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NBC News. She saidthis in reference to an issue that resonates with conservative voters three days prior to South Carolina’s primary contest.

US prosecutors with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials including uranium and weapons-grade Plutonium from Myanmar to other countries, according to a superseding indictment announced Wednesday, The Hill reported. Authorities said they brought the charges against Takeshi Ebisawa after he and other associates in Thailand allegedly showed samples of nuclear material to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent posing as a narcotics and weapons trafficker, the Hill reported. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a press release that the US worked with Thai authorities to seize the nuclear samples, which were subsequently transferred to US law enforcement custody.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the federal government’s argument that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states

The nation’s labor board ruled on Wednesday that Home Depot violated federal labor law when it fired an employee for refusing to remove the hand-drawn “BLM” acronym for “Black Lives Matter” from a work apron

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LiveLaw. The matter was heard by a single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya, who said that there is confusion regarding the naming of the lioness. He posted the matter for hearing at a later date.

Arvind Kejriwal hit out at BJP over the Supreme Court overturning the outcome of the Chandigarh mayoral polls. Quoting from the Bhagavad Gita, Arvind Kejriwal said that God decided to intervene and put an end to the prevailing "adharm (unrighteousness)" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kejriwal said that all the devotees of Lord Ram, Krishna, Shiv-Parvati are with the country and finally, the "adharm" of the BJP will come to an end, and "dharm (righteousness)" will prevail.

irregularities in the February 8 polls, clearing the way for the formation of a coalition government to end the political uncertainty in the country. The apex court also imposed a fine on the petitioner, a former army officer, over his failure to appear before the court. Retired Brigadier Ali Khan last week urged the apex court to order new elections within 30 days to be held under the direct supervision and oversight of the judiciary «to ensure fairness, transparency and accountability». He had also sought a stay order to stop the formation of a new government till the case was decided.

Also Read | Who is Fali Sam Nariman? ‘Bhishma Pitamah’ of lawyer community represented these landmark cases Today, February 21 marks a sombre day for the Indian legal fraternity as eminent jurist and senior advocate, Fali Sam Nariman, breathed his last at the age of 95. Nariman, a distinguished figure who etched his name in Indian legal history, leaves behind a rich legacy that will continue to inspire generations to come. Also Read |Eminent jurist and Senior Supreme Court Lawyer Fali Nariman passes away at 95 “Very sad news.

VirnetX's bid to revive a $502.8 million jury verdict it won against Apple in a dispute over internet-security patents. The justices turned away Zephyr Cove, Nevada-based VirnetX's appeal of a lower court's decision to overturn the verdict against Cupertino, California-based Apple that had been reached by a jury in Tyler, Texas. VirnetX had challenged the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decisions to invalidate its patents.

PTI. This would be the first meeting of the FSDC after the passage of the ₹47.6 lakh crore Budget for 2024-25, focussing on capital expenditure with an outlay of ₹11.11 lakh crore. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Punjab today and meet her Delhi and Punjab counterparts, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann respectively, an official source told PTI on 15 February.

announce the arrest until Friday, and declined to provide any further information.But the Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirmed Mousaly had appeared before the Ontario court of justice in Oshawa.A man by that same name was listed in 2022 as a nuclear operator at Ontario Power Generation, which is headquartered in Oshawa.The company, which is owned by the Ontario government, operates the Pickering and Darlington nuclear power plants, and owns two others that are run by Bruce Power.It said in a statement Tuesday public safety had not been compromised.“Our nuclear stations utilize sophisticated security technology and intelligence to keep our facilities and communities safe,” the statement said.“This includes robust, ‘defense in depth’ security systems to ensure we are prepared to pre-empt or respond to any situation.“These systems worked: immediately upon identifying an information breach, OPG and RCMP implemented measures to mitigate and manage any further unauthorized disclosure.”A source familiar with the investigation told Global News a former employee was accused of making online posts about security vulnerabilities.He is charged under a section that prohibits communicating information the government has taken steps to safeguard to a foreign entity or terrorist group.According to court records, the alleged offence occurred on Jan. 30, 2024.

