Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a nearly ₹10 lakh fixed deposit of an accused in the alleged leak of medical entrance exam question paper, people in the know said. The agency had launched a probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act based on an FIR registered by CBI. It had issued summons to some … Read more
In her first broadcast interview since joining the nation’s highest court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case, an enforceable code of ethics for her and her colleagues, and how the last two years on the bench have gone as the first ever Black woman to serve as a United States Supreme … Read more
In an unprecedented incident, after the assembly was adjourned on the first day of the Special Session, BJP Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and all others BJP MLAs condoled the death of RGKAR Post Graduate student who was raped and murdered in the hospital premises on August 9. Meanwhile, the assembly special session opens today … Read more
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is in favor of an enforced code of ethics for the Supreme Court. Reuters Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson supported the idea of “an enforceable code” of ethics for Supreme Court justices as a general concept to promote ethical conduct and transparency among judges. She also expressed her concerns on … Read more
This week, one Floridian—Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump—weighed in on how he might vote on the state’s abortion access ballot initiative come November. Florida’s near-total abortion ban went into effect at the beginning of May. The state, helmed by Governor Ron DeSantis, had replaced the 15-week ban with a six-week one, eliminating access before many … Read more
Conventional wisdom has it that within a week or two, Israel may find itself in an unprecedented constitutional crisis since – for close to a year – Israel’s Supreme Court has not had a permanent president from among its members. The last president, Esther Hayut, retired on October 16, 2023, after reaching the age … Read more
Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain is now officially owned by Toronto-based Postmedia Network Inc. On Monday, Postmedia confirmed the closing of its $1-million purchase of SaltWire Network Inc. and the Halifax Herald Ltd. in a short statement on its website. The sale was approved by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge on Aug. 8. Andrew … Read more
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial reason to interfere with the election results and deemed the petition to be without merit. This decision upholds Nitish Kumar’s position as the party president. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi espousing a secular civil code for the nation during his Independence Day speech, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday stressed on the need for a uniform civil code (UCC), saying it is a “constitutional ordainment” as it is mentioned in the Directive Principles. UCC … Read more
Last Updated: August 30, 2024, 11:07 IST Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy. (File image: PTI) This comes after the apex court rebuked the Telangana CM for his remarks on K Kavitha’s bail Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy apologised and expressed his regret for his comments on BRS leader K Kavitha’s bail after the Supreme … Read more
