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Conference of SCO Supreme Court Chairmen to be held in Moscow

The Fifteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ Chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will be held in Moscow through videolink on October 30.

15:58 28.10.2020

Families with minors still seek children ombudsman’s help to return to Russia

Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is still being called for assistance by families with minors, who by various reasons have not been able to leave foreign countries yet.

12:06 01.04.2020

Indian law expert proposes to create BRICS counterpart of CAS

Uday Prakash Warunjikar, Vice President of the Bar Association of India, has proposed to create a BRICS counterpart of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.

14:56 01.12.2017

Indian authorities charge top Tibetan monk with money laundering charges – report

Top Tibetan monk, Karmapa Urgyen Trinley, faces money laundering charges brought by Indian prosecutors.

10:30 10.07.2015

Russian cargo vessel detained in India officially released

A court in India officially released the Russian ship Sevastopol that had been detained in Mumbai until after a bond was paid.

10:42 19.03.2015

Captain of Russian cargo vessel detained in India summoned to court

India has notified the Russian authorities of having delivered a summons to the captain of the cargo vessel Sevastopol, which was seized in mid-February, RIA Novosti reported on Friday.

10:14 13.03.2015

Indian court summons former Prime Minister accused of involvement in coal scam - report

A court in India on Wednesday summoned country’s ex-Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, who is accused of participating in illegal coal block allocation back in 2005.

12:32 11.03.2015

Russian vessel arrested in India to be released for $200K

An Indian court has imposed a fine of more than $200,000 on a Russian vessel, "Sevastopol", arrested in India.

11:14 27.02.2015

Indian court revokes coal licenses issued since 1993

India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday revoked 214 of the 218 coal licenses issued to various private companies since 1993, India Today writes.

10:08 25.09.2014

Charges brought against foreign crew of Seaman Guard Ohio dismissed

The Chennai court in India has dismissed the criminal case and the charges brought against the crew and guards of Seaman Guard Ohio, including the 14 Estonian citizens, the press service of Estonia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.

16:36 10.07.2014

Indian Supreme Court rules Sharia trial verdicts voluntary - report

This Monday, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslim courts operating in the country have no legal standing, AP reports.

17:18 07.07.2014

Ukrainian businessman Firtash claims he was framed

Dmytro Firtash claims he was framed in the US bribery case tied to a $500 million titanium mining project in India, Ukrainian news agency UNN reported on Monday citing the Ukrainian businessman’s press office.

10:54 12.05.2014

India's Supreme Court lets primary schools to choose language policy – report

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday ruled against government dictating the primary schools’ language policy, The Indian Express reported.

13:08 07.05.2014

Indian Supreme Court recognizes third gender

India’s Supreme Court recognized on Tuesday the existence of a “third gender” status, BBC News India reported.

13:40 15.04.2014

Ukrainian mogul Firtash faces US charges over Indian bribery scheme

Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash has been indicted in the US in connection with an alleged international racketeering scheme that included the bribery of Indian government officials for titanium mineral mining rights, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.

18:00 03.04.2014

Indian state releases 7 convicted of ex-prime minister's murders

The government of Tamil Nadu in southern India on Wednesday said it had decided to release all seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

16:43 19.02.2014

Indian court commutes Rajiv Gandhi’s killers death penalty to life term

The Supreme Court of India commuted the death sentences of the three convicted killers of the former prime minister of India, Ranjiv Gandhi, to life terms, NDTV reports.

12:26 18.02.2014

No Russians injured in Goa bus attack

The Russian Consulate General in Mumbai has not received any reports of injured Russian nationals following the recent attack of a tourist bus by taxi drivers, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.

13:09 29.01.2014

Indian Supreme Court refuses to reconsider gay sex ruling

The Supreme Court in India has refused to review its ruling of last December that criminalizes same-gender relationships, NDTV reported Tuesday.

15:08 28.01.2014

Supreme Court of India rules homosexual relations a crime

The Supreme Court of India ruled on Wednesday that same-sex relations are considered to be an act of crime, NDTV news channel reports.

13:44 11.12.2013