Returning Officer Anil Masih, who is also a member of the BJP's minority cell, while observing that he tampered with eight ballots that were polled in favour of the AAP candidate and thereby, declaring a BJP candidate, Manoj Kumar Sonkar, as winner. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra physically examined the ballot papers and found that they are not defaced. It directed that Kuldeep Kumar, the AAP candidate, be declared the Chandigarh Mayor with 20 votes (12 votes which he received and 8 which were for him and were defaced by Anil Masih).

A Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an attempt to recover more than $300 million on defaulted business loans by the governor’s family

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of «dirty election manipulation and „institutional sabotage“, Congress leaders on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court has saved democracy with its verdict in the Chandigarh Mayor election case. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi made a scathing attack on BJP after the Supreme Court verdict which quashed the election result and said that AAP's Kuldeep Kumar is the winner in the election for Chandigarh Mayor. Rahul Gandhi said that Returning Officer Anil Masih, who was the Returning Officer for the election, was just a pawn in the conspiracy.

Delhi High Court has upheld the Registrar of Companies’ order that rejected conversion of Reebok India Company from an “Unlimited Liability Company" to a "Limited Liability Company". Dismissing Reebok India's petition, Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the reasons given by the RoC in rejecting the Reebok’s application on the ground that various prosecutions have been filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office against it for offences under the Companies Act and the Indian Penal Code cannot said to be so perverse, especially keeping in mind the interest of shareholders and the interest of creditors. «The anxiety on the part of the RoC that the creditors and stakeholder should not be left high and dry cannot be said to be completely unjustified,» Justice Prasad said.

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday expressed surprise that Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused and «core» of the Sandeshkhali issue, has not been arrested by the state police so far, and said it does not know «whether he is being protected». The division bench, headed by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam, also refused to interfere with a single bench order on Monday that allowed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and another party MLA Shankar Ghosh to visit the Sandeshkhali village. Adhikari was earlier in the day stopped by police, citing prohibitory orders in the area. «If one person can hold the entire population to ransom, then that person should not be encouraged by the ruling dispensation,» the court observed.

Supreme Court today overturned the results of the Chandigarh mayor elections and declared AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as the new Mayor. The Court's decision came as a response to 'serious misconduct' by Presiding Officer Anil Masih, who had marked ballot papers, allegedly defaced, leading to the invalidation of eight votes. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud criticized Masih's actions, stating that he had acted beyond his authority. The Court ordered the results declared by Masih to be unlawful and set aside. What may happen next to Anil Masih? The Supreme Court has ordered perjury proceedings against Anil Masih, the Presiding Officer in the Chandigarh mayor election case. The Court's decision came after Masih allegedly defaced eight ballot papers during the polls.

Richard Verma in Delhi on Tuesday said that America will stay engaged with the Indian government on the issue of the alleged bid to assassinate Khalistterrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United States. «I know we raised our concerns with the Government of India. There is a committee of inquiry looking into the matter, and we will stay engaged with the government and look forward to their findings. And they've taken it very seriously, and we're grateful for that,» Verma said. He made the remarks at the event titled 'The Long View from DC: The India-US Partnership' hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in Delhi. His statement comes after the US Justice Department unsealed an indictment against an Indian national for his alleged involvement in the foiled plot to assassinate Pannun.

Modi government schemes. “After the electoral bonds scam, the Supreme Court has stopped another set of blatantly illegal and disastrous Modi government schemes." Jairam wrote on micro-blogging site X. Jairam Ramesh, who was also the former environment minister, also tagged a media report on the Supreme Court directing that the dictionary meaning of "forest" be applied.

«We need reservation which we deserve, give us reservation under OBC to those who's proof of being kunbi has been found and those who don't have proof of kunbi, for them pass a law of „Sage Soyare“,» Patil said minutes after the Bill was passed unanimously by the Legislative Assembly. He has called for a meeting of the Maratha community at 12 noon on Wednesday.