Private engineering college a public authority, must give info, says KIC
* Here's an order that can set a precedent for cases involving private universities, engineering and medical colleges, which have been refusing to furnish information under the Right to Information...
View ArticleRelease of water from KRS to canals stopped
* The authorities of the Krishnarajasagar dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district on Saturday, stopped release of water into the canals, following a direction from the state government. *...
View ArticleYelp warns California lawsuit could scrub critical reviews
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp.com is warning that a California lawsuit targeting critical posts about a law firm could lead to the removal of negative reviews and leave consumers with a skewed assessment...
View ArticleDrunk driver, unsafe children
*Packed with children, the school van sped past the signal in great haste. Stumped, the traffic cop alerted his colleague two junctions away.* Eventually stopped by a barricade, the driver alighted in...
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Trump: "Hillary's Bodyguards Should Drop All Weapons. Let's See What Happens...
After he created a media furore when he "rickrolled" the media as part of his "birtherism" statement, Donald Trump had some more at Hillary's expense, when on Friday night in Miami, he out-did his...
View ArticlePIL in Supreme Court seeks appointment of full time ED Director
Enforcement Directorate is handling many sensitive cases pertaining to violation of fiscal laws and is probing cases of money laundering against liquor baron Vijay Mallya and various accused in coal...
View ArticleRobert Scheer and Libertarian Journalist Matt Welch Discuss Reason in America
*Matt Welch* reason.com In this week's episode of KCRW's "Scheer Intelligence," Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer speaks with journalist and libertarian Matt Welch about what it means to be a...
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Furious Democrats Respond To Trump: "Blood Will Be On Your Hands" If Hillary...
*"There will be blood on your hands" if Hillary is killed*, rages an angry tweeting Senator Chris Murphy following Trump's comments this morning with regard Hillary's anti-gun policies. With Clinton...
View ArticleBogus psychiatrist Vito Zepinic shows 'ill-considered obsessiveness', says judge
An Australian man with criminal convictions both here and in London for passing himself off as a psychiatrist has been given a tongue-lashing by a NSW Supreme Court judge for his "scandalous waste of...
View ArticleBus,lorry services to Karnataka suspended for 12th day
*Lorry and bus services to Karnataka from Sathyamangalam, about 60 km from here, remained suspended for the 12th consecutive day in the wake of the Cauvery row. Buses, including private and state-run,...
View ArticleBCCI declares open tender for IPL broadcast rights
*Promising a "historic" new beginning, the BCCI today announced an open tender process for allocating the cash-rich IPLs global broadcasting rights for 10 years, a move that conforms to the Lodha...
View ArticleGovt to oppose triple talaq in SC citing women's rights
New Delhi, Sep 17: The Centre will be opposing in the Supreme Court the triple talaq practice on the grounds of women's rights, terming it as "inalienable" and asserting that the issue should not be...
View ArticleGovt to oppose triple talaq practice in Supreme Court on grounds of women’s...
The Centre will be opposing in the Supreme Court the triple talaq practice on the grounds of women's rights. The post Govt to oppose triple talaq practice in Supreme Court on grounds of women’s rights...
View ArticleChina charges brother of former aide to retired president over graft
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has charged the brother of a disgraced one-time aide to former President Hu Jintao with receiving bribes, the country's supreme court said on Sunday, the latest among a number...
View ArticleSecurity beefed up in Karnataka ahead of Cauvery Supervisory Committee meet
*Even as the Cauvery Supervisory Committee is scheduled to meet in New Delhi tomorrow to decide on the quantum of river water to be released to Tamil Nadu and other states, anxiety prevails in...
View ArticleBJP slams Kerala CM Vijayan, LDF govt on political attacks in Kannur
BJP on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF government for "increasing" number of political attacks in Kannur district and sought a probe by CBI or a Supreme Court or High Court...
View ArticleSingur to be part of school textbooks
*What is common between the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 and the recent political movement at Singur? The two events will be a few chapters apart in history textbooks of secondary school students...
View ArticleTim Kaine: Yes, Donald Trump Is Inciting Violence Against Hillary Clinton
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine flatly said on Sunday that Donald Trump has tried to incite violence against Hillary Clinton. “I do believe that, Chris,” Kaine told Fox News’ Chris...
View ArticleKerala to file review plea this week against Soumya verdict
New Delhi, Sep 18: The Kerala Government will file a review petition this week against the recent Supreme Court verdict commuting the death sentence of the convict Govindachami in the controversial...
View ArticleShahabuddin issue: Why Lalu won't rock Nitish's boat
*As the apex court on Monday takes up the hearing of two petitions related to the cancellation of the bail granted to convicted RJD leader Md Shahabuddin, one question hotly debated inside and outside...
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