Lithuanian president rejects US ice dancer’s citizenship bid

November 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a paternity suit against N D Tiwari, in which a youth had alleged that the Andhra Pradesh Governor is his biological father. Justice S N Dhingra concluded that the suit filed by Rohit Shekhar is not maintainable allowed the plea of 84-year-old Tiwari who had sought dismissal of the petition.

November 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - An associate professor of the University of Kashmir was stopped from flying to China by immigration authorities in New Delhi after the Chinese visa was granted to him on a separate document and not on his passport. Shakil A. Romshoo of Srinagar's University of Kashmir said in a statement that he had been bestowed the Kasumigaura International Award for his research on Himalayan lakes.

November 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - An associate professor of Kashmir University, who has been bestowed the prestigious Kasumigaura International Award for his research work on Himalayan lakes, was stopped from travelling to China to receive the honour by immigration authorities in New Delhi, Shakil A. Romshoo, who was chosen for the award for his research work on Pollution Modelling of Himalayan Lakes, was stopped by Indian immigration authorities at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Sunday as the visa granted by the Chinese Embassy did not give his nationality as an Indian, continuing the trend of China disputing the Indian citizenship of Kashmiris.

October 29th, 2009 more images WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has room to relax a bit now with the dismissal of a challenge to his presidency in a lawsuit that claimed he is ineligible to the nation's highest office because he isn't a bona fide US citizen. In a 30-page ruling, US District Judge David O.

October 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Rejecting reports that he had struck a deal before stepping down as the country's President, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is ready to appear before the Supreme Court to prove his innocence and challenge the volley of cases filed against him. Addressing the Pak-American Cultural Society in New Jersey (USA), Musharraf once again defended his decision regarding the promulgation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), saying it was necessary, as the judiciary had failed to take action against slain Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto and other political leaders in any of the corruption cases filed against them.

October 14th, 2009 Exotic dancer gets probation in stiletto stabbingAKRON, Ohio — A woman has been sentenced to a year of probation for attacking a fellow exotic dancer in the face with a stiletto heel at an Ohio club. In a deal with prosecutors, 22-year-old Chetania Davis pleaded guilty Tuesday in Akron to a misdemeanor assault charge.

October 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A group of left-leaning US lawmakers hoped to reignite efforts to overhaul the country's immigration system with a rally Tuesday of activists and religious leaders from around the country. The question of how to deal with the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the US has plagued Congress for years.

October 9th, 2009 Court rejects defense bid in Knox trialROME — An Italian court hearing the murder trial of an American student and her former Italian boyfriend on Friday rejected last-ditch defense bids for new tests on evidence, including a knife that prosecutors say could be the murder weapon, lawyers said. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have denied killing Knox's British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007 while the defendants were students in the university town of Perugia.

October 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu opposition leader J. Jayalalitha Tuesday denounced the ruling DMK's demand that Sri Lankan refugees in India should be given Indian citizenship.

September 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has backed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's call to give Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India.

September 26th, 2009 Church court rejects Pa. ex-bishop's new trial bidPHILADELPHIA — An Episcopal Church court has rejected a defrocked Pennsylvania bishop's bid for a new church trial based on a recently discovered cache of letters related to his case.

September 18th, 2009 LAHORE - A Pakistani woman has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking Pakistani citizenship for her Indian husband. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar admitted the petition filed by one Shazia Zia, and referred the matter to the High Court Chief Justice.

September 17th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The long wait of over two decades has ended for 92 people, many of them ethnic Indians, who were granted Malaysian citizenship as part of the government's drive to cut the backlog. Some openly wept, while others hugged each other in joy at the presentation ceremony held in conjunction with Malaysia Day at the national registration department Wednesday.

September 14th, 2009 Judge rejects DNA challenge at Knox murder trialPERUGIA, Italy — An Italian court on Monday rejected defense lawyers' requests to throw out the murder indictments of an American student and her former boyfriend on trial for the slaying of her British roommate. Lawyers for Amanda Knox and co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito, accused in the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher, had challenged key DNA findings in the case and asked the court to toss out the indictments.

September 8th, 2009 PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court says a man isn't entitled to use a state religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving. The state high court's unanimous ruling Tuesday rejects Danny Ray Hardesty's argument that he's entitled to use the same defense allowed for peyote use in Native American sacramental rights.