Law

A conviction can cost Trump his vote, some Republican support: Analysis

Yashwant Raj | April 28, 2024 8:24 PM

Washington, April 28 (IANS) A conviction for former President Donald Trump on any of the 91 criminal charges he is facing across four separate cases will not prevent him from running for the White House but it will cost him the support of a third of his own Republican party voters and Independents, according to polls, and deprive him of his own vote.

Participation of women in workforce is a constitutional entitlement: SC

IANS | April 26, 2024 7:26 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Observing that the participation of women in the workforce is not a matter of privilege, but a constitutional entitlement, the Supreme Court has ordered the Himachal Pradesh Government to form a committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to reconsider the entire aspect of the grant of Child Care Leave to working mothers.

Court extends Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till May 8 in ED case

IANS | April 26, 2024 2:07 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A local court on Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till May 8 in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged excise policy scam.

SC dismisses pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally

IANS | April 26, 2024 11:29 AM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.