News for 'district-court'

Rana seeks 'material support' to prepare for trial

Rana seeks 'material support' to prepare for trial

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

In a six-page motion filed in the US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, his lawyer Patrick Blegen sought "particulars" regarding the charge in the indictment that says Rana, a Chicago-based businessman, conspired to provide material support to terrorism in India and Denmark.

Suspected IS terrorists planning attack Jewish synagogue held

Suspected IS terrorists planning attack Jewish synagogue held

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

The two IS operatives were planning to execute a blast in Ahmedabad's Khadia area.

NYC plot hatched by Al-Qaeda in Pakistan

NYC plot hatched by Al-Qaeda in Pakistan

Rediff.com25 Apr 2010

Assistant United States attorney, Jeffery H Knox, speaking in Federal District Court in Brooklyn on Friday, revealed that two senior Al-Qaeda leaders were instrumental in developing this plan.

Former Texas employee sues Infy for 'discrimination'

Former Texas employee sues Infy for 'discrimination'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

The lawsuit pointed out that the plaintiff's experience with Infosys demonstrates the 'discriminatory nature of Infosys' employment practices'.

Russian spies to plead guilty in US

Russian spies to plead guilty in US

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

Ten alleged members of a Russian spy ring are expected to plead guilty in US court which could facilitate a larger prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow, reports said on Friday.

Headley, Rana to be arraigned next week

Headley, Rana to be arraigned next week

Rediff.com21 Jan 2010

Terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, indicted on charges of being involved in the Mumbai terror attacks, will be arraigned in a court in Chicago next week. The arraignments of Rana and Headley were initially scheduled for Wednesday, but have now been rescheduled. While Pakistani-Canadian citizen Rana will be arraigned on January 25, Pakistani-American Headley's arraignment has been set for January 27.

Headley's status hearing postponed till Feb 23

Headley's status hearing postponed till Feb 23

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

Headley has been charged with conspiring in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. The FBI charges also allege he had made several trips to India prior to the attacks to scout for terror targets and then shared the information with conspirators in Pakistan.

US court summons Kamal Nath in '84 riots case

US court summons Kamal Nath in '84 riots case

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath has been summoned by a US federal district court for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots based on a case filed by a Sikh outfit.

Rana to appear before US court on Wednesday

Rana to appear before US court on Wednesday

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, under investigation for possible links to 26/11 attacks, is set to appear before a court in Chicago on Wednesday to appeal against his detention order.

Sports Authority sued over World Cup ads

Sports Authority sued over World Cup ads

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Sports Authority was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Soccer Federation, which accused the sporting goods retailer of running television and Internet advertisements tied to the World Cup without permission.

US stops launch of Dr Reddy's drug

US stops launch of Dr Reddy's drug

Rediff.com14 Jun 2010

Dr Reddy's Laboratories received a major setback in the US, as a court there granted a motion seeking a preliminary injunction to block the launch of its generic version of Sanofi-Aventis' anti-allergic drug, Allegra D24.

US: Prosecutors oppose Rana's bail

US: Prosecutors oppose Rana's bail

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

US prosecutors have filed a memorandum, opposing the bail petition of terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark.

Rathore wants his attacker to be booked

Rathore wants his attacker to be booked

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Former Haryana director general of police S P S Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, wants an attempt to murder case registered against Utsav Sharma, the "physically imbalanced" youth who was charged with inflicting knife injuries on the former top cop outside the district court here a month back.

Death sentence to 11 for killing woman to grab land in Nadia

Death sentence to 11 for killing woman to grab land in Nadia

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Eleven people including a former TMC leader were awarded death sentence by Nadia district court on Thursday for killing a woman to grab government land about 14 months ago.

Suspended JD-U MLC Manorama Devi granted bail

Suspended JD-U MLC Manorama Devi granted bail

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah passed the order while hearing a bail petition filed by Manorama Devi. While giving bail, the court also asked her to cooperate in the trial of the case.

White House restores CNN reporter's pass, issues rules for pressers

White House restores CNN reporter's pass, issues rules for pressers

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

As per the new White House guidelines, a reporter can ask a single question and permission for a follow up will be subject to the discretion of the individual holding the news conference.

Qaeda man pleads guilty to bomb NY subways

Qaeda man pleads guilty to bomb NY subways

Rediff.com24 Apr 2010

An accomplice of Al Qaeda associate Najibullah Zazi has pleaded guilty to a plot that involved bombing New York City subways and also admitted to a conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

Infosys faces a beating again

Infosys faces a beating again

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

At the very least, it will cost Infosys thousands of dollars to defend its position

Terror plots: Headley pleads not guilty

Terror plots: Headley pleads not guilty

Rediff.com28 Jan 2010

Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the 12 counts filed against him in the superseding indictment returned on January 14, including charges he conspired in plotting the terror attacks in Mumbai and a Danish newspaper.

Headley to be arraigned in Chicago court today

Headley to be arraigned in Chicago court today

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Charged with conspiring in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiyba operative David Coleman Headley will be produced in a Chicago court on Wednesday, where he will respond to the charges against him. Headley is set to appear for his arraignment before US Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys in United States district court, Northern District of Illinois. Co-accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana appeared in the same court on Monday and pleaded not guilty.

Now, an Indian-American judge in California

Now, an Indian-American judge in California

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

Indian-American Vijay Gandhi has become the first member of the community to be sworn in as a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Rana likely to be arraigned on January 21

Rana likely to be arraigned on January 21

Rediff.com17 Jan 2010

Canadian-Pakistani Tahawwur Hussain Rana, indicted on charges of helping plan the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is expected to be arraigned in a court here on January 21 along with co-accused David Coleman Headley.

