Act of Contrition

Anubhav Sinha’s time to make it count

Edit The Hindu 01 Oct 2016

It helped him that the cast and crew of his new release were young, charged up, clearing up their doubts, looking to prove themselves and making mistakes, all at once ... I’m happy and surprised that people like what they see from the promos of Tum Bin 2 .” As the unconventional romance gears up for a release in November, the filmmaker reveals his favourites in the genre are Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Mughal-E-Azam ....

SpaceX’s Elon Musk turns to science fiction for Mars ship

Edit The Himalayan 01 Oct 2016

FILE – Elon Musk (left), CEO and CTO of SpaceX, talks with invited guests inside a mockup of the SpaceX Dragon V2 spacecraft at the headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Thursday, May 29, 2014 ... If SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s plan to establish a city on Mars sounds like science fiction, then consider the name of his first passenger ship ... The space shuttles were named after seafaring ships of yore....

Despite Patna high court order, Nitish to go ahead with liquor ban

Edit The Times of India 01 Oct 2016

Referring to the harsh provisions in the existing Act, including confiscation of properties of liquor traders and a community fine on villages where liquor was manufactured, the court described the law as "draconian" and said it "can't be justified in a civilised society" ... "The court order has termed only one Section 19(4) of the previous Act `ultra vires'....

January Jones remains coy over Ashton Kutcher acting remarks

Edit Belfast Telegraph 01 Oct 2016

The actress still refuses to confirm or deny if Ashton was the guy who criticised her acting ... "(He) was not supportive of my acting," Jones said at the time ... Stunned by the forwardness of the fan, she quipped, "Ooh, ouch!". She then clarified her GQ comments, saying, "I said that someone I had dated previously wasn't encouraging of my acting - not that I couldn't....

CFPB Releases Updated Exam Procedures for Military Lending Act (CFPB - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Oct 2016

In 2006, Congress passed the Military Lending Act to help address the problem of high-cost credit as a threat to military personnel and readiness. In July 2015, the Department of Defense issued a final rule expanding the types of credit products that are covered under the protections of the Military Lending Act ... A copy of the Department of Defense's Military Lending Act rule can be found here.....

1,000 detained under Goondas Act

Edit The Hindu 01 Oct 2016

This year, a total of 1,000 people involved in various criminal activities including murder and theft, have been jailed under the Act, police officers said ... The officer pointed out that the procedure for booking a person under the Act involves filing of a petition before the Chennai City Police Commissioner stating the offenders were a threat to the society....

NLC to seek amendment to Labour Act

Edit Graphic 01 Oct 2016

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Mr Charles Bawaduah, says he will seek amendment to the Labour Act to give the commission the power to enforce its decisions ... Making reference to section 167 of Act 651, Mr Bawaduah said the provision meant that a decision of the NLC had the status of a decision of a High Court....

Presidential Memorandum -- Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Sections 5, 6(a) and 6(c), and 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (President of the United States)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Oct 2016

Security Act of 2016 ... I hereby delegate to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 5, 6(c), and 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (the 'Act') ... Development the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 6(a) of the Act....

CBDT extends 5-year tax sops to 7 districts

Edit The Hindu 01 Oct 2016

To give a fillip to manufacturing and industrial activity in the newly created state of Andhra Pradesh, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday announced special tax concessions under the Income-Tax Act to seven districts in the state to boost manufacturing and industrial activity ... 32(1)(iia) and Section 32AD of the Income-tax Act....

Two detained

Edit The Hindu 01 Oct 2016

The police have detained two persons under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of ......

Congress can still craft carbon plan

Edit The Spokesman-Review 01 Oct 2016

Citing a section of the law that allows the EPA to require the “best system of emissions reduction” for certain air pollutants, the agency created the Clean Power Plan, which requires states to draw up emissions-cutting strategies not plant by plant, as previous Clean Air Act rules have done, but across the whole electricity system....

Court pronounces 1-year RI for talathi in bribery case

Edit The Times of India 01 Oct 2016

A special court has sent a talathi to one-year rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 5,000 under the prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 in 2012 ... Koli has been awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment under section 7, section 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Rs 5,000 penalty....

Mike Colter Takes Us Inside Luke Cage's Iron Man Moment

Edit Seattle PI 01 Oct 2016

Every superhero story has the moment where its lead character must stop running from their powers and accept the mantle of responsibility that has been thrust upon them ... of the new Netflix series that dropped on Friday....

Act of Contrition

A particular Latin formula and its English translations