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Japan’s 2011 earthquake sent seismic waves nearly 2,900 kilometers into the Earth’s center, which returned 13 minutes later and moved the entire country eastward |

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Japan's 2011 earthquake sent seismic waves nearly 2,900 kilometers into the Earth's center, which returned 13 minutes later and moved the entire country eastward |

Seismic waves from Japan’s devastating 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake in 2011 traveled nearly 2,900 kilometers to the Earth’s core boundary, reflected back about 13 minutes later, and moved the entire country eastward by about 6 millimeters, according to a study published in the journal Science. The movement was too small for anyone to notice, but Japan … Read more

‘No need to humiliate me by arrest’: South Carolina’s Pawan Khera in passport dispute case

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'No need to humiliate me by arrest': South Carolina's Pawan Khera in passport dispute case

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea, telling the court that there was “no need to humiliate him by arrest” in the passport dispute case related to the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.During the hearing, Hera told the court that charges … Read more

‘There is no legal vacuum to deal with this crime’ – Supreme Court’s view on hate speech

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'There is no legal vacuum to deal with this crime' - Supreme Court's view on hate speech

this Supreme Court Wednesday said existing legal provisions were sufficient to address hate speech crimes but declined to issue further instructions on the matter as it fell within the jurisdiction of the legislature.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta delivered the judgment on a batch of petitions seeking direction and guidelines to address … Read more

SC: Prison reform to give women the right to open prisons

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SC: Prison reform to give women the right to open prisons

NEW DELHI: In a bid to transform India’s punitive prison system into rehabilitation centres, the Supreme Court has ordered sweeping reforms and ruled that women prisoners have the same fundamental rights as male prisoners to be housed in Open Correctional Institutions (OCIs), which must change the nature of labor camps and convert them into vocational … Read more

SC condemns Bengal for rushing to court every day against SIR

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SC condemns Bengal for rushing to court every day against SIR

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded the West Bengal government for sporadically rushing to court on “vague and irrelevant” reasons to delay the completion of particularly intensive revisions of the state electoral roll to hasten election results. SC Judicial officials from Jharkhand and Odisha have been deployed.“Please do not come to the court … Read more

Katara case: SC gives Yadav one week’s leave to spend Holi with family

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Katara case: SC gives Yadav one week's leave to spend Holi with family

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the plea of ​​Vikas Yadav, convicted in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, to be released from jail on leave. Yadav is currently serving a 25-year sentence without commutation.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Vipul M Pancholi noted that Yadav had already served 23 years of … Read more