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Jammu lawyers protest bill to strip women of property rights 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs Jammu, March 17 About 100 lawyers were arrested here Wednesday when they tried to lay a siege around the state assembly to oppose a bill moved last week in the upper house that seeks to deprive women of their permanent resident rights if they marry outside Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes separate after seven-year itch 16 March 2010, 16-0 Hrs London, March 16 (DPA) Oscar-winning British film actress Kate Winslet and her filmmaker husband Sam Mendes, have separated after nearly seven years of marriage, their lawyers said here Monday.
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Two lawyers under bar council's scanner in Madhu Koda scam 14 March 2010, 14-2 Hrs Ranchi, March 14 Two lawyers are under scanner of the Jharkhand Bar Council for allegedly giving and accepting bribes to hush up the Madhu Koda scam case.
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Delhi judges seek action against striking lawyers 13 March 2010, 13-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) Association Saturday asked the Delhi High Court intervene and take action against lawyers who went on strike earlier this week.
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Jammu lawyers protest controversial citizenship rights bill 11 March 2010, 11-1 Hrs Jammu, March 11 Lawyers in Jammu Thursday observed a strike and held a protest over the introduction of a private member's bill that seeks to annul permanent resident rights of Kashmiri women who marry outside the state.
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Telangana lawyers boycott courts 08 March 2010, 08-1 Hrs Hyderabad, March 8 Lawyers in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region Monday boycotted the courts to protest attacks on them by activists of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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Give regard to rape victim's wish to marry rapist: CJI 07 March 2010, 07-1 Hrs New Delhi, March 7 In a radical suggestion, India's Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Sunday said that judges, lawyers and social activists should give 'due regard' to the wishes of a rape victim if she chooses to marry the rapist or have the baby conceived from the crime.
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Pro-Telangana lawyers clash with TDP activists 06 March 2010, 06-1 Hrs Hyderabad, March 6 Tension prevailed here Saturday as lawyers supporting the demand for statehood to Telangana clashed with activists of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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PM, Sonia to address lawyers' conference March 27 27 February 2010, 27-2 Hrs New Delhi, Feb 27 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address a day-long conference of lawyers and human rights activists associated with the party here on March 27 to revitalize the party's links with the legal fraternity.
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Myanmar Supreme Court turns down Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal 26 February 2010, 26-1 Hrs Yangon, Feb 26 (DPA) Myanmar's Supreme Court Friday turned down an appeal by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her sentence of 18 months of house detention, which would keep her confined during a general election planned this year, her defence lawyers said.
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