Yadav a proclaimed offender would help her "get justice". - Social Welfare Board official held for taking bribe
A Social Welfare Board official has been arrested by the anti-corruption wing of the CBI on charges of seeking a Rs 5000 bribe from an NGO, official sources said here today. - Rape accused who escaped from custody nabbed in Kerala
rape accused, who had escaped from custody four days ago, was arrested from Kerala by a special team, police said here today. - Four killed as car sweeps across a rain fed nullah
Four persons out of six were killed after a car in which they were travelling swept across in a rain fed nullah under Sumerpur police station in Pali district, police said. - Anthony Luti Named Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Luti joins Forum that is recognized as one of the most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. - Assam-Bangladesh border sealing to be over year-end
Barbed wire fencing of India's border with Bangladesh along the northeastern state of Assam will be completed by this year-end to prevent illegal infiltration from the neighbouring country, officials said. - Westchester Attorney Discusses New Collaborative Divorce Law in Westchester County Bar Association
Local attorney Margaret H. Tyre, Esq. has two recent articles published in Westchester County Bar Association Newsletter addressing recent innovative technique employed in settling divorce disputes. - HC notice to school for 'throwing out' 60 girl students
Parents of over 60 girl students have moved the Delhi High court, seeking justice for their children who have been "abruptly" thrown out of the government-aided.... - Pak women don't enjoy legal protection under Hudood law
Women in Pakistan don't enjoy legal protection under the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979.
According to the Dawn, despite the ordinance providing severe punishment for those accused of rape or adultery, the onus still lies on the female victim to prove that she was raped or was a victim of adultery under the Pakistan Penal Code and the Evidence Act. - High Court orders taking Shahabuddin to AIIMS in police custody
The appeal of incarcerated Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin for specialised treatment for his nagging spinal problem was granted today with the Patna High Court ordering that he be taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. - Five new Judges for Madras High Court sworn in
Five newly appointed Judges for the Madras High Court, were sworn in by the Chief Justice A P Shah, at the court complex here today. - Normal life affected in Manipur
Normal life was affected in Manipur today by a 24-hour general strike called by a local students' organisation against last week's killing of two persons suspected by police to be Kuki extremists. - Top Home official visits Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya
Amid opposition to the Indo-Bangla border fencing by villagers, Secretary, Border Management, in the Home Ministry B S Lalli visited some areas of the international boundary.... - Inquiry into bridge collapse to take another six months
Three years after a bridge over Damanganga river in Daman and Diu collapsed claiming 30 lives, the vicitms' kin are still complaining about "injustice" meted out to them as.... - Future Young Leaders Meet Present Leader - Yale Chief Perrotti at a Private VIP Luncheon
Approximately 15 Students of CTRIBAT ages 12 years old to 17 years old will go on a guided tour of the Yale Police Department and the Rose Center.Following the tour, students will meet with Yale Chief of Police Perrotti and will join him in a VIP style luncheon and discussion. - Govt says no to legalising euthanasia
The government today said it had no plans to give legal status to euthanasia or "mercy killing" and would not consider any such application. - High Court issues notice to B K Birla
The Calcutta High Court has issued notice to B K Birla for a civil defamation suit filed by Rajendra S Lodha, claimant to the Rs 5,000 crore assets of the M P Birla group. - Copywriting Guru Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero Has What It Takes…And Gives You What She’s Got
Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero is about to launch another session of her "Speed Copywriting Workshop" in September. This live event teaches the principles and techniques of copywriting in a unique hands-on workshop. Her collaboration system is a personal design for quickly writing copy that sells. Proven copywriters have been invited to the workshop to answer your individual questions - 'Nixon considered using nukes against North Vietnam'
Former US President Richard Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry A. Kissinger, had contemplated using nuclear weapons power against North Vietnamese, at the peak of the Vietnam War, recently declassified documents reveal. - Husband and Wife Legal Team Passionately Defend the Rights of Vioxx Plaintiffs
As time runs short for potential Vioxx plaintiffs to file claims against Merck & Company, the drug’s manufacturer, a team of Houston attorneys work diligently on behalf of their clients and potential plaintiffs. - The Icarus Effect -- Defendants and Their Lawyers Flying Too Close to the Sun
Richard Levick has recently published an article on his website -- http://www.levick.com -- discussing The Icarus Effect in the context of litigation and crisis communications. - Two Ranchi students suspended for MMS scandal
Two students of the Cambridge Institute of Technology (CIT), on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital, were suspended for allegedly preparing a two-minute-long sleazy MMS of a female student. - Legal outsourcing: Next big thing!
