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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Justice Dept drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit

11:31 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants. The Justice Department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action, filed in October under the Trump administration. A judge must still sign off on it. Federal prosecutors had argued the university violated civil rights […]

Europe’s court condemns Russia over 2008 war with Georgia

11:11 pm January 21, 2021

Tbilisi: Europe‘s top human rights court on Thursday found Russia responsible for a swathe of violations in Georgia’s breakaway regions after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Georgia hailed the verdict by the European Court of Human Rights as a major victory. President Salome Zurabishvili described the ruling as “historic,” noting that Georgia was “recognised as a victim of this war and it is a […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Delhi riots: Police tells HC plea for giving videos of protests against CAA not maintainable

1:59 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: The city police has told the Delhi High Court that a plea moved by JNU student and Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita, accused in a case related to northeast Delhi riots, seeking copies of videos of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was not maintainable. The issue regarding maintainability of the plea was raised before Justice Suresh K Kait by Additional Solicitor General S V […]

SC asks govt to issue directions on use of anti-smog guns, smog towers during project construction

8:36 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to consider issuing directions to ensure adequate use of anti-smog guns and make setting up of smog towers a “mandatory requirement” during construction of development projects involving government buildings, townships or other major private projects. The apex court said that time has come to advance the […]

Democratic presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh ’s impeachment

Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment

2:38 am September 16, 2019

WASHINGTON: Several Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday lined up to call for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety when he was in college. Kavanaugh was confirmed last October after emotional hearings in the Senate over a sexual assault allegation from his high […]