SC rejects CBI probe into encounter The apex court asks senior official Geeta Johri to directly report to it on the fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin and his wife Kauser Bi and tells the Gujarat DGP not to intefere with the investigations.
Sikh clergy boycotts Dera Sacha Sauda, seeks ban The edict issued by five Sikh head priests has warned the Centre and the governments of Punjab and Haryana to impose a ban on the Dera Sacha Sauda, failing which it threatened of ''dire consequences.''
US gets cracking on visa crooks Replying to a question on the alleged involvement of some MPs in human trafficking, US Consul General Peter Kaestner said they had strict procedures in place to detect such fraud.
Mayawati's ace sworn in Mr Misra's induction into the Cabinet was preceded by the resignation of Sukhdev Rajbhar, who was sworn in minister last Sunday
Members of India Peace organization participate in a sit-in demonstration in New Delhi on Wednesday. The demonstration was against the murder of Muslim woman Kausarbi, following the killing of her husband Soharabuddin in an alleged fake encounter in November 2005 by police forces in Gujarat. They also demanded the dismissal of the Gujarat state government headed by Chief Minister Narendra Modi. PTI
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