Except for fighting court cases in New York or London for law firms there, Indian lawyers are doing everything else for their western counterparts - litigation support, contract review.... - Lawsuit Alleges Two Brothers Brutally Attacked at a Dave Matthews Concert
A lawsuit, Philip M. Faiella, Jr., et al v. The city of Hartford, et al, (civil action number: 3:06 cv 01050) has been filed in the United States District Court in Hartford on July 6, 2006, claiming that on July.... - Legal Helpers Publishes Latest Article in Lecture Series: 'Credit Reporting Errors
Third article in series explores the Fair Credit Reporting Act. - Congress tables privilege notice against Jaswant
A day after former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh failed to name the alleged mole who had leaked the country's nuclear secrets, the Congress Wednesday tabled a breach of.... - Man arrested for allegedly raping daughter
In a shocking development, a 42-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping his daughter here, police said. - Police investigating reports of illegal miners being trapped
Purulia police was investigating reports that several people were feared trapped inside an illegal mine at a char in Damodar river at the trijunction of West Bengal's.... - DUI Laws Getting Tougher Across the United States – Total DUI Keeps Public Up to Date
Over the past few months, at least six states have altered their DUI / DWI laws, either through legislation or court rulings, and each one of those changes has made the law tougher on DUI defendants. The Total DUI website at www.TotalDUI.com provides up to date news information about DUI legislation in the works and DUI court decisions. - High Court commutes death penalty to life sentence
Even while acknowledging that the murders he committed were "cold-blooded and cruel," the Delhi High Court today commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence imposed on.... - Badal accuses Punj govt of financial irregularities in deal with RIL
The main opposition party in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today accused the Amarinder Singh government in the state of financial irregularities in the Rs 500 crore.... - Islamic nations demand immediate ceasefire in Middle East
Leaders from the world's largest Islamic political group held an emergency meeting Thursday to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon crisis and call.... - Bangladesh becoming regional terror hub
While the United States dithers, a growing Islamic fundamentalist movement linked to Al Qaeda and Pakistani intelligence agencies is steadily converting strategically located Bangladesh..... - Panama Lawyer Ricardo Cambra Delivers Presentation in Dominican Republic
Panama lawyer Ricardo Cambra delivered a presentation in Dominican Republic on the advantages that of foundations and other legal matters. - City Police Commissioner orders probe into encounter killing
Delhi Police ordered a Crime Branch inquiry into the encounter in north Delhi on Monday in which two suspected gangsters were killed after their relatives alleged foul play. - Appear or face appropriate action; Court tells CBI in MCD case
Taking exception to non-appearance of CBI official in a fund embezzlement case against MCD councillar and eleven others, a Delhi special court today cautioned the probe agency that failure to appear again would attract appropriate action. - SE caught taking bribe
A local court here today sent a superintending engineer, who was caught by CBI sleuths allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a contractor for favouring a contract, to judicial custody till August 17. - Court defers hearing of bail pleas in sex racket case
A court here today deferred the hearing on bail applications of four persons arrested in connection with the sex racket case as the defence counsel could not reach the court in time. - Michigan Equality PAC Releases Primary Endorsements
Michigan Equality PAC releases primary endorsements. - Court reserves verdict on Hutch plea for next week
The Bombay High Court today reserved order till next week on Hutchison-Essar's plea to restrain Essar from selling BPL Mobile (Mumbai circle) to a third party after the.... - PSHRC seeks report on police "harassment" of journalists
Punjab State Human Rights Commission today ordered an enquiry into the alleged harassment of two journalists by police in Muktsar. - Man arrested for stabbing six protestors
A man was Thursday arrested after he stabbed six people who had been staging protests near his roadside tent for the past few months, police said. - Bank forum to observe one-day strike on Aug 8
The Pondicherry unit of the United Forum of Bank Unions, will observe a one-day strike on august 8 in support of their charter of demands. - Supreme Court issues notice to Ag Minister on wheat imports
Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union Agriculture Minister on a petition seeking quashing of tenders for the import of 57 lakh tonnes of wheat alleging that those are of sub-standard quality. - Supreme Court issues notices to Cola cos
The Supreme Court today issued notices to soft drink majors Pepsico and Coca Cola on a petition seeking that there should be a disclosure by the companies about the ingredients and chemical composition of the product. - Supreme Court seeks response from Govt on wheat import
The controversy over the import of 57 lakh tonnes wheat today landed before the Supreme Court which sought explanation from the Government on the allegation that it was of sub-standard quality and the policy will compromise Indian food security. - CM urges protestors to amicably settle railway line issue
Stressing the importance of the proposed Vallarpadam International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) project to Kerala, Chief Minister V S Achutanandan called for an early end.... - JK SVO receives 2,594 complaints, lodges 40 FIRs
