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secular social justice ideologies with leaders like EVR Periyar and K Kamaraj as its guiding lights. The latest entrant to Tamil Nadu politics, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam founder Vijay took an apparent dig at the DMK and its first family, saying its leaders were calling the "anti-people government as Dravida model government." The Dravida model government is a reference to DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin's oft-repeated statement that such a model of governance was an inclusive one ensuring the well-being of all sections of Tamil society. In his maiden public speech eight months after announcing the launch of TVK, Vijay said the late veterans MG Ramachandran and NT Ramarao where ridiculed as mere cinema actors when they made their political plunge «but they continue to remain in the hearts of the people» of the respective states, i.e Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

GST) in India was a «classical example of cooperative federalism,» Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said here on Saturday. The courts have, over the last few decades, evolved a robust framework on federalism to ensure that the states' rights are protected, he said, speaking on 'Understanding Federalism and Its Potential" at the inaugural annual lecture series organized by the Marathi daily 'Loksatta'. Federalism, for Indians, is not a «monolithic concept» but has multiple facets, the CJI said.

2024 U.S. election looms and the end of Biden’s term approaches, speculation rises over whether President Joe Biden will include his son Hunter in his final list of presidential pardons. Historically, outgoing U.S. presidents issue pardons, sometimes in controversial cases. Hunter Biden, facing convictions related to tax and gun charges, is at the center of this discussion. Biden, while previously stating he would allow the justice system to run its course, could exercise leniency or clemency as alternatives to a full pardon, sparking debate on what precedent his decision might set.

Emilio Azcárraga has taken a leave of absence from his position as chief executive of Televisa because he is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice on a FIFA-related issue

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s worst-ever environmental disasters

World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index regarding order and security, making it the third worst country in the world. A recent report published by the WJP has evaluated countries based on different factors, including constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and criminal justice. According to the 'Dawn' newspaper, order and security are measured by three factors: crime control, protection from armed conflicts, and the use of violence to resolve civil disputes. The report shows that Pakistan's law and order have drastically declined.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said her first journey as a public representative of Wayanad is not her first as a public fighter as she asserted that fighting for democracy, justice and values enshrined in the Constitution is central to her life. In an open letter to the people of Wayanad, after she filed her nomination papers from the constituency, she told them that she would work with them closely and help address their challenges. Urging people to elect her as an MP in the November 13 bypoll, she promised that her work would serve to deepen the bond with them and that she would do all she could to fight for them and represent them in the way that they wish to be represented in Parliament. She said the people of Wayanad will be «my guides and teachers» in this journey, which is her first as a public representative.

Brazil's federal government on Friday reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that the government said was the country's worst-ever environmental disaster. Under the agreement, Samarco — a joint venture of Brazilian mining giant Vale and Anglo-Australian firm BHP — will pay 132 billion reais ($23 billion) over 20 years. The payments are meant to compensate for human, environmental and infrastructure damage caused by the release of an immense amount of toxic mining waste into a major river in southeastern Minas Gerais state, killing 19 people and ravaging entire villages. «We are fixing a disaster that could have been avoided, but wasn't,» President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a hall of the presidential palace, surrounded by governors of the affected states, members of his administration, reporters and victims.

NIA) is probing six cases against Sikhs For Justice counsel Gurupatwant Singh Pannun and have attached three immovable properties in Amritsar, said official adding the a red corner notice against him has been withdrawn after he appealed. United States department of justice is probing murder plot against Pannun involving Indian government official and recently indicted a former government official for murder for hire. According to official, Pannun first came under the scanner of Indian security agencies in 2015. This was when he started raising 'Referendum 2020' among Sikh diasporas. Around the same time, there was revival of pro-Khalistan elements in Punjab, with gangs allegedly involved in extortion and killing of religious and political leaders. Pannnun, along with other pro-Khalistan groups, was at the forefront of propaganda on social media, following which the home ministry in 2019 banned SFJ and a year later designated Pannun as a terrorist under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. After the DoJ indictment of an Indian national, the foreign ministry, however, announced the setting up of a committee to probe the allegations.

