WASHINGTON, USA - President Joe Biden nominated eight new judges on Wednesday, including civil rights lawyer Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, who will be the first Bangladeshi-American and Muslim woman to serve on the federal court. Choudhury, the legal director of the ACLU of Illinois, has been appointed as a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York, which has courthouses in Brooklyn and Central Islip. S

Bengali-American is first Muslim woman to be nominated as U.S. judge

American President nominates eight more U.S. federal judges

Nusrat Chaudhry: Nominated as First Muslim woman federal judge in U.S.

KATHMANDU, Nepal - The judiciary remains paralyzed, although dissenting Supreme Court justices began considering cases after the lottery-based cause list was released on December 1.As a result, the Constitutional Council, which is in charge of making appointments to constitutional bodies, the Judicial Council, which makes appointments to courts other than the Supreme Court, and the Judicial Service Commission, r

Protest continues against Nepal CJ's quid pro quo deal with government

Nepal CJ refuses to quit: No end in sight to judiciary deadlock

Judicial impasse prevents constitutional council's routine business

This week offered a rare glimpse of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris exuding supreme confidence in the Oval Office amid a gaggle of journalists. The picture of strong and determined leadership did not occur in Washington, DC, however, but at Madame Tussauds' Wax Museum in New York where life-like replicas of the two have been <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/18/joe-biden-kamala-harris-wax-figures-revealed-madame-tussaud

Kamala Harris 2.0: Five ways the US veep can reboot her reputation

Russian tech billionaire Pavel Durov warns of major risks for high-tech economyPavel Durov, the executive director and founder of Telegram, one of the world's most popular messaging apps, has said a proposal to ban cryptocurrency mining and crypto-related transactions via Russian financial services would lead to an inevitable outflow of IT specialists.The ban, which has been touted by Rus

Telegram CEO assesses impact of Russia&#039;s proposal to ban crypto

The social media platforms are addictive to an extent that caused a kid to kill herself, mother claims in lawsuitEleven-year-old Selena was apparently so addicted to Instagram and Snapchat that she suffered depression, eating disorders and sleep deprivation, before eventually killing herself, her mother Tammy Rodriguez claims. The woman, from Connecticut, sued the companies in San Francisco fede

Instagram, Snapchat sued over alleged role in girl&#039;s suicide

The government is to argue for a injunction on the grounds it would compromise overseas intelligence activitiesThe UK government is reportedly seeking a gagging order to prevent the BBC airing a news segment that apparently identifies a spy working overseas. A secret High Court hearing is expected to be convened next week to listen to arguments on the "highly sensitive case," according to The Te

UK govt seeks to spike highly sensitive BBC spy story reports

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): School of Law, Galgotias University in collaboration with Universal Institute of Legal StudiesLaw Curators inaugurated the prestigious "Advanced Course on Judicial ServiceProfessional Advocacy" on January 10, 2022. This Course is mentored by Justice JR Midha (Retd.) who has joined the University as Advisor and Professor Emeritus.
Justice Midha's has a visio

Galgotias University launches India's first judicial training programme under the mentorship of Justice Midha, former Judge, Delhi High Court

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 22 (ANI): Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) MLA Raju Singh on Saturday said party chief Mukesh Sahani's affection for RJD supremo Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav is not good.
"Our party president Mukesh Sahani ji's affection for Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav is not right anywhere. If he goes with them then it will be a suicidal decision because they are the ones against whom we have come to fight. 

VIP chief Mukesh Sahani's affection for Lalu Yadav, Tejashwi not good: MLA Raju Singh

Kairana (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 22 (ANI): In his address at his first political programme in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana on Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that people who had migrated from the city under the 'misgovernance' of Samajwadi Party told him that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has improved the law-and-order situation here.
He also said that the law and order situation in the state has to be up

People who migrated from Kairana under SP's misgovernance say CM Yogi improved law and order situation: Amit Shah

Kottayam (Kerala) [India], January 22 (ANI): Following a local court acquitting Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case, the special public prosecutor on Saturday gave a legal opinion to police to file an appeal against the acquittal.
Kerala Police sought legal opinion after Franco Mulakkal was acquitted by the court. Following this, the special public prosecutor gave the legal opinion to the Kottayam district police 

