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The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is charged with murder as an act of terrorism

TikTok is asking the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agrees to sell it

European Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’s presidential election

Small business owners should not forget about a rule that requires them to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, by Jan. 1

A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested again in Buffalo

Singh, a Rajya Sabha member, had recently addressed a press conference in Delhi where he allegedly made allegations against Sulakshana Sawant, the wife of CM Pramod Sawant. Sulakshana Sawant filed a complaint in the civil court at Bicholim in north Goa. The ad-hoc civil judge heard the suit and issued a notice to Sanjay Singh, returnable on January 10, 2025.

After years of lagging returns and more recent concerns over U.S. office loans, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has turned a corner with investors. Chief executive Victor Dodig says he won’t put that at risk with acquisitions that reduce shareholder value.

Darshan Thoogudeepa and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. A proposal will be submitted to the state government in this regard, he said. The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to Darshan, who is accused number 2 in the case. The bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty had also granted bail to Darshan's friend Pavithra Gowda, who is accused number 1, and other accused — R Nagaraju, Anu Kumar alias Anu, Lakshman M, Jagadeesh alias Jagga and Pradoosh S Rao.

Britain’s government has approved the sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time in its 500-year history

Former talk show host Carlos Watson has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in the federal financial conspiracy case surrounding his once-buzzy Ozy Media

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner had alleged that personal information of some users was being disclosed to Facebook's personality quiz app, This is Your Digital Life, as part of the broader scandal. The breaches were first reported by the Guardian in early 2018, and Facebook received fines from regulators in the United States and the UK in 2019.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Top Japanese conglomerates and investment firms are ploughing money into India, putting unsavoury episodes of the past behind them. While Japan's SoftBank has been investing in Indian startups for years, the biggest bets from some of the recent entrants are in financial services and new-age companies, multiple investment bankers said.

Mallikarjun Kharge while participating in the Constitution debate, attacked the ruling BJP for promoting "hate politics". Kharge also responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's «jumla» charge at the Congress and said that it's his government which was fooling people with false promises. Arguing against the BJP's charges, Kharge said that it was under the Indira Gandhi government in 1971 that the Indian forces divided Pakistan into two parts and liberated Bangladesh. He also urged the Centre to ensure the safeguarding of Hindu minorities in the neighbouring country. He said that BJP leaders keep abusing Jawaharlal Nehru as well as Mahatma Gandhi and then go on to give lectures on probity in public life. «Merely pointing fingers at each other won't help. The Jan Sangh had once aimed to structure the Constitution based on the laws of Manusmriti. This was the intent of the RSS. Those who despise the tricolour, the Ashoka Chakra and the Constitution are lecturing us. On the day the Constitution was implemented, these people burnt the effigies of Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru at Ramlila Maidan. They insult the Nehru-Gandhi family without shame,» he said.

Danity Kane. Richard, through her attorney Lisa Bloom, has filed a lawsuit against Combs, claiming she suffered economic, physical, and emotional harm during her time working with him. According to reports in Radar Online, Richard's decision to come forward was influenced by the viral hotel surveillance footage that surfaced earlier this year, showing Combs allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. Bloom stated that Richard, an accomplished musician, was inspired to share her story after seeing Ventura speak out. According to Bloom, Richard has always been focused on her music but felt compelled to take action to support Ventura and others who have suffered similar experiences.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday that she is resigning from cabinet, hours before she was scheduled to table the Trudeau government’s Fall Economic Statement.

Delhi High Court has directed the chief operating officer and chief executive officer of SpiceJet to appear before it in a plea seeking compliance of over USD 6.03 lakh in payment to the aircraft engines lessors. Justice Manmeet PS Arora «specifically denied» the request of the counsel for judgement debtor, SpiceJet, for the appearance of the two senior officers before the court through video conferencing. «The chief operating officer (COO) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the judgement debtor are directed to remain present in court on the next date of hearing, that is, January 16, 2025,» the court said in its order on December 10. The court was hearing an application by the decree holder and aircraft engine lessor Team France 01 SAS and another, seeking a direction for the compliance of the consent order passed on May 29 wherein the airline was directed to make the payment of USD 6,03,870.82 to the decree holders.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Switzerland has suspended the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) clause in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India, significantly altering the tax treatment of cross-border dividends. Beginning 1 January 2025, dividend payments from Swiss entities to Indian investors will be taxed at 10%, double the current 5%.

Rouse Avenue court on Monday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj in a defamation complaint filed by former Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain. Jain has filed a criminal defamation complaint against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj. He has also filed a civil defamation case against her. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued notice to Swaraj and listed the matter for hearing on December 20 at 11:00 AM.

Supreme Court on Monday said and dismissed a plea against a Gujarat High Court order refusing to suspend certain provisions of a 1991 state law over properties in disturbed areas. While hearing the challenge, Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra, asked, «How can, by an interim order, certain provisions be suspended?» «There is a presumption of constitutionality attached to every enactment,» it observed. The high court on October 28 rejected an application seeking suspension of certain provisions of the Gujarat Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provisions for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in the Disturbed Areas Act, 1991.

When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work