Lawyers

Washington, April 11: Described by President Barack Obama as a "trailblazer", Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan appears poised to become the first South Asian judge in a US appeals court.Srinivasan, currently the principal deputy soli...

New Delhi, March 12: Blaming the lack of an eligibility criterion for poor reportage, Markandey Katju, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson said that a committee has been set- up to 'recommend the minimum qualification required to become a journalist''. ...

Jaipur, March 6: About a dozen people, including advocates and police officers, were injured when clashes occurred between lawyers and police outside the state assembly building during the ongoing budget session, officials said on Wednesday.To draw attention to their deman...

New Delhi, Feb 14: The family lawyers of Afzal Guru on Wednesday decided to quit citing "unseemly controversies". Guru, the parliament attack convict was hanged at Tihar jail in New Delhi on February 9. ND Pancholi and Nandita Haksar ...

Indore, Aug 10: A complaint was filed in a local court on Aug 9 against social activist Anna Hazare and his team for allegedly "cheating the people in the name of launching an agitation" for a strong Lokpal Bill. ...

Lahore, Jun 9: Close on the heels of allegations that his son received millions of rupees from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain, Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been asked to separate himself from benches hearing cases against ...