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Questions remain as resentencing initiative championed by Kim Foxx is slow out of the gate in Cook County

Cook County prosecutors’ new effort to reduce sentences for some longtime inmates — hailed by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and other reform advocates as a way to right the wrongs of the tough-on-crime era — will have an uphill climb before some judges, if its first week in court is…

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Supreme Court reserves order on review plea in Sidhu road-rage case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved verdict on a petition seeking harsher punishment to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was let off with a meagre fine of Rs 1,000 in a road rage case 33 years ago, in which the victim died in hospital.

The Times of India

Ticketless fans may struggle for hotels during Qatar World Cup

Qatar 2022 organisers launch accommodation portal, saying that ‘fans with tickets will be a priority’.

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Karnataka: CM’s political secretary in a spot over daughter caste certificate

BENGALURU: MP Renukacharya, a BJP legislator and political secretary to the CM, courted controversy on Wednesday after admitting in the legislative assembly his estranged brother had obtained a certificate falsely stating that the lawmaker's daughter belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC). The MLA's family belongs to the Lingayat community.

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SC Sen. Tim Scott says Supreme Court vote on Judge Jackson won’t be based on skin color

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Karnataka to seek early clearance of DPR, says CM Basavaraj Bommai

BENGALURU: The all-party meeting, convened by Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai to discuss inter-state water disputes on Friday, decided to speed up necessary clearances for the Mekedatu and Kalasa-Banduri projects from the Union government.

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Withdraw attempts to evict SC residents in Samalapuram, Evidence urges Tamil Nadu govt.

They have not damaged the waterbody, says NGO head Kathir

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AFT orders can be challenged in HCs, says Delhi HC

CHANDIGARH: The Delhi High Court has once again made it clear that orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) are challengeable before the jurisdictional high courts and not the Supreme Court directly, as decided by Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court.

The Times of India

SC stays centre’s MediaOne ban on ‘security’ grounds

Staying the central government’s ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne over “security grounds”, the Supreme Court allowed the channel to be aired in an interim order on Tuesday, Live Law reported. The channel had filed an appeal challenging the central government’s decision.

Newslaundry

Gangster Abu Salem’s case triggers SC concern about future extraditions

Abu Salem, serving a life sentence for the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, has argued in the Supreme Court that the punishment of life imprisonment violated the mandates of extradition India had agreed to in 2002.

The Hindu

Russia protests to U.S. envoy over senator's call to 'take out' Putin

Russia's Foreign Ministry protested to the U.S. ambassador in Moscow on Saturday over remarks by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham advocating that President Vladimir Putin be assassinated.

Reuters

Dalit man thrashed in Chittoor district, alleges Nara Lokesh

A person belonging to Dalit community was allegedly tied to a tree and thrashed by a moneylender at Peddakantipalli village in Gangadhara Nellore constituency of Chittoor district on Tuesday. The incident sparked a row as the SC-reserved constituency is represented by Deputy Chief Minister K. Narayanaswamy.

The Hindu

Punjab’s Jat Sikhs and their political dominance

CHANDIGARH: Jat Sikhs are considered to be the most influential political group in Punjab, as reflected in the fact that the state has only had Jat Sikhs as chief ministers after reorganisation in 1966 — the only exceptions being Giani Zail Singh (1972-75), and Charanjit Singh Channi, who was appointed…

The Times of India

Morning digest: India abstains on UNSC resolution on Ukraine, Air India to start evacuation flights to countries bordering Ukraine from today; and more

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Morning Digest | Putin recognises separatist eastern Ukrainian regions; SC to examine plea to enforce fundamental duties, and more

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Appeals against pensioners: SC tells MoD to introspect

CHANDIGARH: The Supreme Court (SC) has yet again made strong observations on the tendency of the ministry of defence (MoD) of filing appeals by ‘default’ against old pensioners.

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Unpacking Future Packers: No. 64 Drake London

USC WR Drake London is up next in Unpacking Future Packers, a countdown previewing the 2022 NFL draft for Packers Wire.

The Times of India

Supreme Court junks Maharashtra orchestra bar gender cap

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has scrapped the gender cap imposed by Maharashtra authorities which limit the number of male and female performers in orchestra bars to four each, saying practices or rules rooted in historical prejudices, gender stereotypes and paternalism have no place in society.

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Punjab and Haryana HC refuses to quash FIR against cricketer Yuvraj Singh

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has refused to set aside the FIR registered against cricketer Yuvraj Singh under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for making casteist remarks on social media.

The Hindu

Bihar begins process to make deities owner of temple land instead of priests

It would help in dealing with largescale irregularities in temple land as priests have been buying and selling those as owners, says Law Minister

The Hindu

Calcutta HC rejects PIL seeking removal of Dhankhar as West Bengal governor

Court, even with limited scope of judicial review in case, not satisfied that material placed along with petition furnished any ground to entertain plea

The Times of India

If wearing of other religious symbols allowed, why not hijab, says counsel

BENGALURU: The hijab ban is hostile discrimination against Muslim girls based purely on their religion and is a draconian decision opposed to the intent of Article 15 of the Constitution, senior advocate Prof Ravivarma Kumar submitted on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Cryptocurrencies akin to Ponzi schemes, says RBI; India driving force of Quad, says White House, and more

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Parliament updates | February 11, 2022

Rajya Sabha discussed Union Budget; Lok Sabha discussed PMAY-G, Anganwadi workers and private members' business.

The Times of India

LS Bill to make Bhoktas tribal puts state minister in a spot

RANCHI: State labour minister Satyanand Bhokta has found himself in a spot after Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda tabled the Constitution (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe) Orders (Amendments) Bill in the Lok Sabha, which proposes to notify the Scheduled Caste Bhokta community as Scheduled Tribes, earlier this week.

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