News for 'district-court'

US: No bail for terror accused Rana

US: No bail for terror accused Rana

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Rana will have to spend more days in custody after a United States judge on Thursday did not hear his bail plea, saying an expected indictment against him may send the case to a different judge. But the prosecutors said they expect to obtain an indictment against Rana, under investigation for possible links to the Mumbai terror attacks, by January 14. After the indictment, Rana's case could be handled by a different judge.

Taro files law suit against Sun Pharma

Taro files law suit against Sun Pharma

Rediff.com30 Sep 2009

Israeli drug firm Taro Pharmaceuticals has filed a law suit in a US district court against Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceutical Industries alleging violation of non-disclosure agreement and misleading shareholders.

Bihar: Senari massacre case accused flees

Bihar: Senari massacre case accused flees

Rediff.com27 Sep 2009

One of the main accused of Senari massacre escaped from the Jehanabad district court premises today, police said. Superintendent of Police Ganesh Kumar said Radheshyam Ram, who has been absconding, was arrested yesterday only by the Arwal police from Kurtha police station limits.

Surat gang-rape case: Cop-sons sentenced to life

Surat gang-rape case: Cop-sons sentenced to life

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Months after a 17 year-old-girl was gang-raped in a moving car in Surat, a district court today sentenced three youths, including two who are sons of policemen, to life imprisonment in the case that sent shock waves across the country.

Terrorist commander escapes from open court

Terrorist commander escapes from open court

Rediff.com21 Aug 2009

The security forces had then described the arrest of Gazi as a major success in their anti-insurgency operations in the state. He was presented in the district court at Anantnag on Thursday where his detention under the Public Safety Act was set aside by the court. The judge released Gazi and he was handed over to his lawyer.

Man attacks Rathore with knife, arrested

Man attacks Rathore with knife, arrested

Rediff.com8 Feb 2010

An unidentified man attacked former Haryana director general of police S P S Rathore, who has been accused in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, outside the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday.

Pfizer sues Sun, Wockhardt, Lupin in US

Pfizer sues Sun, Wockhardt, Lupin in US

Rediff.com6 May 2009

Pfizer, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, has filed patent infringement suits against Sun Pharma, Wockhardt Ltd and Lupin Ltd to prevent these companies from securing marketing approvals for the generic equivalents of its high-selling neuropathic pain management drug Lyrica in the United States.

US court dismisses case against H-1B lottery system

US court dismisses case against H-1B lottery system

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

The ruling by a federal judge in Oregon means that there will be no change in the H-1B visa issuance process for the fiscal 2018 which begins on April 3.

Sun Pharma settles dispute with Astra Zeneca

Sun Pharma settles dispute with Astra Zeneca

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

Under the agreement, MedImmune has granted Sun Pharma a licence to certain patents, permitting Sun Pharma to continue marketing its generic version of Ethyol in the US.

Headley made accused in 26/11 attack case, asked to attend hearing via video conferencing

Headley made accused in 26/11 attack case, asked to attend hearing via video conferencing

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Noted laywer Ujjwal Nikam had asked the court that Headley should be tried along with Abu Jundal.

New hope for Sterlite in Asarco bid

New hope for Sterlite in Asarco bid

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

Anil Agarwal-controlled Sterlite Industries has got a leg-up in its takeover battle for bankrupt copper miner Asarco in the United States. A district court in Texas has allowed Sterlite to argue for its amended bid of $2.56 billion, which was earlier rejected by a lower court.

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

Teva Women's Health filed a suit this week in the US District Court for New Jersey, claiming that Lupin had filed an abbreviated new drug application with the US Food and Drug Administration, which infringes the patents of Seasonale, its oral contraceptive that limits the number of menstrual periods women have in a year.

Bangladeshi national in US charged with aiding Islamic State

Bangladeshi national in US charged with aiding Islamic State

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Nelash Mohamed Das, a resident of Hyattsville in Maryland, he faces 20 years in prison on conviction.

Will cooperate with what the law says: Bachchan on Maggi

Will cooperate with what the law says: Bachchan on Maggi

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

But Bachchan added that he hadn't received any notice in connection with the product that he "stopped promoting" two years ago.

Sterlite tops Grupo offer price in Asarco bid war

Sterlite tops Grupo offer price in Asarco bid war

Rediff.com12 Sep 2009

Just when everyone wrote him off for his bid for bankrupt mining company Asarco, Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal is back with a vengeance.Sterlite Industries, the Vedanta group's flagship, has raised its offer price by a fifth to $2.56 billion to acquire the US copper miner in an all-cash deal -- its third bid in two years. The company on Friday said the modified takeover plan had been submitted to the district court in Texas.

Salman hit-and-run case: Court orders FIR against Abhijeet, Farah Ali Khan

Salman hit-and-run case: Court orders FIR against Abhijeet, Farah Ali Khan

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya and jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali had made insensitive remarks about people sleeping on the pavements.

Sonia to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case

Sonia to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will move a United States court in New York seeking dismissal of a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her by a Sikh advocacy group and will urge the court to prevent it from filing further cases on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in America.

8 of Bali Nine leaders executed by firing squad in Indonesia

8 of Bali Nine leaders executed by firing squad in Indonesia

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

"We've carried out the executions," an attorney general official told the Jakarta Post.

Upaid seeks depositions of Satyam execs

Upaid seeks depositions of Satyam execs

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

Upaid claimed it had served requests for production of documents related to the 'now scuttled Maytas transfers on Satyam' on Friday, but now had to submit this motion to the court 'because Satyam had repeatedly resisted its efforts to depose Raju and Vadlamani in the case.' The current motion is in reply to a disparagement case that Satyam had filed against Upaid wherein the former had claimed that the payment services firm has been disparaging them in the public domain.

