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The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are ending their proposed $3.8 billion merger after a federal judge blocked the deal, ruling it would hurt competition

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has emerged as a pivotal tool in India's quest to bolster its attractiveness to global investors. By streamlining the process of resolving insolvency cases, the IBC not only facilitates the efficient allocation of capital but also instils confidence in investors regarding the robustness of India's legal and regulatory framework. The Supreme Court recently noted that the principle aims of the IBC are to promote investment, and resolution of insolvencies of corporate persons, firms, and individuals in a time bound manner. The IBC consolidated and amended a web of laws which had led to an ineffective and inefficient mechanism for resolution of insolvencies marked with significant delays. One of the key aspects that enhances India's global appeal is the IBC's provision for cross-border insolvency cases. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code contains provisions enabling cross-border insolvency cases through bilateral agreements and the issuance of letters of request to foreign courts by Adjudicating Authorities (AAs) under section 234 and section 235. Through bilateral agreements and the issuance of letters of request to foreign courts, the IBC enables seamless resolution of insolvency cases involving international stakeholders. This aspect is particularly significant in today's interconnected global economy, where businesses operate across borders, and investment flows transcend geographical boundaries.

Jharkhand Police has handed over a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs to the husband of a Spanish woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Dumka on Friday. According to the police, the Spanish woman was gang-raped in Hansdiha police station limits when she was en route to Nepal from West Bengal. «We did a fast investigation and from the side of district administration, we are providing all the help to them (rape survivor and husband). Under the victim compensation scheme, we have given them Rs 10 lakh. We will try for a speedy trial and conviction of the accused,» Anjaneyulu Dodde, Deputy Commissioner, said on Monday.

Twitter are suing Elon Musk and X Corp., saying they are entitled to a total of more than USD 128 million in unpaid severance payments. Twitter's former CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and General Counsel Sean Edgett claim in the lawsuit filed Monday that they were fired without a reason on the day in 2022 that Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, which he later rebranded X. Because he didn't want to pay their severance, the executives say Musk «made up fake cause and appointed employees of his various companies to uphold his decision.»

right to abortion in its constitution, a historic move heavily criticized by anti-abortion groups. Senators and MPs supported the move by 780 votes against 72 in a special joint vote of the two houses of parliament. Monday's vote enshrined in Article 34 of the French constitution that "the law determines the conditions in which a woman has the guaranteed freedom to have recourse to an abortion".

Tata Motors, Park Hotels, Platinum Industries, Exicom Tele Systems, IIFL Finance among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Tata Motors Tata Motors announced that it will demerge its business into two separate listed entities housing commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles businesses.

Elon Musk last Thursday filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT maker OpenAI – a company he helped to found – and its chief executive Sam Altman. What’s behind the sparring? ET explains. What does Musk’s lawsuit say?

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Supreme Court Monday chided Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks against Sanatana Dharma. A division bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna verbally remarked that Stalin had abused his rights under Articles 19(1)(a) (freedom of speech and expression) and 25 (freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion) of the Constitution by passing such remarks. Stalin had sparked a furore last year by saying that Sanatana Dharma divides people in the name of caste and religion.

Prakash Ambedkar who heads the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has raised questions on the credibility of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance saying that the parties in the opposition alliance especially the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction of the Sena were not willing to give it in writing that they would not join hands with the BJP after the Lok Sabha results. Ambedkar revealed this in a letter to Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar, leader Jitendra Awhad which he posted on ‘X’ social media. According to Ambedkar during the meeting of the Maharashtra opposition leaders, he had suggested that to increase confidence among the voters, a written undertaking should be given to the voters by all the leaders of the opposition alliance that they would not join the BJP in a post poll scenario. Ambedkar wrote, “Your party representative was silent when I had suggested that we give a written undertaking to the voter that after the elections there would be no understanding with the BJP/RSS.”

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₹10 lakh on the State of Rajasthan for what it deemed as harassment of the poor litigant by dragging the case on for years and through various layers of the judiciary. This decision underscores the Supreme Court’s stance against unnecessary legal actions that burden individuals, particularly those with limited resources, and the Indian judicial system.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Supremo Arvind Kejriwal said that he was ready to face questioning by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering probe related to irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case and said that if the central agency wants to, it could telecast the questioning live. Earlier today, in response to the eighth summons of the ED which asked CM Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it on March 4, he wrote a reply to the central agency stating that its summon was «illegal», however, he has agreed to appear before the agency virtually on any date after March 12. «My stand has always been that ED summons are illegal. I have written to them (ED) many times but they have not responded...I have written that I am not hiding anything and am ready to answer all your questions and you can ask through video conferencing. This is my right,» said the CM while addressing the media here.

The fundamental reason for Google suspending Indian apps was the non-payment of its Play Store “service fee"—a charge that Google levies on apps that earn through subscriptions. At the moment, this fee ranges from 11% to 30%. Startups, including Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi.com, have refused to pay up.

Donald Trump is eligible to appear in Colorado’s primary ballot in a milestone 2024 U.S. election case, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying his best to hide the "donation business." The former Congress president's remark came hours after the State Bank of India (SBI) approached the apex court seeking more time to disclose the names of donors. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said, «When the Supreme Court has stated that it is the right of the countrymen to know the truth about electoral bonds, why does SBI want this information not to be made public before the elections?» «Asking for time until 30th June for information that can be retrieved with one click shows that there is nothing black in the pulses; the entire pulses are black,» Gandhi added.

natural gas sector has not reached the end customer, oil minister Hardeep Puri has said, adding that the government will take all measures to ensure compliance by city gas companies. “At the end of the day our objective is, and should always be, to bring the energy, gas to the consumer at the most affordable rates,” Puri said on Monday after distributing letters of intent to the winners of city gas licenses in the North-East and Jammu & Kashmir. “What has been happening so far, and I’m not intending this as a criticism, but whilst the government has taken a number of measures, the full benefit of that pass-through has not come to the customer. And that, I think, can be easily seen if you see what the profit sheets of all the companies are,” he said.

Jaya Prada, declared an «absconder» in connection with two cases related to election code violation, appeared before a court here on Monday and was later granted conditional bail. The actor was the BJP candidate from Rampur in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and was defeated by the Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rampur in 2004 and 2009 on a Samajwadi Party ticket. The SP expelled her subsequently. In these cases, the special MP-MLA court had issued summons several times but the former MP did not appear before it. Subsequently, non-bailable warrants were issued against her seven times, but the police could not produce her before the court. On February 27, the court declared her an «absconder» and directed police to arrest her and produce her before it on March 6.