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A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by a former Marine and Trump supporter who claimed he was made a scapegoat by the network after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection

Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that all measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-IV), except those affecting schools, will remain in force until 2 December. The court emphasised the urgency of taking action against officials responsible for «serious lapses» in implementing these anti-pollution measures. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) informed the court that show-cause notices had been issued to the Delhi Police Commissioner, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner, and the Delhi Transport Department for failing to comply with orders aimed at curbing air pollution in the capital. The court criticised the authorities, citing a report that revealed an «abject failure» to enforce GRAP-IV restrictions effectively.

Supreme Court has flagged the concerning trend of criminalising soured consensual relationships, ruling that a woman in a long-term extramarital affair cannot accuse the man of rape based on an alleged false promise of marriage. «There is a troubling pattern of consensual relationships turning sour and being criminalised,» the court said while quashing a seven-year-old FIR filed by Vanita S. Jadhav against Mahesh Damu Khare in Mumbai, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and N. Kotiswar Singh stated. The court emphasised that complaints of breach of promise to marry must be filed promptly, not after years of a continued physical relationship.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 29 June 2023, the US Supreme Court ended the use of affirmative action, ruling that race could no longer be considered a factor in university admissions. This order reversed a two-decade-old Supreme Court decision that upheld the University of Michigan Law School’s policy of giving weightage to race as a factor in assembling a diverse student body.

Wendy Williams‘ health appears to be in steep decline, with her guardian claiming the former TV host is “permanently incapacitated” following her diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

An angry Rudy Giuliani lost his cool in the courtroom Tuesday, lashing out at the judge overseeing his defamation payout, saying “I can’t pay my bills.”

In its first detailed argument to the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Google said the trial judge made legal errors that unfairly benefited the plaintiff, «Fortnite» maker Epic Games. Requiring a «dramatic redesign» of Google Play and its mobile-device operating system Android will hurt app developers and consumers, Google said in its court filing.

Ghaziabad Police on Wednesday told the Allahabad High Court that it has added a new charge against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. The charge for “endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India” was made under relevant sections of the IT Act in their October 8 FIR. The statement came when the high court was hearing the journalist's plea seeking to quash the FIR against him over sharing a video clip of Narsinghanand. Zubair’s lawyer Vrinda Grover said, “When the matter was being heard on Monday, the state (UP Police) kept saying that they had added more sections to the FIR. The court then asked them to put it on record. This morning, when they filed an affidavit, the Investigating Officer informed the court that they have added two new sections —152 and 66 of the IT act.”

Erik Solheim, former Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, has strongly criticised the US government's recent report accusing individuals connected to the Adani Group of discussing bribes to secure solar energy contracts in India. The report has sparked global debate, and Solheim has labelled it a clear case of «American overreach.» He further questioned, «When will American overreach stop?» as he addressed the media coverage of the case. The US report alleges that certain Adani Group-linked individuals had discussed bribes to secure contracts. However, Solheim pointed out that these claims lack substantive evidence of actual bribe payments or involvement from top Adani leaders. Solheim added that such actions by the US government could not only undermine India's energy transition but also harm one of its largest economic drivers.

In Silicon Valley, tech leaders are eagerly seeking positions or introductions to the department, even though for now it is not an actual part of government, but a loose grouping that Elon Musk named after an internet meme. On his social media platform, X, Musk posted a «Godfather»-style photo of himself as the «Dogefather,» asking government employees, «What did you get done this week?» And in Washington, a House subcommittee has been announced to help push through President-elect Donald Trump's vision, announced Nov. 12, for a department that would slash the $6.7 trillion federal budget.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's telecom sector is a critical pillar of the country’s digital economy. It provides services to over 1.2 billion people and contributes significantly to the country's GDP.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s bankruptcy regulator and the central government will consider making mediation mandatory between defaulting companies and their creditors before moving proceedings into bankruptcy courts, two persons informed about the development said.

Federal prosecutors in Tennessee say two tax preparers submitted $65 million in false claims for refunds under programs designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them

Two companies have cut ties with Conor McGregor after a civil court jury in Ireland ruled last week that he must pay nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) to a woman who accused the mixed martial arts fighter of raping her

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. walked away from a plan to acquire Grifols SA, ending months of negotiations to take over the Spanish blood-plasma company.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder's bail in the Toshakhana case last week, these eight cases were the ones that he was arrested for and it was anticipated that in case he got bail, he might come out of jail. The 72-year-old has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail since August last year. Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Special Judge Manzar Ali Gill held the hearing of the cases, including the one involving the attack on Corps Commander House Lahore.

P Chidambaram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the cognisance of money laundering charges against him by a trial court in the INX Media case and argued the mandatory sanction to prosecute him wasn't obtained. Senior counsel N Hariharan appearing for the Congress leader argued that in 2021, when the trial court took cognisance of the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following the filing of a chargesheet, requisite sanction was not been obtained by the ED for prosecuting him in the case. It was argued that since Chidambaram was a public servant at the time when the alleged offence took place, the agency was bound to have obtained sanction in terms of the provisions of the CrPC and the PMLA. The ED counsel said in the money laundering case, the allegations against the accused could not be part of discharge of any official duty.

Supreme Court is likely to consider on December 3 the sealed cover report allegedly on unsatisfactory performance and other materials against two women civil judges terminated from services by the Madhya Pradesh government. The top court, on November 11, 2023, had taken a suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the termination of services of six women civil judges by the state government for their alleged unsatisfactory performance. A bench headed by Justice B V Nagarathna, on July 23, asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to reconsider its decision of terminating the services of judicial officers.

Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said the central empowered committee (CEC), which has recommended against the plying of private buses on the Pakhro-Moreghatti-Kalagarh-Ramnagar Forest road, should also think about the people residing there. «You (CEC) have to take a very balanced view. You can't think only about the animals. You also have to think a bit about human beings also,» the bench said. The top court was hearing a petition against the national park's decision to allow a privately operated buses to ply within the core area of the tiger reserve.

Dhanush’s production company, Wunderbar Films, has initiated a civil suit in the Madras High Court against Nayanthara, her husband-director Vignesh Shivan, and their company Rowdy Pictures. The case revolves around alleged copyright infringement linked to the Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale, which includes visuals from the 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.