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Harvey Weinstein, the former film producer who had been convited for rape and sex crimes, has achieved a significant legal victory. According to a report by The Associated Press, his 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by the New York Court of Appeal. However, the decision has sparked a fresh wave of controversy and uncertainty regarding his future legal battles and the ongoing ordeal for survivors of sexual assault.

Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line

technical clarifications from the Election Commission of India (ECI). During the hearing, the bench had extensively interacted with an Election Commission official to understand the workings of the EVMs and VVPATs and their security features, Live Law reported. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) is one of the petitioners who sought a reversal of the Election Commission's 2017 decision to replace the transparent glass on VVPAT machines with an opaque glass through which a voter can see the slip only when the light is on for seven seconds.

husband has no control over his wife's 'stridhan' (woman's property) and while he may use it during the time of his distress, he has a moral obligation to return it to his wife, the Supreme Court has reiterated while directing a man to pay Rs 25 lakh to a woman in return for her lost gold. The woman in this case claimed that 89 sovereigns of gold were gifted to her by her family at the time of marriage. Additionally, after the wedding, her father gave a cheque for Rs 2 lakh to her husband. According to the woman, on the first night of their marriage, the husband took custody of all her jewellery and entrusted the same to his mother under the garb of safekeeping. She alleged that all the jewellery was misappropriated by the husband and his mother to discharge their pre-existing financial liabilities. The Family Court, in 2011, held that the husband and his mother had indeed misappropriated the appellant's gold jewellery and that she was entitled to recoup the loss caused to her by the said misappropriation.

Supreme Court recognised the fundamental right of all citizens to be free from adverse impacts of climate change. This was in the context of a plea by environmentalists to protect the great Indian bustard from encroachment of its natural habitat by companies building wind and solar farms for expanding India's capacity for RE. Meanwhile, a political controversy has flared up on the question of whether private property belongs only to its present owner and his or her inheritor(s), or should return to the public with owner's demise. At the same time, a nine-bench of the Supreme Court is re-examining its interpretation in 1978 of constitutional rights to private versus public property. Here, too, the question is about the fair redistribution of wealth in society. These cases before the court point to fundamental questions about rule of law in a democracy. In a 'true' democracy, every human — whether she or he is wealthy or not, or having formal higher education or not — has an equal vote with others, and all voices must be heard while framing laws.

Essel Group entities Primcomm Media Distribution Ventures Ltd and Essel Homes Pvt Ltd under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) after Gnex Realtech Pvt Ltd, an affiliate entity, defaulted on its dues of Rs 260 crore where these companies provided corporate guarantee. The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), in applications filed by Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd, also appointed Ravi Prakash Ganti as interim resolution professional (IRP) for these companies.

Faridabad Court has issued another notice against Sandeep Maheshwari for allegedly making comments despite restrictions imposed by the court in the Vivek Bindra case. In its orders on December 22, 2023, and February 5, 2024, the court prohibited both parties from making negative remarks or engaging in campaigns against each other, whether online or offline. However, despite these orders, Sandeep Maheshwari purportedly held public meetings. According to the notice, Sandeep Maheshwari is required to appear before the court on May 28th. The origin of this legal conflict can be traced back to a video released by Maheshwari on December 11, 2023, which sparked a series of exchanges in the form of posts and videos between the two. Subsequently, in December 2023, Bindra filed a case in Faridabad.

Instagram influencer Jebara Igbara, known as  “ Jay Mazini, ”  has been sentenced to seven years in prison for orchestrating a multi-million dollar crypto Ponzi scheme.

Also read: Centre to soon bring amendments to IT rules to curb deepfakes The company said that complying with the rule would require storing vast numbers of messages for extended periods, which no other country mandates. It said the rule exceeded the scope of its parent law, the Information Technology Act, which does not mandate breaking encryption.

The former Instagram influencer known as “Jay Mazini” has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting he stole millions of dollars in various investment scams

Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. has received President Joe Biden’s official signoff

For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring

Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, attention has already turned to the potential leads for the show's fourth installment.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange aims to attract listings from Asian startups, leveraging the market’s recent ascent to record highs and positioning itself as a preferred fundraising destination for companies outside Japan. Under a new initiative, the exchange is working with banks and other partners to select a few startups from other parts of Asia this summer to help them grow their business for potential initial public offerings down the road, said Hiromi Yamaji, group chief executive of Japan Exchange Group, the parent company of the Tokyo exchange. “We want them to use the Japanese market as a springboard to become a global company," Yamaji said in a recent interview.

WhatsApp LLC and its parent company Facebook Inc, now Meta, challenging the 2021 Information Technology (IT) rules for social media intermediaries requiring the messaging app to trace chats and make provisions to identify the first originator of information. Observing that the matter would have to be argued by the parties, a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked if the issue has been considered in any other country. «There is no such rule anywhere else in the world. Not even in Brazil,» the lawyer appearing for WhatsApp said, adding that the requirement was against the privacy of users and the rule was introduced without any consultation.

Mridula Katheria, the wife of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Etawah MP Ram Shankar Katheria, has filed nomination papers as an Independent candidate for the Etawah Lok Sabha seat, just four days after her husband filed his nomination from the same seat.

Uday Kotak built his Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. over decades to become Asia’s richest banker. After India’s regulator slapped his bank with a surprise ban, he’s facing one of his biggest tests yet — and a dip in wealth. The lender’s shares tumbled as much as 13% on Thursday after it was barred from adding new customers through its digital channels and from issuing fresh credit cards. As the largest shareholder with a stake of almost 26%, the billionaire founder bore the heaviest brunt from the selldown, the most in four years.

he is ready to withdraw the suit "if Moitra makes a statement that she will not make a statement against him which are palpably false", Bar and Bench Reported. Dehadrai alleged that the former MP from West Bengal made defamatory comments against him and said in interviews to the media that he is “jobless" and “jilted". Reacting to this, advocate Samudra Sarangi, who appeared for Moitra, said that "he will obtain instructions on the same".

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crashed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. The Israeli made `Heron’ Drone crashed during a routine training sortie. According to the Indian Air Force a Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident.

Laboratory service provider Labcorp on Wednesday announced that it will acquire Softbank-backed Invitae Corp’s assets auctioned through a voluntary bankruptcy protection process, a few months after the genetic test maker filed for bankruptcy.

companies making exaggerated claims about their wellness products. These are indeed welcome developments. The Patanjali order involves a case between the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Union of India where the former alleged that Ramdev had made statements labelling allopathy as “stupid and bankrupt science".