This video game featuring tattoos of NBA stars sparks lawsuit

This video game featuring tattoos of NBA stars sparks lawsuit

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over its depiction of tattoos belonging to National Basketball Association stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in a popular video game.

Eli Lilly files suit against Lupin, Aurobindo

Eli Lilly files suit against Lupin, Aurobindo

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

US-based pharma giants Eli Lilly and company has filed a case against two Indian drug makers, Aurobindo Pharma and Lupin alleging infringement of patent of its anti-depressant drug Cymbalta.

Big blow for Sterlite in Asarco bid

Big blow for Sterlite in Asarco bid

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

Though the verdict of the bankruptcy court needs final approval from the district court, something that Sterlite is banking on, legal experts said that step was just a formality and nothing more. In its ruling filed late Monday, Judge Richard S Schmidt of the bankruptcy court at Corpus Christi in Texas recommended the district court judge to confirm the Grupo Mexico's plan and reject Asarco's own plan, which is sponsored by the Vedanta group company.

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

A United States jury on Wednesday found Dzokhar Tsarnaev guilty of killing three people and injuring 264 in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, as well as fatally shooting a police officer four days later.

Court bans Microsoft from selling Word in US

Court bans Microsoft from selling Word in US

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

A United States judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling Microsoft Word in its current form in the US as it infringes a patent owned by a Canadian company, i41.

Indian-American sentenced to jail in $12.5m fraud

Indian-American sentenced to jail in $12.5m fraud

Rediff.com14 May 2009

Amit Mathur, a resident of Shrewsbury in Massachusetts, was sentenced on May 12 by the Federal District Court in Worcester following his conviction on 18 counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud, the Boston Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.

Stay away from media: Rajnath's advice to minister accused of rape

Stay away from media: Rajnath's advice to minister accused of rape

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

With the Opposition demanding his resignation after his name cropped up in a rape case, Union Minister Nihal Chand Meghwal on Friday met Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh and is believed to have received the party's backing.

SC gives relief, orders house arrest of activists till September 6

SC gives relief, orders house arrest of activists till September 6

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

The apex court questioning the police about the arrests said that 'dissent is the safety valve of democracy and if you don't allow these safety valves, it will burst.'

US: Plot to kill Barack Obama foiled, 2 arrested

US: Plot to kill Barack Obama foiled, 2 arrested

Rediff.com28 Oct 2008

US authorities have foiled a plot to assassinate White House frontrunner Barack Obama, arresting two white supremacists planning a "killing spree", targeting over 100 Afro-Americans, including the Democrat who aspires to be the country's first African-American president.

Court order against Dhoni erroneous, claims lawyer

Court order against Dhoni erroneous, claims lawyer

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Mahendra Singh Dhoni hasn't received any summons from a local court in Andhra Pradesh that he has been accused of ignoring, his lawyer Rajneesh Chopra said on Friday, insisting that the non-bailable warrant issued against India's cricket team captain is "erroneous".

Class action lawsuits filed in US against Satyam

Class action lawsuits filed in US against Satyam

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Reports say that law firms in the US have begun filing class-action suits against Satyam and its beleaguered executives for fraud. Two such class action lawsuits -- one by a US law firm Izard Nobel LLP and the other by an investor in Satyam ADS -- have been filed in a district court in New York.

One killed, six injured in blast in Bihar

One killed, six injured in blast in Bihar

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

A man was killed and six others were injured, one of them seriously, in a bomb blast inside an advocate's chamber in the district court premises in Ara on Friday. Bhojpur police superintendent Sunil Kumar said the crude bomb was tied to the waist of the man and exploded when he entered the chamber and was about to take a seat. The six -- four lawyers and two clients--present in the chamber were injured in the blast, he said.

More trouble brewing for Satyam

More trouble brewing for Satyam

Rediff.com2 Jan 2009

More trouble may be brewing for the beleaguered Satyam Computers with a Texas district court scheduled to hear on January 7, a case filed against the IT major by a small British mobile solution firm, Upaid, over the Maytas deal.

8 found guilty in Khairlanji Dalit murder case

8 found guilty in Khairlanji Dalit murder case

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

Surekha Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, her daughter Priyanka and sons Sudhir and Roshan were murdered on September 29, 2006m over a land dispute. Surekha's husband and the only surviving member of the family, Bhaiyalal, managed to escape. The four were mercilessly beaten to death and their bodies thrown into a canal in Khairlanji village, about 60 km near Nagpur, the prosecution had said.

Bribery case: Police conduct searches at ex-Goa CM's residence

Bribery case: Police conduct searches at ex-Goa CM's residence

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Goa Police on Thursday conducted searches at the residence of former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and in other places in the state in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case.

Net gambling tycoon Dikshit forfeits $300 million

Net gambling tycoon Dikshit forfeits $300 million

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

An Indian millionaire who owns an Internet gambling company has pleaded guilty to violating American laws and has agreed to forfeit $300 million as part of the deal.

Twitter hit with $124 mn lawsuit over private stock sale

Twitter hit with $124 mn lawsuit over private stock sale

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

In a lawsuit filed in US District Court in Manhattan, Precedo Capital Group Inc and Continental Advisors SA accused Twitter of using the aborted sale as a means to give the money-losing company a $10 billion market valuation and higher IPO price.

Amul Thapar becomes second Indian-American judge of US Court of Appeals

Amul Thapar becomes second Indian-American judge of US Court of Appeals

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Trump nominated Thapar for the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

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