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ASI conducts scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex for second day, to continue on Sunday

VARANASI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Saturday examined the central hall of the Gyanvapi mosque on the second day of the scientific survey to determine if the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.

The Times of India

Asaduddin Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi will not open floodgates for "thousand Babris"

AIMIM chief Owaisi worries that ASI reports on Gyanvapi issue may open floodgates for a thousand Babris. The Supreme Court asked ASI not to take any invasive act. Owaisi hopes Supreme Court's Ayodhya judgement on Places of Worship Act will not be dishonoured.

The Hindu

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan arrested after court gives 3-year jail sentence in Toshakhana case

Khan's political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement they had already filed another appeal to the Supreme Court earlier on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat HC grants bail to ex-DGP in case of fabricating evidence to frame people in 2002 riots

The Gujarat High Court has granted regular bail to ex-DGP R.B. Sreekumar in a case of fabricating evidence to frame people in connection with the 2002 riots

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ASI team begins day-2 survey at Gyanvapi mosque complex

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque complex here on Saturday morning to continue the court-ordered scientific survey of the complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, excluding Wuzu Khana. Read further on Dynamite News:

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An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal.

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SC sets aside Calcutta HC order on registration of FIR against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

The Supreme Court on August 4, 2023, set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court which had said that the West Bengal Police can register an FIR against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, if they are satisfied that offence was made out, on a complaint accusing him of promoting enmity…

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Supreme Court nominates former Delhi High Court judge Jayant Nath as DERC chairperson

he Supreme Court on Friday, August 4, 2023, nominated former Delhi High Court judge, Justice Jayant Nath, as pro-tem chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) after the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) failed to reach a consensus on a name.

The Hindu

Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies

The Independent UK

Supreme Court won't block a ruling favoring a Native American man cited for speeding in Tulsa

The Supreme Court has left in place a lower court ruling that invalidated a speeding ticket against a Native American man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation

The Independent UK

Kagan contradicts Alito on SCOTUS

"It just can't be that the court is the only institution that somehow is not subject to checks and balances"

Salon

UDF celebrates Supreme Court’s stay on Rahul’s conviction

Jubilation filled the air as United Democratic Front (UDF) workers, particularly those from the Congress party, joined hands to celebrate in Wayanad on Friday after the Supreme Court granted stay on the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

The Hindu

Tax Court Filing Deadlines: Kiplinger Tax Letter

How broad is a U.S. Supreme Court case on Tax Court filing deadlines?

Kiplinger

Trial judge failed to give reasons for maximum punishment to Rahul: Supreme Court

The court observed that an unreasoned order, especially when it targets the personal liberty of an individual, would be arbitrary, violate equality before the law and amount to unfair procedure offending Article 21 of the Constitution.

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Four years on, silence marks Supreme Court hearings on Article 370

Kashmir has seen no public debate or seminar since the Supreme Court took up the petitions three days ago, unlike the past. Streets are silent and people avoid commenting over the issue.

The Hindu

Govt. hits roadblock in Assembly as Governor seeks legal opinion on TSRTC merger

Governor's office requests time to examine Draft Bill of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (Absorption of Employees into Government Service) Bill, 2023. Concerns raised by political parties & civil society, division of assets between Telangana & AP, fate of Provident Fund & Gratuity of employees. Govt. may write to President…

The Independent UK

An American billionaire says he'll stop funding the think tank behind Israel's judicial overhaul

An American billionaire and major donor to a Jerusalem think tank backing the Israeli government’s divisive judicial overhaul says that he will stop giving to the conservative group

The Times of India

Lok Sabha can initiate Rahul Gandhi’s reinstatement after getting Supreme Court order

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha can start the process to reinstate Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP from Wayanad after a copy of the Supreme Court’s order staying his conviction in the Modi surname remark case is submitted to it.

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Will Rahul Gandhi be reinstated as Lok Sabha MP before August 8?

NEW DELHI: The Congress has demanded early reinstatement of former party president Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha MP after the Supreme Court on Friday stayed his conviction in the Modi surname remark case. It has sought his reinstatement before August 8, when the Lower House starts debating on the…

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‘Modi surname' remark: SC stays conviction of Rahul Gandhi; says person in public life expected to exercise caution in speeches

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the criminal defamation case over the 'Modi surname' remark while saying that person in public life is expected to exercise caution while making public speeches. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Congress workers in Kerala jubilant after SC stays Rahul’s conviction in defamation case

Congress workers in Kerala erupted in elation as news about the Supreme Court giving Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, a reprieve by staying his conviction in a defamation case against him for his remarks allegedly about the Modi community

The Guardian - US

Trump pleads not guilty to new charges in classified documents case – as it happened

Former US president has entered a plea for second time in 24 hours, according to media report

The Conversation

A brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump

In the indictment against former President Donald Trump and his role in the Jan. 6 violent attack against the U.S. Capitol, special prosecutor Jack Smith charged the former president with violating four different federal laws – and Trump pleaded not guilty to each one of them on Aug. 3, 2023.

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Pakistan: Apex court dismisses Imran Khan's plea against Toshakhana case trial

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's plea against trial proceedings in connection with the Toshakhana criminal complaint after he withdrew the petition, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Central government hatched conspiracy to target Rahul Gandhi politically: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

SHIMLA: Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision to grant stay on the conviction of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the truth has prevailed at last.

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