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Top lawyers warn judges' retirement age Bill sets dangerous precedent

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- A proposed Constitutional amendment to raise the retirement age of judges in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal would set a dangerous precedent for future governments to alter... Read More


Cabinet approves judges' retirement age extension

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to extend the retirement age of judges serving in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka by two years, according to G... Read More


BJP seeks Speaker's action after Priyanka Gandhi's remarks on Education Minister trigger Lok Sabha storm

New Delhi, July 28 -- A fierce political showdown unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused newly appointed union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi of having ... Read More


Cabinet approves gazetting Bill to amend Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

Sri Lanka, July 28 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved publishing in the Government Gazette a draft Bill to amend the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 218), before submitting... Read More


'Celebrating destruction of children's futures': Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP's grand welcome to Dharmendra Pradhan

India, July 28 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for according a grand welcome to former union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Parliament and said that... Read More


Government approves RBI's pilot rollout of Rs 10, Rs 20 polymer banknotes for field trials

Guwahati, July 28 -- The Centre has approved the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) proposal to introduce polymer banknotes in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations on a trial basis, marking a fresh step towar... Read More


Rights groups stand by impeachment allegations. Government pushes back

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Rumours of an impending impeachment motion against Supreme Court justices have spilled into the international arena, turning an internal judicial dispute into a high-stakes confr... Read More


Johnson and Johnson Agrees to $5.5 Billion Talc Cancer Settlement

New Delhi, July 28 -- NEW YORK - For more than a decade, the tens of thousands of women who sued Johnson & Johnson over its baby powder watched the company deploy every legal mechanism available to av... Read More


"UBT Sena will fight student protest cases free of cost", says Aaditya Thackeray

Mumbai, July 28 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in states were targeting students who participated in protests over examinati... Read More


Security forces face questions over use of lethal force in Sunsari

Sunsari/kathmandu, July 28 -- Security forces are facing allegations of using excessive force after opening fire to disperse a communal clash in Sunsari's Dewanganj Rural Municipality on Sunday night.... Read More