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SC asks CWMA for report on sharing of Cauvery water before Sept. 1

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to submit a report on the status of discharge of the river water by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, especially its availability for the next fortnight. The court recorded Karnataka’s dissatisfaction with a CWMA order to release 10,000 cusecs…

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Supreme Court declines to stay release of Amarmani Tripathi, his wife Madhumani

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the release of former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani. Read further on Dynamite News

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Life convicts Amarmani Tripathi, wife set to be released after 16 years in Uttar Pradesh jail

Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani, serving life terms in poet Madhumita Shukla murder case, are likely to be released from the jail in Lucknow later in the day, Gorakhpur jail superintendent Dilip Pandey said on August 25.

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Disappointment in Indonesia after football disaster appeal ruling

Indonesia’s top court overturned two officers’ acquittal in the stadium crush, but handed down short sentences.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Looking for Historical Tradition in All the Wrong Places

The Government drops reference to the slave codes as a historical analogue in Rahimi.

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Should the CJI be part of the committee selecting the CEC?

The experts discuss whether having a Cabinet member instead of the CJI on the selection panel of the Election Commission affects the neutrality of the panel

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Cauvery water dispute | Tamil Nadu’s request for more water has no legal basis: Karnataka

Karnataka: 2023 not normal water year, Tamil Nadu's plea for 24K cusecs based on erroneous assumption.

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At the Races: Prime time fault lines? - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Testimony of Manipur victims being taped before magistrates

CBI records statements of Manipur sexual assault victims; 27 cases registered; 80 officials, personnel roped in; statements recorded under Section 164 of CrPC; medical reports of victims being collected; Union Home Minister appealed to Meitei, Kuki communities to abjure violence and have dialogue.

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A top court in Pakistan will rule on a conviction appeal from ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan

Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is expected to issue a crucial ruling on an appeal from the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan against his recent conviction and three-year sentence in a graft case

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Cauvery dispute: All-party delegation to meet PM

Leaders of major political parties in Bengaluru agree to take a delegation to PM Modi to explain Karnataka's water situation in rain deficit year. They will urge PM to notify Krishna Tribunal 2 award and seek forest clearances for Mahadayi drinking water project. CM Siddaramaiah says Karnataka will argue for…

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Allahabad HC affirms ‘constitutionally recognised right’ of an individual to change gender

“The petitioner claims to be suffering from Gender Dysphoria,” the petition stated.

The Hindu

Why trouble begins in rain-deficit year and what can be done

The demand for a scientific distress formula, according to Karnataka Water Resources Department officials, stems from the fact that currently the allocation for the States in a distress year is “ad hoc”, and both the Cauvery tribunal and the Supreme Court have not clearly spelt out the formula.

The Hindu

Article 370 hearing: Omar, Mehbooba express satisfaction

National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party leaders Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti expressed satisfaction and optimism after their petitioners concluded arguments in the Supreme Court hearing on abrogation of Article 370.

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Are Capital Gains Taxes Headed to the Supreme Court?

A conservative think tank wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a controversial state capital gains tax.

The Independent UK

What the GOP candidates have said about abortion rights

All GOP candidates have declared themselves anti-abortion but have varrying opinions on a federal ban

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Karnataka will stress on scientific distress formula for sharing Cauvery water during hearing in Supreme Court

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Karnataka is facing rain deficit this year, and it is a cycle that happens once in 5-6 years. Due to poor rainfall in catchment areas of Cauvery, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathy, State was unable to release the stipulated amount of water. Need solution for rain…

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Today in Supreme Court History: August 23, 2007

8/23/2007: John Yates, aboard the Miss Katie boat, threw fish overboard to avoid an inspection. He was prosecuted for destroying property to prevent a federal seizure. In Yates v. United States (2015), the Supreme Court held that the fish was not a "record."

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Explained | The proposed reservations for Kashmiri migrants, PoJK refugees in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Read about the J&K Reorganisation Amendment Bill which seeks to reserve three seats in the Legislative Assembly for Kashmiri migrants and displaced persons from PoJK.

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Biden administration to defend migration parole program at trial - Roll Call

The Biden administration will defend a key migration program this week in a Texas federal court, a key part of its immigration strategy.

The Conversation

In one chaotic day, Thailand sees one PM elected, one ex-PM sent to jail. Where does the country go from here?

More than three months after Thailand’s national elections – and many anti-democratic manoeuvres in parliament – the country finally has a new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin. But, given the chaotic nature of Thai politics, this was perhaps not even the biggest news of the week.

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Morning Digest | Food prices to cool soon, says FinMin; Piyush Goyal cautions protesting onion farmers against ‘political opponents’, and more

Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day

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A strong case to restore Section 8(4) of the RP Act

Section 8(4) needs to be restored and protected constitutionally to protect the careers of India’s legislators from abrupt convulsions caused by court orders

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SC not just a poly-vocal court but a people-centric one, says CJI

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said SC Collegium's mission is to ensure India's richness and diversity represented in top court. SC not poly-vocal, but people-centric, reflecting diversity of India. Judges from different states deciding matters from other states is true essence of SC.

The Hindu

JD(U) hits back at Centre over Solicitor General’s intervention in Bihar caste survey case

Janata Dal-United has hit back at the BJP-led Centre, saying “their only objective is to disrupt the caste survey”

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