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Justice Dattu to Replace RM Lodha as Chief Justice of India

Karnataka-born Justice Dattu has been heading the bench monitoring investigations in the 2G spectrum scam since October last year.

Sep 3, 2014

Harsh Vardhan to Abolish Special Quotas in Organ Donations

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that he would try to ensure complete transparency, in the case of organ donations after the National Organ & Tissue Transplantation Organization (NOTTO) starts its operations.

Sep 2, 2014

Pakistan Army Steps into Political Crisis; Is this Beginning of a Coup?

What has further brought the spotlight on the army is the heated relations between Pakistan and India.

Aug 30, 2014

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference in Moscow, August 25, 2014. Russia is willing to use any form of diplomacy to end the conflict in Ukraine, Lavrov said on Monday on the eve of a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian pr

Ukraine Crisis: Poroshenko and Putin to Hold Talks as Ukraine Dissolves Parliament

Ukrainian President Poroshenko is due to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin in a summit in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Aug 26, 2014

SC refuses to entertain 'premature' petitions against judicial appointment Bill

New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain petitions challenging the 121st constitutional amendment by which collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary was scrapped and a new mechanism under National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) was proposed to be put in place. The Court said that the bill is yet to receive Presidential assent and become a law of the land.

Aug 25, 2014

Sri Lankas Tamil leaders meet Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): A delegation of Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Alliance (TNA) met on Friday (August 22) India’s foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and they would urge New Delhi to ensure devolution of power to provinces in their country. TNA leaders would push their case for full implementation of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution. They are also expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 13A amendment came into existence due to India -Sri Lanka accord signed in 1987 between then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and then Sri Lankan President JR Jayewardene. It stipulates devolution of powers to the provinces which was centre of ethnic conflict.

Aug 22, 2014

Kurdish Peshmerga troops prepare to fire a cannon during clashes with militants of the Islamic State in Iraq

Is Kurdistan Ready for Independence from Iraq? Not Any Time Soon

Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani himself has said that the new government would be the last chance for a united Iraq.

Aug 22, 2014

Imran Khan Calls Himself Pak PM, Asks US not to Interfere in Internal Affairs

Political leader Imran Khan has asked the US not to interfere in Pakistan's internal affairs.

Aug 22, 2014

Pak SC Refuses to Clear Protesters from Constitutional Avenue; Imran Khan Suspends Talks with Govt

The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk said clearing protesters is the government's job.

Aug 21, 2014

SC to hear PILs challenging judicial appointments bill on August 25

New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill on Monday. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha said that the matter would be heard along with other similar petitions listed for hearing on Monday.

Aug 21, 2014

Uttarakhand Governor Moves Supreme Court Saying Modi Govt Forced Him to Quit

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file its response within 6 weeks on Qureshi's petition, and has referred the plea to a 5-judge Constitution Bench

Aug 21, 2014

Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, Budget Session ends

New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The Speakers of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday adjourned the respective houses sine die. The budget session which ran for more than a month was adjourned sine die after the announcement by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari. Earlier in the day, Rajya Sabha passed Constitutional Amendment Bill which went to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent.

Aug 14, 2014