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1 week, 3 days ago

'Resistance is now futile': Disgraced ex-Rep Matt Gaetz urges GOP to give up speaker fight

Disgraced ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz urged Republicans to support House Speaker Mike Johnson, posting to X on Monday that resistance was "now futile". Gaetz's pronouncement came shortly after President-elect Donald Trump officially endorsed Johnson's bid to keep his job. Trump posted his support to Truth Social Monday, writing, "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He is expected …

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1 month ago

Registration Of Adoption Deed 'Futile', Has No Legal Sanctity And Does Not Give Any Right To Parties Irrespective Of Religion: Madras HC

Live Law

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has made it clear that the registration of an adoption deed is a futile exercise as it does not confer any rights on the parties to adoption and does not have any legal sanctity. The court thus observed that the registration of adoption deed could not be asked as a matter of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Resistance is not futile: Matt Gaetz's implosion shows how MAGA's chaos can be turned against Trump

Salon

Donald Trump isn't even in the White House yet, and already he's failing. Matt Gaetz, the trolliest of Trump's "Legion of Doom" Cabinet appointees, gave up on the dream of being attorney general on Wednesday. That's why I flinched to hear pundits describe Trump as a "strongman," and even worry at times about the word "fascist," though I use it …

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2 months ago

'Trial Would Be Futile Exercise': Orissa High Court Quashes Case Against Engineer For Not Wearing Mask During Pandemic

Live Law

The Orissa High Court has quashed criminal case against a 39-year-old engineer for riding motor cycle without putting on helmet and not wearing mask during COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020. Stressing on the intention behind the legislation of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897, the Single Bench of Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra held that allowing the trial to be held …

Pandemic Case Fir Act Petitioner Court Quashes Wearing Mask

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manila's latest provocation 'risky, futile'

China Daily

The Philippine vessel 9701 intentionally rams the port side of the China Coast Guard ship 5205 in the lagoon of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao, Aug 31, 2024. China urged the Philippines to refrain from "making risky and futile provocations" in the South China Sea, a defense spokesman said on Thursday. In addition, the Philippine defense secretary reportedly claimed …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Manila's latest provocation 'risky, futile'

China Daily

The Philippine vessel 9701 intentionally rams the port side of the China Coast Guard ship 5205 in the lagoon of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao, Aug 31, 2024. China urged the Philippines to refrain from "making risky and futile provocations" in the South China Sea, a defense spokesman said on Thursday. In addition, the Philippine defense secretary reportedly claimed …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Futile US efforts to exclude China from cable projects

China Daily

LUO JIE/CHINA DAILY The United States has drafted a "New York Joint Statement" that it plans to sign with its European allies on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly from Sunday to Wednesday, the aim of which is to promote "reliable and trusted cable components and services" and "encourage undersea cable network service providers and operations and maintenance …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dialogue with proposed panel a futile exercise: Farm leaders

Hindustan Times

Patiala : A day after the Supreme Court underscored “deep trust deficit” between the central government, states and farmers, and proposed the establishment of an independent committee to address farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, the protesting farmers termed it a futile exercise. Sarwan Singh Pandher, convener of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, which along …

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11 months ago

Judge slams Donald Trump’s mistrial request as ‘nonsensical’ and ‘futile’ in E Jean Carroll defamation case

Hindustan Times

On Thursday, a federal judge has dismissed former president Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the verdict in the defamation lawsuit filed by the writer E Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexually assaulting her. The judge said that Trump’s objections to the verdict had no “merit” and that his request for a mistrial was “nonsensical” and “futile”. The former president’s …

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1 year ago

CPR can be lifesaving for some, futile for others. Here's what makes the difference

NPR

CPR can be lifesaving for some, futile for others. Using a defibrillator, they found that he was in an abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation, a common cause of cardiac arrest that is often responsive to electric shocks. In one study of over 13,000 patients with cardiac arrest, survival was as high as 35% in patients with one of the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: The problem with Israel’s futile Gaza strategy, explained

LA Times

The phrase “ mowing the grass ” has been the bumper sticker version of Israeli strategy in Gaza for the last decade and a half. It plays out in the following way: Palestinians, frustrated by the state of the enclave, turn to the likes of Hamas for, if nothing else, vengeance against Israel ; Israel imposes restrictions such as the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Column: What the Republicans forcing a government shutdown have in common with 1960s radicals

LA Times

This week, yet another government shutdown appears inevitable because a sizable chunk of the House Freedom Caucus believes, in the words of Tim Matheson in “Animal House,” that “this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.” What situation? When you’ve convinced yourself that the “system,” “establishment” or “regime” is irretrievably corrupt or some …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu arrest| TDP delegation’s attempt to meet A.P. Governor turns futile for second day

The Hindu

Consecutively for the second day on Sunday, the Telugu Desam Party leaders failed to meet Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer. The appointment was given to the TDP delegation at 9.45 a.m., but was cancelled by the Governor’s office again. However, there is speculation that the appointment has been cancelled as the hearing in the Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘Calling us a fraternity is futile,’ says Karan Johar as ‘Merry Christmas’ clashes with ‘Yodha’

The Hindu

Producer Karan Johar is seemingly miffed with Bollywood studios moving to clash with another release ‘without the courtesy of a phone call’. On Monday, the makers of Merry Christmas, starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi and directed by Sriram Raghavan, announced the film’s release date as December 15, 2023. As it happens, Yodha, the first of an action franchise starring …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Bryan Cranston opens up about his father leaving to pursue ‘futile’ Hollywood dream

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Breaking Bad actor’s father, Joseph Cranston, was a B-movie screenwriter who acted in TV …