Nun rape case: Special public prosecutor gives legal opinion to Kerala police to appeal against Bishop Mulakkal's acquittal

Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 22 (ANI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday slammed Samajwadi Party over their list of candidates for the upcoming polls saying that people involved in disrupting law and order of state are contesting elections from SP.
"You can see the list of Samajwadi Party candidates, you will find people involved in destroying the law and order in the state," said Adi

UP polls: Yogi Adityanath slams SP for giving tickets to people who involved in disrupting law and order

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 22 (ANI/Heylin Spark): Krescon Coaches is a Global Legacy and Family Business Coaching and Career Transformation firm that promotes the idea of living a purposeful life. With a belief that every individual is unique and is capable of leading a wholesome life, Krescon Coaches partners with Business Families as a Family Business Coach (FBC) to ensure their legacy lives and remains rele

Krescon Coaches promotes the idea of living a purposeful life

Berlin [Germany], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the German navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach, expressed his belief that Crimea would never return to Ukraine despite Kiev's attempts to put pressure on Moscow.
"The Crimea does not exist, and it will never come back," Schonbach said at a conference hosted by India's Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on Friday.
Speaking of the countries 

Chief of German Navy believes Crimea will never come back to Ukraine

Kairana (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday began his first political programme in Uttar Pradesh after the announcement of Assembly polls with a door-to-door campaign in Kairana city, in Shamili district of western Uttar Pradesh.
He met with families which had migrated in the year 2014 from Kairana and have now returned.
"I have come to Kairana for the first time after Janu

PM Modi took axle of UP's development after 2014: Amit Shah in Kairana

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court reunited an inter-caste marriage couple while directing Delhi Police to ensure the security of the wife of the petitioner.
The bench of Justice Siddhartha Mridul and Justice Anup J. Bhambhani directed the Delhi Police to lodge Ms. Meena, wife of the petitioner, at Nirmal Chhaya Home at Jail Road Hari Nagar under the care and custody of Inspector Nisha Sharma of Jan

Delhi HC reunites inter-caste marriage couple

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): Islamist attacks on Jews will continue to be glorified in the Muslim world as "resistance" against Jewish schemes or Zionist imperialism, reported Haaretz.
Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani national, also known as "Lady al-Qaida" once again came into the limelight after her release was sought by the British hostage-taker at a Texas synagogue last week and with this, it becomes clear that 

Texas synagogue: Proof of continual boost in antisemitic jihad by Pakistan

The Negev's Bedouin demonstrations first re-erupted on January 9 in opposition to an afforestation (tree planting) project by the quasi-governmental body called the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in what Israel calls "disputed lands." They quickly turned violent as Bedouin residents of nearby villages confronted what they saw as a drive to displace their communities. Israel's police forces, domestic intelligence <a href="h

How unrest in Bedouin villages poses a threat to Israel&#039;s government

The organizers of the project are on a mission to name the city's matriarch of the yearThe lineup of some of 2022's contestants for a grandmother beauty contest, which looks to crown Ekaterinburg's most stunning and talented older lady, has been revealed, and stars mature women from different walks of life.The organizers announced that they had opened applications for the Ural city's most

Gorgeous grannies contest kicks off in Russia

Russia's top diplomat criticized his American counterpart for comments on Kazakhstan peacekeeping operationThe American reaction to the recent Russian-led peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan is a sign that the US thinks it alone has "special status" to maintain law and order around the world, Moscow's top diplomat has said following talks in Geneva.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at

US thinks it has &#039;special status&#039; Russia

New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Highlighting that the teamwork of the Centre, states and local administration is yielding good results in aspirational districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged every District Magistrate to learn from the success of others and also evaluate their challenges.
"By helping each other, sharing best practices, from teaching each other and from learning from each other the wo

PM Modi urges District Magistrates to learn from each others success, evaluate challenges for good governance

