HEADLINES

• High Court grants Kanimozhi and 4 others bail in the 2G case
• Nagas life blockade in Manipur ahead of the PM's visit
• Parliament adjourned for the 5th continuous day since the start of the session
• Widespread protests and hartal in Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam

NATIONAL NEWS

• China warns India against providing a platform for the Dalai Lama
  • India had recently postponed talks with China on the border issue that were supposed to be held in Delhi. It later surfaced that the issue had cropped up as the Dalai Lama was addressing the global buddhist congregation in Delhi to commemorate the 2600th year of enlightenment of the buddha;
  • China had conveyed a message that it was against any country for providing a platform for the Dalai lama to conduct anti-china activities. India had however said that the meeting was religious and not political, but China did not accept the view;
  • It is interesting to note that the Dalai Lama says that he does not seek independence for Tibet but wants China to give Tibetians genuine autonomy in religious, cultural and educational spheres.
• Supreme Court bases a judgment saying that Civil Courts can execute lok adalat awards
  • Every award of a lok adalat, including an order recording a settlement between the parties is deemed to be a civil court order and is executable by a civil court said the Supreme court in a recent ruling;
  • The powers of the Lok adalat are provided in the Legal Services Authorities Act. The Supreme Court held that the same principle would apply even in the case where a criminal court were to refer a matter to the lok adalat and such matter once the order was passed by the lok adalat would be treated as a decree of a civil court.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• China expresses shock and concern of the NATO attack on Pakistan and calls for an investigation
• 17th meet of the UNFCCC starts at Durban. Kyoto protocol is likely to dominate discussions

EDITORIALS, OPINIONS & COLUMNS

• Read this good article about reservations in particular aspects of the private sector
• Here is an article on Curiosity, NASA's mars science laboratory which was recently launched
• Read this article about the advances made through nanoscience

ECONOMY & BUSINESS NEWS

• Reliance slaps arbitration notice on Govt in the KG basin dispute