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special Lok Adalat from July 29 to August 3 to facilitate amicable settlement of suitable pending cases. The special Lok Adalat will be organised in the 75th year of the establishment of the apex court, which came into existence on January 26, 1950 with the coming into force of the Constitution. In a statement, the apex court said Lok Adalats are an integral component of judicial system in the country, enhancing alternative dispute resolution as a means of expediting and fostering amicable settlements. «In the 75th year of its establishment, the Supreme Court of India is organising a Special Lok Adalat from July 29, 2024 to August 3, 2024 to facilitate amicable settlements of suitable pending cases,» it said.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said children should not grow up «glorifying criminal acts» in reference to Babri Masjid demolition being tweaked in NCERT textbooks. In a post on 'X', the Hyderabad MP said India's children should know that the Supreme Court called the demolition of Babri Masjid an «egregious criminal act». «The NCERT has decided to replace Babri Masjid with the words „three domed structure.“ It has also decided to call the Ayodhya judgement an example of „consensus.“ India's children should know that the Supreme Court called the demolition of Babri Masjid an egregious criminal act,» Owaisi said. The AIMIM chief further said India's children should know that a functioning masjid was «desecrated» in 1949 and then demolished by a mob in 1992. «They should not grow up glorifying criminal acts,» he said.

Nikhil Gupta, accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against a Sikh extremist on American soil, pleaded not guilty as he was arraigned in federal court in Manhattan. Gupta was extradited to the US from the Czech Republic on June 14, which court records show as the day of his arrest in the US. He made his first appearance in Manhattan federal court before Magistrate Judge James Cott on Monday afternoon for his arraignment and pleaded not guilty. Gupta's attorney Jeffrey Chabrowe entered the «not guilty» plea on his behalf. Gupta is being held in a Brooklyn detention facility. Gupta is charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each charge.

Tata Consultancy Services: TCS announced that it has received an adverse judgment from the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The court ruled that TCS is liable for a total of $194.2 million, which includes $56,151,583 in compensatory damages, $112,303,166 in exemplary damages, and $25,773,576.60 in prejudgment interest.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: Online gaming companies hoping for relief from the GST Council on retrospective taxes adding up to ₹1.12 trillion may have to wait longer. The federal indirect tax body is unlikely to consider the industry’s plea during its meeting on Saturday, according to two officials informed about the council’s plans. Companies with games involving real money have been treading a tightrope after authorities last year issued 71 notices for evasion of good and services tax for the period prior to 1 October, when a 28% GST rate was specifically prescribed on the full value of deposits made by players.

₹50,000-60,000 crore, the two people said. LIC, India’s biggest insurer and the largest investor in its stock market, owns assets worth over ₹51 trillion. “For the formal asset sale process, a fresh valuation work for the LIC-owned buildings may be carried out," said the second person.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the majority of Express Inc.’s operations to a consortium led by brand acquisition and management firm WHP Global — providing a lifeline to the struggling retailer and its hundreds of remaining stores

A federal appellate panel says a Michigan state judge will have to decide whether to shut down a portion of an aging petroleum pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac

A federal judge has ruled that BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state

the lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket" subscribers entered its third week. “We have been clear throughout that it is a premium product. Not just on pricing but quality," Goodell said during cross-examination in a Los Angeles courtroom.

The way the NFL can distribute its package of out-of-market games could be decided in federal court as the result of a class-action lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to handle online sports betting in Florida, dealing a blow to the deal’s opponents

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had, last September, filed a charge sheet against three Railway employees, including two engineers and a technician, in connection with the June 2 Balasore train accident last year, which had claimed over 290 lives. The trio was arrested by the agency in July last year. Those charge sheeted were the then senior section engineer (signal) Arun Kumar Mahanta, the then section engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and the then technician Pappu Kumar. All three were posted in Balasore district of Odisha. The trio was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence with common intention and endangering the safety of persons travelling by Railways by wilful act or omission. The charge sheet was filed by the CBI in the court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Bhubaneswar. As per available information, the case is still hanging fire in the trial court.

Yediyurappa for three hours on Monday in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.Yediyurappa appeared before a team of CID, which had summoned him for an inquiry in connection with the case. «He was questioned for three hours,» a CID officer said. The Karnataka High Court on Friday restrained the CID from arresting the veteran BJP leader in connection with the March 14 case.

Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is running a brisk business of trapping Indian defence officials through spies who pose as beautiful girls to lure Indian defence officials. A large number of such cases have come to light in the past few years. Former BrahMos scientist Nishant Agrawal, who was sentenced to life by a sessions court in Nagpur on June 3 for leaking military secrets to Pakistan, is another prominent case of ISI honeytrap. Pankaj Awasthi, Uttar Pradesh ATS investigation officer, said in his deposition during Agrawal's trial that one 'Sejal' had set up a Facebook account from Pakistan. Using this, she chatted with Pakistani operatives and her Indian targets, including Agrawal, TOI has reported.

Gujarat Congress on Monday alleged corruption in the process of allocation of land to industries in two GIDC estates in Bharuch, though the state government refuted the claims as baseless. In June 2023, the GIDC management had declared Saykha and Dahej estates as «saturated» zones, which required allocation of plots to be done only through public auction, but reversed the decision in February this year, Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil told reporters. The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation management declared the two estates as «unsaturated», which meant plots could be allotted at a fixed 'jantri' rate without the need for public auction, he pointed out. This was done to allot land at a throwaway price and thereby commit a scam of Rs 2,000 crore, Gohil alleged and sought an explanation from the BJP government in the state on the reversal of the June 2023 decision. He also sought an investigation into the issue by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court as it had allegedly caused a massive loss to the state exchequer. «When a GIDC is declared as saturated, it requires sale of the remaining plots through auctions, which brings more revenue for the state,» the senior Congress leader said.

Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison

The gun accessory the Supreme Court just ruled on allows a rifle to fire dozens of bullets within seconds

A lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday

Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed the BJP would have won only 40 seats in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha polls if they were held in a free and fair manner. Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray also termed as «fraud» the result of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat where Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar lost by 48 votes to rival Ravindra Waikar of the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. «Our victory was snatched away by misusing the official machinery,» the MLA claimed. Thackeray said his party will move court with a petition challenging the Mumbai North West seat poll result.

NRIs can adopt Indian children only after the children have been rejected for domestic adoption three times. Here’s a step-by-step guide to the adoption process for NRIs, OCI cardholders, and foreign prospective adoptive parents.