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ATTACKING GOVT, GOPAL SUBRAMANIUM OPTS OUT OF JUDGESHIP
NEW DELHI (TIP): Accusing the government of ordering the CBI to dig up dirt on him and expressing disappointment with the judiciary for letting him down, former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium on JUne 25 withdrew […]
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Rupal Shah-Palanki becomes the first Indian American judge to be confirmed in Connecticut
NEW YORK: Connecticut Judge Rupal Shah-Palanki was confirmed to the Tolland District Superior Court recently, making her the first-ever Indian-origin Judge in the state of Connecticut to hold a Superior Court seat. Shah-Palanki was initially […]
United States
Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.) commend elections in India
NEW YORK (TIP): Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)who has represented New York City Congressional districts since 1999 and Rep.Ami Bera (D-Calif.) who has represented California‘s 7th Congressional District since 2013, have commended elections in India. “At […]
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US: House panels approve anti-surveillance bill
WASHINGTON (TIP): US lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure that reins in NSA surveillance, signaling final passage of reforms aimed at ending bulk data collection could come quicker than expected. Easing what was shaping up […]
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Indian Americans Preet Bharara & Mindy Kaling to speak at Harvard Class Day
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Americans Preet Bharara and Mindy Kaling have been selected as speakers for this year’s Class Day ceremonies at Harvard Law School. Bharara is the US Attorney for the Southern District of New […]
India
Stormy start to parliament’s last session before election
NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress party hopes of pushing through new laws to tackle corruption stalled on February 5 when the parliament’s last session before a general election was adjourned amid rowdy scenes over the proposed […]
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Europe
Govt offers to bring Musharraf’s ailing mother to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government on Friday offered to bring former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s ailing mother from Dubai in a special aircraft as a humanitarian gesture so that the two could be reunited. The […]
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Over to Parliament Remove the stain on jurisprudence
By upholding Section 377 of the IPC, the Supreme Court has put the brakes on the progressive march of human rights in India. The Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009, and had the support […]
India
Gen VK Singh withdraws remarks on age row petition
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed contempt of court proceedings against former Army chief General V K Singh after he tendered an unconditional apology and retracted all comments made to the media […]
Business & Economics
Justice Scalia and Judge Scheindlin – Friendships and Relatedness
What Judge Scheindlin is being subjected in the public square is both excessive and manifestly unfair – not just to her and her well-earned reputation, but to all judges upon which our Republic relies upon […]
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Apply death penalty norms in dowry cases: SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a fresh set of guidelines, the Supreme Court has asked trial courts and high courts to apply the principle of aggravating and mitigating factors — meant for commuting or upholding the […]
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Gallows for the Rapists, OK, but Rape too must die
The death sentence for the four accused in Nirbhaya rape case meets the expectations of all right thinking people. The sentence of death for four convicts in the December 16 Delhi rape case took nine […]
Business & Economics
So-Called Spring; Su-Shi Strife and The South-West Asia
“The author foresees tremendous tectonic changes in the wake of Arab Spring et al. He says, “There will be following major discernible evolutionary geo-political trends underlying the so-called Arab spring. The despotic regimes headed by […]
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Queens has Highest City Conviction Rate
NEW YORK (TIP): Queens DA Richard A. Brown recently announced that, according to the City’s Summer 2013 Criminal Justice Indicator Report released by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York City Criminal Justice Coordinator John Feinblatt, […]
India
RAJYA SABHA PASSES BILL TO APPOINT JUDGES UNDER NEW SYSTEM
NEW DELHI: Government and opposition in Rajya Sabha on September 5 presented a joint front in cornering judiciary on all fronts – ranging from corruption, favouritism and nepotism to compromises due to lust of post-retirement […]