Indian Judiciary

India court okays mining projects

bbc.co.uk     5 hrs ago   17 related          

India's Supreme Court has said two huge and controversial mining projects can proceed in the eastern state of Orissa. It means an arm of the British-listed mining giant Vedanta can now use bauxite from a mountain in Orissa...                    

Bauxite Mining Project at Lanjigarh Receives Supreme Court Approval

euroinvestor.co.uk     7 hrs ago   4 related          

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (“Sterlite” or the “Company”) announces that the Honourable Supreme Court of India today approved the bauxite mining project at Lanjigarh in the Kalahandi District of Orissa. The Company is...                    

India approves mining projects

bbc.co.uk     4 hrs ago   44 related          

India's Supreme Court has said two huge and controversial mining projects can proceed in the eastern state of Orissa. The ruling follows fierce protests by farmers, campaign groups and tribes who have vowed to oppose the...                    

Pakistan coalition bullish on Musharraf’s impeachment

hindu.com     1 hr ago   363 related          

Confident of numbers in Parliament Feels Army will not go to his rescue ISLAMABAD: A day after sounding the war drums against President Pervez Musharraf, the ruling coalition was bullish that it had numbers in Parliament enough...                    

'Insensitive' government officials need regular flogging: apex court

indiaenews.com     9 hrs ago   15 related          

From correspondents in Delhi, India, 06:30 PM IST Describing government officials as 'insensitive to the suffering of people', the Supreme Court Friday said they 'need regular huntering (flogging)' to make them work. The remark...                    

SC okays Posco, Sterlite projects

indiatimes.com     1 hr ago   9 related          

9 Aug 2008, 0053 hrs IST, Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN NEW DELHI: This is as big as it gets. To be precise, it is Rs 60,000 crore of foreign direct investment in Indian projects. The inflation-flogged industrial sector was cheered...                    

Give gays a break, says Ramadoss

hindustantimes.com     2 hrs ago   11 related          

Moushumi Das Gupta, Hindustan Times Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday advocated that homosexuality be legalised in India. “Section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises men who have sex with men, must go,” announced...                    

Union Cabinet approves to modify criteria to reconstitute E-Committee

newdelhinews.net     9 hrs ago   4 related          

New Delhi News.Net Friday 8th August, 2008 (ANI) New Delhi, Aug 8 : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for modification of the eligibility criterion for appointment of Chairman of E-Committee with effect from February 1,...                    

Cops understand only crack of whip, says SC

indiatimes.com     2 hrs ago   3 related          

9 Aug 2008, 0001 hrs IST, Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN NEW DELHI: Commoners, often harassed by the police's refusal to register FIRs (first information reports), have turned the tables on the men in khaki, thanks to the Supreme...                    

Govt. not weak on terror, says Patil

hindu.com     8 hrs ago   3 related          

New Delhi (PTI): Rejecting charges that the government was weak on terror, Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday said that if being "soft on terror" has helped improve the situation, it should be continued. "If you look at the...                    

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