Today’s News Headlines -Trump’s visit, NHAI warned, warrants execution & more

US President Donald Trump in India – three killed in CAA protests in Delhi Hours before his visit

The two advocates from Bengaluru representing the three engineering students in Kashmir charged with sedition for raising pro- Pakistan and Azadi slogans, were booed and their car was attacked inside the premises of a Dharwad court where they had gone to move bail applications on Monday –Their bail application has been refused by the principal District and session judge in Dharwad citing a procedural lapse that was highlighted by members of the Dharwad bar association 

#MeToo USA – Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood producer was convicted of sexual assault by a New York jury on Monday for sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping Jessica Mann, a one-time aspiring actress in 2013,  faces up to 25 years in prison but the jury acquitted him of predatory sexual assault which could potentially land him in prison for the rest of his life

Shaheen Bagh protest – Court-appointed interlocutors namely Advocate Sadhna Ramachandran and Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde placed the report in a sealed cover in the Supreme Court of India on the ongoing protest at Shaheen Bagh against the CAA- The matter would be heard on February 26 and the bench made it clear that the report of interlocutors will not be shared with the petitioners and counsels representing the Centre and Delhi police at this stage

UK’s top Judge, Lord Robert John Reed had witnessed the proceedings in India’s Supreme Court sitting besides Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde in the CJI’s courtroom and witnessed proceedings

Justice BP Dharmadhikari on Monday following the retirement of CJ Pradeep Nandrajog has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court by the President of India to perform the duties of the office of the CJ with immediate effect

The Madras High Court warns the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to be held responsible and made to pay compensation if any accident happens due to the bad condition of the roads or signages on the roads

Bring law to shoot anti-nationals on the spot, says Karnataka Minister BC Patil three days after the sloganeering by 19 years old college student Amulya Leona Norohna at an anti- CAA rally and her subsequent arrest on charges of sedition kicked up a storm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued directions to all the lower courts in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh to make sure that sufficient time is given for the execution of the warrants and return of the summons to the summoning agency or police and a time span of not less than 10 days should be given for reports on such summons or warrants issued within the area of service of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh– However, other states can be given 15 days for doing the needful except the cases that require immediate urgency but which also has a very strong reason for the same