Supreme Court

Trump’s pick Amy Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice

2:34 pm October 27, 2020

Washington: Conservative jurist Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the 115th justice of the US Supreme Court on Monday night, an hour after the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed her nomination, handing President Donald Trump a landmark win just a week before the crucial presidential polls. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Barrett as the Supreme […]

Stubble burning: SC keeps in abeyance its Oct 16 order appointing Justice M B Lokur panel

4:54 pm October 26, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday kept in abeyance its October 16 order appointing one-man panel of retired apex court judge Justice Madan B Lokur to monitor the steps taken by neighbouring states to prevent stubble burning, which is a major cause of pollution in the Delhi-national capital region (NCR). A bench headed by Chief […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle

8:05 pm October 23, 2020

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s and Democratic rival Joe Biden’s campaigns are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race for the White House is decided not at the ballot box but in court. They have been engaging in a lawyer’s version of tabletop war games, churning out draft pleadings, briefs and memos […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

Supreme Court to review Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

9:24 pm October 19, 2020

Washington: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review a Trump administration policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings. As is typical, the court did not comment in announcing it would hear the case. Because the court’s calendar is already full through the end of the year, the justices will not […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Delhi pollution body bans use of diesel generators till further orders

4:44 pm October 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Wednesday issued directions banning the use of diesel generators in the national capital from Thursday under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). GRAP is a set of anti-pollution measures that come into force in Delhi and its vicinity towns according to the severity of the situation. […]