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Senators of both parties are debating whether to include new military assistance for the fight against Russia in any stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded past the end of the month, The New York Times reported.As the House of Representatives in the Congress has sunk into utter chaos over its spending plans with unrelenting Republicans demanding the government to trim its expenditure, Senators of both parties in a bipartisan approach were trying to hammer out a stopgap legislation to head of the government shutdown in four days and decide whether Ukraine funding should be part of it.The Senators…

BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao made it clear that his party believes it is a political battle between two parties in the neighbouring state. “Some leaders may have spoken individually but we are staying neutral,” he told reporters when asked about a few BRS leaders condemning the arrest of the former Andhra Chief Minister. “What is happening with respect to Chandrababu Naidu is primarily a political issue confined to Andhra Pradesh. It’s a battle of wits between two political parties in Andhra Pradesh. It has no consequences or no effect on Telangana or its people. Our stand is clear.…

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced that Southee is medically fit and available for the World Cup.The 34-year-old senior pacer will depart for the ICC Cricket World Cup on Saturday with chances of being available for the New Zealand opening game of the tournament against England on October 5 in Ahmedabad.The pace bowler had to undergo surgery for a dislocated and fractured thumb, which he sustained on New Zealand’s tour of England while fielding. The injury occurred while he was attempting a catch during the fourth ODI against England.Given the proximity of the World Cup, Southee’s injury posed a major concern…

Talking to reporters following the CWRC order to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till October 15, he said that Tamil Nadu had submitted a petition demanding release of 12,500 cusecs of water, but Karnataka officials have placed their arguments before the CWRC efficiently. “I thank the committee for realising the position of the state,” he said. In the normal circumstances 2,000 cusecs of water will anyway go to Tamil Nadu as outflow. “We are required to release 1,000 cusecs more. The rainwater from Bengaluru and Kanakapura will keep flowing towards Tamil Nadu. The inflow of water is…

The ruling party has fielded Monika Bhatti, the President of Akjhil Bharatiya Gondwana Party, from Amarwada in Chhindwara district. Bhatti, the daughter of former MLA Mohan Shah Bhatti, had joined the BJP last week.Her name was announced on Tuesday, a day after the central leadership of the BJP released its second list of 39 candidates, which comprised seven sitting MPs, including three Union ministers.With this, the ruling party has so far named 79 candidates for the 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, which is scheduled to go to the polls later this year. Sources in the BJP said that Bhatti’s…

Hangzhou, Sep 23 (IANS) Though the event of dressage does not require jumping over hurdles and racing against time, the four members of the Indian dressage team had to cross obstacles to bring glory to the country at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.The team, comprising Sudipti Hajela of Indore, Divakriti Singh of Jaipur, Anush Agarwalla of Kolkata and Hriday Chedda of Pune, had to literally fight many battles to make it to Hangzhou. On Tuesday, they made history by winning the first gold medal in dressage and the second medal ever in dressage in 41 years after the…

A single- judge bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh was dealing with a petition filed by people with disabilities including a law student, lawyers and a disability rights activist seeking a direction to YRF, OTT paltforms and the government to make arrangements as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.It noted that pursuant to the court’s order, the Registrar General engaged the services for interpreting the court proceedings, for convenience of the litigant who was present physically in the court.Furthermore, an additional sign language interpreter was present to assist three other individuals with hearing impairments who attended the…

At an event organised by the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAoRA), the CJI said that such accessibility should have happened long back and institutions, having more resources as compared to individuals, must shoulder more responsibilities.”I must say that it was sobering for me – to see how long it took us as a system to make it a history in our court and it should have happened long back,” he said, adding that it was a heartening feature to know. A deaf lawyer was permitted on Friday to attend the court proceedings in Chief Justice’s court virtually with…

The bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Sinha, Justice T. Amarnath Gour and Justice Arindam Lodh dismissed the plea which challenged the mass termination of these teachers by the state government, citing violations of Article 311 (II) of the Constitution.The court also slapped Rs 25,000 fine on the petitioner, Pranab Debhim, for coming to the court with an issue that has already resolved several times before.Advocate Amrit Lal Saha, representing Deb, argued that the termination of the teachers and the process of their dismissal were unlawful, and hence the 10,323 teachers should be reinstated.In response, Advocate General Siddhartha Sankar De…

The accused was identified as Ravi alias Shooter and he was also declared a ‘bad character’ of Ambedkar Nagar police station. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Chandan Chowdhary said that specific input was received that a person who carries illegal firearm would come on motorcycle at Sanjay Camp T-Point, Dakshinpuri, Ambedkar Nagar. “The information was further developed and local enquiry of the area was conducted. As per input the team laid a trap, Ravi was apprehended.” “On his cursory search, one country-made pistol along with one bullet was recovered from his possession,” said the DCP. During interrogation, accused Ravi disclosed…