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In a judgment which could usher in reforms in grassroots democracy, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Constitutional validity of a Haryana law, requiring candidates in panchayat polls to have minimum educational qualification, to be free from debt and have toilet at home.

And speaking of winning streaks, the Cavs win snapped the Hornets’ seven-game home winning streak and improved to 4-4 on the road. The Cavaliers won 117-103.

The busiest day of the year is Monday, Dec.14.

“We’re also working very hard to understand whether there was anybody else involved with assisting them, with supporting them, with equipping them”.

Dear also repeatedly interrupted his public defender, Daniel King, and objected to King’s attempts to limit publicity in the case.

No. 2 Alabama will play No. 3 Michigan State at the Cotton Bowl in the nightcap of the December 31 doubleheader. The game will be played on the base at Pearl Harbor.

The United States heads a coalition of some 60 countries taking part in air strikes on Syria and Iraq in a bid to destroy the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that North Korea possessed both atomic and hydrogen bombs.

The more games the Warriors keep winning, the more impressive their undefeated start to the 2015-16 regular season becomes.

Daily highs in the upper 50s are called for on Thursday, threatening the record daily high of 58 degrees 2012.

The red alert warning in Beijing is expected to be lifted on Thursday, Dec. 10, when the smog is predicted to be dispersed by the cold front. Many in Beijing are becoming accustomed to wearing masks during winter since episodes of nauseating smog lasting several days has become...

Lohan has also been showing off her vocal chops, performing with Duran Duran at a recent concert in London.

The measure now goes to the White House, where President Barack Obama is expected to sign it.

There could have been no worse development for Obama, since events like this wake Americans out of their slumber and leave them wanting a decisive leader who will aggressively go after the terrorists.

It was able to $18.6 million for first place, but it is nearly guaranteed to be the lowest grossing movie in the franchise. The $15.51 million earned from 3,749 screens this weekend brings the film’s ten-day total to $76 million, which is roughly $15 million less than what...