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protests in Kerala against implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Wednesday decided to pursue legal measures aligned with the state government's stance against the contentious law. According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the Advocate General has been tasked with initiating legal proceedings in the matter, further to the original suit that is before the Supreme court. «The state government has already filed an original suit before the Supreme Court under Article 131 of the Constitution. As the central government has proceeded with the notification of rules under the CAA, the state is preparing for additional legal action through the Supreme Court,» it said.

Election Commission has received details from the State Bank of India (SBI) related to the electoral bonds and will share all relevant information in time, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Wednesday. The assertion comes in the wake of the Supreme Court directing the SBI to submit the details of the electoral bonds purchased since April 12, 2019 to the EC. SBI is the authorised financial institution to issue the electoral bonds. «The SBI was supposed to submit the data by March 12. They have given to us the details in time. I will go back and look at the data (and) would definitely disclose it in time,» Kumar told reporters here.

Mukhtar Ansari joined the court proceedings via video conference from Banda Jail, where he is currently lodged. The order was passed by the special MP-MLA court of judge Awanish Gautam, district government counsel Vinay Singh said. The case against Mukhtar Ansari was registered under IPC sections 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), along with provisions of the Arms Act at Mohammadabad police station of Ghazipur district in December 1990, News agency PTI quoted Vinay Singh.

Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was instructed to give up his Canadian passport as part of a revised bail agreement, court documents filed Monday showed.

Axis Bank on Wednesday opposed before the Delhi High Court BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into an alleged fraud committed by the bank to make «undue profits» through sale and purchase of shares in Max Life Insurance. Senior counsel for Axis Bank as well as Max Life told a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan that the PIL by the former BJP MP was not maintainable as the issue squarely fell in the realm of a commercial transaction between private entities. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Axis Bank and its related companies, argued that the PIL does not state the «class» of individuals for whose benefit it has been filed when the aggrieved shareholders, if any, were capable of coming to court. Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, who appeared for Max companies, asserted that the transaction, which was a purely commercial arrangement, has been looked into by the sector regulator.

Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh recently broke his silence on rumours of his wife’s pregnancy. Taking to Facebook on Tuesday, Singh requested fans of the slain singer-rapper not to pay heed to speculations about their family and to wait for an official confirmation from him. “We are thankful to Sidhu's fans, who are concerned about our family. But we plead there are so many rumours going around about our family, but they are not to be believed. Whatever news is there, the family will share with you all,” he wrote in Punjabi.

National Savings Certificate is regarded as one of the most widely used savings tools. NSC stands for National Savings Certificate. It is a government-sponsored investment scheme that combines guaranteed returns with tax breaks. Conservative investors seeking low-risk investing opportunities with a steady income can consider NSC. PPF, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi and other small savings schemes' rates announced for April-June quarter; check here What is the NSC latest interest rate

SBI submits electoral bonds data: A timeline of what has happened so far The Act effectively replaced the Chief Justice of India (CJI) with a cabinet minister as one of the three members of the selection panel. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Act in December 2023.

Prosus NV, General Atlantic, Sofina, and Peak XV Partners, who have filed a case before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against Byju's $200 million rights issue. These investors allege that the issue suppresses their rights and accuse the company of mismanagement.

PTI. Owaisi suggested that CAA should not be seen alone but together with NPR (National Population Register) and NRC (National Register of Citizens). He said, “This government is making rules after four years.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has filed a lawsuit against its former Vice President of Infrastructure, Dipinder Singh Khurana, also known as T S Khurana, for allegedly stealing confidential documents before joining a «stealth» AI cloud computing startup, as reported by Bloomberg. The lawsuit, filed on February 29 in a California state court, accuses Khurana of violating his contract and engaging in «brazenly disloyal» conduct, according to Bloomberg. Khurana, who worked at Meta for 12 years, allegedly uploaded a «trove of proprietary, susceptible, confidential, and non-public documents about Meta's business and employees» to his personal Google Drive and Dropbox accounts just before leaving the company, the lawsuit claims. These documents reportedly include information related to employee pay and performance and non-public business contracts.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan could be a reality for those interested. But, it comes with a hefty price tag. In Mumbai's posh Juhu area, a bungalow near Bachchan's famed residence Jalsa will soon be auctioned off.

Top events of the day: PM Modi will initiate semiconductor projects in Gujarat and Assam. Karnataka HC to review Byju’s case. Haryana CM to prove majority.

second straight Democratic nomination Tuesday and set up an all-but-certain rematch with the predecessor he blames for destabilizing the country. Biden became his party's presumptive nominee when he won enough delegates in Georgia. That pushed Biden's count past 1,968 for a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August, where his nomination will be made official.

MUMBAI : Zee Entertainment Enterprises has rejected the recommendations of proxy advisory firm IiAS, after the latter asked investors to vote against ratifying the appointment of two of the company’s three newly-inducted independent directors. IiAS had recommended investors to vote against the appointment of Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti and Uttam Prakash Agarwal, citing alleged conflict of interest and ongoing criminal charges, respectively. However, a Zee spokesperson told Mint that IiAS’ recommendation was misleading and incorrect.

IUML), a Kerala-based political party, has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The Centre on Monday notified the rules which effectively brought into force the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 (CAA). The IUML was one of the petitioners which, in 2019, had challenged the CAA in the top court.

Hapur mob lynching case wherein 45-year-old Qasim was lynched by a group on the «rumour» of cow slaughter while 65- year-old Samiuddin was brutally assaulted. The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Hapur convicted the ten accused under sections 302/149, 307/149, 147, 148 and 153A of the Indian Penal Code. They were sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of ₹58,000 each. Notably, the families of the victims had not sought a death sentence for the convicts and said that they did not have any enmity against the accused and only wanted justice.

A former Jacksonville Jaguars financial manager who pled guilty to stealing more than $22 million from the NFL franchise through its virtual credit card program was sentenced to 78 months in prison

The National Small Business Association has won a court challenge against the Corporate Transparency Act, a law designed to combat money laundering

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir met the visiting delegation of the Election Commission of India in Srinagar on Tuesday and urged it to hold assembly elections concurrently with the Lok Sabha elections. The ECI team, led by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar, arrived in Srinagar on a three-day visit and held interactions with parties, including National Conference, People's Democratic Party, Congress, BJP and CPI (M). The Panthers Party delegation, led by Harsh Dev Singh, was not allowed to meet the ECI team. The party protested outside the meeting venue in Srinagar, alleging «BJP-ECI nexus» is ruining the democratic institution. Leaders of other parties said the ECI delegation heard their suggestions with passion and its attitude seemed to be «considerate».

By David Shepardson