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Indian-American Sri Srinivasan sworn in as top US court judge
Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Indian-American Sri Srinivasan was today sworn in as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the United States after the Supreme Court.
US top court invalidates Arizona voter registration law
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
The US Supreme Court on Monday invalidated a law that required people to show proof of nationality when registering to vote in the state of Arizona.
Human DNA not patentable: US Supreme Court
Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013
A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated.
US top court says naturally occurring human DNA can't be patented
Reuters | Thursday June 13, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled partially for Myriad Genetics Inc on the closely watched issue of whether human genes can be patented, deciding synthetically produced genetic material can be patented but naturally occurring DNA cannot.
Suicide blast in Kabul kills 17 at Supreme Court
Associated Press | Tuesday June 11, 2013
A suicide car bomber struck outside the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 39 in the second consecutive day of militant attacks in the heart of Kabul.
US soldier Bradley Manning let secrets into enemy hands, says prosecutor
Associated Press | Tuesday June 4, 2013
Bradley Manning, accused in WikiLeaks disclosures case, had put US military secrets into the hands of Osama bin Laden himself, said prosecutors on Monday as the Army intelligence analyst went on trial over leaking hundreds of thousands of classified ...
US justices agree to hear LCD display price-fixing case
Reuters | Wednesday May 29, 2013
South Carolina and Mississippi are among 13 states that have sued manufacturers including AU Optronics, LG Display and LG Electronics.
Barack Obama terms Indian-origin lawyer Srikanth Srinivasan as his 'favourite' person
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2013
US President Barack Obama has described Indian-origin lawyer Srikanth Srinivasan, who created history by becoming a top federal judge, as one of his "favourite" persons.
British Airways to pay Rs.1.5 lakh compensation to Indian passenger
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2013
A Indian scholar invited to a US conference has won his battle against British Airways in the top consumer forum, which has directed the airline to compensate him Rs.150,000 ($2,600) for his "mental agony and harassment".
Srikanth Srinivasan will serve with distinction, says Barack Obama
Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013
Describing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan will serve as a judge of America's second highest court "with distinction".
Barack Obama plans shift on drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay
Charlie Savage and Peter Baker, The New York Times | Thursday May 23, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away...
US lawmakers demand Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan as top court judge
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2013
Twenty one US lawmakers have sent a letter to the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in support of Indian-American lawyer Srikanth Srinivasan's nomination to the Washington DC Circuit Court.
US admits killing four Americans in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen
Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2013
The US government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
US executes drug dealer over turf war killing
Agence France Presse | Wednesday May 8, 2013
A drug dealer convicted of gunning down a rival in Texas 10 years ago was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, US authorities said.
Osama bin Laden's former secretary gets life term for 1998 embassy bombings
Reuters | Wednesday April 24, 2013
A former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, for the second time, for participating in a conspiracy to kill Americans that included the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa.
