Tag: SC
Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea
A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail application of JNU scholar and activist Sharjeel Imam, in connection with a 2019 case related to his alleged inflammatory speeches during the protests against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). ....
Karnataka HC Sets Limit On Use Of SC/ST Act
The Karnataka High Court has held that the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can't be invoked only because the victim hails from that community. ....
Scientists Decode Why Humans Are Getting Taller
An international team of scientists has for the first time discovered a brain receptor that explains why people are growing taller and maturing fast. ....
Usman Khawaja, Jhye Richardson Return For Ashes; Mitchell Marsh Not Included For First Two Tests
Usman Khawaja and Jhye Richardson both returned to the fold as Australia on Wednesday named a 15-member squad under skipper Tim Paine for the first two Tests of this summer's Ashes, beginning at the Gabba on December 8. ....
KBC 13: Schoolboy To Use Prize Money For Technology To Make Salt Water Potable
As part of the 'Students Special Week' of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 13', a class 10 student from Delhi Public School, Manas Gaikwad became the first student to win 50 lakh points. ....
Australia Test Skipper Tim Paine Steps Down Amid Off-field Scandal
With barely three weeks for the Ashes series to start, Tim Paine relinquished Australia's Test captaincy in a bombshell announcement on Friday, which has shaken the Australian cricket establishment to the core. ....
Former Australia Captain Kim Hughes Slams CA; Travis Head Insists On Knowing More About Tim Paine's Case
Former Australia captain Kim Hughes has slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for making wicketkeeper-batter Tim Paine the Test skipper despite knowing about the off-field investigation he was in. He also felt that it was staggering that CA appointed Paine as captain in 2018 despite knowing about the texting saga. ....
Feel Frustrated The Scandal Has Been Aired In Public: Tim Paine's Wife
Australian cricketer Tim Paine's wife, Bonnie, has said that it broke her heart to see her husband stepping down as Test skipper ahead of the Ashes series in the wake of the sexting scandal that the wicketkeeper-batter finds himself in the midst of. ....
Making Steve Smith Skipper For Ashes Will Add To The Circus, Says Ian Healy
Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Ian Healy has said that making Steve Smith the leader of the side for the Ashes -- beginning in a fortnight's time in Brisbane -- will "add to the circus", given that Tim Paine has already stepped down as the Test captain of the side in the wake of the sexting scandal. ....
Tim Paine Still The Best Golveman In Australia; Has Support Of All The Players: Marcus Harris
Australian Test opener Marcus Harris has thrown his weight behind the embattled former skipper Tim Paine, saying he's still the "best golveman" in the country, adding that he has the support of the entire team as he tries to overcome the turmoil in his life following the sexting scandal. ....
