Times of India
China ready to accept woman as Dalai Lama's successor?
BEIJING: China is prepared to accept a woman as the next Dalai Lama if the Tibetan spiritual leader's successor is selected according to the Chinese law, a top official known to reflect the views of the country's top leaders has hinted. "The central ...
CM tweaks central scheme, CrPC for compensation package
The state government, in fact, merged this scheme - 'Financial Assistance and Support Services to Victims of Rape: A Scheme for Restorative Justice' - implemented countrywide on August 1, last year, with the amended provisions laid under section 357A ...
Students don't see <b>law</b> as a launch pad for good career
MYSORE: The number of students choosing law as a career has dwindled, as they think "making a career with black-coat profession takes time in the fast-paced world". The other reason, according to the heads of law colleges, is the "obsolete syllabus".
Academics seek more say in framing legal education norms
In a petition to BCI, with copies marked to the law and HRD ministers, the academics highlighted that the regulatory body did not have "any meaningful consultation with law universities" - a point underscored by the fact that the Legal Education ...
Internet tracking <b>law</b> legalised in Australia
Under the new laws, Australian state and federal police will have the power to compel telcos and internet service providers to retain the internet records of people suspected of cyber-based crimes, including fraud and child pornography. However, the ...
Promotion quotas: Govt readies for legal tightrope
... Party which is resigned to dalit votes going to arch-rival BSP in UP. Political compulsions played a key role in why mainstream outfits like Congress and BJP voted for restoring the quota despite their upper caste lobbies piling pressure to the ...
Kapil Sibal wants <b>law</b> to stop social media abuse
NEW DELHI: With Facebook agreeing to the government's demand and removing hate content from its website, communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the government needs to take strict action against those violating the law, and ...
<b>Law</b> university students pay tributes to Satnam, take out candlelight march
LUCKNOW: Students of Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University held a candle light march in the memory of Satnam Singh Maan (23), an undergraduate student of the university. Satnam went missing a few months back and was found dead under mysterious ...
Conflict in <b>political</b> moralities leads to turf wars, says CJI
There is the "morality of law" that functions on "reasonableness and fair play" and "morality of governance, which is based on the philosophy of utilitarianism," where the "government's power and process is many a times constrained by factors such as ...
<b>Law</b> doesn't compel one to do the impossible: HC
NAGPUR: In a significant observation, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has remarked that "law doesn't compel a person to do that what is impossible." Allowing a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) filed by State Information Commissioner (SIC) from ...
