Singapore Minister Sees ā€˜No Profitā€™ From Hong Kong Instability

Source: bloomberg.com Singaporeā€™s Minister of Law and Home Affairs doesnā€™t believe the island city-state stands to benefit from any instability in Hong Kong, as protests stretch into a third month. The rival financial centers are widely seen as investor-friendly havens from which to tap into fast-growing Asian markets. SinceĀ protestsĀ started in June, sparked by a proposal

SC Judge advocates legal literacy for all

Source: tribuneindia.com Justice Udai Umesh Lalit of the Supreme Court on Saturday opined that legal literacy could make a difference by making people understand their rights and duties. ā€œEmpowerment comes from knowledge, which brings enlightenment to help people from deprived sections of society,ā€ he said. He was addressing students during the state-level annual students legal

Govts canā€™t only blame climate change for floods | Opinion

source: hindustantimes.com When the first of thisĀ monsoonā€™s waterloggingĀ occurred in Mumbai in early July, Mumbai municipal commissioner Pravinsinh Pardeshi blamed climate change for the crisis. ā€œTheĀ cityā€™s infrastructureĀ is not capable of handling climate change and change in rainfall pattern,ā€ he told this newspaper on July 5. Indeed, in a matter of just eight days, from 8.30 am

Kolhapur Muslims help flood victims

Source: asianage.com Mumbai: Muslims in Kolhapur, one of the worst flood-affected areas in Maharashtra, have decided to donate money that would otherwise have been spent on sacrificial cattle to flood-affected people. On an average, a person spends Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 on goats and still higher amounts on bovines. Haji Abdul Qadar Malbari, the superintendent

NRC: ā€˜Dā€™ (Doubtful) Voters Tag Against Missing Names

Source: sentinelassam.com GUWAHATI: Post-publication of final NRC (National Register of Citizens) on August 31, the ā€˜Dā€™ (Doubtful) voters tag in photo electoral rolls will be applied to all those people who are found ineligible for inclusion in the NRC, a source in the Assam Home and Political department said. The ā€˜Dā€™ voters do not have the

After Uttarakhand High Court contempt notice, Centre pays compensation to IFS officer

Source: indiatvnews.com The Centre has finally paid Rs 25,000 as compensation to IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi in compliance with the Uttarakhand High Court order issued in August 2018, after contempt notices were issued by the court in June this year. Chaturvedi had filed a case before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in a matter pertaining

Allahabad HC sets aside life term of ā€˜JeM manā€™, slams prosecution for ā€˜incompetenceā€™

Source: indianexpress.com Citing ā€œa glaring example of lack of competence and sincere effortsā€ on the part of the prosecution, a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court has set aside the life imprisonment sentence given by a sessions court to an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative and Pakistan national, Mohammad Waris alias Raja, and a resident

Are Drinking Water, Sanitation Facilities Provided to Traffic Cops at Duty Sites: Delhi HC Asks Police

Source: news18.com New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Police whether facilities, including drinking water, sanitation and medical check-up, are being provided to traffic police personnel at their duty locations. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said these are only the “bare minimum” facilities that are