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The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids

Supreme Court has reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee. The 11-member committee is headed by top court judge Justice B V Nagarathna, who is the chairperson.

Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023. The attack aimed to overthrow the democratically elected American government in order to replace it with a dictatorship fuelled by Nazi ideology, the Department of Justice said.

A Toyota subsidiary has agreed to pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty for violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines into the...

SpiceJet Ltd and its chairman and managing director Ajay Singh for failing to comply with its earlier directions to pay $6 million dues to its lessors — Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS.

Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra has been appointed as Ombudsman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Mishra will also function as the BCCI Ethics Officer.

The Supreme Court may soon significantly alter pornography's future. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court justices asked whether Texas' age verification law, which was designed to keep minors from accessing explicit content, hindered adults by comparing contemporary online pornographic content to brick-and-mortar pornographic stories and racy magazines.

Supreme Court on Thursday favoured a uniform policy for management of tiger reserves throughout the country.

Hindenburg Research, the US short seller that mounted an attack on the Adani Group and Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch, is shutting down. Founder Nate Anderson did not specify any one reason to disband it. «There is not one specific thing — no particular threat, no health issue, and no big personal issue,» he said. «As I've shared with family, friends and our team since late last year, I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research,» he added. He explained that the plan was to wind up operations after completing their pipeline of investigative ideas. Notably, the firm recently concluded its final projects related to Ponzi schemes, marking the end of its research activities.

Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and the poll panel on Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's plea against the recent amendments, including no public access to CCTV, to the 1961 election rules. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Ramesh, and issued notices on the plea.

Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter.

Constitution, the central government has chosen Mahakumbh in Prayagraj to take the celebration to millions of visitors over one and a half month, starting from Monday. The Union social justice ministry has termed the Mahakumbh as a grand confluence of equality, empowerment and justice. The ministry has set up a pavilion with a «grand, divine, and digital» theme, highlighting the Indian Constitution. As the debate continues over the Constitution from the Parliament to the common masses, the ministry is using this opportunity to educate people on the Indian Constitution and the leaders who were involved in Constitution making. An e-copy of the Indian Constitution will also be kept at the pavilion. There will also be a digital flip book which the visitors to the pavilion can flip through to know about the important sections, amendments and leaders.

Senior advocate Iqbal Chagla, one of India's leading lawyers, passed away on Sunday here, family sources said. He was 85. Iqbal Chagla, son of former Bombay High Court Chief Justice M C Chagla, was unwell for a few days. He was the father of the sitting judge of the Bombay HC Justice R I Chagla. As per the sources, his last rites will be performed on Monday at the Worli crematorium.

Scott’s $16 billion (around Rs 1,36,000 crore) donation spree over the past five years has made headlines, but Musk isn’t entirely sold on her approach. In a recent social media post, Musk raised concerns about Scott’s focus on causes like racial equity and LGBTQ rights, suggesting that her efforts may be missing the mark on the world’s most urgent issues.

Madhya Pradesh High Court has served a notice to the principal accountant general, Gwalior, on a petition filed by retired judge and former deputy Lokayukta Umesh Chandra Maheshwari seeking direction for his gratuity payment. A division bench of Chief Justice SK Kait and Justice Vivek Jain issued notices while hearing the former judge's plea on Wednesday. Justice Maheshwari became the deputy Lokayukta after his stint as a high court judge. As per the plea, Maheshwari was appointed as the deputy Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh with effect from June 28, 2016, and rendered his services till June 27, 2022.

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Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency.

Supreme Court on Thursday said it was concerned at the functioning of some of the high courts in the country, particularly the Allahabad High Court where filing and listing of cases have «collapsed».

benefits and were in a position to compete with others, were to be excluded from reservation. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih made the observation on a plea referring to a seven-judge Constitution bench judgment of the apex court in August last year.

Orissa High Court on Thursday asked the investigating officer in the criminal complaint filed against Tiger Global, Chiratae Ventures, Goldman Sachs and others by Nestaway cofounder Amarendra Sahu – alleging fraud, forgery of documents, cheating and criminal intimidation – to analyse the documentary evidence submitted by the investors and file a detailed status report.

Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it may take up the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Act, 2023, through which the Chief Justice of India was removed from the selection panel appointing election commissioners, on February 4.