American college admissions rule: Affirmative action, it’s not a binaryThe US Supreme Court's recent decision against affirmative action dealt a final blow to race-conscious admissions. Though the case was brou...
08 Jul, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
Fans at the Super Bowl won't have to go far to place a betSome people at the game at State Farm Stadium will walk into an on-site sportsbook, make a bet, then head out to their seats to see if they...
11 Feb, 2023, 10.10 PM IST
Biden administration urges Supreme Court to lift block of student loan forgiveness schemeAn appeals court had halted the student loan forgiveness programme indefinitely and argued that the Biden administration lacked congression...
19 Nov, 2022, 03.20 AM IST
Kansas Election Results 2022: All you need to knowThe results for US midterm elections in Kansas for 2022 are going to be announced soon. Kansas is voting to elect a governor, a senator, an...
08 Nov, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
US Supreme Court refuses to block President Joe Biden's student debt relief programJustice Amy Coney Barrett refused to block President Joe Biden's student debt relief which is estimated to be $1.6 trillion.
05 Nov, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Kansas votes to preserve Abortion rightThe amendment's failure in the conservative state lifted Democrats' hopes that the issue of abortion rights will draw voters to the party i...
04 Aug, 2022, 12.05 AM IST
Kansas voters back abortion rights, reject constitutional amendment. Read details hereKansas voters on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment that would have removed language enshrining reproductive rights. In the propos...
03 Aug, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
What happens next is pivotal if these US states ban abortionsIf Roe is overturned, more than half of the states in the United States will likely ban or restrict abortion. As a result, fewer states hav...
20 May, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
Indian-American judge Sri Srinivasan on US Supreme Court?Srinivasan, an Indian-American, was a high school basketball star in Kansas before attending Stanford University, which he graduated from i...
14 Feb, 2016, 02.53 PM IST
No problem if BJP plots to revoke my bail plea: Lalu PrasadWith BJP mulling legal opinion about moving court for cancellation of Lalu Prasad's bail for indulging in politics in alleged breach of bai...
12 Aug, 2015, 07.42 PM IST
Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan will serve with distinction: Barack ObamaDescribing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American Srikanth...
24 May, 2013, 05.16 AM IST
US lawmakers demand Srikanth Srinivasan's confirmation as top court judgeLawmakers, led by Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, sent the letter demanding confirmation of Srinivasan as a judge of the second highe...
23 May, 2013, 12.47 PM IST
Sri Srinivasan on his way to be the first Indian-American in US Supreme CourtSrinivasan was appointed to the US Court of Appeals last June, but the process for his approval has been lengthy due to numerous delays.
22 May, 2013, 05.43 AM IST
Senate approves Srikanth Srinivasan's nomination to a top US courtSrinivasan now has to be confirmed by the United Senate before he becomes the first Indian American to be appointed to the top American cou...
17 May, 2013, 10.15 AM IST
- India-American Srikanth Sri Srinivasan to be first South Asian circuit court judge in US
Srinivasan, 46, born in India and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, is currently serving as the Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the US.
02 Apr, 2013, 10.51 AM IST
Obama re-nominates Indian American as federal judgeHe also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, which he received along with his JD in 1995.
04 Jan, 2013, 10.29 AM IST
- Obama nominates Indian-American on US Court of Appeals
US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan to a key judiciary position and termed him as a trailblazer.
12 Jun, 2012, 12.35 PM IST