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Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, ruling that it was a temporary provision and that the President had the power to revoke it. A five-judge Constitution bench also unanimously upheld the Centre's decision, of August 5, 2019, to divide the former state into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, while directing that statehood be restored to J&K «at the earliest» and that elections be held to its legislative assembly by September next year. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, held that «Article 370 was a feature of asymmetric federalism and not sovereignty». It delivered three judgments, one authored by the CJI, with inputs from justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant, and two separate yet concurring judgments by justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna. 'No Internal Sovereignty for J&K' The bench ruled that the former state did not «retain any element of sovereignty after the execution of instrument of accession and issuance of the Proclamation (November 25, 1949) by which the Constitution of India was adopted» and that J&K does not have «internal sovereignty which is distinguishable from the powers and privileges enjoyed by other states in the country». It ruled that «the President in exercise of power under Article 370(3) can unilaterally issue a notification that Article 370 ceases to exist».

European Union officials worked into the late hours last week hammering out an agreement on world-leading rules meant to govern the use of artificial intelligence in the 27-nation bloc

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has destroyed several homes and left more than 100 households without electricity

Boeing is promoting a woman to one of its top jobs, putting her in the discussion about possible successors to current CEO David Calhoun

Pressure is mounting on Hungary not to veto the start of European Union membership talks and the supply of economic aid to Ukraine at a pivotal EU summit this week

The Biden administration is announcing the first allocation of incentives from last year’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act

With inflation edging closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, its policymakers are facing — and in some cases fueling — hopes that they will make a decisive shift in policy and cut interest rates next year, possibly as soon as spring

Occidental is buying oil and gas company CrownRock in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12 billion

Schneider Electric is preparing to re-list its Indian subsidiary on the Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI), almost six years after the delisting, following a capital markets regulator's directive. In a letter of offer dispatched in November to Schneider Electric President Systems' past shareholders, who participated in the company's share buyback in 2017, it has put forth a proposal to sell the shares back to them at ₹200.40 apiece.

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Harvard President Claudine Gay is under increasing pressure amid calls for her resignation following a contentious appearance before Congress last week. The 53-year-old Dr. Gay issued an apology after facing criticism for not explicitly stating whether students advocating for the genocide of Jewish people would face disciplinary action.

As Javier Milei assumes leadership in Argentina, the cryptocurrency community is already voicing expectations for swift changes in the country’s economic trajectory.

In a joint press release on Monday, the companies announced that the merger would result in the creation of [REDACTED], a “next-gen network” that seeks to reach more than 10 million people a month.

Vladimir Putin Monday promised to reinforce Russia's «military-naval might» as he attended the inauguration of two nuclear submarines in the country's Far North. The Russian leader took part in a flag-hoisting ceremony in Severodvinsk on the White Sea where the "Krasnoyarsk" and «Emperor Alexander III» were built over the past six years. «With such ships and such weapons, Russia will feel that it is safe,» Putin told navy officers, while visiting one of the submarines in the frozen Arctic waters.

Manipur witnesses no respite in the unceasing ethnic strife, the opposition Congress has heaped pressures on all three MPs from the state to raise the issue in the ongoing Parliament session to ensure peace is restored in the state. A delegation of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), to this end, has submitted memoranda to the trio -Inner Manipur MP and Union MoS for education and external affairs, RK Ranjan, Outer Manipur MP Lorho S Pfoze and Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba. Headed by MPCC vice president Hareshwar Goshwami, the Congress team on Monday called on MP Sanajaoba at his New Delhi official residence and submitted the memorandum to him. On Saturday, they called on Pfoze and Ranjan. While Ranjan and Sanajaoba are BJP MPs, Pfoze belongs to the Naga People’s Front (NPF), the coalition partner of the N Biren Singh government in the state. The memorandum categorically requested the MPs to take up the current boiling issues of Manipur for a proper decision during the ongoing Parliament session with special attention on immediate rehabilitation and restoration of all persons displaced by the strife with adequate security and urgent payment of suitable compensation. It called for taking immediate measures for the restoration of peace and normalcy in the state. Highlighting a brief genesis of the strife, the memorandum said “As we are all aware, there was a sudden eruption of violence on May 3, 2023, that started in Kangvai in Churachandpur district after a Tribal Solidarity March organized by the All Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM).” Since then, Manipur has been scorching non-stop and more than 60,000 people are displaced and taking refuge in relief camps, around 200 people were either killed or

Microsoft Corporation has tied up with American labour unions to prepare an “open dialogue" to understand how artificial intelligence will shape the workforce in the future. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant is allying with the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations.

19-years in prison on charges like creating an extremist community, financing extremist activities, etc. The opposition leader has suffered from dire illness in prison and even an assassination attempt allegedly by the agents of the Vladimir Putin-led Russian government. Vladimir Putin has denied all such allegations and claimed that Russia “would have finished" the job if they wanted to kill Alexei Navalny.

There’s a common lament across the halls of Expo City Dubai, the 1,000-acre venue of CoP-28, the climate huddle: This event feels more like a slick trade show than an environmental summit. About 100,000 attendees—nearly three times the number who attended CoP-26 in Glasgow—are milling through the venue. Fossil fuel companies have more than 2,000 representatives in attendance, including Sultan Al Jaber, president of the conference and the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the UAE’s state-owned petroleum business.

A council of prominent Indigenous leaders tasked with advising Canadian National Railway Co. says all of its 12 members have submitted resignations, effective at the end of the year.

Donald Trump has chosen not to testify further in the civil trial surrounding accusations of financial fraud, stating he's already spoken extensively on the matter. Trump's decision comes amidst escalating tensions with New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron, as the trial edges towards its conclusion. Initially scheduled to testify for the defense, Trump made his announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social, citing his previous testimony covering all relevant information. This move alters the trajectory of a trial that has scrutinized alleged financial manipulations by Trump, his sons, and other executives.