US Supreme Court upholds new Texas abortion law

A divided United States Supreme Court has refused to block the implementation of a controversial law limiting abortions in Texas that will force a third of clinics in America's second-largest state......

Harriet Miers is US Supreme Court judge

United States President George W Bush on Monday nominated former White House Counsel Harriet Miers, a close aide with no judicial experience, to be the new Justice of the US Supreme Court.Miers,......

3 Indian-Americans could be US Supreme Court judge nominees

Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could nominate as a Supreme Court judge following the sudden death of conservative icon......

Is J D Vance The Right Choice By Trump?

This is the guy who might be one feeble, McDonald's-fueled heartbeat from the presidency, notes Sree Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Trumps Veep nominee J D Trance with wife Usha Chilukuri Vance. Photograph:......

Republicans to move SC against healthcare bill

With US President Barack Obama set to sign into law the landmark healthcare reform bill, the opposition Republican party on Tuesday announced it would move the Supreme Court against the legislation......

Naveen Jindal: India's steel king

The year 2006 has so far proved to be quite forgettable for L N Mittal, and while the steel baron's takeover bid for Arcelor has hogged all the headlines, another Indian - Naveen Jindal, aged just......

Markets end flat amid volatility; Mid-,small-caps shine

  After a rampage in previous session, markets ended on a lacklustre note after swinging between positive and negative terrain amid choppy trades. Although metal and oil stocks witnessed some......

Why Tim Cook's coming-out is a big thing

More than laws, what helps individuals, especially young people, to cope with their struggles is to have role models -- movie and television stars, musicians, sports figures and writers. In that......

Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film

'I believe politics was imposed on it by the censor board, when it gave the film's trailer an A certificate, hoping to deny children, teenagers the opportunity to watch it during prime time......