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A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor

Online fast-fashion giant Shein is suing its competitor Temu once again, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, product images and engaging in other types of fraud

Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday wrote a letter to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda requesting an Act for the protection of healthcare professionals. «We demand that the draft bill 2019 incorporating the amendment clauses of the Epidemic Diseases Amendment Act, 2020 and the Code Grey Protocol of Kerala Government 'Prevention Management of Violence against Healthcare workers' be proclaimed as an ordinance to instill confidence into the minds of the Doctors of India,» read the letter by IMA.

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A ban on noncompete agreements that would have widespread impact on employment across industries has been struck down in court.

The stepbrother of a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. associate was sentenced to a year of probation for trading on inside tips taken from the investment bank and from Blackstone Inc. 

Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 86 others on charge of attacking a procession in Sylhet citywhich left several people shot and injured during the recent mass protests on August 4, taking the number of cases against her after her ouster to 33. Juber Ahmed, acting president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's Sylhet city unit, filed the case with the court of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Suman Bhuiya. Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana is also an accused in the case. According to the case statement, the accused attacked a peaceful rally, brought out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its associate organisations in Sylhet City's Bandarbazar area on August 4, which left several shot and injured, The Daily Star newspaper said.

Editor’s note (June 20th 2024): The Supreme Court has ruled in Moore v United States, upholding the tax at issue (the “mandatory repatriation tax"). The court declined to weigh in on the constitutionality of a tax on unrealised gains. What is income, really? Ask an economist and they might describe “Haig-Simons" income—the value of a person’s consumption of goods and services, plus the change in their net worth over a certain period. A lawyer might refer to Section 61(a) of the IRS Code 26, which defines “gross" income as “all income from whatever source derived", including but not limited to commission, interest, property deals and wages.

Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, marking the 10th day of their indefinite strike over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in a Kolkata hospital. «It's very important to understand that we are fighting for better working conditions in our own workplace,» one of the protesting doctors said. Elective services in several government hospitals across the city have remained suspended due to the protests. Resident doctors arrived at Jantar Mantar at 11 am for the protest, marking their second gathering there after Saturday.

Supreme Court ruling on SC/ST reservations. The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti announced the Bharat Bandh as a mark of protest against the SC's ruling on SC/ST reservations. The Patna Police baton charged the people protesting in support of a day-long 'Bharat Bandh' on Wednesday against the SC's recent judgement. An atmosphere similar to lockdown is also being seen in Rajasthan's Bikaner district. The people from the SC/ST community are monitoring by forming groups to make the shutdown successful. The police administration is also keeping a close watch on the area with full alertness so that no unusual incident takes place. The SC/ST people took out a procession from Kote Gate to the collector's office.

MUMBAI : NMDC Ltd clocked an Ebitda growth of 18% year-on-year (y-o-y) for the June quarter (Q1FY25), beating Street’s estimates. This growth was driven by higher realisation, up 9.3%, lower royalty expenses and other operating costs. However, the company faces near-term headwinds, with the recent cut in prices reflecting global supply overhang.

Shiloh, the daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has been granted her request to legally change her name and officially be known as Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.

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Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups to protest against the Supreme Court's recent verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs). The party also accused the BJP and the Congress of colluding to end reservation. It said these parties and others should understand the necessity of reservation and not play with it. «BSP supports the Bharat Bandh because there is anger and resentment against the Supreme Court's August 1 decision regarding the sub-classification of SC/ST and the creamy layer among them due to the conspiracy against reservation by parties like BJP and Congress and their collusion to make it ineffective and eventually end it,» BSP president Mayawati said in a post in Hindi on X. «In this regard, the people of these classes will submit a memorandum to the government today as part of the Bharat Bandh and strongly demand that the changes made in reservation be abolished through a constitutional amendment...,» she said.

Mahua Moitra launched an attack on BJP by claiming that ED and CBI are only for opposition and opposition ruled states. The jibe is in connection to the recent Kolkata rape-murder trajedy that sent shockwaves across the nation. In the early stages, Calcutta High Court had transferred the investigation to federal probe agency, CBI from Kolkata police. «Why isn’t Maharashtra Governor flying to Delhi? Why is this not handed over to @CBIHeadquarters

lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lower court judge who dismissed the proposed class action should have assessed whether reasonable Chrome users consented to letting Google collect their data when they browsed online. Tuesday's 3-0 decision followed Google's agreement last year to destroy billions of records to settle a lawsuit claiming the Alphabet unit tracked people who thought they were browsing privately, including in Chrome's «Incognito» mode.

Bharat Bandh 2024 Live Updates: Several groups and organisations have called for a strike today to oppose the Supreme Court ruling on SC/ST reservations. Services, school operations are likely to be affected in Rajasthan, Kerala, and other states.

Supreme Court that it has recovered outstanding taxes from the Congress. The I-T department had issued a demand notice to the Congress for recovery of nearly ₹105 crore as outstanding taxes. The development took place during the resumed hearing of a plea filed by Congress against a Delhi High Court order refusing to interfere with the order of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). However, the HC had permitted Congress to move a fresh application for stay before ITAT. The SC today questioned the rationale behind the high court sending the Congress back to ITAT and not exercising its own (HC) jurisdiction.

Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+

Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders