Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it will pay Rs 25 lakh compensation each to 67 identified patients affected by the company's faulty articular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants.


J&J to pay 67 patients Rs 25 lakh compensation each


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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 47, is too ill to appear by video link for the latest hearing in relation to his possible extradition to the US, his lawyers told a court, here on Thursday.


Assange fails to appear in UK court, claims illness


Pakistan authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least three people during violence between Pashtun activists and the Army in North Waziristan on May 26, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.


Pakistan asked to investigate North Waziristan deaths


The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) on Wednesday paved the way for Vice Admiral Karambir Singh to take charge as the next Navy Chief, as it deferred the hearing in the case filed by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, who has challenged Singh's appointment to the top post.


Navy to have new chief, but tribunal decision not final


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the East and North Delhi Municipal Corporations to disburse salaries to its doctors, teachers and other employees as per the service contracts.


HC directs Delhi Municipal Corporation to pay salaries


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking directions to regulate fees charged for competitive examinations by various public bodies.


HC seeks Centre's response on plea over exam fees


A PIL was filed in Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking directions to the Centre to frame guidelines for safety of private coaching institutes, in the wake of tragedy in Surat, where over 20 people, mostly students were killed after a massive fire broke out at a coaching centre.


PIL in SC on safety of students in private coaching centres


The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the state high courts, dealing with cases regarding anticipatory bail in connection with GST evasion, should keep in mind that it had upheld an order passed by Telangana High Court that the competent authority under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act has the legal power to arrest.


Follow our order on arrest for GST evasion, SC tells HC


Sixteen people, including a head teacher of an Islamic seminary, were charged in Bangladesh on Wednesday with the murder of a 19-year-old girl, who was burnt to death after reporting sexual harassment.


16 charged for burning girl alive in Bangladesh


The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said that it will soon take possession of a plot, worth Rs 64.93 crore, in Haryana's Panchkula allotted to the Congress-promoted Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) by the state government in 2005 as the adjudicating authority confirmed the attachment, officials said.


Attachment of AJL's Panchkula plot confirmed, ED to take possession (2nd Lead)


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the ministries of Minority Affairs and Human Resource Development (HRD) to file a response to a plea seeking regulation of education imparted in 'madrasas' and 'gurukuls'.


HRD, Minority Affairs ministries' response sought on plea over madrasas, gurukuls


A court here on Thursday reserved its order on the issue whether the INX Media case against newly-elected parliamentarian Karti Chidambaram will be heard by the court it is now before or the special court trying cases against lawmakers.


INX case: Order reserved on special court issue


The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed market regulator Sebi to conclude its investigation in the proposed sale of Hotel Leela Venture's several assets to Brookfield by the next hearing on July 8.


NCLT asks SEBI to conclude probe into Leela's asset sale


A Pandora's Box seems to have opened in the infamous maternity leave scam unravelling at the Employees State Insurance Corp (ESIC) regional office in Faridabad's Sector 16 in Haryana.


ESIC scam: Scores illegally availed maternity leave benefits


The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that High Courts across the country should keep in mind that a person can be arrested for evasion of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the competent authority.


SC: High Courts should know arrest possible for GST evasion


A special CBI court here on Wednesday convicted 16 accused in a multi-million-rupee fodder scam and jailed them for three to four years.


Three to four years jail to 16 in fodder scam case


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the central government to file a response on a plea seeking implementation of a proposal by the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) on population control and a 'two-child norm' as a criteria for government jobs, aid and subsidies.


HC issues notice to Centre on plea to curb population


The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the brothers of a cattle trader who was lynched in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur in June last year to place their additional statements before the trial court for its consideration.


Hapur lynching: SC asks victim's kin to file statement in trial court


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of UAE-based businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor challenging consideration of the supplementary chargesheet filed against him in a terror funding case in the Kashmir Valley allegedly involving Pakistan-based terrorist leaders Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin, seven Kashmiri separatist leaders, among others.


HC rejects businessman's plea in terror funding case


The Congress has said it will move the Supreme Court to demand compensation for the victims of violence in Tripura during the Lok Sabha elections from the state government or the Election Commission.


Congress to move SC for poll violence damages in Tripura


A Japanese court on Tuesday rejected demands for damages from two women who were forcibly sterilized four decades ago under a now-defunct eugenics law designed to prevent the birth of "inferior" children.

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