Process of appointment of judges must be speeded up: CJI
*Once again highlighting the issue of vacancies in the judiciary and huge backlog of cases, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today said the process of appointment of judges must be accelerated.* The...
View ArticleCauvery water: SC to hear Karnataka's plea tomorrow
*The Supreme Court today agreed to conduct an early hearing tomorrow on the application filed by Karnataka seeking a direction to reduce the quantum of water to be released from Cauvery river to Tamil...
View ArticleProtests against release of Cauvery water to TN weakens
*As protests against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu showed signs of abating in Mandya, the epicentre of agitation, and other districts in the basin, no major blockade was reported on the...
View ArticleNavjot Sidhu's outfit 'BJP-sponsored programme' to divide votes: Congress
In political doghouse in Punjab for nearly a decade, Congress on Sunday said it suspected the new outfit floated by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu was a "BJP-sponsored programme" to divide...
View ArticleNever Forgetting 9/11 In The Worst Possible Way
WASHINGTON ― The lawmakers on Capitol Hill opened their mouths and said the words again as they prepared to leave town for the weekend that would mark 15 years since terrorists flew planes into the...
View ArticleJon Voight Likens Donald Trump To Mother Teresa At Values Voter Summit
At the annual Values Voter Summit this weekend, Christian conservative leaders and attendees offered interesting and sometimes bizarre explanations for why they’re supporting the thrice-married, often...
View ArticleChief Justice Thakur says process of appointment of judges should be accelerated
Once again highlighting the issue of vacancies in the judiciary and huge backlog of cases, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur said on Sunday the process of appointment of judges must be accelerated. The...
View ArticleWatch: Student thrashed for posting remarks against Kannada actors in Bengaluru
A 22-year-old engineering student in Bengaluru was allegedly beaten by a group of people for posting "derogatory" remarks on social media against Kannada film actors. According to the police, the...
View ArticleCauvery Supervisory Committee to meet in New Delhi tomorrow
The Cauvery Supervisory Committee, headed by Union Water Resources Secretary Shashi Shekhar, will meet in New Delhi on Monday to decide on the quantum of Cauvery water to be released to Tamil Nadu and...
View ArticleSC to hear PIL on appointment of Lokpal, Lokayuktas on 14 September
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to appoint an autonomous Lokpal at the Centre and an independent Lokayukta in every state for effective implementation of the Act. Reported...
View ArticleCauvery crisis: Supreme Court to hear Karnataka's plea on Monday
Tamil Nadu is seeking a direction to reduce the quantum of water to be released from Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu from 15,000 cusecs to 1,000 cusecs. Reported by DNA 1 hour ago.
View ArticleZambia: Hichilema Back in Court to Stop Lungu's Inauguration
[Zambia Reports] UPND president Hakainde Hichilema will take another shot in the Supreme Court in a last ditch attempt to stop the inauguration of President Edgar Lungu tomorrow. Reported by...
View ArticleCauvery issue: Protests rage across Karnataka against Supreme Court directive
Members of various pro-Kannada organizations in Bangalore assembled to protest against a recent Supreme Court order on the Cauvery river water sharing dispute. The post Cauvery issue: Protests rage...
View ArticleICC refuses to bail out BCCI on Lodha reforms
In an escalation of their confrontation, the ICC on Monday disclosed that it has refused to bail out the BCCI in its tussle with the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee over implementing the...
View ArticleCauvery row: Following protests in Karnataka, US issues advisory to its...
The US on Monday issued an advisory asking its citizens to avoid visiting areas where protests are taking place in Karnataka, including Bengaluru city, and review their personal security plans. The...
View ArticleCauvery violence: Woman TV journalist beaten up in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Sep 12: A woman television journalist and her cameraman were assaulted during violence that broke out in various parts of the city after the Supreme Court's modified order directing...
View ArticleICC 'refuses' to bail out BCCI in it's struggle with Lodha reforms
In an escalation of their confrontation, the ICC on Monday disclosed that it has refused to bail out the BCCI in its tussle with the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee over implementing the...
View ArticleCauvery violence: Woman TV journalist, cameraman beaten up in Bengaluru
A woman television journalist and her cameraman were assaulted during violence that broke out in various parts of the city after the Supreme Court's modified order directing Karnataka to release...
View ArticleCauvery row: 30 buses set on fire in Bengaluru; Centre rushes 10 RAF...
The Centre on Monday rushed ten companies comprising 1,000 personnel of the special anti-riot paramilitary force RAF to Karnataka as widespread violence broke out at several places in the state over...
View ArticleBrain scans reveal many Americans are disgusted by interracial marriage
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision ruling bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional. While the ruling in Loving v. Virginia (1967) was controversial at the time – in...
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