Residents challenge NGT order on city lakes
*A group of landowners around the Lingadheeranahalli lake in Bengaluru approached the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order for maintaining a 75-metre buffer zone around the...
View ArticleCM writes to PM on state's move to seek modification of SC order
* Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the state will move an application before the Supreme Court on Monday seeking modification of its September...
View ArticleSC can't initiate contempt action on water release, says Gowda
*Days after he advised the Siddaramaiah government to stop any further release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, former prime minister HDDeve Gowda continues to be a busy man. * Amid a steady stream of...
View ArticleWould follow SC order on admission, recruitment under EBC: Gujarat
A day after a flip-flop on keeping in abeyance the 10% EBC quota for general category, Gujarat government on Saturday sought to clarify its stand on the issue, saying the process of admission and...
View ArticleThe Debates Won't Change The Minds Of Trump Or Clinton Backers
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reportedly has spent countless hours sequestered with a team of advisors, analysts, and debate coaches preparing for her round of debates with GOP...
View ArticleBrazil's Supreme Court OKs Probe of New President Temer
Brazil’s Supreme Court gave the green light to prosecutors to open a probe into corruption allegations tying President Michel Temer to a sprawling graft scandal centered on the nation’s state-run oil...
View ArticleAttorney Peter T. Affatato dead at 92; was 'dean of trial lawyers'
For more than five decades, defense attorney Peter T. Affatato was a fixture in the State Supreme Court in Mineola. Until well into his 80s, he could be seen regularly in the hallways of the building...
View ArticleObama Says New Black History Museum Tells Story Of America
President Barack Obama on Saturday expressed hope that a new national museum showcasing the triumphs and tragedies of the African American experience will help to bring people together as the nation...
View ArticleBrazil’s Supreme Court gives OK to open probe of new president Temer
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View ArticlePolitics › Inada seeks support from Okinawa governor over U.S. base relocation
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Saturday sought support from Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga over a plan to relocate a U.S. air base within the southern island prefecture, even as the dispute between Tokyo...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs' 10 Most Important Questions On The Election
Secretary Clinton continues to hold the lead in public opinion polling at the national level and in the key states she will need to win in order to reach 270 votes in the Electoral College. *However,...
View ArticleHolistic welfare an immediate necessity
*Tamanna (name changed), 17, was rescued from a brothel on GB Road last month following a raid. Being a minor, she was sent to a child care centre, from where she is expected to be reunited with her...
View ArticleCourt order far from solving dilemma of prostitution
*Suman, then 18, was forcefully hidden in a small cellar-like room, by her pimp. But her father and brother, along with NGO Shakti Vahini and Delhi Police, were determined to rescue her. * They broke...
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Amit Shah accuses Kerala government of giving patronage to attackers
*Kerela:* BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the CPI-M led Kerala government accusing it of giving "patronage" to people who attack BJP party workers."The state government is giving...
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Doctors: Not just children, Mokhada's moms, too, facing acute malnutrition
Doctors who examined nearly 300 children in Mokhada taluka in Palghar district on Saturday, said the children and their mothers were basically victims of starvation that has led to severe health...
View ArticleMinorities panel chief comes out openly against triple talaq
*Claiming the triple talaq issue has the potential to escalate and cause eventual de- recognition of Muslim Personal Law and imposition of uniform civil code, the Chairman of State Minorities...
View ArticleFresh plea in SC against grant of bail to Shahabuddin
New Delhi, Sep 25: In fresh trouble for RJD leader Mohd Shahabuddin, the mother of three youths who were brutally killed by henchmen of the controversial politician has moved the Supreme Court seeking...
View ArticleFresh plea in SC against grant of bail to Mohammad Shahabuddin
resh trouble for RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, the mother of three youths who were brutally killed by henchmen of the controversial politician has moved the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of...
View ArticleRJio says COAI voting norms skewed in favour of 3 operators
*Reliance Jio today fired a fresh salvo at the cellular operators body COAI alleging that its rules including voting norms are "overwhelmingly biased and lopsided" and framed to serve vested interests...
View ArticleFresh plea in Supreme Court against grant of bail to Shahabuddin
A fresh plea has been filed by the mother of three youths who were brutally killed by henchmen of the controversial politician Mohd Shahabuddin. Reported by DNA 17 hours ago.
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