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said what sustained him as a judge, even at the time of scrutiny, was his sense of compassion for society. «The element of scrutiny gets into our work. Nothing misses this scrutiny.

The Biden administration is investigating the state of competition in air travel

The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department

Chipmaker Intel has won a fresh victory in a long-running battle against European Union competition watchdogs after the bloc’s top court confirmed a lower tribunal’s decision to overturn a billion-euro antitrust penalty

Supreme Court expressed concern over the misuse of dowry harassment provisions, noting that various relatives of the husband are often implicated alongside the main accused, reported TOI. The court stated that «exaggerated versions» are prevalent in many complaints and urged courts to exercise caution in these cases to protect the innocent from unnecessary suffering. Acquitting a man in a dowry death case, Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sanjay Kumar highlighted that he married the deceased's sister-in-law after the initial dowry harassment allegations arose, and emphasised that he could not be convicted simply because his wife was found guilty. According to the TOI report, the apex court and various high courts have previously flagged the issue of misuse of these provisions. They emphasised that general and vague allegations should not serve as grounds for prosecution, advising courts to approach such complaints with caution.

Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Centre on a plea seeking a regulatory framework to regulate the resale of concert tickets through authorised platforms and avoid illegal selling activities. A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice to Union ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Electronics, and Information Technology, private entities Stubhub Inc, Viagogo Entertainment Inc and Bigtree Entertainment Pvt Ltd on the petition. The court said the replies would have to be filed within four weeks and posted the hearing on February 18, 2025, when a similar petition would be heard. The petition further sought a direction to the Centre to block unlawful online platforms involved in the purported illegal and unauthorised sale of tickets in India.

Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea alleging contempt of its order on demolition of properties by the authorities in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai and comprising Justices P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan said it was not inclined to entertain the plea filed by the petitioner who was not directly or indirectly related to the alleged act. «We don't want to open a pandora box,» said the bench. The court said it will hear those affected by the demolition of properties.

Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will hand over the next tranche of land by December for construction of the Bombay High Court's new building complex in Mumbai's Bandra region. The state government also informed a special bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices B R Gavai and JB Pardiwala that so far it has not received the possession of the Air India building in south Mumbai where the mediation centre of the Bombay High Court is proposed to be shifted. The state government said possession of 30.16 acre of land will be handed over to the high court in a phased manner, adding the first tranche measuring 4.39 acres has already been given.

A Venezuelan media tycoon has been charged in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a conspiracy to siphon more than $1 billion from Venezuela's state oil company

Bombay High Court on Wednesday suspended the life sentence of gangster Chhota Rajan in connection with the murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty here in 2001 and granted him bail in the case. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan directed Rajan to furnish a bond of Rs one lakh for the bail. Rajan will, however, continue to remain in jail in connection with other criminal cases. In May this year, a special court convicted Rajan in the hotelier's murder case and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Supreme Court that the state authorities will not act on the demolition notices issued against the buildings of certain residents of Bahraich accused of rioting till Wednesday. The counsel for the UP government gave this undertaking in response to an application seeking protection against the proposed demolitions which was mentioned before a bench headed by justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan. Communal riots broke out in UP's Bahraich last week and state authorities issued notices to demolish the buildings of individuals booked in an FIR related to rioting by alleging that their constructions were illegal. Three of them moved SC on Sunday contesting the demolition notices.

election law, and legal experts are divided about whether the billionaire supporter of Donald Trump could be running afoul of prohibitions on paying people to register to vote. The Tesla CEO is promising to give $1 million each day to a randomly selected person who signs his online petition pledging to support the First and Second amendments of the U.S. Constitution, which protect the rights to free speech and gun ownership. The petition is only open to signatories who are registered voters in seven swing states likely to decide the presidential election. «There is certainly an argument that this falls within the scope of a federal prohibition on paying a person to vote or register to vote,» said Daniel Weiner of the left-leaning Brennan Center for Justice. «This is part of a pattern of him skating up to the edge of election laws that we've seen in the past several weeks.» Musk's representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.