US couple gets jail for attacking Indian couple

US couple gets jail for attacking Indian couple

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

A Californian couple has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a United States court for their role in a hate crime against an Indian American in 2007. Joseph Silva, 56, and his wife Georgia Silva, 52, have been sentenced to 18 months jail-term and three years of supervised release after the US district court in Sacramento, California found them guilty of beating an American national of Indian origin in July 2007.

US Navy veteran who killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla gets 3 life sentences

US Navy veteran who killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla gets 3 life sentences

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime and firearm offenses arising out of the shooting.

Kamal Nath stunned by '84 riots charge

Kamal Nath stunned by '84 riots charge

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

Union Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath was taken aback at the Indian Consulate in New York, when a journalist asked him about his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi during a press conference Tuesday, a couple of hours after a civil lawsuit was filed against him in a New York district court.

Pak-origin taxi driver pleads not guilty

Pak-origin taxi driver pleads not guilty

Rediff.com6 Apr 2010

A Pakistani-origin taxi driver indicted on charges of providing material support to terror group the Al Qaeda and accused of having links with Hasrkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami chief Ilyas Kashmiri pleaded not guilty in a US court on Monday.

Mahindra sued by American distributor

Mahindra sued by American distributor

Rediff.com16 Jun 2010

Global Vehicles, which had entered into an exclusive agreement to sell Mahindra's pick-up trucks in the US, in a law suit filed before an Atlanta District Court, alleged that there has been inordinate delay in launch of the truck.

US court rejects Rana's bail plea again

US court rejects Rana's bail plea again

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

A US court again turned down the bail plea of terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, accused of plotting terror attacks in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, on Thursday saying the Pakistani-Canadian is charged with "very serious crimes" which give him a motive to flee.

US patent lawsuit against Dr Reddy's

US patent lawsuit against Dr Reddy's

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

The patent relates to the manufacturing process for the active ingredient in Sanofi-Aventis' Allegra and Allegra-D drug products. Both Dr Reddys and Sandoz are known to be marketing these products in the US.

Ex-RJD MP's shooter among 2 held for Bihar scribe's murder

Ex-RJD MP's shooter among 2 held for Bihar scribe's murder

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Ranjan was one of the 23 people named in the 'death warrant list' issued in 2007. Seven of them have been killed so far.

Ayodhya mediation fails, daily hearing from Aug 6: SC

Ayodhya mediation fails, daily hearing from Aug 6: SC

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

The apex court said the parties in the matter should be ready to start the hearing on the appeals which are before it.

Headley's detention hearing deferred indefinitely

Headley's detention hearing deferred indefinitely

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

The detention hearing of terror suspect David Coleman Headley, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Ivestigation for plotting attacks in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, scheduled for December 4 at a court in Chicago has been indefinitely deferred.

Founder, desi ex-president charged with 'massive fraud' in US

Founder, desi ex-president charged with 'massive fraud' in US

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani and the founder Elizabeth Holmes raised money by deceiving investors about the company's technology, business and financial performance, raising more than USD 700 million in years-long "massive fraud".

Sun Pharma's US arm facing more trouble

Sun Pharma's US arm facing more trouble

Rediff.com21 Aug 2009

Holzer Holzer & Fistel, a US-based law firm, has announced it would file a class action lawsuit in the District Court at Michigan on behalf of investors of Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories. A Sun Pharma spokesperson did not comment on the proposed legal action against the US subsidiary.

Rana seeks date for pretrial conference

Rana seeks date for pretrial conference

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

Ahead of his February 24 hearing, Lashkar-e-Tayiba terror suspect Tahawwur Rana has sought a date from a court in Chicago for a pretrial conference to ensure a fair and expeditious trial for him, according to his lawyer.

Terror suspect Rana appeals for bail again

Terror suspect Rana appeals for bail again

Rediff.com21 Jan 2010

In a bid to seek bail, Mumbai terror attack terror suspect Tahawwur Rana on Thursday told a Chicago court that his escape from the United States will only force him to live as an 'international fugitive' and his knowledge of immigration business will not help him run from a 'federal indictment'. Charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in India, Rana filed in the US District Court his 7-page reply to the government's response to the motion made by him

Lawsuit filed against Sun Pharma's US arm

Lawsuit filed against Sun Pharma's US arm

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

A law firm, Izard Nobel LLP, has initiated a lawsuit seeking class action status against the company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of its investors. The law firm said certain officers and directors of Caraco violated federal securities' laws and interests of the investors by giving misleading information on the business of the company. It has asked the investors to join the suit before September 15 to claim their damages.

What India can learn from Headley charge-sheet

What India can learn from Headley charge-sheet

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

In respect of all other charges relating to the Mumbai attack, Headley is the only accused. No one else has been cited as co-accused.

Comments against Maya: Cong UP chief denied bail

Comments against Maya: Cong UP chief denied bail

Rediff.com16 Jul 2009

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Rita Bahuguna Joshi was on Thursday remanded to judicial custody for 14 days for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati.The state police, who took her into custody late on Wednesday night while she was on her way from Ghaziabad to New Delhi, produced her before Moradabad's chief judicial magistrate, who ordered her to be sent to 14 days judicial custody. She was then sent to the Moradabad jail.

US plane plot: Nigerian suspect pleads not guilty

US plane plot: Nigerian suspect pleads not guilty

Rediff.com9 Jan 2010

Nigerian terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to blow up a US airliner as he was arraigned before a Michigan court.