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TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months was unconstitutional

A Native American tribe is trying to persuade a U.S. judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona

Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces and begged his family's forgiveness, French media reported. Dominique Pelicot had been due to testify last week in a case that has shocked France, but his appearance was delayed due to health issues. He appeared in court with a cane. «I am guilty of what I did,» Dominique Pelicot, 71, said, according to French media, whose reporters who were in the courthouse. «I pray for my wife, my children, my grandchildren to accept my apologies. I regret what I did, I ask for your forgiveness, even if it is not forgivable.»

Arvind Kejriwal is set to tender resignation after meeting with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The newly appointed leader of the legislative party will simultaneously stake a claim for the post of Chief Minister. The new Chief Minister comes after Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign and would not resume the CM's post until the people of Delhi declared him «honest.» Read More: Atishi's journey to the top: From an activist, advisor and AAP’s force to the next CM of Delhi

RG Kar hospital rape-murder case said, there is still time to complete the investigation and CBI needs to be given adequate time. «They are not sleeping over,» said the court as per a report by Live Law. The court said, nobody can say that CBI destroyed anything related to crime scene or 27 minutes of CCTV footage. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for CBI told the Supreme Court that Wikipedia is still showing the name and photo of victim. To this CJI Chandrachud said, «We will pass an order, the name and photo cannot be there.»

Tupperware Brands is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the plans. The company's shares were down 15.8% at 43 cents after the bell. They closed down 57%. Founded in 1946 by chemist Earl Tupper, the company's popularity exploded in the 1950s as women of the post-war generation held «Tupperware parties» at their homes to sell food storage containers as they sought empowerment and independence.

RG Kar SC hearing LIVE Updates: The Supreme Court bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will continue hearing the case of rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College.

Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh did not fire any shots, never had Trump in his line of sight and sped away after an agent who spotted him shot in his direction, officials said. He was arrested in a neighboring county. Routh, 58, appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach to face federal firearms charges, starting a criminal case in the final weeks of a presidential race already touched by violence and upheaval. Though no one was injured, the episode marked the second attempt on Trump's life in as many months, raising questions about the security provided to him during a time of amped-up political rhetoric and what the Secret Service chief called an «unprecedented and hyper-dynamic threat environment.»

Kerala government has denied reports circulating in the media regarding the funds spent in connection with the Wayanad disaster, calling it factually incorrect, per an official release from Kerala CMO. The release said that the state government had submitted a memorandum to the central government seeking immediate additional assistance for the disaster. Preliminary estimates of the necessary expenses for various aspects were clearly stated in the memorandum. However, these estimates are now being misrepresented in the media as actual expenditure in the disaster-affected areas, which is untrue, the release added. The figures in the memorandum, prepared according to the guidelines of the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), have been misinterpreted, which undermines the state government's efforts to secure central assistance for the Wayanad landslide disaster, the release said.

RG Kar Hospital issue and the state administration, led by the chief minister, ended on a positive note, according to people privy to the developments. The chief minister is said to have appealed to the junior doctors to resume work at the earliest. However, the doctors have said that they will take a final call only after discussions. The state has agreed to address issues related to strengthening the health infrastructure and providing necessary infrastructure for doctors, people in the know have said. The junior doctors submitted a memorandum to chief minister Mamata Banerjee during their meeting which started at around 7 pm and continued for almost three hours. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar and Junior Health Minister (MoS) Chandrima Bhattacharya were present at Monday's meeting. However, the state government officials said that the junior doctors' demand seeking the resignations of the Commissioner of Police, Director of Medical Education (DME) and Health Secretary, involved an administrative process.

A'ja Wilson became the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a season when she finished with 29 in the Las Vegas Aces' 84-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Wilson hit a pull-up from the elbow with 2 minutes left in the game to reach the mark. Earlier this week, the Aces' star broke the single-season scoring record that Jewell Loyd set last year. Las Vegas called timeout about 30 seconds later and her teammates mobbed Wilson. She then went out on the court and acknowledged a loud ovation from the crowd, clapping her hands.

Donald Trump is coming for his first campaign rally after surviving a second failed assassination, for the US presidential election,2024.

BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, once one of the most prominent media figures in Britain, was given a suspended prison sentence on Monday for indecent images of children on his phone. Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in Westminster Magistrates' Court in July to three counts of making indecent images of children, a charge related to photos sent to him on the WhatsApp messaging service by a convicted pedophile. Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring sentenced Edwards to a six-month prison term suspended for two years.