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1 year, 7 months ago

OPINION | BOYCOTT OF NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING INAUGURATION IS FUTILE

India TV News

Twenty opposition parties have declared a boycott of the inauguration of new Parliament building on Sunday by Prime Minister, while 17 other political parties have said, they will attend the ceremony. In a joint statement, the leaders of 19 parties led by Congress alleged that by ignoring President Droupadi Murmu from the “momentous occasion”, the government has undermined the “spirit …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Test Of Legislative Majority Futile To Decide Who Is 'Real' Shiv Sena; ECI's Recognition Will Apply Prospectively : Supreme Court

Live Law

A remark made by the Supreme Court in the Shiv Sena case might have an impact on the decision of the Election Commission of India to recognize the Eknath Shinde-led group as the "real" Shiv Sena.The judgment authored by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud made an interesting observation in paragraph 150 that the test of. The judgment authored by …

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1 year, 8 months ago

BJP candidate makes futile attempts to pull back JD(S) nominee in Chamarajanagar

Deccan Chronicle

BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for Chamarajnagar Assembly constituency V. Somanna reportedly appealed Janata Dal Secular nominee Aluru Mallikarjuna Swamy to withdraw from the contest offering inducements. In Varuna, Somanna is contesting against Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while in Chamarajanagar he is facing Congress nominee and former minister Puttaranga Shetty. An audio clip of the conversation between …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Piecemeal efforts to curb bad air are futile

Hindustan Times

A combination of low wind speed, low tempe-ratures and fog has taken the Capital’s air to toxic levels again, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to enforce a ban on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles in Delhi this week. In this case, low temperatures and placid winds have amplified the impact of local pollutants and pushed Delhi’s winter …

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2 years ago

Kylian Mbappe dismisses Emiliano Martinez’s ‘futile’ taunts during World Cup celebrations

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kylian Mbappe has dismissed Emi Martinez's taunts after …

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2 years ago

Museums must encourage viewers to look into an object from multiple vantage points

The Hindu

Published : Dec 14, 2022 18:00 IST The institution of the museum, as it exists in India today, has its origins in colonial times and its rise, even in the Western world, is umbilically connected to the European geographical voyages that led to the colonisation of numerous societies globally. “Indian museums need to be aware of how much of the …

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2 years ago

Setting Up POCSO Fast Track Courts Will Be Futile Unless More Judges Are Appointed : Justice BV Nagarathna

Live Law

"In the context of child sexual abuse it is necessary to administer child friendly justice at the highest attainable level. Justice that is accessible, age appropriate, speedy, adapted to and focussed on the needs and rights of the child", said Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday while addressing the gathering at the 2-day National Stakeholders Consultation organised by …

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2 years, 2 months ago

After a year’s futile wait for Border Roads Organisation, villagers in Mizoram start repairing 18-km road

The Hindu

Villagers in Mizoram’s Mamit district have started repairing an 18-km stretch of a strategic road that was to have been completed by the Border Roads Organisation a year ago. Local units of the Young Mizo Association, a social organisation connecting members of the Mizo ethnic community across the globe, mobilised the residents affected by the “unrideable” stretch of the Sairang-Tuipuibari …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Combing operation for elusive tiger in Wayanad proves futile

The Hindu

The massive combing operation by the Forest department to trace WS-43, the tiger on the prowl in Cheeral area under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, on Thursday proved futile. The department had mobilised 100 forest personnel from the sanctuary, a rapid response team, and two territorial forest divisions for the operation, and they searched the fringes of the forest and nearby …

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'Resistance is now futile': Disgraced ex-Rep Matt Gaetz urges GOP to give up speaker fight

Registration Of Adoption Deed 'Futile', Has No Legal Sanctity And Does Not Give Any Right To Parties Irrespective Of Religion: Madras HC

Resistance is not futile: Matt Gaetz's implosion shows how MAGA's chaos can be turned against Trump

'Trial Would Be Futile Exercise': Orissa High Court Quashes Case Against Engineer For Not Wearing Mask During Pandemic

Manila's latest provocation 'risky, futile'

Manila's latest provocation 'risky, futile'

Futile US efforts to exclude China from cable projects

Dialogue with proposed panel a futile exercise: Farm leaders

Judge slams Donald Trump’s mistrial request as ‘nonsensical’ and ‘futile’ in E Jean Carroll defamation case

CPR can be lifesaving for some, futile for others. Here's what makes the difference

Opinion: The problem with Israel’s futile Gaza strategy, explained

Column: What the Republicans forcing a government shutdown have in common with 1960s radicals

Chandrababu Naidu arrest| TDP delegation’s attempt to meet A.P. Governor turns futile for second day

‘Calling us a fraternity is futile,’ says Karan Johar as ‘Merry Christmas’ clashes with ‘Yodha’

Bryan Cranston opens up about his father leaving to pursue ‘futile’ Hollywood dream

OPINION | BOYCOTT OF NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING INAUGURATION IS FUTILE

Test Of Legislative Majority Futile To Decide Who Is 'Real' Shiv Sena; ECI's Recognition Will Apply Prospectively : Supreme Court

BJP candidate makes futile attempts to pull back JD(S) nominee in Chamarajanagar

Piecemeal efforts to curb bad air are futile

Kylian Mbappe dismisses Emiliano Martinez’s ‘futile’ taunts during World Cup celebrations

Museums must encourage viewers to look into an object from multiple vantage points

Setting Up POCSO Fast Track Courts Will Be Futile Unless More Judges Are Appointed : Justice BV Nagarathna

After a year’s futile wait for Border Roads Organisation, villagers in Mizoram start repairing 18-km road

Combing operation for elusive tiger in Wayanad proves futile