The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has received 2,594 complaints in the first six months of the current year, initiated enquiries in 1,226 of them and lodged 40 FIRs, Jammu and..... - No leakage from my side: Justice Pathak
As the leakage of his report on inquiry into Volcker allegations led to turmoil in Parliament, Justice R S Pathak today insisted that his office had..... - Left against any anti-labour law: Brinda Karat
CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat today said both the DMK Government in Tamil Nadu and the UPA Government at the Centre had been warned against bringing any..... - Jaswant should not have gone to Kandahar: Lalit Man Singh
Former Foreign Secretary Lalit Man Singh, who was a Member of the Crisis Management Group when the Kandahar plane hijack incident took place, has said that former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh should not have gone to the Afghan city and could have sent someone else. - Hooda condoles Bhan's death
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed sorrow over the demise of Chairman of National Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Suraj Bhan who died of cardiac arrest in Delhi this evening. - Allahabad High Court to hear plea of accused on Aug 21
The Allahabad High Court today fixed August 21 for further hearing of the application moved by an accused in the Ayodhya demolition case who sought to challenge the CBI's authority to act as a prosecuting agency. - High Court issues notice to Centre on Navy War Room leak case
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking direction to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to share confidential information with the CBI in the infamous Navy War room leak case. - Bangaru moves regular bail application in Tehelka case
Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman today moved an application for regular bail before a Special CBI Court in a case of alleged bribe taking from representatives of a fictitious.... - No clubbing of categories for quotas: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Tuesday held the central and state governments cannot club "most backward" and "backward class" categories for providing reservations in jobs and educational institutions. - 'India a very responsible actor on non-proliferation'
The Bush administration has said that the sanctions imposed on two private Indian firms for allegedly providing Iran with nuclear material did not reflect New Delhi's non-proliferation record and hailed India as a "very responsible actor" in the field. - Inconsistent testimony of girl leads youth's acquittal in rape
A youth, accused of raping a Delhi University girl after administering sweets laced with sedative to her, has been acquitted by a city court on the ground that the girl changed and improved her statement several times during the trial. - Natwar submits statement to RS secretariat
Suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh, who has sought to table a privilege notice against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for leakage of the Pathak report, today submitted his statement..... - Three arrested for illegal sand mining
ting tough on illegal sand miners, the police and revenue officials jointly conducted a raid and arrested three persons here. - 1993 blasts case: TADA court commences dictating verdict
The designated TADA court hearing the 1993 bomb blasts case today commenced delivery of its verdict in the trial, 13 years after serial blasts claimed 257 lives and left 713 injured. - Moily rules out bulldozing proposal for 27 per cent quota
Amid hiccups over a consensus on OBC quota, Oversight Committee Chairman Veerappa Moily has ruled out any "bulldozing" of the proposal for 27 per cent reservation in elite and.... - Pro Bono Net Selects XMLAW to Build New Law Firm Service on Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Platform
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the new Pro Bono Net Service will be designed and built to support law firms in managing their in-house pro bono work. - Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on farmers suicide
With the number of farmers committing suicide showing no signs of dropping, the Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central Government on a petition filed by an advocate seeking re-examination of the Government's existing agriculture policy. - Supreme Court asks CBI to file status report on Kargil defence deals
The Supreme Court today directed the CBI to file within four weeks status report regarding 15 cases of defence deals relating to Kargil conflict which allegedly had caused a loss of Rs 2000.... - Indian worker in Qatar drags firm to court
An Indian worker in Qatar has sued the company he was working for for cutting his salary after allegedly forging his signature on his job contract. - President calls for law to ensure energy independence
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday called for a new bill to secure India's energy independence, saying a new vision was needed to sustain growth and inadequate energy supply would hamper the nation's economy. - Court pulls up defence ministry on Kargil deals
The Supreme Court Monday pulled up the defence ministry for slow progress in an enquiry into the purchase deals during the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan. - Foreign ministry summons Bangladesh High Commissioner
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday summoned the High Commissioner of Bangladesh in India and expressed concern on the issue of unprovoked firing by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in the Surma River area. - Online Divorce is Taking Off in the U.K.