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea of the Muslim side against the Allahabad High Court order rejecting their petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar will hear the plea filed by the Committee of Management Trust, Shahi Masjid Idgah against the August 1 order of the high court. The mosque management committee's plea has been filed through advocate RHA Sikander. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea challenging the maintainability of 18 cases related to the temple-mosque dispute in Mathura, and ruled that the «religious character» of Shahi Idgah needs to be determined.

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S N Kalyani in favour of her son Kalyani Group Chairman, Baba Kalyani, and he has nothing to do with any of the litigations that his mother had initiated during her lifetime, the group said on Monday. Refuting reports that alleged that Baba Kalyani coerced his mother and exercised undue influence, a group spokesperson said the claims made in an affidavit of late S N Kalyani as produced by Gaurishankar Kalyani, Baba Kalyani's brother «are fabricated, incorrect and denied». «Baba Kalyani will appropriately represent his case before the Pune District Court,» the spokesperson said in a statement. Late S N Kalyani and Gaurishankar Kalyani (and his family) have been staying at their residence Parvti Nivas, when she made her will in 2012. Hence, all allegations insinuating that Baba Kalyani coerced her and exercised undue influence are incorrect and denied, it added.

Adani Group on Monday clarified in a press release that the company or its subsidiaries had not issued any statement regarding Kenya. It said that multiple fraudulent press releases were circulating, including one titled 'Adani Group Denounces Baseless Accusations and Threats', regarding the Group's presence in the African country. The Group said that this was deceitful and urged everyone to «disregard these fake fraudulent releases completely». The release added that it would take legal action against anyone involved in spreading false narratives.

West Bengal government invited the protesting junior doctors to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat, to end the impasse over junior doctor's protest, which entered its seventh day in front of State Health Department Headquarters 'Swasthya Bhawan" and crossed 38 days. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has said in his letter that this is the «fifth and last» time the government is reaching out to the junior doctors for the meeting. "...This is the fifth and final time we are reaching out to you for a meeting between the Honourable Chief Minister and your delegates," the Chief Secretary writes in his letter, adding «In view of the Honourable Supreme Court order dated 9th September 2024, directing junior doctors to resume duties by 5 PM on the 10th September 2024, it is our bounden duty, as law-abiding citizens, to follow and adhere to the apex court's directive.» The junior doctors have been stressing on a five-point demand from the beginning of the protest. The demands include the resignation of the Commissioner of Police, Director of Medical Education (DME), Health Secretary and justice of RG Kar deceased PGT doctor who were brutally raped and murdered on August 9. Following the letter, junior doctors are holding general Body meetings.

Artificial Intelligence, proportionality and data analysis to take advantage, Supreme Court judge Sanjiv Khanna said here on Monday. Addressing the third convocation of the Maharashtra National Law University Aurangabad, he said there are 5.5 crore cases pending in courts across the country, including 83,000 in the Supreme Court. «There are 1700 law colleges. Around 1 lakh advocates get enrolled every year. There are about 15 lakh advocates enrolled by the bar council. Advocates not only need to argue these cases but also have to man the courts as judges and members of tribunals. Hence, there is huge opportunity waiting for you,» Justice Khanna said. «Emerging areas like technology and artificial intelligence, data creation and data analysis, proportionality are important for legislative and executive policy as well as judicial determination,» he said, adding law cannot be understood in isolation and would need interdisciplinary study. The legal profession is not a business but one that demands integrity, perseverance and a deep sense of responsibility, with the main aim being to maintain ethics, honour and dignity, he asserted.

shipping vessels, with the government considering removing special exemption for fishing vessels under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002, said people familiar with the matter. The government is also reviewing other provisions of the law to fast-track the recovery process, said an official. «We are in discussion with stakeholders on various aspects of the SARFAESI Act. One of them is to amend the Act for shipping vessels,» the official said.

Gaurishankar Kalyani, brother of Baba Kalyani, has filed an affidavit in the Pune Civil Court challenging the execution of his late mother Sulochana Kalyani's 2012 will. Gaurishankar produced a new will dated December 9, 2022, containing several serious accusations against Baba Kalyani. In the affidavit, the late Sulochana reportedly wrote Baba had taken control of most of the family's wealth, leaving her and her husband, Neelkanth Kalyani, with a small portion. «Between 1992 and 1994, Baba seized control of several companies, including Bharat Forge and Kalyani Steels, from my husband. After 1994, we were left with only a small share of the wealth my husband had built,» affidavit states. Gaurishankar's affidavit responds to affidavits filed by Madan Takale and Shrikrishna Adivarekar seeking probate of Sulochana's 2012 will. The case is set to be heard in Pune on October 9, 2024.