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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that till now in Assam only one person has applied for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Union Home minister Amit Shah will hold a roadshow in Tinsukia on Tuesday. Sarma while talking to a media person on Monday said, “Till now only one person has applied and that too from Barak valley.”

Mumbai will face double property tax if they fail to display signboards in Marathi or Devanagari script. This was announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today. The BMC further stated that it will revoke the licenses of illuminated boards lacking Marathi or Devanagari lettering, with license renewal costs ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. This enforcement aligns with the Supreme Court's directive and the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Rules. The BMC's decision was approved during a review meeting chaired by BMC commissioner-cum-administrator Bhushan Gagrani in view of the compliance deadline set by the Supreme Court earlier.

New Mexico's mandate for auto dealers to provide an increasing number of electric vehicles for sale across the state will remain in place pending a legal challenge

For three years, many Atlantic City casino workers have been trying to get their elected officials to ban smoking in the gambling halls, to no avail

A trial is set to begin against BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a northwestern Montana town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine

A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and investigating him separately for alleged obstruction

It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up

The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does not have a contract two years after clenching a historic victory in New York City

The northwestern Indiana city of Gary sued several big-name gun manufacturers and retailers in 1999, saying they could do more to prevent illegal firearm sales

K Kavitha in the excise policy case. The BRS leader was seeking bail on account of her 16-year-old son's exams for which he needed his mother's «moral and emotional support». The court of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja heard the submissions made by the counsel appearing for Kavitha and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who appeared for Kavitha claimed that the perspective of a mother is not substitutable by father, sister or brother. «The woman accused in this case has a child whose exams are admittedly in these months, going onto April. It's not that the child is in arms or is toddler. He is 16 years old. The issue is different. It's the moral and emotional support of the mother,» said Singhvi during the court hearing.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to increase the scope of theIncome Tax Department in filing of appeal cases in tribunals and courts. It has been directed by CBDT via a circular dated March 15, 2024, that the tax department can now file appeals with income tax tribunals and courts without considering the tax effect amount for certain specified cases based on the merit of the case. Among the specified cases, one is about penny stocks which falls under the category of cases involving organised tax evasion including cases of bogus capital gain/loss through penny stocks and cases of accommodation entries. «Monetary limits given with regard to filing appeal/SLP shall be applicable to all cases including those relating to TDS/TCS under the Act with the following exceptions where the decision to appeal/file SLP shall be taken on merits, without regard to the tax effect and the monetary limits,» said CBDT in its circular dated March 15, 2024.

Panama Papers Scandal: Twenty-seven people are set to go on trial on Monday for money laundering in connection with the "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the world's wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies. The 2016 revelations rocked governments, exposed high-profile personalities, triggered scores of investigations around the world and dealt a blow to Panama's reputation as an offshore financial hub. The defendants due to go on trial in a Panamanian criminal court include Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca Mora, the founders of the now-defunct law firm at the centre of the scandal.

money laundering in connection with the «Panama Papers» tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the world's wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies. The 2016 revelations rocked governments, exposed high-profile personalities, triggered scores of investigations around the world and dealt a blow to Panama's reputation as an offshore financial hub.

Elon Musk after the mogul criticized the magistrate and accused him of censorship for blocking social media accounts suspected of spreading disinformation. In an order seen by AFP, judge Alexandre de Moraes accused the owner of X of «criminal instrumentalisation» of the platform.

Elon Musk on Sunday called for the resignation or removal of a Brazilian Supreme Court justice whom the billionaire entrepreneur accused of censorship for blocking accounts suspected of spreading disinformation. «This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached,» Tesla and SpaceX boss Musk said of Alexandre de Moraes.

Top Events of The Day: PM Modi to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Total Solar Eclipse today. Meanwhile, SC will hear petition filed by the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Thackeray faction for April 8, NSE will introduce 4 new indices in capital market and F&O segment from April 8 and more PM Modi to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on April 8-9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka on April 8-9.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Sunday opened an inquiry into Elon Musk for obstruction of justice involving social media company X, according to a court document. Musk is challenging a decision by Moraes ordering his social media platform X to block certain accounts.

Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to enter the Monte Carlo Masters singles main draw in 42 years, beating Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina in a three-setter in the final qualifying round here on Sunday. Nagal, ranked 95th in the world, defeated his world number 55 rival 7-5 2-6 6-2 in a gruelling match that lasted two hours and 25 minutes. In the first round of the main draw, he will meet world number 35 Matteo Arnaldi of Italy in the clay court tournament. The 26-year-old Nagal was following the footsteps of the legendary Ramesh Krishnan, who had made it to the main draw of the same tournament in 1982.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday strongly refuted the allegation of mala fide intention while carrying out raids and arrests in a two-year-old blast case during which its team was attacked by an unruly crowd in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district. One NIA officer was injured and a vehicle was damaged on Saturday when the NIA team was going to arrest two persons in the Bhupatinagar blast case, in which three persons were killed in December 2022. «The NIA categorically refuted allegations of mala fide in its Bhupatinagar blast case,» an agency spokesperson said. The NIA spokesperson termed the entire controversy «unfortunate» and made it clear that the attack on its team was «completely unprovoked».

TMC attacks them...it's a party that crushes the law and the Constitution of the country...you saw what happened in Sandeshkhali. Everyone in the country knows it," PM Modi said at a rally in Jalpaiguri. NIA officials were allegedly heckled in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district on Saturday as they continued their investigation in the Bengal 2022 blast case.

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has been «forced by court decisions» to block certain popular accounts in Brazil and is prohibited from giving details of the order, the company said on Saturday. X owner Elon Musk said in a post on the platform, that this order could lead to a total loss of revenue and shut down of the offices in Brazil, promising that he would legally challenge it where possible.