SC order on Cauvery 'unimplementable': Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah
Terming the Supreme Court's order directing Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till September 27 as "unimplementable", Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called for a cabinet...
View ArticleSC order on Cauvery 'unimplementable': K'taka CM
Terming the Supreme Court's order directing Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till September 27 as "unimplementable", Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called for a cabinet...
View ArticleItalian marines case: Accused should undergo trial as per Indian law, says...
The CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala on Tuesday made it clear that the Italian marines, allegedly involved in the case of the killing of two Indian fishermen off the state's coast in 2012, should...
View ArticleCauvery issue: Siddaramaiah says SC order ‘unimplementable’, calls for...
Terming the Supreme Court's order directing Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till 27 September as "unimplementable", Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called for a Cabinet...
View ArticleCauvery issue: SC directs Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of water;...
A citizens' group led by entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the ongoing legal battle between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over distribution of...
View ArticleKarnataka calls cabinet, all-party meet on SC's Cauvery order
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday termed the Supreme Court's fresh order on release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as "unimplementable" and called an all party and cabinet meeting...
View ArticleJudges don't need certificates, says Supreme Court
SC dismissed PIL seeking setting up of a "public body", independent of the executive and judiciary, to ensure fair appointment of judges in High Courts and the apex court. Arun K Mishra and U U Lalit...
View ArticleCauvery conflict: Siddaramaiah calls Supreme Court order unimplementable,...
Reacting to the Supreme Court's decision, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said, "Since we do not have water, it is very difficult to implement. It is an unimplementable order." Reported by India...
View ArticleScott Walker Leaks Reveal Internal Workings Of A Broken Campaign Finance System
WASHINGTON ― Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his Republican allies in the state legislature faced challenging recall elections in 2011 and 2012 after enacting legislation gutting public employee union...
View ArticleOverview Of US Supreme Court’s October 2016 Term – Analysis
By Elizabeth Slattery and Tiffany Bates* The Supreme Court’s 2015–2016 term featured high-profile cases involving racial preferences in college admissions, immigration, abortion, the Obamacare...
View ArticleBangladesh: Inexorable Justice – Analysis
By Sanchita Bhattacharya* On September 3, 2016, Bangladesh executed the ‘chief financer’ of Jammat-e-Islami (JeI), Mir Quasem Ali, found guilty of War Crimes during the 1971 Liberation War by the...
View ArticleJudges don`t need certificates, says SC
Judges do not need certificates from anybody, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said while rejecting a PIL seeking setting up of a "public body", independent of the executive and judiciary, to ensure fair...
View ArticleN.J. Supreme Court rejects appeal in contaminated daycare case
Plaintiffs wanted Franklin Township and the state DEP to pay into a medical monitoring fund for kids who attended the daycare. Reported by NJ.com 3 hours ago.
View ArticleTN parties welcome apex court order on Cauvery Management Board
Political parties in Tamil Nadu welcomed Supreme Court's order on Tuesday directing the central government to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) in four weeks time. Reported by Zee News 3 hours...
View ArticleSunlight Foundation scales down, may merge
Some of the organization's aspirations for tracking the influence of money in the political system had been dashed by the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. Reported by Politico 2 hours ago.
View ArticleKarnataka to decide next move on Cauvery row on Wednesday
Karnataka will decide on Wednesday its next course of action on the Cauvery row following the Supreme Court`s order to release more water to Tamil Nadu. Reported by Zee News 2 hours ago.
View ArticleGetting Real About Greece: It's The Figures, Stupid!
This month the Greek supreme court has allowed public prosecutors to bring the former president of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Andreas Georgiou, to court to face charges of damaging...
View ArticleRetirement Looks Good About Now
With all of the new requirements for practicing medicine under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), retirement for those who can do it looks like a pretty reasonable option. Unfortunately, there is a clause...
View ArticleCourt weighs fairness of life sentence for teenage killer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An attorney for a Virginia man handed life in prison without parole for his murder conviction as a teenager told a federal appeals court Tuesday that the sentence was...
View ArticleMost issues with govt regarding appointment of judges have been 'sorted out':...
Most of the issues with the government over appointment of judges to the higher judiciary have been "sorted out", Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said on Wednesday, a statement that comes close on...
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