PARIS, France - TotalEnergies, a French energy behemoth, has asked the US and French governments to approve targeted sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas revenues, which are the Mayanmar's military leaders' primary source of income. Total's Chief exec, Patrick Pouyann, said in a letter to Human Rights Watch on Thursday that the company was using all options to stop funding the junta that took over Myanmar's g

French energy giant 'TotalEnergies' joins push for Myanmar sanctions

'Total' to deprive junta of funds: CEO assures Human Rights Watch

'Total' urges sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas funds

SHAN STATE, Myanmar - According to the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF), the junta recently planted landmines across oil and gas pipelines passing through Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State to China. According to the rights group, an unconfirmed number of landmines have been planted near a pumping station in forested areas on both sides of the Mandalay-Lashio roadway. According to SHRF, a Myanmar a

Military installs landmines to secure oil and gas pipelines to China

Junta troops lay landmines in Shan State despite public protest

Army lays landmines along with oil, gas pipelines in Shan State: SHRF

BEIRUT - Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked a prison housing jihadists, in violence that has claimed more than 70 lives, a monitor said.The assault on the Ghwayran prison in the northern city of Hasakeh is one of IS's most significant since its 'caliphate' was declared defeated in Syria nearly three years ago.'At least 28 m

Deadly Fighting Continues Between IS, Kurd Forces in Syria

&copy; Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing posted robust growth in its foreign trade in 2021, highlighting the national capital's strong economic resilience, local customs authority said Friday.The city's total import and export value s

Beijing&#039;s foreign trade stays robust

Sana'a [Yemen], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemen's Houthi movement has called on foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates following a series of airstrikes against Yemen by the US-Saudi-UAE coalition, Yahya Sare'e, a spokesman for the Houthi armed forces, said on Friday.
"After the crimes committed by US-Saudi-UAE aggression today against Yemeni people , we advise the foreign companies in Emirates to leave 

Houthis call on foreign companies to leave UAE as conflict escalates

In this interview with Adam Torres, Frank Pereira talks about how organizations around the world can save money and retain their employees with one decisive action: offering flexible and convenient work schedules. Listen to the full interview of Frank Pereira with Adam Torres on the <a href='https://missionmatters.com/frank-pereira-on-retaining-employees-by-offering-flexible-schedules

Frank Pereira on Retaining Employees by Offering Flexible Schedules

Zug, Switzerland, 19 Jan 2022, A growing number of workers are no longer employed in a long-term job but are hired for 'gigs' on platform economies. It is becoming commonplace to hire flexible workers instead of fixed staff. The employer acts as a client and is often not even in the s

A New Highway For Work X

Hanoi, Vietnam / DragonSB, a blockchain open-world MMORPG on Terra protocol, announced the launch of its MMORPG P2E Metaverse. The game is also built on the Binance Smart Chain, which is a hugely popular platform.Players control fighter dragons in <a href='https://dragonsb.

DragonSB Announces MMORPG P2E Metaverse

CardaMart team is pleased to announce the launch of its private sales for the $Cmart Token. The Private Sale which begins on January 18th, 2022 presents users

CardaMart Private Sale Begins On 18th January, 2022

Himo World is just over a week away from its initial DEX offering (IDO) that will see the project's eponymous native token go on sale across no fewer than five Launchpad's. An NFT-based strategy game that compels players to build battle decks composed of different in-game characters and square off against other gamers, Himo World is the brainchild of Vietnam-based

Himo World NFT Metaverse Gears Up for IDO

Paul Rivera says he believes cybersecurity must be updated to meet the ever-advancing threat of cyber-attacks. The Def-Logix founder has two decades of experience in cyber security; specializing in computer and network security. He began his career creating network and host-based Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS). Now his company focuses on building red and blue team technologies and has also partner

Paul Rivera Talks About Cybersecurity Offerings and Training Opportunities

Banksea Finance, an AI-powered NFT Oracle and NFT Pool-based Lending platform announced the closure of a multi-million-dollars private fundraising round.Institutional investors participated in the round include Petrock Capital, Parrot, MEXC Global, Springwind Ventures, RioDefi, Solar Eco Fund, Digital Renaissance, Zonff Partners, Definitive Finance, Digital Assets, Investment Solutions AG, GTA Venture, INV Ventu

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