Divorce-Online proves to be the popular option for UK consumers. - Vital Information That Is A Must-See For All Lawyers Changing Law Firms
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40559) has announced the addition of What Lawyers Need to Know When Leaving Their Job & Going to Another Firm With Ann Israel of Ann Israel & Associates (Video Leadership Seminars) to their offering. - Relocation of Divorced Parents Governed by New Florida Law
Effective October 1, 2006, the State of Florida has enacted a new law potentially affecting every parent that has experienced a divorce. The law presents restrictions on those that have primary custody of their minor children and that have plans of moving to another area with their children. - Petting Zoos: Legislation Needed to Protect Young Visitors
“Petting zoos are well known E. coli hot zones and should have strong E. coli control measures in place,” said foodborne illness lawyer Fred Pritzker. “This outbreak highlights the need to pass legislation mandating these safeguards in New Jersey.” - Court allows girl to live with husband
A 17-year-old Muslim girl who had eloped with a man a month back, was allowed by a Delhi Court to go home with her husband after she expressed a desire to live with him and said she married him of her own will. - High Court directs magistrate to reconsider complaint against minister
The Bombay high court today directed a city magistrate to reconsider a complaint of alleged cheating and criminal breach of trust which earlier named Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel as an accused. - High Court enraged over violation of order banning adult films on TV
The Bombay High Court today took the Maharashtra police chief to task for not acting against cable operators who were violating its earlier order banning adult movies on TV. - Advocates to boycott courts for two days from tomorrow
The Federation of District and Subordinate Courts Bar Associations of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry today decided to boycott courts for two days from tomorrow to protest the recent High Court directive to dispose of 40 civil cases in a month. - High Court turns attention to ex-judges overstaying in govt houses
After dealing with ministers and legislators occupying official residences beyond their tenure, the Bombay High Court today took suo motu notice of judicial officers occupying official residences after their retirement. - Illegal Indians in US growing fastest
Most illegal immigrants to the United States come from Mexico but the greatest percentage increase in their ranks during 2000-2005 was from India, according to official estimates. - High Court stays withdrawal of case against Akhilesh Singh
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today stayed a lower court's order allowing the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw a case of abduction against controversial MLA Akhilesh..... - Scope of judicial interference ltd in admn decisions: Supreme Court
Holding that the scope of judicial review is limited in administrative decisions, the Supreme Court has held that unless the punishment imposed by the Disciplinary Authority or Appellate Authority.... - High Court slams Govt, summons MCD chief over illegal constructions
Expressing strong indignation at the spurt in unauthorised constructions in the Capital after enactment of the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006, the Delhi High Court today.... - Court pulls up Police Commissioner in Gawli case
The Bombay High Court today reprimanded Mumbai Police Commissioner A N Roy for ignoring its order and granting sanction for filing a chargesheet.... - Old Dominion University Found Guilty of Reverse Discrimination Against White Police Officer
A hearing officer appointed by the Virginia Department of Employment Dispute Resolution has ruled that Old Dominion University discriminated against Brett Birkmeyer, a white patrol officer on the ODU Police Department, because of his race – white – when it fired him in 2005. - Sensitize lower judiciary: PM
Observing that there was "growing concern" over "lack" of probity in some sections of judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the lower courts "must be sensitized" for speedy justice where most of the citizens come in contact with judiciary. - Haryana to reserve plots for lawyers
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Sunday that in all future housing schemes - brought out by the state's urban development agency - residential plots will be reserved for lawyers. - Court extends Karan's remand till August 27
A local court today extended till August 27, the remand of Karan Jadeja, son of former MLA Santokben Jadeja alias 'Godmother', arrested on charges of murdering his sister-in-law two months back, police said. - Over 6,500 pirated CDs seized, three shopkeepers arrested
More than 6,500 pirated CDs were seized following raids conducted at three shops here today and three shopkeepers were arrested, police said. - FIR lodged against MLA
An FIR was today lodged against an MLA of Ambala Cantt police station here for alleged insult the the national flag in his constituency on August 15. - Supreme Court refuses to cancel Lalu, Rabri bail
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to cancel the bails of RJD Chief and Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi in disproportionate assets case and fodder scam. - Centre's advisory to Northeast states on Juvenile Justice Act
Dissatisfied with the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act in some parts of the Northeast, the Centre has asked the state governments to take adequate remedial measures.
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